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Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-07
OTHER VIEW POINTS

It is gratifying to know that the recent criticism has provided change in policy and those who di rect aircraft production are now do- ing what should have been done l year ago to say nothing of prior preparation.-Bridseport Post.
 Rockwell day'' yesterday at Roek well park gave the people of our city an opportunity, gladly embraced by thousands, to pay respects to the gen. erous donors whe have made the beauty spot possible and have done so much for it's development-
 (Bristol Press)
 We are glad to note that the Washington authorities have decid- ed to pay the hard working mem
 bers of the local and district draft
 boards. It is all very we'll to put such
 work on basis of helping the na-
 tion to win the war but in a great
 many cases this has become a seri- ous matter to the men who have had to give up their occupations and almost abandon their means of livelihood to do the work-Meriden Journal.
 The people of Bristol have reason to be grateful to Mir. Rockwell for his generous goft of park and for his efforts to develop it for their en ioyment. A more useful gift cannot be given to a community than land for park purposes. A park makes fol the health of the people and adds de- light to the enjoyment of life. Ithas at the same time. refining influence on the character of the community ] The desirability of parks becomes more evident as the community grows. There was a time. more thar a generation since. when people o1 1 limited imagination thought that 1 Hartford was going too deeply into 1 the development of parks, and in semC places it was a common remark tha'
 the city was becoming park poor. i That impression never became popu- 1 lar but it was entertained in inf1uen- i tial circles is there anyone today il Hartford who is in sympathy with thu
 impression? Is there any one now ] who would favor the refusal of tn. Keney gift with it's beautiful drivet and magnificent views, or Charles NJ Ponds which has given us the flora l delights of Elizabeth park or Mrs
 ColEs? Hartford's system of park is due largely to a generosity tha 1 will keep the donors in grateful re 1 Hartford Times
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-07
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The kaiser's hair is said to be white now. but that is more than can be said of him as a man.
 The man on the corner says: It is about time for the kaiser to submit his Hindenburg line to a pa1rnist.
 As the German chancellors come and go the state of affairs must make the kaiser wonder when it will be his turn to get out.
 When it comes to discussing the proposed revenue bill. it is a well known fact that many more than con gressmen are interested.
 When speeuIators lose on tickets to the worlds series it shows pretty conclu siVely what effect war is hav- ing upon the great national game.
 Austria is talking about another drive on Italy. but 1t well knows what ] the result of the last one was so it may never get beyond the talking point.
 One of ths lessons in connection with the corraling of draft evaders Is that it is a pretty good idea to car ! " SOuL AS6AStLaliOH Sdfu III your pocket.
 New England states are going tc | get more coal than was at first as- signed to them. and the hope is that It will be enough to provide needed heat and power.
 When # is declared that each fe. male fly is capable of becoming tht ancestor of five trillion flies within few months. the war fgures runnin; into the billions do not seem sj large.
 The Germans are explaining thei retirement by claiming that it is talk ing place in order to weaken tn enemy, but t is noticeable fact tha the farther back they are driven tn stronger the allies seem to get. Now that the government has takel
 over two steamship companies or
 ganized and operated by Germai money to deceive the government what is going to. be done with tn American who directed the deception The determination of the govern ment to uphold the award Of the wa } labor board umpire in the case of tn } Bridgeport machinists comes non too soon and 1t might be well to giv some little attention to- the agitator who are stirring up such labor trou :. bles. ~a@
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-07

items of tho eesalnission received se- Ttous criticism. Enterprises were given black eye without any other step being taken and witheat any op portunity being given to them to overcome it. thus leaving them in 8 decidedly unjust position.
 After pointing out the alleged harmful practices attention was called to the fact that there are two vacancies on the commission and the desire expressed that they be filled by men of such standing in the bus mess world that 1t will result in the overcoming of the practices which have been resorted to in. the past and that the duties of the body be hence forth condpeted tRat business will re- eeive fair treatment. There seems tc be nothing unjust in tais appeal. Bus mess ought to get fair treatment un- Ger ali conditions and certainly from commission which has been named to eliminate rather than create ar unjust state of affairs. For that req son the action of the president will be watched with deep concern
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-07

been taken as a unit continued to rise, reaching 231 crowns )S6f.91) in Jan uary and 337 crowns (s63.52) in March 1918. The cost of living has therefore increased by 1S7 per cent. since the first month of the war
 In other words. a family, which in 1914 was able to live on 1928 crowns (s4Os.50),. would in March, 1918, have required 3621 crowns t$9I0.52) to have maintained the household in the same manner as in 1914. In reality the con sumption of goods has decreased ap- preciably. owing to their disap pearace from the market, or has been transferred from the more ex pensive character to cheaper goods,
 The comparative increases in the cost Of living in the three Scandina vian countries since July, 1914. are ex- pressed by the following percentages; Norway. 137 per cent; Sweden, 92per cent; Denmark, 50 per cent.
 Punishment Fits the Crime.
 When a German is sentenced to rule in Russia he puts his house in
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-07
GERMAN DISTORTION.

Of course it gives those who are prodding the German people on to greater efforts and sacrifices, and those who are trying 10 explain to them the great losses which are be- Ing suffered. an excellent talking point when they can tell their hearers that it is the purpose of the allies to crush Germany and that no other fate can be expected if they are success ful in winning the war.
 Nothing of course is farther from the truth. The allies have no thought of wiping out the German nation. They do not like the idea of inficting unjust hardships upon the German people except that it has be- come necessary in order to make them understand the kind of tactics which are being practiced by their war lords upon the civilians of bel 'iSerent countries.
 The fact of the matter is that those who talk to the German people about the allies trying to crush them know better but are not content to keep within the bounds of facts. Such would give an entirely different as- pect to the whole situation and one which would be likely to prove detri- mental to the interests of the imper- ial German government For that reason the distortion of the facts iF regorted to-
 Tine allies are determined, and they have long insisted, that German mili- tarism must end. As long as it ex-
 sts it threatens the peace and safety Of the rest of the world. Prussianism and pam Gernianism cannot be toler- Hted but that is a far different thing than the crushing of Germany as a nation
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-07
HIGH COST OF LIVING IN NORWAY

Vice Consul H. E. Carlson reports
 from Christiapia that the increase in
 the cost of living which has taken
 place in Norway since the outbreak
 of the war is continuing, but not quite
 so rapidly as during the earlier periods of the war. The Norwegian Bureau of Statistics has published series of tables showing the increases by months in the prices of necessities | since July, 1914. The statistics used are all based on prices as they ob- tained in 1914, the unit being the
 amount of food supplies 100 crowns 1 would purchase in July, 1914. The
 quantity of necessities which could be purchased in July. 1914. for 100 crowns ($26.s6} had risen in price to 124 crowns (ssS23) ih November, 1915.
 By August, 1s1s, the price had risen to 151 crowns (s4o47), and in March, 1912, it was 1ss crowns t$45.62.) It continued to rise constantly, so that l by November. 1917, it had reached 22s crowns (ss1.1e.) During the early ] months of the present year the price of
 the quantity of necessities which had
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-07
OUR TASK IN RUSSIA


 Our Russian policy needs analysis Our preamble declares against mill tary intervention because it would be making use of Russia and adding to her sad confusion and injuring her. MoreoveF it is said. this would divide our forces on the western front, where the war is to be won. A statement follows of what we are going to do, which in its necessary results nega- tives the preaplb bie. We avcwedIy par- tieipate with France and Great Brit ain in landing a military force in the MurHaan Peninsula and Archangel. We unite with the Japanese in sending a few thousand troops to Vladivos- tok to occupy that city. We declare our present purpose to use this force to guard military stores and render aid which may be needed and accept ed by Russians in organizing self7goy- y- ernment and their self defense. We are to help the Czeche- Slovaks against the Austrian and German prisoners. We disclaim any intent to interfere with Russian sovereignty, self-gov- ernment or territorial integrity, now or hereafter.
 The Bolskeviizi, by the Bsest -Lito- vsk treaty, put the law of Germany on the Ukraine, Finland, Lithuanfa and ESLtluuA3, anu axe H0% dClIlb GSr manys will in Great Russia. Czecho- Slovak troops. disgusted with the treaty, made their way from the Uir- raine towards Siberia, intending to join the Allies on the western front 5y sea from V1adiyostok, Fifteen thousand have reached Viadipostok while eighty or ninety thousand hold 200 miles of country on the Voiga, at the western terminus of the Siberian Railway. The Bolsheviki have been in constant war with them. In thie war the Germans and Austrian pris- onsrs estimated at 100000 in number l are, cooperating with the bol- sheyiki, and hold against the Sloyaks the middle part of the Siberian Rail- way.
 The Russians in the Murman Pen insula and Arehangel, on the Arctic Ocean, have revolted against the Bol- sheviki and set up a northern Russian Government, under the protection oi l American and Allied forces. Our al 1 lied ambassadors have been driver there by the Bolsheyiki. From this country railroads run south to Petro- grad and Moscow. Murmansk is five days steaming from London and tive 1 weeks from New York by an ice fret l passage the year round.
 1 In the light Of these facts It IS i'm 1 possible to escape the conclusion tha
 our landing troops in northern Rus
 sia and in Vladivostok is an act o
 war against the Botsheyiki. Northern l Russia has cast them out. -Th' Czecho- -Slovaks have gought them ant
 are fighting them in Central Russia and the Far East We are at war witt Germany We are now at war witt 1 the Rolzheyiki We are trying to say, 1 Russia by whipping Germany. We ar, 1 inviting the Russian people to accep 1 the aid of the Czecho- -Slo]aks and 0 the Allies in driving out pro -Gernal l I3olshevism. Can we afford to do thi
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-07
TURNING HINoENeuRe LINE.

While special interest is directed at the present time to the manner in which the Teutonic forces are beir g forced to abandon their defenses along the vesle to the east of Sois- sons and to the way in which the retreat to the Aizne is being men aeed, which indicates that the Ger man high command is doing its ut most 10 retard the allies until 1t can prepare the chemin des Danes for tkAndins etf the enemy and at the same time protect it's lines to the north of Rheims. it is impossible to overlook the importance of the move which is being made to the north by the British for the complete break ing down of the defenses along the Hindenburg line and to its rear be- fore Douai and Cambrai.
 Already the Hindenburg switch line has been pierced. The allies have ap- preached to within a few miles of these points both to the east of Arr ras and 10 the south of Ypres but the 0isrmans realize as thorough as do the allies the danger to sheir position along the entire line if these two rail- road centers fall into the hands of Foeh's men.
 Strcng opposition has had to be overcome in taking the Drocourt- QHsant line but it can be expected that as great if not greater will be furnished by the Germsns for the re- tention of these other points. Upon the iAking of them therefore depends the driving back of the Teutons. On the previous attempt to get Cambrai the British make the mistake of ad- vancing on narrow front On this advance that error is not being made and the determination is to follow UT every opening and every weakness oi the enemy and while much hard dghtins can be anticipated in that re- zion there Is nevertheless full conf eehce that the allied armies will attain their objectiyes which are needed tc turn the Hindenburg line
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-07

vegetables. To the right of the front door pole beans climbed the front of the house and the blinds African n1arigolds and zinnias were in the upper terrace, and below planting Of sweet corn; to the left the window sills were covered with blooming plants in pots, and there were pan sies in the upper terrace and toi1la- toes in double row, single stem culture with from a dozen to a doz- en and a half of good fruit on each staked plant running around. the house, e,--ab9ut fifty plants in all. Every inch of the yard was planted with potatoes and truck and beans climbed over an ornamental frame upon the front fence. There was as much growing in this rod or two of land as the average amateur could produce from half acre.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-07
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION.

The business of the country. or at least the business interests of the country. are displaying a keen inter. est in the recent protest which was made by the national chamber of commerce to the president regarding the manner in which the Federal Trade commission has been carrying bn its work.
 Following the charges which were made by the commission as the re- suit of its investigations there was a committee named by the national chamber of commerce to look into the claims which were considered to be dangerous attacks put forth in the form of reports but without any fur ther action being taken. This re- suited in the formulation of repor, It ssb eonnittse ia which the ao.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-07

The man that talks too much isn't half as apt to get into trouble as the fellow that writes too much, and somebody keeps the stuff that he wrote and digs it lip against him. Wilmington News.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-07

Many a man who narries an heiress lives to regret monkeying with get rich quick game.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-07
.Perila nf Liter.a;rN. 5.;.'iIfe,

order and makes his last will and testament.-Atlanta Constitution.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-07

When a German is sentenced to rule in Russia he puts his house in
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-07

Norwich, ssturday, ssst. 7, 1918.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-19
Red Cross Takes Out
BIGGEST Suretu Bond

washington, D C.. Jan 19--The
Red Cross announces that It has OBJ
tanned through the generosity Of the
National Surety company 4 fidelity
bond covering the -treasurers Of $500
chapters throughout America The
bond is one Of the largest ever issued
to. q benevolent organization The
total amount specified in the sched-
Ule is approximately Si.s00.eu0- If the
anti rebate law permits. the NATIONAL
Surety company has agreed TO con-
tribute to the Red Gross the amount
OF the premium, so that the bond
eventually wiz cost the Red Cross
nothing.
The surety company does not re-
Quire the Red Cross 10 notify Il Of
any change OF treasurers. and no in
vestigation By the company's agents
has been. or viii be, made with re-
spect TO tie local treasurers- Two
other large fidelity bonds, under the
same conditions. have also been IS
sued by the National Surety company
10 the American Red Cross as FOL
one for S1.5OO.OOO protects the Red
Cross with respect to money handling
officials and employees In the main
office at Washington, and also at the
divisional headquarters in various
states. The other. for Slfi.000, pro-
tects the Red Cross with respect 70
It's officials in Europe
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-19
EXCELLENT WORK BY THE
STUDENTS OF LAMAR

The high seventh grade 1T Lamar
school has completed the study OF
Egypt While this was in progress
some attention was given to the
early history, monuments, etc. as
well as the geography At the sane
time this work was correlated with
the English and the students wrote
short sketches on the history Of
Egypt, the pyramids OF Egypt, the
obelisk, the mummy. Egyptian areni-
lecture and the Suez canal
From these papers a booklet was
made. including only the very best
matter IN dicion- pennanship and
general appearance All papers
were written in the standard forms
required in the penmanship classes
The papers are Illustrated, too On
the cover Is q picture Of one OF the
great pyramids The title page has
the Turkish flag. The articles n
the book have pictures OF the pyra-
mids. an obelisk and mummy
These, too. are the work OF the stu
dents
~This is another good example OF
economy in the teaching process
good results were produced through
Correlation OF five lines Of Work and
the interest .besotten thereby. says a
circular issued to the schools BY r J.
Tighe, superintendent
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-19
LIEN a herd OF musk oxen are
~ attacked by the Whitefanged

1HEN a herd OF musk oxen are
M attacked by the Whitefanged
w Arctic wolf pack. a hollow
square IS formed by the bulls with
the COWS and calves inside
The COWS and calves Of . fleet are
the naval auxiIiaries. beef boats, col
uers, oil tankers and tugs By day
they may scout, feed. as it were, on
the fringes OF the herd Of mighty
battleships. But let SO much as
Whit OF a chlorined sub or destroy
eris oil fumes reach the golfers ten
der nostrIls. which are her skipper >
and this ultra-female Of a species that
is all females canters 70 cover oehlna
the bu!I-necked men Of war
Again. like wild animals the war
ships may venture alone across the
wastes Of ocean which is their hunt-
ing ground. But always tney must
return to their families. their matss
tho hospitable hospital ships, and inc
! tinv tugs. without them there would
Before the war 20 large ships served
our navy. This socalled train earriie ca
coal. oil. supplies. transported sleS
that exceeded the capacity OF the PAL
Each branch Of the fleet has It's
own repair ships. The Vestal Is larger
than most OF the men OF war she helps
keep fit She has foundries, machine
shops, boilersmithies and copper
works. She can forge a two ton smart
or put a new hairsprinS In me nayi-
/ GATORS watch. Draughtsmen, telescope
] experts and clockmakers are only a
/ few OF the skilled artisans sne car
The Dixie has been the salvation
OF our destroyers. No one who mas
not endured the awful pounding sam
/ OF a destroyer's deep sea roll can COM
| prehend her engineers despair when
( he tries to grind his valves ABOARD a
! case Is on record where destroyer
/ lost a propeller at sea tlotli-a
| stopped while the repair ship hoisted
| the disabled boats stern and Tilted
| new blades. Four hours was the time
| required FOR this exhibition OF EN-
] cheney. i.
/ Mother Ship IS none too strong a
] term for the Bushnell and other SUB
! marine tenders subs are wayWaro
| offsprlng-Iike ducklings with men.
| They dive and wallow in way tne
mother views with ineomprehe.ns 2
l and alarm. But when, smashed ana
/ buckled and discouraged they return
/ to her for repairs and supplies az
/ exotic qualities are forgotten she
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-19

zAsHINGToN, D. C.. Jan "a
AA Il is 4 world too fun OF ex-
" citing things. Nine men are
found frozen to death In a lifeboat
The papers only print nine lines
about it
Certain regions. OF the earth have
been made uninhabitable by mosQui-
toes. Certain regions In Prussia are
apt to be made thoughtful by dyna-
mite shells as thick as mosquitoes.
81 lie ana possess: let me sleep,
says Wagner's dragon. singing Ia q
Lots az others have been singing
the same song, pleasantly doing, with
money piled up around them
Five more negro soldiers sentsneed
what a pity we can't deal with
profiteers that rob the public, put up
the price Of food and starve children,
as promptly as We deal with q negro
soldier.
Remember that our fighting friend.
Billy Sunday. fights to save you from
one hell OF undoubted reality, and
that is the he'll OF a bad conscience
And conscience can burn more nercely
than fire.
Lloyd George has predicted an end
Of the war THIS year That IS q
good present TO the world. for the
British premier. a real democrat, and
a natural born fighter. is not inter-
ested in anything but the right kind
Of peace.
An English general, Maurice, says
that one difficulty In the war is de
lay by the United States" A French
general, Petain, says:
Il assure you that the cooperation
OF the United states Is becoming more
powerful every day"
Take your choice.
Don't feel downhearted or pessimis-
tic about this war
In a civilized country wolves. Wild
cats and rattlesnakes are the first
20 disappear.
. The combination OF wildcat, rattle
snake and wolf in the HOhenzo1ern
family viii disappear early.
The @DoIlar-a-day-manT receives
from the government only 81 per
That is one part Of interesting
statistics. The other part would be
an answer to the question:
How much does the one-dOnar-a-
year-man COST the government"
The labor problem is getting bigger
for all the world-inevitably When
the price OF oats doubles the farmer
realizes that Il viii cost twice as
much to feed the horse
When the price Of bread doubles,
It costs twice as much to feed a work
man.
At this particular time nothing is
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-19
Short Snatches
From Everywhere

Bolsheviki deserve German peace
terms, but they seem rough on Rus
sia--Wau Street Journal
Perhaps II was the intention 20 walt
and capture machine guns from the
Germans-Kansas City Times
Count Luxburg. VINO was recently
persona non grata, is now said to be
also persona non sana--NeW YORK
sun.
What we must do is to get some Of
the pep with which We Investigate
into our fighting.-St. Louis POST
Dispatch
The allies said they would stand by
Russia, but they did not promise to
trot with Trotzlly.-Memphis Com
mercial Appeal
In the matter Of remedying the coal
situation the governor OF Ohio does
not cut red tape. He simply Ignores
Il and gets the coal.-Baltimore Amer
lean
Uncle Sephus Is a brave patriot,
who Is not afraid OF ony one, but he
Just can not help jumping every time
he hears mention Of coalition cab
inet.-Indianapolis Star.
German newspapers are very much
dissatisfied with president Wilson.
our personal opinion Is that president
Wilson is Germany's greatest disap-
Northumberland Free Press
The trouble Quebec would have in
seeding from Canada to escape Its
military obligations is that there is
no place to secede where IL could es-
cape them.-Kansas City Times.
Somebody ought to remind Mr..
Trotzky that the early French revo-
lutionists petted the guillotine very
fondly when Il was young. but II
grew up and outlived them.-Kansas
City Star.
II the king Of Rumania has abdi-
Gated no one can really blame him for
II. He has had a conspicuous re-
minder Of the uneasiness that accom-
panies wearing a roWn.-Philadel-
phia Ledger.
A prominent official predicts 40
cent galosine by March. But that
isn't so bad. when we remember that
IS var savings stamps viii be worth
only sf.14 IN MISUNDERSTANDING
(Tex) Times.
In the little scrap now going on be-
tween those who are working toI
glory and those who are after the al
mighty dollar. We are inclined to ae-
cept the statements Of the glory Eel
lows every time.=Waxanachi Light