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Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31
THE ExPREss MEReER

Tho new combination of express companies Is going to be watched with particular interest because if nakes Q decided change and may forecast a still broader change af- Fer the war. It Is recognized of course that this merger has taken place with tovernment sanction and through di- tection of the director general of rail- pads. The business will be carried on in close cooperation with the gov prnment handling of the railroads. But ih this instance 1t has been set forth that this concern is going to be per fnanent and has not been established simply for the period of the war and a year or two thereafter.
 It i4to be expected that similar re- suits Will be obtained from this join- ing of the express companies to what vas gained from the government talk Ing over of the roads. even though it D what the government nas been per Nstently fighting. It means of course
 hat the monopoly must be what is oAlled a good one and the hand of the spvernment therein is supposed to take Are of that. There is no oues- qon but what there ought to be a Itrge benefit through economy in ad- rhinistration of such business where 1he instead of four organizations is lf control. The knocking out of com petition should aid in certain re- spects. and if it does it remains to be seen how general the plan will be%ex. tended in other directions ih the i'm mediate and distant future.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31
rHE AMERICAN oEEENsIvE.

An excellent iiTr~e- i"i tes been created abroad as vel ~' ts1re by the character Of the i,iag which las been shown by the Americans at all points along the western front. It makes no difference whethet it has been defense work, artillery action. raiding, patrol service or offensive. ihe khald-clad boys from America have been giving an excellent account of themselves.
 This was brought to attention some time ago by the defense which was made about Seieheprey but more par ticular has the fighting character of the American troops been shown by the manner in which they have cap- tured the village of Cantigny to the west of Montdidier. There they dis played the courage and dash of sea- soned troops which not only gave them possession of a fortified town but must have impressed the enemy With the sort of opponents they were facing. It was not a case of simply 6riving the Teutons back for the gar Fison stood their ground till they were fnowed down or captured. It was an action where speed and sharp fight ing overcame the German bullets and before the defenders realized it the Enc straightening operation had beer Successfully carried out and 200 Ger. Rlans remained in American hands Not only in this initial success bu subsequently, in the repulsing of de. termined efforts to retake the plac, was the fighting ability of Unci, Sam's soldiers most creditably dis played. IL is Of course the right kint of start and it augurs well for flu ture operations.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31
TIE SUNSHINE SpREADERS

had come back so war weary and sick with trench Encouragement that they were almost Wrecks, and how, after ari hour or so of singing the songs they knew and loved of listening to jokes and tales Of hoine-the mental strain lessening all the while-they gradually recovered their boise and were normal human beings once more.
 /" One incident the English woman told of I shall never forget The hut in which they were doing, their bit was crowded to overflow-boys had even perched on the rafters-when them. Boys" he said company X leaves for the trenches in two hours. Let's give them a bit of heaven before they go to hell" And that eager, in- terested crowd rose as one man and silently marched out
 How did it happen that you stay ed for the talk?' I asked Mrs. Gordon, ineredulously.
 :" I couldn't leave without attracting attention Mrs. Gordon said simply And presently I wanted to hear it all My dear, it took something like that to wake me up. To think how I've been spending money foolishly when those dear brave boys needed cheer HIS. CO WuSn l n6drQ aDOuC our IDer- ty theatres and how much they real ly meant to our lonely hofnesiek boys I pledged myself to sell 100 smileage books. Just think of being able tc buy sfniles-tb help spread little sun shine! Pm in love with the idea Knowing that you were interested ir this sort of thing, though you might be able to give me some suggestions I'm at a loss to know just where to begin"
 And then?" Mrs. Conhery question. ed.
 '''Oh, we mapped out a regular cam. paign, and I think she'll sell lots more I than her hundred. She's really iii ear. nest and she has lots Of friends whom she can interest. Everybody ir ou I office bought one this morning" Cor nelia delved into her bag for a book
 and thought maybe
 '1'll take ene, Mrs. Conhery brok
 in quickly. T knew it it was com l ing"
 That was easy" laughed Corneiia | "Oh5 I wish that waitress would hurr, with our order. I'm starved! I didn'
 have time to get a bite of breakfast. ] Chicago News.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31

Let's find a table for two" said Cornelia as they entered the crowded tearoofn. I've so much to tell you"
 AS soon as they were seated she began: ''The most wonderful thing happened this morning. You remem- Der my telling you about Mrs. Cor don, the woman who lives at our hotel, and who gave the big party? Oh, yes you dol" Cornelia insisted, as Mrs. Connery shook her head. q told you about my getting in bad at the knitting club when she insisted on knowing why I didn't attend that party of hers. You"
 "Oh, yes! Now I remember" Mrs. Connery interrupted.
 Well, while was dressing this morning, some one knocked at my door. To my surprise, 1t was Mrs. Gordon. You know, she has utterly ignored me since we had our disagree ment. She seemed rather nervous, and we talked at random for few minutes. I was uneasy, as I hadn't eaten my breakfast, and I cordially dislike being late at the office. l couldn't understand her calling so ear ly anyway, and I was getting pretty badly fused when she said: 'Cornelia, buy smileage book, won't you?' T must have looked astonished, for she laughed Iefvously, and said: I don't blame you for being surprised, but, my dear, I'm convert. think the main reason that resented your attitude toward my extfavagant enter taining was that was trying with all my might to forget that we were at war, always surround myself with cengenial people-people who like the fluffy things of life-it's weakness of mine. Hard cold facts really make me i'll; I can't bear to read accounts of horrors of any kind.
 ! "'Well, the other night MT. Gortor and I were invited to a dinner dance The guest of honor was an Englisl woman over here on special mission and she was asked to tell us a little about her work. She was most con. vincing-it was plain that her every | thought was with the boys in tht trenches; not just her own country men, but all She brave soldiers fight ing under the allied flags.
 "She showed their need of diversion after hours at the battle front, ant told how she, together with some othel people had entertained soldiers wh,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31

the ground must be dug tip fine and mellow, eight or ten inches deep, and some well-fotted manure worked in if possible. This will allow the robts to grow downward without much branching. Lay off the rows IS inches apart for hand cultivation and 30 inches apart for horse cultivation.
 For parsnips use half an ounce of seed per 1e9 feet of ow, and for salsify use one ounce for the same length of row. Cover the seeds a scant inch deep. As these seeds sprout very slowly it is we'll to scatter two or three radish seeds iii every feet Of row because the tadish will sprout quickly and mark the row, so cultf- vatien can be started in a few days and continue. Keep the plants grow ing rapidly.
 salsify is also called oyster plant because, when made into croquettes Or soup, it has decidedly oyster taste, and would easily pass for oyster f1avoring. The sea food idea is car ried step further by the fact that the best variety is named Sandwich Island.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31
A STRANGE PLEA.

A Russian bolsheviK newspaper says, Let some power honestly help us combat successfully the threatening danger Russia would appreciate in the highest degree any assistance to- ward the improvement of transporta- tion and communication facilities and the cleansing of her economic life"
 By the threatening danger" there can be little question but what the de- terfnifed efforts of Germany to domi- nate that country is meant. There fore if some power is going to hon. estly help Russia 1t realizes that it must be one outside of Germany and it's allies. The appeal must then be directed to the allied nations but in connection with this desire for help attention is called to the fact that no allied help is wanted of a nature which would result in Russia re-en- tering the war.
 From the bolshevik standpoint then it is not considered that Russia $ rights and needs are worth fighting for Recognizing the future whicf impends under the steady extension of the German influence it is prefer. red to face strangulatioh to the re eeption of aid which will not orils help Russia to get back onto it's fee tut help Russia to ward off its grea menace. Feeble indeed is such a pie; when it is realized that the exten sion of such aid without Russia stand ing By it's rights and resentihs wrongs inflicted would simply meal the fattening of Russia that German! might have more to devour. Russi; stands in the wrong position today t 1 expect any such assistance.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31
Views of the Vigilantes
BLUE, GRAY AND KHAKI.
By Ellis Parker Butler of The Vigilantes

Out of the wars tbat have been fought on our own soil we have created a republic. Washington, Lin coin and Davis; Grant and Lee, the thousands in blue and-buff, in blue, and in gray, wrought, Republic out of the raw, chaotic ideas of freedom braving foreign powers and daring a struggle at home in order that the best might result, and the Republic still stands-the best the world has yet known. It is good enough for the old men in Blue and the old men in gray, it is enough for them that 1t has been scorned and insulted by a blood thirsty Imperial Gefmahy.
 That is enough for me, too. Ineed no tracts for or against Bolshevism; no esays on Serbia; no long, winded broclamations of this or that; my country, the United States of Aineri- ca, the Republic, has been slapped in the face by German hands: the Re public has been insulted! that suffiees.
 The aged men in blue and gray re- mind us that there is still Republic, a fact we are too prone to forget. They file in slowly, some of them leaning on canes, and take their seats, and put their hats across their knees. They lock out upon the audience with eyes that are dim; they stand when the Star Spangled Banner is sung.and the sink into their seats again, silent and Hnnoved. They listen to speeches and rather wonder what it is all about, imagine Why should this man shout so loudly that We must beware of this or that? What has that got to dc with it? The Republic has declared war and the war must be won though it cost the last life and the last dol lar. That is what the old n1en think
 1 imagine. They fought; they offered
 their lives-what is all this pothel about? Have the Germans already ain
 hexed the country or is it still a free
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31
THE GERMAN DRIVE.

As the renewed fighting by the Germans continues and the allied ar mics are forced to retire, although ex- acting tremendous toll in lives, evi= Hence continues to accumulate to the effect that striking at the point which they did was more or less of d sur prise to the allies. Having covered much ground on their way to the coast it was anticipated that the effort would be renewed in Picardy or Flan- ders. That the allies were thorough ly prepared to meet them in those lo- calities cannot be questioned, but when they struck to the south with the idea of driving a wedge between Soissons and Rheims with what now appears their intention of taking those two points with the intervening high ground the number of allied divisions there to prevent their advance makes it apparent that such a move was net looked for.
 The capture of Soissons has result ed in a stiffening of the defense in that locality, which gives evidence to the effect that the reserves are being drawn upon and thrown into the fight, but with their characteristic energy the Germans are throwing every pos sible division forward for the purpose of taking advantage of every bit of ground gained whether it is secured through intent or by chance. The fall of the forts to the northwest of Rheims must be regarded as the pre- liminary to the evacuation and fall of that city. While such territory may furnish no great advantage te the enemy it is bound to counteract any trouble which is being exper- fenced in the morale of the Teutor forces. It means to them a recon pense for the awful slaughter whict they are undergoing.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31

me feel like new woman. can work from morning until. night and it does not bother me, and 1 wish all girls who suffer as 1 did would try Lydia B. Pihkham's Vegetable Compound. "- Mrs. H. DeoLEY, 11s5 18th Street. Milwaukee, Wis.
 Working girls everywhere should profit by Mrs. Dooley's experience, and instead, of dragging along from. day to day with life burden, give this famous root and herb remedy, Lydia E. Pink hams Vegetable Compound trial. It has overcome just such conditions for thousahds of. others, and why not for you? For special advice, write Lydia l g. Pinkham Medicine Co.,, Lynn, Mass, The result of their 40 years experience is at your service.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31
STORES OF THE WAR
Sailing Ships Even He5aff Sub
 marines,


 Correspondence of The Associated Press):
 In the weekly return showing the number of British merchant vessels attacked bt submarines occurs the phrase British Merchant vessels un- successfully attacked The Ad mira1ty records show that hidden away in that phrase is many story of gal lant seananship.
 During the ndvnth from March 15 to April 15 of ,his year, sixty=four Brit ish vessels were attacked unsuccess- fully by U-boats.
 The submarine which attacks a de- fehsively armed merehantman has no longer a sure thing" During the past month there were several cases in which even two U-boats were un- successful in an attack on a. single steafner There are several cases also, in which the steamer completely turned the tables on the German, and seht him to the bottom instead.
 Even sailing ships frequently give a good account of themselves against the submarine, although in the na- ture of things they are much less easy to manoeuvre than ship with steam | power. The following Is one such case ] reported to the Admiralty:
 l leisurely on her course when the look cut sighted submarine on the star board quarter. The gun crew knew their business, for they soon found the target and out of thirteen shots eight direct hits were scored. The U- 1 boat which had been vairily twisting and. turning to get out of range, sud denly went down by the bows and hef stern stood clear of the water fol
 nearly half a minute. Then she dived perpendieularly, and came up agair
 at an angle. of thirty degrees above
 the water. For short space of time
 she remained in this position, and tfeT
 disappeafed like st6ne.''
 Early one afternoon the captain o1
 a steamer in ballast saw the track ot torpedo coming for lis ship. By z quick swing he succeeded in avoiding
 it. Then the U-boat came out of tht
 water and opened fire, one of his shell' piercing the deck and wrecking thu
 second cooks cabin. The steame
 replied valiantly and the eneourte
 continued for four hours, the steame going at top speed all the time ant keeping the submarine dead astefn
 A shot from the steamer struck tf submarine afnidships but failed to d. sufficient injury to force the German to discontinue the action. But afte , four hours, the steamer got the sub marine into a smoke cloud, and she appeared to butSt close t9 the U-B6at' bow, after EE!lk the eteiny quit tn chase.
 In another attack, which was sue cessful'y ken .en off. file merchantmen , stitnets yetFe Handicapped owing t the. deck giving away under the gu : early in the action; Every time tn l Ixin J10 yo1a jumped, The man who was sightin t was injured, but the. crew continue firing and eventually forced the sub marine to discontinue the action. On If the first shots from the submarin broke the wireless aerials of tn -.i steamer, but the wireless operator re paired the damage under fire and g6 2 2 message through to the neares British destroyers.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31
BitroPhesphate the Organic Substance Discovered by
 French Scientist, Exctes Interest of American Physicians

whose red cells after short. course Of treatment were increased 4s0.e90.a ...
 Physicians and hospitals everywhere are now recognizing it's merits by it's use in eter increasing. duantities. Frederick. .Kolle. NJ. D., editor of New York Physicians 'sWhes Who" says: ''Bitro- Phosphate should be prescribed by every doctor and used in every hos pital to increase strength md nerve force and to enrich. the blood" ..,
 Jos; D. FIaFrigah. fernlef visiting specialist to .N9fth Eastern Dispefisa- tory, says: Let those wh9 are weak, thin, nervous, anaemie or run down, take a natural, .tinadulterated strength and tissue building substance such as bitr9- phosphate and. you will soon see some astonishing results in the. in ibody and mind and power Of enduf- anee."
 Being. a. nerve food that is readilj 'assimilated BY the most asAeats st6fAs
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31
WAR GARDEN PRIMER
DO YOU KNOW "oYsTER PLANTG


 Parsnips and salsify are two vegetables which are not grown as abundantly or used as commonly as they should be, says today's bulletin from the National War Garden Com mission, Washington. Parsnips are particularly rich in noufishment and are sweet and delicious. The flavor of the oyster is in salsify. Raise some of both and add to the variety of your garden product
 These vegetables are particularly good as a Hl1 crop, to be left in the ground otef winter and dug as need5 ed, or to be dug in the late fall and stored iii pits and >r6ot cellars. They also make good spring crop for use when the roots are large enough:
 The beauty of parsnips and salsify is to have long smooth main roots without side roots. Te grow these
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31
~11BERTY THEATRES

LIBERTY THEATREs~ Have Been Built in All National Guafd
 and Nati6hal Army Camps
 in America "smileage Books,a Issued By Federal Military Enter tainfneht Council, pro- vide Efee admissidn to these theatres. Send one to. YOUR, soldier or to
 ANY s6ldief.
 Price s1. For sale at the following places: The Porteous & Mitchell Go. The Reid Sss7 Hughes co. (Besaep Rathbone's Drug Store. R;cker's Drug store. The Lee & Osgood %. s The Wauregan i6tel Office. Mara & Eggleton. George Madden IEigar sIore1. Engler's Pharmacy. K of C. Rooms. Hing < slsks Druggists The E. NJ c. |. office: H. NJ. Eerdu.
 J. C: 8iaebhefsen.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31

New Yofk.-ifae diseorvty of an or ganie ph6sphate which when taken into the hlman system Is quickly. converted into healthy body tissue, Is fegsrded p6ftance to people who suffer from dep1efed nervous vitality. such as neu- rasthefiia. refv5us weakness. thinness. premature ldld ags Insomnia. lack of energy, nervous debility, ete,.
 Iii a paper presented, by New York specialist at the annual meeting of the New Hampshire Medical society two the, use 6f this organic phosphate one patient gainea 2B pounds, another 27 bounds in weight; b6th batients claim they. have not felt as strong and well for the past twelve years. Another ex- ample 6f h6w tfiis remarkable sub stahes inereases strength and enriches the bIood is furnished By a New York hospital physician report of a patient
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31
REMARKABLE PHOSPHATE
 MAKES THIN PEOPLE FAT
AUTHENTIC CLINICAL TESTS SHOW ONEPATIENT
 GAINED 23 POUNDS, ANOTHER 27 POUNDS

aeh and not a dangerous drug or stim- ulant. Bitfo- Phosphate eomhlehds it. self to all sufferers from nervousness. thinness. weakness, etc, and moreover it can be obtained from Lee & 0sgeed and. good druggists everywhere. in. con venient 5-grain tablets at cost s6 low as to be within the reach of every6ile.
 One of these tablets should Be taken with each meal and the results In many instances are, little short of mar velous. Dull eyes become bright; sleep is restored to the sleepless, the nerves regain their strehgth. thin people put on flesh and the whole system beeonles charged with that strength. vitality and energy which makes life So truly worth while.
 As there are a great variety of se- called phosphates, care should be ex= ercised to procure the genuine. stan dard -Phesphate. whieli Is com posed wholly of the nerve and tisshe building substance as originally dis covered.
 CAUTION: = Although Bltro=Phos- phate is uiisarhassed f6r relieving nervousness, slee piessness and general weakness, owing tp it's remdskaB Ble flesh ETeWing Tr6perties 1t should net be used by anyone Mh5 does not desire to put on flesh.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31

QlS OrQerS WOuIQ profit by my advice and take Lydia E.
 Pink ha ms Vege- table C5mp5uhd.
 Before 1 was mar ried, when l came home from work at night, I would he just worn out with pains which dragged me down. 1 teek
 Lydia E. Pinkham's s We ge etable Con- &e,sI1 5nJ ;A ,,aJo
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31
FAVE MORE MEAT AND WHEAT.

Although we have received reports Co the effect that the outlook for the wheat production during 1918. is most promising, it does not mean that we lave reached the point where we can
 disregard the necessity of saving on all possible occasions. New emphasis has beeh given to this by Fuel Admin
 istrztor Hoover who is asking the wsIl-to-do of the countrys to restrict silsiE e6hsdmDti6h of bothsHheat and
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31

It is claimed that if the national baseball players are made te get into some useful employment it will mean the game will have t6 depend upon the old fellows. but it should be re- membered that there are cid fellows who can still put up good article of bail
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31

Secretary Baker is not obliged of course to explain the assignment of officers. He would stand better with the country if he let 1t be known why General Wood is s6 persistently dis criminated against.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31
OTHER VIEW POINTS

Judging by the number of Conneeti- cut names in the casualty list, one might be justified in believing that about every man in the Nutmeg state had gone to France to fight for de- mecracy! y!-New Haven Union.
 There is no surprise in the an nouncement of a sharp arise in freight and passenger rates. It has been anticipated for some time aiid was inevitable after the granting of big wage increases. The experiment of running transportation lines on insufficient income has been tried to the limit, and found practicable In these days of mounting costs of everything there could be no ex- cepti6h in freight and passenger tar iffs.=Bristol Press.
 The soldiers of the State Guard should be carefully uniformed frefh shoe to headpiece. They have been drawn into the service of the state by a high sense of loyalty to the flag. and are constantly giving free ly of their idle hours. The state should appreciate this and do evefy=
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31

Germany seems to have the idea that it has a right not only to sink but to seize Dutch ships wherever they are encountered on the high seas.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31

That promised ten cent reduction in the price of coal isn't going to amount 10 much now that the increase freight rates are going to boost the price a half dollar.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The man on the corner says: Some people find it hard to keep sweet with out violating the sugar regulations.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31

Interned aliens are to be made to cultivate farms near army camps. It is an excellent way to keep them out of mischief
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-31

Those who are cultivating home gardens realize that the work has only started when the seeds are put into the ground.