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Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-06
sHlPsuJLDlNe RESULTS.

The report of Director General Schwab of the Emergency Fleet cor poration for the month Of Angus makes # evident that the American sAipyards are beginning te produce merchant vessels in keeping with the predictions which were made ct the time when this government launched cut into the business of censtructinr hips. When it is declared that the delivery of merchant ships exceedel l all previous records in the history Of the country 1t Is of course only Whe was to be expected for it would be d ieplorahle situation indeed if, under inc outlay and attention which has heen given to this work and the need which exists for such vessels, it was impossible to do. after preparations of year, no more than had been done It some previous period in times of peace.
 With the delivery of es ships of an aggregate tonnage of 340145 during August it means that mere chant yes sels have been put into service at thf ate of over two a day. This shows that the shipbuilding operations ol this country are striking pace 1T keeping with its ambitions It Ina, not by any means reached it's limi' and each succeeding month can ht aXpected to show gains, but what i. particularly gratifying in connection with the results already obtained i. ihe fact that the new shipping ex reeds the tonnage which is being sunl by the enemy and that it will be pos sible out of these new ships to re rlace some of the vessels which hay, 6een called into transatlantic servic, and permit them. to resume their sail l ings to South American ports. With the progress already made tn need for ships and more ships stil prevails and there is constantly in | cTeasing evidence that the situation
 will steadily improve. Such at leas
 must be the aim.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-06
GARFIELD OPTIMISTIC.

There is one thing about Fuel Ad- ministrator Garfield which stands out urominently and commercially and tAat Is his unshakable optimism. In spite of the conditions which have prevailed in getting a supply of coal 10 the nation, in spite Of the failure 70 meet requirements and in spite of the unkept promises which have been made he c!ings tenaciously to the be- lief that the ends sought will be at tained and if there is anything in the old adage about keeping persistently st task he ought 10 in time win out
 IL is to be realized that many things outside of the actual digging and as- agning of coal have come up to handi- cap the fuel administrator. There has been no end of trouble from the shortage of cars and motive power There has likewise been the usuaI amount Of labor difficulties to say nothing Of the harm which has hees done to the getting of coal to New England by the taking away of it. coal carrying vessels.
 In spite of these and the fact thai none too great progress has been made in eliminating them Dr. Gar feid Is confident that there will be nc repetition of last winters troubles He believes that there will be no fue shortage and insists "well win" It 6 sincerely hoped that we will, for certainly with the needs of the country fully recognized. and all the efforts and time used some results ought to be secured. and inasmuch ss ho says well win." and his is the guiding hand. it IS up to him to make good for optimism alone will not keeI us warm
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-06

British pilots are credited with having destroyed at least 39. Forty German balloons were also shot down. mostly in flames, by the Allied afrnnen
 British airmen on the Italian front had again a great month. Of the 10S enemy machines accounted for, the British destroyed 6S and drove down three out of control, with loss to themselves of only four aeroplanes. The Germans report the destrQptien of -19 Allied, and the Belgians of eight of 104 balloons destroyed in the month -the highest number so far recerd- The following is the concluding por- i ton of the text of the KGisers an- l niversary proclamation July 21st: l American armies and numerical sup eriority do not frighten us. It is spirit which brings a decision. Prussian and
 German history teaches that. as well
 as the course which the campaign has 1 hithtfto taken.
 In conlradeship with the Army
 stands my Navy In the unshakabls 1 will to victory, in the struggle Witk
 opponents who are often superior, and despite the united efforts of the great
 est na val Powers of the world fns 1 submarines sure of success are ten
 aciously attacking and fighting the Vi tai forces which are streaming across the sea to the enemy. Ever ready for battle the High Sea Forces 1T
 uptiring work guard the road for tht submarines to the open sea and, il union with the defenders of the coast
 safeguard for them the sources of thei Strength.
 Ear from home, small heroic bant of our colonial troops is offereing 1
 brave resistanee te 9 cFnshinglE su
 perior force.
 We remember with reverence al
 who have given their lives for tn
 F'atheriand Filled with care for it
 brothers in the field, the people a
 home is in it's self sacrificing devo tion placing it's entire strength at th service of our great cause We mus and we shall continue the fight untl i the enery's will to destruction broken. We will make every saerif7e , and put forth every effort to that ent , In this spirit the Army and the Home . land are fnseparably bound togethe
 Their united stand and their unbend
 ing will will bring victory in the strug gle for Germany's right and Germany .l freedom. God grant it' = Llondo II Times
 i Bishop Taylor Smith, Chaplain Ger eral to the Forces. preaching at West : minister Abbey. told a story of sci sacrifice. A wounded Australian sold fer in a military hospital who wa . asked about his home and family |
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-06
SHE SUFFERED
 FIVE YEARS
Finally Restored to Health by Lydia E. Pinkham's
 Vegetable Compound.

Key West, Fla" For five years l suffered from irregularities, with ter
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-06

Australia, said :-"Fhere were six of us lads and mother We all enlisted, and left mother alone. It was her wish. She said she hoped no boy of hers would hold back when the Mother Country called. And now five of us are asleep, buried on the battlefelds of France, and I am the only one left" There were a few moments of silence and then he added:-'But 1 have not wound someone cabled to my mother that I had been killed, and the tele- gram killed her"
 ha>N spent the day at the base camp of the first American infantry contingent to arrive at the Italian front-in one of those once-famons Northern Italy whose battered walls and battlemelfted citadels tell of their | old importance in the days when the 1 Popes fought the Enperors.
 They reckon that that castle" re-
 marked to me in a dubious voice 3 ] big -Hmbed sergeant from the Middle i West "was built 5ea years before Columbus sailed. That's going back
 some! Yes, sir!
 l In every company of the battalion
 at whose headquarters lunched today
 there are from 59 to f5 Americans whc were born in ItalX and speak Italian perfectly. The language difficulty vii not be so great therefore. for the Am. ericans as for our own men There ]:
 no doubt of the delight which the Ital ian feel in seeing this first instalmen of 8 new Ally on their front
 The welcome the troops have hat
 both in large cities like Milan anc Turin and in small villages like thos
 where they are now billeted, has beel
 ef the warmest. Tl1e splendid buiii
 of the troops and their excellent equip
 ment will have an effect of great en
 ceura cement wherever they are seer Those lean alert faces, those frame Of steel and hickory, do not belong [
 men who could be anything but 9 vie } torfous arny.--Corres spondent of tn London Times.
 The North German Gazette state
 that the Kaiser, addressing the Fin nish deputation on the occasion of tn presentation of the Grand Cross
 the Finnish Liberty Cross said: It gives me great pleasure and satis
 factien to accept the Finnish Libert Cross from your hands, and I than !, you heartily for it. l regard the cor ferring of the Cross upon me as
 symbolic expression of those feeling which bind the Finnish and the Gel : man people together These feeling of sympathy which have always ez = isted between the two people have be s come stronger through the joint fg} a which the Germans and Films haH
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-06
FORGED TO RETREAT.

With the allied forces driving in along the whole front. the progress which is being made indicates that the enemy Is cosnizant of the fact that it cannot continue tO face the offensive of the generals operating under the direction of Foch without giving up much more of the territory 10 which they have been tenaciousiy elinging for the Past month and half Where German forces have been driven backward along the western front it is perfectly evident that it was not any part of their pro- Eramme. They have given ground be- cause -hey had to and they have lost severely in their retreat The bring ins up Of new divisions. and some of these were among the best which they had. has not served to halt the allies. At most the endorsements have simply served 10 slow down the progress for by their persistent fight ing and the use of large numbers O. tanks the allies have continued to g. ahead steadily.
 The Canal Gu Nord. that great piece of unfinished construction work, of fered the enemy an admirable place to make a stand but 1t was only tenn porary. There was a terrific battle fought in that region but the allied organizations could not be stopped and as soon as sufficient crossings have been secured there it can be ex- pected that a swift and determined move will be made on Cambrai but a short distance to the east.
 Further south the French have been eating in back Of the lines defendin~ the Vesle ard the Aisne until the for mer defense line could not be he'd end it Is a question now whether the Germans can hold at the Chemln des Danes. So quickly are the allies taking advantage of their gains, due to sufficient reserves to throw int the lighting. that the eneuys forces are becoming badly disorganized, the recognition of which fact is having a serious effect upon the 1ghtins spirit of the Germans. They are no retreating to better their positions bu because they have to to avoid disas- ter.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-06
FROM LUCILE'S DIARY

stars for having recalled a aqetation on calendar at just the right mo- ment. I think am more asttite than many persons. Otherwise would not have guessed that MT. Hartley was especially fond of everything pertain ing to the English lake district, but knew that he must have had some reason for naming his place Grasnqere. I looked through the bookcases till found a beautifully illustrated vol urne called s'Wordsworthia.' Then I went out on the water for some de- iightfpl hours of padd4ing and read ing. fingered longer than meant to- and when at last I tied the dear little canoe to the pier I saw by my wrist watch that it was nearly [ o'clock. Father was walking up and down the lawn when I ran up to the house.
 For Pete's sake where have you been?' he demanded. Mrs. Hartley has been waiting dinner for nearly an hour for you. and I've been won dering whether you were drowned or l lost in the woods
 I hurried to apologize to Mrs. Hart 1 ley and dress for dinner. 1 I could not help fancying that she was not a very gra eious hostess. She greeted me rather stiffiy and said she was sorry that she had to put me in I the room with little Babs. for all the | guest chambers were occupied by the members of her city committee on food conserve ton, whom She was enter ] tafring.
 1 At breakfast Jimmie said tearfully despite his IA years, "I'd like to know who had the nerve to take my canoe out and leave it tied to the pier all night instead of putting it up on shore ] the way it ought to be and-' 1 Never mind. Jimmie now" But mother, the wind blew fierce
 and it's all spoiled, It's just battered
 Its too bad. dear. but we'll discus. it later.''
 But, mother, it's all busted and l. don't want any breakfast" He lef the room
 l Dad decided to take the afternoor train back to Chicago and asked hin
 as soon as we had started why he had
 cut our little holiday So short
 vsBeeause I wish to ship a canoe t
 that youngster early to-morrow mern
 ing"
 Daddy, I'm sure Jimmie's cano,
 wasn't a good one or it wouldn't haV'
 gone to pieces so easily"
 "0f course, Lucille I understant
 thoroughly that it wasn't your fault, he told me. Nothing ever is, How
 eyer, you'd better buy another Words worth book for Hartley. The one yo' left in the canoe wasn't improved b
 an all-night soaking. You're som . some little visitof all right Chi : cago News.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-06

fought out together on Finlands fields Blood shed iR common welds together especially when that blood is shed for such high and noble aims as that of the Films and Germans in Finland $ struggle for liberty.
 It lis a splendid result of the great fight for existence and for its own freedom and independence which the German people is waging with God $ help and with such unparalleled eff forts and sufferings but also with 9 never tiring resolute will and vigor- ous deeds that our victories have been able at the same time to help several other peoples which were struggling for freedom to attain their national in- heritanee and burst their bonds. r.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-06
AN UNHEALTHY PLACE.

IL Is not clear just yet as to what the outcome of the murder of Captain Cromie. the British diplomatic repre- sentative at Petrograd. is going to be, and in fact there is very little know about the circumstances sur rounding the killing. but it is evident from the prompt demand which has been made by the British government for reparation and the immediate pun ishment Of those responsible for the deed that Great Britain does not in tend to overlook the matter or charge e up Co an accident.
 , nMn 6 today full ef all kinds sl
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-06

houseWork. I am telling my friends about it."- Mrs, J, N. CAMus, 72S Caroline St., Key West, Florida.
 Many women at some period in their life suffer from ailments peculiar to their sex and which in most cases may be readily relieved by this famous rect and herb medicine, Lydia E. Pinkhan's ! Vegetable Compound, just as Mrs. Camus found it helped her after suffer ing for years end trying everything else in vain. |,
 If you have any annoying symptoms yep fail tp understand, write Lydia D. Elnkham Medicine Go, Lynn, Mass. The results of their 40 years experience n advising women on this subject is at your service.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-06

,rlRle pans ana an
 lawful weakness in
 |my back. The doc
 tor gave me diff |erent medicines but +they did me no good. IA friend asked me to
 try Lydia E. Pink
 hams Vegetable |Co mpeund and I
 found it to be the
 best medicine I ever
 tried D because it
 made me wea, and I can now do my
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-06
THIS AGED. WOMAN
Was Made streHg by sinpl
 Remedy


 The following letter from Mrs. Wells adds another link to the great chain of evidence which proves that there is nothing equal to Vinol to create strength for feeble, weak, run down, nervous conditions.
 Malone, N. Y.-I am 34 years of age and got into a feeble, weak and nervous condition so I could not sleep Vinol has not only built up my strength, but it has given me a good appetite and I sleep all right now Mrs. S. B. Wells.
 We strongly recommend it.
 Broadway Pharmacy, G. G. Engler Prop, Norwich. Vinel is sold ir Willimantie by the Wilson Drug Co; in Danielson by the A. ". Williams Pharmacy. and in Putnam by J. r Boaahue, ~
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-24
Diamond Cut Diamond,

Mr.. Henry Fielding Dickens, the
newly appointed common sergeant. is
responsible for an amusing story con-
corning an eminent kings counsel who.
in the course of n learned argument.
rested his case entirely on one reported
decision, which he claimed to be of
paramount Importance.
But when he had finished, his oppo-
nent, being asked by the judge what
he had to say. replied:
Il will not trouble your lordship with
any further argument. l only wish to
say that my friend has forgotten to
inform your lordship that the case on
which he relies has been taken on APP
peal to the house of lords and the de-
cislon absolutely reversed"
upon this the eminent X. C. turned
to his colleagues round about and
whispered:
Good heavens, what liar that man
must be! Why, there never was such
a case. l made it all up out of my own
head as l went along Pearson
Weekly.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-24
AUSTR|AMS ARE ON
STRIKE FOR PEACE
WORKERS REBEL AT COERCION
BY BERLIN AND SPARKS OF
SEDiTION SPLUTTERING.
Troop Detailed to Keep Borders
Closed and News From Outside
World Report Strikes and
Muntinies.

observation-disclosures of sedition
are spluttering behind the Theoretically
sealed frontiers of AustriaHungary,
the empire-wide discomfort into flames
of open revolt.
SO widespread and intense is this dis
content that the very troops detailed
to keep the borders closed and the
news from filtering through are in
ed on the progress of Bolshevism in
the Hapsburg domain.
Strikes and riots, mutinies and peace
demonstrations are the order of the
day. Some of the largest plants are
affected and the prospect of an en-
pire-wide munitions strike looms large.
Vienna, Budapest and Prague are hot
beds of radical propaganda.
One of the largest Austrian NUM-
ton plants, inst outside of Vienna AT
Wiener-Neustadt. is Immediately with
in the scope of the peace agitation. as
are the big Skoda works outside of
Pilsen.
Output Vital to War Plans.
Upon the output of these Austrian
plants Germany relies to material
extent in connection with her much
heralded offensive in the west. She
has called every available man to the
colors including thousands previously
exempted. to turn out munitions.
With the Italian danger to Trieste
and Leibach removed by German aid.
Eindenburg insists upon so many nit
lion pounds, not of flesh. but of mu-
nitions, from Austria.
1t is now clear. from advices that
have reached here during the last
twenty-four hours, that Germany
gravely alarmed over the inevitable
effect of Bolshevism upon her army
and navy and her home front, was de
termined to break off with the Rus
slams at Brest-Litovsk, but was pre-
vented in the eleventh hour from do
ing so by Count Czernin, the Austrian
foreign minister, who has pledged
peace to the Austrian people in un-
equivocal terms.
Four Factors Rouse Revolt
So Irresistible is the Austrian pen
pies demand for peace that one dlpl..
mat who knows the situation acclra.--.
ly ventured this remark:
If Czernin went back to Vienna and
told his people peace negotiations were
definitely off, he would be r.obDed
forthwith
The Bolsheviki, on their part. fully
aware Of this situation behind the
Austrian borders, can afford to bide
their time and stick to their original
terms, 1t is argued
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-24
An Incident Of Sea War.

William McFee, author of "Casuals
of the Sea-" tells In an English paper,
Land and Water. of an attack by a
submarine upon = steamer and de-
scribes this incident Of the engine
room before the boat was sunk: For
those three men (the oficers) stood
by for the better part of an hour. The
stokehold was empty. the steam was
dropping. and there was considerable
water in the bilges, but they stood by
watching the speaking tube and the
blind white face of the telegraph
pointing irresolutely to Stand By (the
orders from the BRIDGE. And present
~ the strain of waiting grew oppres-
Give, so that the chief, looking up to-
ward the skyIight. said to my friend,
Mister, 60 up and see what's doing.
1t must be daylight now And he
went up. and came out on deck and
found himself face to face with q
problem of some completely. For the
deck Of the ship was deserted, and far
across the dark sparkle of the sea he
saw the boats crawling toward a smear
Of smoke on the skyline"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-24
Over-CamouhaQed.

Dorothy not only like her tea and
coffee to have the appearance OF being
real and truly" but she also liked TO
taste the flavor of each. One after
noon her mother took her TO friends
home. whore tea was served nj FIVE
o'clock. The hostess gave Dorothy
what she usually gave her own chill
dren-hot water. sugar and milk. Dor
othy tasted hers politely and ate her
little cakes.
why Dorothy, you aren't drinking
yoiir tea Isn't II sweet enough p
asked the hostess.
Eyes, it's sweet enough" replied the.
child.
Then why aren't YOU taking III"
ITS too dull" she replied.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-24
SCIENTISTS AIDING IN WAR
= Which They Are Materially As
sistinp the Government.

II. Secretary of the Interior Lane, in his
recent annual report, portrays the
Transition Of a peaceful democracy
into nation organized for war. Pos
session Of resources alone, he warns
the country, does not win wars, and
recounting the enormous progress
made on every hand, declares the phys
dcal resources of the United States are
almost completely at the command Of
the worlds needs.
What can you do to serve me?"
quotes the secretary. replying: THE
answer of this department is that 1t
has put every agency and activity
which 1t has at the service of those
departments more directly concerned
with war-making.
Our men Of scientific knowledge
metallurgists, chemists, engineers,
fypographers-have found new work
at their hands.
1.-The patent Office has been searched
for new devices that could be brought
into use. to kill the submarine or limit
its destructiyeness. for the plans of
heretofore unused lethal weapons and
for the formulate Of improved or UNI
known sources Of power.
''The scientific bureau of the gov
eminent found themselves converted
overnight into adjuncts and auxil-
iaries In the great international con.
test. Men who had regarded them
selves as modestly useful only in the
discovering and revealing of new
sources, Of material strength, found
that their years Of experience in the
mountains and on the desert. in lab
oratories and In mines, called them al
once into the thick Of the European
struggle"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-24
Elsie Had the Idea. Anyhow.

Elsie came home from school be-
FIRE the holidays with her little nose
tilted at an angle that her mother rec
ognized Immediately was to register
deep. irreconcilable scorn. Her mother
# course asked the questions that
would bring forth an explanation.
"Oh, it's Hilda; believe me I'm not
going to play with her any more" snid
the aggrieved. one.
"Why. | thought Hilda was one Of
your best friends. What has she done
to you:''
''She hasn't done anything. LIS her
father He was born in Germany and
he's never taken out his civilization pa
pers."
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-24
omcer Ignored Orders.

EARLY In the war when Field Mar
shall John French and General Joffre
were straining every nerve to hold
back the German advance which they
did finally at the Marine French gen.
eral, so the story goes, refused to open
orders sent by an officer who had been
promoted over his head The message.
like the dispatch In the Franco-Prus-
sian war, was "lost" and division,
which was left without support, was
almost annihIlated. The story goes
that the general was ordered shot.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-24
SWAMP-R0OT FOR
KIDNEY AILMENTS

There is only one medicine that really
stands out pre-eminent as a medicine fol
durable ailments of the kidneys, liver
and bladder.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root stands the
highest for the reason that it has proven
to be just the remedy needed in thou
sands upon thousands of distressing cases
Swamp Root, a physicians prescription for
special diseases, makes friends quickly be
cause its mild and immediate effect is
DON realized in most cases. 1t is a gen
lie, healing vegetable compound.
Start treatment at once. Sold at ali
drug stores in bottles of two sizes, medi-
UNI and large.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR.
Kilmer 4 Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for q
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.