New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 13, 1915, Page 3

Tomorrow morning (our first summer half holiday) we intend to do a big day’s business. in half a day. Be on hand early and get your share of the plums. ~ Plum No. 1 15 Dozen Ladies’ White Underskirts Well made, fullsizz, good quality trimmings, value 75¢c to $1.00. 49c ea. Wednesday Special . P Crepe Dresses * Nicely made and trimmed, latest style, fine. quality fancy crepe; never sold for less than $2.00 ea. .~ Wednesday 81 .25 ea. Specxal See display in north window. On sale tomorrow morn- ing at 9 o’clock. MIRAL @ IS RETIRED F‘,ROM ACTXVE SERVICE Admiral ‘Walter C.. Cowles of the United States:'nayy retired from ac- tive service. July 11.> He was com- mander of the Asiatic fleet. He has been succeeded by Rean Admiral Al- bert G. Winterhalter. EXI’[OSION,KIIJAB THREE. * Louisville, Ky., July. 138.—Willlam C. Waddell, superintendent, and two negro .workmen, -were killed and sev- eral other workmen injured When an explosion wrecked the mixing house of the-United Safely Powder Campany's . plant at Jeflermn near here, yester- » day, @ TWO BRITISH SHIPS S| NK Leondon, July S—The rimsby trawlers .Hainton and Syrian have been sunk by German submarines in tbp North Sea. The crews'of the ves- ere landed at Grimsby. » BnaT Estats and lnsurance 1 there is at | { NAVY DEPARTMENT Inventor to Head Ad\nsory Board | for Bureau of Invention West Orange, N. J,+ July 13.— Thomas invitation from Secretary Daniels to ! head an’advisory board of civilian In- ventors for a bureauiof inveniion and 1 development to be created in the na.‘\‘y department. His acceptance will go forward at once to Washt ington, where the new plans await word from the man “who can turn dreams; into realities.” Mr. Daniels's idea of utilizing the invenilve genius of Americans in and out of the military and naval service to meet conditions of warfare shown in the conflict on land and sea in Europe, is outlined in a letter writ- ten last Wednesday, asking Mr. BEdi- son whether, as a patriotic service to his country, he would undertake the task of advising the proposed bu- rau, The plan is to ‘have several i.en prominent in special lines of in- venive research associated in the work. 'f'o Meet New Danger. Among the great problems to he laid before the investigators, the sec- retary mentioned submarine warfare, adding that he feli sure that with Mr. Bdison’s wonderful brain to help be able “to méet this new dange:r with new devices that will assure peace (> our country by their effec- tiveness.” § ‘‘One of the impe¢ ) tive needs of the navy, in my judgment,” said the secretary in his letter, ‘‘is machinery and facilities for utilizing the natural inventive genius of Americans to meet the new conditions of warfare 2s shown abroad, and it is my in- tention, 1f a practical - way can Lo worked out, as I think it can be, to establish, at the earliest moment, a department of invention and develop- ment to which all ideas and sugges- tions, either from the service or from civilian inventors, can be referred for determination, as to .whether they contain practical suggestions for us to ' take up and perfect. We, of course, receive many suggestions, but our only way of handling them at present to to leave them to:various bureaus already overcrowded with routine work, and it is not always possible to give the necessary atten- tion to propositions that are not so definitely worked out as to make them immediately available for the' ser- vice. Ideas which contain the germn of improvement cannot always De given the attention they deserve, as presént no ‘adequately equipped . department to , which to send: them ‘for: th' enreful study re- quired: ““There ‘are, unfortunalelv no ofti- cers now detailéd who can take time from ° the mass of work which they are called upon to do in order to de- vote it fully to studying new sug- 'gestions and inventions. The depari- ment is also unprovided with the best facilities for work of pure ex- perimentation and investigation with ‘the exception of our testing station at Annapolis, which is, ag yet, a small affair, Most of all, ‘as I have said, there is no particular place, (or par- ticular body of men, relieved of other work, charged solely with the du'y } of either devising new things them- seves or perfecting the crude ideas that are submitted to the department by our natucally inventive people. Plan Stil} Hazy. “I have in mind a general plnn of organizing such a department which I still very hazy as to details, but Which, in a general way, meets so far as the navy is concerned, with Your ideas of such a department for the government in general. I want te use such facilities for the'eéxperl- mental and fnvention work as'we have under the direction of men par- ticularly selected for ability shown in thig direction, to whom would be referred all susgeuflons of new de- vices sent into the department and Who would work out such ideas % a practical point, * * “What I want to ask is if you would be willing, as a service ta your coun- try, to act as an adviser to this board, to take such things as seem to you to be of value, but which we are not ,at present, equipped to investigate, and | to use your own magnificent facilities in such investigation if vou feel it worth while. For our part, we will endeavor not to bother you with tri-, vial matters as we will probably have sufficient facilities to handle such small matters as they come up. This is a great deal to ask and I unfor- tunately have nothing but the thanks of the navy and, I think of the coun- try at large, together with the feeling of service to your country that yon will have, to offer you by way of re- campense; yet so clearly have you shown our patriotism and ‘our unsel- fish loyalty to your country’'s interests that I feel justified ln making this request. Assure Peace To Our Country. ‘“We are confronted with a new and terrible engine of warfare in the sub- marine, to consider only ‘one of the big things which I have in mind, and I feel sure that, with the ,practical knowledge of the officers of the navy, with a department composed of the keenest and most inventive minds that we can gather together and with your own wonderful brain to aid us, the United States will be able ,as in the past, to meet this new danger with new devices that will assure peace to our country by our effectiveness. *If you feel that you would osc willing to do this, I would like a lit- tle later, when my plans are some- what more matured, to consult with : ‘462 MAIN STR LT . .‘l you as to the details of the organi- A. Edison has accepted an 1 them ‘the officers of the navy would | Edinburgh, July = 13.—The Rev. Percival = McKenzie, rector of St. James’ Scottish churcn, Goose Green, has turned the little vestry ‘of the The British Need of Munitions Turns Church Into Workshop church into a factory for the making of war munitions. About a dozen able bodied men, of the business and professional classes chiefly, have placed their services at the disposal of the rector. The photo shows par- ishioners at work on submarine peri- scopes, it as effective as possible for the purpose intended. Edison Favors No Delay. In' annauncing last night that he would gladly accept Secretary Daniel’s invitation, Mr. Edison said that he be- | lieved the proposal so important that it should be attended to at once, while | the war in Europe was bringing before the public the importance of encour- aging and developing ideas and in- ventions of Americans—especially of- ficers and men of the army and navy. “The United States is far behind in these . matters,” said Mr. Bdison. ‘1 belleve it is highly important. for 'a board:of civilians .made up of engi- neers from leading industries, ta be formed for the purpose of looking into the feasibility of ideas developed by young men. While all ideas that | will be submitted may not be feasible, at least they will havé the benefit of expert judgment and advice. Department Of Experimentation. “In addiuoy to the advisory board of engineers, I wopld also suggest a department of expenm&ntatlon. where ideas mlsht be trled out. . The' cost would ‘be nominal. Only a few acres of land would be required with proper buildings and a corps of eflicient men calculated ta carry out experiments under direction of those suggesting them after they have been approved. “It /is an. important matter and should be put under way at once. The European war has served to draw at- tention to the fact that many Amer- ican ideas and inventions have been allowed to slip by, and if this matter i8 put off until the war is over, tHere ls danger of it being for'gotten.” | ARMY no’nn RTPORT. To Be Submitted to Congress Ready Early Next Month, Washington, July .13.—The report‘ of the board of army officers working | out a military policy to be submitted to' congress probably will be com- pleted, it became known. today, early next month, This will give Secretary Garrison ample time to prepare his estimates by October and in time for a special session of congress should one he called for -that ‘month. No hint as to the increases in men ' or guns to be recommended by, the board has been given out. A general review of the work thus far accomplished will be made Wed- nesday night by the board, when Sec- retary Garrison will be present. The board is composed of Brigadier | Generals Scott, chief of staff; Bliss, : his assistant; Macomb, president of the war college; Crowder, judge -ad- vocate general, and a committee of officers from the war college. All re- ports of military observers abroad are first considered by the war college and whatever light they throw on ar- my problems arising from the Euro- pean war will be reflected in the fi- nal report. AFTER SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS Washington, July 18.—American officials are seeking to arrange for the uninterrupted passage tarough Eu- ropean war zone of scientific instru- ments and chemicals for the use of American colleges. Shipment of such supplies made in Germany now are 1 sation of trade and MANY LIVES LOST BY FLOODS IN CHINA| Total Gessaflon oi Trade and Railroad Traffic Washington, July 13,—Loss of many | lives as ‘the result of unprecedented | 1lutds in the provinces of Kwantung ard Kwangsi, China, was announced yesterday in a despatun to the state department from Consul General | Cheshire at Canton. The message sald: “Unprecedented floods. Great dis- tress among' the Chinese in' the .in- terior of Kwangtung and Kwangsi. Many lives lost. . Shameen flooded two cr three feet. There is a total ces- | railrogd traffic. | Contributions to suffering humanity | urgently needed at once. Kindly in- form Red Cross and the | ‘Chrigtian Herald.' " . $1,000 to Canton, Miss Mabel Boardman, chairman of the Red Cross relief committee con- ferréd with Secretary Lansing of the state department last nignt, and later directed that $1,000 be tele‘rlphed to Canton, to aid the flood sufferers., At the same time it was announced that the Red Cross headquarters . here would be glad to transmit any con- tributions that might be made by the American public. The $1,000 sent by the society was &ll available for the purposes in the present state of the urganization's contingent fund, A commission of engineering officers | was scnt to China some time .uo‘ urder the auspices of the Red Cross to investigate and devise means for | checking or stopping such fleods. C. L. Jameson made a preliminary in- vestigation and later accompanied Iieutenant Colonel : William Sthert, Arthur L. Davis and Professor Daniel Mean, to China. They worker out a pian for drainage of rivers and'lakes with great irrigation ditchgs and" re- servoirs, which would involve amn QX-’ penditure of approximately §20,000,- 000. The Chinese government promptly approved the scheme, but the problem of financing so far has proved a great obstacle. i | 149 SHIPS TRANSFERED. To American Registry During Fiscal Year Ending June 30, Washington, July 13.—Under the new law admitting foreign built ves- sels to American registry 149 ships with a gross tonnage of 527,071 tons, were transferred to the United States flag during the fiscal year ending June 30. Figures announced today by department of commerce show 'that of this number 99 formerly were in the British merchant marine, thirty in the German and six in the Belgian. One Italian, three Norwegian and four Cuban ships also weye ' trans- ferred. Of the German vessels twenty-five. were owned by the Deutsche-Ameri- canish Petroleum Gessellschaft, the held by the British order in council. Informal representations have been made through the Pritish embassy ! and the American consul general in zation proposed so that I can make lLondon. | company, German branch of the Stanard Oil and were transferred to the American company and American reg- istry early in the war. Four others were Hamburg-American line ships. “UNNECESSARY RISK” EXPLAINED BY BRYAN | Declares It Secms Patriotic for Citizen o Avoid Risks That Might In- volve Country In War. Hermosa Beach, Cal, July 13— William J. Bryan, former secretary of state, who is spending a brief vacation here with his son, issued a statement today ifi explanation of what he | meant by “unnecessary risk’” contain- ed in his comment in connection with the latest German note. He sald: “'Any traveler takes an unnecessary risk when he goes into the war zone on a belligerent ship, knowing that it is subject to attack by submarines. A traveler also takes unnecessary risks when he rides on a neutral ship car- rying ammunition, “I' believe that our government would be justified in separating pas- sengers from ammunition, but untii this is donc American travelers would be justified in refusing to take pas- sage on belligerent ships or a neutral ship carrying ammunition. “If patriotism requires a man to rigk +his life for his country when hlp country is engaged in war, it would seem to be patriotic for a citi- zen to avoid risks that might involve his country in war.” VON PIERSDORF DEAD. Cologne, Germany, July 13.-—The Cologne .Gazétte anounces the death’ ol Herr Von Wedel Piersdorf, presi- dent of the upper house of the Prus &lan Diet. CHILDREN'S A CHANCE MOTHERS WILL WISH TO B Dresses made to sell at from $1.50 to §3.75. Broken lines we must close out. N At the department on the second floor devoted to 3 little children we are closing out our stock of (.olore‘ 3 children from 2 to 4 years of age. Only one or two of vet in the assortment are as fine little dresses as cOuM for, cmpire styles, Russian suit dresses with blooniers = smart little styles in blues, tans, sand color, pink, ete, being ginghams, chambrays, lirens, marquisettes, All these dresses are made up with mrucull' always very particuler to have none but well made The prices on these dresses ranged from $3.75 down 18 prices were moderate. Bui want to close out dresses quickly and invite motheérs to share In one bargaing of the seeasop, by offering them at only your choice. As the lot is not ‘large we would i at the department. We cannot 'send these out on ' accept exchange on them at the very low reduced Sage-Allen & Dealers in Lifctime Furniture. HARTFORD 45 TWO U‘ 8. | London, July’ the American Neches after their unloaded for the that the a point in the D going on since" f“ war between m owners of detal steamers "f‘ being compelled H pa: fees and FRIGATE WANT TO UTILIZE SWISS DYE WORKS American Manufacturers Plan to Meet Scarcity of Product By Out- ting Off of German Dyes. Washington, July 13.-—Negotiations were begun yesterday through the trade advisers in the state department and the bureau of foreign and domes- Washini ' tic commerce for co-operation be-| the navy's his ] tween dye manufacturers Oof the | war passed 0 the | United States and Switzerland 10 | qay whn/th, :nw meet serious scarcity of dyestuffs re-{ the sale of j‘ol’fl sulting from the cutting off of Ger- | ¥ _._ske of ‘man coal tar dyes. 689. The American manufacturers seek to | Portsmouth, N utilize the Swiss dye works pending | jeaking for the development of the industry in | only $3,000. the United States. The Swiss plants heretofore have received from Ger- many supplies of so-called “interme- diate” coal tar products to be con- yerted into the finished dyes. p Germany now threatens to cut' off this supply on the ground’ that the finished products were being exported by Switzerland to France and Eng- land. The new American dyestuff indus- try fostered by the department of commerce since the beginning of the Buropean war is now in a position to furnish substantial quantities of *“in- termediates” and the plan is to have this product shipped to Switzerland for the finishing process. While efforts are being continued to secure dyestuffs from Germany, the Berlin authorities refuse to allow any shipment unless free passage to Ger- bany is guaranteed for American cot- ton or other products of equal value. London, July ' ent of News nouncing the wife : of Emperor married last sewitz- $100,000 FOR CONVENTION. New York, July . 13.—William ¥F. McCombs, chairman of the demo- cratic hational committee, received yesterday from Dallas, Texas, an offer of $100,000 as a cash contribution to the funds of the national democratic committee should the 19 conven- tion be held in that city, Dallas also pledges a coliseum seating 25,000 per- sons and adequate accommodations for both delegates and visitors. ik ITHE MOHICAN MARh I We Close at Noon Wednesday Gumnteed Fresh Eggs . Fresh Ground Hamburg . Green or Wax String Beans 4 gts Van Camp’s Evap Milk . .2 tall cans 22c¢ LEAN SUGAR CURED s 11c BEST MEALY COOKING NEW POTATOES ...........:... 15lby 9¢c BEST MOHICAN BREAD FLOUR 15¢ Big Wednesday Mommg a Best Pu Moh C . Lard ... 21 23cIButter‘....v:‘.. SMOKED SHOULDERS. . Fresh Cut Pork Chops, rib or loin ™ 1 5c| Large Ripe Cantaloupes 6 for. Fancy California Lemons . ....doz 10c¢| reiy, Toip. Walter Baker's ] 7 ¢ | (=™ 00 {Cocoa . .1-2 b tin