New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 29, 1917, Page 6

'"PUBLISHING COMFANY. . Proprietors. dally (Sunday cxcepted) at 4:15 p. m., ,N Herald Buflding, 67 Church 8t at the Post Office at New Britain 189 Becond Class Mail Matter. d by carrier to any part of the city 15 cents a week, 65 cents a month. ptions for paper to be sent by mail, .3 ble in advance, 60 cents a month, 00 & year. enly profitable advertising medium in el ‘irculation books n always open to.advertis ‘Herald will be found on sale at_Hot: News Stand, 42nd St. and Broa , New York City; Board Walk, At- Jantic City, and Hartford Depot. * TELEPHONE CALLS. ‘office . humblest cmzon . when clad in th ?f‘mour "ot jus cause is stronger pll the hosts of Error. JENNINGS BRYAN: / - w that has servedits useful- household can find a place Ice in the ranks-‘of the Red , 'The good women who gre de- ‘thefr time and. energyfn this ‘work of -mercy Bnow ask’ }hnt of old linen be miade'to the on, Bureau drawers ‘that le garments made of linen ‘h emptied-and their contents ‘to‘r use o the battleflelds mu i makes the most ‘work. v any’ 6ld firen that the Purposei of the Red 8 to the Surgical Dressing com- «Qr bring it to the Herald office. see that it nuhfi- the proper communicated article p\lbljuhed m yesterday the writer name and publlsh nis m the surreptitious signature,:“A 5. words of this for Justice,” called attention dvertisement which recently d in our classified columns. critic, whose we safeguard, “It is only a’few §go thet the Herald, for'the ma f&Ww pentles, inserted an ad- ment for someone who lacked nhood to sign his name to the isement, offering the munificent 75 cents per bushel, with a y deposit to bind the contract, for whep harvested next fall.” begin WAth, it is mot customary rspapers. ple to sign their mames after ifled advertisements appearing It is the business of paper publisher to know ‘who ‘hasing advertising space, and o names of advertisers are known is office. The gentleman wha tht in the advertisement in ques- 1 well known in this vicinity. a gentleman farmer who intends | t some 3,000 bushels of péta- d is mot willing te ‘go to this unless he knows where he may fe some of his crap When the’ ha: that must be time is due. To.tHis end he sed for purchasers, naming a paid whegher sell for vwenty cents a bushel dollarsa bushel in the fall. ing the record of the man who [ that advertisement the Herald right to refuse * publication it so wished. Specylators will ¢ their hands on the p who inserted this particular ad- ] newapaper in the country it strives to be honest with its read- ’\lb“c is constantly on the alert Herald belongs to this fraudulent advertisements. class. has to be no ynderstand, . the business office of thi ‘i = a,mgwu .projects gre vestigated when they 1ot through this medium. g}’ policy of the Bharply defiied. Those s editorial columns day know where this paper ‘on the vital questions of the ‘whether they are international, a1, or local in character. . We oud to point to a clean record the business and editorial ends & publication. We salute you. THEY ARE NOT ALL BPEAD. Yesterday there appeared on - the ; editorial page of the Herald almost | four columns of names, a full list of | the soldier and sailor dead at rest in the cemeteries of New Britain. Their graves will be ‘decorated on the morrow, Memorial ‘Day. They are our honored dead. 5 In nineteen wars New Britain ‘has been represented by its brave hearted men and boys. Even before the pres- | ent name of the town was known, men from this vicinity ; marched out to battle with the forces that finally overthrew the British. The pages of Connecticut’s history reek with the brave decds done by men whose de- | scendants now live in the contines of | thistcity. From 1776 down to 1917 is a long stretch. There are those | who went forth in battle from this | city never to return. There are souie. ! Whose bodies found resting places on | the battlefields of the nation, on! foreign soil, in far-away climes. These graves, if they are decorated tomor- row, will be cared for by loving hands | devoted to the same ocausc, the ven- ! eration and love of our soldier’ and sailor dead. Those whose graves we | | interned in Germany. is a democracy, and fair play is the | carry the printed pledge of the United States government that every cent will 'be pald back with interest at! ithree and a half per cent. We can- not ask for moge. After three years German Kultur is now proud to re- | port the almost total destruction of the great Ypres Cathedral. The tower, which stood for a long time, was leveled the other day. Thus dis- appears the handiwork of seven cen- tturies-in the face of conscienceless warfare. German givilians interned in the i United States will have the pleasure | of residing at one of the country’s | famous resort hotels at -Ashville, N. { C, quarters more luxuriously than Americans will probably receive when But then this principle upon which it was builded ‘Buy a Liberty Bond today and help Uncle Sam to win another war. et It’s Raining—Raining—Raining, have Tere will not go neglected. The thoughts of the day will recall with | quick visualization the many Valorousi deeds performed on land and sea by these patriots of New Britain. That it requires four columns of a newspaper to print the list of the soldier and sailoy dead of New Brit- | ain' is in itself a tribute to the man- | hood and courage of.this community. Standing on the verge of the greatest war the United States has ever en- tered ‘we do well to honor the ones who . fought our battles years ago wbile at the same time . we glorify those who take up the sword today. The patriots are not all dead. WE CANNOT ASK FOR MORE. France and her people know the full' value of Liberty bonds. The French are. the greatest investors. in Government' Bdnds in' the - world. They have no equals, unless the American people rise to magnificent heights in the present campaign to float the Liberty Loan of 1917. As an instance of how the French sup- port their Government the trying days in the early seventies may be 1e- called. At the close of the Franco- Prussian war in 1870 Germany de- manded : and collected from France $1,000,000,000 indemnity. That i= exactly one half as much as Uncle Sam is now trying to raise through the- sale of his first Liberty bonds. ‘The French people arose to the occa- sion of the¢ German demands. Just as the soldiers of the French Republic have responded to their country’s call 4w this war, so the French people of afiother gerieration answered the call Rtter'the last great war in which France figured. They hastened to loap the tremendous sum of $1,000,- 000,000 to their country. ‘The patriotism of the French after} the Franco-Prussian war helped to turn a mational misfortune into a great benefit for the country. The thrift of the peoplg, in saving their money and inwvesting it in Govern- ment.bonds brought great prosperity to France. Not only that, but the bonds rose in great value all over the world and made the French na- tional credit good wherever civiliza- tion existed. Ten vears after the bonds were issued they commanded a premium of 25 per cent. The Lib- erty bond of the United States is in many ways siniilar to the Liberty bond of France in 1870, save the dif- ference that Uncle Sam is collecting at the outset of a war, whereas France collected after the war was | over,—save that 'this Government wants money to crush Germany where France had to pay money to further the greed of Germany. Subscribed to i at this time and with the patriotism | and- loyalty that is characteristic 0f4 the American people, the Liberty bond | of, 1917 /4 safeguard the credit of) the gra{eit Democracy on the face of the earth, the greatest Republic ‘the world has ever known. - Even though the®sum the French | self-respect enter the war.” | I have waited, waited—waited For the coming of the Spring, When the grass is slowly greening, ‘When the sun’s rays warmer beaming . Putg all Nature on the wing; But I have-nhot. seen ‘a thing. For its raining—raining—raining! While-Spring’s young days are waning And we're left shivering. ‘Where’s the perfume of the flowers That are peeping o’er the grass,, {‘And the balmy, breezy hours That each Spring have come to pass? Yes, I know the trees are blooming, And all Nature is assuming Its continuous loving task. | But its raining—raining—raining! When will sunshine come again? I can only guess at Nature Through a rain-splashed window pane. . E T “The Spires of Oxford.” i My heart was with the Oxford men I saw the spires of Oxford As I was passing by, The gray spires of Oxford Against a pearl-gray sky. My héart was with the Oxford men Who went abroad to die. The years go fast in Oxford. The golden years and gay, The hoary colleges look down On careless boys at play. But when the bugles sounded war They put their games away. They left the peaceful river, The cricket-field, the quad, The shaven lawns of Oxford To seek a_ bloody sod— They gave their merry youth away For country and for God. God rest you, happy gentlemen, ‘Who laid your good lives down, ‘Who took the khaki and the gun Instead of cap ard gown. God bring you to a fairer place Than - even Oxford town —WINIFRED M. LETTS. FACTS AND FANCIES. The Germans who are indignant because we celebrated the anniversary of the Lusitania massacre would in- deed be chagrined if they knew how long we have been remembering the Alamo.—Boston Transcript. The kaiser has been pulling that war-forced-upon-us stuff again. Well, we know how it is in war-time. The temptation to repeat an old-wheeze. —New York Tribune. Herr Von Batocki, president of the German food board, wants to resign. That is not surprising; he has had one of the hardest jobs in the’ world.— Providence Journal. SEDE Strange what a lot of men who never before mentioned their ages now go around bragging that they are just 31.—Hartford Post. Tt appears that when we pay $3 a bushel for wheat, we pay $1.50 for the wheat and-$1.50 for a lesson in i financial juggling.—New Haven Union. Agents of the old regime in Russia have borne testimony of the strongest i kind to the patriotism and efficiency of Minister of War Kerensky by at- tempting ' his assassination.—New York World. Gen. Obregon decided that since Mexico can furnish neither men, sup- Plies, nor money, it-“could. not with Mexico peopl: were asked to .loan' to- their T'has had war enough to do for awhile; gov ernment after the Franco-Prussian | war is but one half ‘the sum asked by the first Liberty Loan in" the Unit® ed 'States, the French people: were forced to make bigger sacrifices than | the American people are today. | Eventually this government will raise | if it will raise less Cain and more : beans it will be doing its bit.—Spring- field Republican. Perry Belmont, the well-known de- serving democrat, has been made a captain in the army at the age of 66. 1t is understood that he Ys not trying $5,000,000,000 by Government bonds. | to evade the draft.—Boston Trarscript But éven this will not be a. grenur task than that imposed upon the French in 1870. What we are called upon’ to do now is as nothing in com- parlson to what the French did nearly INSURANCE ON CROPS. ‘Westchester County Farmers Are Pro- tected Against Loss. New York, May 29.—With a fund fifty vears ago. Those people. then had just emcrged from qeadly war. We are in war: but we are also in the midst of prosperity. We the money. We have the means of raising the money. Called upon te do miuch ‘less than our present allies, the French, we cannot fail in this en- terprise. We are merely asked to lend the American government a cer- tain amount of money and take its bonds in return. And these bonds lof $25,000 which later may be * in- creased, the Westchester County Com- mission of Safety has insured between { fifty and seventy-five farmers against have | all possible loss on their’ crops in the event that prices should drop, it was znnounced today. These farmers, who have enlisted in the reserve army of producers, are assured a minimum price of $1.50 a bushel for potatoes and $1.75 a bushel | for corn and buckwheat. In turn the | farmers have pledged themselves to increase their acreage and raise ax much food as the soil can.develop, bombardment | 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 America’s f""l\'ew Legions, * * * & o PLATOON OCOMMANDS. ‘When the company is in line, to form columns of Platoons, the com- mand is, “Platoons Right (Left)” This is executed by each Platoon as in the school of the company, The ‘Right Flank men in the Front Rank of each Platoon face to the righ{ 1n marching amd Mark Time. The other Front Rank men oblijue to the right, place themselyes abreast. of the Pivot Men, and Mark Time. In the Rear Rank, the third man from the right in each Platoon, (followed in column by the second and first) moves straight to the front until in the rear: of his Front Rank man. Then all three face to the right in marching and Mark Time. The remaining men of the Rear Rank move straight to, the front for four paces, oblique to the right, place themselves abreast of the third man, cover their File Leaders and Mark Time. . fore executing this movement with Platoons, the Captain makes it a point to see that the Guides on the Flank toward which the movement is to turn are covering—that is ,are in a straight row, so that the Pivot Men, whose positions are governed by those of the Guides, will also be in a straight row, which will bring the Platoons \lnto a precise column. This is effected by previously announclng the Guide to that Flank, l"ollowlng the command ‘“Platoons Right (Left) ¥ MARCH,” the con- cluding command is to the Company as a whole—“Forward, March,” or “Company HALT.” Being in columns of Platoons. to change direction, the 'command fis, “Culumn right (Left) MARCH,” At the Preparatory Command, the Leader of the First Platoon gives “Right Turn.” At “MARCH” the leading Platoon turns to the right on a Moving Pivot; then its Leader com- mands “Forward, MARCH” at the completion of the turn. Rear Pla- toons march squarely up to the turn- ing point of the Leading Platoon and ‘turn at the command of their Leaders. When a Company is in a column of Squads, and it is desired to form a Line of Platoons, the command “Pla- toons, Column Right (Left)” is given. This is executed by each Platoon as already described for the company, The leading Squad of each Platoon ex- ecutes a Right Turn, and four. parallel columns of Squads advance in Line of Platoo: ‘When the company is in line, to form Line of Platoons, the command may be either, “Squads Right (Left), Platoons, Column Right (Left), MARCH,” or “Platoons Right (Left) by Squads, MARCH.” The first com- mand is explained by reference to the preceding paragraph; while the second is executed by each Platoon separate- ly as “Right (Left) by Squads’ in the School of the Company. Being in column of - Platoons, - ta form the Company line in the right or left, the command is as follows: “Omn Right (Left) into Line, MARCH” «... “Company, HALT!” At the Pre- paratory Command, the leader of the First Platoon gives “Right Turn.” At “March,” the Platoon turns to the right on a Moving Pivot. The Com- mand ‘““Halt” is given when the lead- ing Platoon has advanced the desired distance. At the “Halt” = its leader commands “Right Dress.” The other Platoons march exactly as though they were Squads when this order is given to the Company in Column of Squads. “Platoons, Right (Left) Front into Line” is executed as described by Squads in the School of the Company. The Dress far “Platoons, Right Front into Line,” would be on the Left Squad of the Left Platoon. Tomorrow’s article will take up Ex- tended Order’Drill. (Copyright, 1917, by The Wheeler ‘Syndicate, Inc.) -F00D SURVEY BILL PASSES House Adopts Measure Without Roll Call—Carries $14,700,000 for Census of Products in Nation. Washington, May 29.—Without even a roll call, the house late yesterday passed the first of the food control bills after unanimously accepting an amendment offered by Miss Jeanette Rankin, representative from Montana, giving preference to women in admin- istering the provision of the bill deal- ing with waste. The food bill passed carried total appropriations of about $14,700,000 for an immediate survey of the food products of the country, and to stim- ulate a production. The more drastic feature of the food control program, making Preslident Wilson food dictator and authorizing the fixing of prices, is to come up later in a separatg bill. In. spite of harsh criticism directed at the bill during its consideration in the last few days, opponents were un- able to obtain a roll call. A motion to recommit made by Representative Haugen, of Iowa, was defeated by a vote of 220 to 71. ‘WOULD -ABOLISH LIQUOR. Frederickton, 'N. B, May 29.—An amendment“to the prohibition law which would prevent the shipment of Hquor into this province for beverage | purposes was introduced in the legis- lature today by direction of the gov- | ernment. The measure also would Irprohibit liquor advertisements in the newspaper. The sale within the prov- ince now is limited to sacramental, municipal and mercantile purposes. LI CHING-HSI IS PREMIER. ! - Peking, May 31.—The Chinese sen- | ate vesterday approved the nomina- tion of Li Ching-hsi as premier in j succession to \Tuan Chi-jui, who was dismissed by the president. The vote was 365 to 31, May 30, 1918 A YEAR FROM TOMORROW THE LIFE OF A WOUNDED AMERICAN SOLDIER MAY HAVE BEEN SAVED BY THE USE OF MEDICAL MATER- IAL BOUGHT WITH YOUR MEMBERSHIP FEE TO THE RED CROSS. BETTER HELP NOW -TO SAVE SOLDIERS’ lives, than to decorate their graves on May 30th, 1918, Get a Red Cross button so that you can wear it to- morrow. It is a decoration which will help your soldiers, your country and your conscience more than a thousand wreaths. , Because it is a patriotic holiday, every loyal Ameri- can will be anxious tomorrow tg do something to help make the world safe for Democracy. Here’s a chance to do your bit. Join the 'RedCross Give your support to the patriotic work of the national association and tlw New Bntam Chapter. THIS WORK IS JUST AS NECESSARY TO WIN THE WAR AS MAKING MUNITIONS OR FIGHTING IN THE TRENCHES. Read what President Wilson and Ex-President Roose- velt have written aboiit joining the Red Cmu PRESIDENT WILSON says:—“A large, well organ- ized, efficient Red Cross is essential. It is both a patriotic and humane service that is rendered by every citizen who becomes a member.” EX-PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT says:—*“I hope that all the patriotic and humane men, women and chilaren of the United States, who are able to do so, will give the Red Cross their support by becoming members.”. YOUR MEMBERSHIP FEE FOR A YEAR COSTS YOU ONE DOLLAR. If you have not the time to do Red Croswork your- self, THE LEAST YOU CAN DO IS TO GIVE A DOL- LAR TOWARD ITS SUPPORT. Make it possible for those who can give their time to contmue their patriotic efforts. A New Britain needs 10,000 new members in ' order to "do its- share of Red Cross work in the big way you want your city to do such things. 10,000 is a great many new members to raise in one week. BUT NEW BRITAIN CAN DO ITIF ALL. HER CITIZENS DO THEIR PART, AND IF YOU DO YOURS. Here’s a chance to do your bit. Turn in your membership fee to the local chapter at its headquarters tomorrow, or give it to an authorized so- licitor. : A Red Cross button is being given to every new mem- ber. . This button is a sign by which you may know all the men and women of New Britain who have given their support to this noble work. “HERE’S A CHANCE TO DO YOUR BIT.” THE AMERICAN RED CROSS THE NEW BRITAIN CHAPTER Headquarters—City Hall Building Open evenings until nine o’clock. TONIGHT: Official British and French moving pic- tures of the American Red Cross ambulances in France at the Russwin Lyceum at eight o’clock. Admission 50c.