New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 2, 1917, Page 10

" LAST CALL GLE SHIRT " LAST CALL Heather, navy crim- Heather, Orimson. TIVS LUIHS T1IVE TIVD ISV 48 ‘MAIN STREET rized resident dealer in Royal tailoring , EAGLE SHIRT SALE - RROWDALE s ERS FREED tinued From First Page). ‘a Canadian transport, which men from shellfire, Dr. fcKim were on the White, ¢, the ‘most import- he German raider. 1 of the four Americans its concerning their. capture r experiences on board the ‘is one with which the Ameri- readers are familiar in the case Appam. They were treated ut courteously by the German _They ‘were confined in the uring the chase of each suc- . prize, wondering = anxiously her the intended victim would fight and perhaps send the T to the bottom. | Gerard. After a month all the men of the rank of officers, including the four Americans, were transferred to Karlsruhe and the others to Dulmen. The journey to Karlruhe required fif- ty-two hours. On the way from Neus- telitz they were switched about for cighteen hours in the Yarrowdale at & time when Ambassador Gerard Wwhose imperative instructions were to ascertain whether there was Ameri- cans among the Yarrowdale prisoners in persistent and pugnacious fashion bombarding the dilatory foreign offi- cers with daily news of inquiry. They were almost starving when they ar- rived at Karlsruhe. There they found that the jnsufficient rations of neustel- itz were succeeded by a steadily di- minishing diet, which during the last fortnight of their stay consisted, they say, only of a plate of thin soup, a pound of bread and half a pound of potatoes daily. Dr. Snyder says he lost thirty pounds and the others about as much. They were allowed monthly pay of 60 marks, from which 54 .was deducted for rations, leaving six marks to pay for coffee, tea and ch of the three ships from which tobacco. What extra money they had “Amcricans were . taken were | Melted away in purchases of fish and 1 and the crews was obliged to to the boats in a high sea. There no death toll except in the case e Mount Temple, on which three ich-Canadians were killed. An- fher was injured, his foot being ngled so badly that it was ampu- ed on board the raider..- ‘Expected Treatment As Neutrals. Tntil they reached Swinemuende Americans did not know that they ld be treated other than as neu- even the British officers were captured signed parole pa- hile on the raider, with the landing that they would be board the first neutral Baer - encountered for trans-ship- \ }0 home or neutral port. The p of the Yarrowdale with her influenced the German com- der to. change his intention and “the prisoners to & German port t; vessel. Alded by a heavy , the run to the entrance of the c was mede undetected.- Thence steamed to Swinemuende under man convoy. After a few days at nemuecnde the prisoners were psterred to the camp at Neustolitz ere they were held for a month in antine. The condition of many of e Ainericans, including horse hand- grs from. the Georgle, was deplor- i The horse handlers had been . omed to work on the lower s, ‘which were half washed, in feet, clad in underclothing. They gEntered the boats in this condition. fi'hreo Americans were without shoes the snow for almost & month be- b other articles to supplement their rations. Accordingly they were all out of funds when they were notified of their release on February 27. Notwithstanding their unhappy rec- ollections of Karlsruhe, the Ameri- cans praised the camp commander, Major Schonenbeck, and his assistant, Lieutenant Von Friesen, who did everything in their power to lighten the lot of the prisoners. At the border every scrap of paper, including passports, was taken from them. Dr. Davis and Mr. McKim said that on the Georgie with them were fifty-seven American horsemen and two firemen. HEARINGS ON ESTIMATES Board of Finance and Taxation Ar- ranges Schedule of Meetings to Prc- pare Budget—TFirst Session Monday. Following is a schedule of hearings before the board of finance and taxa- tion on the city budget for 1917-1918 at the mayor’s office: Monday, 5, 8 p. m., school department;- 8:30 p. m., health de- partment; 9 p. m, New Britain Insti- tute. 2 s ‘Wednesday, March 7, 8 p. m., board of public works; 9 - p. m., public amusement commission. { ¥riday, March 9, 8 p. m., board of public safe! 9 p. m., Police Pension Fund and Firemen's association. Monday, March 12, 8 p. m., charl- ties department; 8:30 p. m., City hall commission. A Tuesday, March 13, § p. m., Walnut Hill park commission;' 9 p. m., water TUNABLE T0 FINISH | GENSUS BY MARGH 3 Headgquarters Expects to Gon- clude Work in Few Days ber of names to be inventoried in this city, the military census taking which has been going on for the past week, will probably not be completed tomorrow, as desired by the state ‘headquarters. 'l'hn‘clerlu and enu- merators are working diligently, how- ever, and expect to complete the work within a.few days. Oandies For Workérs. Last evening & small army of work- ers from the Stanley Works office Owing to the unusually large n-um-l under the direction of E. W. Christ, worked at the census bureau until )o:: after 9 o'clock assorting and checking the multitudé of Ddlanks turned in during the day. William H. Judd, Mr. Christ and H: W. Briere were in charge of the workers and . the large force of volunteer assistants Vvorkod‘wnh such snap and vim that over 4,000 census blanks: were han- dled up to closing time. A pleasant ‘surprise for the lady workers was the gift -of a five-pound box of Mary Garden chocolates from the Dickinson Drug company. The thoughtfulness in sending the sweetg was received with expressions of delight on the part of the fair workers. Those from the Stanley Works® office who so ably assisted in the work weré the Misscs E.“Bacon, Anna Thompson, E. Ander. son,s A. Stromquist, L. Kallberg ard E. Beale and Messrs, Corridan, Mil- ler, Paulson, Christensen, R. W. Chamberlain, G. M. Coholan and E. B. Ogren. Others who aided in the evening’s work were, Herbert A. Johnson, Hobart Coridah, Lowell 8. Pickup, Warner Johnson, Thomas H. Glarkson, Marshall Coot, H. C. Bfl- lings, M. Sanderson and Elsle M. Loomis. = This morning Aides Johnstone Vance and E. Burlington Schurr be- gan the day’s work a half hour earller to have everything in readiness for the morning work, which began in earnest at 9 o’clock sharp. Chairman A. F. Corbin is delighted with the manner in which the aides, commis- sioners, assistants, canvassers and “ll ‘workers are performing their dutils. Everybody is doing his or her bit to make the census in New Britain com- plete in as short a time as possihble. On duty this morning were the Misses Mildred Hellberg, Myrtle C. Dunham, Irene Loomis, Ethel Mount, Vera Schade, Helen Allen, Mrs. W. L. Hatch, Mrs. James E. Cooper and Mrs, Charles N. Pinches. Big Day Tomorrow, It is ‘expected that tomorrow will be the real big ‘day amd that, they largest number of workers as vet will be on hand to clean up the work of the week. Superintendent Stanley Holmes of the public schools has ar- ranged t3 have twenty High school students on hand to assist in the of- fice work and Scput Commissioner Elmer T. Thienes will have about a dozen scouts on' duty to perform a multitude of various tasks. Many Nationalities Discovered. Every one of the large New Britain factories is a veritable tower of Babel in the number of tongues spoken by the men who toil there. A casual in- spection of men in a large plant shows twenty different nationalities, with others doubtless to be found by a careful examination. There are to be found men of English, Russian, Itallan, French, German, Austrian, Turkish, Greek, Rumanian, Lithuani- an, Canadian, Irish, Persian, Assyrian, Armenian, Swedish, Polish, Scotch, Danish and Portuguese extraction, who have not become citizens of the United States, as well as a host of others bearing foreign names who have taken out their papers—a con- dition which causes a little specula- tion as to just what problems may confront the authorities if it becomes desirable to classify the men among us and assign them to parts of re- sponsibility—as every assignment must be to a greater or less degree. Probably in 'many cases the senti- mental regard for the land of their birth has outweighed any considera- tion of present environment, but it would seem as though in the present need for loyal devotion to the country a large proportion of the foreign-born men who have seen no special reason for changing their allegiance would do s0. The inquirles at the census bureau indicate that the leaven is working and if the census were re- Peated six months from the now, the number of members of other nations Wwould doubtless be very much less. Some Are Trained Soldiers, Any one who has watched a cos- mopolitan parade such as occurred here at the time of the Elihu Bur- ritt celebration. will recall the preci- sion and military air of the people of the natioas of Central Europe. As & rule the men are trained as sol- diers and have seen service In their home lands. Their training should be of value if these men become de- fenders of their adoption, both in the saving of time in training them and in the assistance they can give their native born comrades who have never tasted the experiemce of compulsory military training. One Factory Finished. P. & F. Corbin completed their canvass early Thursday afternoon; with but one man missing. He s out of town but will return today, when he will be enrolled and the table completed. The work was done with care and thoroughness, enumerators from the factory being sent to the homes of pensioners and those who are 1ll. As fast as turned in at the office they were assorted alphabetical- ly, and thus the work of handling at the oansus bureay is materially re- 6 _of the other factories &4 3 WAR MAY GONTINUE . ANOTHER WINTER| Gen. Maurice Believes in Strategy -~ of Robert E. Lee London, March 2.—The war may easily extend over unothew| winter, as far as purely military factors are con- cerned, according to a statement by General Frederick B. Maurice, direc- ; tar of military operations for the im- perial' general staff, in an interview given to the Associated Press. .. In the 'opening General Maurice sald there is little difference between the strategy followed by the com- manders in the American Civil war ! and the strategy which governs the greatest struggle of today, ‘“‘Strategy, as immutable as time,” he sald, “is dominating this war as it has dominated all other conflicts. The world has long recognized Robert E. { Lee as a. great' general, and in my opinion he was 6ne of the dozen great: commanders of history, a place which' is enhanced rather than diminished by His participation in # lost cause, as success gaing its own recognition. The strategy of which General Lee was a master does not change with time, and’'in the year 2001 military leaders will be acting on the 'principles of Na~ poleon and Lee. 4 “The men over in the ° trenches, seeing only a brief and intimate part of the actual operations, are inclined to assert thas the major principles of ‘warfare have changed, but this is true only of tactics, which, according to Napoleon, change every ten 'years, a period which, had he been alive to- day, he probably would have reduced, to five. This is due to the increase in inventive power over the time when Napoleon fought. In the tactics of this war are seen three tremendous innovations which probably can be nlaced in the following order: First. airships; second, improved heavy ar- tillery with highly explosive shells: third, machine guns. “In strategy the immutable vrob\ lem of time and space still prevail and were Napoleon or'Lee alive today the genius which made them great would find an outlet. ' Strategy vs. Tactics. “In a paragraph, the defense. be- tween strategy and tactics may be ex- plained to a lay reader as follows: “Strategy consists of plans for the maneuvers of armies seeking a def- inite result, while tactics are the oper- ations when two forces are in actual contact. The victory of the Marne ‘was the result of high strategy, as the Germans swept through Belgium in thelir encircling provement about Rar- is. The trench warfare prevailing since has been purely a matter of tac- | tics, ‘without either side being able to make any manguvers in the realm of strategy. Stonewall Jackson suffered a tactical reverse at Kernstown but won a strategical success by . forcing :the Union commanders to move great forces in all directions. | “People , who _wonder frequently why, . with the superior resources man power undoubtedly the Allies, more progress toward vic- ' tory is not made. The reason lies in the form of strategy which made your Civil war so long and enabled Napol- eon to keep his back tq the wall so long when he had a coalition of Bu- rope against him. Lee and Napoleon were operating on interfor lines from a central position and they had the genius to make the best possible use of the great advantage this gave them. The Germans understood this form of strategy so well that even in . peace times their economic necessities are frequently sacrificed to niilitary needs. In their transportation system alone the result of this policy can be seen. | ‘Slee and his small army held back : greatly superior forces for four years and there is no reason to anticipate. on purely military grounds, an early conclusion of the war. Lee operated on bnltle,lines meagured in miles while the‘present fronts extend almost | a continent’s breadth. Germans Shortening Lines. “I see no indication of what has ‘beun asserted,!that the Germans are withdrawing at some places along our | front because of a desire to force open | fighting. This movement is a retire- | ment for the purpose of shortening | their line. They do not like any i more than we did when, after the sec- | ond battle of Ypres, we had to retire a shorter distance to straighten our | line. You may be sure no army likes to retire and it is certain that the Germans will make a determined of- fensive somewhere to restore their lost ground. We are mnow merely gathering the fruits of ocr winter operations. Our raids on the Somme front gave us command of the posi- tions from which our artillery fire was much more effective. They also probably counted on making our pre- parations for an offensive over this ground abortive by giving up their front line and compelling us to alter our plans. Germans Can Still Fight. “The Germans still are capable of, and will put up a strong fight. From a purely military standpoint I see no reason why the war should mot go through another winter, but condi- tions outside the military zone may | operate to end it sooner. How far the shortage of food in Germany has “-i fected the physique and morale of the latest recruits I cannot say, but some | Mdeterioration for this cause is almost certain and will become more and more effective with the passage of time. Without morale even the genius: of Lee could never had, won his vic- | | tories and in our armies I believe that | | we have the manhood, as well as the material superiority which will result in ultimate victory.” Gen. Maurice belongs to a family of military students. His father was professor of military science in the war staff college and was famous as a military historian. Gen. Maurice was engaged in weiting a history of Robert E. Lee's military exploits but on ac- | count of the war it had to be aban- doned. NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, GEN. MAUDE, ‘ OF KUT-EL-AMARA | 1 i ! ! All England is ringing with the praises of General Frederick Starley ! Maude, who/ recaptured from the | Turks the Mesapotamian town of Kut- el-Amara, on the Tigrls, the sceno of General Townshend's surrender °on April 28, 1916, with 9,000 men. The present movement of = the British against the Turks began Dec. 13. General Maude saw active service be. fore the present war in the Soudan and South Africa. City Items The water commissioners will meet tonight to prepare thelr estimates for the coming year. ;Joseph G. Woods, administrator: of the estate of the late Patrick Fitzsim- mons of Springfield, Ohio, has sold property owned by the estate in this city to John Fitzsimmons. Herbert Knox Smith has been ap- proved. as executor of the estate of the late Susan Gallagher. The Friendly club will hold an im- portant meeting this evening which every member is urged to atend. Francis Nulty, 11 years old, of 4 Milk street, suffered a broken.wrist last evening when he fell from the roof of the barn at his home. 367-369 MAIN STREET BUTTER Mohican Creamery lb4lc3lb$l'18 Rt s ale » 30¢c ‘Whole Milk Mohican Peanut Butier ... T 15¢ Pure Apple = loc Fancy Stuffed 186 20c Olives ......pt Sour or Dill Pickes....doz " FLOUR Mohican Bread 18 % $1.25 GRANULATED SUGAR PURE LUNCHEON COCOA ...... 3 ATE CRUSHES LOBBYISTS BiLL Legislative Agents Not Reqnird to Register in Hartiord * - Hartford, March 2.—Lack of a quorum in the house today made it seats and business was mostly con- fined to receiving committee reports, the greater part being unfavorable bills. In the senate, however, the twenty- C impossible to proceed with any mieas- | ures. Only 113 members were in their | @ate the charge of Senator O'Selll- van that state paper wag used for re- publican state committes campaign documents will meet this afternoom, first having a dinner during which its plan of procedure will be decided. HARITY BOARD T0 Buiget Is $5900 Mo Thmn' 101647 Appropriaton The charities department has ar. ranged its budget for the coming three members either listened to or "year, which wiil be presented to the took part in debate over rejection of a bill to compel legislative -agents to register. Sen. Bartlett said that no one appeared before the Jjudiciary committee for this but Senator Hem- enway said he did and with him a suf- fragist, so the Bridgeport changed hib remarks. Senator Klett said that while he held that some parts of the bill had merit he agreed with the committee in its report. Senator Whitney said that such a bill would prevent lobby- ing for and a fight over New Haven judgeships, of which the state is tired. He said many senators did not dare commit themselves on these judge- ships until their own applicntlnp for a local judge had been placed. Senator Doughan pointed out that even Col. Ullman had swung around to the idea that appointment of minor eourt judges by the governor was 2a good thing. Fi Defeated On Rolleall. Senator O'Sullivan wanted ia roll- call vote and the bill was rejected 15 1o 6. . A bill was favorably reported which aims to.permit any person’ who has served a minimum sentence in state prison to go on parole by vote of a mi ty of the board of pardons. ng bills rejected were those which would have increased salaries of judges of common pleas courts; have ‘restricted the use of firearms to persons over 16; would have pro- vided probation officers and deputies in all large cities. ; In the house the number of bills unfavorably reported was . large. Among them were these:. Providing a ‘penalty for false statements in ad- vertisements; for use of militia in times of labor troubles; providing for a display of the flag over polling places on election day; to establish a legislative counsel bureau; to pro- hibit the third degree on criminals; to abolish common pleas courts in the district of 'Waterbury. The house adopted the bill provid- ing a closed season on skunks from March 31 to October 14. The senate committee. to investi- FRESH PORK ROASTS !1911, being as follows: senator | mown home . 1 Repgirs Insurance Offices ex board of finance and - tazation om March 12. This department asks $3,¢ 20Q more than a year ago the itemised figlires, compared to those of 19 1916-17 1917-18 $17,000 $18,008 e 10,000 6,000 Dairy barn . 12,900 Outside poor .. Hospitals = and asy- lums. . 16,000 350 4,200 560 50 14,400 880 — $60,200 ‘The incidentals fund will be slight« 1y less than during the present yeas, the items being therewith printed: ! 1916-17- 1917-18 | Salaries Mics. Advertising and Election ‘Telephones Indemnity bonds . Births and deaths. Drinking fountain Municipal record . Charter and . ordi- nance ....ee. LEGS OF YOUNG LAMB ..........,. Ib 22 Personal tax * Examination of land records ..... i Printed index Sundries .. Gas, light GOING TO INAUGURATION, Many New Britain people wiil tend the inauguration n ‘Washington next Mondey whea ident Woodrow Wilson starts upon second term ‘4n 'the White | Among thmwm ::!‘I leave 1 Capitol city . wz s. 0. O. ‘Butler, J. Ward McManus, liam J. Noble, Brnest :N.. Humphrey, William H. Hall, Dantel M. Co Henry Myer, John C. O’'Brien, John B. Smith and.Joha J. Daly. % C SHOULDERROASTBEEF............lb_lscA - SHORT CUT RIB ROAST ........... b 22c LOIN ROAST NATIVE VEAlezsc NATIVE VEAL CUTLETS ? BONELESS COTTAGE ™ - SKIN BACK »n 22¢ 25c¢ STEAKS . Ib 20C FRESH SHREDDED COCOANUT ... Ib 18¢ FULL HEADRICE ... ........... 31s 95 o NEW PACK SPINACH NEW PACK PUMPEKIN Mohi Mince. M:;tcan3 P[:ll;gs 250 Mohi e Catsup, pt. bot. 20c N. B. C. CRACKERS oo ot e g _ 45c value .dox FORES YOUNG LAMB ORANGES Sweet ... 3 29"" / Parsnips .. 21bs~ Large; Sound Onions .. 2 Ibs 25¢ New M - P:uwhesutyz Ibs 25c Efleapch- EApples b 'l OC ORANGES