New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 15, 1917, Page 6

S e N o TR s S B T ST T day wd)'ug 4:16 p. m. | and “cuskts S s e,“% at the Post @8 Second Class Mail Matter. Reral g t Hota- _Ferald will be found on sale & 4, 47nd St. and Broad: Board Walk. A ‘s News Stan rUBLTSRING COMPANY. Proprietors. Offiee at ‘other names; too. In some localities there it is called the “eel pout’”. Other places know it as the “eeling”, “lng”’, It is prepared by skin- ning ‘instead of scaling. One big ad- low Britaf® | vantage of the “burbot” over other fish is that it = possesses very few Are 9¢ ¢80 o7 | 1 ones. Added to this is the charm of sent mall, meath. profitadble advertisrug gnedl eity: Circulation books and sliways onen’to advetisers. New York Oity; s it/ «nd Hartford b2 2 1 Depot. that flag and then stay Wwith #t, be you wealthy or plebeian; ' thé women sing the dirges, um in | popularity’ B | Amieri: Scrape the lint and chant the .paean. 't you ever dream of asking, “Is thé war a right or wrohg ,one?" ~ . are jn it, and your duty is to | make the fight a strong one, d:you stay till it is over, be the ‘war a short or long one. tke amends when war is over, then the power with you is t wrong, do ainple justice that" fing, you keep it w0 ruln, e will then, without a warn- the dial back to midnight the world must wait till : "_BUGENE F. WARE. WHO'S TO BLAME? we. are deplaring ‘the situa- ssia, wq mighit 100k to our and put it in order. The in Washington with respect ds'almost as.deplorable as e in Petrograd. = The only e Is that the executive farces ‘have fallen dowh while in the legislative branch of the ent has gone, to pleces. It s ys to date since the Congress country declared that a state existed between the Imperial man Governmeat and the Govern- ft and peopls of “the United = From Good Friday to Memo- Day is a long stretch. Yet orial Day 1917 may go by the without witnessing 'the mio tion of the American army, un Cong s gets a move on. Yes- thte President ordered that the army be recruited up to fits It war strength of 293,000 More ©100,000 men -are.required to fill nks. But this has nothing to h the admy to be Faiseéd under fgeledtive draft. It is the duty of Bgress to furnish the . ways and assembling that outfit. And people wonder why there is enthusiasm abbut the war. THE “BURBOT". tion at war learns many things neither the time nor the in- to learn in time ‘of peace. lally is this s0 in the domain of pomy. Men and women living in on that is fighting for its very stence must’ learn to economize in 5 way. While the United States fnot at present fghting with its back dnst - the “wall, * yet 1Y [ Miready gning the wisdom of conserving the ’s food supply. To'further aid ousewives of this country in campaign against waste, Secre- Commerce Redfield comes for- | with a new plan to help reduce h cost of living. He brings to ention of the American pcople unknown fish, a fish said plentiful in the Great Lakes. i® fish recommended by Secretary Id is known as the “burbot.” ly, it is the cod’s cousin. Be- of its obscurity, the Department sminerce intends to conduct a na- ide advertising campaign on its . In this way it is hoped to in- the “burbot” to the 20,000,- Af d, with the picture of the fish legend:—‘‘The cod's cousin ' Great Lakes—practically no Ready to cook. Recémmend- the- Urited States Bureau of That recommendation be enough to sain admittance jo burbot into the best circles. Solentists‘connected with the Bu- " Fisheries are experts in their ind have devoted their lives to interests of the American g ‘Anyone interested in effecting fur- $her economy in the home and who ould 1iks to learn more of the bur- can do 's0.-by communicating with | the Bureau of Fisheries, Department firm, whitd, flaky flesh. A good flavor is a’' further point that will help the of the burbot among } There are plenty of good fish in the sei, some of which are practically unknown to dwellers in certain parts of the country. Some communities are so unfortunately sit- uated that théy do not know the joys of_ having' fresh cod served at their tables. Since this is 80, they may ac- cept a good substitute in the 'cod’s firt cousin, the “Burbot”. REKORM. Old Man Reform came down to the City’s edge and looked on. "My, my,” he said, ‘‘this is all wrong. ""When' he got firther”in his inves- tigations the old man found that things were even worse than he at first sutmised, “The bla¢k smokestacks, like ex=- / clamation points, belching forth dirty smoke, were only forewarners of what was lower down on the sky-line, Sin lived in the city. = Men and women dwelt in her palaces. At least they called thenf palaces. To the old man they' were® hovels. ; The laws bad'to be changed. Ola Man Reform saw that at anc Otherwise the people would run pell mell to the dogs. .Some men were even then turning night-time into day, a very dangerov practice. Wdnien were fondling lep- dogs instead of:children. Some men went 80 far as to even eat raw onions before going to bed. Most everybody ‘'was an speaking terms with John Barleycorn. Old Man Reform had a job on his hands.- - He worked night and. day to ‘make fhe city better. He ruined his heaith. He fretted and fumed. He ‘worrled. - $ At last Time got the better of the old man. ‘He was dying. So he sent for his san in the coumtry. Calling the boy to his bedside, the old ‘man gave him his benediction, “I will take up the work where you left off, Father,” sald the young man in all the enthusiasm of youth. “No you won’t,” said the old man. “If you don't like the city go back to the cm:ntry. where you belong. Re- member, you don’t have to live here.” And Old Man Reform sank back and died. JOSEPH H. CHOATE. Joseph H. ‘Choate .who: died today in New York at the remarkable age of eighty-five will be remembered as “New York's leading citizen”. He will also be remembered by those who have read of (his career, and who have known of the man, as one of the nation’s leading legal lights. A Republican in politics he never held political office. = His first and only diplomatic adventure was when he served as Ambassador to England, from 1899 to 1905. Readers of cur- rent events will recall that Mr. Choate took active part in the reception to the French and English missions. That he was called away just when he had again manifested active in- terest in international affairs will be regretted by his otmhrym.n at large. His advice will be missed from the council tables of the nation. Otis H. Moore, agent of the Hart- ford County League, has a very sim- ple, but effective suggestion, whereby ihe farmers can be helped in their planting this year. He says: “A good way to help is to pay your milk bill right away. . A prominent dairyman of Hartford county has pointed out that there are probably biis due the, milk men in’ this county afiounting to ten thousand dollars which in the natural course of events the consumer would' not thinik" of paying’ until next Jung. They-should be paid‘now. The money weild help the farmers to buy fertifizer '.and‘ seeds and so increase the . acreage- under cuitivation. The people who' can best afford to pay thefr bills' promptly are the ones most prone to put off payme bills like the milk bill. 'And they resent it, if the milkmgn presses the matter at all. Here ' is ond practical way in which you can help’ the farmers. Do it now.” Hospital ships sunk by the German submarines must ever express the dis- approval of a civilized world against barbariem. The drowning of inno- cent men, women and children by the sinking of merchant ships cannot even be compared to the ruthless sisughter of crippled_soldiets and their nurses. The milk of human k'li\aneu is not served.in coffée aboard German sub- marines. e There is‘now a movement on foot to have the government provide the Great Lakes this fish is known by NEW BRITAIN DAILY all those men rejected from the army because of physical unfitness. No movement of thé dort is needed. The government will see that all men be- tween the ages of 21 and 30, not elig- ible for the army, are given a chance to become physically re-constructed,— on the farms or in the factories. Buy a Liberty Bond, FACTS AND FANOIES. Flour may be $20 a barrel. Pre- sume this is the brand we have been referred to as XX.—Springfield News. After an army of 2,000,000 men has been raised enough men still will be left at home to tell how it should be done.—Norwich Record. One ghouldn't predicate too much on a report of light submarine sink- ings. Even the der-water boats must have their dull seasons.—New Haven Register. Possibly. the marshal of France looked at the cheering hundreds of thousands with interest heightened Dby the fact that they were not in uni- form.—Hartford Times. Hconomy doesn’t consist of shut- ting one’s self up like a clam and not 'spending a dollar for the things that make life comfortable d pleasant. If means preventing waste—Utica Ollnorwr. Germany is being fed in large de- gree by ‘American. foods that go to Denmark and Holland, and then into Germany. This supply, so necessary to the enemy, must be shut off.— Bridgeport Farmier. Not the least delicate compliment paid to Marshal/Joffre on his arrival in New York was the line from the reporter’s pencil asserting that under the fire of the honors heaped upon him he was “as calm as if in battle.” —New Yyk Evening Sun. If the report proves to be correct that’' Elmer A. Sperry, inventor, has esigned a successful weapon to mbat the submarine, it wili be an- other honor for Uonnecticut. Mr. 8Sperry, whose airship stabilizer and gyroscope compass inventions have thade him famous, is & Norwich man. —Hartford Post. The Eternal Avatar. (Benjamin De Casseres, in the New York BEvening Sun.) I am sowing seeds of life with the bodies of the brave, 1 am sealing up the Past in a plane- tary grave. ! I shall use the blood of races on the palette of my will, I shall sculpt another Dios with the brains of those I kill— For 1 am Liberty the alchemist, and Man is my retort! I was nailed high in the Caucasus, where my faith hung by a hai But I lived to sound the tocsin in In- dependence Square. They have mured me in foul dun- geons, sealed up with seven seals, But my spirit smote the Pharaohs and lald in dust Bastiles— For I am Liberty the Phoenix, and 1 die to resurrect! Now across the seas they call me to a Europe raped and riven By the Pharisees of Kultur by thelr padrones lashed and driven. They have called me through all ages, and never yet in vain; Flash the sword and sound the buglc from San Diego up to Maine! For I am Liberty the gendarme, and I have a warrant for a King! COMMUNICATED DANGEROUS PRACTICE. West End Resident Objects to Side- walks Being Used as Speed- ways for Bicyclists. To the Editor of the Herald: BEvidently the law against riding bicycles on the sidewalks applies only to certain parts of the city. The streets in the west side, principally Forest, Liberty and Vine, seem to be favorite speeding = places for the youths of the neighborhood -and com- Plaints to the police against the nuisance seems to have no effect. 2 . JAY. Stop Public Improvements? (Boston Herald.) Neither the state nor the city shouid undertake during the coming sum- mer any construction work that is not absolutely necessary. The prices of all materials are far above the normal level .and are likely to remain so for some’'time. Private employments wil' ‘be able to absorb all the labor that is anywhere available and to pay more than the customary rate of wages. Public authority ought not to enter into competition with the farmer and the manufacturer in order to carry through any construction work which can be postposed without great incon- venience. Holding the Enemy. (From the Passing Show.) Tommy Atkins (who has been lown into a water-filled hole)—Hurry p, mate! I don’t want % lose my prisoner! Rescuer—Prisoner? ‘ee? Tommy—I'm standing on ’'im! ‘Why, where Is Two Thoughts for Patriots. (New Orleans States.) “Remember that the eyes of the po- tato are upon you,” says the Boston Transcript. Yes, and remember also that the eves of the bugs are upon the potato. Kindly Nature, (Kansas City Journal.) Dandelion greens is the poor man’s spinach. And nature kindly tells him, i or rather his wife. just where to find { it by placing a bright yellow blossom Commerce, Washington, D. C. On | “ghysica] re-construction camps” for | over every plant. COMMUNICATED PREVENTION OF WASTE. Chairnan of Safety Board Explains How Saving Can Be Made. You can't continue to eat if you continue to burn up the food, there- fore if you want to cantinue to eat, prevent the fires that are destroying vast stores of the country’s food prod- ucts each day. These are the salient thoughts of a letter semt out by J. L. Cunningham of the Glen Falls Insur- ance company to its agents and the dnsurance fraternity. Mr. Cunning- ham emphasized the fact that our duty to serve cannot be delegated. U. 8. stands ror the United States, but it also spells US. Therefore, we must use our war stimulated energy and sense of duty in serving our coun- try, in an extra effort for the preven- tion of fires. Mr. Cunningham’s let- ter is a loud call to individual ser- vice for fire loss prevention, but par- ticularly food wastage by fire. This oall applies to every man, woman and child and each must follow the flag for themselves. Millions are lost in grain elevator fires and we face a de- ficit today of 150,000,000 bushels of grain less than the normal require- ments for the countries open to trade. ‘What are you going to do about it? Are you going to waste today and starve tomorrow? The total food stock today available in the allied world, {s not sufficient to (last until September 1st ff America continues its present rate of consump- tion. We must plant everything, everywhere, it will grow, and we must protect every food product we have, and fire protection is of absolute im- portance. Take the situation in New Britain, we have no grain elevators, but we have a large stock of food products, n our stores and homes, and it is-up to us to protect them. We are most fortunate in our efficlent fire department but we are not sufficiently equipped in fire apparatus for a 60,- | 000 city. We need three more fire stations,—one in the northeast sec- tion and one each in the south and southwestern sections, and one of these should be rushed to completion in the south end of the city. Take the case of the fire at the south end of Greenwood street recently. The fire- ment made fast time and worked in- telligently. The loss was $525. With a fire equipment located near this section the loss would have been $50 instead of $525. The idea seemed to prevail that a fire station must be of more. In the opinion of the writer a fire station should not be a brick box of one or two stories but should con- form to gthe style of adjoining resi- dences, cost not to exceed $12,000, fully equipped. No garage is objec- tionable, and the up-to-date-fire sta- tion everywhere is of bungalow style. Now take the attitude of our citizens and taxpayers. After the late succes- sion of fires we were considered criminally negligent If we did not at once have six new pieces of fire ap- paratus. This was the next day after the chain of fires. The second day after, the public insisted on four new motof and stations to house them. One month or so later, a long needed and long promised fire station was cut out at a city meeting to lessen the tax rate one-quarter of a mill, (econ- omy but not preparedness). A site purchased for a park was consum- mated at a c¢ast of $15,000. It will be needed and of use sometime, but the protection of part of our city was overlooked. 'Tis true we were given a new motor, but where the location? At the smallest station in the city, already overcrowded and near the center of the city and, it is proposed to locate two motors at this place and fourteen men. W1ill guch a course be safe and .lead to efficlency or econ- omy? What are you going to do about it? It is a case of conserving your food products, and fire protec- tion will be & big factor in the solu- tion of the question. Respectfully, . Chairman Fire Board. BE. G. BABCOCK, AMERICANS COMING HOME. Holland-American Liner to Sail for U. S. Todny. Rotterdam, May 14, via London, May 16.—The Holland America line steamship Noordam is expected to sail for America tomorrow, giving the first opportunity for the return home of many Americans who have been stranfied in Holland for months. The number of American citizens on board is about 250. Dutch transatlantic shipping” has ‘been tled up on account of the sub- marine war and since February many Americans, some of whom have be- come destitute, have been stranded in Holand, NO MORE COLD! TRA LA DA! ‘Washington, May 15.—The cold spring is over. today announced that the appearance of the “summer type of pressure dis- tribution” indiacted warmer weather. There is po prabability of a return to unseasonable low temperature for. some time to come, it declares. i S. AND D. OF LIBERTY. Danbury, May 16.—The‘\annual con- vention of the state councils, Sons and Daughters of Liberty, opened here to- day with about 150 delegates repre- | senting twenty-eight councils in ' at- tendance. In the absence of Mayor. Anthony Sunderland, the delegates were welcomed by First Selectman S. B.! Treadwell. The response was made by Mrs. Carrie Reynolds of New Haven, ex-state councilor. PARCEL POST AUTO HERE. The new autp for the parcel post delivery at the local post office has arrived in this city and will be placed { in service tomorrow for the first time. Walter V. Prelle will be in charge of the. delivery“in the future. The weather bureau’| .inches of space between men so de- WISE, SMITH & CO., HARTFORD New Trimmed Hats of Quality Extra Special! 106 Sport Hats $1.00 . Values to $8.50 All colors and black. Beautifully banded with gros- grain ribbon. and finished with tow. ) The Latest $5.00 and $7.50 Styles Wao have Here's a bargain you'll like, fng beautiful Hats and have marked them a‘ STYLES FOR EVERY WOMAN Matrons’ Hats Especially Featured. Styles for matrons, young wome and misses. Choice of sailors. flare brims, colonials. mushrooms, tri- cornes, turbans, off-the-face .effects, etc. In shiny straws, milans, milan- hemp. Black and colors. 3 EXQUISITELY TRIMMED with ribbon. flowers, horsehair braid, crepe, fancy feathers, burnt ostrich, wings and other ideas. 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Bvery shape and style that the well gro.odd woman ‘could want will be ount in this group $1.98 / WISE, SMITH & CO., HARTFORD brick construction and cost $20,000 or | NN SELF HELPS FOR NEW SOLDIERS SOON TO BE CALLED INTO FIELD Advice By United States Army Officer Which Is Valuable to Those Eligible For Service in EXTENDED ORDER, Everything we have taken up so far from “The School of The Squad,” ex- cept “Take Interval” and ‘“Take Di has been ‘““Close Order” drill. Close Order is necessary for march- ing, parade and disciplinary purposes, but in modern warfare—that is, out- side of a trench—a squad fights in Extended order. Even in a trench, the principle of the extended order maintained; that is to, say, the ais- tance between rifles is approximately the same as when deployed on the skirmish line. Of all the - great armies in Europe, the Germans alone at the present time send troops into Hattle in Close Order, or “massed for- mation,” with the result that their casualties are appalling. In trench warfare, also, the Germans place men virtually in Close Order or almost shoulder to shoulder. Extended Order, on the other hand, a characteristic of Amferican troops, is alsa uniformly practiced by the Allied armies. The purpose of Ex- tended Order is to distribute the men of a squad that they may work in unison and without serious reduction of the amount of fire which can be de- livered from a single sectlon of the line, but which at the same time leaves sufficient space between them to minimize the chances of their being hit. > . Even a machine gun would not annihilate a Squad in Extended Order quite sp expeditiously as it could dis- pose of one in Close Order. For nat only does the Extended Order sepa- rate the men, and in that degree in- crease ‘their chances of escaping bul- lets, but it also affords theni infinitely better chances of finding cover while advancing. \One might drop down behind a climp or a bush, whereas at the same spot eight could find no protection worth considering. To deploy ‘“‘As Skirmishes,” which is the descriptive command for EXx- tended Order drill, the Carporal, at the command of execution, ‘“‘March,” springs in front of the Squad, if he does not occupy that position :iready. At a run, the other member: of the Squad place themselves abreast of the Corparal at half pace intervals. Since a pace is thirty inches, there is fitteen ploved, instead of the four inches of Close Order. No, 2 of the front rank springs to the Corporal’s®¥mmediate right. No. 2 of the rear rank takes station to the immediate right of No. 2 front rank. No. 1 front rank is on the immediate right of No. 2 rear rank ,and No, 1 rear rank on the right of No. 1 front rank. On the Corporal's immediate left is No. 3 rear rank, who has No. 3 front rank on his left, while on No. 3 front rank’s left is the remaining member of the Squad, No, 4 rear rank. In other words, with the exception of No. 4 rear rank, in Extended Order the Tear rank men all place them- selves on the right of their respective file leaders, and each front rank man, fn springing to the side of the Cor- poral, leaves room for the rear rank man of the same number to step into his proper position in the skirmish line. If there are any extra men in the Squad (which sometimes happens), they fall'in at the left of No, 4 rean . H ~ America’s New Legions. rank, or at the extreme left o6f the ,skirmish line. In moving, the entire line conforms to the Corporal's gait, Wwhether that be route .step, double time, or still faster running. Deployed s skirmishers ,a. Squad does not keep, step; but it must take pains to see that a space of fifteen inches is main- tained between each man. A common error is for the men to bunch after a few steps forward have been taken. Inasmuch as the normal interval between skirmishers is one-half pgce, or fifteen inches, each man has practically one yard of front. The front of a squad thus deployed is ten paces, or twenty-five feet. Tomorrow's article will continue the instruction in Extended Order. (Copyright, 1917, by The Wheeler Syndicate, Inc.) JOSEPH H. CHOATE DIES SUDDENLY AT HOME IN NEW YORK (Continued from First Page.) gave him the power to hold ‘the at- tention of the juries in the dullest cases, and legal skill. It is on record that, during his Yyounger days, he had the daring to rebuke a judge, who had turned to converse with someone behind him, while Choate was*® addressing the court. Choate stopped short in his address: The judge remarked - the silence, and as his honor turned to face the room the lawyer began anew: “Your Honor, I shall need all the time allotted me for summing up; and I shall need your hgnor’s undi- d attention. nd you shall have it,” the court apologized. 5 Mr- Choate was a republican but had never held public office, beyond a brief term as member of a state constitu- tional ‘convention, when. he was in- vited by President McKinley in 18989 to go to London as the American am- bassador. At a farewell dinner at the Union League club, Mr. Choate re- marked upen his inexperience.in po- litical or diplomatic life. “ I shall rely,” he said, “upon a happy tem- Pperament. 3 After his six years in England he was lauded on both sides of the At- lantic for the remarkable success hc had had in strengthening the ties be- tween the English speaking peoples. His range of sociability made him known as ambassador to the people as well as to the court. Numberless) times he appeared as a lectdger on American institutions and American statesmen. ! A mark of respect never before con. ferred upon a foreigner in England since the middle of the seventh cen- tury was paid him when he was adopt- T ed by the inner' circle .of the ‘British bar and made a ‘bencher” or mem-' ber of the governing body of the Middle Temple. It was, in fact, : & compliment never before paid in m don to a lawyer of American r-dinner speaker) Mr: & nitional—internas L) stories . told " &l him, too, were as countless as he told, for he was otie of those turesque flgures abaut whch cluster—somre of which undoubted! belonged to others. One typical flash of his wit is.that with which he an- swered a ‘dinner partner, who ‘as who he would chose to be if he were not Joseph H. Choate. “Mrs. Choafe’s second . husband.” ° wasthe instantaneous: reply. ' - ' 3 Balfour Deeply Grieved. Washington, May 15.—British for- eign secretary ‘Balfour was deeply grieved by the death of Jossph.H. Choate, his old friend. who work with hinffany years in bringing Enft land and the United ~ SBtstes more closely togethe; Mr. Balfour: sen’ telegrams of sympathy to Mrs. Choate, from himself personally and from the British mission officlally. —_— News Rec®ived in London, ' London, May 15.— News of th death of Joseph H. Choate was re- celved with deepest regret in DPng-, land, where during his six years as ambassador he became the most pop-' ular of diplomats. % : l City ltems The singers who are onurfilnuu‘ ¥ the grill room at Hotel Nelson will a; pear every evening beginning at 6:39. —advt. ; Lester Willam of Clark street will visit friends in New York for the next. fow dsws. # Ve your panama. cleaned for Decft ora Day, Conn. Hat Co.—adyt. A foot expert will be here 'l‘hulé.‘A Fri. and Sat, May 17th to 19th. T 8. W. Menus store, 398 Main St.—auvt J. Golsmith, through his counssl Albert A. Greenberg, today brougat suit against Clemons Kalkow to cover $#00 for goods sold and deliv~ ered. The writ is returnable in the ;ny court on the first Monday iIn une. Y The Elks minstrels will hold an im- portant meeting and ‘rehearsal ‘at #p o'clock tonight in the Elke' 'here. Matters of importance will _come up ;‘ol;ddlscuulnn and a rehearsal will be leld. George Pichert, residing in Reyn-i: - olds’: block on Commercial street;was ' stricken with iliness this morning ahd the police ambulance was ‘called to convey him to the hospital for medical treatment, i 3 Residents .of Maple strest between: Whiting ‘and Ellis street are aroused ' over the actions of a stranger who hag - been prowling about the neighbor®® hood for several nights and is % lieved to be a ‘“Tom the Peeper.”. Search, made last evening by the po-, lice failed to locate him. B Letter, Carrier Daniél Darrow "I confined at his home on Glen street by illness. Twins, a boy and a girl, were bopn. at the local hospital this morning to Mr. and Mrs, Gustave Ogren of Belden street.