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e NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, JULY 31, 1917. \ ritain Herald D PUBLISHING COMPANY. Proprietors. o AUGUST FURNITURE SALE | ..For nineteeen years Our August Furniture Sale ‘Rex'nns(ruc!ion of international ocean | ® | routes after the war will bring about | ereater advantages. The uninterrupt- } ed ocean routes to the countries im- | mediately south of us hold open doors | that as yet have not account of the war. ’ THE McMILLAN STORE, inc. 'ALWAYS RELIABLE F-HOLIDAY SALE | t. @ally (Bunday excepted) at 4:15 p. m. Mermld Bullding, 67 Church St been closed on | &t toe Post OfMce at New Britain ' Class Mail Mattor. Before the war ends America should Fered by carrier o any part of (e clty ook, 75 aents, & X i : s . ek, B8 e b mall, § American countries to such an extent '@ in advance, 60 cents a ml}nlh,» et i thatl notire U oateditor ‘u‘: e Ly . time to come. The means- of com- 3 municatiog now at hand can’be eiab- | orated a & made even more service- - able. What a rich field lies in that only profitable advortistng mediym 1o ol direction can be ecasily imagined by Circulation books and press scanning some of the facts presented have built up its trade with the South | has maintained its reputation for unrivalled value giving. furniture are assured absolute satisfaction here— and during this sale which commences the first day of August and continues until August 31st, prices will be much under normal. The advantage People who want the newest and best in Wlwavs open (o advertisers. {Herald will be found on_sale at Hota- Hug’s News Staad. i2nd St. asd Hm;t‘l: way, New York City; Board Walk, At “B Ofty. and Hartford Depot. in this avticle by a very student. Within seven hundred miles TELEPHONE CALLS. competent Office a! Rooms .925 928 of the Panama canal zone there are more than fifteen million peoples liv- | ing in eight Latin-American republics, ! who, until July 1914, purchased most of their alien requirements from Eng- land and Germany. The dislocation of their Buropean credits co-incident | with 4 put an end to situation thus created been availed of by strong American | banking war | The alveady Germany's declaration of that commerce. has interests to entrench them- | SPECIALS For Wednesday Morning BALDWIN AND SLIP-ON HOUSE DRESSES Regular $1.00 values, 59¢ each. On sale Wed- of selection from the largest and most attractive assemblage of furniture in Sonthern New England is also a factor worthy of mention. The established householder as well as the young couple about to go housekeeping can save money by buying at Our August Furniture Sale. ‘WISE, SMITH & ©O. Great nesday Morning, 8:30 A. M. {There may be peopla in Ameri- | "8 American banking credits to sup- | COLORED DRESS VOILES | who love some other country ply | o : f f tter than they do the United It | 40" inches Wlde' e large LEIEY of the selves in {his rich field, by substitut- This Way Out. DINING ROOM SUITES that need. newest ates. There may be people who e some other flag hetter than ¥ do the Stars and Stripes. If @re are, then in God's name let lem get their passports and go ek and fight Yor that country— ey:are not wanted here. —THOMAS J. SPELLACY. ; WHERE THEY BELONG. very day that goes hy adds to the gments in Uncle Sam’s army. The from New Rritaln are not wait- Sven now for the call of the draft. Ay elght young men from this to go with the aviation corps. are the boys must keep £ of, the boys whose names are ® recorded on the honor roll of efty. The blanks printed in the dd day after day are for the pur- of making the record a complete The returns sent into this office ar carry names of men and boys have been in the army or the ¢+ for many years. According to recorded data, some of these sol- 1 and sailors were enlisted in the ous hranches of the service in r cities. Consequently, they were accredited to those cities. 1t is purpose of this effort to see that aames of all New Rritain men are rded in the archives of the city to 3h they helong, New Britain., The {way in which this can be done is ave all the names of enlisted men we to this office where a card index Fill out record im is now in operation. ank and help keep the ght. AMERICAN ENTERPRISE. gaged in the greatest of all wars, United States entered the arena iforyany monetary gain or gain of Wind not associated with the vast #lples upon which democracy 4ds. The American people, how- % by the very fact that this nation mgaged war will dme vast the future, 2 in the realm of politics and aomics. If the war is fought to mecessful conclusion, as we have reason to believe it will be, the will be made safe for democ- ., When that conclusion is reached United States will find itself firm- mtrenched in the trade marts of ries whjch hitherto have been inated by the merchants of other Yons, notably and Eng- A. Just as soon as the present hos- les are abated there will be a 1d-wide rush for the trade of the dd. In this rush participate the nations that are now at war each other, whether as allies or emies. Certain commercial ad- pitages which have already come to United States and others which (come as the war drags on should this country a all competitors. here is ‘wn an all thei e of th ke by ti in the world benefits in Germany will large handicap one way in which the people can steal a march future for ths competitors world. That is, by taking orelock and going out volume of ' Central ¥ after 8 in the the great busi- South Amer- n countries power will be a &t means to this end. It is an es- tial that cannot be overlooked, and fn now steps are being taken to re- America’s lost position on the t water highways of the world. ting in the “Navy and Merchant rine,” Adrian H. Boole tion to the need of the hour in s fleld. “If lerge from the present conflict,” he mments, “it will he ion of es in fields, op- frtunitios are the door all who have the car to listen, or time and capital go into these enterprises best suit- for trading those countries. Sea calls the United States is to through well-secured These hand only com advantages.” advan- are already at Especial- the South American kgocking at inclination and with remains now only for adequate | transportation facilities to he created to enable our industri¢ that trade. The England to supply their demands Is best attested by the fact that trade with ‘these countries has terially increased since gan in Burope; but our tenure in the | to secure and | ot | | hold inability our ma- be- the | | | war | | field Is by no means secure. To firm- what 't now have, our ptesent transportation must be Into more frequent, more economical | and more dependable ocean connec- | tion than obtain today. ly hold and inc e ade we means of | transmuted These coun- | tries are relatively poor, and, erally speaking, their merchants must trade in small commercial units re- quiring limited capital to finance. Small capital must be turned over quickly to make it yield profitable | returns. sales in gen- | | | | Frequent auantities if made possible with our merchants will small therefore command | the patronage of these In the early Herald people. days of the war the | repeatedly called attention to the need of our young men and boys studying Spanish with a view of help- ing 1o extend trade to South America. Even with the great num- ber of young boys called to the col- ors, there is no reason why those who our remain behind cannot carry out the original idea. The opportunity to get | a foothold in the commercial centers | of South America than ever prise and capital can now accomplish without difficulty what hitherto they fatled to do, and what hereafter they secure only The is greater American today | hefore. enter- can under ditions. adverse con- time is at hand BAD RUBBISH. Official Washington 1s not over-im- pressed with the latest peace talk in Berlin, Vienna, and Switzerland. 1In fact, the President and those who are close to hifm seem fo be satisfied that all the peace tatk ‘emanating from the Kaiser henchmen is not put out for an honest purpose; that it and his can lead to no copsideration from any of the,mfembers,of the Entente Allies or the governmeént of the United States. In the nation's rap!!al they look at the situation in ‘this w When the Tmperial “German Govern- ment comes to the point where it is willing to rebuild Belgium, reparation for the destruction of northern France, consider the rights of Poland, and give guarantees that it will respect democracy the world over, then, and not 'till then, will.its peace ofters be taken seriously. The Ger- man Government has made no.such announcement, and probahly will not, until forced to do so What it is doing | now i make merely attempting to fool the American people, It was Abraham Lincoln who told of tie futility of trying to fool all the the time. What he said half a century mgo You can people all of the all of the people some of the time: but people all than true today. more holds fool some of the time. You can fool vou cannot fool all of the people nu" an people | of the time. Kven the Gern themselves will some fooled by If that day peace talk of Government nificance. day cease to be House of should the the Hohenzollern the German | come soon Imperial would take on real For the German people are capable of doing in a very short time what the entire Entente take years to Kaiser and h Allies ~overthrow may the do, i form of gov- | | put | and for all | time, the natjons at war with Germany autoc ernment. Without hoping for a revo- lution in Germany which would an end to Junkertum now wili not be fooled into fictitious peace | talk which is but part of another Ger man propoganda to fool the people in | and some in In- | Germany, America stead, the Entente Allies, with the able assistance of the United States, will press on the war to its inevitable end, —=good riddance to bad rubbish. | States Mid-Summer designs. Value 29¢ to 39¢ yard. On sale Wednesday Morning, 8:30 a. m. Your Choice 19c yd. See our large window filled with these beautiful voiles until time of sale. FIVE HUNDRED YARDS WIDE FLOWERED RIBBONS Values 39¢ to 50¢ yard. Wednesday Morning, 21c vard. ATTRACTIVE HOSIERY VALUES FOR WED- NESDAY MORNING During these warm days foot comfort is assured by having a fresh change of Hosiery more often. WOMEN’S GAUZE LISLE HOSE Black. Wednesday Special 15c pair. Value 19c. WOMEN’S LISLE and COTTON HOSE Three hundred pair Manufacturers. Samples, including Burson Hose, black of white. Values up to 39c. Wednesday Special 21¢ pair. MEN’S FIBRE SILK SOX Wednesday Special 22c pair. White, Gray and Palm Beach. Value 29c. WOMEN’S PARASOLS All marked down for Wednesday' Morning Sale. T ——— T — FACTS AND FANCIES. German armies just holding on while the navy finishes the war-— Hindenburg's own explanation of the situntion—s somethinz novel in Ger- many military history.—N. Y. Even- ing Post Speaking of neutral trade, why did Holland buy 300 times as much brass of the United States in 1916 as In 1913 and 500 times as much leather? Norwich Record. There's some consolation in the re- flection that if the German spies tell the kaliser the truth there'll be a pair of frosted feet in Berlin before long. —Boston " The man on the corner says: From the way in which they are watched one might suppose that the potato blossom was the national flower.—Norwich Bulletin. Near agreement on food control reads a newspaper gress doesn't hasten there may be no food to control hy the time — Hartford Post. Senator Sherman of Illinois has figured out that at the present rate of expenditure the war would eat up all the private wealth in the in twelve and a half vears. the cialists are of concerning its tervor: Sun. No wonder minds York It surely take time to make war in the new way. Wa e now he- ginning to build the machines which will build the aivships for our flight toward Rerlin.——Concord Moniter. does ot that Germany is speeding construction Indicates The up her aircraft that, after all, she Is not so ferent to what is going an over here <he pretends to he.- The German Crown Prince might have better luck if he took the first train for the stern dence Journal. TO OPEN LARKE SHIPPING. July 31.-—Suspension ion laws to permit Washington, of American na Canadian ships 1o ply hetween [nited States port on the Great Lakes posed in a joint resolution the admin- ation will introduced in con- gress next week. It has been drawn Up! by hoar is pro- the s 5 R WINS DERBY. and. July 31—The new derby stakes were run here today and won by Gay Crusader. Danzel- lon was second and Dark Legend third, Twelve horses ran. being | | headline. If con- | it acts. Tnited | two | —New | indif- | -Boston Globe. i front.—Provi- | Do Tt Now. (Phjladelphia North American.) If with pleasure you are viewing any work a man is doing, If you like him or you love him tell him now; Don't withhold your approbation till the parson makes oration As he lies with lillies o’er his brow; For no matter how you shout it, he won't really care about it; He won't know how many teardrops you have shed; If you think some praise iz due him, now's the time to slip it to him, For he cannot read his totmbstone when he's dead! snowy More than fame and more than money is the comment Kkind and sunny And the hearty, a friend, it gives to iife a savor, and it it makes you stronger, braver, And it gives you heart and spirit to to the end If he earns your praise—bestow it; if you like him let him know it; Let the words of true encourage- ment be said: wait till life is over and he's underneath the clover, he cannot read his tombstone when he's dead! warm approval of For Do not For His Chief Concern. (Chicago Herald.) War Gardener—By the way, did you fellows get in the house? Burglar —We through back window. War Seott! how came the Gardener (excitedly)—Great potato patch! His Trouble. (Baltimore American.) “Does your son who is abroad with { the troops understand French?" “Oh yes. but he says the people he | meets there don't seem to.” A Bad Topic for Armies. ans should know that Ger- i lick army that stops to Socialism. Ru many talk any There \RRE have been 216 arrests made | by the local police during the month of July. The largest number of per. sons arrested on the same charge wa 43 a e¢d for breach of the peace onc arrest for murder, one embezzlement arrvest, 19 for of the motor vehicle law, 4 adultery cases, 16 arrested for vagrancy and 34 for being drunks, I hope vou didn't step on my 1 ticking, violation | SPECIAL AT $269. walnut, Quean Ann perfod design table, serving table, 5 side and August Sale Price SPECIAL AT $199. 9-plece Suite, walnut or mahogany Martha Wash- ington colonial design buffet, extension table, serv- ing table, 5 side and one arm chair. August sale Price a-piece Suite, buffet, extension one arm chair, 8-plece Suite, quartered oak Jacobean period de- sign buffets, extension table, 5 side and one arm chair. August Sale Price SPECIAL AT $1189. 8-plece Suite, mahogany Adam period deslgn buffet, extension table, 56 side and one arm chair. August Sale Price ..... ...8119 SPECIAL AT $108.50. 8-piece Suite, mahogany Sheraton period design buffet, extension table, 5 side and one arm chair. August Sale Price .... ...$109.50 SPECIAL AT $83.50. 9-piece Suite, Jacobean oak, Queen Ann period de- sign buffet, extension table, serving table, 6 side and one arm chalr. August Sale Price ...,.....$82.50 SPECIAL AT $72.50. 8-plece Suite, quartered oak, Colonial scroll design buffet, extension table, b side chairs and one arm chair. August Sale Price ....... . $72.50 SPECIAL AT $48.75 8-piece Suite, quartered oak, Colonial scroll design buffet, extension table, 5 side and one arm chair. August Sale Price ... vieee..848 .75, Chamber Suites SPECIAL AT $1860. i-piece Suite, American walnut, design. August Sale Price SPECTAL AT $149. 4-piece Suite, mahogany, Willlam and Mary design. August Sale Price L...8149 SPECIAL AT $134. 5-piece Suite, ivory enamel, Adam period design. August Sale Price ..8134 SPECTIAL AT $125. 4.plece Suite, mahogany post Sale Price 5 Bty SPECIAL AT $109. 3-piece Suite, birdseye maple Colonial scroll de- sign. August Sale Price SPECIAL 3-piece Suite mahogany, sign. August Sale Price SPECIAL AT $82.50. 3-piece Suite, mahogany scroll design. August Sale Price Adams period design. ..8125 Colonal August AT $94. Queen Ann period de- SPECIAL AT $74. 3-piece Suite, mahogany, Adam period design, August Sale Price J . $74.00 Living Room Furniture SPECIAL AT $169. 3-plece Suite, brown velour davenport with large arm chair and rocker, August Sale Price .....$169 SPECIAL AT $199. 3-piece cane panel Buite, large davenport, arm chair and rocker, covered in fine velour. August Sale Price SPECIAL AT $124.50. 3-plece Suite, leather, large davenport, comfort- able arm chair and rocker. August Sale Price$124.50 SPECIAL AT $109. 3-plece Suite, art leatherette, patent comfortable spring seat divan arm chair and rocker. August Sale Price 3-plece Suite, art leather, large divan, comfortable arm chair and roocker. August Sale Price ....$82.75 SPECIAL AT $87.50. 3-plece Suite, tapestry, Willlam and Mary period design, large divan with arm chair and rocker. August Sale Price . SPECTAL AT $81. 3-plece Parlor Suite, Adam period design sofa and two arm chairs, August Sale Price .......881 SPECIAL AT $57.75. 3-piece Parlor Suite, tapestry, Willlam and Mary period design, sofa and two arm chairs. August Sale Price .. . < «. . 88775 Mahogany Post Colonial Beds SPECIAL AT $24.95 Mahogany colonial post Beds, August Sale Price SPECIAL AT $29.99 Mahogany colonial post Beds, August Sale Price SPECIAL AT $34.95. Mahogany colonial post Beds, August Sale Price SPECIAL AT $48.75 Mahogany colonial post Beds, August Sale Price SPECTAL AT $47.75 Mahogany colonial post Beds, August Sale Pric L 84775 ~ Bedding SPECIAL AT $4.69 Full size combination mat- tresses, cotton top and bottom. August Sale Price PECTAL AT $9.99 Full size mattresses, all pure felt with fancy ticking, August Sale Price SPECTAL AT $18.69 Full size Mattresses, all pure silkk floss with fine ticking, Au- gust Sale Price $13.69 SPECTAL AT $24.95 Full size mattresses, pure South American hair, finest hair August Sale Price . $24.95 Brass Brass Beds, Brass Beds, Brass Beds, five half inch Sale Price . Bed Upholstered ticking, Brass Beds Guaranteed Lacquer SPECIAL AT $10.99 Beds, August Sale Price SPECIAL AT $14.99 August Sale Price SPECIAL AT $18.99 Brass Beds, 2-inch continuous post design, August Sale Price SPECIAL AT $22.99 Brass Bed, 2-inch post, onial designs, August Sale Price SPECIAL AT $24.99 — heavy fillers, August Sale Price 2-inch fillers, , August ‘Bed Springs SPECIAL AT $4.69 National Link Steel Springs with high corner blocks, August Sale Prioe $4.69 SPECIAL AT $5.89 National Link Steel Bed Springs, extra heavy frames August Sale Price SPECIAL AT $11.95 guaranteed construction, August Steel Bed Couches SPECIAL AT $8.95. Sliding steel Bed Couches, complete with mattress, August Sale Price SPECIAL AT 890.95 Sliding tube frame Bed Couches. complete with mat- tress, August Sale Price ..$9.95 SPECIAL AT $12.75 Steel Bed Couch with foot lever attachment, complete with cotton maittress, August Sale Price .... $12.75 2-inch posts, 2-inch posts, $14.09 . $18.99 col- $22.99 Enameled Steel Beds SPECIAL AT $4.99 Enamelled Steel Beds, all sizes, August Sale Price $4.89 SPECTAL AT $8.99 Enamelled Steel Beds, con- tinuous post designs, August Sale Price 2-inch posts, Leee.. $24.99 ‘posts, $31.99 Frame I'rame Enamelled Steel Beds, 2-inch continuous post design, August Sale Price . $8.99 SPECIAL AT $10.99 Enamelled Steel Beds, 2-inch colonial design, August Sale Price ... . v.. $10.99 Box Springs, finest Sale Price .. $11.95 OFFICE FURNITURE FLAT QUARTERED OAK ‘DESKS 50 inch by 32 inch massive top, double pedestal and drawer in center. August Sale Special $27.50 TYPEWRITER DESK. Single pedestal, one row of drawers, drop head, will accomodate any standard typewriter, solid oak. August Sale Price ROLL TOP DESKS. Solid oak, 48 inch wide with double row of draw- ers August Sale Price 'Phone orders, 3050, Orders Charter and Mail promptly filled. WISE, SMITH & CO. HARTFORD U OFFICE CHAIRS, 0dd lot of sin chairs in mahogany, early Eng- lish oak and standard light oak, swivel and arm chairs at a very low price. THE FAMOUS VICTOR SAFES. Fire and burglar proof for home or office, price for the August Furniture Sale. THE POOLEY DISC RECORD CABINET, With the perfect automatic device which files and protects your records from scratches or break- ing. Mahogany or oak finish. Special Special is anh ideal place for a light lunch, a cup of tea or substantial past, re- , Our Restaurant