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Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-17

ing, the opening stage of which is 8 period of eight days passed in some other branch of service from that out of which they have been selected. The second stage is a period of flying lasting eight days. The next step is a period of three weeks in the staff office of an army comprising several army corps. after which they go into the staff office of an army corps for a term lasting week.
 On the completion of this practical work the officers return to the Staff School for a month to have the final touch given to their instruction before they are appointed to a divisional staff in the field, the entire training having lasted five months. It is only by the closest application to study that an officer can succeed in master even although he has already gone through the ordinary military train ing of an officer.
 Those who are intended for brigade staffs work through the same steps ei preliminary theoretical course, but a. their training is intended to fit then | to serve with smaller units only, the. | do not pursue so long practiea course, which in their case comprise a week with a branch of the servic, other than that to which they orig inally belonged, a week of aviation and two weeks in a divisional s:zff | The work of staff dealing witt operations is divided into five heads as follows: The study and preparation of the elements necessary to reach 1 decision concerning an operation, tn decision itself; the notification of thi decision to the units which are t
 carry it out: the execution of fn
 plan; the control of the execution ] The decision is the task of the com
 mander-i in- chief of the troops en
 gagged, while it's execution lays in tn
 hands of the troops themselves, thu
 leaving the three other heads to b
 worked out by the officers of the staf
 To do this work an army staff i divided into four bureaus. The firs
 of which has the task of keeping u
 to date informal ton Epncerning tk electives at the disposal of the gen eral The second records all infor
 nation obtained. about the enem!
 The third deals with the operation
 and the movements and instruction
 the troops. The fourth is eoneerne
 with the food supply, transport an
 communications. The furth CT sectio I is responsible for the transmission orders.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-17

bit without making the greatest pos sible efforts to get the full beneAA
 The freight which can hs transpert- ed from the Great Lakes to New York or other points in the Empire state and the vicinity of the metropolis even to certain sections of New England, by the barge canal will mean just Sc much relief to the railread lines and the vessels travelling by way of the St. Lawrence. We not only need this assistance but there should De such racognitieR of it's valus that every possible effort should be put ferth te get it,
 If barges can be constructed and made ready for use by the time the canal can be operated. ana those iF touch with conditions maintain thai they can, then by all means shoult there be concentration of efforts t that end. It is not a matter on whies there ought to be 2 lot of backing ant filling but direct immediate and de, termined action.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-17
WAYS OF WINNING PRIZES.

careless heart I sailed in, and while the experts were siicing and pulling, and topping their balls and gpashing their teeth and explaining to eFeryone played play Iii ike that that, r just went ahead without any comments, I had fools luck and never did better, To my amazement had good enough score to aualify. All the girls sympathized with me, Never paipds' they said 'you'll have just one match to play and of course you'll do down and tiler you can rest in peace and just fol= low around and look onlp
 T shiFered and gHaked, thinking ei that match, and wondered what nay disgusted onppnent would da to ne phonsa Meaa gep s aenaag aeaas flat had dsaet a blank and so didn't have to play that time? was still in that aWfu tournament! The next draw 1 wal paired with Mrs, Everett and I wen to bed with a raging headache, think 1 ing about it, because she Is a yer. good player. Pale and shaking, go | to the club the day of the match, onk
 to find that Mrs. Everett had default | ed to me because she had been calle,
 east-and so I still remained i2 tn l tournament!
 'sMy friends tried not to act amaze when they met me and discovered tha
 I was still among the players Mos
 of them got permanent wrinkles i their fair hroWs wondering how Q
 earth it happened. My goodness, 2
 course didn't tell 'em! I just aete
 sort of careless and casual and a
 though I was perfectly used to bein up among the semi finals!
 And would you believe it, the VIC man I drew for the last game was
 shark, but she got lost in stone p
 and rolled into the water anothe
 place. and got tangled in 8 thieks
 twice, thus giving me 8 chance fe
 my life--and at the eleventh hole sf
 looked at her wrist watch and sai
 heavens, she'd be late for that Lunch ! con and would have to go-and sf ! walked off right there, leaving n victor of course. And can show ye l my two nice, shiny silver candlestiel
 right now, with the date engraved z ' 'em-and nobody on earth can say ] didn't win my golf prize fairly!" ) Certainly extraordinary" agree Fthe girl with the slieked back hal , "Only Ruth Deane's picture couldr r have been helped along any way Ill : that!"
 t "Huh!" said the golf girl. .Lots ] ways! There mightn't have been ai
 other pictures at all you know!" } Exchange.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-17

Did you know" inquired the girl with the slicked back hair, that Ruth Deans painting took the prize at that exhibition? The prize, I'm telling you! wouldn't let that girl paint the back fence plain gray! Shed have it lay- ender with pink stripes--that's pos itively all she knows about art! And she got 2 prize."
 T never heard of such thing!r ehorused the others. Ha! FIal-
 H'mi' commented the young wp- man wearing the three inch heels. Really, you never can tell I can imagine it quite possible for Ruth to take the prize! Do not scoff and jeer, mes enfants! l might mention, by the way, that I won 9 golf prize re- gently, at the last club tonrnament: The first prize in my flight! What did you say?"
 Somebody coughed in the appalled, silence which ensued. There vas 2 faint giggIe hastily turned into an other cough. Then the girl with ths l slicked back hair asked haltingly and politely, 'Did yeu?"
 The girl with the high heels looked around at the circle and grinned 1 .sHow I am enjoying your sufferings! she said genially. s4Cheer up! I knov just as well as you do that npbod! could tell my game of golf from g DO tato digging contest; that I don
 know hoW to stand or swing. So vol needn't feel upset and try to main tain blank faces and conceal you l thaughtsi'
 Then" burst ou the relieved che
 rus, "how did you ever happen to ge the prize Only we weren't thinkin
 any of those things at all and it's yer unjust----n
 'sNo, of course you weren't!" sooth ingly agreed the girl with the hig heels, Tt was just sheer luck that played well enough the first day t qualify. I only went out to save ar gument with three girls who stoppe their ear for me and who insisted tha might as well have the fun of tn
 drive. So I did. My trying to pla
 with all those sharks was just a
 silly as attempting to drive an aero
 plane when I've never even been one,
 "As to weather, it was q perfectl awful day for golf-celd and with wind that besides being gal | changed it's direatlan every five mir
 utes. It rattled all the good player , horribly. They got nervous for fes , their game would be ruined. Natr .. rally since I had no game it did ni worry me in the least. Nothing cou make mine worse.
 with a perfectly free mind and
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-17
GET THE BAReEs.

d While the country is suffering from the ls-aS of transportation facilities, and 1t cannot be denied that the ef- Bets of such handicap are being se- ereiy felt, the lesson which it teaches 8gardins future provisions ought not P go unheeded.
 We have been told that the new Barge canal in New York state is go- 9g to be ready for use by May and
 Dat # will be capable of handling 10,- 10000 tons of freight but it will be Anpossible to get the benefit of this Rlp unless some immediate steps are
 ken to provide the barses which will
 required to handle such business
 Tom such barges as are available $me help can be secured but there hoald be nc disposition te accept that "
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-17
THE COAL SAVING ORDER.

It is perfectly proper and highly cammendable that every effort should be made to overcome the waste of coal and to prevent it's use where it is not needed, or where a lesser consumption would serve all the requirements, but che idea of shutting down industries for period of five days or for one day a week in addition to Sunday in order to overcome the coal shortage is decidedly drastic and must be locked upon as an act of last resort
 ] With conditions and prices as they are the worlzingman is more depend- ent than ever upon the conversion of his labor into cash To close down any of the industries for any length of time will simply add to the trou- bles of the employees who are badly handicapped already by taking away that which they are relying upon for their daily bread, and this is particu larly true in the industries which dc not happen to be engaged in filiine war orders.
 , The real need of the situation is tt speed up the work of getting the eoa from the mines to the consumer. Tn, centralized control of the railroad. ought to be able to handle that nrab, lem and 1t is to the government tha We must look. now that it has takel bver the transportation systems, fo the adjustment of this problem. It tn, Railroads were under the old privat management there would be no though sf forcing industries to close. The rail, loads would be expected to meet tn tituation but that is just what tn, Government through the fuel admin ktration and the control of railroad
 as failed to do. It is situation Which needs to be overcome as quickl, Is possible.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-17

reckons indemnities and gives out the new rules of trade taxes and obedience to conquered America?
 Would you bet with the Devil on the sanetity of moral treaty? Remember Belgium. Remember the Lusitania. Remember the Kaiser Credo-"Me und Gett."
 The betting man loves fair play and an open board, These. dice are all loaded; these cards all marked; every promising horse in the race is drugsed. The German dopesters have one rule -T win, you lose-I win, anyhow" This is the last call to the sporting blood of America. To the good sport ing blood; bad blood has no sport in 1 it.
 And you can't bet alone. You must bet with all the world against the one man not of it. l It isn't just the safety of your real | estate, or your investments, or you1
 vast properties and prospects.
 It is the manhood and Womanheod of America that make all these things worth having and projecting.
 Imagine going to your office some fine morning, being roughly jostied in
 to the gutter by an insoient PrussiaT officer, then to find your letters opened
 your safe footed your business annex ed by German military necessity" Imagine going home, to find you
 house occupied by registering German
 officers, your art treasures appropriat ed or destroyed by German Kultu,
 your wife and daughters outraged b
 these brothers of the Beast. who mus
 have relaxation" I Are you a good sport? You are always open to bet on tn
 ball game, the weather the up or dow of wheat, the election, the speed of
 boat, auto. horse or train, or the tur of a card.
 Come, now!
 Do family, fortune, faith in the f1as mean anything to you? Is today's market more than tomor : rows security?
 It is your ante. There's no limit to patriotism ( what you want to put behind it. How are you going to bet?
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-17
STORES OF THE WAR
Organizing an Army Staff.

Organizing an Army Staff.
 fcOrrespendence of The Associated Press,)
 A few precise details as to the or ganization of an army staff-that branch of the military body known as the brains of the .arHy"-show what great care and minute control are necessary in the selection of officers who have in their hands the direction of operations and eonseauently the | lives of the thousands of men engaged ] in modern battles. The correspondent of The Associated Press has during mere than three years of war watch 1 ed closely the development of the staff | work of the allied armies, and has thus obtained his information at first hand under actual war conditions. | In the French army when an aug mentation of the number of staff ef- | fieers was found necessary a .selee- tion was made among the officers of
 the reserve and those of the regular regimental officers without staff ex- peFienee. The first category was i found to comprise many officers whe although full of energy and martial
 spirit, lacked in a smaller or large, degree the experience of handling the l troops; while the second category was l unaccustomed to the niethedieal stNdy of documents. It was therefore, de-
 cided to form Staff School through
 which all these candidates for staff work had to pass before undertaking
 their important duties,
 The aspiFants make a study of the
 various branches of the army. artil. lery, cavalry, infantry, engineers aa6
 aviation-and with the aid and guid ance of experienced officers belonging
 to each of these arms learn to foresee
 and provide for the needs of the Aif,
 ferent units. The next step is {
 course in the organization of the com,
 aand of a staff and the working e
 the various services connected will l it. This is followed by study Of tn.
 preparatory work of a military opsra
 tien and the mechanism of issuing or ders. as well as the employment O
 troops and the work of g stan durins , battle, all of which is explained b! experienced staff officers.
 A period of about ten weeks is us ], ually sufficient to give tharoug1 , foundation to the aspirants, who ar
 then divided into two groups, the frs Hntended to become divisional staf ]. officers and the second to go to bri gade. staffs.
 . Those chosen for divisional wofl proceed to course of practical train
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-17
Views of the Yigilantes
A Good Bet

By George E. Bowen of The vigilantes
 Without sacrilege, let us consider this war as a game of chance. ''
 Most wars have been-some of them with nothing but a gamblers chance and the love of tito justify their in- itiation and performance. This war is different. This war is for the spiritual life or death of the world. This war is to put humanity above the power to plundef and enslave-or to abandon the world and democracy in the barbarisn of the Beast. Every soldier, true to type, instinc- lively thrills to the spirit of adVen- tuFe.
 For good or glory. as he sees it. His personal sacrifice is a wager with death on the triumph of his prfn- l ciples, .. l Even raw, unchastened youth has ] it's uniformed dream. ! But most of all-through that drean,
 ~=shines the prize of victory fuli-arm cd youth valiantly sets out to win. ! So the dice are thrown or the cards are drawn as surely as the soldiers aim counts its game. l Let us say, then, war is bet. I Which way are you betting on this var?
 You American, in your bank or or or store,-counting your profits l wherever you may be-What are you
 betting on?
 For once, we cannot say we are liv. ing just for today.
 This war is thing of Dessfny-ant
 Destiny settles her affairs and sets uz
 her business Tomorrow.
 A seod many Americans of grea wealth have wholeheartedly given beti 1 themselves and their fortunes to tn holy cause.
 l They made this double gift becaus.
 what they are fighting for is wha first made them Amerieans-gave thel,
 the right to serve the right and to say, lit for the oppressed and exiled 0
 earth. Some of these young men were city . bred, kn6wing luxury, fame, social ad , vantage and the uses of unlimited in come. Some were from the Great
 Outdoors champions of the soil or tn
 forest or of the hidden wealth of tn |, mountains.
 They had made opportunity an cashad in on the high values of thei own creation. If any one had a right to bet If
 OF fortune on the outcome of this wal
 these men had. But they took this chance; The P eeuid not fail. they must not fail, the , dare not fail.
 Which way are you betting on thi
 wsr?
 It is said no man takes his gold c
 his estates with him beyond this Tiff
 It is equally true that no man will re I tain his gold or his estates-or tn | freedom to gain more-if the Hun win :. the bet he has made with humanity. fl You are, perhaps, too old for mill p tarY service, but you are not past tn age of mathematical sense. What will your millions do agains
 the will of Wilhelm, on the day |
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-17
THE COMING CITY MEETING.


 The electors of the city have been sEarned to attend 8 special meet sing Friday evening at which nun ber of matters of direct interest to every taxpayer are to come up for ac- Stion. These are all matters upon which everyone entitled to vote should be thoroughly informed and like other city business it calls for an express sion from as large a number of the +voterg as possible.
 t! Only two of the items involve very large sums of money although each one must be acted upon if the court of common council is to be given the Sproper authority to carry them into Infect. We are confronted with a condition regarding our gas and elee- tric property which should receive careful and eonsiderate attention. IT many ways the growth of the com muRity and the support of it's existing industries depend to large extent ftherean. It is vital thar the needs should be adequately set forth, tha, there should be a complete statement regarding the requirements and wha1 it Is expected to gain thereby. Other wise it Is impossible for the voters tt pass honest judgment thereon. It i. equally important that the voter! should be there to acqpaint themselxe! with the existing state of affairs il order that the proper remedy may b applied. We must go forward. w .eertainly cannot allow ourselves t slide backward.
 .. The electors of the city shoul' therefore do their part in looking ou for their own interests and their owl business. There is too much at stalk to leave action upon the matters con tained in the call to a few. Ther should be a representative gatherin of the citizens for full and free cx pressien of opinion and for the talk ing of the wisest action after learn ing the facts
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-17
PRESIDENT BACKS DAYLIGHT
 SAVING,

If all that was needed te get con- sideratiea for the daylight saving plan from congress- was the enlargement of President Wilson, that has now been received and it ought net to take long to get the legislative machinery geared up to action, This is another instance where the impartance of proper preparation ought not to be overlooked until it is toe late and then endeavor te make up for the prceras- tination.
 The bill which provides for pushing the clock along an hour during the late spring and summer months has been acted upon fayerabiy by the sen- ate. It is still in committee of the house and if the infuenee of the pres ident is going to have the desired eff fort it will be saved from a pigeen hole. When it comes to conservation il should be realized that every oppor- tunity to practice 1t should be i'm | proved. There is every reason for say. ing daylight as there is for savins coal, far saving foQd or anything else. It is true that any who wan to can put the plan into operation 1 without interference but there mus 1 be a general adoption of the plan i it is going to be the success that i
 can and should be.
 I Those who have made a study of tn | matter assert that the pushing of tn
 hands of the >elnck ahead an heu
 in the spring and back again in tn
 fall will mean saving of nnilliol
 tons of coal. Others say it will effec
 g saving of 4D,oa9,oea, Certainly ther
 can be no disposition to stand in tn
 way of any such work of conserva
 tion.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-17

There is more eatarrh in this section of the country than all other diseases put together, and for years it was sup serlbed local remedies. and by con stantly failing to cure with local treat ment, pronounced it inourable. Catarrh is a local disease. greatly influenced by requires constitutional treatment. Halls catarrh Medicine, manufactured by E. J. Cheney & Ca, Feledo, Ohio is a constitutional remedy, is taken inter the mucous surfaces of the system. One Hundred Dollars reward is offered for any case that Halls CatarFh Medicine fails ta cure Send for eireulars and testimonials.
 F.J. CHENEY & co. Toledo, Ohio,
 Sold by druggists, 75e.
 Halls Family Pulls Sor. constipation,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-17
FEEL FINE! TAKE "CASCApETS' FOR
 LIVER, BOWELS
SPEND 10 CENTS! DON'T STAY
 BILIOUS, SICK, HEApAeHf, eoNsTiPAFED.
CAN'T HARM YOU! BEST CA THARFlc FOR MEN, WOMEN
 AND CHILDREN.

Enjoy life! Your system is filled with an accumulation of bile and bow eI poison which keeps you bilious, hea1daehy, dizzy, tongue coated, breath bad and stomach souT-Why don't you get 10 cent box of Cascarets at the drug store and feel bully Take Cas- carets tonight and enjoy the incest, gentlest liver and bowel cleansing you every experienced. You'll wake up with a clear head, clean tongue, live ly step, rosy skin and looking and feel ing fit. Mothers can give a whele Gasearet to a sick, cross, bilious, few erish child any tifne-they are harm less-never. gripe or sicken.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-17
Where Silence Incriminates.

The Hebrew Union College, Cinein- nati, has dismissed professor who re- fused to say which side he wished to win the war. The American resident vino will not answer that question wishes the other side to win. Silence is as much incrimination as speech Buffalo Enquirer.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-17

Germans are using the bronze mon uments in Belgian cemeteries for war purposes. They are not satisfied to oppress and destray the living non- combatants but they are now robbias the dead.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-17

That German officer in 3 United States uniform caught applying a match to the magazine at an aviation field ought to get a prompt trial and commensRrata nuntshmeat.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-17

It is rather exasperating to read the statement of one authority tha; there is sufficient coal at tidewater
 and that of another that because o1 the lack of it industries. even those engaged in war work, may have to close.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-17

If the nes.efi.se department was in better control of it's business it might be able to offer some relieve to the coal shortage by sGtting fosth the ad- vantages of parcel post,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-17

Those who are putting their change into thrift and war savings stamps are steadily contributing to the needs of the nation.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-17

The weathsrman has apparently done his worst in an effort to upset the programme for freight moving week
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-17

When whole hneks of sheep are de- streyed by. dogs it is easy to place some of the responsibility for shoday in our soldiers clothing.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-17

Does Mayor Hylan, in declaring tha. no reform is wanted in New York city, take his cue from the treatment of his predecessor?
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-17

The man on the corner says: It is some bother to keep a good intention dressed up all the time, but. like the act of the Good Samaritan. it pays,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-17

If thoughts of springtime would only bring it. that much desired sea- son would be well aleng on it's way
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-17

The bill which has been introduced into congress to give Hoover more power can be expected to draw op- position from Senator Reed.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-17

When President Wilson stands for freedom of the seas, Germany well uns derstands that it does not mean a freer rein fur the submarines.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-17
EDITORIAL NOTES.

It requires all sorts of conditions to make some people realize that we are actually engaged in war.