New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 26, 1917, Page 3

BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1917. Boston Store|0FFICIAL NUMBERS Bl B E @ |LONGWARAHEADIS | FOR NEW BRITAIN) & =i & | & & & | OFFICIAL BELIF el % €. HARTFORD 718 980 2674 8717 719 981 3288 878 ‘ . In our Shirt Waist De- partment you will find Waists (Continued from Second Page) 720 982 2375 879 983 3441 s in many styles and qualities. We make a specialty of ’Waists at Ninety-Eight cents. They are made of fine quality Voile and in appearance are equal to waists usually priced much higher. We are showing a variety in higher grade Waists of Crepe de Chine, Georgette Crepe and Wash Silk in both white and colors. Our line of Middy Blouses is especially attractive. We have them made of Voile, Poplin, Beach Cloth and Linen and priced from Nine- iy-Eight cents up. McCall’s Patterns. PULLAR & NIVEN PERSONALS | Arthur Thomas has returned to his home in Boston, after a visit with lo- cal relatives, = N . and Mrs. Harry Abbe of Schnectad N. Y., are visiting re- latives on Vine street . Mrs. Abbott Putnam of Bath, N. Y., has returned to her home after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Hum- phrey of South Burritt street. , Mrs. E. S Canfield and daughter are at Highland Lake, Winsted. Miss Eunive Humphrey of Chest- nut street will spend the remainder of the week at Momauguin. OUTING A SUCCESS City Officials Well Treated By Mine Host at Fenwick Point—Drink Toasts to Soldiers. Every one of the 55 men who at- tended yesterday's outing of the city officials at Fenwick point are wearing a satisfied smile today, for the outing was a decided success and a most » pleasant affair. The dinner served at the Pease house was a tasty one and was particularly acceptable, especially since those who had not whetted their appetites to a keen edge by playing baseball had obtained one just as ravenaus by swimming at Chalker Beach or fishing for fish that never bit. Following dinner a large group pic- “ture of the party was taken on the lawn of the Pease house. During the dinner hour excellent music, including all.the latest popular airs as well as national anthems and old time melodies, was rendered by the Pease house string orchestra. At various times the diners joined in on the charus. In introducing the after ~ dinner speakers, Alderman A. M. Pao- nessa, chairman of the outing com- mittee, took occasion to thank all who had co-operated to make the affair such a successful one and then in- troduced Mayor G. A. Quigley. In a féw words the mayor referred to the 14 previous city outings he had at- tended and declared that not one of . them had exceeded this one for pleasure. He also briefly reviewed his three years’ administration of city affairs, said that cheap party politics has become a thing of the past in New Britain, and concluded by saying that he had an idea that when the people elected him they wanted him to be mayor—and he was going to be mayor during the remainder of his tenure + of office. The annual poem of P. J. Egan did not cause any unforseen trouble as the diners had already been warned that it was coming. Alderman Jester, Councilman Richards and Frank Riley chairman of the charity department, were umong the others who spoke and Assistant City Engineer Edward A. McCarthy favored with a solo. + Chairman W. B. Rossberg of the water department and Councilman Charles Mueller also spoke. Before the dinner concluded all rose, and while the orchestra played the “Star Spangled Banner,” every- body offered a toast to ‘“the boys the Atlantic” and pledged al- » to the United States. $1.50, $2.00, $2.50 and $3.50 SHIRTS $1.00 NOW. 639 640 641 642 643 644 645 646 647 648 649 650 651 661 6538 654 656 656 6567 658 659 660 661 662 663 664 665 666 667 668 669 670 671 672 673 674 675 676 677 678 679 680 681 682 683 684 685 686 687 688 689 690 691 692 693 694 695 696 697 698 699 900 701 702 703 704 705 706 707 708 709 710 711 712 713 714 715 716 717 718 719 222 2864 3216 1716 906 1837 3681 2226 700 1250 1195 3236 2406 297 321 3660 736 2994 1628 2611 3043 2858 707 3707 2559 8279 3025 1425 1002 2987 3712 1151 1101 368" 974 1698 320 950 3396 3411 3182 3179 926 1010 2827 1857 3548 3477 919 656 1919 2476 1339 2405 814 1175 1070 738 1167 2652 3549 1097 3308 1191 1234 1781 1360 848 2323 1118 2938 121 2536 221 26565 3262 3080 1537 2548 1474 1414 3806 2283 2300 2732 1616 292 822 504 1064 3590 2657 3092 1205 2286 2689 2370 2162 1610 3290 1091 3805 2139 470 312 2984 2693 1507 3427 1729 2953 3341 1626 1284 90 191 2430 3558 2204 2646 477 1187 2871 1179 753 2158 3587 130 858 2546 1996 168 3566 1023 1932 1774 424 3515 3629 840 1347 2585 1611 2816 1188 569 570 571 672 573 574 595 576 77 578 579 580 581 582 583 584 585 586 587 588 589 590 591 592 593 594 595 596 597 598 599 600 601 602 603 604 605 606 607 608 609 610 984 506 880 985 3316 881 986 3022 882 987 2639 883 988 2221 384 989 1588 885 990 1591 886 991 3264 887 992 2465 888 993 2480 889 994 1909 890 995 1686 891 996 2058 892 797 2778 293 998 1391 894 999 1272 895 1000 1525 896 3354 897 2598 898 2348 899 877 900 435 901 2096 902 681 908 2705 904 713 905 2145 906 3156 907 1478 908 3294 909 935 910 2091 911 2917 ‘912 2844 913 1121 914 1150 915 450 916 2244 917 1390 918 113 919 1658 920 2084 921 1472 922 725 923 1004 924 1975 925 1621 926 2824 927 156 928 2997 929 2222 230 1034 931 808 932 1604 923 2650 934 1571 936 2280 936 780 937 1971 938 2760 939 3088 940 1183 941 2179 942 267 943 1550 944 2809 945 3277 946 567 947 1218 948 421 949 2372 950 951 962 953 954 955 256 957 958 959 960 960 961 962 963 964 965 966 967 968 969 970 971 972 973 974 975 976 977 978 979 980 981 982 983 984 985 986 987 988 989 990 991 992 993 INQUIRIES ABOUT THE D! Fach day several draft registrants who are either planing to make thelr new home in this city, or who are planning to leave New Britain for other places are applying to the mayor and draft officials to ascertain their status and find out what to do in order to avoid being branded as a slacker. In most instances men have been informed that if they in- tend to leave the city they should file their future address with the draft tend to leave the city they should board. When their number is called they will be notified and then be permitted to appear before the exemption board in whatever town they muy be in for physical examina- tlon Buy an Indiana truck.—advt. LEAVES FOR NEWPORT. Radio Gunner Malcolm §. Bratnard of this city will leave on Saturday or Sunday for Newport, R. I, where he will report for active work In the na Mr. Brainard was recently commis- sioned a radio gunner, having pre- viously held the rank of chief radio electriclan. Mr. Brainard has broken up his home on City avenue and his i wite and child have gone to Norwich to remain with Mrs. Brainard’'s par- ents during his absence. Great Task for Allies Belore Germany Is Defeated Washington, July 26.—No attempt is made here to minimize the ser- iousness of the situation in the war | theaters in Europe. The United States is in the war, and will go through with it; but any hope of a short struggle has gone glimmering with the almost complete collapse of the Russian war machine. The development was not unexpect- ed by many army ofiice ‘When the offensive of July 1 was started by the Russian forces the most frequent comment heard here was that it was probably the dying kick of the old Russian machine. Most observers were frankly skeptical that it could produce any. decided result. For the United States, the Russian collapse may have an immediate and direct bearing. It will, if the German general staff presses its advantage, re- lease additional German forces to bolster up the Western front, where American troops are to be engaged. The German line in the West has not been seriously impaired at any point, officers here believe. They do not claim to know specificially the situa- tion all along the battle front, but they are unable to see that the Bris- ish and French have wrested from the Germans any key position of such importance that it can be used next vear to hurl the enemy back toward the Rhine. It has béen noted, in fact, that the one strategic advantage gained in re- cent fighting was gained by the Ger- mans. Many officers here belleve that when a small sector of the Brit- ish line in Belgium was overwhelmed and its defenders nearly all captured or killed the Germans improved the situation on their weakest front ma- terially. That view is based on opin- ion that the only hope of decisive attainments for the Allies in the West lies in rolling up the German right flank where it reaches the sea in Belgium. Could Eliminate U-Boats. If that could be done, it is argued that the U-boat bases could be stamped out and the only offensive in- strument of the Germans be elimin- ated entirely or so seriously impaired as to make it ineffective. This would require combined army and navy operations on that part of the Belgian coast held by the Ger- mans, for it would be necessary to force a landing behind their line and force the whole right flank back from the sea as a result, . The price of a victory of this na- ture against the U-boats and German shore Dbatteries probably would be appalling, and there is nothing to in- dicate that the effort is being serious- ly considered at the present. It can- not be questioned, however, that many army men, both in Great Brit- ain and the United States, favor some such desperate attempt to bring the struggle to a conclusion. Reports from France, official and unofficial, so far as known, give no cheering picture of what must be done. There appears to be no doubt that the Allied line can stand against any force Germany can bring against it. Even the Russian disaster does not offset that situation. But to gath- er the necessary strength for a suc- cessful offensive will take time and ample sea transportation facilities if the United States is to furnish the needed surplus of men, airplanes, munitions and food. New Railroad System in France. ‘The transportation problems before the United States, both on land and sea, are constantly increasing in scope. It seems certain now that whole railroad systems will have to be set up in France to give the American line the flow of war materials and men that it must have to press home an attack. There is an old military rule that a fortified pasition cannot be taken by direct attack, but must be turned or isolated entireley. Some observers here say the Allied offensive has con- sisted only of direct attack against a line of fortifications stronger than any fort of former days. The maze of trnches, entanglements, armored strong pasts and fortified villages extends miles back of the front on both sides, so that in effect a fortified belt stretches from the sea to the Swiss border that is perhaps more than one hundred miles wide. It is the belief of some military men here that no breach can be made for many months through the German line of sufficient width to permit such operations in the rear as would force a rolling up of the entire German front. Admitting all these points, however, there is no sign of discouragement among American officials. President ‘Wilson’s declaration that the nation, not merely an army, must be made ready for war is being carried out de- terminedly and apparently with con- fidence that in time men and supplies can ge got to France in sufficient force to make certain the result. ACTING ON DRAET New Haven Road Seeks Data of Eligible Employcs, Fearing Railrond Tie-up if 1oo many kEnter Service, In order that railroad passenger and freight transportation may nat be un- necessarily crippled by the draft, the “New Haven road has sent circular letters to such emploves whose ser- vices are vital to the operation of its trains asking for certain personal in- formation which may be used in favor of these emploves liable under the draft. In these special letters the road officials stated that: “It is the inten- tion to handle this matter at the STORE CLOSED ALL DAY FRIDAY EMPLOYEES' ANNUAL OUTIN BIG BARGAINS ° SATURDAY Leonard and Herrmann:Co. “End of the Week Special” Silk Blouses $1.98 eac EASILY WORTH $2.98. . Limited Quantity—( Manufacturers’ Clean Up.) Made of a very heavy weight tub silk with fancy colored striped col« lar and cuffs. Sizes 36 to 46 inclusive, An ideal garment to wear with White Skirts.. You'll want more than one, when.you see them. | Now on display in our Show Window. 165 Main Street, New Britain Two Stores 227 Main Street, Middletown Do You Want a New Stomach? If you do—"DIGESTONEINE" will give you one. The Master for Dyspepsia and Indigestion. Immediately removes Heartburn, Sour or Gassy Stomach, Dizziness and other forme of Stomach Distress. A Valuable Restorative Tonic. Tones system—supplies new energy—brings sound, refreshing sleep and creates vigorous appetite. It is your own fault if you suffer longer. Money back if not satisfied. Gentlemen :—I have suffered ever]ything with on my stomach the past winter A until I began taking your medicine. was caused from indigestion. Doctors did me no good. I have tried everything I coBld hear of and I was nearly worn out. I am beginning to tone up already. SB 'URN WINN, Fort Edward, New York. For full particulars regarding this valuable restorative which is benefitting thou-~ CITY DRUG STORE, New Britain, Conn. THE ECONOMY NEW ENGLAND DRUG CO., Bristol, Conn. sands, apply to | - e o bttty [ -1 e " [NCYOU A 4 € ssifred | proper time in order, if possible, to make such arrangements as will not cripple the Tailroad’s service because of railroad employes being called on this draft order.” Letters were sent only to skilled men and not to laborers, car repairers or unskilled mechanics whose places can be more easily filled. Thase who received them were agents, general vardmasters, freight agents, passen- gey conductors, freight flagmen, yard brakemen, passenger trainmen, mas- ter mechanics, trainmasters, etc. In each letter was enclosed a special blank asking the required information. The men are asked to list their name, age, occupation and red letter number in the draft. They are then asked to state how many and what dependents they have. As far as can be learned none of the local railroad men who are eligible for the draft have claimed exemption be- cause of persanal rehsons. POTATO CROP NOT HIT HARD BY PEST Chairman Tallard of Farm Committee Belleves Little Damage Has Been Caused By Parasites. The farm committee held its sched- uled meeting last evening and dealt with numerous interesting questions pertinent to the management of the municipal farm. The following mem- bers were present: Chairman H. S. Tallard, T. H. Kehoe, F. A. Parsons. Judge B. F. Gaffney, Mayor George A. Quigley, F. H. Alford and W. B. Ros berg. T. H. Kehoe was appointed teraporary clerk. plunged inta the biggest topic for. cussion of the evening—the apl potato lice and their effect . on i potatoes. Chairman Tallard g report on this subject. He said the potatoes were being sprayed tinually at the farm and that all potatoes had been sprayed at I iwice and some patches have b sprayed as many as four times. Cha man Tallard declared that the pla have sufficient foliage and the grouj is soft and mellow and if the sp; ing continues with other conditid favorable he believed that the dam would not be great. The commit decided that the best course to foll was to continue their present which has already obtained some results. Auditor W. B. Rossberg read his port of the total expenditures co plete up to the present time. \ paid bills amounted to $7,343.67 the pay rolls $1,148.95 - making total expenditures $8,491.95. The port was accepted. There are 18 td of fertilizer left over this year. It W decided to appraise the fertilizer $25 a ton for the purposes of insi ance. The fertilizer and toals will stored at the Barber farm for use n year. The problem of storege of the j tatoes then cume up. ‘T'he eme of public buildings were suggest and it is thought that the armory & some of the school basements may used. To look into this matter of st ing the crop the chairman appointe committee of three, ¥. H. Alford, T, Parsons and \W. B. Rossberg. Hi the potatoes should be distributed retailed at a uniform price was d cussed but no course of action was q termined upon. The next meet] of the farm committee will be held|| Friday evening just before the mel ing of the foad committee. The t committees, farm and food, will pro ably merge into one after next The masting almost Immediately | day's meeting.