New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 11, 1915, Page 5

W KNG GONSTANTINE |GERMANS NOT HARSH 15 KEEPING UM “ Will Make No Statements as to Greek Course-Is in Good Health Athens, Friday, Sept. 10, via Paris, Sept. 11, 11:20 a. m.—King Constan- tine of Greece received the corres- pondent of The Associated Press to- day at Chateau Dekeleia, the summer residence of the royal family at Tatoi. The King expressed resrets at his inability, owning to the present critical state of national affairs, to make any statement at this juncture respecting the policy which will be pursucd by Greece. King Constantine apparently has recovered completely from his recent iliness, although he is soraewhat thin. He is bronzed by the summer sun and seems to be in perfect health, ready to take the saddle tomorrow in the capacity of leader of the Greek forces, should occasion require. He does not look for such a contingency, however. 5 Familiar With War. For an hour the king discussed the pragress of the ‘war, showing the keenest interest. In view of the pau- ‘eity of the war news published by Greek newspapers, he displayed re- markable familiarity with the .detalls of military movements, particularly in the eastern theater of hostilities. Himself a soldier, the real father of the Greek army of today and the vie- torious leader of his nation’s troops in the two Balkan wars, the King follows with technical comprehension every move of the opposing armies. He does not appear to share the gen- eral uneasiness in this country con- cerning what is regarded as the Bul- garian peril. SPEEDWAY AT EAST ROCK. New Haven Horsemen Want Course for Friendly Competition. New Haven, Sept. 11.—To revive the sport of gentlemen’s driving races the board of aldermen is to be asked at its next meeting to lay out a speedway at the base of East Rock so that many owners of fast and pedi- greed horses may have the oppor- tunity to exercise them in friendly competition. Headed by that of Former Governor R. 8. Woodruff the petition includes names of many of the city's best known men. The city long has had ambitious plans for developing the marsh lands which are at the base of East Rock and making the section an immense recreation ground. . THE CURRAN DRY GOODS CO. Otfiig Harvest Sale is now on and it will pay you to come and reap your share ~ of the Big Values to be found here. .Extra Special Tonight 25¢ and 29¢ Ribbon AT 15¢ yd Children’s 12%c Hose, AT 7c a pr $1.00 and $1.50 Shirt " Waists, AT 49¢ Men’s _—$1.00 Negligee Shirts, AT 59¢ Women’s 50c Night Gowns T 33c Children’s and Misses’ Un- derwear, winter weight, T0 WAR PRISONERS Sports Chiel Pastime at Mainz and English Lead (Correspondence of the associated Press.) Mainz, Germany, August 28.—A visit to the officers’ prison camp in the wonderful old citade] here, and a talk with the English, French, Belgian, Russians—as well as German— officers completely destroys the im- pression that personal antagonism #nd hate exists among the actual fighting men in the war, The Mainz camp, which is one of the best war prisons of Germany, at present has a population of 5556 offi- cers, 60 of whom are British. The balance is almost equally divided be- tween Russians and French and Bei- gian. Something over 100 common soldiers detailed as servants are quar- tered there in addition. Absence of Hate. Both sides recognize in the other honorable opponents who have had individually nothing to do with either the causes or the conduct of the war, and whom the misfortunes of honorable conflict either have shunned or hit. Before the war the citadel of Mainz was a barracks. Its rooms and its quarters were emptied late last sum- mer, and after being gone over by the white-wash man and the cleaner were turned into a camp. .Its myriad of rooms were found easily available for comfortable quarters for officers. Many of the higher and older men have individual apartments, and in nene are more than a dozen men, The buildings are in the form of a square about a huge enclosure, in which tennis courts have been built, ard which serves excellently as an exercise ground for the officers. The scene at almost any time of day is qne of kaleldoscopic variety as the red- trousered Frenchmen mingle with the khaki-clad Emnglishmen, and the bril- ilantly uniformed Belglans walk with the Russians. One of the largest buildings has been turned into a mess where the officers eat. Four meals a day are served—beginning with the customary continental breakfast of bread and coffee, a hearty dinner at noon, a lighter meal late in the afternoon and a lunch or supper before bedtime. Mild Restrictions. Until dark the men are allowed the liberty of the entire camp; afier that they retire to their rooms, but may keep lights burning until 11. At 7:45 in the morning they must be up and out. By a sort of self-government system two officers in each building are put in control or command each week, and upon these rests the re- sponsibility of getting the men out promptly each day and of enforcing the rules regulating the life of the camp. Good Food. The men with whom an Asso- ciated Press correspcndent had op- pertunity to speak recently agreed without exception that the food was good and sufficient in quantity. Twice a day the men are allowed half a bottle of wine or of beer with their meals, and in addition are able to purchase almost any variety of eat- ables, things to drink and to wear, as well as luxuries, at the camp can- teen Sport figures prominently in the life of the men at Mainz and scarcely a week goes by without a football or cricket match, a tennis tournament or scme similar event. The Englishmen, despite their numerical inferiority, are as usual, the leaders in all games and outdoor exercises. PAWN BUSINESS DROPS IN GERMANY Women, Chief Patrons, Need Less Aid in War Time (Correspondence of the Assoclated Press.) Leipzig, Germany, Aug| 30.—One of the curious effects of the war has been to reduce the number of loans made by the poor of the city at the mu- nicipal pawn establishment, and to in- crease the number of redemptions of property already pawned. The explanation is that most of the loans, in peace time, are made by women; that most of the women are the wives of men now in the fleld; and that never in peace time have these women had as large an income as they do now that most of their husbands’ earnings come to them to supplement what they themselves can make. Loans Fall Off. In the twelve months just preced- ing the war the municipal pawn shop made approximately 240,000 loans on articles ranging from silver-headed canes to babies' shoes. The exact number of the past twelve months has not as yet been compiled, but the director of the establishment is au- thority for the statement that the number probably will run closer to 200,000. Incidentally the money loaned will not, either, reach the fig- ures of the year before. The usual rate of redemption, in normal, peace times, is astonishingly high as pawn shops go. With a nor- mal of almost a quarter of a million loans a year; it is seldom that more than 20,000 articles have to be auc- tioned off. The number usually runs 25¢ value, AT 19c¢ between 15,000 and 18,000. This year it will be still smaller because of the increased number of redemptions. Huge Pawn Shop. Leipzig’s loan establishment is a huge affair,.and is conducted along 3 (17 s A SIS s s FALL Opening Days - Monday, Tuesday, W s s s s SIS MILLINERY DISPLAY ’ Wednesday Visit Qur Showrooms EASTERN MILLINERY CO. 183 Main St., New Britain Up Stairs, Over Clark & Brainerd’s Drug Store MILLINERY HEADQUARTERS & B ————e—eattega much the same lines as a few institu- tions in America that make a spe- clalty of encouraging redemptions by advancing little and by charging a low rate of interest. The city of Leipzig, however, incorporates a new feature by charging twelve per cent. a year, and then by returning to the borrower everything above the interest charges that may be procured by auctioning off the pledge when it has not been redeemed, ‘Women the Patrons. ‘Women are by far the most fre- quent customers, and rarely offer any- thing of great value. A prosperous loan establishment would scoff at the watches and jewelry that find thelr way to the municipal “pawn shop’ and would refuse to accept the cloth- ing, even bedding and household uten- slls, that are offered. That they are taken by the city's establishment ls one of its virtues, for with them many a needy person can get temporary re- llef that she could not obtain else- where. The haggling, arguing methods of the private loan office are noticeable by thelr absence in the Yorkplatz establishment. The women enter by a rear door, free from the prying eves of gossiping neighbors, and tender thelir bundles to appraisers who briefly announce what will be loaned. That ends the matter. The women accept the decision without demur and si- lently get their money, . .. F— The pledges are for the most part homely articles of wearing apparel, and often are not without their touch of tragedy. The Sunday shoes of the whole family — father’s, mother's, daughter’s and the baby’s—hanging together by a single string, indicate a degree of distress if not actual pov- erty that is appealing. P. 0. CLERKS HOLD ANNUAL ELECTION Choose Officers At Closing Session— Favor Bill Providing Reclassi- fication. San Francisco, 11.—The Na- tional Federation of Postaffice Clerks Iat the vention Sept. closing session of their con- last night voted to maintain headquarters in Washington, D. C., | and selected Memphis, Tenn., as the next convention city. | The conventicn went on record as favoring the Lewis bill providing for | the re-classification of clerks at first and second class postoffices known as the Palmar bill to reduce night worlk. The following officers were clected for the ensuing year: President, Ar- thur L. Honeywell, first vice-president, Morris Simon, Philadelphia; secretary-treasurer, Thomas F. Flaherty, San Francisco. LAST OF GIVIL WAR GOVERNORS DIES (Continued from First Page.) Davenport, Ia.; lasted for many weeks, until the mat- taken into the courts for settlement. When Moulton died in 1886, his widow returned the mansion to the Governor in consideration, it is said, of a mortgage for $62,500. Sprague immediat. moved in, bringing his second wife, who was Mrs. Dora Inez (Weed) Calvert, of West Virginia. The old place was dear to the aged statesman. Here he had entertained such Americans as President Gar- field, Chief Justice Chase, Horace Greeley, Gen. Benjamin Butler, and Samuel J. Tilden. The last blow fell when “Canon- chet” wus destroyed by fire in 1909, The governor and Mrs. Sprague bare- ly escaped with their iives, ter was SAYS HIS WIFE TALKS TOO MUCH Steve Potash Is Sent To Jafl On Wife’s Speech, However—Denn Fined $7. “My wife, she talk too much,” was all Steve Potash deigned to say in his own defense in court this morn- ing when he was placed on trial for assaulting his wife. He was sent to jail for forty days by Judge Mes- kill. Officer McCue arrested Potash last night in the rear of his home at 17 Broad street where he was hid- ing in the tall grass, following the assault on his wife Mrs. Potash the stand and told of her husband’'s belligerent at- titude. She omitted nothing and when Prosecutor Klett asked the ac- cused if he wanted to make a state- ment he said “Yes.” “My wife, she talk too much,” he sald. Further than that he declined to talk. It cost Edward Denn $7 to inter- took L fere in another man's fight He punched Thomas O’Briem, a barber, last night and was arrest said he was joshing an “Tom"” Keenan when the ck him. As Denn rushed across the took up on the old ' knocked O’Brien do 's Denn admitted the it was justified. He 4 O’Brien has been making of bothering the old night it reached such a felt it his duty to r time let the officers do sense of the court's rul John Frawley appeared tent today. He was arri day for violating probation. ised to observe the rules in and was given one more Jacob Wachet presented appearance in court. He | rested last night but told story that he was permi his way. He has been a tobacco plantation all : was recently paid off. £ gathered together his sions and started for where he intended to mother who lives there. far as New Britain and a thirst. His next discovery he was in a cell at police ters. As he had plenty | and his raiiroad ticket he on his way.