New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 23, 1917, Page 12

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23 FINAL CLEAN MEN’S SUITS AN You simply cannot resist to buy. Each and every garment remarkable for individuality. They possess the style and snap that young men admire—and the conservativc models. Built to satisfy men of moderate taste— All included .in this FINAL CLEAN UP. Arranged in FOUR big lots. are offering in this last and FINAL CLEAN UP of the Season at the following FOUR prices: $11.85 you. duplicate the values we $9.85 Regular $15.00 Regular $18.00 Regular $20.00 $13.85 Nowhere in 1917, ) @9 o4 OVERCO Hartford can Regular 25 DIA BEGOHING BRITAIN'S CHUM ives Being Won Over by Kindness of Masters mpbellpur, India, Feb. 23.—From ague Butler, deputy commis- r, or chief officer of the Attocik ict, whose headquarters are here mpbellpur, The Associated Pres spondent has received interestinz 'mation of the manner in which war in Europ€ may influence the number of simple agriculturists live in such remote districts as | on the frontier of the Punjab ag the Indus. This district is of fial importance since it has formed |is still forming one of the main uiting grounds for the Indian ¥ e Indian soldier: ve land, Commi return to their oner Butler think that to a certain extent {‘unknown’ about the European !have been dissipated. The Indian er has learned that we Europeans 5 our bad men and women just as ans have. But 1 have never be- ' in the ‘magnificience’ which inds on ignorance. The knowledge lir failings will make us seem more {an, and that is all to the good inging the two races together, ‘hen the Indian soldier has been undly touched by the care lavish- n him in hospitals when wounded. Sticed this when going round a Indian hospital at a certain bas rance and in several of the hospi- in England, as well as in India. wounded men in the villages in district tell the same story. That is going to bear fruit a hundred- lang after the war with its trage- is over. Winning Indian via Stomach. A similar impression has been e by the activities of the various for sending out comforts to rs and followers in the fleld. in Attock we are affiliated to und controlled by Lady O’Dwyer, 'wife of our Lieutenant-Governor. @an gentlemen constantly bring me which® are sent offi by me toi O'Dwyer, and are by her trans- | fed to various corps: and units Mesopotamia and elsewhere. This em does good in two directions: t, Lady O’'Dwyer writes a letter hanks to each donor. She does leave it to her Secretary to present compliments, nor does she send ‘pewritten, stereotyped document, | writes in her own hand how /sed she is and where the gifts igoing, This human touch draws r the donors, And, secondly, the jents in the trenches are grateful lliers on leave have told me how phed they were ot to be forgatten. Ee who have received from Eng- any of Princess Mary’s simple | irn and cheerish them as. heir- displayed them proudly on their | ins. ¥ think, also, that we are going see a good many indirect results the great upheaval, The soldier, » has been away from his-home for | vears or so, has had brought 1e to him the value of being able to 1 and write letters. HMe will want sans to go to school more than As to what: will happen when | being discussed, an ancient gentleman was ushered in, Mohammedan, a Pathan. He was nearly blind, but otherwise was hale enough. He claimed to be six score years old, which was an exaggera- tion, the deputy commissioner said, though' there was no question that {he was well aver ninety. The Khan sh days before 1846, when as a young man he had been married by the Sikhs over the Indus into the moun- tains. "I remember”, he said, “when we Mohammedans could not pray in our mosque far the Sikh persecution. In my village there were three or four poor wells, and the country was waste, Now there are two or three hundred | wells and one cannot find an unculti- vated spot anywhere. Tt was Nikal- i sein Sahib who started the change.” i He referred to the great General | John Nicholson of mutiny fame, who | fell in the assault of Delhl. He had been deputy commissioner in ! Attock section. | “He was a great Sahib, was Nichal- j sein Sahib,”” the old man added, “He was never at rest. T have letters from him in my home.” Mr. Butler turned to the correspon- dent with a smile. “Sa long,” he remarked dryly, “as ! we have still alive in the Punjab men ywho can talk of the days before British rule, there need not, T think be any | expectation that any one will want a change in the fundamentals of our ad- ministration. And I make bold to prophesy the same of their sons and their sons’ sons. We Punjabis pride ourseles an our level heads.” RELIGION BANNED IN KOREAN SCHOOLS American Southern Methodist Mission Recommends Conforming With Recent Japanese Ndict. Seoul, Korea, Feb. —American missionaries in Korea and Japan are deeply interested in the announce- ment that the missionaries of ‘he American Southern Methodist mission in Korea have declded to recommend to their home board that the schools under their direction be reorganized so as to conform to the new Japanese educational requirements. The essen- tlal provision of the new ordinance s ing or ceremonies as a part of the school curriculum. The ordinance stipulated that the private schools should conform within ten years. The step taken by the mission marks the beginning of a new epoch for Christian education in Korea. It means that on aproval by the home board the well-known missionary school at Songdo and the other schools belonging to this mission will separate education from religion and will not teach the Bible or the tenets of Christianity during the regular school hours. One school in Korea, the Paichai Haktang, conducted by the Northern Methodists, has already conformed to the regulations, but no steps on such a large scale as that now proposed by the southern mission have yet been taken. It is under- stood that the Southern Methodist Mission Board in the United States will meet in May. If it approves the recommendation the changes will be put into effect immediately. used to do. Then all who have a to France have been amazed at| crops there. The men spoke to of this in France, as well they ht. They were very happy in nce, you know, and speek highly lour French allies, T belleve we 11 find an increased Teadiness after ar to take up scientific agricul- After the War. he deputy commissioner was asked t expectatians the fighting men formed as to their position after var. hat again”, he said, “is not an question to answer. The bulk {the men look to material benefits the way of grants of land, assign- fats of land revenue, good pensions the like. A good many of them Se that government will bo more dy to help financially in opening their homes with roads and in bting schools for their children. kt would he gratificd by the crea- L of a territorial second line army be officered in the main by Indians. arly all would resent a decision jch rewarded only the ecducated h-fighting classes with so called tical concession: fr, Butler had no misglvings about contentment of the people of this jct under British rule. If they why did they en? le' this point was s GOTHAM RIVALS LDIVERPOOL. Becoming Labor Center for Sailors on Merchantmen. New York, I'eb. 23.—New York city is rapidly replacing Liverpool as the labor center for sailors shipping on merchant veesels between this country and Great Britain, according to Dr. George Sidney Webster, secre- tary of The American Seamen's Friend society. “The shiMing of the lahor center for seamen is due.,” he says, “to the fact that many ships of both Ameri- can and Pritish conrections adopted the policy of signing their men on for the forward and return vovages at this port. Under present conditions, men are more available on this side, and there are almost instances of desertion on the British side in comparison with a consider- able number of the part of sailor shipping te this country from bell erent nations. nn RED CROSS HOSPITAL BOARD. Tokio, Feb. 23.—The Japanese Red Cross hospital at Mukden was de- stroyed by a fire on January 6, ac- cording to a Mukden dispatch. After desperate efforts of the medical staff and nurses the patients were all re- moved to a place of safety, Indian | He was a was very voluble about the pre-Brit- | the | the discontinuance of religious teach- | have | been named unde l \ | | | I | | i | ! New York, ¥Yeb. 2z3.—ar doubt | about the widespread popularity of outdoor winter sports in New York city was dispelled when a crowd of | more than 20,000 attended the ice carnival, given under the auspices of the department of parks at Van Cort- landt park lake recently, afternoon and evening. Not in many yvears has | a winter sport meet of such preten- | tious propestions been held in the city. Not only was the 1 i | | i lake crowded with skaters, but the shores of the pond were packed with | spgctators who came on the subway Aas ell as in limousines to see the skating races, the fanc ing and hockey. All the speed skat- ers of the metropolitan district and scores of nocive racers from the ele- mentary and high schools were there | to compete for medals and P Curlers, Young and old from the Cale- skating, curl- | New York’s Recent TEig Ice Carnival Shows Popularity of Winter Sport culday Curling clubs gave exnipitions of the ice game which is so popular with the Scotchmen. Not the least tive part of the carnival we for women which attracted clty misses who could glide ‘e swift enough to leave many of their older brothers behind. Photo shows finish of half mile race at recent carnical. Irving Reiner, second onc from left, winning. | JOFFRE A MARSHALL WITHOUT COMMAND French Fighter Has No One 10E Fight Under Him Paris, Feb. 23.—The elevation of | General Joffre to the vank of Mar- ;shal of France appears to have elim- | inated him entirely from any effec- ! tive connection with the army. The general public is slow to comprehend the situation but Mscreet references In the press leave little doubt as to the fact. Prior to the decree that | Ramed Joffre fechnical councillor to the war council he was the com- { mander-in-chief of all the Freunch jarmies. The two decrees that were ! llssned simultaneously with that | j Which raised him to the rank of marshal annulled the decree that made him councillor to the war council. In the meantime other de- crees named General Nivelle com- mander-in-chief of the French armies operating in France and General Sar- rail commander-in-chief of the Sa- Joniki expedition. Another decree made Generals Nivelle and Sarrail responsible directly toc the minister of war. Consequently, Joffre is mar- shal without a command and with- out any other function excepting that of member of the superior war coun- cil that has not met as such since the beginning of the war. It is held that Joffre ceased | to be n member of the superior war | council the moment he was placed in command of the EFrench armies in the fleld in face of the enem The new marshal, the first to hs er the third republic, ording to some papers, already en- joyving rest in his native town of Rivesalte in the Bas: Pyrenee: Others insist that he till at h home i ris. The Petit Parisien says that he has already in readi- ness the barge with which, according to his declaration to the American newspaper correspondents, he longed 1o make a voyage by river and canal | through France “Joffre e.” says the Petit Pa- risien, “is moored on the left bank of the Seine in a solitary spot near Bou- | gival where it has remained since the ! first days of the war. Nothing dis- | tinguishes it in outward appearance 1 from other river barges, “The. interior, however, is most comflortably fitted up with study, re- | ulso i | or Tea | spring | have donians, St. Andrews, Thistle and Kir- ception room, smoking room. where on the b tants of the loc already as the clare that it is to Swan.’ library, salon and No name is seen any- e but the inhabi- ity who talk of it marshall’s barge de- be named ‘The 18 MILE POTATO PATCH It's Only 150 Yards Wide But It Ts Too Valuable to Go to Waste in War Time. Par] eb. 23.—A band of territony about 150 yards wide a ecighteen miles long skirting and fortifications d now uncultivated will probably be planted to potatoes next The 1 men wards, of arrondi i anged to meet and scttle the ar details This land still belong: bug the city of ris will eventually mfl\‘o into p on of it when the fortlfications are demolished, in pur- suance of an arrangement with government. It will then be trans- formed into parks, boulevards, public playgrounds and sites for public in- stitutions. In the meantime the cul- tivation of it will in no wise interfere with the plans for the future. If the coming season is at all favor- able to the crop, France will have a record vield of potatoes. The mov: ment for the planting of all unculti- to the nation, vated land of either potatoes or Jeru- ! salem artichokes has become general and official. A government sion is getting ready to furnish sced and fertilizers to all who want to help swell the crop. ATR MATL ACROSS CHANN May Be Adopted at Close of War. Service London, Teb, ingland and FFrance have for some time past been considering the opening of ‘an aerial mail service between London and Paris, although there is no indication of iis being adopted before the con- clusion of peace. The practicability of the idea, however, i heen dem- onstrated by the aerial scrvice for of- ficial dispatches which has for a long time been in stence hetween London and the British front. The distance between London and Paris, about 138 miles, has been cov- ered in one hour and forty minute: by aeroplane. According to the pre ent method, eight to ten hours is the best that can be expected even in Deace time. commin- LISH ROYALTY. bill for ex- rinces from any pos- the Ducal Diet of chief aim it impos- to be- TO BAR ENC Munich, Feb. cluding foreign sibility of succeeding to Throne is now before the Saxe Coburg-Gotha. The { of the measure is to mak sible for any English Prince come Duke of Coburg in the event i of the present Duke, who is and- son of Queen Victoria, dying without a male heir, \ 2 h i i ' SWEDES TO HAVI IRON COINS. Stockholni, Feb. —An issue {iron coinage is expected in shortly, according to the ma the Swedish St Rank. The ! has been the subject of discussion and en the three Scandi- L rSave This Recipe for | || Coconut Cocoa Fudge 1 can of Baker's Fresh Grated Cocenut; 2 cupfils of brown ; 4 level tablespoonfuis : 2 level table the | Put sugar, coconut milk, cocoa and butfer in saucepan. Boil ten minutes, or until it formsa soft ball when dififiped in cold water, stirring all the time. Add coconut, boil five minutes, remove from fire and beat until ccol. Pour in buttered latter; and cut in squares be- fore it hardens. P. S. Press contents of can in wire strainer. Complete Recipe I3 BAKER’S Fresh Grated Coconut in the Original Mitk In Cans, Not in Paper Packages NOT a Desiccated Coconut Baker’s Fresh Grated Coco- nut in cans is even more sat- isfactory than whole coconuts. Carefully se- iected nuts are e Eooklet on Request 3slin’lt use. coconut is rich, sweet and full-flavored —not the dry, 10c desiccated kind. Recipe Beoklet on Request FRANKLIN BAKER COMPVANY Dept. NP Philadelphia, Pz. At Your Grocer's LYNN NEW YORK - 'BARNEY F GREEN & COX CLOTHIERS & FURNIHS HERS TFORD NO PLACE FOR NERVOUS MAN, tive Nenr Snowstorai, Tokio. {" Toklo, Feb. -A snowstorm which 1 ! covered some sections of s to the depth of he northern block a tidal hundred cou i mmun demolished a ho ~ western ceast and w > numher of i wh a 5 and a 400 Yiousc the subu fire oner ¢ out in the Shina d peo the ) winter 1 hundred hou is not remark he tiny w consuried v 'he recent fredquency s calling atten to the necc for firc | The fire ywi rendered | several thous \f(yur o'clo | cold '1 of sc ive, at mornin D the fon s throughout the coun- s are cautioncd by the department culture not to be tempted by -ailing high prices offered for | wheat to part with their good seed wheat and rely upon shrunken and |dlsn sed seed for sowing thi: year. | Disaster- to this year's crop is pre- dicted by experts if poor seed is de- j pended upon. nd Tidal Wave | f | i fteen feet, ' GOLD FOR SPORTS BUT NONE FOR WAR Racing Element in Germany Produces Yellow Coins for Which Em- pire Appealed in Vain, ., Berlin, 23.—With the close of the racing scazon nearly everywhere in Germany it has been found that zold pieces which were turned in gates” eb. during the summer, in for reduced prices of admis- sion, total about haif a million marks, return Whereas the majority of the press first greeted this news as ‘“alto- ther actory,” a portion of the apers, thinking over, have lecided that it is “altogether disgrace- ful” to discover that so large a num- ber of people obviously had unpa- triotically abstained from turning in their gold until induced to do so in order to huy amusement a little more cheaply. Part of the press is thoroughly in- dignant that in these days of appeals from all sources to turn in gold, in these days of collecting bureaus for old gold and ornaments, there sghould still be so many persons in the emplre “who will not be moved by any lessons to help bring our financial system into consonance with the enormous demands made upon it.” This\portion of the press ques- tion whether the Reichsbank ls right in its _policy of trving to collect all ,the gold in the empire by voluntary ; surrender. after it was | ALL KINDS OF JOB PRINTING F rst Class Work at Reasonable Price Eastern Weekly Publ. Co 4 Mam S We will hbave a s Broad Street, Hartrord, Connecticut, Aad D New Britain, Conn. Coupelet $505 - Sedan ‘$645 t., New Britain < display at the Auiomobile Show, State Armory, February 16th to 17th inclusive.