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Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-13
HIS PORCH PARTY

Youth, said Robert Louis Stevenson is fussy time, but frequestnly fussi- ness is a quality that follows one through life. Take, for instance, the case of Paul; if he had not been so absurdly fussy on certain occasion he would have escaped a most harrow ing and humlliating experience.
 It was this way: A severe wind and thunder storm made it necessary for Paul to gather all the porch furniture Of his suburban bungalow in a pile in the center of the porch before retiring for the night, and Perdita assisted at the performance. Now let it blow '' remarked that lady as she covered the hammock with rubber blanket and proceeded to her sleeping porch, which was aloft and well closed against the storm.
 T wonder whether Perdita remem- bered to remove the cushions from those chairs" said the fussy Paul to himself as he emerged from the bath room after shaving, clad chiefly in his union suit. T guess I'd better step out and See''
 He did step out and as he had taken the precaution to turn on the electric light from the inside he could see very well that all the cushions were proper ly taken care of. But alas for Paul's precaution! The raging wind slam med the door and the master of the house found himself locked out from his own house, with the storm in- creasing and with very. little between himself and it but some garments moi worth enumerating.
 It was useless to call Perdita, who was the only person in the house, and who. by this time was sleeping the sleep of a farmerete, far beyond the reach of shouts and whistles. Never theless Paul shouted and whistled ant banged at the door with force enough to break it down, but no response whatever came to his appeals. What should he do? Wrap himsel | in one of the Indian blankets lyine rolled up under a bench, or venture
 out into the storm to throw stones a l the windows of the peaceful Perdita
 Paul pondered and he, pondered anC the thunder thundered/he saw a fasI
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-13
TALKING TO MEXICAN EDITORS.

Much trouble has been experienced by this country in the past several years because of the attitude of Mex ico. The relations of the two nations have become decidedly strained and this has unquestionabiy been caused bt the fact that Mexico would not bring itself to view the relationship in the light which this country has or believe in the sincerity of purpose of the United States in whatever acts it has entered into concerning Mexico.
 This state of affairs might have been smoothed out the more readily but for the opening of the great war in Europe and the participation of the United States therein, but the knowl edge that the lack of full understand ing prevails gave the enemy ap ex- cellent field for operations and every advantage has been taken of it to the detriment of Mexico as well as of the United States, for the stirring up of trouble among neighbors means more to them than it does to the rank out slider, whose object is invariably a selfish one.
 The meeting of nearly a hundred Mexican editors with President Will son at Washington in which he set forth the objects of the United States in regard to countries on this conti- nent, the desire for permanent peace and improvement of the relations, to- gether with the ways in which he thinks such could be maintained ought to be productive of good results. There certainly should be a better under standing and the idea of speaking di- rectly to those who are so directly concerned with the life and activities of the republic to the south should be of much importance in connection with our diplomatic service. It re- mains to be seen, however. what Mex ico's response will be.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-13

LIBERTY THEATRES Have Been Built in All National Guard
 and National Army Camps
 in America. "Smileage Books" issued by Federal Military Entertainment Council, pro- vide free admission to these theatres. Send one to YOUR soldier or 10
 ANY soldier.
 Price s1. For sale at the following places: The. Porteous & Mitchell Co. The Reid & Hughes Co. (Boston Store). RaLhbones Drug Store. Ricker's Drug Store. The Lee 6 Osgood Go. The Wauregan Hotel Office. Mara & Eggleron. George Madden Cigar 5tore). Eng1er's Pharmacy. K. of c. Rooms. Ring & Sisk Druggists. The Y- NJ. c. A. Office. H. M Lerou. J. c. Macpherson
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-13
MEN WHO CAME BACK
AFIRE 2y5oo FEET ALoFT.
By Capt. c. F. Campbell
 Highland Light Infantry Attached Royal Flying Corps

One day I was asked to try a new machine of type totally different from any I had flown. I throttled it down and tavied out onto the aero drome and took off. The weather was exceptionally dull that day, and was tooling along about 2,50O feet over Kent County when I heard a loud banging in the air intake pipe that was just at my back. It didn't bother me at first because I was used to it when the petrol mixture was low in another type of machine.
 A louder hoise-a sort of coughing sound-and I looked around. l saw a long streak of flame running out of the back of the engine and catching on to my tail plane. was pretty much excited, and shut my throttle off. But that move did not help mat ters.
 I figured that the engine had back fired and somehow or other had got the flame up into the tank. I made up my mind to a quick trip down. I poked my nose down at a sharp an- gle, frantically looking back at the blaze going up behind me (the ma
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-13
PUSHING THE sHIPBuupINc.

Reports which are being made re- garding tiR au,omDlishments of the shipyards Gze socS: encouraging. After a bad start and TNst little trouble in getting the Dig job properly organ ized shipbuilding appears tc be strfk- ing its gait in a manner which indi- cates that the need of ships, ships and more ships. is going to be fulfilled in such a manner as to make it evident even to Admiral VoR Tirpitz that the underwater boats in spite of all the ruthiessness which they are practic- ing canont win the war.
 According to the record established last month we are now producing ships at the rate of over two and a third day. a gain of more than half a ship day over April and with the work progressing so nicely that Chair man Hurley of the shipping board pre- diets that in 1920 we will have a mer- chant marine of over g, 900 900 tons
 This is as it should be and it indi- cates that the building of ships will increase much faster in the future than 1t has in the past. Although in NHe HOnlh Ot JduudIy the output was only a little over 100000 deadweight tons, it was three times that in May and with over a million tons already completed in the past five months it is figured that the next seven months will result in such additions that the years total will reach at least three million deadweight tons, giving ths country with what it now possesses ( total of about 12,0oo.o 900 tons in round figures. With the prediction that thi. win be doubled in the coming year some idea of the extensive prepara tions for ship construction in thi. country can be obtained. and it is tt be sincerely hoped that Chairman Hurleys estimate is not overdrawn
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-13

well as of capital to do it's utmost. for as President Wilson points out "The war can be lost in America as well as on the fields of France and ill-eonsid- cred or unjustifled interruptions of the essential labor of the. country may make it impossible to win it."
 For labor to do it's part does not mean any greater sacrifice than oth- CTS are making. The presidents ap- peal is for the purpose of settling la bor troubles sensib1y and according to the facts. Labor of course only seeks justice and that does not require the employment of force or the enlbar- rassnent of industry under present, or in fact under any, conditions.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-13

chine was of the Pusher type). and paying little attention to where I was going. My whole attention was on the proceedings behind me. when sud- denly I noticed everything going round me-then a crash. I Tipped the edge of some trees, turned a complete somersault in the machine, landing in the fashion I did by pancaking. hit the ground good wallop, but was not hurt.
 Quickly undoing the belt around my waist I stepped out-stepped out, not jumped, because I had smashed the under carriage and the machine was on it's belly. I got as far from that machine as could, figuring the main tank would got up in minute and it did. Just then a heavy thun- der storm broke overhead and I got back in some bushes and watched mX machine burn up.
 Two men who had been playing golf in an adjacent field came running up.
 Poor devil he's gone" said one as he approached. This struck me as funny. Coming up behind them said, What do you thing of that show"
 It seemed difficult for them to real ize I was the pilot of that machine, as they had been picturing me some place in the smoldering debris. They described the loud banging they had heard in the air, the spurts of flame, and my rapid dive.
 I said few things I had on my mind about how they were making ! machines in those days. The poor workmanship and poor material that would cost a, man his life They agreed with me but felt a bit fab bergasted when I found out I had been l exploding to no other than Lloyd 1 George himself, and a journalist by 1 the name of Harold Cox. We got the news of my crash through to the air craft depot, and I stayed at the Cox | cottage that night.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-13

Essex County, Ontario, with a large French population, has voted 5,400 for the Young Mems Christian Associ- ation in France. One-fourth of the money will go to the Catholic So- ciety, which has raised G9,000 in Els sex Yorke County has voted e9,000 for the Young Mems Christian Associ- alton War Fund.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-13
Vow l just tumble them ,! into
 the pure suds

put they come clean and fresh as the day l bought them!"
 Lux will clean your very daintiest things oithOMt rubbing. It is the modern form of soap-delicate flakes which whip up into wonderful father. Your grocer, druggist or de- partment store has Lux.-Lever Bros. Co.,, Cambridge, Mass.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-13

Over in Germany it is claimed that allied prisoners are being kept about intuition factories so that they will be among those to suffer from the aerial attacks. That shows conelu- sively what the objects of the allied air raids are. If the allies were to resort to the same practice they would cluster the German prisoners about cathedrals. churchs~ and hospitals.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-13
OTHER VIEW POINTS

When the New Haven Road raised it's rate from 2 cents a. mile, due notice was given. and travellers or spectators were allowed to load up with mileage books in advance. Now it is announced that the government director of roads has decreed that after June 10 mileage books will not go at the rate per mile that they were sold under, but must shrink to the new rate of cents a mile. It is a question if the book is not con- tract. On the other hand. it, is given out that communication tickets, bought before that date. will be good at the old rate. It seems more likely that this curious announcement is based on some error than that it can be correct It looks unfair and partial Hartford Courant.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-13

If all those who are, making sugges- tions regarding the leyying of taxes have their ideas adopted the people of this country will have a chance to know what taxation means.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-13

There is no question but what labor is right when it says autocracy and militarism must perish and it is to be recognized that labor can render i'm portant assistance in wiping them ont
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-13

When Berlin gets worried over the way in which German Americans have not responded to kultur, it must understand that German kultur has to take second place to Americanism.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-13

Having sent two cargoes of sugar to the bottom the submarine comman- der can claim that he is doing his best to cause a reduction in the con- sumption of sweets.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-13

At St. John, New Brunswick a celebration has been held in memory of Sir Leonard Tilley, one of the fathers of the Confederation, who was born 100 years ago.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-13

The more we hear about the opera tions of the submarines on this side the more it is realized that it is going to be another case of the pitcher that went to the well once too often.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-13

A Pullman car porter in Kansas has filed a petition in bankruptcy, which makes it look as if the tip was suf- fering from the practice of overcom- ing waste.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-13

"T7HOSE little odd things that soil
 so quickly-what nightmare
 A- they always used to be! Out of three sets of washable satin collars and cuffs was fortunate to have one pair clean enough to wear! The dainty little accessories 1 longed to buy were such a bother to keep clean ]
 "But now that have discovered Lux, buy all the little odd things l want! I never think twice about washing them. Now 1 just tumble them into the pure rich suds the moment they are soiled. Then l. swish them about, press the suds through them again and again-and
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-13

It might as well be understood that any who cross the line from Rhode Island to avoid the new "loafer" law which has just gone into effect there will not be welcomed
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-13
Harvest Hands Wanted.

The big wheat growbers are calling for help, but can they compete with the government factories in wage prices ?-Memphis Appeal.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-13

What an awakening the people of Germany are due to undergo when they realize that all the war news they are being fed on has been camou- da1edt
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-13

The man on the corner says: What
 used to be triangle of pie in the restaurants is now curtailed to the proportions of wedge
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-13
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Along with the ideal days of June there are those. now and then, which are decidedly raw.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-13

It is tough on Theodore Roosevelt to be afflicted on this second trip and have to break many speaking engage ments again. It is tough on the coun- try too. It needs his patriotic enthus- iasm, his aggressive instinct and his
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-13

The tale of the captain of wha1er that the U-boat commander allowed him to go unmolested sounds almost like a fish story.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-13

of lightning his neighbors, MT. and Mrs. Winston, opening the front gate.
 Now, MT. and Mrs. Winston, who lived across the street upon returning from a trip to the city had seen that their neighbor's porch was illuminated and that some one was evidently in veyr great distress. 'FWe can't be any wetter than We are," remarked Mrs Winston. Do let's go across and see what is the matter"
 And when Paul saw them stepping across he felt like rat in trap; no, he felt worse than rat. Again his glance wildly sought the Indian b1ak- cts and he thought grimly that no doubt his Hair would be in perfect harmony with such a covering, for he felt it rising at the thought of con- | fronting the elegant Mrs. Winston. l No, he would not confront her, he would dare anything but that, and during an interval when all was dark Paul darted out into the storm and round to the bathroom window, which, l he remembered, was open about an inch. It was soon open wide enough to admit the person of Paul, and when he was safely on his feet he peeped out on the porch and saw the surprised and mystified Winstons turn away from his door.
 Do you think it could have been 8 l burglar?" questioned Mrs. Winston of her husband as they covered under their umbrellas and hurried down the path.
 Just what Winston may have said 1 in reply was happily lost in a severe clap of thundeE
 Paul, shivering vigorously under 2 belated bathrobe and with his hail dripping wet, went to the place o 1 Perdita's peaceful slumber. "Didn' you hear me?' he demanded, and tht thunder had got into his voice and thii time she did hear him, and she listened with half-awakened interest to tht story of his adventure.
 As Paul went out she said in sleepy accents: You knew those cushion. were all right; if only you were no
 so fussy, Paul." And there was ano
 ther merciful clap of thunder t
 swallow up his answer. - Cffcagl News.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-13

indefatigable energy to keep it up to the mark If he has to be careful and save himself and not boil over except at regular and stated intervals, it will be great loss to the country. As a valetudenarian statesman. as any, thing but super man, T. R. will lose the essence of his unique qual- ity. He can't be spared just now.- Waterbury American.
 War bread is being eaten by the Eighty sixth Division United States Army, stationed at Camp Grant, Ill. In addition to turning out 10000 or more fighting men now engaged in actual field service and oversubscrib- ing Liberty loan, the records of the lie recently show that through the remainder if the training period tons of white four will be conserved monthly for those in France. Six
 teen thousand pounds of feldoven bread, which comes in long loaves weighing 13 pounds per loaf, and 14,000 pounds of garrison bread in small loaves are turned out by di- vision ovens each day. Twenty five per cent. of the bread dough is made from nonwheat flour and no sugar is uSed.-Harttord Times.
 There are over 1900 men from Meriden in the service. We believe that when the complete totals are
 secured this will be found to be HOO. Based on the population fig ures of the last census this would give Us a representation of about one in nineteen However con servative estimate of the population
 now is about 37.0OO and so it can be seen that we have one in twenty 1 two, or maybe one in twenty one of our population in the service.
 When you realize that we do quite
 bit of war work here and that this | haturaly exempts considerable
 share. of the population and wher you also understand that our alier
 population is quite large, we should
 all be mighty well pleased with what
 this city is doing.-Meriden Journal.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-03-17
IA PL.A1ICA
E:SP|N()SA
H()bbY
ESTA 4 PUkTO De
CELEbRARSE
Sc trataraa en- ella asun-
los de gran in'eEes


EAGLE PASS. Texas. Mario Is.
Sc ha saaiGo hoy Qae han QCedaIo
terminates los arreg.oS que Sc "e-
r;an hacienda para ura conference
entire el GoJernador del Estadc de
l"xa:. NJ. Hobby : e, del Estaao
dc Coahuila. Gustavo Espinosa Nj
lies. IA cual debera celebrarse en-
est. :iudad en- IA de Piedras Ne
@ras. Dicha confereNcia ser:; similar
:. Il que hace pcco tempo celebraron
en- Laredo los gobernadores Hobby
= Zanhrano.
De acGerLo con los informes cue
e tienen. los gobernadores de Texas
: de Coahui,a tratar;ln. en- Ia entire
vista proyectada. sobrc las med!das
cue deaen De adoptarsc para estilnu-
l:.r- el trafico entire ambas entidades.-
Coahuila tienc grandes eXistencias
de arJ!culos que necesita Texas. Y
este de los que neces!ta Coahuiia. In
!n;eccambio lie productos Sc hace M
cesario baio conGicioneS hberales, !
nara discu:!r in meior lorna de e.
rablecer y desarrol!ar en- srande es-
Gala q ;ntercambio es para 10 que sc
la arreglado Ia conferencia entire
los gobelnadorcs Espinosa Nireles =
Hobby.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-03-17
1()nAN Los
Sl)RIAN()S
CHIAljTL.|A
C0METIER0N MUChAS|
DEPREDACIONES
Fus recuperada despues
nor los casYAi.cistas
reIearama r>prcial para L. rwENsA

CiCDAD De MENICO. Mario l6.
FL gchisrro c"rra2c c:Sta m neSho
una declaration * c:.,Tlctc" seml-ofi-
cIa! en n que &c hace coaStar que
,ras IN re":do com3aI2, las fuerzas
lealeS lograron arrancar. de nIanoi
de los zapatis.as, N ciudad Chiaurla
rer,creci .,stc n Es;aGo Ge Puebla
o:.e fut oc9p&da por eso< :ebeldeS
deSde hace varios CiaS.
Al Gar cueHta de n recupecacion
de- II referida plaza. .! go3ierno hace
ccntar Que /. cstanc;a de los 2a9a-
ris;as en- ella s. Caracter.Zo por {!
oil.Aie ms deSen:renado llevado
te,,n.no por los reheldes quicnes on
traron 4 saco en todo e! comerclo '
por el gran aumeco de aSeslnatoS
perpetrados en- las personals de mu-
cAos de sus habit2nras.
Por mus que no sc dan muchoS ,,e-
TALES, parece que los za?ac'staS no
hicieron una gran f"SiStencIa Y que
una vez conseguido su objeto de apo
d, rarse &e alguHos .iveres que h2bla
en- r>& poD.Gcic., : &c .os pac;recEos
oue tenia IA guarn!cijn carra&rlsta
= Ia que derroJaron cHando emprSn
dlcron el ataque que los puso en- po-
session de Chiautla. SoIam2nre deja-
ron en- esa poblacion una escaSI guar
melon con iastruccione> de abando-
narla tan pronto como los car"anciS-
tas egata-an de reScaCarla de una
naanera formal. Por % tanto. el pc
Queno combate que sc trabo no tuvo
or.o obicto que obi,gar los carran-
cisJas Z poner de manifesto las fuer-
zas con que contaoan SuS inten-
clones Y al darse cueata de que lie
vahan elementoS bastantcs para re-
cuperarla, Sc las abandonaron apo
vaGos en- su retlrada por fuerzas "a
patistas que estahan diSpuestas para
csc objeto.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-03-17
Sale de chihuahua
Murgula con tropas
a recuperar la plaza
La estricta ceRsura I'M
puesfa por los carron-
cistas impide conocer
detalIes de Ia coptura
de Durango per los
fuerzos yilliisics
relesrana Especial para IL rREN>,.


FL pASO. Texas, Mario 16.-La
ciudad De DI:ango, capital te! E;:a-
do de, ,n:sn.o nom5va. h lido oyu-
pada por X, fuer:A> vij!lstas, tEas
de- IN ssngr.ynto combHt soStenid"
con Ia ,ropaS carr:tnc!>tas quc a
guarne:iaa.
Ii noticia de esta victoria tc los
rebe!de, - reclbi5 hoy 81 IA noch:
e. esIa cir6::,l. 20 inforn,aciones
traida: por raSajeros ?roccdenG:.
del sur.
Las nlism@s info.lAac;on.s recie-
rer cue cl general Francisco Mur-
@uia ee eacuentra ~ el el Es:ado
&a Durango con n mayor parte dc
!as ruerza< cue tiene suS ordenes
y que Sc dispone = iniciar II campa-
~ contra Villa en- aqpella enti3ad.
Desde Gue Sc anuncio que Mur
guia habia abandonado cl Estado de
Chihuahua para "perSeCuir" Villa
en- Durango. Sc considero que IA S.
;uaci0n on aqualia eatjdad era cri-
tica para el gobierYo. Sin embargo.
la noticia de "a capt1ra de Ia capital
drranguense por los v!ihstas ha eau
sado scrpreSa.
De "a ciudad de Torreon han sido
4aviadas tropas reforzar = Mur-
ia. oca2ionando este mov:miento e
uue In guarHici6n de aquella ciudad
Gvedsra mUv debilitaGa.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-03-17
EXPLOSION De BOMRAS
De DINAM|TA EN-
Monterrey
En- Ia ciudad hay algunas di'
sen;nadas desde la desocu.
pacion de los vii!istas

Ultimamente Sc nan regiStrato Ell
"a ciudad de Monterrey, segun nos
rafieren viaieroS de aQuclla car;tal-
lamentables academies OcurridoS con
/ explosion &c bombas de dinamita
de las que hay muchas diseminadas
DE "A ciudad desde que ALI comba-
tieron villistas Y carrancistas.
Cuando las fuerzas que sostenian
Al carancismo evacuaron Ia ciudad
de Monterrey obhgadas clio Dor las
,roc:c villista,. deiaron abandona-.
tas en- las GALES V casai muchas bonn
pas de dinamita de las que emplea-
nan en- los combates.
Algunas de esas bombas habian
sido preyiamente enterradas por los
carrancistas en- determinados sitioS,
con e. prop0sito de que hicieran ex-
p!osi6n al ocupar Ia plaza los willis
tas. Volvieron los carranicstas 2
Monterrey Y jamas Sc preocupa-on
por desenterrar las bombas que ha-
5ian deiado en- diferentes casas.
Durante los ultimos dias Sc han
estado hacienda mejoras materiales
en- gran cantidad de casas de Ia ciu-
dad regiomontana, con motive de
tales trabaios, han hecho explosion
las bombas enterradas en- algunas dc
elias. ocasionando en- Ia mayor parte
de las veces la muerte de los encar-
gados de las referidas obras mate,
riales.
Tambien Sc ha dado el easo de que
las victimas hayan Sido personals que
han alquilado viviendas ignorantes
de que en- elias Sc encontraran Ia:
maquinss infernsles enterradas pol
los carrsacistas.