New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 5, 1917, Page 6

luluuo?-mvu\l'.-. Post -Office at Ne m ‘.‘-‘G.-Ifll"l:r.‘q l— 4 1 be found 6n sale at Hotas Wews Stalid, 43nd 85 and Broad- way, New Y«rt City: Board Walk, &t laatis Qity, Hartford Depot. While I would' prosecuté this ‘Wwar in a manner ' becoming a _elvilized and a Christian people, I ‘would do so in no vindictive irit. I would do it as Brutus 86t the signet to the death- b ‘warrant of his son—!‘Justice Is * satisfled, and Rome is free.” —DANIEL 8. DICKINSON. A PARTING MESSAGE. unt Tarnow-Tarnowskl, the Aus-' n' Ambassador, arrived in this try shortly b.tore the United declared that a state of war between America and ' Ger- the ally of his country. The Fday he left for home under a conduct: His parting. meanxe ithe Austro-Hungarian people is Fthy of note He went taking with ‘the firm conviction that my Itrymen will hereafter honor this whose hospitality they enjoy and which they earn their livelihood, that they will nllllly obey its ent.”” The nd with jeaple whose only régrét is that they /e had no opportunity to know him flhn Harden, the great Ger- jopmlm, hu dome more than e o more t)nlg all the v*\t hordes of ing men’ in’ the \worll to over- ow imperial absolutiam. Just how t Truth is permeating throughout ny is a conjecture. Whatever les it has overcome to' ‘date e in part removed by« Harden. fiis 1= the one voice that hai’ dired to fiap above the rabble. He deals in no b ge. The L’M unbfenished ts are his only mok in trade. e there ten more men of his bre in Germany they would either have to Be shot at sunrise or the jser would soon find, going way ‘of Nicholas Ro Maxt n Harden is in Germany what | [enry Watterson is out of Germany. den tells the Germnn people that ir house is ®an. ay«on to the Jd;”* that it must become a mocracy, for “democracy is the d of the h'out.“ , JHenry Watterson |.p the German people that the puse of Hohenzollern is “the vilest the vile, th, rottenest of the rot- n,” a stench in the Jostrils of hu- anity, and ‘that it must be'destroyed. his Is but saying in another way th MaximiHan Harden that the mah people niust “Put the German use in such order 'that tomorrow it 1 be habitable.” ““When are the Gefman people going put their house in order? That is uestion that has been asked time time again by Harden in Germany Wi son in America.’ Even the ple Dr. Dernberg, who played ch a plrt in conspiring against the pited States government and who sent in disgrace out of this coun- 7, spesking in Bretian #hte ather day, scked up the Waqgm Harden ar- ument. He sayg “We have delighted rselves in standing on ' guard ' in hining armor in Central Europe, and e have in a fateful hour set ourselves painst the: general tendencies of a that desires peace.”” And he *“The new Germany {8 here and s its house. Let' us bufld it. fet us' delay.” With such ts as these in the Empire Germany must put its house in ‘It mot; say we, the world knock -# down and build a flone. The:old house more ‘aih eye-sore to the world. - The of Hohenzollern is the bizgest e ever erected 1in- clvilized . The man who presides over ‘been compared to a sheep- . driving his people before him. contended by Watterson that the n people politically are sheep, oven in their excessps are arti- sheep;- that poltti- is | being dispelled. ‘cally ‘they seein to lke' to be kicked and driven'in herds. That may be true; but as there are wolves mas- querading in the clothing of sheep there may also be lions garbed in the same sartorial effect. We like to look upon the| great German péople as lions rather than sheep. Their mas- ter, Wilhelm, is then seen in the role of the lion tagher. And- theresnever yet has lived.a tameér of lions who did not eventually fall in the jaws of his charges. The career of the late Cap- (tain Jack Bonevita presents a' glaring example. . Tor twenty-séven ycars he appeared beforc the peoble of the world' as. master of twenty-nine lions. One’ month ago in California he meét his fate. He fell when he lost control only for a moment oyer thé animals ‘perforniing for him at the crack of a whip. . .The German people will some day realize their strength and -over- throw the ringmaster. “Der Tag'' is the day the German m&"hh"‘ {lways. been taught to W Der Tag” will be the day y ov@rthrow the man who | #ts best!manhocd forward to fn&urmle. of the world. ‘“Der | “Tag” Will ‘come when Wilhelm Hohen- zollern is rudely awakened from his dream of world conquest. With the help of Maximilian Hurden the Ger- +{ man people will soon see the dawn ol\ “Der Tag.” If they do not see it now, their: Eniperor sees it. He sees the ool clear lght breaking over the| horizon. ” He sees the shadows fast He sees the hands of | the clock sweeping around to the hour of reckoning. He sees he cannot | much longer deceive tho people he] has deceived for all these long years, Maximilian Harden has brushed somei of the dust off the Kaiser's spectacles. Before the Kaiser gets his glasses thoroughly cleaned there may be an uprising, a stampede, among what ‘Watterson calls the sheep. There may be a roaring of the lions. And when those things come to pass the sheep- herder will lose his job, the lion-tamer will be-crushed in"the jaws of his trained, performers. Then will be the end of the old regime, and Ger- many’s hogse will be put in order. God hasten: “Der Tag.” LABOR LOST. From behind prison bars there comes a plea to the Attorney Gen- eral of the United States that is de- serving of consideration. - Seventy- five men in the Federal prison at At- 1anta have asked to be given a chance fo devote ‘their seryices to Uncle Si being nnployed nder .govern: .i vcn&ml. in ou neld; which o semi-inuctive by calling’ fighting men to the front, These pris- . oners do nubflk to. ibe pardonéd. 'l'hey do not ask. to be put on parole. They merely ask to lend their serv- ices ouulde: prison walls at a time when. the, economic value of every ! man’ )|u lncfeued tenfold. ‘ There probably will be no way in which the entire allotment of prison- ers In Atlanta and other Federal in- stitutions can be put to work in flelds | best. suited for service to the govern- < Bhere should be some method whereby. the greater portion of ‘hese men can be utilized for the good of | the country. j today who can be put on their honor | and trusted for the gervw: of all. Be- cause a man {s serving a prison sen- tence is no just teason for stamping him as a hide-bound criminal. Even former jail birds in the larger cites ot Frahce and England have shown Many men are in prison |’ éufi bit upon an unruly sea hom The ‘submarine can’ stay as it complys with the laws of cruiser warfare in dealing with.? merchant | shipping. e Like a fighter in the ring, the sub- marine is disqualified for hitting be- low the belt. The referee, interna- tional law, rules it out. Who tLen is to do the work of ridding the wo-ld of this unfair. fighter? America! LThe nations of Europe engaged in the. task of defending Democracy against the onslaughts of Autocracy have called upon the United States for help. The call shall not go un- answered. Out of Washington for the past few days there have come ap- Pealg from, the French and English Miesions. The high officials of the American government have taken off the maek of secrecy held by the Allles all . during this war and have told the American people the real truth. The submarine menace is a serious one. It cannot be taken lightly. - In the meantime, the American peo- ple are coming to realize better the se- ; rlousness of the war in which they are, now, engaged. The spirit of apathy that has long held the land in its grip is rapidly being shaken off. This is no child’s play, this problem of rid- i ding the world of Kaiser absolutism. The sooner that 1s realized, the bet- ter it will be for all concerned. The war will be lost unless the submarine menace is curbed. At present the fight between Germany and America is confined to a contest of sinking and ‘building ships, with Germany doing the sinking. The shipyards of this country are called upoh to put out one thousand wooden ships.to ecarry munitions of war to the Entente Allle». These ships must be -built fast, be- cause the.submarines now plying the Atlantic are sinking ships fast. The struggle will go on this way untll American genius comes forth with the proper medicine for submarines. That day must not long be delayed. FACTS AND FANCIES. Champ Clark and the rest are find- ing out that monkey wrenches wiil not avail to stop the war program which' the people are backing.— Springfield Republican, In the final showdown on conscrip- tion the Kaiser could -muster only 24 friends in the house and eight in the senate. These are sad days for the Kaiser.—Springfield Union. e . Hollweg’s job is no cinch trying to please the people and the kaiser at You may notice that Journal. fihe same time. ot king! “8regt progress.— b o, . To the neeustomod all-night roister- er the new 1 o'clock curfew in New York will accentuate the greater darkness preceding the dl.wn.—New York World. People are so scared of bomb plot- ting that they are ready to forgive the policeman who arrested the man caught blowing up his tires.—New Haven Union. Oh say, can you sow by the dawn's early light?—Philadelphia Ledger. Opportunity knocks at every man's door. Too often, however, it is the opportunity to open a peanut stand, whereas we would rather start a bank.—Paterson News. About the only relable fashion note for the coming summer is to the | & great spirit of patriotism since their | effect that khaki is going to be much native lands were plunged into war. Seemingly, there has come a reform among those who usually are ar- raigned before the police and other courts. If this Is true of men who are outside the prison bars, it may be taken for granted that those on the other side can be trusted to do better. Seventy-five men in the Atlanta |vrlaon willing to do their bit for their lnatl\'e land comprise only a small pro-+ portion of those serving time in that institution. There are many dyed-in- the-wool criminals there. Likewise, there are some who may be placed on their honor. Those' who drew up the resolutions presented to the Attor- ney General placed therein a pro- viso, In case thelr plea is heard, which will bind them in more ways than one to live up to any agreement the gov- ernment may make. Even should the Tederal government not accept these ‘proposals, state governments might consider some way in which men in prison may help the country in time | worn.—Washington Star. We should think the kaiser would want to come over here and shoot us up in the hope that in the general melee he might happen to hit the man who told him that this country would not stand by President Wilson against the Imperial German Government.— Ohio State Journal. Congress may be a bit awkward, but it has a way of doing the right thing eventually.—Cincinnati Times- Star. ~ What's’ become of the qldsfashioned girl who lengthened. her skirts.as she grew older?—New Haven' Jouml- Courier. £ Another’ evidence of the average American’s dislike for war is the re- fusal of men to enlist in the guard unless they can be assured of a fight —Philadelphia North American. Dr. Harvey Wiley, America's fa- mous food expert, says that the big- gest war work in which the women of of war. Labor confined behind prison bars s so much effort wasted,—Ilost. IT MUST BE DONE. Yankee ingenuity brought the sub- marine into existence. Yankee in- genuity should he able to put 1t out of business. When an American in- vented the submarine, however, he did not design it for the purpose of may- ing the role of pirate on the high seas. He did not intend that it should | defy all the laws of God\and man. 80, when an American finds a wav to cope with the under-sea boat, as used in this war, the'invention will be utilised merely-as & check rsin, 'se. & America can engage at this moment is to demand whole wheat flour.”— Paterson Press-Guardian. A passing tribute from a busy and sad-hearted world by Carroll John- son, pioneer black face minstrel. In his life the creator of the satin coat must have brought a prodigious amount of cheer'to the world.—New Haven Journal-Courier. Malice has no depths. Somebody suggests that aeroplanes be used to drop the president’s war address down upon Milwaukee and St. Louis. Soon gomebody will propose that rapid fire _guns be prepared to shoot at the sub- marine La Follette as soon as it rises to spout—New York Kcuu, only ‘solong i true all over this broad land. m Union and God Let me le down - ° Just here in the shade of this cannon- torn tree, | Here, low on the * where'I may see Tho surge of the combat, n.nd where © I may hear The glad cry of victory, cheer upon cheer: Let me lie down trampled grass, Oh it was grand! Like the tempest we charged, in the * triumph to share; The tempest,—its fury and thunder .Wefe there: On, dn, o'er entrenchments,’ ing and deaq, With the foe under tuot, flag overhead:: « ' Oh it was Sl'dnd' o'er liv- and" our Weary and faint, Prone on the soldier couch, ah, how can I rest, ‘With this shot-shattered head sabre pierced breast? Comrades, at roll-call when I shall be sought, Say I fought till I fell, and fell where I fought, \Wounded and faint, and Oh, that last charge! Right through thé dread hell-fire of shrapnel and shell, Through without faltering,—clear through with a yell! Right in their midst, in the turmoil and gloom, Like heroes we dashed, at the man- date of doom! Oh, that last charge! It was duty! Some 'things aye worthless, and some others loxoud That nations who buy them pay only in blood. For Freedom and Union each man owes his part; And here I pay my share, all warm from my heart: It is duty! \ Dying at last- My mother, dear mother! with meek tearful eye, Farewell! and God bless you, for ever and aye! Oh that I now lay on your pfllowin: breast, To breathe my last sigh on the bosom first prest! Dying at last! I am no saint; But, boys, say a prayer:’ that begins,, “Our Father,” and then says, give us our sins:” Don’'t forget that part, say that strongly, and then TIl try to repeat it, and you 'l _say, “Amen!"” Ah I'm no ulnt. There’s one “Fory * Hark! there’s a shout, Raise me up, comrades! We have conquered, I know!— Up, on my feet, with my face fae! An! there files the flag, with its star- spangles bright, The promise of glory, Tight! ‘Well may they shout! to the symbol of I'm mustered out. O God of our fathers, our froedon\' prolong, And tread down rebellion, oppnaslon and wrong! O land of earth’s hope, on thy blood- reddened sod, I die for the nation, the Union, and God! I'm mustered out. —WILLIAM E. MILLER. Town Topics | His local conlutuents are pleased to learn that Senmator George W. Klett’s | tion of the Stanley Works in granting | ideas on the censorship and muszling of the press are along broad lines. Senator Klett is quoted in the New York American as being opposed to any strict censorship of the press. Ac- cording to the local man’s views, the ppess should be muzzled in this war only insofar as it applies to the move- ments of troops and the na Free and unconstrained drscussion ‘ot ad- ministrative boards and agents and campaigns and policies is advocated by the senate leader. s Never before in the memory of the present generation have military af- fairs so eclipsed all others as topics for conversation as now. Nowhere in New °‘Britain can groups of men, groups of women, mixed groups or groups of children gather without the topic ‘sooner or later reverting to the war and the draft., It is the latter topic that s furnishing most of the talk—and it is certainly a subject mat- ter weighty enough for talk. Every- body is wondering and what they are wondering 18 too obvious to expound upon. Older people tell us that dur- ing the civil war days men flocked to the colors until near the end of the war when the draft was resorted to. During the Spanish-American war days there were volunteers aplenty for service in Cuba and the subject of draft was not seriously considered. Now all is different. When the draft comes 4t is certain that many local homes will be depleted. e u But the anxiety and worry is not confined entirely to the young men who have an aversion to-going to France. Beveral local physicians tell us that since~the draft law has be- come a reality there are many mothers of sons who have been pros- trated with worry and nervousness. The grim reality of war is being steadily driven home to New Britain people. e But is it not possible that New Bri- tain people are taking this thing too personally. While it hits local people as hard as any, many are taking it upon themselves as individuals while, as a matter of fact, the same thing is From the rockbound coasts of Maine to the sunny shores of California the same is true. In every state in the union, there'are two ways.of turning it—on‘s; moving, or on a fixed pivat. The Squad is turned on a moving pivot when it is marching as a separate unit or when ,in a column ot squads, the command Column Right (Left) is given. The moving ' pivot, in which the pivot man on the front rank udvu’cel at the It -up of fifteen inches’ until' the lin abreast of him, is designed to turn l. column precisély but with the least loss of headway, * A fixed pivot, Squads Right (Left) turns each squad in its place on the designated base, right or left, and Is & movement which bears important relation to every other squad in the column, For if the forward move- ment iz not entirely chécked by the Pivot man’s turning ‘and marking time in his tracks,. the whale com- pany will be thrown out of alignment. Being in line, the Squad executes the command Right (Left) Turn .... MARCH as follows: At MARCH the pivot man (No. 1) of the front rank faces to the right, taking first the full step of thirty inches, in order to clean the space di- rectly behind him, and then advances at the half step while the other men of the rank oblique to the right until opposite their places in line. Each then executes a second right obilque, and on arriving abreast of the pivot man, takes the half step until the last man in the rank arrives on the line, cht man (No. 1) in m "rank: faces to the right and marks time. The other front rank men, ¢ bliquing to the right, place. them- ‘slves abreast of the pivot man and also mark time. In the rear rank,’ No 3, that is, the third man from the right, moves straight to the front until he is forty inches in the rear of his front rank man. He then faces to the front and marks time. The second and first men of the rear rank follew No. 3 in column until they also are directly behind their front Tenk men. They then face to the front &ad mark time. No. 4 of the rear rank meantime moves straight tp the fromt at the side of No. 8 for four paces. He then faces to the front and steps up abreast of No, 8. As the last man arrives in his place—or { ,when per- forming the movement by numbers,. at the sixth count atter the command is given—both ranks execute .... MARCH without further ooni- mand. Squad Right (Left) is a much fl.d and important movement that re- quires much practice for proper execution, especially by the rear rank men, who too often undertake to scramble into position. ' The pivot man also’ must be extremely careful to turn in his tracks and not to take ground, an admonitjom easily compre- hanfled but frequently neglected In execution. The 'pivot man and the rear rank men have it in their power ta make or spoil this' movement, which, improperly executed, will dis- when all proceed at the full step. To turn the Squad on a fixed pivot, the command Squad Right (Left) are being expressed. Husbands, broth- ers and sons everywhere are facing the same grim possibilities and mothers, fdthers and. sisters every- where are suffering the same mental anguish. If as has been said, there is any con: tion in the thought that “misery likeS company”’ New Britain families need not feel lonesome. In reality they have plenty of company and in the final analysis they are but an infiinitesimal unit in this whole terrible affair. Do not many of us magnify our own troubles somewhat selfishly to the exclusion of other people’s and feel that we are being discriminated against, when as a matter of fact the same thing is true of one hundred million other souls? s e How different was the May day of 1917 as compared to the May days of our childhood. Cold, rainy and chilly and almost barren of spring flowers, May 1 of 1917 was entirely different from the May days of vears ago. In the vears past the spring had gener- ally advanced sufficiently far by May 1 so that apple trees were beginning to blossom, cherry trees were in bloom oftimes and the woods were hiding quantities of early spring flowers. In addition to that the days, as we re- member them, were sunshiny, warm and balmy. In the early evening it was a custom of the youngsters to make little paper May baskets, fill them with blossoms and flowers, hang them on the door knobs at the homes of their friends, ring the bells nnd‘k scurry down the street. Where were the flowers with which to do that this year? Times have changed. Various patriotic and public spirit- | ed actions of the local factories of late have done mhuch toward eliminating the one time strong feeling that the manufacturers ruled with the malled | fist and their employes were as so many servants. Particularly the ac- a month’s pay to all soldiers enlisted from their plant is proof that some manufacturers think of their men as other than slaves. True, they can afford to do it, but it isn't every con- cern that does do it. And, it is safe to say, as many, if not more, soldiers in New Britain companies come from the Stanley Works as any other plant in the city. Then too, the action of various concerns in foaning their lands for garden purposes, some on a co-operative basis, also does much to bring a closer relationship between employer and employed. To this spirit, possibly, may be attributed the absence of alarming labor troubles. sew The recent death of Daniel Cos- grove, a brother of Policeman Michael J. Cosgrove, Who was said to be the youngest volunteer in Connecticut who . o answered President Lincoln's call over | individually and not as a part of rou- a half century ago, has called to the mind of J. O. Deming, past command- er of Stanley Post, an incident in the life of another Connecticut boy who rallled to..the colors in '61. He re- fers to the record of BEliphalet Pack- ard who received two bullets in his body at the battle of "Antietam on his fifteenth birthday. - *° “oe How’s the garden neighbor? How's the bdck, brother? How's' the appe- tite gfter ‘digging so industrially in spld garden? 'Most of the ‘“rubes” ‘!eel that they have developed an inner man capable of devouring all ‘of the produce he expects to raise. cse A time worn adage in that “clean- liness is next to Godliness.” Presenu- ly New Britain:people m: find the equally musty joke, ‘‘cleanliness 1Is! next to impossible,” coming true if| rupt and disarrange an entire column] (Copyright, 1917, by The Wheeler Syndicate, Inc.) L of the rise. But so long as Shuttle Meadow, Whigville et al do not run dry New Britain people \need have no grave fears. cee Don't forget 'that despite its appar- ent absurdity, the rule is still in fores prohibiting Hartford and. . Chestnut street cars from taking off* passengers at the corner 02 Church and Chestnut streets. . L ses Whether the stopping points of Hartford-bound cars in the vicinity of Main and Church streets should be changed so that an additional stop is provided at, or nearer, the junction of the two thoroughfares has been the subject of conference between, Traffic Supervisor Clarence Lamphere of the police department and Superintendent Frank L. Beardsley of the Connecticut. Company. As a result of the confer- much-discussed_ changes being made, Supervisor Lamphere being of the opinion that the present’ system iz i greatly to be preferred and better gen- ierally. Sinceithe question of changing the stopping places at this point came up for discussion by the public and numerous opinions were - expressed through the press and otherwise, Su- pervisor Lamphere has closely studied the situation and similar conditions in other citles. As a result, he belleves that the regulations now in vogye sre the hest, judged from the viewpoint of adequately handling trafic and eeping Main street as free from congestion as is possible. Were there a stop nearer the corner, he explains, there would be .much more conges- jtlon .at this point. Stationary cars, waiting passengers and vehicles wait- ing for the cars to get into, motion would cause congestion that Would be felt o fain street and at the im- portant junction of this thoroughfare with Church street. The question ha; | been thoroughly discussed by Super. intendent Beardsley and Supervisor Lamphere from all angles. As a re- sult, it has been decided that present arrangements conform more with the r:l,iulztlon- of the best traffic-handled cities ' than the proposed changes { would bring about. - see Wherein the genial Clarence s voicing opinions that will fail to be i favorably received by a long suffering | publie. The city of New Britain is not, or should not be, in the business of pro- viding guards for private individuals and because of this it would seem highly impracticable for the police department to transport supernumer- ary or special officers to various sta- tions about the city and its outskirts in city vehicles. These men are hired tine police work, therefore let those who engage' them see to their trans- portation in order that the depart- ment may have the use of its own vehicles at all times. Let individuals and private concerns provide their own guards as the city is not in the guard recruiting business. ... The old schoolroom song used to run something like this: “April show- ers come and go.” During the month Just past said showers consumed most of the thirty days in coming and hes- itated about going. The weather man's diary shows that during the month there were only seven clear dayws, eleven were cloudy, twelve were part- N cloudy and eleven more days on which the rainfall totalled .01 or more inches. The temperature ' last month was also lower than custom- ary- The initial day of the' month statements of certain grocers are at all correct. It i§ sald that even the price of 'soap, one.of the.cheapest of the modern commodittes. is on the‘ rise. Grocers'tells us ‘that during the ! past eight weeks the prite has, In' some instances, jumped from fifteen to twenty-five per cent. It 1s the laundry amd perfumed soaps that are affected and, some opinion states. these soaps may reach the clasy of luxury ere the war is over. Greasa and animal ang vegetable oils are sell- ing at higher prices new than ever before. The price.of paper, much gf was by far the warmest when the mercury registered 73 degrees.. The ccldest day was April 10 when. it dropped to 26 degrees. There was a gnowfall of .4 inches and a rain- fall of .47 inches, this last being about 1.10 inches less than normal. Getting into hours there were 176.4 hours o-actual sunshine out of 401.1 hours pessible, a percentage of 44. ) If the home canning process is fol- lowed as carefully as pradicted there may be a great scarcity of fruit jars ir the city and the price of the same in every city and every town, in fact in | which is used in wrapping up expen- | may jump along with the price of almost every home, the ssme thoughts sive 80aps, also accounts for & part flags and garden -udn. Lucky is the S~ ence, there is little \ikelihood of the | fruit jars lying idle on the sh 4 They will come in ‘handy this mr, 2 s e e ‘What has become of many of *‘ b idle young men who, a few wael 4g0, were wont to while away thelr time standing along the curbing in the center Of the eity. Seme of them ‘are ‘Ill -ucklu to their posts, the post’ in each being a hitching post, but mflt ranks have been .depleted. The of draft seems to have’ . ! inspired ambition in many, 3 - e e It ix unofficially reported that a coal dealer in a neighboring town, who had been selling to New Britain people at prices considerably Iovnr than that offered by dealers here, | been advised from sources “m'!a'l‘ up” that unless he sells this com- modity in New Britain and prevailing New Britatfii prices he may find it hard to any more lhlmn-ms It investigation should prove this true why is there not an opportinity for federal investigation right heve?, . s % On Monday occurs the anniversary’ of the sinking of the Cupard liner, Lusitania, in which 114 Amerlqlu lost their lives. This greatest tragedy of its kind 1s regarded as foundstion upon which the pi American-German war 1s being waged. It was the first great submarine hor- ror. New Britain people still clearly in their memory the awful shock they felt as they read the news 'Bulletins and the detaiied stories in ; the newspapors. Indignstion ran high* at_that time. The sinking of this great boat, with its resultant loss fof American lives, will ever he remem- bered here as elsewhere. % e At this time the citizens should members particularly the cance of May 1, just past. as the niversary of the victorious battle (Manila Bay, nineteen years ago. The Herald published at that time carried an account of the battle and as -zn as the news had been fluhod to citizens there Wwas great throughout the city- Flags were !I- furled. Cheers were given and every-, . where was enthusiasm. It was & @ great day for the American Navy and was also a great day for many New Britain homes from which bhad gone out young men to enlist in that navy. In this great war there are socores of, New Britain boys in the navy and, all naval news will be eagerly soanned = by everybody at home. May the news = they receive “be just as good as M recelved nineteen years ago. ” City Items = | '}; Foresters’ fair' Berlin, May 4, l. T Dancing each night.—advt. | Edward Brown has resigned" »hl. . M. Butler's Main street &e’bl a place in the Globe ngton, , o The wmun: Land company has: &% given the garden plots committes the & uso of six acres of land on Whmn‘ \« Nicholas ‘M, purchaséd .the jewelry store former-. ly connected by R.llph A. Penta at” 8 Myrtle street. Richard B. Pinches of 10 Emmons place, badly burned about face, hands and upper part of his body the night of February 32, date of the “firebug” } scare, by the explosion of an ofl sf at his home, was discharged from Britain General hmlm this mqp- ing. Mrs. Arvid Anderson of 15 Wn.lllt 4 street, who is a surgical patient % i / £ New Britain General hospital, is' nd ported as being in a much improyed condition and her -pnedy recovery lq anticipated. See display of fresh Vermont lwl- sugar, McEnroe's, West Main street. —advt. Attorney .Albert A. Greenberg to~ day announced his intention of apply- ing for a place on the officers raserve: corps. ¥ [} Dr. Henry Martin attended the coh- vention of the Massachusetts Dental association in Springfield, Mass:. yes- terday. ¢ The Elks minstrels will hold their final pehearsal for the enwrhlmipnt in Naugatuck in the Elks home unnw- & \ row evening. An automobile operated by Ju»l Pretia of 416 Main street and. &' south-bound trolley car collided on ‘both vehicles being considerably dam: aged. > CONSTABLE TAKES ROTEL . pESRERL: TS \ John J. Higgins Refuses to Vaohs Ejected by Police Chief. 5 Hard luck continues to trave! in the wake of the Thompsonville Hotal, " | which for the past thirty days has & been under attachment, but with of- fers for satisfactory wettlement made by the Springfleld Brewing company & it seemed destined to again make a fresh start yesterday. Holding clel against the hotel were J. Francis Brown, Willtam Chestnut and Fran Smith, all of Thompsonville, but when * & satisfactory settlement was reached.: the attachments were released and the place re-opened again’last evening. Soon aftér this John J. Higgins, the owner of the estabMshment, appeared on the scene and walking dehind the ; bar he took possession, ‘The old jinx soon showed up again j in the person of Constable Donasld ; | Graham armed with three writs from attorneys for M. Sisitsky, for meat an®’ groceries; Peter Gannuescio, for a m&l:—;, bill and A. Greenblatt for a taflor's bill. Higgins refused payment on ‘Mv claims and the minion of the law &t once began to put locks on the various doors. A request was made of Higgins to .| vacate his place behind the bar, buy he steadfastly refuded to budge, a it was necessary to call In Chief h?:l.l-e- Thomes Moore who ejec