New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 17, 1917, Page 6

Britain Herald. RMERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY. Proprietors. ed dafly (Sunday excepted) at 4:15 p. m.. fat Herald Building, 67 Church St. red at tie Post Office at New Britain Second Class Mail Matter. rered by carrier to any part of the clty {for 15 cents a week, 65 cents a month riptions for paper to be sent by mall, Payable in advance, 60 cents a month. $7.00 & year. only profitable advertising medium in the ‘city. Ciroulation books and press s open to advertisers. 8 Ferald will be found on sale at Hota- lng's News Stand. 42nd St. snd Broad- way, New York City; Board Walk, Al- lantic City, and Hartford Depot. - TOLEPHONE CALLS. iness Office Rooms ...028 926 UNSELFISH SERVICE. I summon you to a great duty, great:privilege, a shining dignity d distinction. I shall expect very man who is not a slacker to 2t my side throughout this eat enterprise . In it no man pan win honor who thinks of himeelf. WOODROW WILSON . A BERIOUS DEFECT. | President Wilson will soon have change his facial expression; at 8t £0 far as the suffragist agitators | concerned. Mrs. Abby Scott Kker has sounded the knell. Speak- ¢ tor those women who have been iketing the White House for Ilo lise¢ many months, Mrs. Baker criti- the President's stand against as “stupid and stubborn,” and this to say | jThe real trouble is that the Presi- | fat does not believe any woman is | equal of man. No woman could ik into his face, as I have done, and teve otherwise.” That indeed is deplorable. If the ssident does not look like the suf- &ists want him to look, namely, ® a suffragist sympathizer, then | {48 a poor President. In the same n it might be argued that his facial | 8 draft an adaitional 513 men over and above all we have sent into the ranks. There is no gainsa as set gross quota and the net muoty New Britain the gentle- re too high. to know upon down for man It would be interes: what basis he formed his conclusions. Evidently he is not familiar with the | work of recruiting as conducted in this city and the results attained by local, state and federal officials. He dlso failed to distinguish the New Britain boys in Hartford livery. Since the government is intent upon getting as many men as possible into the ranks of the new army, and will do so regardless of individuals, cities, or states, it will do no good to enter complaint. 513 men taken from this town will, however, leave a great gap since the vast majority of men here between the ages of twenty-one and thirty-one are aliens and not subject to the draft. If New Britain is called upon to contribute 513 men to the new na- tional army, the army to be raised by selective draft, we firmly believe ft is but just and proper that the aliens among us be made to conform with the law just the same as native born Americans. These men have been in the country now for some time,—most of them came here before the war started in 1914,—and they have reaped the blessings of the land. If it has been worth living in for them, it is worth fighting for by them. Whatever is done to fill the net quota demanded from New Britain there will be a drain upon the young manhood of this city. There are not enough native-born Americans . to make up the number, considering all those who will be exempted because of their valuable work, or because of physical ailment. There will not even be enough foreign-born citizens to help fill the ranks in this fashion. If we must have 513 men for army duty, we must call on the aliens. Otherwise, the net quota is too high. from Glastonbury WHO KNOWS? Dr. Georg Michaelis the new chan- cellor of the Imperial German Gov- ernment, a man upon whom much faith was based, has now stepped fully and flatly into the boots of his predecessor, Dr. von Bethmann-Holl- weg. At least thix is judged from his sression is diametrically opposed to ny things. Fighting the battle for | mocracy he does not measure up | |the facial demands of a supporter !‘ Autocracy. If the Kaiser looked | o the President's face the Kaiser | uld undoubtedly be very much dis- sed. We should have thought of these ngs when we returned Woodrow ilson to the White House. We | | | | authority And it is this reform that the ma-y first conference when he called into the executive chamber Field Marshal von Hindenburg and his chief of staff, General von Ludendorff. Judging from this conference there will be no separation of the political from the military caste. jority of members of the Reichstag It is this reform that the Party of Germany wants. want. Centrist ould have selected a man who could | It Is this reform that the Social Dem- par a different face every time vocate of this, that or the ing approached him. Otherwise, e people of the nation should im- pdiately installed a ral dressing room the jouse under the competent sion of an expert “make-up artist.” order ‘White super- in en if a Suffragist called to see the | esident he could be made look like Suffragist; if a Prohibitionist called p would assume the religious fervor | | d dignified alr of a prohibitionist,— d so on down the line. Mrs. Abby Scott Baker has indeed jscovered a serious defect the estdential physiognomy. in TOO HIGH. According to a compilation of fig- s set forth by a Glastonbury mat}- jatician at the request of Governor olcomb the city of New Britain must rnish 513 men my, the army that will be [ader the selective draft. This num- 3r is given as the net quota. The oss quote is mentioned as 840. Giv- credit for 327 men who have an- red the call to the colors the fig- es are cut down to the aforemen- oned 513. Naval recruits, of course, punted In the army quota. pems there is a mix-up the fizures accrediting en from New Britain in Uncle Sam’s nd fighting for The local com- anies of the national zuard have to- ether a grand total of almost 250 hen. This would leave but 77 men in he regular army to fill out the figures lven,—327. There have been more raised are not Yet it somewhere 32 only 7 han a hundred men from New Brit- | in who enlisted since the war with rmany. Many of these ave been credited to Hartford. Aside from these recruits geuiar army, we have men in the in the ‘ational Guard who are not affiliated th either of the two local guards pnen who are stationed in Hartford, pen who might have been placed he Hartford list. We refer to our boys with the cavalry troops, the ma- hine gun platoons, the signal corps, with the quartermaster's department, nd those at headquarters. Also, we have a few men in the first regiment pand. Given due credit for these New Britain would not now be asked to in other | theat- | to the new national | probably i an | ocrats have been clamoring for. It is this reform that much come before | the German people will really have | a hand in their own government. Tt | is this reform that must come before | the Governments that make up the Entente Allies will have anything to | do with the Imperial German Gov- ernment on peace proposals. Ger- “ man Junkertum must go before Ger- | many can sit at the board with the | civilizea nations of the world. Admittedly, Germany is passing through a political crisis. Just how serious this crisis is no one knows, no one will know until the censorship is dropped. But the facts cannot be kept from the world for ever and a day. Sooner or later the cat must be let out of the bag. There is a great quantity of smoke, and where there is smoke there must be fire. Yet the present crisis s not all that must be expected. Even if this one is smoothed over there will be another and a greater one unless the Reich- stag members who are in control ef- fect some sort of a compromise with the Kaiser and his right hand men, among whom now Dr. Michaelis. Just how much can be expected of this man will be known later in the week after his speech which is sched- uled for Thursday in the Reichstag. The Kaiser was compelled to gzet rid of von Bethmann-Hollweg. The man who took the place of the de- | posed chancellor is, on the face of | things, no better than his predecessor so far as the ambitlons of the Ger- man people are concerned. He {s starting out on the wrong tack when he allies himseif with the military caste in Germany, for it is this caste that is held responsible for the war and all ruthlessness. Political Germany hac cver been dominated by military Germany. Soldiers there | have held the high hand. Each Gen- | eral and Admiral is a high cocka- lorum, strutting and parading before the populace in peace times and or- { dering the proletariat before the guns The German people | have no say with the military caste. { As the United States of America | entered this war with the avowed | purpose of making the world free for | democracy it cannot stop until there is a change of some kind in Im- perial Germany. It cannot stop until the Kaiser is shorn of some of his its in times of war. ing the fact, the | ! powers, until the autocracy of Ger—l has its back broken, until the men who make up the war party there get down off their high-~horses and let the people have a chance. ‘We are not fighting against the Ger- man people; we are fighting against the arrogant German Government as made up of the House of Hohenzol- lern and its camp followers,—the ‘“‘vons" of every description. When these truths become evident in Germany, when the principles of Democracy get a firm foot-hold, we may expect to see Autocracy g0 over the long long trail. From what is now taking place it is evident that the people are having a change of heart. It is evident that the work of the Social Democrats has not been futile. The German Kaiser has been forced to fire one chancellor. He may be forced to get rid of another within | a very short time. If the process keeps on the people may come into their own. Who knows? many FAOCTS AND FANCIES. To conserve the faod supply first get your food.—Baltimore Sun. The Kaiser will find that the Sammys is a Samson.—Troy Record. Predictions as to the duration of the war might be reduced by a tax on excess prophets.—New York Sun. Will the food conservationist advise how to outwit the robins who feast oft the cherry trees?—Rutland Herald. Conduct is the great protession. Be- havior 'is the perpetual revealing What a man does tells what he is.— F. D. Huntington. Anyway, as a flippant person might remark, Germany did not find Brazil an easy nut to crack.—Chicago News. Premier Llovd George talks like a man who holds a bird in the hand and four aces up his sleeve.—Dallas News, An old woman speaking of the ter- rible state of affairs in France and elsewhere, said to a visitor, ‘“Ler, mum! If this is war what must ru- mors of war be like!"—London Chronicle. We wish some pastor would tell us if Noah was really justified in taking a pair of mosquitoes into the ark. Or didn’t he do it? May be he had the boat imperfectly screened. Shore Line Times. The Old Brigades. (Daniel W Gallagher in Boston Post). There came to the hall of the G. A. R. Three old comrades who wore the blue— Sergeant Bates with his cutlass scar, Jones and Prentiss. The way seemed far; They waited the coming of others, too, For it was the eve of the day they keep; The meeting night when the roll dis- ; played How many camped side— The boys of the old blue-clad brigade. on the other Bates was back with the third. At Gettysburg on the field he stood. From the ‘‘railroad gap' the bullets whirred; The crash of cannon again he heard; The “Iron Brigade” was in the wood; Then up the pike from Hagerstown Came on the old-time pals he knew— Stalking on to the front and death— Saluting him in that dream review. Twenty- Jones trudged once more to the war away With Stalwart fellows. all; They came before him, some grave, some gay, Till he started brushing the away; They gazed on him from the frescoed wall. He watched the burying squads go by, Paseing off to the left and right With steady tread. Each form they bore Was some Post comrade, whose hair was white. He saw them tears Then Prentiss mused in his chair the while; Familiar voices oft reach his ear, Boys under the sward came flle and file To look upon him with tender smile; Each softly whispered, “Old friend, I' mhere.” He sought the grip of a comrade's hand— An order came.That night in May He took his place mid that spectral rank— He fell into line as they away. marched Two old veterans at last awoke On the eve of the day they always keep, told of it later. who spoke: “I reckon, fellows: broke— “‘Our comrade has just gone to sleep. He passed to the camp on the other side, For the old brigades were very near. In this hall tonight, when the roll call came, Then our brother responded, ‘Here." * They 'Twas Bates -’ then his voice Matrimony. (Life.) Modern Suitor—I love vour daugh- ter. = Modern Father—But can you make her unhappy? Veterans at the Desk. (Louisville Courier-Journal.) The journalists who undertook in 1914 an analysis of the day's war jaccused by .wading pond and shortly after news are growing gray and peevish I in service. COMMUNICATED. THE GOLDEN RULE. “Co-op” Advocate Believes .In Fair | Play All Around, Even for the Ul- timate Consumer. To the Editor of The Herald:— The Co-operated Store now being operated by one of the largest manu- ! facturers, and another soon to follow, | Wwill furnish their employes with food- stuffs at wholesale prices. That this is proof positive that the dealers are going to suffer by this transaction goes without saying. The following will give you some idea as to what the result will be. These two factories employ 4,000 or more people. Allowing four extra person to each family sums up a total of 16,000 persons that are to recelve their daily cousumption of food (meat and vegetables excepted) from these two ‘‘co-op'’ assoclations. Now this is no small item for the dealers to lose, and I hear the worst is yet to come unless there is a tumble in their high prices. Everyone has a right to an opinion, and the be- lief of many is that high prices have been pasted on where there was ac- tually no need of it. Should this be the case the Co-operative Stores are justified in taking the course they have. If the dealers have been unjustly floating rumors, they should be exonorated by all means, and if they are in the right convince the people that are making these re- marks of their errors. New Britain people stand by home industry, now and all times as long as honest dealings are meted out to them, but when it fails to exist it is time to sit up and take notice. I wish it understood that this article is not founded on facts against the dealers, but from reports often times heard from different people of the Hardware City. This much I will say, that if the dealers would shave the prices a little on some arti- cles I think it would be for their in- terests so to do. A word to the wise is sufficient. The old, familiar motto, “Do unto Others as you would have them do unto you,” is one that should be fol- lowed by all honest and upright per- sons. G. H. G. 865 Stanley St. POND LILIES VS. TUBERS. Danger Confronting Amateur Garden- ers on Walnut Hill Attributed to Kids’ Wading Pond. To the Editor of the Herald: ‘When our country was forced into the war, and the government called upon all our citizens to plant and raise foodstuffs enough to feed them- selves and leaye the main crop for! the maintenance of our soldiers, the inhabitants rich and poor, regardless of their station in life, set out to raise as large a crop of vegetables as possible. Land In all parts of the city was donated and ploughed up and planted. The side of Walnut Hill was ploughed up and amateur farmers, anxious to do their bit, worked early in the morning and late at night in an effort to comply with the govern- ment's request. The crops are now above the ground. About the Fourth of July the water was turned into the the water worked its way through the bank and proceeded to inundate the adjoining plots. In a ghort time several of these plots were a mass of mud and slush. Complaints to the park commission and those having charge of the lots brought no relief, the answer being that the land con- tained springs. This being the case why was such land given out? There was no water until the pond was filled. Some of the gardeners dug deep trenches. but as their education in the science of hydraulics was sadly neglected and not having the nec- essary capital to install pumps or artesian wells, the water still flows merrily on, and in a short time the crops of several plots will be rotted. One gardener humorously re- marked that he should have planted pond lilies instead of tubers. The only remedy is to drain off the water in the pond for a while, until these crops mature. We don't like to see the kids deprived of their swim- ming place, but we must have crops. ‘Which shall we have? A. GARDENER. SEVERAL LAWSUITS, Lawyers Are Busy Arranging Clients’ Business Affairs—Several Judgments Through Lawyer S. Russell Mink, F. B. Bastlan of Stamford has brought suit against Allen Sheldon of this city for $350 damages. William A. Stadler, through Klett & Alling, has brought suit against W. 8. Bradley for $100, claiming that amount as damages resulting from the killing of the plaintiff's dog by an au- tomobile driven by the defendant. Walter Byzwicz has been sued for $100 by John Remillet. A. A, Green- berg represents the plaintiff, who claims that the defendant drove his automobile into the plaintiff’s horse, injurying the animal. Michael H. Gluchowski of this city has brought suit for $100 against John McGregor, a Hartford tailor. Attorney Henry Nowicki appears for the plaintiff. Judgment by default has been given Maryana Grabeski against Frank Kulas, and in the case of Frank Ritoli vs. Nicolo Mandano judgment has also been awarded the plaintiff by default. HOPE FOR SETTLEMENT. Berlin, Via London, July 17.—Ger- many hopes that the affair of the tor- pedoing of the Argentine steamer Toro will be settled amicably, according to a semi-official note. This statement denies that relations have been broken off. TEMALE SOLDIER GOT TO FRANCE \But Came Right Back Again— Hubby Remains to Fight New York, July 17.—The identity of the young woman who cut off her hair and disguised herself as an American soldier in order to go with her husband to France and who was brought back on Monday under mil- itary guard was disclosed yesterday when she was taken to police head- quarters in Hoboken. She gave her name as Mrs. Hazel Carter. She said she was married to Cor- poral John Carter in Douglas, Ariz., on Dec. 12, 1918, and lived with him happily until June this year, when the regiment was ordered to prepare for active service in France. “Directly I heard that my husband was to g0 abroad,” Mrs. Carter sald, “I tried to join the National Red Cross in Douglas, because I wanted to be near him. They would not accept my services. I was born on a ranch and I have been used to riding and looking after myself since I was a child. After thinking it over I decid- ed to disgulse myself as a soldier and] go anyway. Please understand that Corporal Carter did not know any- thing about it because I realized that it I was discovered and he had any- thing to do with my stowing away it would get him into trouble with his superior officers. “When the troop train pulled out of Douglas I was at the end of the train, and my husband was at the forward end with his company. With my hair cut short and wearing a khaki uniform and service hat, I felt confident that I could pass muster. I made myself a5 military as possible in my bearing. Two days after the train started I was discovered by one of the officers and put off at some out-of-the-way station in the west and told to &0 back to Douglas. “I said good-bye again to my hus- band,” Mrs. Carter continued, “but 1 really didn't promise him to go back home, or I should not have got on the train again. You see, the train had to switch there for about half an hour and all the soldiers got out to run up and down after the long jour- ney. When the cry acme ‘All aboard!" I jumped on the end car, where I had several friends, and they took care of men out of sympathy. “When the regiment finally reached port there was such a scramble among the thousands of soldiers that no one noticed poor little me when I went on board the ship and stowed away down below where the baggage was stacked in tlers. Three days after the ship was at sea I was discovered by one of the officers, and the colonel ordered me to be placed under guard, where I was nicely treated, but was not permitted to land.” Mrs. Carter said that if she had managed to get ashore in Franoce, it was her intention to go to Paris and offer her services as an assistant nurse at one of the hospitals pre- pared for the American wounded. The pseudo-United States infantry- man, who was taken to police head- quarters in her uniform, did not at- tract much attention on account of her boyish figure and slightly mascu- line features. As she had no other clothes Mayor Patrick R. Griffin of Hoboken gave the matron some money from the “Poor Fund'" to pur- chase the necessary articles of female attire so that Mrs. Carter could return to her Arizona home today under her own personality. The police said that she was the handsomest and ‘smartest looking soldier they had seen in Hoboken since the war start- ed, which cheerd the corporal's wife up considerably. She asked the mayor if he would allow her to get a position of some kind and remain in Hoboken during the war. Mayor Griffen kindly but firmly refused Mrs, [ Carter's request, and said that she would remain in charge of Mrs. Gar- rick and start for the west today. T0 JOIN REGULARS Sergeant J, H. McCabe Secures Names of Twenty-one More New Britain. ites Who Want to Enlist. Sergeant J. H. McCabe and Private Isenberg, the two regular army men who have been waging a determined | recruiting campaign in this city for the past week, left this morning. Previously they had recruited more} than fifty men and their final efforts succeeded in obtaining the applica- tions of twenty-one more who have pledged themselves to enlist. These | men, whose names are herewith} printed, are advised by Sergeant Mc- Cabe, to present themselves at 450 Asylum street, Hartford, for exam- ination, without delay. Mike Horgor, 505 Main Nick Pointeli, 305 Main street Glebie, 310 High street: Willilam Misiziconki, 83 Broad street; Albert Pinto, 86 Maple street; J. J.» Lisz- kiewicz, 182 High stret; John Wills, 40 Howard street: John W. Riley, 20 Union street; Frank Dietzek, 69 Orange street; F. W. Rully, 618 North Main street; Elson Churchwell, 122! High street; Dan Perrelle, Washing- ton Place; Edmond J. Denn, 483 Main street; Roke Aleksenicz, 8 Beatty street: Stifen Katatneniski, 52 Lasalle street: Daniel Gorman, 33 Lawlor street; Joseph Ray, 66 Yale street, Waterville; Vincent Nartovitz, Lyman street; Frank Burda, 129 Greenwood street; Daniel J. Moore. Main street, and Peter Karas, 505 Main street. In his campaign vesterday, Ser- geant McCabe visited Southington where he secured the enlistments of the following: Joseph Covereszbo, J. R. McGrath, Attilio Cosale, Pasquale Adam and John Fabra, who should also report to Asylum street. street; THE McMILLAN STORE, Inc. ALWAYS RELIABLE STORE OLOSES AT 12:15 P. M. WEDNESDAYS DURING JULY AND AUGUST—CLERK'S HALF-HOLIDAY. HALF-HOLIDAY SALE SPECIALS For 830 A. M Y Wednesday Morning, July 18th Bladwin Slip-on Housedresses Made of the best quality percales, values up to $1.98. On Sale Wednesday Morning, at 8:30 a. m. Your Choice 79c each. Sale of Children’s Coats Sizes 6 to 12 years. Coats of Silk Poplin, Wool Mixtures and Serges, values to $3.98. On Sale Wed- nesday Morning, 8:30 a. m. Your Choice $1.98 each. WOMEN’S GAUZE LISLE HOSE Our Regular 19c' grade (black only). Special Sale for Wednesday Morning, 8:30 a. m. 15¢ pair, 4 pairs for 50c. None sold to peddlers. Seamless Bed Sheets Sizes 81x90, value $1.25. On Sale Wednesday Morning, 8:30 A. M., at 98¢ each. See Wednesday Morning Sale specials displayed in our show windows. at 8:30 a. m. None sold until time of sale | HOLLWEG CAUSES KAISER’'S HEARTACHE Note from Wilhelm to His Aid in Reichstag Depiores Resignation of Chancellor. The Hague, July 16.—The Berlin Reichsanzeiger publishes an auto- graphic letter from the Kaiser to von Bethmann-Hollweg on the occasion of the acceptance of the resignation of the chancellor. The emperor says: 1 decide with a heavy heart by today's decree to grant your request to be relieved from your office. For eight years you have occupied the highest and most re- sponsible offices in the imperial and state services with eminent loyalty, and you have successful- ly placed your brillilant powers and Dpersonality at the ser- vices of the Kaiser and the empire and the King and the fatherland. In the most grievous times that have ever fallen to the lot of the German countries and peoples—times in which deci- sions of paramount importance for the existence and future of the fatherland have had to be taken—you have stood by my side with counsel and aid. Tt is my heart's desire to express my cordial thanks for your faithful service. UP TO CANNERS. Government Expects Them to Snm-)lyl Needs of Soldiers. ‘Washington, July 17.—The govern- ment expects the canners of the coun- try to supply a large part of the food requirements of the troops, accord- ing to Henry Burden, president of the New York National Canners’ as- sociation, who in a letter to mem- bers today reminds them that the honor of the association is pledged to | fulfillment of this trust. He urges members to give personal attention to the work so that the government may be furnished with the best products of the industry. LABOR SITUATION. Hartford, July 17.—Demand for employment and applications for help through the five free employment bureaus of the bureau of labor showed an increase for June over the preceding month. All applications for employment were: Hartford 1,574; New Haven 1,212; Bridgeport 833, Waterbury 277 ana Norwich 422; total 4,317. Applications for help: Hartford 1,324; New Haven 956; Bridgeport 617; Waterbury 181 and Norwich 344; total 3,456. Situations secured: Hartford 1,084; New Haven 820; Bridgeport 611; Waterbury 139 and Norwich 329; total 2,983... -BOAT KILLER OFFERED BY SPRAGUE Ex-President of Flectrical Engineers Has Plan to Cope With Sub- marine Problem, Washington, July 17.—Frank J. Sprague, former president of th American Institute of Electrical BEn- gineers and a member of the naval consulting board, presented te Secres tary Danieis yesterday a general: on which he has been engnged 16§ some weelks to caope With the suby marine problem. z While no details were revealed, # is understool in a general way ti the proposal iz based on recognition the prinoiple that offensive rather thad! defensive measures are to be preferred in combatting submarines. It 1s said to provide for new typer of sea-goftw} | patrols ,equipped in part with a nsw weapon of offense, whose functiof would be to make certain regions of the sea more perilous for the subk marine than for cargo baats. E If adopted, the project would ine i volve, it is said, important changes N the shipbuilding program, both mers | chant and naval, in order to meet tis. critical period of troop, supply anf munition transportation next spring. The plan will be cansidered by 4#® partment officials and probably by the general board of the navy beforé a decision is made. NEED RED OROSS MEN. Truck Drivers and Helpors Wantet in Washington, ‘Washington, July 17.—Twenty truek drivers and tweniy helpers for Red Cross service in France are needed td j man a unit of automobile engineers it was announced today. It 1s alss planned to recruit & mechanical squad of ten composed of master carpentery, body builders, painters, machinists and | electricians. Following a brief training perlod at Buffalo the section will soon sail for France. All expenses will be pro- vided but recruits will be expected td serve without pay. The trucks will be used for transparting supplies, BURIFD IN ARLINGTON. $ Brigadier Gemeral Closson’s Remaing Placed in National Cemetery. Washington, July 17.—Funeral sefs vices for Brigadier General Henry W' Closson, retired Civil war veteran and Indian fighter who died here Sunday were held followed by interment ia° Arlington national cemetery. General Closson, who was 83 years old was born in Whitingham Vt. He graduated from West Point in the claas of 1854 and rose through the grades to the rank of colonel. In 1904 he Was retired with the rank of brigadier general.