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Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-19

food The food consisted of potatoes, turnips, mangel WurZels favored with parsley and salt. Little meat was rationed out, and that of very poor quality, The bread was very bad in composition and was often so mouldy and old as to be uneatahle.
 AS the men were sick of the whole business they decided to revolt, The leading sailors were the organizers of the affair, and all the battle ships de cided to join The men held their and joined the movenl ent. and signed a secret document to stand by each other.
 The plan was at a given signal to throw officers overheard, to Lombard Wilhelmshaven, so as to destroy the batteries there, and then sail out and take the whole fleet over to Englan under the white flag. Before the day fixed had arrived. however, two of the sailors betrayed the plan, and as va rious men and leading sailors began under one pretext and another to be sent away from ships. the others sns- pected that the plot was known. They therefore determined to take the bull by the horns.
 "The revolt started on the Koenig
 Alb6I Nu1 anu as LIl6 OO4ii- mandeP of that ship tried high handed police measures he was shot down. In falling from the commanders bridge he broke his neck. The other officers were also got rid of. The Piflau joined in and each ship landed 700 men. They marched through the streets of the streets of the town. ,,
 The crews of the Rheinland Grosser Kurfurt (dreadnoughts) and Elsass (pre- e-dreadnough) followed suit Here they received summons from one of the captains to return to theil duties and obey orders. The sailors sent back the message, the Council e1 Sailors has decided to eat first and obey afterwards The captain, who was 2 naval Solomon in his way, sent then soothing message and invited then all to Q good meal, and this got then in hand.
 "In a few days all was quiet again In the sequel 400 men were arrested
 and punished in various discreet ways 1 the authorities evidently fearing anl wholesale measures: but although
 discipline has been restored there i
 still a deep feeling of discontent."
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-19
THE CONTRACT BROTHERS.

A move which has been made none too soon is that directed against a band of get-rich quick profiteers who have apparently been carrying on d very profitable business of securing contracts for the production of war material of one kind or another and then turning them over to manufac- turers at | figure which net them fl nigh rate on the total amount in volved.
 It is of course apparent that all contracts have rot been put out un- der such methods for it is preposter- GUS to think that it would be possi- ble for any such clique to get so com pletely in touch with those who award the government contracts that they could exact any such price It in wolves a business transaction in which 'nere ought not to be any such mid dlemen.
 The country has met all the de- hands of the government for funds tc carry on the war. It has done sc with the expectation that the money will be used to the best advantage that wastes will be eliminated so far as possible and that the great big profits will be prevented. Large ex- penditures have been made and still larger ones are to be anticipated. If there is any crooked business in con nection with these contracts. or if there are those who are raking of a profit to which they are not enti- tied it is high time that it was known and a stop put to 1t which will end il for all time. and if the jaw has beer violated those who have been caught in the net should be made an exam ple of. It is time to realize that the country is not making it's big sacrifices for the purpose of making overnight millionaires of handful of tricksters
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-19

which is formed by the breaking up of the surface soil into fine particles, keeps the moisture in tle soil down around the roots of the plants from evaporating.
 You have all seen how lamp wick apparently sucks up oil from the can or tank by what is known as 'capil- lary attraction" The same thing hap
 pens to the moisture to check this evaporation. Hoeing does the trick It keeps the soil beneath moist and mellow
 It is not necessary to hoe deeply, every seven days at least. and always after a rain or watering to break up the crust which forms. Hoeing should start as soon as the eye can follow | the sreen rows. Sometimes it can be started before, particularly if rain anl sun have caked the dirt over the ! see 4 before the sprouts get to the l sua ace, In that case this crust l should be broken up Another ad- 1 vantage of frequent hoeing is that it
 will not give the weeds chance to make any progress. The sooner they
 can be killed off after they appear
 above the surface the better
 Hoe, gardeners, hoe! That is the
 wosk which will make bounteous yield.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-19
CLAIMS WHICH DO NOT CON-
 VINCE,

In response to the allegations which have been made regardins the treat ment of American prisoners in Ger many, there comes from Berlin a de-. nial of the charges and the claim that they are being treated humaneiy and strictly in accord with international law.
 We wished that this might be be- lieved and that the Americans who have fallen into the clutches of the Germans are getting the kind of treat ment which prisoners of war have right to expect, but something more than the statement from a semi off cial Berlin news bureau will be neces- sary to convince. There is as yet no reason te believe that the charges are untrue. Germany has declared that American war rrisoners would be treated like all others. It is a pretty well established fact that that eoun- try has been inhicting all kinds of hardships upon the prisoners of other enemy countries. that it has failed to give them decent food. that they are beaten. kept under conditions which are expected to break down their health and handled worse than cattle should be. It is likewise known that equally harsh treatment has been given to the civilian populations of northern France and Belgium, the people of which sections have been made to engage not only in industrial operations which were aiding the war but actually to do work in the trenches where they would be subject to shot and shell.
 We wish it was so that we might believe what the Berlin report claims, but the entire conduct of Germany has been just the opposite to such an ex- tent that 1t bears out in all respects the charges which are made regard ing nriseners
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-19
 SALVAGING SuNKEN SHIPS.

It was anticipated that there would be great opportunities for salvage op- erations following the war to recover much of the valuable material which has been sent to the bottom by the torpedoing of merchant ships, but from the report which comes from London it is evident that much val uable work has already been done in that direction and it is steadily in- ereasing. This indicates the right sort of an attitude is being shown re- garding this problem, for the quicker such work can be done the easier will De the task and the greater will be the worth of the retrieved material.
 The salvage operations are of course carried on with the, same danger from submarine attack that merchant ships are subjected to. but the greater the experience the more proficient become the workers and the more effective the methods. This is clearly shown by che statement that up, to last Decem- Der the saivage department of the
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-19

British admiralty had recovered 2so ships. which represented the work of two years. In the five months of the present year there have been 127 ships salyaged or nearly half as many in less than one-auarter of the time that was previously required. This is unquestionably due to the develop ments which have taken place in this kind Of work and the improved meth eds, while the activity in combating the submarines has reduced the msn- ace to such workers. The saving of such ships is important both from the standpoint of ships and material and is bound to have an important bear ing upon the results of the subma- line warfare.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-19
WAX GARDEN PRIMER
KEEP HoElNe, eARDEhERsl

The grdener's greatest friend is the hoe. Without it he would be lost and with it he can do more to help his vegetables along than in any other way, says today's bulletin from the National War Garden Commission of Washington.
 The greatest discoveries are usually the simplest, after their truth is once revealed, Nothing has done more to further the science of farming than the discovery Of the fact that if you keep stirring up the soil around a plant it grows and produces better. Therefore. there can ke no better ad- vice for the gardener than this; keep hoeing, hoe some more and then some, Frequent hoeipg will save much water and is better for the plants. The reason for this is that the dust cover or 'muich.' as it is called
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-19
STORIES OF THE WAR
Mutiny on German Warsbips.

(correspendence of The Associated Press):
 Seven thousand German sailors par tieipated in the nutiny on board the dreadneushts of gthe German High Sea Fleet at Kiel in October last and had planned to Lombard and destroy the batteries at Wilhelmshaven and take the whole fleet to England under a white flag, according to story of the fnutiny from writer In Germany, which is published in Weekly Dis patch:
 The mutiny," he writes, was the result of unjust treatment short leave bullying. and last. but not least. bad
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-19

cessful must be conducted by an observance of the same business principles as those under which private corporations are managed. Political views have no legitimate place in T these-sprineiples and they ore often in violent antagonism to them. In municipal affairs the politician should not be allowed to usurp the place intended for the business man.-Hartford Times.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-19
And Few Ganarals.

Fifty ships of major size'' will be in June, according to Bain- bridge Colby, of the United States Shipping Commission. Major sizes are fine, but let's have some colonel types, too-Galveston News.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-19
Its RossibIe He does.

Probably from time to time old Foch will do something that will set us to wondering, in a startled way if he doesn't know as much about what course to pursue as we do.-0hio State Journal. B. 1x~
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-19

Our health inspector has been named and working under the diree- tion of our health officer he ought to accomplish much. Certainly it is an investment in behalf of the health of the community which ousht to pay big dividends.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-19

Jeremiah o'Leary has been caught in the far west and the very fact that he ran away is not going to help what ever defense he may have to offer in response to the charge of sedItion.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-19
EDITORIAL NOTES.

It is perfectly apparent iu eennee- ton with war work that there is very little service rendered by those who sit and wait
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-19

Any setback which the Austrians have sustained ought to be promptly overcome now that Emperor Charles has arrived at the front.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-19

When it comes to wasting lot of time getting names fer a thousand new merchant ships, the suggestion of numbering them. the same as lecomo- tives, isn't half bad.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-19

With American troops in Alsace there is another section of the line to which the Germans will have to give special attention.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-19

Troubles in Austria and Bulgaria have been reported before. They will not win the war but there is no doubt but what they can help.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-19

Perhaps the idea in having Henry Ford run for congress is to increase the speed of the senate machinery by some new fangled gasoline motive power
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-19

There is nothing in the Austrian of- fensiVe thus far which gives any promise of bringing back the recalci- trant factions in the dual monarchy to the fold.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-19

Norwich is a large corporation in which 3 great many are inter ested. and interested in many Bulletin.
 That is just what it is, and S, is every city in the state, and ou corpora tions to be sue
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-19

More. than one prominent German has found that it isn't conducive to good health and peace of mind to tell the truth in Germany.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-19

The man on the corner says: Some people will kick If the conservation movement extends to the eliminatiaa of the bands on cigars.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-19

It isn't too early to make up your mind that you are going to give the thrift and war savings stamp sales just as big a boost as possible.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-19
OTHER VIEW POINTS


 About seo7 ,O00,O0 for locomotives and freight cars and only $2S,000, 600 for passenger cars strikes us as about the right proportion of the S946,000.- 900 government fund to expend on the railways. Business before pleasure Manchester Herald.
 New London must have landlords of remarkably sensitive feelings when it is able to prevent rent prof teering simply by making the names of profteering landlords public, Most landlords are thick skinned folks.-Waterbury Republican.
 It is nat an agreeable notoriety that the arrest of prominent socialists in the state has thrust upon Connecticut. It is a notoriety Connecticut would gladly have escaped seeking com mendation in her carefully organized and enforced war rules and regula- tions. It would have been more grat- flying to lave kept the record one hundred per cent, American. This has now been denied us and we must seek that condition by aiding in the cleansing of our household whenever the opportunity presents itself.-New Haven Journal-Co Courier
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-19
\ NERVOUS
 BREAKDOWN
Miss Kelly Tells How Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Restored
 Her Health.

Newark, N. J.-"For about three years I suffered from nervous break
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-19

NVWA 1Au SOt c0
 weak I could hardly
 stand, and had head
 aches every day. l
 tried everything l
 could think of and was under a phy-
 sician's care for two years. A girl friend had used Lydia E. Pinkh am's vege- table Comnoundand she told me about 1t. From the first day l took itI began to feel better and now I am well and able to do most any k in q of work. I have been recom- mending the Com
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-19

The fourth great German attack was more furious and shorter-lived than any of the first three. The drive for Amiens which started on March 21, lasted all told over two weeks, or until April 6. Then followed the at- tack at Armentieres and the fall of the Messines ridge positions and Mt. Kemmel These operations took the Germans about the same length of time. April g to 26. Third came the southward drive across the Aisne. This was the easiest of all for the offensive
 because Gen. Foeh seeing the Chen1in des Danes overrun and the Aisne crossed the second day, withdrew be- hind the Marne so as to meet the drive was stopped by series of ac- tions among which was the brilliant stroke by the American marines the attack shifted to the Noyon- -Montdid- fer line where it's force was spent in five days with such losses on the Ger
 man side as will stagger the future
 historian 400 900 men are said to have been given by the Germans in
 this latest and most futile of their eff forts.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-19

pound ever Since and give you my per- mission to publish this letter" Miss Flo KELLY, 47S So. l4th St., Newark, N. J.
 The reason this famous root and herb remedy, Lydia [. Pinkhan's Vegetable Compound, was SC successful in Miss kelly's case was because it went to the root of her trouble, restored her to a normal healthy condition and as result her nervousness disappeared.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-10
y. S. Is First
In argentine
Trade Report
North America Gets Most
Of Argentine Business,
Statistics Show.

Buenos Aires. Argentina, Aug. 10
The national bureau Of statistics has
published the details Of Argentina
foreign trade for 1917. special stress
being laid on the fact that the values
for both imports and exports are ap-
proximately correct. instead Of being
based on customs assessments notori-
ously out Of accord with present day
prices
The balance Of trade IN favor Of
this republic, calculated in this man
ner. is s16s.s4s.s71 gold. the totals OF
both imports and exports being dis
tinctly larger than they would have
been had the old method Of valuation
prevailed.
What is. however, Of greater inter
est TO the foreign communities resi-
dent and trading here is the remark
able manner in which the state of
war in Europe and North America
has altered the course of shipments.
The United States led the countries
dealing with Argentina at the close Of
1917. with imports aggregating S13S,-
O00,0 and exports totaling S161, 00O,-
900. The united kingdom ranked sec
ond. France third and Brazil fourth.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-10
Sun Yat Sen
Thinks China
May See Peace
Noted P olitical Leader
Looks Forward to Agree
ment Of Factions.

Toxic. Japan. Aug. 1O.-Dr. Sun Yat
Sen. noted Chinese political leader.
has come to Japan. Abiding to the
civil war in China, he expressed opin-
ion that the southerners were prepared
to entertain a peace proposition If the
conditions were such as 10 guarantee
a permanent cessation Of the conflict.
Whether such a result can be attained
while premier Tuan remains in power
seemed problematicaI. he said He
suggested the south may try to find
financial assistance in Japan.
Speaking Of Chino-Japan relations
he said: Il have been paying careful
attention to the question Of an en-
tente between Japan and China and
am convinced that primarily it is a
question OF sentiment II the senti-
ment OF the two peoples can be
brought into harmony. the desired ef-
feet can be obtained without much
effort"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-10

merely for their own benefit. but for
that Of all its Inhabitants whose
friendship and help he invited The
rs-establishment OF the Jewish peo-
PIE in their ancient home in Pales-
tine. he said. would be for the good
Of all humanity.
Then the shofzr OF rams horn was
blown and the scrolls were carried
under canopies BY the chief rabbi
Dr. WsiZmaun and others TO the vari-
Gus synagogues to which they be-
longed-
A Real Festival
IN the afternoon the town OF Tel
AviV remained en- fete- There were
professions OF school children crowned
and decorated with flowers. the Ts-
menites carrying small lambs and
goats on their shoulders and bearing
palms in their hands. Children sold
flowers and confetti IN the streets.
the proceeds OF which 90 to q fund
started recently by the Zionist teach
ers for translating into Hebrew and
publishing in Hebrew, English books
and literature In the evening the
Maccabees gave an athletic demon
stration IN the public gardens. and
the proceedings closed at sunset with
the singing OF God Save the King
and the Zionist national anthem sas-
tlkTah,' the song OF hope.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-10
Japan Gains Financial Grip
AndB Holding China Tight
MayAcquireBig COaLilines

every local bank note held o. them
has its face value guaranteed by the
8, 100000 yen deposited for that pur-
pose. whereas other nationals have
no such guarantee.
Specie redemption ceased on May -.
For several years Japan has insisted
upon redemption Of specie by Chi
nese banks in Manchuria at the rate
OF $4,000 a month. In consequence
the Chinese banks were in financial
straits and had to look to Japan for
relief The immediate result OF the
suspension was a depression OF the
local notes and an initiation OF the
Peiyang dollar to S1-75 in terms Of
minor coins, which is the highest point
ever reached.
Japan Can UnderseH Competitors.
Japanese under the agreement with
China are able to indemnify them
selves for any loss occurring from
acceptance OF small coin money OF
paper notes and are thus able TO I'M
derseu their competitors. For SL20
in small coin notes they can obtain a
silver Mexican dollar which costs 9TH
ers S1-75. The Chinese authorities
fix sI-20 as an arbitrary rate. The
japanese calculate that anything
above that represents a loss TO them.
and they are at liberty to compensate
themselves accordingly out Of the g.,
000,0 yen fund.
a protest by American government
officials against this discrimination
brought an offer by the governor gen
OF specified persons and firms. grant
ing the same privilege enjoyed by the
japanese; but the offer was refused
since IL was not available to all
Americans doing business in Man
churia-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-10

DEKIN. China, Aug. 1O.-An agree
l ment recently concluded by China
and Japan for discontinuance Of spe-
Gle redemption by the Chinese provin-
ciaI government Bank OF Manchuria
and for preferential guaranteed value
Of local bank notes is declared by
competent authorities to afford Japa-
nese business interests in that terri
tory such an advantage over those OF
other nationals as effectuaIly TO
crush all competition. Already one big
American concern has ordered a sus-
pension Of business in Manchuria and
II is said others will inevitably have
to do the same.
Mortgage on Galleries.
It transpires that the Fengtien bu-
reau Of finance, a Chinese institution
borrowed on April % from Japan, for
the purpose OF "readjustment Of the
reserve" OF the provincial bank, the
sum Of 3,000,000 yen and gave as Sc
curity all Of the Chinese holdings in
the Pen-hsi-hu Colliery & Mining Co.
These 100000 yen were required to
be deposited with the Mukden branch
Of the Bank OF Chosen, a japanese
concern, and It was agreed that for
every 100000 additional silver
notes issued by the provincial bank,
2, 100000 yen more should be deposit
ed In the event that the Chinese
provincial authorities are unable to
repay the loan at maturity. the Japa-
nese gain control Of valuable col
lieries in South Manchuria.
Guarantee OF Loan.
The advantage to the Japanese
business interests lies in the fact that
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-10
Find LANDMARKS
OF WASHINGTON
British Earl Lives in Wash
ington Ancestral Home
in England.

Northampton. Eng, Aug. 10.-CCor-
respondence Of the Associated PressJ
American participation in the war
has greatly stimulated interest in the
historic landmarks near northampton.
which are associated with the Eng
lish Washingtons. the ancestors OF
George Washington. On both Memo
rial day and the Fourth Of July. An
gle-American pilgrims TO these places
were informed that a new Washing
ton landmark had been discovered
within the previous few weeks-the
site OF a windmill which the Washing
ton family operated as a business ven
ture tor several years durins the 18th
century.
Tt is ven known" said earl
Spencer, chairman OF the Anglo
American peace centenary committee.
that the WashinEtons were miIlers
at one time, but the site Of the mill
had completely disappeared and no
one knew where Il was located. Re
Gently, however. the site has been dis
covered small depression on the
road leading from Brington 70 Flore.
where excavations are expected 10 re-
veal the foundations Of the old Wash
ington windmill The site has been
marked and will be cared for hence
forward
Celebration ut AEthOrp House.
The celebration Of the Fourth OF
July in the washington district was
conferred at Althorp house. where the
great-Ereat grandfather OF George
N Washington was a frequent visitor
house is the official residence
Of earl Spencer, who owns more than
40 square miles Of the surrounding
country. including many OF the i'm
portant Washington landmarks His
house is a museum OF Washington
relics. including a huge Washington
money chest Of oak and iron. and the
Washington sun dial