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Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-06
STORIES OF THE WAR
lndo- Chinese at Pick and Shovel Work.

! Work.
 Correspondence of the Associated Press1:
 Smart little brown men from Annam and other parts of 1ndo-China have relieved the French troops of the pick and shovel work which is, next to actual fighting, one of the most important duties of Q modern army not only in the first-class positions but in the rear of the battle front. At many points along the line these Soldiers-for they are thoroughly trained fighting men, many of whom 1 have taken valorous part in colonial Wars-may be met cheerfully and willingly doing their bit in the great task of beating the Germans.
 No chore is too difficult or too per ilouts for them. Unloading and loading from trains daily onto motor lorries and into ammunition wagons millions of shells and rifle cartridges | hand-grenades and aerial torpedoes needed by their white comrades, lay ing out roads across fields and marsh
 es where no passage formerly existed
 digging reserve trenches. building | huts, driving ambulances- these heavy labors are executed by them
 with wonderful celerity and skill.
 On one day, during a recent offen- sive, a battalion of Annamites trans
 ferred from an ammunition train tC
 succeeding conveys of motor lorries
 228, 900 three-inch shells and 90,O0( larger projectiles and thus helped the
 French artilleIVmen win a decisive victory.
 Since February, 1916, these Anna. | 1ao sar q 1 least the first detachment of them
 and soon after their arrival they were | found to be of such 4mmense utilif.
 that their numbers have been gfeatl! 1 increased. When volunteers wer'
 called for among the existing bat l talions in the Far East virtually ever.
 man in the service asked to be takel | to Europe. It is regarded as al honor among the natives of th' | French colony to serve in the arm. and in the ranks of the native bat talion are to be found men from bes' families of the country, even princes of the royal blood taking service al | privates Many of the non cemhis stoned officers are white soldiers, wh' have fought in the colonies and wh, ! know thoroughly the language an,
 customs of the natives. with whom 1 they live on the best of terms. Tn
 natives themselves are in many in stancse educated and quickly obtail
 promotion.
 Every effort is made to respect tn
 habits and religious practices of tn native soldiers, who greatly admir-
 their officers, all of whom have hel
 commands in the colonies. The dis
 eipline of the troops is remarkable. During thir leisure hours, the An nanites lead a very active life i playing native games in which grea physical strength is called for and practfsipg among thennselves move
 ments and with exercises with -thei weapons, Some of them are real ar i lists in wood carving and in hammer I ing designs on metal and they ar , very proud of showing their work { , visitors to their cantonments. Sfrhe they have been in Franc { they. have. contrary to expectation ! suffered hardly at all from the chang : of climate and environment. The ay , craze number of sick is only sixtee a per thousand.
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@Alice, Norton says you can't have the house after all. The people have decided not to sell"
 .'May!p Alice stood up. glaring at her sister. The sweater she was knit ting fell to the floor,
 'Yes. Their son wants it or some thing. Anyway, they've called off the sa1e.'
 But the papers we're all ready to sign! Have you just come from Nor tons? I'll go down and see him now.' Without waiting for reply sife seized cap and sweater from g near-b by chair and was gone, rushing pre- cipitantly into the February sunshine. It heamed pleasantly on the trim little street that hustled with iife-mid- morning grocery carts, children on a Saturday holiday. Houses had flung wide their windows and housewives leaned out to shake a dust cloth or a mop. Spring comes very early to Hil- ton. and Hilton was responding to it's l touch,
 1 At the end of the trim little street was a trim little square, where Hil- toms s'butchers, bakers and candle stick makers piled their trade, and F, l Norton. attorney at law and real es- l tate agent, hung out his gi1ded l shingle He welcomed Alice gladly | but was powerless to help her. "The Lesters have changed their minds and won't sell, that's all there 1 is to it. he said. T believe their son wants the house"
 Well, Alice finally agreed, T sup pose it can't be helped. I'll return the key you loaned me tomorrow and she went out, struggling with her dis appointment
 | It was indeed disappointment, this 1 shattering of a 10 years drama that | had almost become a reality. Ever since she had come to Hilton. Alice had coveted this house, which stood in ar
 older part of the village. She had tol6 herself, Some day I shall buy 1t fol my little cripples.p Its broad rooms
 should give them shelter, it's big trees
 shade them, it's old d-fashioned gardens
 blossom to bring smiles to theil pinehed little faces. Alice was nearly 30. and they were her life, her work When they came each summer from 2
 near-hy home she superiRtendee l their outing in a primitive building l outside the village and promised her l self something better for them. Now
 a legacy from Uncle Don made pos.
 sible her dream, which vanished ever as it took shape
 | She turned from F. Norton's crossed the square and followed the winding I road that led to the house. By-and.
 bye she came to it, nestling undes
 arching trees, surrounded by angles O
 shrubbery, it's beauty of outline. O
 archipg portieo of many paned win
 dows, still untouched by the hand o modem dissertation. She crossed tht
 brown mat of grass, uncut for man. 1 years, and put her key in the lock
 She paused. A faint light fliekere,
 against the front windows, fireligh
 from within She drew back, hesitated
 then boldly pushed open the door. Il The hail wore a look of habitatior
 Life had touched and scattered it's des
 and cobwebs spreading in their stea.
 a confusion of packing boxes an,
 blankets From a room on the righ
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MEN WHO CAME BACK
Cannot Judge By Looks
 By Lieut., W. G. Hamilton Of the Canadian Black Watch

You can't tell from looking at a fellow what he's going to do. On the steamer going over. there was a little fellow, named Eddy-last name was Eddy. He was a quiet, pahd faced boy, very. very slight only seventeen He looked as if whiff of wind would blow him away. This youngster was always so meek, so polite in his way Of talking to the officers" Please. sir, may I do this?" It was always please sir" this and please, sir" that He looked and, at those times, acted as if he had no fight in him at all.
 One day. by some chance, his boxing ability Wass discovered. There was another man in the BattaIion-it was the 23rd--who was forty or fifty pounds heavier than Eddy, a man who was quite a good boxer. I said to Eddy: How about boxing So-and so? Would you like to ?p " Yes sir, how many rounds? The same Very quiet. very polite response. AS many as you like sir, or shall we make it a knock out P' he oblgingly inquired. They started in ana Eddy went at it as quick as 9 flash. He knocked that chap out iil about the seventh round.
 It was the same thing when we iodcueeo tue trencheS anu went into action. The same quiet, polite boy he went quietly about his work. but such work! He always had an arm ful of bombs. He was a bomb ttrowei | and he went into an attack, when ht once was at it, like fury.
 got glimses of him in action l chasing big Huns, with bombs, and ht 1 made every move tell. A wound from l which he must have been in agony
 seemed to make no difference to him
 He got it in his right hand which wa,
 badly smashed up, but he searried on''
 throwing bombs with his left hand jus
 as successfully. and he kept at i
 until tho action was over.
 1 This was at the battle of Mapl,
 Copse in the Ypres salient. on Jun,
 t3, 1916. Through all that heavy fighting, in the midst af the roar ans
 the crashing of bombs and shell, whel
 every minute might easily have beer his last, that kid kept his head, anS
 suppose he finished dozens and dog
 ems of Huns. 1 recommended him fo
 the military medal, which he receive, later. The last time heard of Edd, he was back with the same battalion
 doing the same splendid work. It jus
 shows you can't go by looks ia thi game.
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JAPAN AND RUSSIA.

IL is quite evident that all the de- tails regarding the possible entrance of Japan into eastern Siberia are not known. The situation is made all the more ticklish by the chaotic eondi- lions which are existing today in Rus sia- That Japan is guing, to send an army into Siberia for the protection of the east against the encroachment of the central powers is quite evident. Indications point to the fact that that country will make such a move alone with the sanction of the allied nations for the purpose cf protection. That there win be no advertising of the rians ,of that country can be antici- psfod When Japan strikes it win dc 90 swiftly and effectively. It has the army with which to do so and it is not confronted by any new Idea for the project was an mapped out at the time of the war between Japan and Russia
 The only thing which can cause any concern in regard to such a move is Inc elect which it will have upon the Russians. because of the present state of aGErs there. Whether the people Of that country are going to realize that Japan is already an ally of that nation and that whatever move it will make will be for it's interests remains 10 De seen It has already been forced to such a peace by Germany that ii ought 10 welcome Japan's assistance snd gain from that enough encour- ogement to stand on It's feet and de- fend it's rights. But Russia is a de- csdedly uncertain quantity and its con- dition leaves A noundering around like a rudderless ship. The need, however of the allies giving 1t whatever reas- surance that they can ought not to be overlooked.
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GOING TO WASTE IN NEW ENG
 LAND,

There viii be a great number who will asree with the New Hampshire man who as the result of trips through the woods in his state de- clares that "enoush wood goes to waste every year in our northern New England forests to heat every house. hold in New England" That is in ac- cord with the statement which has been made by many people in all of the New England states as the result of their observations of countryside conditions.
 The utilization of the wood which is thus going to waste, as the New Hampshire man says, involves how ever a small army of men, many horses and carts and not few raif- road cars if it is going to be cut. cord ed, hauled to the stations and distrib- uted among the cities and towns of the six states. and the help and trans portation facilities which are needed are as hard to get as the wood is dis tant from many of the households.
 But the wood in the forests is not the only thing which is going to waste In New England. This part of the country is abundantly supplied with water privileges. Many are being ,util- izad but there are many others which have undergone no development what ever. They are practically as nature left them but if they were made use of 1t would be possible to furnish through hydrc- electric plants a much greater proportion of the power which is now secured by dependence upon coal as fuel and the benefit tt New England would be of the great est value. and the chance to get thi: power Is much better than that of get ting the wood of the northern forests to the New England households. Suci reduction in fuel for power pur, poses would at the same time leav. the rail and water facilities less con gested for the movement of coal fol household use to this part of the country.
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Musr coNTlMuE ro sAvE.

r is eucoWAgiTig of course to learn that as the result of the szzing which has bean done throughout the country by fhoss who have needed the appeals Of the government departments, there are exrai1snt prospects that we shan be ale to take care of the demands wht1h are being made upon us by OUT aiIies as wal as tske care of the do- nestic requirements and feed our sol- di1rz.
 This is as t si,aula be. but 1t Is to be remembered that the war is noi ovur and that we must give consid- eraki1n to the fact that we have got 70 take care of the future as wen as the present and from all indications tho demands are going to be greater tefcEs fhsy sre less. We can place s<llak rcltarfe we win upon the fu- ItI.rl c1r11 1ulE cugli. rinf;to bssover-
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SHEEP AND DOCS.

Massachusetts at the present time is much interested in the plan to en- act new legislation in that state for the purpose of giving added protec- ton 10 the sheep. As might be ex- pected it Is proposed to accomplish this by placing greater restraint than ever has been done before upon the dogs. It is recognized that one of the greatest obstacles there to sheen rais- ing, and 1t is no difEent in that than in other commonwealths, is tho num- Der of dogs which are allowed to roam at win. pick up their living where they can and which raise such havoc among the sheep.
 The idea of recompensing the far mer for the animals that are killed or injured has proved inadequate to meet the situation Dogs which get into a flock of sheep, whether for the pur- pose of killing them or just for a frolic, do a great deal more damage than is represented by the dead and injured The effect upon the fright ened ewes and lambs, even though they may not be bitten is serious. They never fully recover from the effects of a blocdthirsty dog in their midst but the farmer gets no recompense for this loss.
 In the effort to encourage the sheer industry it is planned to curb the dogs All dogs are not, of course sheep killers or tormentors. Many never see sheep and as far as they are concerned they cannot be looked upon as guilty members of the canine family, but Massachusetts is about tt decide this matter of too many dog. and every state in New England vii await with interest the result of tn, proposed new legislation Betweer the roarning dog and the sheep, how. ever. 1here can be no question as t, which should be tolerated.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-06
Views of the Vigilantes
A REAL PEACE.
By William AImon Wolff of the
 Viaiantes.

Everyone wants peace. But it must be 8 real peace, The last hope Of beaten Germany is to get a peace that will not be a real one Clear, straight thinking in America this spring will help to make this impossible. That, after all. is the vital need to this hour. It isn't straight thinking that led some people to see. in Fon Hertling's reply to President Wilson's last speech, an agreement in the matter of Belgium. The German Chancellor said. in effect, that Germany had never meant to keep Belgium. and that the whole mat I'ter of Belgium was one to be brought up in the peace conference.
 NeverI The only question that can
 even confeivably come up concerning
 Belgium in the peace conference is that of the exact method by which ,, Germany is to make what little rep aration money can make for the crime
 of rape. There can't be 8 peace con
 ference, even, until Germany has a.
 greed, convincingly, to evacuate Bel
 gium and repair the wrong she has done there. And that applies. as mucI
 to Northern France and to Servia as
 to Belgium.
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The German PeopIe,a Share.

German suicides are reported to have been increased Is per cent. since the beginning of the war. Within the same period murders by the Germans have increased 1s,000 times 16,000 per cent,-N Norfolk YirSinian Pilot.
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have taken from the people q tax so high that if it were exacted from them through the administration of city affairs 1t would start revolt
 Yet because this tax is increased penny by penny, and plausible req sonN given for the mounting rate. the people accept their fate.--Bridge port Telegram.
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Letting Him Down Easy.

General Robertson's case reminds one of the explanation made by Parliament some time ago that certain official was not discharged but was removed for refusal to resigH.-Spring6eld Re- publican.
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Because the bolshavihi of Russia re- fused to fight, Germany has demanded moro territory. That makes it quite evident that the imperial German gov ernment is conducting . defensive war.
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American trenches and the attack had been carefully reheaTsed by the picked troops who were to execute 1t.
 Such an attack is of course a mere incident. merely one of scores that have been and are being carried out all along the line but it is gratifying to know as we feel our way forward on this unaccustomed path that the troops that have been sent are ln- sHrpzssed in quality and undaunted in sfjrit
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When the Germans drop bombs on Petrograd after the peace treaty has been gigned, they give pretty good evidence that treaties are still scraps of paper.
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As if chaflns under the fact that Deighhordng states were being men toned for single cases of lyllching, a mob near Delhi, La, pushes that state to fheffront for discreditahle record sby Killing three
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The man on the corner says: We are getting so used to higher prices that bigger salaries for politicians will be eagerly responded to- Maybe.
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After all the lessons which have been taught by placing trust in Ger nany's words Sweden is the latest te enter a protest against broken prom ises s
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Telephone operators in many New England cities are demanding an in crease in wages. This is probably based on the allegation that talk is too cheap.
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The betrayal of the Arnenians by the Russians is in keeping with the manner in which they went back on the Rumanians.
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1t is reported that the coal prices ara to be fixed on the first of April It IS a date when most people are scaxy and they will certainly hope that the prices will not be fixed up.
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Knowing what Japan is as an ene- my, the Russians ought to appreciate what it can do for it as a fellow bel ligerent
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Now that Austria is gathering in a lot of loot in Russia, we do not hear so much about the peace talk in the dual monarchy. 1
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EDITORIAL NOTES.

There Is no question but what the brave little dandelion will get hear. ty reception.
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Does the increasing of the salary Of one city official mean that it is going to be continued through the list?
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An electric elevator has been in- stalled in the stairway which leads to the cupola of St. Peters eathed- ral in Rome ~
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Real ssayina Power.

Yes, the German people are show ing great powers of resistance" but we notice that an Ohio octogenarian has just died after living 42 years in one hoteL-Milwaukee Sentinel.
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New Britain.-The Stanley Works fire department will not hold a ban quet this year in respect of Hoover policies of conserving food.
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The whole story of the beef pack CTS profits from both foedstuffs and shoe leather is one of the most sordid tales told since the days of the Spanish American war
 The casual announcement some time ago that the profits of these several companies ran into the score of millions. was evidence enough that unfair profits have been taken from the people.
 Now Mir. Henry, under the direction of the United States Congress is un- yelling the process whereby these enormous profits are rolled up. The taxpayers of every city if America are constantly anxious les
 tax rates mount too high. Men iI office are often made or unnade on the evidence of expenditures which bocs
 the taxes.
 Here are companies, dealing witt food stuffs and shoe leather whicf
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OTHER VIEW POINTS

Pretty soon it. will be the ice man.
 instead of the coal man, who viii
 be in the lime Ight-Meriden Record.
 Billions of men got along very
 nicely centuries before a sugar re-
 was ever thought of, and every one of
 them required at least four ounces
 of sugar per day. They did not de-
 mand that they see the sugar in dried dates, figs, raisins, prunes, entrants
 and other fruits or the sugar in beets, carrots, parsnips and other vegetables. Look into your empty sugar bowl.
 You don't see any sugar but you can, if you will, see sacrifice, patriotism and wisdom and host of brave boys marching against barbarisrn on strong legs. It is to drink ones coffee un-
 sweetened and go down to the office or stolk nunching a sweet carrot, if needs be.-New Haven Times Leader.
 As Germany has been kind enough to propose taking away from us our own name and substituting one of l its own manufacture it is permitted Us to commit what would otherwise 1 be the rudeness of suggesting a new
 name for Germany. It can be made NcIy edS4ly oH tHe same p1@n WlASH
 permits the use of initials dun into one word ''Usa," which is meant by the Germans to take the place of United States of America"
 1 Perhaps we might in turn suggest | for Germany the shortened form I Germ" It has the advantage of
 meaning something, Incidentally ii suggests disease but it is true that l there are kindly as well as deadly 1 germs So that no serious objection
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 The first real experience with Ger man gas fell to the lot of the Ameri- can troops occupying the sector near Foul on Tuesday, Feb 18th. Three men were killed and many overcome, but the force as a whole stood their ground valiantly and did not permit the enemy to gain foothold in their trenches. Several of the men who we're overcome died later and there was frightful suffering on the part of many of those affected yet all of this instead of causing terror only nerved the men to greater determina- ton, and when three. days later the Germans launched real attack in the same sector after a half hour in- tense bomhafdment with high explo- sive and gas shells, they found 8 warm reception. As the bembardment ceas- ed and the assaulting infantry swept over No Mans Land, they were met by rife, machine gun and bayonet yir the hands of our troops who had beer in the shelter of the dugouts, Ter Germans were left dead in our from trench, two German officers wers l caught in the wire and many of theil dead streWed the ground for thu | barrage fire of our artillery swep back and forth over No Mans Land and made the retreat almost as diff 1 cult as the attack had proved to be ] On the body of a fallen German off. ' cer were found complete plans of ths
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need be made by our friends across the sea. To use the name will be more than giving tit for tat.
 At present, to be sure, Germans may not take kindly to it. They may feel their dignity offended by such apparent familiarity. But we COG have cur feelings, We glory in our name. We have made it llonored and respected, and in this particular we fear no comparison with Germany under the Hohenzollerns.
 If there is to be a "Usa." by all means let there be a Germ. ."-Hart- ford Times.
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Pretty soon it will be the ice man, instead of the coal man, who will be in the lime Hght-Meriden Record.