New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 22, 1917, Page 5

3 § *:. g { f ‘Ste‘son Henry Heath $2.50, $3, $3.50 FOR - {National Guard and Yolunteers 1 f \ ! Washington, March 22.—The sen- committee on military affairs, un- dér the active leadership of Mr. Cham- berlain of Oregon, is preparing to rush o eénactment in record timé all meas- wres for the national defenss that may b4 asked for by the administration. Mr. Chémberlain called »at the, White use yestérday and said that as soon &8 congress assembled he would rein- troduce his bill for compulsory ser- vice, and such other measures as may _necessary to raise olunteers, bring reguldr army to full authorized stréngth, &nd provide against shortage ©of équipment and supplies. i ‘The fact that the senate military . mm« reported favorably on ' Mr. 2G| beriain’s bill for universal. ser- i_’eb, appending, it as a committee mt to t‘ie army appropriation Bill, which failed with the end of the rt séssion, shows that he will have . the support of shis committee for &ny in fate step he may have in contemplation. There is good reason to believe that his measure for uni- versal service, which followed a plan | prepared by the general staff, will now ‘have the support of Secretary Baker. Tt is even reported that the president lexpécts to discuss universal service in fEhis address to congress. Mr. Chamberlain has no desire in this lemergency to run counter to the wishes of the administration. He ¢ mi the president at the White House but will see him before con- gress convenes, and he expects to have several conferences with Secretary Baker. The purpose of these confer- ¥ ences is that Mr. Chamberlain’s meas- i ures shall fully accord with the plans of the war department. Three Steps Possible. 4 "The senator said there ware three #teps that might be taken under the txisting military system. These are: 1. To recruit by special measures ' the regular army up to its full au- | thorized strencth of 250,000 officers and men. Thec department’s estl- tastes for the coming fiscal year were 2 on the army’s present strength P ‘plus’ a sccond increment, amounting i all to 8,147 officers and 160,852 en- .listed men. 2. To cAll out the National Guard _snd, if possible, recruit it to some- “thing lke 400,000. Next year’s es- timates. based on the minimum i strength of National Guard units, as- {‘ sumed a strength of about 240,000 of- ificers and men. ' The National Guard ! may be called out now without con- gressional action. . 3. To call for volunteers. ‘A call for 500,000 men has been generally ‘consldered‘ by the war department as a first step. The belief is that con- 'greulolul authority is necessary for | this, though Mr. Chamberlain thinks that under the act gf 1914, as a con- dition of war already ° exists, the president can now call volunteers to the national defense. The war department’s pain is be- lieved to embrace all of these steps a8 a defensive measure, regardless of whether it is ultimately decided to send an expedition into Europe though it is possible that some form of compulsory service may be sub- stituted for the ' volunteers. They would raise the armed forces to about 1,000,000. The feeling is that, while the country may feel secure against invasion so long as the allied armies are in the ascendant, it would be sul- cial to act on any other assumption than that the country in war must be able to defend itself. ' Many officials think that, if the war lasts long enough for’ training to be completeqd, an expeditionary force will be de- manded by the national prestige. ‘Whilé the Treat Board’s report shows that .a sufficient preliminary force of men may be easily available, a startling shortage exists “as to equipment. ©° Mr. Chamberlain is de- termined to remedy this shortage as rapidly as possible. TO PREVENT PARALYSIS. Use Salted Water in Throat and Nose, Expert Advises. Rutland, March 22.—Announce- ment that Dr. Edward Taylor, pro- fessor of tropical medicine at the uni- versity of Vermont, had made an im- portant discovery as to the manner. in which infantile paralysis is spread was made today by Dr. Charles 8. Caverly, president of the state board of health. #Dr. Taylor has apparently shown,” Dr. Caverly said, “that diseased noses and throats allow the passage of the virus into the central nervous system, while normal noses and throats seem to neutralize this poison. The simple process of cleansing the nose and throat with warm water, in which table salt has been dissolved, is per- :tps as good a preventative as we ave.’” ' ‘mmkh. which has announced thai NEW BRNAIN ROSENWALD GIVES A MILLION. Relief of Jews. . New York, March 22—Julius Rosen- wald, president of Sears, Roebuck & Co., telegraphed the American Jewish relief commission today a conditional ofter of $1,000,000 to feed and clothe Jewish war sufferers. The reliéf committee has announced $10,000,000 as the amount that must be raised immediately if 3,000,000 Jews in the eastérn war zone are to be saved from death. Mr. Rosenwald will pay $100,000 as each million is raised. * 'chmumchm Comes to MILK DEALERS THREATENED. Boston Mayor Takes Hand in Dispute Over Price. F Boston, Mar¢h 22.—Mayor Curley has taken a hand in the controversy between local milk contractors and the New England Milk Producers As- it will insist on the maintenance dur- ing this summer of the prices paid to the producers in the winter months. The mayor has asked District Attor- ney Pellitier to make an investigation as to whether increased prices to con- sumers, which contractors say would be necessary if theéy granted the pro- ducers’ demands, would come as a result of & violation of anti-trust laws. FULLER STILL UNDECIDED, Malden, March 22.—Alvan T. Ful- ler, one of the independent members of the new congress, announced to- day that he still had uder considera- tien what course he would pursue in the voting on the organization of the house. He plans to leave for Wash- ington next Saturday. 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Following is the resolution adopted: 3 b “Whereas, we are in the midst af an era of unprecedented high prices | for thé mecessaries of life and in a ‘ftaining signatures to the ~ The Spring & Co,‘ TEL, 900 most critical time in our national life—a time when we may be called upon at any moment, for a great sac: rifice"and a great effort for national welfare, therefore be it “Resolved, That all patriotic women be urged to use their influence 4n fashions, but to appeael to manufac- economical as possible and to register their disapproval of such styles as the melon and peg-top skirt or any ather styles that imply extravagant changes in 'the wardrobe, to the end that the time and money thus saved from clothes may be devoted to the needs of the nation, and furthermore, that | one item of this resolution be to com- municate with manufacturers and merchants of women’s clothing, so that they may avold. all possible loss and, lastly, that a Tequest be sent to newspapers and to the wamen’s mag- azines to give the subject wide pub- Heity in order to reach thb greatest passible number of women.” The organization decided to eo- operate with the Women's League for National Service ,which is acting as a central bureau to see that all flelds of activity for women are covered and to keep the work of different women's organizations from overlapping. Dur- ing the present week the organization Something sweet, isn’t it? Why? Your body craves sweets because your system needs sugar to furnish energy and heat. Sugar is the most quickly digested of foods. 98.9% of it is converted into fuel for the body. The human machine, like all others, runs upon its fuel. gomi! 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Monsees and Fred Beloin. had been offered to the city commit- The first two recently purchased an tee where schools of agriculture, ‘interest from the latter. A SPECIAL PLAN TO REQRGANIZE The meeting scheduled week to forward the mow okganization of the city L/OOAL OPTION BILL PASSES. House Favors Liberal Sunday By of 137 to 89, : Hartford, March 22.—Following a three-hour debate in the house yes- terday the Martin local option bill permitting Sunday sports and movies ' pigs: lans ve every cHu on referendum in citles of over 10,000, ?flb cn;’:.p‘:u::u; :,nq m:‘ was passed by a vote of 137 to 39.[the scope of Wo! 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