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Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
DESTROYED AS
 FAST AS THEY ARE BUILT
Representative Miller. Back From
 France, So Informed the House.

Washington, Feb. Representative Miller, who recently visited the bat tie front in France, told the house to- day that he believed German subHa- Tines are being destroyed about. as fast as Germany can build them.
 He praised Vice Admiral Sims for the methods he had adopted with American destroyers and cruiser con Ivoys to combat the submarine menace and argued American shipping could be handled by naval officers and not by the shipping board. There were no AnaericaRs in the crews of the two transports an which he crossed the Atlantic, he said.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
SUSPENSION OF PAYMENTS
 ON PUBLIC BAND ENTRIES
Voted by Senate For Men Engaged
 ia Military Service.

Washington, Feb. ,. Bills passed
 today by the senate permit the sus-
 pension of payments on public land entries by men engaged in military service; authorize the secretary of the interior to grant permits for the |cutting of timber for mining purpos- les to corporations organized in one state but conducting mining opera |tions in another and permit persons of |eighteen years or over to make home stead entries.
 The senate also passed a bill pro Ividing fer sessions of territories by the states of Wisconsin and Minne |sota in order toS re- establish the boundary between these two .states at certain points
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
WOMEN ARE MILLING
 TO WORK ON FARMS
At Present f,aao,oo0 Are Successfully
 Engaged ia Agriculture.

Washington, Feb. s. Women throughout the country are express ing their willingness to work on safmls, ssad ads aceofq,ns aeE saassnaeht IS mans war work of the committee on public information, s s
 The statement cites figures from a late agricultural report showing that there are at present 4,soa,10o women in the United States successfully en- gagged in agriculture, Of this num- ber 75o,,00e are under twenty years of age and 1,050000 are negroes. large percentage of which are in southern cottnn sfataS-
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06

the best known officers in the service famous as a leader of the organization that has been first to fight, an officer who has seen service in Haysi and at other distant points and who was with the first of the American tfeaps to set foot on French soil
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
1. Way of Inysstiaation..

4 Very few investigations hold up in
 a way that makes them as interesting at the finish as they were at the
 start. Washington Star
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06

For the beneflt of the starving peo- pie of Finland the American Food Ad- ministratien and War Trade Board have released 40.ee0 tons. Qr about 10 sfipleads, of oats and corn.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
Have you
 Indigestion?

Your food will continue to dis agree with you. and cause dis tress until you strengthen your digestive organs, and tone and sweeten the stomach You can do this quickly and surely by promptly taking a few doses of
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
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Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06

COUPONS GOOD IN NORWICH AND SUBURBS ALSO IN TafvI Baltic.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06

CHARLES A. DOZEN. : Brigadier General Beyen is ene of
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-06-06

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 NOTICE. lgloo No. 16, Pioneers Of AlA6an meets on every Thursday evonlAx at o'clock p. m. until further uUceD. D. w. SANFORD, President. Attest:
 D. SMITH HARRIS. Secretary.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-06-06
SAMUEL GOMPERS AND DELEGATE SULzER
 WORK TOGETHER

That Delegate Sulzer and Samuel Gompers. president of the American Federation of Labor. are working to- gether in harmony, is shown in the following exchanged communications, copies of which were received today On May p, MT. Gompers wrote to the delegate as follows:
 Hon. Charles A. Sulzer,
 House Office Building,
 Washington. D. c.
 Dear Sir:-
 The American Federation of Labor has been doing it's level best to as sist the Government of the United States in the prosecution of the war. That our efforts have at least been helpful all agree The general organ iZed movement has assumed the re- responsibilities imposed upon it and dis charged them to the best of its abil- ity. Because of that fact, it is our judgment that all the workers should be treated with consideration and the square of justice applied to every leg islative problem coming before Con- gress which deals either directly or remotely with the interests of the wage earners of our country.
 Despite the manifest wisdom of promoting those things which will further the spirit of cooperation, the House of Representatives again insist ed upon the retention of the Borland Amendment in the Legislative Appro- p1iation Bill on May 13, 1918. That amendment cannot pc regarded as considerate or just to the employees with which the Borland Amendment deals.
 The American Federation of Labor nor the Federal employees involved in this question at any time objected to the establishment by congress of a basic aight-hour day with the prOviso for price and one-half for all time worked in excess of eight hours. The Federal employees have a right and are justified in assuming this position for the reason that in the Naval Ap- propliation Law. approved March 5, 1917, it was expressly stipulated by the Congress that price and one-half shall be paid for all time worked in excess of eight hours for all persons engaged upon work covered by con- tracts with the United Ctates. The House of Representatives dur ing the 64th Congress passed this provision without any objections. If it $ fair and just to provide an eight hour workaday with time and one-half for all overtime for one class of gov ernment workers, and more dispute it, surely there is no Justification in re- fusing to grant the same conditions to all other classes of Government em- ployees.
 i In addition to what has been stated it is called to your attention that no
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-06-06

uppers are selected from the heart of specially chosen, plump calf skins. Sturdy oak leather goes into the soles.
 The BUCKHECHT Army Shoe has been manufactured ever since the Munson Last was perfected. It is not an experiment., nor nasty wartime creation, but the standard time-tested Army Shoe. And its price is very reasonable-so why take chance with q substitute? Ask for the BUCK HEIGHT Army Shoe by name. Our registered trade mark on every pair is our mutual protection.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-06-06

FOR SALE-A fine launch with 5 h. p. Union Engine, all in excellent condition. Would make a good troller. B. A. Eardley or see H. R. Thompson.
 Imp.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-06-06

get in and work. Unless we do, we will never win. America, America, the land Of my adoption. America, America, the land of Wash ingtOn. Jefferson and Lincoln, am pleading for thee, am pleading for thee.
 F.. TEESDALE
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-06-06
DENOUNCES LOAFERS
Worker Wants Laws Passed So That
 Every Man Must Do Something

To the Editor: The war is the most momentous question before the nat ion: next comes the scarcity of labor which becomes more apparent every day There is labor sufficient in the nation, but We are sadly deficient in teamwork and organization. One third of the people are idle all the time, one third work one-half time and the other third work as hard as they can. In England and France rich and poor all work simply because they are near the war and realize their danger and the necessity of working.
 This nation produced 900,000,000 bushels of wheat in 1916, 6S5,0O0,O0O bushels of wheat in 1917 and, unless all work, it will produce less this year. Fighting Jack Pershing is eating his heart out in France because, owing to American slackers in work, he cannot get the men he needs.
 Wake up, you loafers. and get be- hind him; he says his men are willing You are the monkey wrenches in the cogs of war.
 Governors of states hesitate always to convene special legislature. Then let the Chamber of Commerce and the American Federation of Labor of Se- attle and other bodies urge the gov ernor to call to go into effect imme- diately on passage for all, rich and poor, to work six days a week. In times of war constitutional rights can be abrogated for the good of the na- tion.
 Look at the gang that continually hangs around the free employment of flee, at those who hang around cigar stores and live off fallen women, at those who work three days a week. I have the right to criticize; I have got in forty-nine days in seven week and am well over 50 years old.
 There are about 240 men in jail--- been there about ten days; most of them would be willing to come out on any terms. Let them be parolled out to work for those who want men. If they jump their parole they would have to get out of the state. But will guarantee that 9S per cent of them would stick. 1 could place twenty of them tomorrow in good jobs and at good wages. Now, you I. w. w. nearly all of you know me or of me. Before war was declared 1 was as bad as any of you. but when war was de- clared I dropped everything and got back of the government. have good clothes, a good job at a cafeteria on Fourth avenue, a liberty bond, bank ing account, etc. What have you got, most of you? Straighten up, get out Of jail; those that are out, keep out; go to work be men. l know you are harmless below the chin. How many blankets did you burn on May I? Do you think you can buck against the government and 1O5,O0O.0OO peo- pie? Although I will admit the prof. teers are worse than you are, and the legislature should fix them also
 MT. Governor and citnzens of Wash ington state, the way to do thing is to do it, and the time is now. I have talked this over to business men and others. but they seem lax; there is too much of let George do it. and George does not do it, and it is not done. We hear it said by these slackers we are going to win. We will when we all
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-06-06
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 The durability of this shoe-and good icoks, too-come from the finest materials and best woYkrnanshin. lis
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-06-06
NO BLOOD RELATIVE

Well she wasn't any blood relative of mine," said the widower who ex- plained his remarriage within three weeks after his wife's funeral The American who will not help feed the sufferers in Europe, by denying them selves wheat. are about on a par with this benedict.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-30
Government Railways at a Loss

1t would be absurd to attempt any
deductions from the fact that in the
first month of governmental manage
ment the railways were operated at
loss, for the first time in many years.
January was one of the worst months
for railway operation in a generation
or more. This was coincident with a
terrific local congestion on the Eastern
lines, which was more or less reflected
over the rest of the country. And we
shall not soon forget that in January
was the beginning of the "Garfeld
Days"
But the deficit for January does serve
an excellent purpose in calling the at
tention of the public to the ease with
which the normal profit Of the railways
may be converted into minus sign.
For example, the net income for Jan
uary of the previous year was only
about rs per cent of the gross earnings.
This is not perhaps a low percentage,
as compared with many other standard
lines of business, but railway transpor-
tatlon is an industry requiring immense
capital for plant, so, unless the net in
come averages we'll over 25 per cent
of gross earnings, the slender interest
earned on the total of railway capital
is wiped out altogether.
Governmental operation in this coun-
try is one Of the most interesting cx-
perlments ever made. If it succeeds
it will be in the face Of almost univer-
sal failure in other countries, save, of
course, Germany
New-York tribune., 1918-03-30
Mayor-Saving

Save money, save daylight, but, above
all, save your Mayor! That is the ex-
cellent motto Of Mr.. Hylan as he drifts
away again for another little holiday.
And why, why criticise him? We forget
how many billions of hours of time will
be saved to the American people by the
April 1 moving of the clock hands.
But, judging by Mr. Hylan's activities
while present in the Mayors office, there
is no knowing what vaster benefits might
not accrue to the public from his nine
teen days absences out of a possible
total of seventy-seven.
And, benefits aside, why shouldn't Mr..
Hylan feel at liberty to fool with the
clock hands to his hearts content, seeing
that the voters of New York began the
game by setting the City Hall clock back
a whole batch of years, clear to the Van
Wyck era of redolent memory, in elect
ing him to office?
New-York tribune., 1918-03-30

wealth must be utilized to employ
human labor. Else it gets no gain.
There must be painful scarcity Of it
else men would not work so painfully
hard nor pay so heavy to get it.
The only "surplus wealth" we know
of is that withheld by misers or the in
sane from productive use.
If Mr. George L. Record can find a
way to conscript this-we follow him
gladly. Any other kind of "conscrip-
ton of wealth" means exactly the same
as the conscription of the life-blood Of
the nation. The more we conscript, the
less capital we shall have with which to
produce goods
And it is goods that are needed, as
we'll as men, to win the war.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-30
The Grown-Up's Excuse

The circus triumphant is in town,
neither wars nor talk of wars prevent
ing, and let us all be thankful. There
are few enough things that still cheer
US in such hours as these. We grown
ups have the present to wrestle with,
and it is about the worst present that
anybody can remember in many blue
centuries But the future remains-it
always does remain-uncontamin
and unafraid, and aged four to four
teen, it feeds on the circus with bliss
full voraciousness which harkens neither
to extras nor communicates.
Ours it is to act as escorts, see that
the elephants do not die of peanut
gastritis, and that no least nothing of
anything in three simultaneously gilt
tering rings is missed A handful of
an afternoon, but we'll worth the strain.
The future, our past, still lives in all
of us, praise be to children and their
many, various circuses! And never do we
need the thought Of it all the more
wildly than to-day as we are called to
gamble ali our present for the safety
and happiness Of that future which
snuggles and thrills beside us at the
edge OF the sawdust ring.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-30
"Shanewiis"

1t is a real event that the Metropoli
tan Opera should have this week pro-
duced an American work of genuine
promise, however slight the actual per-
formance is. In the recollections of a
generation this is the first time.
In our musical column Mr.. Vernon has
twice testified to the melodic freshness
and orchestral color of this pleasing
little work. The musical treatment is
so admirable, and the libretto so absurd.
we do not see why some practised hand
should not supply Mr.. Cadman with an
adequate text and this slight sketch be
expanded into a real opera. The vital
germs are there.
OF American operas hitherto all have
seemed in desperate fear of real and
obvious melody. Mr.. Victor Herberts
failure was the most notable. When he
came to try for grand opera" he seemed
utterly to forsake that rich melodc vein
wherein his real strength lies. AS if the
success Of Puccin did not stand ont ~
beacon light
The harmonic progress of "Madamn
Butterfly" and "Tosca" is for the most
part such as might be found in most
any modern primer. But the effect is
fresh, because lush melody is there.
We do not hold for Puccini, but il our
New-York tribune., 1918-03-30
Aeroplaz,es and the Deity Complex

The new psychology defines "com
pleX'' as kind of obsession, or reflex.
of the archaic or unconscious self which
masters not only our emotions but
largely directs the paths of our acts. So
the miser has the complex of greed, an
other the complex of jealousy, another
the complex of supreme achievement.
Supreme achievement is not attainable
by finite man. Hence the name of this
latter instinct or thirst for perfection:
"The Deity Complex"
Only God could be perfect So, for
example, the perfect aeroplane or the
perfect machine gun or the perfect can
non will never be built. A time will
never come when some defects will not
exist, when some improvements are not
still possible
In the aircraft programme the dis
appointing delay in the production of
machines cannot have been due to lacl.
of zeal Or enthusiasm. We suspect if
may have been due, in part at least, to
an overweening desire to play up to an
NAA'NA ANstl NCuNllCSS, CllC ucSlrc TO DrO-
duce the biggest and best thing on earth.
An aeropane is an extremely difficult
piece of construction. 1t is not built
like an automobile. 1t is more on the
order of gigantic watch. Hitherto the
successful aeroplane has been very
largely handmade
Because we have made such wonder
ful success in quantity production of the
automobile, the instant thought, last
spring, was that we could do the same
thing in quantity production of flying
machines And, Of course, it was to be
the finest machine ever made. 1t would
not be American if it were not.
Possibly the finest aeroplane cannot
be made in quantity. But we still have
talth. Our output of Elgins, Walthams
and the rest is one of the worlds won
ders. We still believe we shall achieve
quantity production in aeros.
Meanwhile we have a very vital need
OF machines. They cannot be perfect.
We should not overwork our "detv COM
pleX."
New-York tribune., 1918-03-30
Oblique Vindication

In another place we reprint from "The
Independent" the seventh message of the
government through George Creel to the
American people. The government pays
its ironical compliments to the profess
sion of criticism and says: at is even
more significant thu domestic criticism
has not yet established a single conclu-
sive case Of incompetency or dishonesty"
If that is true, will the government
please apologize to "the corporation
operating at Hog Island" concerning
which scandalous charges of graft were
publicly passed from the White House to
the Department of Justice? The charges
are improved. All suggestion of criminal
process has been Abandoned Only the
injustice remains.
Or will the government apologize to
the "aircrafters" upon whom Gutzon
Borglum has cast suspicion of incom-
potency, dishonesty and treason? The
Borglum report is said to have been
given out at the War Department on an
order from the White House. 1t was a
confidential and personal report to the
President.
Or shall "the corporation operating at
Hog Island" the "aircrafters" and the
synagogue rag ring" clip out the Creel
article from "The Independent and
preserve it as their moral vindicaton at
the hands of the government?
New-York tribune., 1918-03-30
Perfection

(f'rom George Crecps Official B11lletiu)
WAR PHOTOGRAPHS FOR RELEASE
"A partial list of photographs, released
March 80, by the division of pictures, Com
mittee on Public Information. herewith &c
presented
A complete list of all photographs may
be had upon application.
Copies OF these pictures may be obtained
Tor private collection purposes at 10 cents
each, by application to Division of Pict
ures Committee on Public Information. 10
jackson Place, Washington, d. C. In writ
ing, order by number and inclosc coin we'll
wrapped.
stereopticon slides of photographs listed
below may be obtained at Is cents each.
G858. Aeroplane Bodies Ready for Ship.
ment cover There: These aeroplane
bodies, the acme of engineering art, are
ready for shipment to France Though
hundreds have already been shipped our
factories have reached quantity production
and thousands upon thousands will soon
follow.
$3.50. The Result of Long Experiment:
Scientists and engineers have worked long
IN our aeroplane factories before perfec-
ton was attained, and now that success has
crowned their efforts the factories have
been put on quantity production basis.
and many thousands of these efficient ma
chimes wilf be sent to France.
$3.50. Speeding Up Acroplane Produc-
ton: These cylinders for our perfect aero
plane engine are the product of the best
engineers and scientists in this country.
and now that perfection finally has been
attained the engine factories have been
piaced on quantity-production basis.
huge amounts Will be turned out to supply
our ever-incrcasing air feet in France with
motive power until victory is ours.
GS6l. Building Airplane Bodies: These
carriages arc models Of efficiency and are
built along the models furnished by ths
best engineers of this country. They are
now being manufactured by the thousands
and rushed to France to become a part Of
our evcr-increasing air fleet
New-York tribune., 1918-03-30
Ceneralissirno Foch

Unity of Allied command has come at
last Foch is to be the new generals
simo.
This is one of the fruits of the colossal
German drive. Under the spur Of ne
cessitv the Allies have done what sound
military policy should have induced them
to do many months ago.
German command has been unified
since September, 1914. At the beginning
os the war the Austro- Hungarian Cen
eral Staff undertook to conduct an often
sive against Russia. That offensive was
soon converted into disastrous defen-
sive. The Russian armies overran Ga
licia, and Vienna, panlc-stricken, called
on Berlin to reorganze the shattered
Austrian forces, which had sought cover
behind the Carpathians.
Since then the German General Staff
has had complete control Of the military
resources of the Central Powers. It has
fought its campaigns on interior lines
and has been vastly aided by it's ability
to dictate the strategy of it's allies.
The Entente powers were satisfied to
depend on loose scheme of cooperation,
which produced constant friction and
invited many disheartening failures.
Gallipoli, the Balkan fzzle and the
Isonzo disaster were all due to the lack
of a unified high command On the
Western front in France joint offensives
by the French and British also came to
grief in several instances from unco-
ordinated effort.
Every military consideration has fa-
vored concentration of authority. But
political and personal prejudices stood in
the way. Even after Lloyd George had
committed himself, following the Isonzo
breakdown, to the theory of single COM
mand he could not carry the British gov
ernment with him. Hindenburg and
Ludendorff have furnished the final ar
guments with which to overcome British
hesitations.
General Foch has been designated by
the logic Of events as the first Allied COM
mander in chief He is one of the great
soldiers of the time. He is the only
leader left in active service of those who
lmlnortallzed themselves at the Marne
No British commander on the West front
has had any experience in the warfare of
movement, which Hindenburg and Lu-
dendorff have reintroduced. Foch is
above all things an open warfare
strategist. France has the utmost con-
fidence in him. So has the United
States, whose troops will serve under
him with alacrity and enthusiasm. And
putting aside their natural reluctance to
see the British armies pass under the
command of however tried and trusted
soldier of another nationality, the Brit
ish people will also accept ungrudgingly
a readjustment which the situation
compels.
Unifcation of command, with Foch as
generalissimo, is, at this moment, worth
many new divisions to the Allied cause.