New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 6, 1915, Page 6

e brALD PUBLISHING ZOMPANY, Proprietors. — ‘aafly (Sunday excepted) at 4:15 p. m. Herald Building. 67 Church St at the Post Office at New Britain as Second Class . Mall Matter. | by-carriors to any part of the city a Week, 65 Cents a Month. for paper to be sent by mall payable In advance, 60 Cents a Month. 37.00 a year. nly profitable advertising medium in elty. Circulation books and press Toom always open to advertisers. erald will ve found on sale at Hota- News S‘and, 42nd St. and Broad- New York City; Board Walk, tlaotic ity and Hartford depot. “OURTH CONGRE ening today, the sixty-fourth Con-’ of the United States promises to bwn in history as one of the most esting sessions of that august | ever held. Questions fraught the heaviest possibilities, weight- ith the utmost gravity, will be d before the members of this ress, and the nation as a whole await the final outcome. Never e has such a condition been Pd on the great legislative body manifested today. Democrats Republicans have set their faces rd the morning star of the nation, mined to leave behind all parti- ip and to act solely for the needs eir country. That the Demo- have started out in the proper t {s evidenced by the fact that abandoned ih caucus their parti- project to restrict debate in the te. If cloture is ever to become rule in -the Senate this at least pt the propitious moment for its pduction. Because of the nature pme of the debates it will be ab- ely necessary that all views Le i, that everything that can be said ut forthy that no action be taken the last shread has been thrashed The men of the Republican party today rejoicing that the men of Democratic party have been so jghtful of the interests of the coun- And the men of the Republicaa i y are going to march through this /-fourth Congress arm in arm with Democratic brethren, stopping when the Democrats or any other ion lose sight of the slogan, herica First.” That will be the ote of this Congress, which is ie to produce some of the greatest | esmen since .the days ©of Daniel bster, John €alhdun ahd Henry It is in moments such as these statesmen ' are born. ; Environ- t makes the man, and the at- phere of this Congress jay pro- le some giant who will Jead his ple out of the wilderness. There be some little men there, of rse; that is to be expected.. But big men, the men who are Ameri- s to the core, will so far outshadov se lilliputians that the sixty-fourth gress may mark the beginning of a America, a solidly united America. AMERICAN DEFENSE DAY. his is the day set aside by the erican Defense Sociely for the pur- of calling the attention of the herican people to the need of ade- pte preparedness. , Throughout the d demonstrations have been nned and at night bon-fires will be ged. This, the day « which the tional Congress conve. 3, is appro- ately labeled American Defense y- All citizens of thc -ation have len asked to write let'c's to con- lessmen at Washington favoring a| bstantial defense for tho nation. bmorrow it is expectad t mt Wilson will broac t lal message to a ouse and Senate. It i opriate that the men who must de- de the question should now ing of the true feeling of the pn on this all important topic. Believing that any step towards eparedness will brced a spirit jlitarism in this naticn there are hose who are against any idea of de- inse. These people believe that as it with the belligerent nations of Eu- bpe so it will be with the United ftates 1f it arms too heavily. These e the extreme pacificists the men ho see war breeding in any move to- ard preparedness. Drawn up against em in battle array are those dvocate American Defense Day and he idea it suggests. Now, there must be a golden medi- m somewhere between ultra-prepar- bdness that means militarism in dis- uise and weak-minded unprepared- ess that cultivates a nation of paci- ists and paltrons. . The United States jhould be in a position to back up he national honor with than yords. And to do this it must be able 0 defend itsclf in time of stress. With iwo great expanses of coast-lines we are ever in danger of being invaded and while the United States in weakest moment is not afraid of any nation on the‘globe still it is advisable to be ready for any emergency. In moments of trial and tribulation the briotism of the American some- na- more its of ! who | I has never been impeached. For proof of this we have but to glance back over the pages of history. All our wars have tested the spirit of pa- triotism that never dies in the Amer- ican breast. But these wars were, for the most part, fought under great | difficulties, notwithstanding the we came out victorious. The United States has never been prepared for any war in Which it ever engaged, not even tne Spanish War. Exh soldiers and sailors triumphed. How much better they would or would have been attendant And yet done had preparedness upon them no one cin say- How much misery and sickness and death would have been averted no medical man And vet, with all this, the land that can compute. there are people in today who decry any step greater proficiency of our fighting men in the event of war. It is time the nation shook off its lethargy. THE GOOSE-STE!". Scientists, ever ready to give ex- planations, have at last centered their attention on the purpose of the goose- which rigidly practiced in German military drill. They have de- vined the psychological purport of this form of marching and declare it is used for the purpose of making tae CGerman soldier revel in delight at his physical powers and prowess. One means for step is so Regular six-cylinder word that, dra- matic. s How's this? “Ship ahoy! All aboard! Peace in Kurope and free adds for IFord."” AND FANCIES. Germany is said to depend heavily upon Islam—which makes us under- stand what a chance Islam is taking. —Boston Journal. FA« Speaker Clark is for “a reasonable preparedness.”” Considering the op- portunity to get back at Bryan his moderation is admirable.—Pittsburg | Dispatch. The “logical end” of the war will come, according to the German view, when the Kaiser enters Constantino- ple. But suppose the Allies refuse to be convinced by the Kai Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Casualties to date in the Canadian contingent are about 17,500 men. That is a big loss for battle which | received hardly more than a line or | two in dispatches at the time they occurred.—Buffalo Express. It is said that so far it has cost | Switzeriand $51,000,000 to maintain | its neutrality. Preparedness is ex- pensive, but think of what 3witzer- land’s bill would have been ii it had Leen unprepared.—Builalo Yixpress. A cruise through the seven seas could not discover for the Oscar II enough peace to fill a nautilus shell, save in the waters of the western | world. No one wishes ill for the Os- writer in the Manchester Guardian has put it in this way: “It is widely known that our emo- depend largely upon our physi- state, and are influenced by the 3 attitude and tension. Courage rises with muscular effort and mental balance is steadied as breathing deep- ens. Any civilian will tell you that his mentality is affected by being drilled in an upright carriage and in standing straight and firm upon the feet. The use of the unflexed leg in the goose-step is to bring into con- sciousness and under immediate con- trol the soldier’s physical support. German officers believe that the con- sciously firm knees resulting from the exaggerated goose-step have a whole- some effect on a soldier's state of mind-"” And that comes very close to hitting the mark. Ask any one of your Ger- man friends who has served in the German army to demonstrate the goose-step. ' If he will' accommodate you, first you will see him araw him- self up to his full height, throw back his shoulders, slap his arms close to his sides and then with head and eyes to the front start off on the celebrated goosc-step. And while he is marching he will hue straight to the line, paying no attention to anything in front of him, never looking to the rigit or left, bowling over those who happen to get in his way, always the trained soldier until he relinquishes the tension. And it is a great sight this demonstration of the goose-step. It will give vou an insight into the self satisfaction and pride which g0 with being a true soldier. You will witat it military. You will learn something about pre- paredness- . so know means to be When we . were wantonly abandoned to the gentle art of studying first principles one teacher put it this way: Some men live to eat; others eat to live. Now comes a socialist orator and gives the finishing touches to the whole idea of society: He divides it as follows: Some work and eat and others just eat. And yet he omits those who eat, drink and are merry figuring that tomorrow they may die. That is the contingent we must look out for, they are the fun-at-any-price men. Farm products of the United States last year were estimated in value at $10,000,000,000. Experts have al- ready placed the value of such prod- ucts this year at $11,000,000,000. Ac- cording to a popular song of the day our American farmer must be ‘“The Billion Dollar Kid.” Old Chestnut, 1915 Model- Coes a Hen-ry cross the ocean? Why LOG OF THE OSCAR 2. December 5, 1916. Sunday on the ocean! What a beautiful day Sunday is. But not so beautiful as Monday, Tues- day, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday when automobiles are being turned out by the greatest little press agent ever born. Wonder what Bryan meant when he said “God bless you" just before the ship was about to sail. Have a hazy recollecticn of him saying that to a man named Wilson not long ago. Not so certain of the advisability of Lringing all those newspiabermen along. Kight of them gave me a | “touch” this morning. Poker is a { costly game if your friends don't know how to play it. Thought they were coming for an interview, too. It was an interview—but not that kind, So many typewriters aboard a per- son can’t hear himself think. Noise r minds me of that great little factory back in Detroit, Mich. Have a scheme to ‘‘get the boys out of the trenches by Christmas.” Wi offer them work at the Ford plant at $5 per day. Understand they are get- ting about a quarter a day over in Europe. It's a high price to pay for slaughter. Anyone can hire a gun- man for a jitney in New York. Mr. and Mrs. Braley haven’t been seen all day. Ah, what a blessing to be young. Very fond of Luther Burbank’s tel- cgram in which he called the expedi- peopleluon “very humane and dramatic.” car II, but the reverse, even though a more Quixotic venture never was entered upon.—Hudson Republican. Wall Street is. now that tired feeling which customarily ' overcomes it about the time that congress assembles. There is no ¢x- planation which Congress can under. stapd why that should happen when so much assistance to prosperity by law is no near. But this year there is something unusual about the usual conditions. It is credibly asserted that the railways are to be helped by letting them alone. It sounds to good to be true, but there is the fact, discovered and asserted not by those whose wish is father to the thought, but by those who are an- experiencing | one. | Reliable merchandise at the right McMILLAN’S BIG STORE “ALWAYS RELIABLE"” STORE IN READINESS FOR THE CHRISTMAS SHOPPER Do Your - Shopping Better choosing stocks are complete while you carefully select your gift things. can mas shopper. Gift things for the for your choosing. Make your purchase a satisfactory price in up to the minute styles makes this store New Britain’s busiest shopping center. BLANKETS AND COMFORTABLES. COTTON BLANKETS. White and Grey, priced 69c, 98¢, and $1.69 pair, 2 i WOOL FINISHED BLANKETS. and $2.98 pair. PLAID BLANKETS. Priced $2.50, $3.98 and $5.50 pair. FINE WOOL BLANKETS. $7.98 pair. See our Special Extra Heavy Wool Blanket at $5.00 pair. RED WOOL BLANKETS. Priced $5.00 and $5.50 pair. CRIB BLANKETS. In Plaids and Figures, priced 36c, 46c and 59c each. SANITARY FILLED COMFORTABLES. Only the best pure white soft noyed by the discovery.—New York ! Times. * E Until it is established beyond per- ' adventure that vessels like the Hock- ind and the Zealandia are owned by Americans no great concern will be manifested by Americans over alleged offendes against them committed by Great Britain and France. Even though American owned, in the trans- fer of ownership occured after the outbreak of hostilities or while hos- tilities were impending, vessels that formerly belonged to Germans Austrians or Turks are subject capture by the nation war with those countries, since transfer under such gircumstances is prima facie evidence of attempt to escape the responsibilities of belligerent owner- ship—New York Herald. cottons used. SILKOLINE COVERED. Priced $1.25, $1.75 $1.98 and $2.25 each. . SATENE COVERED. Priced $2.98, $3.50 to $5.50 each. SILK MULL TOPS, SILKOLINE BOTTOMS. Priced $3.50 each. Blankets and comfortables acceptable Christmas Gifts. . McMIL AN 1#9-201-203 MAIN STREET Topographical Items With War Interest Washington, D. C., Dec- 6. Lu- cerne, toward which, rumor has it, all peace paths of the world now take their way, and upon which the eyes of many troubled millions have been turned in the keen hope that the! bright mountain city may soon at- | tain the enviable fame of ! forth the call to cease hostilities in the world’s greatest war, is described in a statement issued today by the National Geographic society. Prince Von Buelow's visit to the city strengthened peace rumors which | have been growing in assurance dur- ! ing weeks past, and centered peace ac- tivities in Lucerne. The war primer telling of Lucerne roads: “Lucerne, the capital of the Can- tont of Lucerne, situated in an amphi- theater of mountains upon tne = ex- quisite Lake of Lucerne, is one of the most beautiful and-most picturesque towns in Switzerland, and, in the land | of the pilgrim’s paradise, it has.been one of the principal tourist centers. In tone, it is thoroughly cosmopoli- tan; for, during normal times, repre- sentatives of all the people of Europe and both Americas are continually passing through the place to and from the famous St, Gotthard. More than 100,000 visitors were entertained in Lucerne cach year in normal times, and, though a place of only 40,000 population, it possesses seventy ho- tels, many of them as pretentious as | those to be found in New York and Paris. “Mountains wall the city, save where the wall is broken through by the torrent of the Reuse, which drains Lucerne lake. The Pilatus range, Rigi, and the Alps of Uri and Engel- berg frame the crystal waters at their feet- Lucerne is primarily a city of peace, because i support depends upon the good-will, the prosperity, and the leisure of nations productive and at peace with onc another. The annual 100,000 visitors pay the run- ning expenses of the place and furnish it with plenty of pocket money for in- cidental luxuries. “Before the outbreak of the war, | Lucerne was a resort patronized all the vear around, by vacationists, those in search of winter sport, moun- tain climber by the infirm in need of bracing a and inspiriting sur- roundings, and by the small army reg- ularly bound for the passage of St Fotthard’s pas The town, itself, i full of picturesque and historic uwes. The older part of the city is medieval, threaded by narrow crooked streets and built up with ancient ‘houses. Part of the old defenses are still standing, while the town-hall is a survival from the 16th century. Tn it, is now housed a muscum rich in antiquities “Lucerne is conveniently :nuatedl sending | ¢ | little kingdom, one of the gr for informal conferences between the warring nations, for it is neutral land almost in the heart of battle-torn Eu- rope, and the only place equally ac- cessible to all the larger combatants. In less than a day’s time, representa- can gather here from London, | aris, Berlin, Rome and Vienna. More difiiculty is in the way of the repre- ves sent from Petrograd, but, 11 practical purposes, Lucerne is the placid center around which Eu- | rope’s cyclonic storms of war are rag- ing in widening circles. As the hub | of trouble and destruction, it is a fit- ting point from which to send out the siuggestions of peace and reconstruc- tion.” Early | right now—while | Store in readiness for the Christ- whole family conveniently displayed | White and Grey, priced $2.25, $2.50 Priced $3.98, $4.50, $5.50, $6.50 and | make | The Big Store of Complete Holiday Preparedness Wise, Smith & Co. Ten Thousand and More BOOKS At the New Holiday Book Shop—MAIN FLOOR Incomparable selection—everything from the a b boys’ and girls’ books in both series and single stories. Prayer Books and Hymnals. ALL ARRANGED FOR EASY SELECTION. ¢ picture books to the classics. All the popular Complete line of popular fiction at 45c. Bibles, In fact the most extensive showing of holiday gift books we have ever made. dfi!@m% =a e b 1) PRECEDENTED EXPOSITION—HARTFORD'S GREATER TOYLAND, ENTIRE SIXTH FLOOR OF THE BIG STORE Everything to make the little tots happy and everything that's worth giving the Bigger Boys and Girls, and lowest prices at all times. Worthy of Special Mention Is THE PREMIER DOLL SHOW Largest and Most Attractive Showing of Dolls it Has Ever Been Our Pleasure to Feature Special Distribution of Childrer’s PI.LAY STORES .At The Remarkably Low 1 5 C ea Price of . AT OUR GROCERY Under the Following Plan of Distribution— None Sold to Children 500 ON SALE TUESDAY WHILE 9 AM These play stores are made of wood, 12 inches high, 9 inches wide and THEY LAST COMMENCING AT WEDNESDAY WHILE THEY COMMENCING AT 9AM 500 ON SALE LAST 500 ON SALE THURSDAY WHILE THEY LAST COMMENCING AT 9AM 5 inches deep and are filled with good sample products for the children to play store with, such as HECKER’S CREAM FA- RINA, WORCESTER TABLE SALT, GOLD MODEL FLOUR, WILLIAM’S COCOA, etc. ——————— — ‘Phone orders Charter 3050, “Kraguyevatz, before which the | Servians have offered such desperate | resistance, is the arsenal city of the | i atest ar- | senals in the Balkans,” says a state- | ment given out today by the National | Geographic society. ‘A large powder works Is located here, which was in- creased and improved during the war of the Balkgn league with the Otto- man empire in 1912. There are also main‘sined here an important arms factory, and the central Servian sup- ply depots for war munitions. In con- nection with the arms factory, an iron foundary is operated. “In a sense, therefore, Kraguvevatz represented the bhackbone of Servia's military aspirations, for here are the Servian Krupp works, du Pont mills and Remington factories amalgamat- ed to form the arsenal city. High trained young officers of the Servian army have devoted much painstaking and laborious effort toward bringing the technical efficiency of these fac- tories up to that of the model muni- tions establishments of the greater | stern nations. While not in Krag- Atz proper, the powder mills are « within a short walk of the town in the little hamlet of Chilichevo. Even in peace times, a strong garri- son was maintained in the arsenal city, and investigations of the curious “Kraguyevatz lies among lower hills about fifty of Belgrade, on the Lepenitsa river, This stream flows northeast to a junction with the Morava, through a well- wooded valley. One of the finest ntine cathedrals in the countr: within the city, and here, also, is finest Servian college building, It is connected by a short line with the Belgrade-Nish section of the Paris-Constantinople railroad, and its population has grown rapidly during recent years to a total of more than 15,000, In the early days of Servian emergence from Turkish obscurity, it served as the capital of Prince Milosh, is the and Mail Orders nromptly filled. This Coupon If presented in person with 15¢ at our Grocery, entitles the bearer to one of the Children’s Play Stores, Please clip out, sign and bring with yon. Name WISE, SMITH & CO. 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The normal our law is one per cent. incomes up to $20,000. rate paid by the vast citizens subject to the $20,000 the rate is progr the size of incomes, but mum i 7 per cent. England today incomes i for for men and ed men. single mar| year year, n foreign countries cveryvbody with 500 a year has to pay There is therefore noth- that our reduced §2,000 for single men and $3,000 for might the minimum exemption even a little lower, if the For there much income ing rad exemptions in the should proposal be heads of families. no harm There in making were kept low. consideration rate another and, later, as & meeting place for the National assembly. just portant as the necessity of the gov- Democrat.) national defense are to be raised by internal to part of them by extending the In compgrison with taxes | most pean countries, our present system is exceptional both in the smalln; rate paid on That majority ive with our imposed on comes exceeding $500,000 a year. 50 per cent. of large® taken by the government. Our present exemptions are $3,000 2 $4,000 a and take notice, grievous burden, ense of citizenship and travagance in tures. raisc 20 Business After the War. (New Haven Register.) The war will not end Christmas,” Lloyd’'s even odds it will end on the fifteenth of Euro- of the ex- under net is the of Beyond siderably extended. And with every 3ut out involving pathetically. discuss the us more maxi- in- In prospects The upheaval of normal of war orders disturh them land they say is making greatly. 1In that “while does New many New as an ness it has, in been placed upon a basis soundness that there is uns fidence in its ability to with changed conditions that with the cessation of the war.” But whate the result in England and t, it admitted that only the country’s busi volved. American exeept of to be is im- area as that con- the contribution he makes to the nation’'s cxpenses. direct taxation has fostered the difference to public expenditures for little direct taxation for the average citi- zen, just enough to make him sit up without feeling would quicken his make him better critic of inefficiency and ex- government expendi- n- in- “before that January will probably have to be con- it will month of its progre the hope grows that it will end with- than sym- American business “after cnd. business sure not, Sng- | conditions which the present pre Sns- | say and do when they arrive. land is doing an enormous war bhuw - | 1 rare instances, such en con- and the | will prevaii New must be L minor portion of in- siness in gen- is eral is in the condition of a com pressed rubber ball. It will expand as the pressure of war ic removed., | As for New Ingland and the 3 these are canny business men. THEy know how to adj themselves to changing conditions. They have seen many changes of weather, some of them sudden and unexpected. it a |need not be feared that they will be swamped by a change for which they have ample opportunity to preparg. Beyond the Horizon. No one ever completely outgrows the tendency of the little child to think that the rea)l world is the place where he lives and that all the rest, beyond the distant sky line, is only a sort of fairy tale. How strons this feeling is may be illustrated yat the words of an American who hghou | pened to be living in Mexico: Do you ever have a feeling of skepticism as to the continued exis- tence of places you are no longer in? I can shut my eyes and see Bostofjn and New York and Paris, for i A nce, as they are in their charac-{ teristic ways at almost any hour of the day or night. I know just hpw |the people in certain quarters srd: {conducting themselves, where fhey, re going next, and what they wil'll Bil.. don’t altogether in it. I | doesn’t seem possible somehow tha | they are going on and on when 1 am not there to see All of us have felt something I the same sensation. A horizon Ii something no living being can cross-—in the flesh. It is always there, encircling him. But one may escape it in spirtt And that is wi we aren’t all of us provincials town or country. believe