New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 19, 1917, Page 6

qu Britain Herald. UBLISHING COMPANY, [HERALD P | Proprietors. |ed @anly (Sunday excepted) at 4:15 p. m. at Herala Building, 67 Church St lered at the Post Office at New Britain a8 Second Class Mall Matter. vered by carrier to anv part of the city Itor 15 cents a week, 65c a month. . meriptions for paper to be sent by mall. |payable in advance. 60 cents & month. 3000 & year. only profitable advertising medlum :n the city: Circulation books and rress room always open to advertisers. Merald will be found on sale at Hota- Nog’s News Stand, 42nd St. and Broad- {way, New York Clty; Board Walk, At- lantic City, and Hartford Depos. TELEPHONE ness Office orfal Roow: CALLS. et us have faith that right makes ht; ahd in that faith let us to the do duty as we §, daré to erstand it. —ABRAITAM LINCOLN. our THE SITUATTON. ere has come over the internation- tuation a great calm. It may be calm thdt precedes the storm. It be the permanent clearing of the | Yet, the fate of the nation is he balance. Out of Washington morning there is not one word of | ice from the State Department. of New York there is the story wo ships sunk in the submarine | One of these ships was a inish freighter. One was a Nor- an vessel. Both were chartered n American firm. No lives have reported lost. There is no great se for iImmediate action:. mtil it can bg shown that Germany wilfully violated the pledges she e in conformity to the now famous px note there will be no trouble. yet Germany has not violated e pledges, although she has inced her intention of doing so. By Hing the German Ambassador fie the Imperial Government has fa warned by this government that frurther depredations will be coun- ced. It is not that America s war with Germany. It is not the American people hold any | ance aguinst the German people. that a nation which stands for § freedom of the seas and the ts of mankind cannot tolerate r the inroads against humanity He by a policy of ruthless subma- warfare. If there is war in the fag it 1s & war that must be brand- ‘Made in Germany.” It will not {“Made in America.” here has been for some time a t misunderstanding between Ger- United States. The an- The inability to translate an thoughts Into American | ghts with accuracy may have lught ~ about present conditions. n again it may be that Americans g in a nation which, under God, enjoyed government of the people, ' lthe people and for the people, re- blend a democracy with an ‘Whatever it is, there is breach that may not be smoothed r so long as the war in Europe s. Whethler the gap is to be lened remains for Germany to de- imine. We hold no malice toward rmany, although Germany may not lize' the charity harbored here. ltervent prayers and fond hopes are be reckoned with the ' American bple will never enter into a war. war is brought to their door by the ling of innocent American men, imen and children on the high seas by will then have no other re- arse. They have reached the limit patience. Misunderstood them- ves, they understand this: The nor of the nation must be upheld. SAVE THE CITY, Mayor Quigley will arrive: here to- irrow night, .His first’ ‘attention >uld be called t6- the Board of blic Safety. * After a review of fat took place during his absence Honor should consider well the isability of dismissing this board, toto, or reorganizing its member- p so as to bring about a harmonious Srking body. ‘The public has long ago grown dis- sted with the actions of the Safety #ard. Its members have displayed Jaracteristics looked more in “ys than in men. If serfous thought F—e even given to deliberations of the for rd such mental activity taok place iring executive sessions, ve been mone of these. . here’ is not a manufacturing com- ny in the city of New Britain that uld tolerate ghe incompetency and there | the general There is not a private business known in the realm of adventure that would last two months if conducted on the same style that used the Safety Board in city affairs. 1 of men to carry out a business project in the same fashion the Safety Board has gone about its work failure would be the first visitor. If any committee of three arranging for a Sunday School picnic modeled their business plans on the same fashion cut by the Safety Board the picnic would place. waged after the manner of Safety Board tactics the candidate would go down to inevitable defeat. In short, the Safety Board is a mis- fit. Further, it has no place in the municipal affairs of a city the size of New Britain. As it is now run the Safety Board is positively dangerous. Its demoralizing influence on the members of the Palice and Fire De- pnrtmenfs is easily seepy With every eruption'of the volcanic Safety Board the two departments directly under its influence are effected. With every difference within the councils of the Safety Board there is a direct loss of prestige in the Police Department, and in the Fire Department. Since the men appointed to carry out the gov- erning power over these two depart- ments have proven themselvds incap- able of exercising restraint among themselves no one can expect members of the police and fire departments to refrain fram similar tacti If there is the slightest hint of politics within the Safety Board there must be a cor- responding amount of the same evil in the two departments. It has come to this: manner in which the business of the Safety Board'is conducted dissatisfac- tion has crept inta the ranks of the police and fire departments. If for one reason or another, a shift is made in the personnél of either department, the action is taken as a political move, and insubordination results. Men moved from one post to another refuse to do the new work alotted. It is in- subordination pure and simple. The discipline of a police depart- ment and a fire department should be as rigid as that which is in force in as by any body undertook never take Because of the an army or a navy. Superior officers must be obeyed, regardless af in- dividual comforts or taste. There is no repeal from commands given for the good of the service. A drum head ocourt martial should await any mem- ber of the rank who arder. But these things cannot be made feasable if the governing body, staff, is composed of members who quibble among them- selves upon every question that comes up for consideration. The Safety Board is to the city police and fire de- partments, or should be, what the gen- eral staff is to the United States Army, Its word should be final, Mayor Quigley upon his return to the city will have these things to con- sider. The welfare af the city de- mands that the Safety Board reoeive first ald treatment from the Chiet Executive. He has disposed of one set of officlals, the board that pre- ceded this one. If he had just reason to turn that triumverato out af office disobeys an he has the same reason for doing away with this trio. If there is one good man among them this man should be saved. If by sparing one of these officials a new board can be built around him for efficient service, then one commissioner should stay, The interests of the city demand immediate action. The case is somewhat similar to that which confronted Lincoln in his efforts to save the Uniom If frecing the slaves would save the Union he was willing to free them. If freeing half of the slaves would save the Union he would free half of the slaves. If keeping all the slaves in bondage was the only way to save the Union he would keep them in bondage, The main object was to save the Union. This is specifically stated in Lincoln’s letter to Horace Greely. With Mayor Quigley the first ques- tion is to save the city. The city must not be hampered and harrassed by such a Safety Board as is now in exist- ence. The morale of the Police De- partment will suffer if this condition obtains much longer. The discipline of the Fire Department will also be shattered. Ultimately the evil will redound to the disadvantage of the city. And the city must be saved, no matter what happens to individual members of the Safety Board. James R. Mann's new battle-hymn of th: Republic i1s, “God Knows Where We Are Going; But We Are On Our Way.” FACTS AND FANCIES, New Haven shares have new depth of shame sold for 37 1- reached a .Last week they Berkshire Eagle. There wasn’t one chance in a mii- lion of course that a German subma- rine commander would refrain from sinking a ship named ILaw.—New York Sun. the Board of Safety if instead of ‘king for the city this board was All men, equal, but doubtle: are created the differences in the dis- If any political campaign was; probable that some a longer Despateh. ve endowed with reach.—Richmond ~ Times- The German Crown Prince has been promoted again. Which reminds one of the way the hoss's son “starts at the bottom.” In a factory, and by his own unaided efforts becomes vice president of the concern in six months.—Cleveland Plain Dealer. ‘““We need good roads,” said a free- holder, “and how shall we build them?” “The customary way,” said a citizen, “is to use 10 gallons of hot air to one teaspoonful of any other material.’—Paterson N. J. Call. There is a bill before the legisla- ture to prohibit catching female lob- sters. May be merit in it looked at from some angles but if close obs vation is made of the gullibles it will be found that it's the male lobsters that are oftenest snared.—Shore Line Times, When the president solemnly served notice on Germany that this country would resist by force any de- liberate attack upon our right on the ocean, he could not have meant that we should keeq off the ocean alto- gether. But it must be borne in mind that if it is decided to send out ships under convoy, the accompanying crulsers are there, not to debate con- traband, but to give protection against wanton submarine attack.—New York Evening Post. COMMUNICATED. February 19, 1917, Editor Herald:— While nothing definitely as yet has been decided upon, regarding the new trolley line to Hartford from Francis street, the people have not lost all hopes as yet, but are of the belief that the deal will surely go through some- time this summer. The matter is now in the hands of a newly organized corporation to be known as the Stanley Railway Co., that are men of push and reported as having ample capital back of them to equip an up-to-date line, that would be a pleasure to ride upon. The matter has so far progressed that a charter has been applied for, but whether it will be granted, time only can tell. Rumor has it that some of our mer- chants are greatly opposed to it, olaim- ing in the meantime, that it will be the means of taking stlll more trade from here to Hartford. A great deal of this trade that goes out of town could easily be avoided if the merchants would carry a full and more complete line of goods and at the same time place the prices on a basis equal to those of the Capitol City stores, more trade would then remain here. If the people cannot find what they want here they are going elsewhere for it, and no blame should be attached to them for so doing. We belleve in the protection of home industry, and the merchants should realize this fact by catering to the wants of the people in all its de- tails, thereby keeping a ,l‘(n'gc percent- age of the people from gbing elsewhere to do this trading. Should - this new line materialize, there are others that will be greatly effected by it. More particularly : the Connecticut company, whose losses will amount to & very large sum, espe- clally on their line to and from the Capitol City, that being one of their best paying ones. However, they are not going to lose any sleep over it and will continue running the line as usual. That the new line would be the fa- vored one for a while, goes without saying, and while the novelty is on, the proceeds from it would no doubt be very pleasing ones to the corporation. RUARY FURNITURE SALE. and drapings. fords a wonderful range of sele tion of Boston.) FINEST QUALITY ROYAL WILTON RUGS Coples of choice Orjentals, in and colorings. value ........ 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Early advantageous buying in BIG 4uantities, enables us to offer you very exceptional values and a range of selection, which we belisve is uncqualled anywhere in New England, (with the possible excep- Newest Spring great variety. handsome designs $69.95 in the most sought blue and brown, ** $57.50 The kind, size 9x12 ft. Servicable and ft. $41.95| o wom i Size 9x12 ft. in a Size 6x9 ft. at . Reversible and " $29.95 1t WISE,SMITH & CO. HARTFORD Special values 8t .......... COLONIAL RAG RUGS Size 7 ft. 6 x 10 ft. 6 INGRAIN ARE SQUARES Store Will Be Closed All Day Washington’s Birthday THOSE WHO ADi\flR.E LUXURIOUS OCOMFORT- | THOSE WHO APPRECIATE MONEY SAVING 1 ON FINE NEW FURNITURE WILL BUY AT OUR FEBRUARY FURNITURE SALE. EXPERT DRAPERS AT YOUR SERVICE A visit to our drapery department will prove interesting to the home furnisher. will help you with suggestions and show you sketches of the latest correct modes of window treatment Our new Spring 1917 line of beautiful curtains, overdraperies and uph6lstery fabrics af- Our expert drapers CONSIDERABLY LESS AXMINSTER RUGS designs and colors, shown in a Special values at $21 ‘95’ $22.95, $24.95 " $26.95 SEAMLESS TAPESTRY BRUSSELS RUGS heavy close weave durable $19.95 Exceptional value at TAPESTRY BRUSSELS RUGS attractive, size 9x12 $14.95 values in this popular rug. cees $8.99. $5.89. $4.89. suitable for any room. Size 9x12 Special values at $5.89, $6.95, $7.75 and $8.95. Our Restaurant is an ideal place for a light lunch, a cup of tea or substantial re- past. PROMPT DELIVERY OF YOUR FURCRASES Daily Delivery in New Britain, Elmwood, Newington, Cedar Hiii. Maple Hill and Clayton. Campaigns -and Weather. (Des Moines Capital). ebruary may be said to be a pro- pitious month for the waging of war on nearly all of the fronts. In a rocky highland region such as the greater part of the line in eastern France, from the Argonne to the Swiss frontier, offensive warfare may be conducted more or less continu- ously from February througliout the time when mud and high water make lower territory impossible. In the severer Russian winter the ground and water become deeply frozen by February, while the in- creasing power of the sun hardens the snow cover. The month on that ac- count is favorable to operations of limited duration in Russia. February, 1915, witnessed one of Hindenburg's offensives against War- saw, that from the north. The Rus- Referring again to our stores, we do not wish the merchants to carry the idea that we are in any form or man- ner criticising the defficiency in their line of goods,—far from it. That we have some good stores, no one can say ought, but this we do say, that with a population of 60,000 inhabitants the Hardware City should be able to sup- port some up-to-date ones. That would no doubt, receive a great deal of the trade that now goes to the Capitol City. G. H. GRIMES. 865 Stanley street. The_Carrier Boy. (Exchange.) It takes lots of men in a newspaper shop, And all must keep busy or presses will stop; The Editor's certain that he’s the big noise; He locks more important than car- rier hoys. He sits at his desk and he bosses the works, And keeps the gang jumpin’ like SO many Turks, But what. is the use of his work in good shape, If the carrier fails to pape? deliver the The Reporters are pretty Important young chaps: They write about weddings, hoss races and scrap: Of course they are nceded to hiint up the news, But if you should ask own honest views I'd say the Reporter needs legs more than brains, For he spends his time, running from hotels to trains. But what good is all the Reporters can do If the Carrier don’t bring the paper to you? me for my The Printers and P all worth their pa They do their work smen are well with little v are needed at times, and so is Who takes in the money, though that is not work. But the guy that's the real thing, the one that cuts ice, The fellow whose value can’t be fixed at any price, If the one who brings when the others are through for; the business concern, | tribution ef wealth makes it seed | And hukkiss 40 bying the paper to you. sians cariied on their siese of Prze- mysl in February and took the place in March. In February, 1916, were conducted the British operations in Mesopotamia for the relief of Kut. In February, 1916, the Grand Duke Nicholas captured Erzerum, in the Caucasus. Turks attacked the Suez Canal in February, 1915. i February fortunately permits sim- ultaneous offensives on many fronts; Verdun may be said to dominate the entire strategic plan of the war on either side. The French have made a géneralissimo of their most able Verdun commander, General Nivelle. He knows that Verdun rules the war. He is prepared to fight it out on the Verdun positions with the whole available power of France behind him. The withdrawal of the French forces from almost the whole of the Somme reglon leaves the Somme operation chiefly to the British and makes perhaps 400,000 more French men available for Verdun's needs. The French lines at Verdun are lit- tle more than thirty miles west of Metz. South of Metz the French line rung within fourteen miles. The in- tervening space. lacks natural de- fenses. Metz commands the way to Alsace by the northern ingress, around the extremity of the Vosges barrler. It also protects the flank of the German in northern Trance. Tts loss would probably giv the French the two provinces they lost in 1870. Tt might force withdrawal of all German forces in Irance west of the Meuse. Under these conditions the continual efforts of the crown prince, who was recently promoted to field marshal, o better his position before the supremely important fort- ress arc readily understood. The Capitalistic Press. (New Haven Journal-Courier). The charge that the press of the country is under the iron heel of cap- al is once more here. Its return is ke the return of an old friend, and we hasten to greet him with effusion and inquire how things have heen go- ing with him since last we met. This time the indictment comes from certain members of the federal Trouse of representatives. It appear that these sharp cyed sleuths have disgovered that the influential news- papers of the country, have been I bought up by the wicked bankers and their associates who 3 the manufacture and profits of muni- re interested in ' tions of war. In return for the tainted money that fllls the pockets ! these get-rich-quick newspaper men it is their job to work on three in- ead of one. typewriter, all at the me time and rush copy to the com- posito: working . overtime at over- time pay, telling the gullible pgople ar is nos only inevitable but ssary, and so bring them into with this scheme to double profits. Of course, the house of Mor- gan is in the game. Whenever, which naturally is frequent, a movg- ment is inaugurated to debauch the people by first dcbauching the influ- entjal newspapers of the counfry the original seed is sown by tlie house of Morgan, There are other con- spirators assoclated with that house In these enterprises, but the public would probably learn of them with incredulity if the name of Morgan has been specifically donnected with the munition -debauch, there is noth- ing for the innocent world to do but believe. The capitalist press:is tread- ing on the tail of its coat. As Connecticut is the most impor- tant arsenal Uncle Sam has the inves- tigation should begin here. If Burr, of the Hartford Times, Clark of-the Hartford Courant, Chapin of the Wa- terbury American acting under the tutelage of the wicked Kimball of the same sheet, Pape of the Waterbury Republican, McNeil of the Bridgeport Telegram, Bodenwein of the New London Day and Smith of the Mer- iden Journal, to mention a few of the suspects have thus been selling their birthright for a fourteen-inch shell filled to the muzzle with tainted golden eagles, let the galled jade wince. If, in the meantime, the cor- rupting agent has struck this town we are prepared to make office hours suit his convenience In Twenty-five Years. (Columbus, Ohio, Journal) The grand jury will be no part of the judiclal process. The election of state officers will cease and they will be appointed by the governor, to act as his cabinet. Minority representation on public service commissions will cease to be. The spoils system will have quite rotted away. The death penalty will from the horrors of the day. Interested people will be kept off of legislative committees. | A censor committee will report on ( all legislative bills before they are con- sidered. More cities will have the commission form of government, this city included. Men and boys will give up their seats on the trolleys to ladies. disappear Newspaper English. (Memphis Commercial Appeal) It has been the custom with univer- sity professors to hold that newspaper writing does not comply with the rules of the highest forms of literature. it is also a custom among a certain type of magazine editors to hold news- | paper writing in small esteem, as to literary value. As a bit of literature complying with 'every demand of the stylist and ha\'m.g in it beauty and strength, we submit the last paragraph of an Associated Press dispatch from the Irench battle ! ago, died yesterday, aged 83 years, lnumed. The loss is $5,000, { front which was received in this office vesterday. It follows: . “Low black clouds scudded over the battle area this last night of the o}d year, and its successor was borne on & | howling wind which caught up and | carried away the thunder of the guns. | The grim booming was swept far be- vond the battle lines until it mingled with the church bells summoning the people to prayer in the warbound vil- lages of France.” DESCRIBES GERMAN SUCCESS ONFEB. 15 {Eye Witness Tells of Victory in | Champagne District Berlin, Friday, to Sayville, Feb. Feb. 16 by wireless 19.—Details of the fighting incident to the German at- tacks on the French lines in the !C]\nmpngne on Feb. 15 are given to- day by the military correspondent of the Overseas News Agenc “The fighting south of Rivont,” he writes, “took place on the same ground where General Joffre. in the autumn of 1915, sacrificed thousands of French soldiers in fruitless attacks. By a bold thrust on Feb. 15, the Ger- mans ejected the French on Hill 185 from a trench system almost one kil- ometer deep ard more than two and one-half kilometers broad,—a system which has been maintained by the French since September 25, 1915, and fortified after the most modern methods. “The French, in addition to losing a large number of men in prisoners, killed and wounded, lost important observation points. Attack Begins at Dawn. “At dawn the German guns bom- barded the works, the fire being di- rected with excellent effect in the clear, bright weather by German air- men and observers. In a brief time the hostile trenches were levelled and the French artillery silenced. The barbed wire entanglements had been cleared away by the fire, the dugouts penetrated by heavy shells and the entire trench sector crushed. “At a given moment the German attacking forces salliad from their | trenches and pushed irresistedly |ahead, capturing four lines of the French positions. At several places stubborn fighting with rifles, hand grenades and the bayonet took place. Cut off and declinated by the German fire and buried in their trenches and dugouts, the French were compelled | to surrender in groups. The German losses were small, compared with those of the French. “French counter attacks which the following morning in an effort to | recapture the lost heights hroke down with the severest losses.” B. W. V. Haddam, Feb, Kelsey KEL DIES. town clerk of Haddam until his retirement for 27 six years {in Wool Fabrics for GMILLAN ST0 (Incorporated). < pecial Sale of ew Spring Dress Goods: This sale offers remarkable values Spring Coats, Suits and Dresses. Our Foresight in Placing Orders Early makes these remarkable values posei- ble. Wool Fabrics of every descrip- tion have advanced with leaps and bounds since our advance orders for Wool Dress Goods were placed lasf August for Spring 1917 delivery. The tendency is that prices at the mills will even be higher than prevailing - prices today. Novelty Checks, Plaids and ' “YFancy Brocades 36-inch wide. Our price 50c yard. Todays market value 69c yard. ~ All Wool Batistes and Storm~ Serges 36-inch wide. Our price 59c yard. L. Today's market value 75c yard. were launched in the evening and on | 19.—Benjamin W. V. | Novelty Checks and Plaids 44-inch wide. Qur price 69c yard. Today’s market value, 89c yard. Black and White Mixed Suitings ¢ 54-inch wide. Our price 79¢ yard. Today's market Values $1.00 yard. All Wool Storm Serge 50-inch wide price $1.25 yard. value $1.50. - extra heavy. Today's Our market Premier Poplin A ‘combination of wool and mohair, this fabric sheds the dust and will not wrinkle, 44-in- wide. Our price . $1.25 yard. ' Today's market value $1.50 yard. All Wool Poplin T handsome bine with silk. Price $1.25 value $1.50 y material to 42-inch wide, yard. Today's ard. com- Our market French Serges These always reliable fabrics more popular than ever. wide. Our price $1.29 yard. market value $1.50 yard. are 44-inch ¢ Today's French Tailleur Serge inch wide, $1.59 yard. $2.00 yard. all wool. Today’s Our price market value “ Distributors of Standard Patterns NEW SPRING STYLES, NOW READY Standard Quarterly (BUY IT NOW.) Price 25c including certificate good for 16c¢ in the purchase of any Stand- ard Pattern. < March Designer 10c COPY Free Standard Fashion Sheets at our Pattern Department. The new Spring styles are pleasing. Sy Ny ——————— RAIN OR SNOW TONIGHT. Strong « East . ‘Winds Promised Weather Bureau. New Haven, Feb. 19.—For New Haven and vicinity: Unsettled weather, with spow or rain tonight and Tues-" day; warmer Tuesday. For Connecticut: Snow or rain to- night and Tuesday; warmer tonight; strong east winds, shifting to west. Tuesday. Conditions: A disturbance which s central this morning over Towa is caus- ing unsettled weather with light snow © n, from the Rocky Monntains ard to Ohio and from the lake region southward to the gulf. There i3 very little clear weather east of the Rocky Mountains. Another disturb- ance which is central over Washington is causing cloudy and rainy weather By are high in the southern and low in the northern districts. Zero tempera- | tures are reported along the Canadian | border from Montana to Maine. Conditlons favor for this vicinity un- | settled, probably followed by snow or rain. TRAMPS BLAMED FOR FIRE. Bethel, Feb. 19.—Tramps are be- lieved to have caused a fire which de- stroved a large stock barn on the farm | of Selectman James Gallagher on the | outskirts of this place last night. Four . cows were burned to death and twen- ! ty-five tons of hay and straw cons on the Pacific coast. The temperatures