New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 3, 1917, Page 6

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, _1917’. rifiin Herald. ! | D PUBLISHING COMPANY. B Proprietors. i — [$ad danty (Runday excepted) at 4:15 p. m.. At Herald Bullding, 67 Church St at tue Post Office at /88 Becond Class Mnil Mastter. {ivered by carrier to any part of the city for 15 cents a week, 55 cents a month. criptions for paper to be ment by mail, | payabie in advance, 60 cents a month, 7.00 a year. ew Britain i in only profitable advertising medfum the ecity. Circulation books and press | Foom always open to advertisers. } Herald wil be found on sale at Hota- Plnke NewslStaad. 43nd St and Broad- ‘way, New York City: Board “Walk, A |lantic City, and Hartford Depol { TELEPHONE CAlL s -Office ial Rooms | Forever. 'he union of lakes, lands, The union of States sever, ‘he union of hearts, the union of hands, And the flag of forever! GEORGE POPE MORRIS. the union of none can our Union FAMILY AND FRIENDS. ‘ave you filled out one of the 1ks-which have been appearing in ‘Herald for the past week or so? ot, now is the time. Parents, kins- and friends are asked to join in . movement the purpose: of which o compile a complete record of ¢ Britain's soldier and sailor boys. /e this newspaper undertook the | of gathering in information that eventually prove valuable fo \re historians the results have been itylng. Many names sent in on blanks have long ago been for- en by most people. When ' the or roll is completed and published 111 'be a cause for many pleasant wises. If you know 'of anyone has gone away with the colors whose parents or friends might > neglected to conform with the erfientioned request, do your bit .y and send in his name. AFTER IT'S OVER. iving the devil his due, it must admitted even by his worst ene- 5 that ‘the Kaliser knows how to {dle the German people. His two Wlamations, one to the German ¥, anad the other to the stay-at- is, proves this conclusively it le were lacking other evidences of |power of the House of Hohenbol- |t over the proletariat. Upon just meat as this, fed by the royal of Wilhelm, the German people the German people, the Emper- rlys: “With grief we remember dead, with pride our soldiers now ting, and with a heavy heart those captivity; but stand resolute to \ are languighing in ve all our thoughts the determination prosecute !righteous war to a successful ter- ation. The enemy is stretching ‘his hands towards German terri- “but he shall never have it. New ops continue to enter into the war nst us, but that does not frighten We know. eyr*strength and we determingq - to make use of it. wish to see us'weak and power- at their feet, but they shall not all. They receive distainfully words of peace; they did how' Germany could fight. oughout the world they have dered the German name, but they ot extinguish the glory of Ger- ideeds. Thus we stand at the of this year, immovable, - victo- s and intreptd:V~ is is the sort of stuff that goes with the Germiani people. ‘It is the of stuff upon-which they have fed with untiring energy by the the heginning of the It is the proper food for giving new vitality, and new ambition he conduct the To that |, Who can say that the Kalser does not ser since of war. {know his business, that the Em- of Hohenzol- pr is not guardian hts which ' professes to a good the House of inherit from high ven? Some of the statements of | Kaiser will not bear close anal- under the microscope of truth; that does not matter, since any ratory work of this kind cannot place In Germany. He speaks “righteous war'” which ed to a of thos . must be successful termination, throughput 1d have the German e, but he does not mention the of Belgium or the sinking of the tania, or the killing of , women and who the clandered innocent children as causes name being held the German in o the army, the Emperor expostu- s In this fashion: “You crushed ,amania last year, The Russian em- | Vietory the | pire once more trembles under ur strokes. Both countries sacrificed themselves for the interests of others and are now bleeding to death. In enemy’s assaults. In mighty battles on the western front you remain the of the situation. Your lines firm, protecting heloved homes against the terrors and devas- * * * Victory in the master a your tations of war. coming year will be on our side and on that of our allies. Ours will be the final victory. The war goes on. It is still being forced upon us. We shall fight for our existence in the fu- ture with firm resolution and unfail- As our problems multi- pPlv so does our strength increase. We are invincible, We shall be victorious. The Lord God will be with us." There is nothing left to be desired after There is 10 sign of desideratum there,—no want felt, no acknowledgement of defeat. The palate of the German army, if itis tice food, must ing courage. that peroration, <led with such peppery wax in-glowing satisfaction after such a sumptuous banquet of victory, victory, and yet more optimism. victories to come. It is with amaze- ment that outsiders read the simple admission to the German people that some of the German soldiers "are lan- captivity.” With such the Kaiser depicts one guishing victories that wonders just how the war ever last- long, why a single soldier should have been taken from him. If it should so happen that all the the House of Hohenzollern and the Junkertum of Germany should miscatry and that instead of this “final victory” there should come ignominious defeat, we wonder what the Kaiser would tell the German peo- ple after the allied armies of the world had marched through Berlin. Unless he were’dethroned before such a catastrope, unless the German peo- ple: before that had seen fit to end his reign, he might throw his ermine nonchalantly over his right shoulder and address the populace as follows: “Subjects: Now that the war has ended with a complete victory for our forces I have ordered the defeated armies of the Entente allies and the United States and other nations to march before me in abject surrender. As all along I have desired neither conquest or gain of any kind, I turn over the keys of Berlin to these de- feated warriors who shall, so long as they wish to remain amongst us and enjoy our hospitality, he treated as visitors and g@ests of the Empire. The war which was forced upon us has ended. We have fought valiantly for our very existence and we have been successful. We had the lLord God With us all the time. We are invincible, so we shall ever remain. In our vie. tdry, we shall be gracious even to our defeated enemies.” in s0 or plang of somewhat however, WHY CHIDE THE GENERAL? Many newspapers having evinced for some time past a spirit of ill tem- prer against General Hugh L. Scotl. Chief of Staff, of the United States | Army, take this oceasion to recall a ! prophecy the General made some time | ago as to the Russian soldiers’ clivities to fight. Dispatches from General's military observations on the easternfront, and gave this interview as purporting to come from him: “The Russian Army is going to fight. The spirit among the troops is ever: where excellent. liantly begun has every chance of a successful continuation." Shortly after the General gave the soldiers of the New Republic such a glowing tribute as to their fighting ability these same soldiers turned and ran from the enemy. All of which gave the newspaper critics of General Scott a good chance deride abilities as prophet. Recalling fact that the General never made great reputation as a prophet, newspaper jokingly remarks that a prophet, General Scott is an able military man". #e is warned that it is time he learned a lesson in prophet- ic moderation after what to his a one happened since his Petrograd observations. It is indeed an embartasing situa- tion Scott finds himself in; but then we see no reason for chiding him at this time. General So far as his pro- clivities as a prophet may go, we have nothing to say. So far as anyone can tell just what the Russian troops liable to do we have this to say. one hut Almighty All through the present war their career has been one No the can tell they will do next. series after another of ups and downs (When the Entente Allies expected the sians to be thoroughly the fory 1 inane and ak in the hands of Germans, {the Russians stepped fought like men. pected When the Allies ex- the Russians to do battle as in dismay before the enemy. Not even the Gern who were working and intriguing among them, knew what the Russians would do next. This beirg the case, we can excuse General Scott on his failure as a pro- phet, while we sympathize with him f Macedonia you forcibly withstood the | i “And & pro | | Petrograd to this country told of the | | The advance bril- the | “as | are | what | and | the Russians should, the Russians fled | | for being drawn into the maelstrom of criticism that must follow upon any | man who publicly makes a mistake. ACTS AND FANCIES, Reading the tax prospects, Mr. In- come thinks he may have to ask the Legislature to change his name to Mr. | Outgo.—New London D: | Ten-cent whisky has come back { | again in Waterbury. Strange how the | price of 'whisky can be brought down while milk goes up.— Torrington | News. i o | We see that Congress has appropri- | ated ten regiments, a fleet of subma- | rine cruisers and 100 siege guns to in- | crease the dampness of several al- leged rivers-—Boston Transcript. | The Fourth of July celebration in | Paris this year was so generallly satis- | factory that the Sedgwick (Kan.) | Pantagraph believes one even better | { should ‘he held next vear in Berlin.— | Kansas City Times. The tailors announce pink sik-lined dress suits for men’s evening wear this | winter. The only men who haven’t { got into the army by that time will be just the men who would wear pink silk-lined dress suits.—Syracuse Post- | Standard. Peputy Erzberger thinks that-if he | could talk a few hours with Lioyd | George or Mr. Balfour he could make peace negotiations possible, He might | begin by talking a few hours with the | kaiser.—Springfield Republican. | Chancellor Michaelis need not be disquieted because of the alleged dis- covery that the French government wanted back more than Alsace-Lor- raine. France would compromise within 10 minutes on the basis of the 165t provinces alone.—Springfield Re- publican. A New Haven concern engaged in the manufacture of clocks has de- cided to expand its establishment be- | cause Germany has been virtually eliminated from that line of business. A practical demonstration of 'taking time by the forelock.—New Haven Journal-Courier, THE GOLDEN GIRL. (By Paul T. Gilbert in Cartoons Mag- azine.) “The fire on the hearth has burned low,” Confided the charming Lenore, | “So sketch for me, pray, ere you go, The one little girl you adore.” “There are maidens and maidens,” I said; ““Ah, yes,” sighed bewitching Lenore— “By many allurements we're led, But one—only one—we adore.” “Well, here eyes,” I began, “must be blue—" “Like mine .© nore— “From the roses her cheeks take thelr hue, This one little girl I adore. | “And then’ I paused, “as to her hair—= “It must be of spun gold,” said Le- nore— “As the tresses of dawn, rosy-fair, Are the locks of the girl I adore. asked delighted Le- her must be also of gola “Ah. it is! “She must old, This sweet little girl T adore. heart exclaimed lovely Lenore— be about eighteen years “She must live in a world of ro- mance-— “But I DO!" said the darling Lenore— “And a blush or a shy downward glance 1 admire in the girl I adore. “And the lips of this maiden sweet—- | “Are you listening?—"* Yes,” said Le- i nore— | “When the lips of her lover they meet | Proclaim her the girl I adore.” so LONDON POST LAUDS GOMPERS. 1 Praises Labor Leader for Stand On ! Peace Conference. Aug. 3.—The cable mes- sage from Samuel Gompers, head of the American Federation of Labor to M. M. Jouhaux of the General Fed- ! eration of Labor, and W. A. Appleton, | | of the General Federation of Trade | unions refusing to participate in the | International Socialist Conference. is welcomed by the Post, which edl- | torially describes Mr. Gompers’ mes- | sage as admirable in sense and de- livered with admirable emphasis, adding: | “Once again the allles have to I thank America for timely lead. While our ministers have not the courage to [ act on their convictions, Gompers has. { Assuredly ~an International Confer- | ence without America would be too | feeble to justify any further encour- agement to Ramsay MacDonald and his confederates.” / s | NOVELIST A SUICTDE. | Walter Kerr Unable to Scll Stories Be- of War. Walter Kerr, cause " Los Angeles, novelist and short-story writer, was | found dead Jast night in his apart- ments. A bottle which the police said | had contained poison was found near | | the body. A note stated he took his | life because of despondency over the | inability to sell his stories during the | war. Kerr had written under the pen | names of “H. H. Whopperton” and | i “Francis F. France.” Aug. 3. ABUSE OF MAILS SHOW! Washington, Aug. 3.—The extent of | the congressional “franking privilege’ las a burden on the mails, was dis- i closed today as an incident to a House | commiittee’s investigation of charges that the postal fispectors have tam- pered with letters of congressmen. They send free of postage every day even tons of matter. P e T et ey BB ent T T | drop from 12 JUPITER'S ANGER CAUSE OF STORM ‘Tree Uprooted; No Electric Ser- vice During Heavy Storm A terrific thunder through this city yesterday afternoon and caused considerable damage. Trees were uprooted, houses shaken, electric light service was weakened, trolley service was temporarily crip- pled, and most important of all the excessive heat wave which baked the city for the past few days had its back broken. It was ju shower swept . about 4.30 yesterday afternoon when old hoary Jupiter quite suddenly became incensed at some act of either the nine gods or at some act of mortals. It is rumored that he was affected by the heat so that his ire was increased a hundred fold. At any rate he became angry and rose up from his throne seizing: his omnipotent thunderbolt and hurl- ed it with appaling power. [t struck a tree on Erwin place and it clove the tree in two equal parts in an in- stant. Other bolts from the strong right arm of Jupiter followed and they met their marks. One struck a wire on Grove Hill, another cut off a limb of a tree in front of the High street residence of Rev. Dr. Earle B. Cross and another uprooted an im- mense tree before the home of Major Frank H. Johnston. The storm ceased in less than one hour but the damage to the lighting service and trolley service was not repaired so soon. The lights wera out in almost the entire city until 7:45 and more than an hour’s time had elapsed before the trolleys had suf- ficient power to operate. Jupiter had not been wholly - ap- peased by the injuries’ he had wrought by the late afternoon storm, for he become angry a second time, about 7 o’clock in the evening. Then one could hear him raging, his full and deep voice making the rumbling and roaring of the thunder and the flashes of lightning were his thunder- bolts. About 7:30 he considered his day's work finished and quietly sub- sided. MUSIC AND BOXING GLOVES-THAT'S LIFE American Sailors to Equip Own Clubhouse in Europe Base American Flotillas in British Waters. July 25.—(Correspondence of The Associated Press)—Authoriza- tlon to spend all the money necessary to properly equip their new club- house with athletic apparatus and musical instruments has just been re- ceived by the American sailors from the navy department in Washington. The news was received with the greatest enthusiasm by the men. It glves them what amounts to carte blanche in the matter of providing for their shore amusements over, here. ; The first step on receipt of the wel- come news was to dispatch an order to the United States for $1,000 worth of musical instruments to augment the string orchestra which entertains the men every Saturday night in their new clubhouse. Their order also calls for a plentiful supply of latest rag- time and other typical American mu- sic which has made a big hit with the native population. Japs Release Austrians. Tokio, July 15.-—Thirteen natives of the Trentino, Carso and adjoining districts of Austria who were serving as blue jackets on the Austrian cruis- er Kaiserin Elizabeth which was sunlk at Tsingtau, and who were prisoners at the surrender of the fort- Tess have been released by the Japan- est authorities and are to be returned to Ttaly. Although nominally enemy, prison- ers all their sympathies were with the Entente allles, and their relations with the other prisoners were, in con- sequence, strained. One of the men was discovered attempting to commit suicide, his explanation being that life was unbearable under the conditions in the camp. The next order will be for athletic apparatus to equip the gymnasium feature of the club now nearing com- pletion. - This equipment will include wrestling mats, punching bags, boxing gloves, weight machines, horses, row- ing machines and other fixtures es- sential to an up-to-date gymnasium will be ready about Agust 1. Besides six shower baths there will ho a tea room and a place where the men can purchase tobaccos and light refresh- ments at pre-war prices. The concert hall feature of the club has been playing moving pictures and concerts to crowded houses for a month. Tt is generally patronized not only by the men but their officers. The Brittsh Commodore of the Port | was the honored guest at a show the other night, the feature of which was a lecture on flying at the western bat- tlefront delivered by a Canadian ma- jor in the Royal Flying Corps from Toronto. The Major cut short hs lec- ture tour in a nearby city to ' come over to entertain the American hoys. His pictures took the bluejackets up and down the British and French lines in France. The major's front was cut at the by a active service short last vear 00 feet. He was able to regain control of his machine when near the ground and escaped with a severe shaking up. He is now lecturing.for recruits to the flying taken ' corps and expects to shortly visit the United States to instruct young avia- tors. Famous Exile Digs in Switzerland. Chaux De Fonds, Switzerland, July 20.—Louls Pindy ,the man who set fire to the Hotel de Ville in Paris in May, 1871, and who was one of the last four members of the Paris Com- mune exiled In Switzerland, has just died at the age of 77. The remaining three are Protot, who was Minister of Justice in the government of the Commune, with Louclas and Gerard- on, two inconspicuous members of the Commune. Pindy was in command at the Ho- tel de Ville. He declared that, if obliged to quit the building, he would leave it in flames, and kept his word. Condemned to death for that act of incendiarism, he hid ten months in the rue Saint Maur, manufacturing jewelry meanwhile. Denounced by his partner, he escaped to Switzer- land by way of Mulhausen and settled at Chaux de Fonds where he was em- ployed for forty-four years by the same firm making watches. LAUDS Y. L. C. A FOR IS WORK N WAR Viscount Bryce Believes It Will Play Big R'ole With Americans London, July 25.— (Correspon- dence)—Viscount Bryce, former Brit- ish ambassador to the United States, has written a letter to E. C. Carter, secretary for France and England of the Young Men’s Christian associa- tion, commending .the work of that orgapization among the soldiers of the Entente Allies and suggesting that the Amerfcan association will be able to render the greatest possible service to the American expeditionary forces. Arrangements for the work of the Atherican organization are well under way both in France and in England, but definite and positive plans will not be completed whntil more is known of the strength of the American forces, where they will be located and when they will arrive. Mean- while, the Young Men’s Christian as- soclation is doing everything possible to provide for comfort and entertain- ment of those American sailors and soldiers who already are in Europe. “I can truly say,” Viscount Bryce writes in his letter, “that I °~ have heard from every quarter, including many naval and military authorities, the warmest acknowledgment of the excellent work done by the Young Men's Christlan assoclation during these three terrible years of war, for the British, Canadian and Australian soldiers both in camps here and at home and among the troops on the various fighting fronts. Many plans have been devised, many methods successfully employed, to provide for their benefit comforts, recreation, lit- erature of the right sorts and many other wholesome influences. “I believe that the American as- socfation, which will have the ad- vantage of our experience, which will be worked with true American en- ergy, and which may command even larger funds than we had, may ren- der the greatest possible services in France to those American soldiers who Britain and France rejoice to welcome as their allies in this fight for freedom and right.” Black Coffec Popular Drink. Base American Flotillas in British Waters, July 24.—Black coffee is the popular drink with the men over here in Uncle Sam’s teetotal navy. Steam- ing hot coffee is always on tap on board the destrovers when they are out looking for submarines. The men say it not only keeps them awake but serves also as a stimu- Jant and protector against the rigor- ous climatic conditions under which they labor. They have not yet car- ried on board ship the afternoon tea habit which they have formed ashore and found such a satisfactory sub- stitute for the use of alcoholic drinks. The vast majority of the men say they do not miss the absence of in- toxicating drink on board their ships. Those who want to can get it ashore from midday until eight in the even- ing but for the vast majority the liquor saloons have very little charm. The record of the men as & Whole in this respect. say their officers, has been one of the gratifying features of thelr stay here. The patrols, therefore, have very little to do but walk up and down the main street of the village in search of tha trouble that seldom comes. SHOT UP TRAIN. But Seymour Boys Are Let Off With Reprimand. Scvmour, Aug. 3.—The case against Redvers Bowen and Theodore Jacob, boys of Ansonia charged with firing on a passenger train on the Nauga- tuck division of the New Haven rail- road and injuring the engine crew slightly last week, was dismissed to- day by Justice H. F. Mannweiler, after a severé reprimand to the boys and a lecture on the serious nature of their offense. Prosecution and railroad company were both agreeable to this action, the boys being placed on probation, Bow- en pending his acceptance hy the navy to which he applied recently. and Ja- kob for a year. Bowen is a third vear student in the high school. This was the first time, jt was stated, that either boy had been before the court HELD UP AT CHRISTIANIA. Washington, Aug. 3.—Detention at Christiania, Norwaz of almost 600 passengers on their way to Russia has caused the American legation at Christiania to make the suggestion through the state department that it is advisable for passengers to Russia to ascertain the exaat situation be- fore leaving the United States. When sMILLAN STORE Inc ALWAYS RELIABLE ) Special Notice to Our Patrons Regarding Delivery of Packages Beginning Monday, Aug. 6th we will make a morning delivery at 10 a. m., instead of 38 p. m. in the afternoon. We find that the majority of customers prefer having their purchases delivered in the forenoon, as often times in the afternoon they are away from home. purchases made after 10 a. m. will morning. ——————————————————— AUGUST Hereafter phone orders received and be delievered the followng SAVINGS ON SUMMNER ARE Manufacturers Stock of Wash Skirts For Saturdays selling we will offer Wash Skirts. that are worth up to $2.98 each, xs»f;?ccé',“m,;is:f“f:. 3 980 Piques and gaberdines in plain and fancy. In all sizes. MANY with laundered cuffs. -Sport and collar attached. Shirts ...... BOYS AND MEN’'S SILK TIES 220, 500’ 65(: 2t WASH TIES 26c values at, each 19c SATURDAY SELLING WOMEN’S LISLE HOSE Samples and broken lines. Values 25c to 39c pair. Saturday, pair 21 [ OF WOMEN’'S UNION SUITS, all styles, EACH ...... SILK GLOVES 59c¢, 75c; 89c ™™ Regularly sold 76c to $1 pair. THROUGHQUT THIS BUSY APPAREL STORE. Sport Coats At-a small cost to you. When you can buy Smart Coats at this price you can afford to have an extra one for your va- cation. o o $5.98 plain Jersey Sport Coats in velours and all cloth. checks, wool August Clearance of Men’s Shirts Band Shirts with soft cuffs, others Shirts. SATURDAY cholce, each $1.25 to 31.50980 ( Your 1 vame MEN'S FIBRE SILK SOX pair, value 29c. Others 25¢ at 35c pr., 3 pairs for $1 Stock. up now for vacation. BOOT SILK HOSE pair, value 59¢ to 26c. 55¢ White, black and' colors. August Clearance Knit Underwear WOMEN’'S VESTS, all styles, 15 each, value. 19¢ to 25c. . C 290’ 540) 65C, 85¢ Value 48c to $1.00. BAGS AND PURSES In a special sale Sat- 98 Cc urday, each .... they arrived on the Oscar II.they learned the Russian border had been closed until August 15. Permission to Jand was refused them on the ground of lack of accommodations and they will probably remain on the ship un- til they can be accommodated. CARRIED AN AUTOMATIC. Torrington, Aug. 3.—Joseph Yara- shus, whom the police were asked to seek four vears ago in connection with the robbery of $200 from a Tariffville store, made his appearance in town yesterday and was seen by a man with Wwhom he formerly boarded, who noti- fied the police. When officers arrested him they found an automatic 25- calibre revolver on his person, and he was arraigned in court today on the charge of carrying concealed weapons and sentenced to four months in jail and fined $25. The Tariffville au- thorities were notified of the arrest. RUMANIA TO SUPPLY TEUTONS. Zurich, Aug. 3.—The Vienna Neue Freele Presse, In esyimating the world's harvest for the year, says that Rumania, after supplying the needs of her home population and of the Aus- trian and Germany armies, will be able to send 100,000 carloads of ce- reals to Germany and Austria-Hun- gary. It admits grain in Germany and Austria has suffered from the heat and drought, but considers that the harvest will be an average one ex- cept as to barley, the crop of which wlill be poor. J EXCHANGE TO CLOSE. New York, Aug. 3.—The board of managers of the coffee and sugar ex- change voted today to close the ex- change Saturday August 4. Similar action has already been taken by other exchanges here. ‘William Stadler’'s motorcycle opera- tor's license has been suspended by Commissioner Robbins B. Stoeckel according to a notificatfon received by the police. He was arrested here for speeding last Saturday. ——— Notice. Notice is hereby given that Ellza- beth M. Gorman of the City of New Britain, Conn,, is indebted to the Town of Plainville in the sum or 8.66 Dollars for taxes on list 1905 to list 1916, in- clusive, levied upon the following de- scribed property. Mountain View Map Lot 80 Said described property will be sold to the highest bidder at the hour of 2 p. m. on Saturday, the sixth day of October, 1917, at the Public Sign Post of said town. Dated at Plainyille, this third day of August, 1917. W. J. HEMINGWAY, Tax.