New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 26, 1917, Page 6

“ll’ tlufl y excepted! o mfl )nlllin‘. [ Cllrci L at ‘the Post OM: ew Britain cond Class Mail Mattee. by earrier 66 any part of the city 15 cents a week, 3¢ & month. iptions for paper to be sent by mail, n_advance. ¢¢ cents & moutn, “I'tackled enthusiastically, can Duty.. - . “ck up and'net down, = 'leok forward and not back, look out and not in, and, | England, States amber. With '.lu activities ot calling out of the national me thirty states, the Home jl expected to be ‘aug- g further. The recruiting of the Home Guard and the ‘Guard have been made into d men fitted for duty in-efther’ tion: will have no trouble at- listment. lever -proportion. the nrlom;. @f the present’ situation’ may ew. Britain stands ready, he men and boys here. of mil- 2 will be found <with | the The army .and the navy will ambitious aim of . those tted. Then must come Guard. After ‘that the rd offers ‘places. of ser- thosé. 'who.' for ‘any' ‘of sev- s, are unfitted for duty in :branches of -defense. 2 ) 'is no ‘telling what-the future Y Wlthofit ‘undif Naw Brlcltm wwu it ‘present a strong’lline of “the ‘event trouble” comes The Home G‘Ill:a. desig- q Care of the homea M: intepsificd submarine which has led to heavy loss of as well ‘as belligerent ships, . 1t is a problem that has he United States ever:since the of the Lusitania almost two m How this mehace to the of the seas can be wiped out eng isa q\lesflon that will oc- e, minds- of naval inventors for time to come. No thinking mind I réadfly récognize the difficul- if dealing " ‘with the, submarine. . there 'must be a homologue that, produced, will defy this monster . p: first step, - the arming of mer- . ships; wilf go a long way toward the submarine probiem. Every nt ship, under the terms of a1 law, Bas the right to arm for ' defensive purposes. ‘The of such ships for ~offensive s is a ‘widely différent. thing. the armed merchantmen have a chance of escaping the subma- ) is shown by the report” of the Lord of the Admiralty, - before h ‘House of Commons last .. 'Ot .armed merchantmen that d up .to 'February 21 there are seventy to seventy-five per cent., L of unarmed. merchantmen’ twen- submarines. and mines. - Fishing ves- sels are oxcluded. not figuring in_ in. 1.€ ternational trade. In December :118 vessels, of 223,332 tons wcfe sunk in the war zonc; in January 91 vessels, of ‘ 198,233 tons; in the first elghteen days. of February 134 vessels * of ' 304,598 ;mna. mbet the same “fate, Cémpared to 134 vessels sunk in the first eighteen days there arrived in the ports of England 609 ships. During the same period,—from the first to the eight- eenth, of IMebruary,—there were clear- ances of 5,873 ships. That alone suf- fices to show that an enormous amount of shipping still goes on. déspite, the ruthless submarine -methods of Ger- | that | many. It is further ‘estimated therc are always more than one thou- sand ships in thc danger zonc at any given time. That more of these are not sunk gives reason to believe that the submarine problem, onge it is ‘be ef- fectiveiy solved. B THE. EAST AND THE WEST, :: Washington is worried, over the j titude -of the West,—at least “"that portion. of the country noy known os the Middle West.. In the East ‘the people are fully alive' to ‘the dangers that beset them. Living on the border of the Atlantic the *folk-of the ‘New and the Atlantic Coast States ' realize . what might oen in thelevent the United States went to war with any foreign power capable of sending its ships across the waters. That question piht aside, there 1s alsg the dangers here attend- ant’ upon. the manufacture of muai- tions. As rnor Holcomb has put it: “This wtfil arsenal of the nation.” Connectigut ‘alone makes' more than finf per eent of the munitions of war manufactured in this country. ! Out Wesdt, or, in the Middle West, things are different. The people there give. their time and attention.to the pursult of industries coypled with the t.hioluu . mecessariés o! llfe.—exeepc. 4n* exlnma cases where luxurle- phy ‘a part. They have been _born and bred in the very soul of the nation, nurtured and cared for away from harm. There is no mighty roar of the M in their ears. ‘Thereds nothmt to remind them that someé day, some’ time, something may break in’ upon their. easy isolation anq bring. death: and ‘disagter to the land: The men who live inland are never altunéd to the storme that beat upon. the’shores of the'coast. ~ The apathy there'is in some degree reasonable. In the days ahead, however, there must come a sweeping chlnge Ovnr The West, ~or, mare| Middle West must soon at 80 cesfts a wn(on it will: popular., n’v‘r bn- 1 Prot, Yerkes of Harvard says h- has orangoutang which- is moN' intelligent than a three-year-old hu- | 'man child, but the professor has not | mentioned this interesting _ fact to ! the child’s mother.—New ¥York Sun. There are signs of aggressive ac- tivity in the navy department that keeps one from losing all interest in ‘Washington. Apparently watchtal ‘waiting' has been abandoned there.—. A\'SW\ Haven Journal-Courier. Tt appears that Messrs. Bunkem & QGrizzlem, the eminént New York fnanclers now in control of our traction system, do not believe that. a New Orleans street car is crowded until there is no room left for the conductor to signal the motorman.— New Orleans States. i ‘ S Like the doctor who threw his patiefits into:fits because he was “death on fits,” the German higher command is drawing the Entente out into the open because it is death on ttrategy. - Odd, that Hindenburg did’ nat think of tl\at beforc!--New Yorkv Worrd o COMMU NICATED THE ARMY AVIATION'CORPS. What Is Necessary for Enlistment and Where Full Information Can Be Found. % To the hditor of ‘the Herald:— ‘Wiil you - please answer the fol- lowing: In order to join the aviation ser- vice of the United States” Army does one have.to possess a ¥mowledge of mechanics or the art of flying; also to what department would one write: to. receive = information . regarding examination, etc: Thanking you, We THREE WHO AREJ!‘N’TEREBTED ‘There are -no upecil.l uquiremenh_ attached to enlistiment in the United States army aviation corps outside of passing the regular physical and’ mental examinations. ‘The govern- ment . has established ‘an aviation #chool at San Diega, Cdl, for the puy- pose of teaching fundamentals of att to those who enlist in the service. A knowledge of mechanics, while net necessary at the time of enlistment, is an asset which insures mnre ‘rapld promotion. Full.infarmation o score .can ' beé obtained by writing to “The Office of the Chief Signal Officer. War bepomnenz Bundmg, ‘Washt Bd {Winstea Bvening Citizen). ,Enryou who md- n-e E Hartford Courant ~must how: p-\rloucan! ana urytlly it u'l: lt not 'striving ‘in “fashjon to boost | ate of4the condition’ that.] mindedness and ; uufi. "The caliing. out | of the Na Wuum cities will enough to bestir the ' 4 East is practically prepa The . West. “will swing into line. Public WOII. the commanl _officer of the American people, Wil play the role of minister in ‘wedding the two great portions of the country in the one big idea,—Pre- paredness for any Eventuality. = ° President ‘Wilson has directed that the authorized enlisted strength’ of the navy be increased to 87,000 men. Sjnce the last increase authorized by Congress there has been a net enlist- ment of men amounting to more than 6,500; yet, this ig'not enough. There 1s'need for a great number of men to man our ships. The opportunity for youth to serve the country in this emergency is materially increased “by the order authorizing an augmented personnel. ‘The navy is the nation’s first line. of ‘defense. The nation needs protection on the high seas. That is the place to see service. In the event that there is any great ac- tion it will be the navy that first seep it. To these patriotic youngsters who have often Jonged for a chance to do deeds of valor, the opportunity is open. 'Every man and boy who en- lists in Uncle S8am’s naval forces now | may rest assured that his services will be seen the ‘.rgl!; of mer- ‘Veasels, that enter ‘the barred 2 wéy_ in cutting the loss of ‘neutral ships. Not the nations at war can deny hese vessels being armed efensive purposes, providifig ‘the t is' within & prescribed limit. } from the ~arming 'of mer- which is a matter that must illy N attended to by all na- u well . as belligerent, §9 is the “submaripe chaser” i ‘'wiil be used by sll nations at mgland, although it refuses to i the hecord of, submarines be doubly appreciated. The chance. ta serve in the navy was never hetter FACTS AND FANCIES, o girl's as pink as she’'s painted. ~—Columbia (8. C.) State. When the well Lknown novelist writes of his artist hero, “He drew @ little back,” what does the well known novelist mean ?>—Chicago Daily News. The wire nets across the mouths of American harbors seem entirely une necessary since American vessels are making no effort ‘to escape.—New London, Day. ) The man who marries.the first time ‘an adyenturer. ‘The man who edito: e is not eas 4 will' law himself open to the change that: he um ng himself for ap- p mportant ambassa- u'lilz.{fl newspapers of all po- litical faths to forget partisanship and by the golden rule. The Courant’s ‘patriotism 1z historic. It dates back ting the pathway of its con- temporaries. If there ‘is any ques: tion about this, read the Courant's il- luminating editorials. Don’t .permit yourself to be biased by what we say. R R Eve—enchantress—wondereyed, Smiles at Adam by her side. Cooed she, “Tell me, Eden’s lamb, Do you really care, Adam?"” A L S Guide (in Shakespeare’s home town)—An’ ‘them you see in that jail are 'ardened criminals. Tourist—Ah! The Barred of Avon. MR. SCHURR TO LECTURE. “The Call of the Nation,” Is Curator’s ' Subject. Tomorrow evening at 8 o’clock in the Grammar school hall, E. Burling- ham Schurr, curator of the Imstitute Museum, will give the third and last of a series of free popular talks under the direction of the Prevocational Grammar School Parents and Teach- ers’ Association. Mr. Schurr's sub- ject is, “The Call of the Natfon,” and the address will treat on matters re- Jating to_the present and future wel- fare of the country from a natural- {st’'s standpoint of view. The lecture will be illustrated by specimens from the museum and with moving pictures. Frank Burns, One Armed Champion Billiard Player, Coming Here March 26 and 27, Frank Burns, noted one arm cham- pion pocket billiard player of the world will give an exhibition of his skill at the “Elmore Billiard Acad- emy” Monday evening and Tuesday afternoon and eyening of this wesk. Mr. Burns is second to nome as & one-armed performer and will play any of the local champs an.exhibition game and will give a good account of himself. All lovers of the game are cordially invited to attend the exhibi- tion. Admission free. SERGT. HART AT DESK. “Sergeant William C. Hart, for the firat since his promotion, had his grick at the ‘desk 'at police ~head- quarters last night, relieving Ser- geant George J. Kelly for the *“dog. watch” and was in charge unti] 8 this morning. The shift was nedes- sary. because of a night off by Capt. T. W. Grace, Sergeant Kelly taking his-place from 4 yesterday afternoo: n this| dlsplays of new M:llmer.y turbans; smart The great variety of style preferences of ovur ' patrons will find ons in our cha expressi rming STYLES IN EXTENSIVE RANGE—Colorful and SU picturesque broad rimmed , tastefully adorned etc.; some with but slight” dfi:onhon, others richly gnrmwrd 'Values of fiuite A_VERY COMPLETE ° AT ¢ OF HATS Weiare showmg Hats at $7.50 and $10. : Cf*"“’E $7 50 and $10 “The Spider (Mary Howitt (1799-1888). Wi you walk into my parlor,” said the Spider to the Fly. 'Tis tHe prettiest little parlor that!ever you did spy; The way into my parior is up a winding stair, g ' ‘And T Have many curious things ‘. “Qh, no, no” said the littlp Fly, to show when you are there.”. “to ask me is in vain; For who goes up your wlnflllll stair can ne‘er come down sgain.” “gwest creature,”. said the Spider, “you're witty and you're wise; “J thank turned him round.v.bout and went into his den, How mdwme are your gauzy wings, how brilliant are your eyes! I have a littie looking glass upon my parlor shelf; i3 e mlt step in one moment, dear, you shall behold yourself.” ¥ yon,-gentla &ir,”” she said, “for what you're. pleased to say, And bidding you' good mornln‘ now, rn cul another day.” knew the silly Fly would soon be back again; . his' table ready. to dfite upon the Fly. g m ‘eame out to his door again, and merrily did sing— . .« #Come hither, hither, pretty fiy, With the pearl and silver wing; . Your robes are green and purple, there's a crest upon your head Xour Byes are like the diamond light, but mine are dull as lead.” as,. alas! How very soon this silly little :Fly, .l.\'ln‘ his wily, -fattering words, came slowly flitting by: LWith b ng wings she hung aloft, then near and nearer ‘Thinking only of her brilliant eyes: and green-and purple hie! ‘!!:lnlmi; only of her crested : h 62d—poor fdolish thing! At 1 Up ‘jumped the cunning Spider, and figrcely -held ‘her fast. He ‘Within his llttle parlor—but she heér up his winding .!ur into his dismal den ne’er came out again!_ And now, dear little children, who may this story read, To idle, silly flattering words, I pray you me'er.give heed; Unto an evil counsellor close heart and ear and eve, And. uke a lesson from this tale of the Spider and the my LEHIGH MUST GIVE 'UPITS STEAMSHIPS Suprene Cort Gires . Decson Under-Panama Ganal Act ‘Washington, March 26.—In thel first case brought under the Panama canal act, requiring railroads to dis- pose of their steamship interests, ths supreme court today decided that the Lehigh Valley raflroad must relin- quish {its Great Lakes steamship ‘nns’amunn. operating vessels be- /tween Buffalo 'and Chicago and Mil- waukee. The Lehigh Valley was the first rail- road to appeal to the supreme court from Interstate Commerce ' commis- sion orders, made under the Panama Canal Act of 1912 providing for dis- solution of competing rail and water carriers. This law requires may rail- roads to dispose of their steamship in- terests. Since 1881 the Lehigh Valley road has operated steamers on Great Lakes, between Buffalo, ‘Western terminus of its railroad line, and Chicagl and Milwaukee. Its steamers were operated through the Lehigh Valley Transportation a New, Jersey corporation by the raliroad. The rafiread, the Interstate .Com- merce Commission found, competed ith its steamehip lne. mships were supplemen- tary extensions, or ‘feeders” of its rail facilities was contended by the railroad, which insisted its rail lines do not and cannot compete for west- ern trafic with the steamships. . After passage of the act, the Le- high Valley and other railroads peti- tioned the commission’ fpr permission to retain thelr steamship lines. On May 7, 1915, the commission denied the petitions, ‘including those of tha Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, New York Central, Rutland, Erfe, Grand Trunk, Lackawanna and others. The order required the Lehigh Valley and the others, to dispose of their steam- ship {nterests. The act provided a penalty of $5.000 a day for not obey- ing the commission’s orders but pro- vided the roads might retain the steamships if the commission certi- fled that.'such ownership was a ne- ceseity or a convenience to the pub- rail- the the com- Junction suit in the federal court at Philadelphia seeking to enjoin the commission’s order.: The court dis- missed the suit ,but granted a tem- porary In]nnctlon for continuing rallroad’s operation of its-lake 1 pending final determination .by the supreme. court. The raflroad attacked as, unconsti- tutional that clause of the' Panama Candl’ act conferring discretion upon the Interstate Commerce commission 1o permit railroads to retain shipping interests. This contention was, ho ever, virtually abandoned in- the su- | preme court, the rallroad there con- tending, principally that its lake 1line | i8 supplementary to its rail lines and did not compete for traffic. The commission found that the through rail rates and joist traffic agreements between the Lehigh Val- ly and Western railroads operate to make the Lehigh Valley rail and ves- sell lines competitors. The railroad pleaded that shippers were free to | choose transportation by rail or ‘water. The government contended. that was cvidence to prove that the case was exactly what the law 'was intended to reach and. characterized the lake line as a *“pludgeon in the hands of the railroad to suppress independent lake competmon That congress rever intended the Canal act to apply to rail and water lines, which are’non- compstitive was . arguéd in reply bv the rallroad. The case was heard in the supreme court ‘in . March, 1917. . WICE-GANS.’ Young West Street Woman Bride at Home Wedding. A pretty home weddln‘ was held last .evening at the home of Mr. ane Mrs. Louis Gans of 75 West street when their daughter, Miss" Esther Gans, was united in /marriage to The ceremony - was assisted ! Samuel Wice. |, performed by Rabbl Segal, by Rabbi Rosenberg. Miss Grace Gans, sister of the bride, was maid of honor and the bridesmaids were Miss Gertrude G. ‘Abel -of this’ city and Miss Florence Abel of Hartford. , George Gans, | brother of the bride, wis ghpomsman. The ‘ughers were Herman Abraham and Dr. G. 8.¢ -l\nl of Hartford. The bride: ,wore Tawhite . crepe - de meteor, trimmed with silver lace, and carried bride roses. The ~maid' of honor wore pink satin; trimmed with'® lace, and carried ' carnations. The home was decoratel with palms and ferns, Guests were’ ' present from Boston, New-York, New Jersey, Wa- terbury, Marttord and this oty ] favorably: treated . | treaty. Beme. m.reh 26.——"If peace negy- tiations were: begun teday,” says the, hich does but" declares - absolutely reliab! “Gérmany would offer to restore the ! territofy 'she ‘occupiés in' France, ‘ex- ‘capt ln the miining da ict of “Briey, Calaip ' {in exchnge for a channel port, -{ or ‘Dunkirk, and an Indelluuty of 15,- m 000,000 francs.” would" also ofler." bcunuwodtofumnuunnl army jetd, that. Gmny It is added .by the newapaj ! Germany must be given ot P";'W ‘Belgian raiitoads and, and be: in egonomic “This is n6t the nrotnmma of pan-Germans, but the actual terms of the Gefman government, says' the "Journsl de Geneve.", » { HOHENZOLLERNS AND | 'HAPSBURGS WEAKEN Elihu Root Predicts Downfall of Royal _ Familics in Germany and Austria-Hungary. New York, March 26.—Fifteen hun- dred’ persons who attended the mass 'meeting at the Manhattan’- Opera House last night to celebrate the suc- cess of the Russian revolution cheered the predfetion in a letter from . Elthu Root that the Hohenzollerns and Hapsburgs would follow the Roman- off's. Another cause of enthusiasm was the following cablegram ‘from /| Presideént Lyoff of the colncil of min- {sters, the head of the new democratic Russia, ,which was read to the meet- ing by Chairman Alton B. Parker. " “We ask ‘our American friends to rejoice with us in a free and happy Russia.” Throughout the meeting there were no_pro-German or pacifist interrup- tions while speaker after speaker as- serted that the United States would take a man's part in the war and Iheln fight the battles of Russia and her allies against Prussian autocracy. PRISONER RECITES - ABUSE BY GERMANS| French Forced to Work Near Fiving Lines, Were Underfod and. Poorly Housed. Paris, March 26.~R. Ducret, presi- dent of the.Besancon prisoners of war | association, has torvudoa 10 the for- eign office a declaration, made by a Besancon man, a prisoner. who was forted by the Germans to work with- jin the same of fire and who. escaped: The man alleges that he and his com- panions- were badly and insufficiently fed, that they slept in' haskily con- structed sheds which were so small that each of the 600 occupants had to lie In a space fourteen inches wide, that the majority had no bedding and |tha.t all were forbidden to write to their families or receive any 1letters, mongy or parcels. : prisoner’s canteenments were id the fugi- {4 they were made to work on or 11,400 yards from the escaped one of his comrades had been. killed and several woundsd by ' shellfire. The,refugees #stin 30,000 Frenchmen m {as & mino umfiby G ! Steiii, Prussian minister of interview with thé Berlin ent of the ‘Budapest newspap ‘acet tQ a Mlfl m Bappen then we /what may+we. shall \confro) ‘ thing imperturbably.” Ounr are great and our -&fl ut it §s just in theas thi ETEAtRess of a nludwflnfll tio! ; In discussing the hpu‘le Somme, the minister sald Germans had Ho lack of ‘that their guns,. as comp those of the enemy, were | the Museum of Natural Hm,qry Art of the New Britain In ®olid gold -medal, 'hle'h. n fin of the Conneetienm Rifie: from 1874 to u.sz was worn'il team having the m:hm oD score. - The range of the New Brif club was at Willow Brook in and the shoots for possession @ medal at 1,000 yards. A .44 rifle was the regulation gun used/ Every member of the.New: team sported the medal xt tinfes. Wessel designed and-made/the m which is a most beautiful e the jewelers’ art. . The bar which su| ports the lowey portion by c¢hajns. b the club gram. The center’ zh lower- lon' displays & . tarke the eye in black Abovo this 18 & ‘ministure. bullet: of phflnum- and/eneath it ‘in eled letters, final refusal to Feconsidér. Nl tion, tendered HFebruary 18 a4 Rev. Mr. Ross, quits with. Dr. who is in Canade conducting of bible iectur French .Jnss. . When he | o