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ew Britain Herald. HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY. Proprictor lied daily (Sunday excepted) at 4:15 p. M., | at Herala | Bullding. 67 Church 8t lered at the Post OMice at New Britain Second Class Mall Matter. tvered by carrier to any part of the city for 15 cents a week, 3¢ a month. #criptions for paper to be sent by mall, | paysole In advance. 60 cents s month. |#700 a vear. £, } only profitable advertistnz medtum :n the city: Circulation books and press room always open to advertisers. | Ferald wiil he found on sale at Hota- | * |Mpg's Nows Stand, 42nd St. and Broad- 'way, New York Clty; Board Walk, At- lantic Cit/, and Hartford Depoi. THLEPHON fness Office . |PROFESSIONAL PACIFISTS, led blooded Americans have Heular distaln for those folk who 'o come to be known as Profes- al Pacifists. Not that all men and aen who align themselves with e movements are in this class. rofessional Pacifist one who les a business of preaghing peace 1 after all hopes of Deace lo¥ have been abandonell by true fens. In the present crisis, when se has been clung to until the or of the nation demands some- g more virile, a small group of lifists in Providence has put forth vglu.bjolned panacea: Ve can postpone until the war is % the settlement of any dispute E. eammot now be settled by peace- means. \ a is e canikeep American citizens off igerent ships. We can refuse clearance to ships he United States and other neutral ftriés carrying contraband and engers on the same ship. ¥e can withdraw protection from srican oitizens who are willing to ardize the nation’s peace by elling as seamen with contraband ican or neutral vessels, Ve, can, if necessary, keep all rican vessels out of the danger ! for the present, just as the mayor _eity keeps citizens In their homes & & mob is In possession of the it fopgress, which has exclusive ar to declare war, can submit the iration to a referendum vote, !gven if an American ship is sunk '»lpls of American lives, we must g0 to war.” tades of Washington and Lincoln. 3 if an American ship_is sunk oss 0f American lives, we must Bo to war!” “Davy” Crockett Id turn over in his grave at the 3 mention of such a thing. Any of American heroes would blush for *4ne that an American could be id today who would harbor such a |Eht. The early history of tho ublic stagds as a better judge of | Ajnericans feel about such things, {y crisls from 1776 on has found true temper of the dle and 1917, should it come to , Will be no different from other ods when Americans were not fd to cast aside the comforts of ‘e for the stringent duties of war. ‘essional Pacifists, thanks to the lory of other days, are the ority. There are not of n abroad in the land, American in many | LINCOLN AND LIBERTY. jder the guiding influence of _aham Lincoln, whose birthday an- ‘rsary the nation celebrates toda. Union was restored, all sections of with | . NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 14f7, vaingloriousness, the men of a united on stand ready to do what the man | who took Lincoln's place would have | them do. Lincoln did not plunge the nation into war until it was inevitable that war should visit the land. Wil- son will not invite the monster of death and desolation; but, if it is thrust upon this natton, he will not shrink. With his every power he has attempted to stay the terrible hand of the god. A nation fighting for its very existence, refusing to concede that neutrals have rights which must be respected, bent sinking to na war any on plunging deaths innocent women, and children, has robbed the man in the White House of almost every out- let. Were Lincoln alive and occupy- ing the oflice of Chief Eixecutive today he would do Jjust what Woodrow Wilson has done, what Wilson will do when the moment of decision comes. ‘With a nation that has so many tra- ditions in back of it, there is only one | thing to do,—flght for the right, | It is something that everybody can- not understand,—how a nation that | fought for its own destruction and an- | nihilation yet lives as the greatest example of democracy the world has ever seen. The truth of the matter iz that the war between the North s«nd South had to come about so the Union might be preserved, so that human liberty could be a ' readity. Even those who participated in it on the side of the South now realize that that is so. The war of '61 was a vic- torious war for all concerned what though the loss of life and the de- ctruction of treasure was appalling. Even those who are to this day forced to suffer hardships as the outgrowth of that war have learned to reconcile thelr fate as in the interest of the whole nation. The dead past is dead, to far as the mejority of men think back upon it. The golden future les ahead made more brilllant because of the fact that the various sections of the country have adopted“the motto of one state, United We Stand, Di- cided We Fall.” If in this year 1917 the United States of America should be visited by war the spirit of Lincoln need nave no fear nor feel the blush of shame. The sons and daughters of the men who fifty years ago dropped all the pursuits of life and happiness and took up the severer tasks of battle stand ready to see that the honor of that nation, united under the great Emancipator, shall never be be- smirched. On this his birth annl- versary the nation gathered around his shrine pledges to uphold those principles for which he stood. !;‘mm without warning), their men, HOW IT COULD BE DONE. In holding up the nomination of Dr. Cary Grayson the United States Senate has done'just what the people of the nation would have it do. Rather than let this young naval of- ficer jump over the heads of men who have served in the game branch of the service mary years longer than he has seen, the Senators are ready for a filibuster. Even the strongest of the Administration are against this action of the President in advancing Dr. Grayson to be Medical Director of the Navy. The mendation,” it is understood, from the high personal regard which the President holds his medi- cal advisor. that after so many years of pleasant as- sociation the President should want has so dili- the supporters recom- comes in It was but natural to reward the man who gently cared for him. thought may be taken that President Wilson advanced the name of Grayson not so much in the hope of the nomi- nation going through as to show in some measure the high personal es- which he holds this young medical officer. However this may be, the nomina- tion go through. And, Even in tecem should not country ;wére united under one , | and the government at Wash- , on put,fn'eharge of federal affairs, | ‘as under Lincoln that the greatest | Gra roal strife any nation ever faced | brought| into being. Hardly had ken the reins of office when the fell and brather marched against her. The ties. of were en in order that the union might reserved, state of trs vindicated hisands of times over. To Lincoln 5 nearly all the glory. It was his ipathetic influence that on to deeds of valor. It oln’s plan ruction 1d have put the South back on its But for the as- unity a paradoxical which has been wa of recons that short order. in's bullet that put ndship between the country would have they the bond two scctions of been cemented before finally spread over breach. he unity which Lincoln ut is again to be tested. brought Slightly '@ than fifty years after the war yeen the states the men of the /th and the men of the South are ¢ht face to face with the possi- of meeting a foreign foe in mor- hbat. Without any spirit of without bombast and spurred | s | thanks an ‘end to this | of | it will in all probébility be XKilled. The hundreds of men to whom an in- justice would be worked should Dr. be promoted over them Is zh to forestall action by the Sen- son | eno (ate. The men of the upper branch of Congress are determined to.vote this | nomination down, even if by doing so | a filibuster must be instituted which { would hold up other important busi- Rather than see this state of affairs brought about it is conceivable |-that Dr. himself will | way to the ness. Grayson find a relieve A President senators little wi public declination on the of such of and a of the all nece neat speech to on, part { doctor would be well received { around. PACTS AND FANCIES. United States at last joins the only cffective: league to enforce peace.— | Wall street Journal. | According the newspapers, all the have been secretly | stocked with ball cartridges. The se- we take it, is being kept from dumb and blind persons.—New York Sun. to armorles The impress of Prussianism is last- ing. There is an example of it in the action of the aliens who are with- banks in fear that they will be con- tiscated in the event of war.—New York World. Last week the . estcemed Boston Transcript got out an extra—for the first time, it is said, since Ralph Wal- do Emerson delivered his justly framed Phi Beta Kappa address. The internatfonal situation feels duly honored.—Hartford Times. ‘When Representative Rogers of Manchester, in discussing his resolu- tion for investigating J. H. Hale, Pub- lic utilities commissioner, asked how many persons in the house were sat- isfied with the service, just two stood up, Jarvis of Berlin and Osborne of Branford.—Bridgeport Post. Scarcely anyone will deny that Willlam Jennings Bryan would be a far more impressive figure if he paint- ed himself with vertical stripes of white and red from head to foot and carried a red and white checked flag as he went about advocating the enactment of a law to forbid Ameri- can citizens to trespass on the high seas.—Springfleld Union. At the time of the threatened war with Mexico, Col. Roosevelt an- nounced “If there is war, I and my four sons, and perhaps one of my two sons-in-law will go.” In the pres- ent crisis the colonel offers only “I had my four sons.”—Something seems to have happened to disrupt the ac- cord of the military views of the whole family.—Hartford Post. Lallaby. (By Henry Savage). ‘Ah Ifttle one, you're tired of play, Sleep’s fingers rest upon your brow, You've been a woman all the day, You'd be a baby now; Oh baby, my baby! .You'd be my baby now. Perhaps you had forgotten me Because the daisies were so white, But now you come to mother's knee, My little babe tonight; Oh, baby, my baby! My baby every night. Tomorrow when the sun’'s awoke You'll seek your flowery fleld again. But night shall fall, and for my sake You'll be a baby then; Oh baby, my baby; My little baby then. And you'll grow big and love will call, Happen you'll leave me for your man, And night-titmes when the shadows fall T'll greet as mothers can; . Oh baby, my baby! As only mothers can. And now my little heart of May, Lie closely, sleep 18 on your brow, You've been a woman all the day, You'd be my baby now! Oh baby, my baby! My little baby now. Successors to Horse Thieves. (Cleveland Leader.) The prevalence o6f robberies com- mitted by highwaymen who use auto- mobiles in their crimes suggests thatl they may have to be dealt with as severely as horse thieves used to be where their depredations were com- mon. Then it was realized that men who stole horses, especially those who used the animals they “lifted” to commit other crimes, were extremely dangerous. They mede pursuit diffi- cult and they were able to move with such speed, from place to place, that their attacks upon lawabiding people were peculiarly hard to guard against. It 1s 80 now with automobile band- its. They steal the machines they use to commit other crimes. They em- ploy the most powerful vehicles known to make outrages upon so- clety possible. Their belief in their ability to escape pursuit makes them especially bold and brutal in their imethods. / Such conditions call for the con- dlgn punishment of offenders caught in this form of robbery. It is evident that the cities of the United States will have to make common cause | against the bandits who begin by seiz- ing automobiles which belong to de- cent citizens and often end with mur- der. The courts must co-operate with the police in diminishing the tempta- tion to gnch crimes by increasing the risks inkolved. : The Tondependents in Congress. (Waterbury American.) | The half dozen independents of the | house are talking quite arrogantly of | their power to control the election of | officers of the house and appoint- | ments of chairman of committees. Toither side they claim, must get their votes to control. It is hinted that the ¢ld liners ot both parties may be disgusted with- this behavior and make a deal among themselves which would leave the independents out, though if the latter are reasonable the natural outcome will be the election of men who can win their votes in re- turn for some concession. It still looks like a democratic control with progressives aid on a margin so nar- row that the next comgress will be closely divided on most questions. Patriotic Advice . (Albany Times-Union) Don’t argue! Don't keep asking the orchestra to | play “The Star-Spangled Banner.” 1If vou feel that way about it, go up and enlist! Don’t try to explain, what the prest- dent should have done. Cheer what he is doing! Don't peddle rumors least a little effort to ascertain truth there is in a story before repeat it! Rumors people! In short, Make at what you disorder incite and excite keep your shirt on! Our “Alliance” With Japan. (Toronto Mail and Empire.) If the United States gets into war with Germany it will become the ally of Japan, anl 'the friendliness thereby engendered may do much to dissolve drawing their funds from Eufln“Jumc question. suspicions and rivalries over the Pa- STATE INFANTRY SHORT MANY MEN First Regiment Needs 471 to Fill Up Ranks Latest avallable figures from the regimental adjutant’s office show that the First Connecticut Infantry is un- der war strength and needs 471 men to bring it up to the required number for war purposes. The war strength of the regiment is 1368 officers and men and at present there are but 857 officers and men. Each company in the regiment has about 120 men and three officers when full recruited, but at present there are five companies in the First Regiment under peace strength and ten of the dozen com- panies are without a’full compliment of officers. ~ The war strength of Troop B. Fifth Militia Cavalry, is three officers and 106 men, but it is below that strength at present. Since the soldiers re- turned from the Mexican border last fall there have been numerous resig- nations of officers and discharges of men because of non-residence or dis- ability. Following 1s the company roster of the regiment. Headquarters—Captain Edward C, Farrington; 20 men. Supply—Capttain Michael A. Con- nor, 23 men. N Machine Gun—Captain Emerson G. Taylor; 8 officers, 42 men, A—Lijeutenant Frank C, Thompson; 1 officer, 100 men. B—Captain James E. Mahon; 2 offi- cers, 60 men. C—Captain William H. officers, 60 men. D—Captain Frank 8; Merrill; 2 offi- cers, 86 men. E—Captain E. Raymond Low; officers, 40 men. F—Captain Arthur F. Locke; 2 offi- cers, 60 men. G—Captain Harry B. Bissell; 3 of- ficers, 80 men. H—Captain Clarence M, Thompson; 2 officers, 756 men. I—Lieutenant Raymond R. Rand; 2 officers, 46 men. Captain Griswold, retired, acting. 5 K—Lieutenant Frederick J. Larson; officers, 60 men. L—Captain Herbert E. F, Tiesing; 2 officers, 36 men. M—-Captain Amos Beecher; cers, 63 men. T0 CALL IN GOLD Government to Redecm Coin at Its Face Value, Instead of by Under New Plan. ‘Washington, Feb. 12.—Plans for bringing much of the gold coin in circulation on the Pacific slope into the vaults of the hanks are being shaped into proposals for legislation hy the treasury department and fed- eral reserve board. Most of the money under circulalion will be re- deemed during a period of ninety days, by the government of all gold coin offered by banke and individuals at its face value instead of by weight. The present practice of redeeming #old at its weight valie tends to keep light weight coins from the banks and under the proposal now being con- sidered the government would stand the loss due to abrasion, instead of the bank or the individual. The cost to the government of bringing the gold into its vault by re- demption at minted value, it is thought, would be considerable. Hines; 3 2 2 offi- ‘Weight This would be offset, however, pro- | ponents of the plan believe by ad- vantages resulting from possession of the gold in the government's vault: ANOTHER OLOSE CALL. Stanley Quarter Milk, Dealer Ncar Death at Crossing. The dangers that lurk at the grade crossings in this city were once more brought to the minds of persons thelr way to business on Main about 8 o’clock this morning, when milk dealer named Flood of Stanley Quarter narrowly escaped injury at the Main street crossing. It is report- ed that the gates were not lowered as Flood approached the crossing, and with -the dinkey train from Bristol thundering down toward him shricks of horror emanated from the throats of terrified onlookers. The engineer of the train, however, dctected the un- guarded condition of the crossing and brought his train to a stop a few fcet away from Flood’s wagon. The recent terrible catastrophe at the Washington strect crossing is in the minds of the public yet, and with occurances such as that of this morn- ing there appears to be a crving need of better facilities at rhe various crossings in the cit; Hardly a week passes without some reports being heard relative to trains passing over crossings while the gatcinan is enjoy- ing a siesta In the arms of Morpheus or otherwise engaged. $200,000 FOR FOOD PROBE, Washington, Feb. 12.—President Wilson will be asked to approve a $200,000 appropriation for the food price investigation to be conducted by the federal trade commission and the department of agriculture at his di- rection. This amount, it was said to- day, will be necessary to carry on an inquiry through enough development whether anti-trust laws have been violated. RT MILITARY TRAINING. icago, Feb. 12.—A modified form of military training has been installed at North Western university and class- es were held today. The course in- cludes only such principles of the training as can be taught in lectures. Three hours a week are to be devoted to the study. There is to be no drill- ing or carrying of arms, V | The Gurran Dry Goods Go. | Closing Out Sale of Qur House- turnishing Department Kitchen Items at Half Their Real Value Come in and Look Them Over Yofi Can Get $2.00 Worth of Useful gains day. Items for Less Than $1.00 Wateh for Special Bar- in Ready-to- Wear Goods Wednes- | m i, $.S.VATERLAND. The Vaterland is the largest of the | German ships laid up American ports since the war began and is also the largest vessel in the world, save, perhapm, the Bismark, which was being built at Hamburg when the war began. The displacement of the ‘Vaterland 4,190 tons, while that | of the Bismark is given as 55,000 tons. in World’s Biggest Ship is " Laid Up at Hoboken, N. ] are, however, virtually the same | s The Imperator, now in . many, is a sister ship of the Vaterland Some idea of the enormous size of ! the vessel may be gained from the ac- | companying picture, taken when she was in drydock, and from a compari- son with the tiny figure of the man at the left, indicated by the arrow. | The Vaterland lies at Hoboken. N. &, | walked eul sematime aga. MGMILLAN STORE (Incorporated). NEW SPRING WINDOW DRAPERIES ARE BEING SHOWN HERE SCRIMS AND MARQUISETTES In white, cream and of new designs to Priced 15¢, 17¢c, 19c, 35¢, 39c¢ and 45c¢ yard. BLANKETS AND COMFORTABLES' CRIB BLANKETS in blue, white and tan. 75¢ and 85¢ ca. COT BLANKETS 98¢ pair. COTTON BLANKETS $1.59, $1.89 and $2.25 pair. WOOL BLANKETS White and grey. $3.50, §4.50 and $5.50 pair. ecru. choose 22¢, 25¢, Plenty from. 29¢, ARMY BLANKETS $6.50 pair AUTOMOBILE ROBES All wool. $6.75 cach, BATH ROBE BLANKETS About two dozen left of a belated shipment which enables us to offer these exceptional values in Bath Robe Blankets with girdle and frogs complete. Priced $2.50 and $3.50 ea, SOFT FILLED COMFORTABLES $1.89, $2.25, $2.98, $3.50 to $5.50 each, WOOL FILLED COMRORTABLES 1 High grade at $6.98 cach. MEN’S AND WOMEN'S BATH ROBES ‘We will put on sale a case of Mer and Women’s Bath Robes, offering 120 high-grade Iobes. Prices $2.98, $3.98 and $4.98 cach. WARM WOOL SWEATERS For Wintry Weather CHILDREN’S WOolL SWEATERS $1.79 to $5.98 cach. ptionally strong Children's Sweatcrs at $2. Two values in 98 and $3.98 WOMEN’S WOOL SWEATERS .98 to $9.98 cach. WOOL SWISATIS 98 Part wool Sweaters $1.98 each. CHILDREN IT TOQUES At 19¢ ('m-h./ WOOL GLOVES K For Men, Women and _ Children CHILDREN'S WOOI, GLOVE! ,» 89¢ to 39c pair. WOML WOOL GLOVES 29¢ o 39¢ pair. MEN'S WOOL GLOVE: 25¢, 39¢ to 69c pair, MEN'S HEAVY MOCHA GLOVES Ileeced and wool lined. Value $1.76 pair. Special at $1.25 pair. HEAVY WOOL SKATING 59¢ to $1.15 pair. GLOVES e e et " REVAMPING REVENUE BILL Munitions Faxes and Mutual Insur- ance Companies’ Taxes to Under- go Radical Changes. Washington, Ieb. 1 Work of re- drafting the administration revenue bili was begun today by democrats of the senate finance committee in sccordance with yesterday's caucus of democratic senators. New provisions to be written the bill would provide for automaticaily in four years of the cxcess profits tax, termination of the jresent 12 1-2 per cent. tax on mu- nition makers profits in six instead of twelve months after t war ends and deduction of these taxes before as- nent of the e profits tax; cxemption of mutual insurance com- panies from the excess profits tax pro- viding their profits are distributed to policy holders. The new bill will be the senate within a few into expiration reported days. to, WORKERS STRIKE, Feh. 12.—The garment here was virtually tied uph, when 2000 aperators, demihdy’ ing better wages and shorter hours, joined the strike of 2,000 otheErs P b1 [ ~whg$ R