New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 7, 1917, Page 5

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERXCD, TUESDAY, AUGUST 7,.1017. SEEKING SLAGKERS IN NEW ZEALAND » Police to Accost Men on Streets for Exemption Cards Wellington, New Zealand, July 15. (Correspondence of The Associated Press).—The New Zealand police hereafter will enforce that section of the New Zealand military service law which aims at the enrollment of every man of military age in the Dominion in the expeditionary force reserve. Policemen may accost citizens ana make enquiries accordingly. Eligible men not enrolled will be liable to a fine of $250 or three months’ im- ! prisonment. It is hoped by this ster not only to ensure that the name of every fit man iseon the roll but to de- tect men who have failed to comply with the military ballot (drafting by means of numbered marbles and card indexes). That is every man who is not in military uniform will have to have either an enrollment certificate or a ‘leave pass” showing that he » has been medically rejected. It is expected that the powers thus given the police will lead to many incidents. Another change under the military service act which took effect this month is relative to the classification of the men of the second reserve di- vision—the married men. Originally this division was to have been classi- fled according to the men's depend- ents but lately the government decid- " ed that the basis shall be children only. Thus married men without children will be called up first, those with only one child next and so on. Married men without children are co- +timated to number ahout 15.000. . The Arst of the marricd men will be draft- ed in September or October. Racing at Newmarket. Newmarket, Eng., July 28.—-The government hoving agreed to allow a certain number of days for horse rac- ing, it wag decided by the Jockey Club stewards that the New Derby stakes should be run for early in August and the "Oaks” during the same week. Japanese Shipbuilders Strike. Nagasaki, .Japan, July 18.—De- manding an increase of 30 per cent in wages, 10,000 workmen employed at the Mitsubishi shipbuildinz yards went out on strike. The men claimed they should share in the prosperity coming to Japan as a result of war- time ship construction. The strike probably will be settled by arbitration. Paris Tires of Economy. Paris, July 27.—Paris apparently is | consuming more food products and ' using more raw materials than last | year. The city tax upon all such ar- | ) ticles brought into the city amounted to 3,600,000 francs more during the | first half of the year than during the same period of 1916. All New Zecalanders Must Work. Wellington, New Zealand. July 15. | —The National Efficiency Board cre- ated by the New Zealand government | ? has decided that every man and wo- man in the Dominion must engage in | war work if necessity arises. It also sent a circular to school boards sug- gesting that the midwinter holidays which fall in July be curtailed and the time saved than be added ‘to the midsummer Christmas holidays. This would give about eight weeks vaca- fion during which tne larger boys tould assist in Sheep shearing, fruit- picking, hop gathering and other out- door work. of them earned from $50 upward. It seems certain that some measure of the kind will take place owing to the steady depletion of labor by con- scription. Men fit only for home mil- , ltary service probably will be organ- ized for war work but it is expected that at present women will not be. But if the war long continues female labor is likely to be similarly utilized. - work as may be required. | undertake. Last Christmas a num- | ber of school boys did this and some | 'PIONEERS NEW T0 BRITAIN'S ARMY Utility Men Can Dig, Repair or Fight in Advance London, July 28 (Correspondence) ~—The British Army has undergone | changes of a far-reaching character resources afforded by the manifold ca- | pacity of this great industrial com- munity has been barnessed to the war chariot, says a British statement from official sources. There are certain respects in which the problem by which the British Army is faced is unique; and one of the most striking of these is that it must be capable of campaigning in any part of the world and in any cli- mate. In the case of armies like that of Germany, on the other hand, the problem of preparation for war was relatively simple. The ground on which the Army was destined to fight wag known; it was an army designed to do’ battle in a particular theater— Furope. In consequence everything could be, and was, planned along cer- tain well-defined lines. In the present war the importance of fleld works was apparent at a very early stage, partly owing to modern artillery and party to the confirmed entrenching habit of the Germans. One of the cardinal instructions giv- en by the German commanders to their troops on first invading France and Belgium was—‘“make trenches everywhere.” In fact all the conti- nental powers had, in addition to their corps of engipeers, large num- bers of trained ploneers, organized in battalions, and suitable for use I either as fighting troops or in the con- struction and maintenance of field works and communications. The ab- solute importance of the last-named can perhaps only be realized hy one who has seen the roads during an ad- vance, But, while the continent was to this extent prepared for trench warfare, as was natural in the circumstances, it was otherwise with Great Britain. In the British service only the Indian army possessed piloneer regiments, these troops being always necessary in conducting campaigns in the hill country. When the need for this class of troops became evident steps were taken to form pioneer battalions for the expeditionary force. From the first they proved their value. Pioneers Fight or Work. Ploneers are prepared to fight or They per- form such services as the construction | and repair of communication ; trenches, fire-trenches and dug-outs, the digging of trenches and wiring. Their duties are manifold, and there is no form of usefulness at the front which the ploneer does not at one time or another find himself called upon to His activities range from carrying up ammunition to retrieving the wounded or holding a flercely dis- puted trench or sap. In the great advances on the Somme and in Artois the pioneers performed work of the greatest importance. The duty of consolidating the captured ground and connecting it up with the old front iine of the attackers, largely fell to them. In many places they | took part in the advance as infantry, | in others they kept the advancing line supplied with ammunition and water, |and beat off counter-attacks. Their losses have been heavy but they have { accomplished their tasks in the face | of every obstacle. As a rule, the pioneers remain the vicinity of the trenches all | time their division is in the line, do not go back for rest, except | long intervals. The ploneer is as yet a new type in the British Army, but he has long | since passed the trial stage, and has | proved his worth and stedfastness. ! His metal, has been tried in the cru- | cible of war and very thoroughly it has stood the test. in the and at We want you to have the for your benefit. THE HERALD BY 6 0°C RN UNION. YOU’LL 'R, to make sure that it is delivered to you we' have ar- -anged with the WESTERN UNION to have a mes- senger boy rush a copy to your home. This service is given at our expense. It will cost you nothing. want you to be satisfied and when you are we feel smply compensated for whatever effort we may make WHEN - YOUR NEWSBOY FAILS TO LEAVE YOUR ERAL ’Phone WESTERN UNION And paper will be sent promptly to you by messenger. HERALD every night and We SO, IF YOURNEWSBOY FAILS TO LEAVE LOCK 'PHONE WEST- GET A COPY SOON AF- since the outbreak of war in 1914, and it now possesses many branches unheard of in pre-war days. Every | RAILROADS READY | 0 ASSIST GOVT. I Special Cars to Carry Supplies for Army Washington, Aug. 7.—Plans for the solution of one of the most im- portant transportation problems thrust upon the railroads of this country by the war have just been adopted by the railroad’'s war board after a series of conferences With au- thorized representatives of the army, the navy and the United States ship- ping board. The problem concerns the supply and prompt movement of the thousnds of cars required by the government to transport lumber and other supplies to the ship building yards, the army cantonments and the other mobilization points. During the next few months, it is estimated that more than 100,000 cars will be | needed for government purposes. Under the plans agreed upon by the railroads’ war board and repre- sentatives of the government, the government will give advance notice to the war board’s commission on car service whenever orders are placed for more than ten carlaods of mater- ials or supplies. The government will also issue, where necessary, through its author- ized representatives, orders to the railroads on which the supplies are to be shipped, instructing them to provide the number of cars ordered within the time specified and at the shipping points designated. To prevent shippers from utilizing for their own selfish purposes cars needed for government service the | railroads’ war board has issued strict | orders to all the railroads absolutely to forbid shippers the use of any of | the government-ordered cars for any purpose except the loading specified in the government order. To assist further in the campaign to keep the cars bearing Government supplies moving, a new form of en- | velope in which the waybills are to be carried has been designed. These en- velopes, which will be supplied to all persons or firms making shipments of materials for the use of the Army, the Navy, or the Shipping Board, will bear the following headings, printed in big type. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT UNITED STATES ARMY SUPPLIES UNITED STATES NAVY UNITED STATES SHIPPING' BOARD In addition, the railroads have been directed by the War Board to instruct their agents at all points to stamp or write in a prominent place on way- bills covering less-carload shipments consigned to officers or agents of the | Army or Navy or of the Shipping | Board, the words, “UNITED STATES FREIGHT, EXPEDITE.” The railroads have also been in- structed that if departments of the Government or individual railroads desire to place cards of their own form upon cars to assist in securing the continuou ovement of Govern- ment and U shipping supplies, neither the Railroads’ War Board nor the Government will object. The chief desire of both the Govern- ment and the War Board is to expe- dite the movement of all the Govern- ment supplies that are needed so vi- | tally for the proper conduct of the war. If any shippers are unpatriotic | enough to attempt to make improper use of the cars delivered to them for | Government business, investigation | will follow promptly. The railroads’ war board has ad- dressed a plea to public service com- missions and all state, county and municipal authorities throughout the United States, urging co-operation with the railroads in a suspension during the period of the war, of “all efforts not designed to help directly in the winning of the war.” The specific suggestions' which the railroads’ war board make to all such authorities are embodied in a letter forwarded by Chairman Fairfax Har- rison. In that letter Mr. Harrison says: “The present emergency has im- posed upon the rallroads a very un- usual strain in transporting men, food, coal, munitions and material in augmented quantity. This burden, while cheerfully undertaken, requires every ounce of energy, every unit of rolling stock, every dollar of capital, every bit of supplies and coal which the railroads can command. “It is the opinion of this committee that all efforts not designed to help directly in winning the war should be suspended during the period of the war. Indeed, this is obviously the thought of President Wilson in his appeal to he country on April 16th, 1917, which included the following statement: “It is evident to every thinking man that our industries must be made more prolific and more efficient than ever, and they must be more economi- cally managed and better adapted to the particular requirements of our task than they have been.” “Therefore this committee earnest- ly recommends that during the war the railroads be required by the public authorities to make improve- ments and carry out projects involv- ing the expenditure of money #and labor only when they are absolutely essential for war purposes or public safety. The prevailing high interest rate on money, the difficulty of raising money in competition with the tax free issues of the government, the ex- cessive cost of supply and labor, the delay in obtaining material, the pos- sible blockade of traffic and the diver- sion of labor all contribute to make non-essential construction undesirable i during the war. “The committee considers that the erection of new stations, elimination of grade crossings, are among the non-essential improvements which should be deferred at this time. 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