New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 11, 1917, Page 18

TI-FEES 10 |Should Hostile BRI IN A TANK — jan. Soldier Describes Battle From Mobile Fort May 11.—The first account as viewed from the inside tish “tank” is contained in a Just released by the censor, Bes nt F. E. Divall a Canadian been attached to one of the 5 panies since the big cars sent ‘to the French front. r to advance is given. - long, powerful shapes in the gray mists of the weird-looking forms he front -tremch. ' the rain at the strange cubeimpres- icont of many colors which 2 ' .are wearing, Inside the #' are the keen-eved fighting men, . y . garbed, ns becomes their craft, while around them is Bmplicated mass of machinery. W e aro passing over shell- froe stumps, any many other hich fill the ground of ‘No Jand’. The deck of the ‘tank’ pitches like a torpedo-boat The crew hald on to come .without seasickness. . the gunnery officer gives *To attention’. His voitc heard above the nolse ng machinery. few ts, and: we have found the succeed in putting s‘n un emplacements, the ich have been worrying / for some titne. And now begins in earnest, Hun bounding from | our jex like- hail from. a glass nside the ‘tanks’, the at various guns, which a ‘devastating fire, | strong’ again. Only just in time, We leave them for a or two in order to ram a ne gun emplacement, which is reAtening our rapidly advanc- .. We just crawl over the and all; {t is not ‘to fire a single shat. it is time for us to advance mext, and last ‘position. ' We 3 : fortune to strike a road . has escaped serious damage, speed along this we r infantry, glad to B lJast trench proves to be the ‘we are crossing & . stops. Two or them before they the ‘tank’ but as our mechan- us a little change of we did not rud their eyes in} rships Appear. “Coast 'Deféhie; Are Ready === LEARNING HOW TO DEFEND OUR COASTS ! 3 — ‘While every effort is being made to strengthen the mobile forces of the. nation in ration for active war with Germany, the coast defenses of the nation are not neglected. = Army men have not lost sight of the possibil- for urge lyddite bomb bursts agminst armored jacket of my gun. The flare comes. {n through the port-hole, blinding me for a minute or so. While small splinters strike my face. . But fire. . The Germans are now scattered in small parties, It {s almost like playing at hide-and-seek as we now travel backward and forward along that trench. After a few short runs we find no more Huns to hunt.” SRR L SUBSTITUTE FOR POTAOES. Newcastle-on-Tyne, May 11.—Small dried pease called “carlins®’, or maple peas, are now being eaten as substi- tutes for potatoes in the north of Eng- land. They are cooked like MALTOW- fat peas, noaked overnight and bofled for twenty-five minutes the next day. In early times “carling” were eaten very generally. on Carlin or Passion Sunday. They are light-brown color outside and cream colored under the skin and sell for from eight to twelve cents & pound, much less than beans and. peas. % SIR JOHN HOWARD DEAD. Brighton,” England, May 11.—Sir John Howard, .a widely known engi- neer who planied the Spanish-Ameri- can cable route, is dead here. He was formerJy md¥or of this summer re- sort and was. a great benefactor to the town,. his'last gift being twenty- four cottage homes for nurses in mem- ory of Miss Edith Cavell, who was executed by the Germans. ety SLOAN BROS. ity of an attack on our coasts. , The pictures show ‘three scenes at one of the principal Atlantic coast forts: Ubpper, just after firing a practice shot ‘with one of the twelve inch coast de- fense. rifiles; center, keeping a close watch for enemy submarines or other T0 FEED SOLDIER| Gardening Movement Spreads Under Urgin_g& Military Men New York, May 11.—The response: of American boys ta the plea by the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America that “every scout feed a sol- dier” has been s0 widespread that to- day thoustnds of acres of land Where flowers or no vegetation at all grow are under cultivatian to produce food. Reports received at the organiza- tion’s national headquarters here, it was announced today, show that this | juvenille farming movements has at- tracted not only thousands of. boys ‘not heretofore associated with the Boy Scouts hut has led to co-operation by a great many men who, rejected by the army or the navy, hope to render a national service in agriculture Supplementing messages of ap- 'proval from Herbert C. Hoover, head of the nation’s fdod board, Theodore Roosevelt and others, the National Council today made public letters from Major General Leonard Wood, and Lieutenant General Robert 8. 8. cLOT oONC?3 Splendidly tailored, from the best fabries. Wonderful values in the latest styles. We are always glad to show you. i GATELY & BRENNAN, craft; lower, swabbing out the cham- ber of the big gun after firing. All the main strategic points of our coast are well defended, it is belleved: but many persons hold with Admiral Per- ry that we need an immense fleet of aerial codst defenders. Baden-Powell, founder of the Boy Scout movement in Great Britalm, - General Wood, urging ‘that :“‘every. offort be made to. increase the food supply,” wrote that “the great mass of_the peaple can very easily produce & large portion of the food which they will need in the ensuing year, thus making more available to send abroad to the natipns involved in the present great war. * General Baden-Powell described what Boy Scouts have accomplished for England at war in the way of coast guard service, guarding bridges, telegraph and cable lines and reser- voirs, and performing orderly ser- vice for the Admiralty and other gov- ernment branches. He expressed the confidence that American Boy Scouts are trained “to do very valuable ser- vice for their country behind the scenes in the present crisis.” An appeal by the council to the ap- proximately 280,000 members an- nounced Tecently that war service emblems would be awardéd to Boy Scout district councils, troops and in- dividual members who performed un- usual service in food production REVOLUTIONS ARE COSTLY. Mexico Finds Herself Confronted With + Enormous Debts. Mexico City, May 11.—The - recent revolution . cost Mexico 951,736,300 pesos as estimated by General Venus- tlano Carranza, the president-elect in a ‘message to the Mexican congress. Of this sum the greatest part was in HING EDIT Ul 47 Main St,, New Britain G. FOX & CO. HARTFORD ! LY FILOED-—MAIN OFFICE FOR PAYING BILIS IN PRATT STREET STORE. ° ~TELEPHONE CH..1580. ENTRANCES ON PRATT, TRUMBULL and CHURCH STS. vContinues But Three Days More You’ll surely bring the' boy .here and outfit him while the May Sale means such importan We can show you a wonderful new stock of Boys' Suits, Coats l‘ Furnishings, all n:-roun‘ The longer you hesitate about buying the Boys' Summer Clothes the more.you'll have to you. at old prices. to pay, as prices are continually advancing. Bbys’ Tojx_:oats and Reefers About 70 Topcoats in all wool serges, .fancy mix- tures and checks, sizes 2% to 8. Some have been '5.02. $5.98 and $6.50. /For the larger boys 36 Trench Coats in fine qual- ity gray, brown and tan homespuns, Venetian lined; convertible collar and buckle belt. Bizes 12 to 17: worth $10 to $13. Sale price $8.98. - Boys’ Stilts Free - FOR THREE DAYS Strong adjustable stilts given free of charge with every purchase of a Boys' Wool Suit - or 'Topcoat: Frice $5.00 or more. . For Little Boys : . A NICE GIFT : A fascinating toy called the Running Mouse on & specially constructed frame. This will be given with any 'purchase, at' the Boys' department, amount- ing to $2.60 or more. This offer is good until Sst- A Dresses $5, $5.98 HOUSEDRESS DEPT. * . We can show you six or more mighty pretty stylés at these two prices. The Billle Burke in ross, green, tan, Copenhagen blue and white, sizes 16 to 44. PRICES FOR FRIDAY ONLY ™$5.00 ~ $5.98 g = s e White and tan, fancy madras, some plaln, some with contrasting collars; s manufacturer's surplus ,stock and cannot be duplicated at anywhy near this price; sizes 7 to' 16 Made to sell at ‘Soc; 8% and 7%c. For thm\dny- 48¢. L PALM BEACH Boys’ Norfolk Suits SNAPPY SPRING AND SUMMER STYLES. For graduation play or dress, Suits with 3 pairs ot knickers exc.pt‘!’n" oo:ly the blue ur'-.'m days: 100 Suits in -and brown mixtures; 3 full Uned trousers, also blue serge Suits; 17: ‘regular ‘prices 35.98 “and '$6.98. Sale price ........ . Boys' Norfolk Sui $7.50 and $7.98. Sale price .....s.. Boy's Norfolk Suits; regular prices $8.50 and $8.98. Sale pride .......... + - Boys' Norfolk, some 0¢ our high grade 3 models; regular price $10. Sale. price The most ory sesortment of Suits: im white and colors to be found in the state. . Two . special offers for the next three days, i 600 excellent quality Wash Suits in Kiddy cloth, woven madras, cheviet and chambray, all colors and white; pretty tripmings; sises 3% to 8. ssc Suits regularly’ $1 to' §1.65." For this sale ? An’ assortment of high grade models, including { Junior and’ French Suits and Middy Saits with two paira of pants; regularly $2.60 l 98 and $2.98. Sale.price . * & paper currency, of which 855,818,800 pesos was . expended. The cost' of maintaining the army amounted to 717,355,064 pesos, of which all but 61,554,096 pesos was paid in paper currency. ‘The total amount of paper money issued by the government during the révolution subsequent to April 26, i 1913, was 671,964,221 pesos. This in- cludes the Monclova issue of §,000,000 pesos, the Constitutional army issue, of 25,000,000 pesos, the provisional, government of Mexico {ssue of more than. 42,000,000 and the provisional government of Vera Cruz issue of nearly 600,000,000. It does not in- clude the “infalsifiable” . lssue made during & period Senominated as.one dat feconatruétion. X General Carransa declared that indem# nitles for injuries suffered during the war eventually must be. chan indemnities rehabliitate the National Railways. .Buy. Now From Today% Supply ) | Twenty Million Oranges Py e 20,000,000 oranges from California’s bumper crop are now being -shipped to retailers every day. Buy now. Prices are not high. There are ten sizes of Sunkist at- various retail prices, and all sizes are uniformly good, thin-skinned, juicy and eweet. For health and economy. eat more oranges and vegetables and less meat. Give the children orangesin placeof candy. - Orgnges aid digestion and thus increase the efficiency of all other foods. fruit in abundance at attractive prices. Sunkist