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Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-08

There is one thing about the gov ernnnent operation of railroads that is layihug up a stock of resentment and wrath for somebody after the war. and perhaps before matters go much farther. A private citizen who wishes to take the night trains for Washington from New York and asks to have a berth reserved is told that reservations are no longer made, but that they may be secured at four D. m. The traveller is on hand promptly at that hour and is eoolly informed that they are all taken Now what is the inference? Who is playing faverites ?-Bristol Press.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-08

Germany's crop of infants Is two million short of normal. which seems to be blight on the future.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-08

These are days when the old cooks are learning what they didn't know.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-08

When the story Of what booze ha 5 done is told nothing is heard of it's having made anyone better.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-08

There is no denying that dog-days always put a bead on all of us.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-08

Siam produces more than forty varieties of rice, some of which are ripened in seventy days from plant ing, while others require six months
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-08

A steel ship every two weeks is what Uncle Sam is counting upon af- ter this month.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-08

Patriotism that haa to be proven never gets above suspicion.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-08

found a tree down: driver and I hop out, move it aside, and go on. He, stops by the Poste de seeours abri, and run to where the other car stands looking sadly wrecked Only one tire remains intact-a whole side seems blown of, and the radiator is ruined. But cheerfully twiddle the levers, jerk the crank and the motor starts! I climb in and the blooming thing runs only in low, but that's enough So off l limp back to the chateau The
 frame is all bent Oh one side, too so she leans sort of sideways-also one wheel has but three odd spokes left so lordy knows how we got ifl-but it did-steaming like an engine train. Truly. it was funny. That poor limp ing coughing, creaking little piece Of junk.
 All sorts Of things happened later. An aVion came down and shot at the chateau, although there were big Red l Cross. flags round about. And bull let of his went through one of our fellows legs-lucl1ily it was only a clean flesh wound, and not serious. 1 Three of our cars arrived. and we just 1 loaded on the final blesses; then ma chine guns began to be noisy so we all | moved out We discovered we were i between the French and Beche machine 1 guns, and yet we all sailed through l nice as you please. I believe the Div 1 ision was rather proud.
 1 The same day, at our other work l Ing centre a fellow received a piece of eclat ih his forehead, and his car
 was messed up and had to be abandon ed. Also an aWfullv good feIlow-one of our members since 0cteber-was l killed. It was too, too bad He was
 engaged. Was q great tail fellow. Tt been sleeping in his car with him al a Ferme. He was killed instantly by l @ piece of eclat from bursting shell And, really, since it is our ultimate end anyWay-to die-except that h. was young-what better way to enc
 that that? He didn't suffer even for {
 mon1ent.
 He went out doing glorious worl
 of saving the wounded. B. and
 saw him that evening-looked througl l his pockets, ete.-ahd truly there wa nothing of awfulness at all. He wa as peaceful and happy looking as on could hope to be. He looked to me S eontented-as if he knew the answe to the troublesome question of Why
 There was no sign of suffering or ter
 ror-just restfulhess and quiet. Hi , hands, even, were relaxed and com fortable.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-08

Jim Bowling, a British soldier has Won 12 war medals. He is 6S and still fit.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-08

In the Ukraine 10 one has any lib- erty now except the Germans, who know the Kaiser's limit.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-08

Rich Red Cross worker to one of limited means: T had no idea you people were so charming"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-08

Hindenburg has ten and half mil lion allied troops in front of him, and minions more are coming
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-08
EDITORIAL NOTES,

The sanitary milk bottle does not always look the part.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-08

The German bluff about ultimate victory must be elung to although it IS VisiBlg foFiofn hope.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-08

The telephone is handy but the market basket is filled at less cost by personal iickef.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-08
OTHER VIEW POINTS

An astonishing dispatch from Butte, Montana, says that among ether demands laid down by a com f1ittee of the l. ". W's for the mine owners was one for the formal rec osnition of their organization. The known purpose of this so-called or ganization is disorder and chaos and to recognize them is to invite diser- ganizatior of all industry Courant
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-08

And now the waving goiden=rod furnishes thousand hillsides. Forth like miners fare the vacation CT his cohsort, and their little vaca- tioners to the yellow fields to gath CT sheafs of the golden plunes; and as in their morning forage they bind into great bouquets gold-rod and oth- CT wild Towering things, they chant to themselves, How lovely is all this. This is Already" But at even ing when the smoky lights have been blown out leaving lingering and reluctant kerosene fumes our Arcadians mayhap find themselves beset with strange and insistent cu= taneous sensations. Sooner CT later the lamps again must be lighted. Anxious and critical examination then reveals angry eruptiens on sun dry portions of the anatomy of our denizens of Already. The eonsoft calculates in a tragic whisper poi son ivy!'' Chants the vaeationer now his morning roundelaY, This is Arcady?" An, no. Ills evening choral is-"This is heli!"-Hartford Times.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-08
A Lively Church Tower.

They found it in a battered village where a German intelligence officer had established himself in a church tower They eifcled low and let go at him. The officer made it down the outside-by ladder-in nothing fiat.
 Next day they went over the town again, to find the same officer en- sconced in the same place. this time with machine gun and crew.
 Undaunted, the birdmen attacked again. There was duel for about Is minutes in which, so far as known, there were no casualties, The Ger mans quit
 The performance was repeated on the third day, but on the fourth the German wasn't there. He had abdi- eated for less prominent place.
 In the meantime, he's probably won derihg why the American aviation ser vice is picking on him, the machine sunners are locking at scores of clipped holes in the tower and won dering what 1t all was about, and the French have recommended the airmer as combat flyers fit for the front From The Star and Stripes, a paper 1 printed Somewhere in France.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-08

John Rodemeyer, whose experiences with national anthems are described in his own language in another column, had another. He went with the crowd
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-08

Wed been keeping two cars at the Poste-one went in on trip and the driver of the other arrived saying his was destroyed by a shell at the Poste. So when we sent a car up the first after the barrag gel went along to see If the ear could he got back. It was really very funny. We
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-08

Another letter from Lieutenant James Davenport Seymour, of the Motor Ambulance Service, dated June g2:
 The Boche drive you may have read of began May 27. We were ahead of it-and kept ahead of it. which meant we were on the road working, without definite camp ex- cept wayside stops. until June 1. Then on Sunday morning got back to a splendid Ferne, where we settled ex- necting to go 'en fepos' any minute Instead one division went into the trenches again in surprisingly quiet
 place nearby in the Foret edge. Al of a sudden one starlit fight-abolt A. M.,- I'd just sent car off (we had one post further off} when Beeht barrage started. It lasted until A NJ, and for over an hour We had or our gas masks at one stretch. Aftei that we had a wild day. Every cal on duty-trees across foads-gas, etc
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-19
FORTRESS PREPARED
FOR YANKEE TROOPS
Germans We're Days Cleaning
Up Ehrenbreitstein.
BY the AssociGt ed Press.

CoBIENz, Dec. II delayed The
German fortress of Ehrenbreitstein
often called the Gibraltar of the Rhine,
Just across the river from Coblenz, is
being prepared for occupancy by the
American troops.
Until December .. the day after the
American advance guard arrived in
Cobenz, the fortress was occupied by
several regiments OF Germans. Since
then the fortress has been cleaned
throughout by German soldiers, as
sisted by scores of women.
The fortress and the grounds oc-
cupy more than 100 acres on a rocky
promontory. which is 400 feet above
the river. Each night on the fortress
summit the Germans build a great
bonfire OF the rubbish accumulated by
the days cleaning of the barracks and
various other buildings, some of which
were erected hundreds OF years ago.
An American post office has been
established here. Owing to the recent
fluctuations in the value of the Ger
man mark only Ere oh and American
money Is accepted. The official rate Of
exchange is 142 marks for 100 francs.
American built freight cars loaded
with food and supplies for the army of
occupation are crossing the Rhine
daily with German crews. Coblnnz il
the distributing point for the supplies,
which reach here by way of the rail-
road which parallels the Moselle River
from Treves.
American supplies reach Treves by
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-19
10000 ELECTRIC
WORKERS TO STRIKE
General Company Asserts 1t
Hasn't Work Enough.

SCHENECTADY, y. Y, Dec. lS.-The
hve big plants Of the General Electric
Company will be tied up to-day by a
strike Of the $4,000 employees, accord
Ing to representatives OF the men. who
took strike votes tonight. The strike
In the four other plants were declared
out Of sympathy for those who have
quit work in the company's works at
Erie. Pa. because the company refused
to reinstate thirty discharged men be-
cause, officials Of the company said,
there was no work for them.
The strike in the local plant will af-
feet $4,000 workers. In Lynn, Mass,
1000 will quit; in Pittsfield, Mass.
5000, and Fort Wayne, Ind. 5000
There are 1000 strikers at the Erie
plant E. w. Rice. president of the
company. said tonight the trouble with
the men had advanced beyond adjust
ment. He declined to meet them to-
day.
Other officials of the company said
its business had dropped from $247,-
100000 year to s125, 000. 900. and that
cancellations total $24,OOO,00O. 1t has
been filling big war orders. Eight
thousand Of the company's men are IN
Government service. and the officials
say places have to be made for them
upon their return.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-19

two routos-one by way of Metz and
the other by way of Verdun. The
American cars go as far as Dierdorf,
north of Coblenz. which is the rail head
for the Thirty-second Division. DER
dorf is about five miles from the
bridgehead boundary. The cars also
run to Neuwied. on the Rhine north
west of Coblenz. Neuwied is the rail
head of the Second Division.
Northeast of Coblenz the American
rail- line runs as far as Montabaur,
about six miles from the boundary Of
the bridgehead. Montabaur is the rail
head for the First Division.
For the divisions between the Rhine
and the German frontier north OF the
Moselle the supplies are hauled by rail
along the river to different rail heads
whence distribution is made to the
troops by means of motor trucks.
A concert every afternoon by an
American army band in the plaza in
front OF the Government building,
which Is occupied as headquarters by
the Third Army. now is a feature of
the daily life OF Coblenz. The plaza
where the band plays is part OF the
Empress Augusta promenade. along
which are the citys finest hotels.
There is a hospital near by from
which recuperating soldiers OF different
nationalities stroll about to hear the
concerts. Among the auditors at the
concert Monday was a Frenchman who
has lost both feet as q result of wounds.
He was in a rolling chair which was
pushed by German with one arm.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-19
OMSK GOVERNMENT
THANKS THE ALLIES
Danish Minister and Military
Staff Quit Petrograd.

WASHINGTON, Dec. IS. - Formal
thanks of the all Russian Government
at Omsk to the victorious associated
nations for their action in requiring
Germany to evacuate Russian terri
tory Is expressed in a cablegram re-
ceived at the Russian Embassy to-day
from the acting Minister of Foreign
Affairs at Omsk
After voicing regret that Russia
was unable to continue in the war TO
the end the cap:egram says the Omsk
Government will accept with gratitude
ANY assistance tho Allies will give In
the regeneration of Russia and de-
clares that Russia should not and
shall not remain in her present state,
which threatens the world with new
and great connections"
The Danish Minister at Petrograd
has left that city accompanied by the
military personnel of his legation and
Is returning to Denmark. according TO
advices received to-day at the State
Department. His departure follows
that of the Norwegian Legation stan
from Petrograd.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-19
U-BOAT WAR ON
NEUTRALS PLANNED
Won Papen's Papers Shown at
Propaganda Inquiry Bare
New Plot.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1s.-Papers Of
Capt. Won Papen, taken from his quar-
tiers when the British captured Pales-
tine and which indicated Germany
planned U-boat warfare against Hol-
land and the Scandinavian countries
in October, 1916, were placed in the
record to-day in connection with the
Senate Judiciary Committees hearing
on German propaganda.
A letter from DR.. Dernburg, the
former German agent In the United
States, dated Berlin, October IS. 1916,
disclosed the apparent plans of Ger
many for submarine activities against
European neutrals.
Il have stated my opinion" said
Dernhurg in the letter. las to result
of an eventual U-boat war in the neu-
trail Scandinavian countries and Hol-
land in the attached copy. which please
return to me"
The copy referred to eby Dernburg
was not in the papers turned over to
the intelligence bureau of the army by
the British officials. In his letter
Dernburg said his statement had gone
on,C.aIy to Ludendorff and from him
to the Admiralty star.
The Won Papen papers were taken
among the personal belongings of the
officer, who then was a Major on the
staff of Gen. Liman Won Sanders. com
mander of the Turkish forces in Pales-
tine The communication from the
British officers stated that Won Papen
hurriedly left only a few hours ahead
OF the entrance OF the British army
when 1t captured Palestine.
Copies of the papers were furnished
by the British military intelligence
offices to the American Embassy a,
London, which forwarded them to the
American intelligence officers. One
of them is copy OF a letter written
by DR.. Heinrich F. Albert from New
York. November 16, 1916.
Albert predicted that President WI.
sons reelection would result in giving
him "a position OF much greater indie.
pendenoe." He also predicted that the
United States would enter the war Al
submarine warfare was extended, ant
expressed the hope that such warfare
, would be restrained within the limit,
tween Washington and Berlin.
! To give time for the preparation Of
voluminous documents to be put II
evidence the Senate committee decided
/ to-day to postpone until after Jan
uary l the appearance Of A. Mitchell
| Palmer, alien property custodian,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-19

man called Ledebour to order for his
supplementary expressions. Some
delegates demanded that Ledebour be
deprived Of the privilege of tho floor.
An uproar for fifteen minutes ensued.
after which Ledebour was permitted
to continue. but was >warned that he
must abstain from slanderous utter
ances.
Berlin newspapers almost without
exception declare that the first days
session Of the congress Of representa-
tives of the Soldiers and Workmen's
Councils made a national assembly
certainty. II is generally considered
likely that the date will be advanced
from that already discussed.
The Socialist and bourgeoise news
papers hero express indignation over
the action Of the Polish Government
in ordering elections to the Polish
Parliament in the districts Of Allen
stein, Posen, Opeln, Beuthen, Katto-
WITT, Flatow and Danzig. The papers
say this implies annexation Of great
parts of German eastern provinces in
defiance Of international law and they
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-19
CERTAIN.
SAYS BERLIN PRESS
Unit in Asserting First Con-
gress Makes Ii Sure.
By ne Associdt ed Press.

BERLIN. Dec. II ,delayed) An indi-
cation OF the feeling pervading the
Congress OF Soldiers and Workmcns
Councils was given at the session this
forenoon, when turbulent scenes fol-
lowed an attack on Premier Ebert by
George Ledebour. a Radical and
leader Of the Independent Socialists.
Ledebour accused Ebert of furthering
counter revolutionary plans and called
him "a shameful smirch on the Gov
eminent"
There were loud protests from all
parts of the Chamber and the chair.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-19
BRIDGEHEAD POSTS
NOW ESTABLISHED
American Troops at Coblenz
Poured Across Rhine for
q Whole Day.
PEOPLE CHANGING TONE
Are Now Eager to Get the
Money Army of Occupa-
ton Will Spend.
ny HERBERT BAILEY.

special cdote DespdtcA TO THE Sun from the
London Times Service.
Copyright. 1915; all rights reserced.
CoBIkNz, Dec. 17.--For a whole day
the Americans crossed the Rhine, the
men, guns and supplies forming what
seemed a never ending procession.
Practically all the units had reached
their assigned positions to-day.
A sturdy. fresh marching body with
a smart swing. they certainly offered
an Inspiring sight. None could escape
the Significance Of the event. Their
races were almost too serious, but
later in the day when the columns
had penetrated some distance into the
heart OF Prussia the men threw off
their seriousness The villagers gazed
with staring eyes at the Americans,
knowing not what to think of II all,
but convinced as the German always
Is convinced that in view OF so much
strength 1t might be we'll to be
friendly.
Only a few days before a German
woman had said to me: Look at Il
! we'll; II is our German Rhine, not
yours"
The Eighteenth Infantry Regiment
! OF the First Division was the first
body of American troops to touch the
right bank OF the river.
The small number of American
troops who patrolled the streets OF
Coblenz before the arrival OF the MAR
body on Thursday had not particularly
impressed the townspeople, but wher
they saw the formidable columns OF
fighting men they thought the matter
over and yesterday the people were n,
friendly as could be expected in the
circumstances.
| One German stopped me on tn,
street and asked me where he coulC
/ register To have American officer.
billeted with him. for my wife speak.
| English" The transformation in 6
night was remarkable.
| Tradesmen Eager for CASH.
Then the arrival of so many Ameri
cans. all we'll paid soldiers, means
profit for the tradespeople, and the!
are not slow to take advantage of tn,
situation. English is spoken here" I.
sign one often sees. while in tn,
cafes American tunes and songs hav,
placed Wagner in a back place, 81
anxious are the profit seeking cat,
proprietors to reap a harvest.
! I was in a large hotel yesterday
where, though I was wearing British
uniform, was served by an English
! speaking German, who only a few
weeks ago was an officer in the Ger
man army. One cannot imagine tina
happening in any of the allied Coun
tries. The proprietor had lived il
Manchester for twenty years and al
his family spoke English. lie OK
planned that the German army haC
been forced to accept our condition,
because the people could not stanC
the strain.
Poor people could get little to eat,
re said, but with a cynical grin added
but of course I always got sufficient
His one desire in life apparent,
row is a reestablished Rhine trad
and spoke with frankness on the pros
poets of entertaining both American!
and French, for. as he said. 9Th
French have not been here since 1870
but all is changed now"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-19

The American Red Cross will here
after attend to all requests Of return
ny wounded or sick soldiers to in
FORM relatives of their arrival in this
country, Major Gen. George NJ. Nc
Manus, chief OF the port of debarka-
Ton said yesterday. Persons wishing
20 make inquiries concerning return
ing soldiers may call the Red Cross
ONCE, Vanderbilt 1864 between A.
a. and 10 p. NJ. and Greeley 800
between 3 A. NJ. and 5 p. NJ.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-19
TRANSPORT AFIRE AT SEA.
Flames subdued on the Lo~an
with Troops for Siberia.

SAN Francisco, Dec. lS.-The army
transport Logan, which left here on
December 4 with a contingent of
troops for Siberia, caught fire at sea
at midnight last Monday but the
flames were subdued and she was pro-
ceeding on her way. the. marine de-
partment OF the Cham3r of Com
merce announced here to-day. e.
The Logan left Honolulu Saturday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-19
SHOOTS GIRL, THEN ENDS LIFE.
Youth Fires on Telephone oDer-
ator After Quarrel.

Miss Cathrine Gallagher, telephone
operator, was shot in her left arm and
left side in her apartment at 106 Morn
ingside avenue last night by Raymond
Moorehead OF lI2 Twelfth street
Rockaway Park, Queens. The young
man then fired bullet into his left
breast just above the heart. He died
soon after the last rites had been ad-
ministered to him by a priest called
from st. Joseph's Catholic Church
nearby.
The police say the shooting followed
quarrel. Miss Gallagher remained
at her home after receiving surgical
attendance.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-19

accuse the Poles Of notionalistic over
zeal and greed for lard. They say the
Poles are attempting to bring about
an accomplished fact before the peace
conference can meet
The papers condemn the inactivity
OF the Berlin Government. They also
are indignant toward the Poles for
alleging that the breach of relations
with Germany was due partly to a
German alliance With the Bolsheviki.
They remind the Poles that German
troops in the east recently have been
attacked repeatedly by the Bolsheviki
and that Bolshevik Ambassador Joffe
has been expelled from Germany.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-19
GIRL DIES FROM FRIGHT.
Pursued TO Her Home by strange
Man November IS.

Miss Viola Van Velsor, IS. is dead
at her home in Richmond Hill. L. l..
as a direct result. physicians say. Of q
fright she received on Thanksgiving
Day, when strange man pursued her
to her home at 90 Nostrand place. She
fell exhausted in the doorway after
eluding her pursuer by hard run.
The shock and the exertion brought
on heart affection which proved
fatal.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-19
Presidents Official
Visit Is Completed
SPECIAL cdo'e Despatch to TIE SON from
the Landau Ti,nes ge,,,ic,

SPECIAL cdo'e Despdtch to THE SON from
Me London Times Serrice.
Copyright. 1918; all rights reserved.
PARIS, Dec. 18.-The Presi-
dents official visit is ended.
Mr.. Wilson has become a private
citizen until next Wednesday,
when he will leave Paris to pass
Christmas with the American
troops.
Mr.. Wilson's daily programme
is as follows;
Rise at z o'clock. After an
American breakfast he works
until 10. Then follows q motor
drive in Paris or in the suburbs.
At noon lunch. In the afternoon
conferences with allied states
men. At o'clock dinner.