New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 13, 1917, Page 12

- SPOT OF NEW B ] - 'BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1917, i ‘ < IN THE GARDEN ITAIN The high cost of living need have no terrors for you if you purchase one or - two of our very desirable plots for garden produce or possibly as a site for a home. The property is located on Farmington avenue, a few minutes walk from the end of the Farmington avenue trolley line. Plots 50x135 feet and lar- ger ranging in price from $100 up to $250. Terms very reasonable. Small amount down and monthly payments to suit your pocketbook. The property may be reached by the Farmington avenue troll placed at your disposal - Farmi NO. 4 MYRTLE STREET, by the company. CALL PHONE 1232-2 OR WRITE THE . ngton Garden Co % D CROSS GAINS | BY THE THOUSAND. [i | i k With Germany Proves Boon | to Kid Recruitin A L rashington, April 13.—S$ince the ‘in relations between the United ‘and Germany, more than 150,- Mmembers have been enrolled Atlantic division of the Ameri- Red Cross.. During the last two hs the total membership of this sion: which includes the states of York, New Jersey, Connecticut, finsylvania and Delaware, has been sed to more than 310,000} states now have more than it the cntire Red_Cross enrollment | £ the United States, il EThirty-four new Red Cross chapters | also just been organized jin the flantic division as a result of the, r stimulus. fow_Jersey, six in Pennsylvania and ar in Connecticut. The new chap- s in New York state are in Ithaca, rn, Little Falls, Gloversville, burgh, Suffern, Saranac Lake, port, Elizabethtown, and Olean. [Following the membership cam- jign In New York city last spring, hen more than 110,000 persons were olled in the Red Cross, campaigns e also_been conducted in Philadel- Albany, Syracuse and Scrantoh. present campaigns are under way Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Atlantic City 4 Bridgeport. In all these cities, in addition to the fembership campaign, great efforts e being made to increase Red Cross feparedness in material and person- ! el. Both In Bridgeport, Conn., and Binghamton, N. Y., public spirited izens gave ambulance units, com- ely equipped, when enrollments ed 10,000. ¥ he purpose of this renewed effort f obtain additional members is to to. the American Red Cross an nization equal to the great tasks 1o be put upon it. Only through membership and at adequate can the American Red Cfoss, e for military duties in addition dm{nistering civilian relief both Fleven of these have | formed in New York, thirteen in | cigarettes. Cigarettes formerly cost- ing 1 1-3 cents apiece—about, the cheapest cigarette that even the non- particular smoker can endure—now cest 1 7-8 cents, and the increase of! the dearer brands is considerably greater. Reasons given are the great increase in the price of raw mater- jals and the great difficulties exper- ienced in obtaining getting cigarette tobacco. ST. GALD DACE TRADE HURT. St. Gall, Switzerland, April 13.— The submarine war and conditions prevailing are accounted responsible ary, 1917, of the export of emboider- ies to the United States by about 75 ruary, 1916. The exports in that month aggregated 4,406,636 francs. This year they were only 1,260,436 francs, or a loss of 3,146,200 francs. for the retrogression during Febru-: per cent. compared to those of Feb- | LEGS MADE OF PAPER. Artificial Limbs Easily Easily Adjusted. Paris, April 13.—Artificial legs, made fram pipier mache and costing less than 75 cents each, are being| supplied to wounded soldiers in Paris | | hospitals. The paper legs, which are | the invention of a Danish surgeon, are merely for temporary use, but with care, will last from six months to a year. They are made on the spot, can be used a fortnight after the amputa- tion, and obviate the necessity for crutches while the patient is conva- lescing. 5 A hospital orderly_.chn cut out, fit and complete a paper leg for a patient ‘in about half an hour., The work | takes a day to dry and set, and may be used the next day by the invalid. Cut and i | Wurope and America. In Russia, rmany, England and Japan there more than a million members in e Red Cross. The American Red oss is seeking a membership equal- [ as large. T T 3 FASE COST OF SMOKES. Stockholm, Swedén, April 13.—The ite tobacco monoply has again in- jased the already high price of alutitat A FOE to the HIGH COST OF LIVING £ Grape-Nuts | ‘ food i.'lz) nlcc? in brain and | ~won£rfil1'l‘lgr attractive to the palate and A SAVER OF MONEY AND HEALTH nourishment MANY WOULD BECOME SWISS. Berne, Switzerland, April 16.—Of the 6,047 individuals who during the year 1916 sought to change their citizenship and become Swiss, ths cverwhelming majority were German. And of the 4,110 applications for naturalization that were granted by the Swiss officials, 2,335 were entered by Germans. The total creates a record. During the years before the war the average was little over a thousand annually. AFTER SOUTH AMERICAN TRADE. Liverpool, April 13.—The Liverpool Chamber of Commerce has decided to form a special new South American section, to further local’trade inter- ests in the trade of the Latin-Ameri- can republics. Trade in that quarter of the world will be much sought to some extent, it is considered advisable to lay plans for the extension of their interests. POSTPONE DUELS DURING WAR. Rome,; April 13.—In the Italian army, where the duel is obligato: for officers and non-commissioned of- ficers, it has been decided by decree for an officer to postpone until after the war his decision to seek revenge. All duels are to be put off to the end of the war, and then the dispute may be referred, without loss of honor, to the general commanding. A a i Fl JAPS URGE FRIENDSHIP, Dr. Soyeda Predicts Stronger Bond ‘With United States. Tokio, April 13.—Speeches by well- known men urging the tightening of the bonds of friendship between Japan and the United States were made at a luncheeon given in honor of Dr. Jokichi Takamine, of New York, by the new America soclety of Tokio. Dr. Takamine is returning to New York and he has been elected as | honorary president of the new Tokio organization which is similar to the Japan society of New York, All the speakers, including Viscount Kaneko, Hicki, formerly minister to China, dwelt upon the desirability of finding solutions to the = so-called Ametican { problems. Mr. Tioki in particular said that the recent Idaho bills were a warning that the questions were not vet settled and d¢clared that the two governments shodld earnestly take up the matter and strive for a solutién. ' Dr. Soyeda prophesied that Japan and the United States would be more firmly united than ever before and he expressed the hope that President ‘Wilson would send Japan as ambas- sador a man who would complete the good work begun by the late Am- bassador Guthrie, ate prices it is refreshing to know smart boots may be had at a price well short of extravagance. 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