New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 21, 1917, Page 5

- ROOSEVELT, IlllfillES COPPER AT HALF AND ROOT FOR AR PRICE FOR COUNTRY Three Make Bellim Statements | Producers Agree to Help Uncle ltlldolhmclub SamGirdlhssmeIs New !ort. M 31.—The Union W"an March 21.—The cop- met last night and|Per producers of the country, as an m“u‘” l"‘"‘”fl hy a | act of pdtriotism, have agreed to cut ' commitien @ de- | In half the price of copper for Amer- | agd ‘pational m of whleh ican army and navy uses for a per- i Pagon m iod of one year, 50 as to enable the | uy" ROW exists by the act, government: to pursue its military * and urging the p.qph preparedness projects without bheing ‘poncen m the united t aof | charged war profits. loyalty on M’ govern- Twenty million pounds of copper mental action.” Tesolutions | 87e to ke furnished to the navy dur- graed the president “ remedy the | 1€ the coming year at the rate of #fatypoun deficleney™ in munitions -na lDPMmlte’y 16 2-3 cents & pound. proval of | During the ‘same pertod . 3§,510,000 pounds of copREr are to be furnished to the army at.the same price. The ! present 'uu.‘ket price of copper is approximately 3§ cents & pound. The price at which the, producers agrea to furnish copper: to the government is less than half the prevalling market yrlct. nd closed | per is to. be. furnished, 16,6739 centy jent to give | & pound, is the ‘average seHing' price ; during the, last ten years. The total mmount of capper ‘for ' army and navy would cost at the mar-- ket price. $17,298,800. At the re- '., to fight dack. duced price the cost will be $7,585,- M us met_delude ourselves, said 000. Thus the saving to the govern- . “Glermany is now mak- ment amounts to $9,708,000 or more ; war upen the United States, mak- than the total outlay for the supply. war with ‘a ruthless barbarity. It The agreement between the govern- a question of legalistic concep: ment and the copper companies. There i npW a state of war, and which is understond to- embrace the ted States should recognise the Guggenheim, Rysn, and: Dadge iIn- I regard these attacks, the terests, with others, was approved by of their conduct, as an on. Secretaries Baker and Danjels, after it an 1berty and on civilisation they had conferred’ with B. M. Ba- " ruch of New York oity, a- member of Mr. Chopte, whe .poke with great ' the Council of National Defense, who ty, that whether it was conduycted the: Mpfinuom that re- A mort of war, a wiate of war, or sulhdlnthem Mr. ch od neutrality, it was time for the is chairman of a- M-oomm!tm of the ple, for u.‘m Be called “we Council of National Defense which and assert has charge of the metal supply for rights. “We can’t stay on the the army and navy. of war ‘forever. We have' The names of the copper companies od in. ent may still cntering into the agreement to furnish on- the brink, but the rest of -copper at the low figure were not dis- cloni but may be sgiven out latey. In announcing the arrangement the Council of National Defense gave out the text of a letter received by Mr. i« Fer prodicers of the country, in . Which they stated that they were wille i ing to 'supply copper to the govern. e | ment at this figure because they con- ,sldered it their duty to furnish the requirements of the goverament ‘4n preparing the nation for war with ne -{ Profit more than we receive from our | reguldr production in norma! times." The amount of copper which the are producers agree to furnish will be 'ml!h. l“t]“ belleved, dto I;D :y the needs of the army and na or & "peaite ;::“&:T 5 roUmAtancot vear. The understanding ia that ¢ we ows- w’r safety to the | this is not suffcient the price is to #stand for all the copper the governn 8 Ml‘“ “,. 5‘“. ‘ment needs during the twelve months. W rymwlthln lm: A nded governmen ' ] “::: ) mlfor i Glp:an - Choate spoke prin Y| Plead| fity to charges alleging argument that the American lndmnt‘n sl upon e Foster Jights whieh have been violated are jor this clty, John Miggats, also of New "“ with the principles of lib- ' Britain, was sentenced to six months gty for which the allles are fighting. | in jail by Judge Donald T: Wi in _ Shoals Ahead Seen um criminal syperior court at Mr. Root warnad the gountry of the | Yesterday. He was represented by Both now and in the ' Attorney M, D. Saxe. g::?,,w,,. of what wmay and must | | Although ‘the accused pleaded gullty if America continues in the at- to indecent assault,” State's Attorney w. ol -"h.'y ondurln‘ insuit Hugh M. Alcorn advised Judge War- forelgn natio He predicted , Rer that the case should be treatad as .‘, ‘m“mom' ' one of simple assault as po actual harm had . been done to the girl. The . assault was alleged to have "been committed October 24. Wittt RECRUITING IN POLAND. Germany Opens Up Many Bureaus to Secure Soldiers. "MYGGATS SENT TO JAJL. Pleads Guilty to Asmult on 3@53 i ”“ y Germany. mdvh w w wnli-d g H if ! f i Amsterdam, via London, March 21 6:45 a. m.—Germany has started a new andelahorate recruiting cam- paign {n Poland, according to s Koe- nigsburg despatch to the Frankfur. ter Zeitung quoting Polish papers. {Under the new scheme seventeen ! roain, reruiting offices, seventy-four " district offices and 400 local bureaus have been opened. An sppeal of the state council to the Poles to join the colors will shortly be issued. DRIVE ON HARVARD GERMS. Cambridge, . March 21.—Soclety women. have h”n called.on to aswist in driving germs from Harvard unie versity dining halls and kitchers. It wag mmwced today that university officials hnd invited seven wom 0 serve as a visiting committee and 'to repgrt. on conditions’ found in the college, eating places. Thelr reports -ntobeuuduun for such thauges as my be thought necessary. One of the memibers of the commit. tee is Mrs. Percy D.' Haughton wife of Harvard foothall coach, me. Our country is gone gone. Our llm the country not Jt { g b thn band phvod the end of Colonel Baruch, signed by nearly all the cop-| - Nav aumm DAILY ,v-xw,uw W price at which the cop- | s, PN 3BS-DAY MARCH 21, 1087, Friday, March 23 Thursday, March 22 ' “h i | \’h|l{“1» "\ & Saturday, March 24 The EASTERN MILLINERY £l COMPANY Announce Their Opening Display of SPRING MILLINERY Featuring the Newest Creations and Most Distinctive Styles A Cordial Invitation Is Extended to You to Visit Qur Store, Where You Will Find a Large Assortment of HATS AND TRIMMINGS QUALITY, LOW PRICES _ TwoTwenty Three Main St., New Britain to SUFH{AGE BILLS BRATEN clun and towns. Both of these bmu are. the ones | which Speaker Healy said should have ‘he vote against the first bill was been sent to the committee on woman vote upon the excise queltlon in 17 t.o 6, the figures at which it has l.\- suffrage, and which he insistently Judiciary Committee Votes Against mmwvmmmn-' dentis] Flectors. stood, throughout the t threatened would be transferred, even ways which has been waged hy the su!n- .mr public hearing hdd been siven gists, the bitterest of many years for |them. the cause. erally understood ¢hat on this par- ticular bill Representative Taylor, of Hartford, Maych 21.—The commit- Danbury, was the pivotal member of L CHURCH BUILT IN ’38 BURNS. Franklin, N. H.,, March 21.—The It has always been gen- tee on judiclary after an executive the committee, and strong efforts had | Christian church on Main street, built seaslon Festerday afternoon yoted ' to |Deen made by the suffraga ‘0"""" in 1838, was burned early today. The to win over. It was said yeste: report unfavorably upon the bill giv- mnt his attitude was hopeless ““m cause of the fire, which started in the ing women the right to vate for presi- |it. dentia] electors, the bill which has ‘been designated as the partial suffrage biil. The committee also voted to re- port unfavorably upon the bill sub- mitted to it, giving women the right ~ ALL KINDS OF JOB PRINTING Fit!tClflW&kat | Eastern chkly Publ._G. 53 CHUBCH 8'!‘ j basement, is not known. MAKE YOUR OWN PAINT with L& M SEMI-PAS‘I' INT and A s cn g it gt gl i the U.8. alquuuudlnto euc'oom w -me—willeoat you only 82,00 a galilon, This -has Y Therefore today, when the best $2.75 a gallon, our L&m l'-lnt vouu;smmmnmwmmuormwrwm WE CO., Bristol 2 | e I‘Afll‘ OF “PALMER FLEET” Boston, Marcn 21.—The sale of the remaining four schooners of the once well known “Palmer fleet” of thirteen large today. York purchasers pald more than CORRECT STYLE, ! 8. Wlnllo‘w and company ot ] l Fire and wreck have nlne of the schooners. GERMAN m Berlin, March 20,. March 21.—The budget c coasting veasels, was announced It is understood that the New $800,000 for the five masters Single- ton Jane Palmer. Palmer, Harwood Palmer and ‘The fleet, formerly controlled by William F. Palmer of this city, was sold at his sleuh to J. vIlENlfll PIBKHARDT &l A M&tCOifiplete Displi y of New Afternoon a Street Dresses for Sprir Moderately Priced in a Host of New Fabrics and Shades. NEW PRETTY WAISTS JUST ARRIVED. " , " DAINTY STOOK OF NEEWEAR. T | - NEW COATS, SUITS AND SKIRTS ARRIVING DAIDY. NEW SHOWING OF CHILDREN'S COATS 'IN SERGKS ‘CHECKS. NEW COATS AND CAPS FOR CHILDREN. | N WASH SUITS FOR BOYS, FROM 2 TO ¢ YRARS.