New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 23, 1917, Page 6

'WEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY,. AUGUST 23, 1917. Britain Herald. LD Pflj;:‘grs‘)e{‘(ot;lg COMPANY. dadly (Runday excepted) at 4:15 p. m., it Herald Buflding, 67 Church St e at tde Post Office at New Britain @8 Second Class Mail Matter. d by earrfer to any part of the city 16 centa A week, 86 cents & month. ons for paper to be sent by mall, ble In advance, 60 cents a month. 7.00 a year. o tp ® only. profitebla advertising medlum in ithe city. Circulation books and press always open to advertisers. L8 Herala will be founa on sale at Hota- “lMog's News Stand, 42nd St. and Broad- | way, New York City; Board “Walk, Ai- " lantic City, and Hartford Depot. b TELEPHONE C. [stnees Omce fitortal Roo: ALLS A Common OCovenant. No people must be forced under overelgnty under which it does ot wish to live. No territory nust change hands except for the hurpose of securing those who ‘mbabit it a fair chance of life and Iberty. No indemnities must be paisted on except those that con- ute payment far manifest gs done. No readjustments power must be made except h as will tend to secure the hire peace of the world and the ure welfare and happiness of its peoples. And then the free eoples of the world must draw gether in some common cove- lant, same genuine and practical operation that will in effect ombine their force to secure eace and justice in the dealings ‘£ nations with one another. £ WOODROW WILSONL THEN AND NOW. tall, slender, athletic young man les away with his regiment. are those who see him go. His fSher, if she is living, will have a Je in the front line of spectators. she will be crying, as mothers Then there might be a few sis- or perhaps only one. And, if he ed, his wife. At any rate will be a sweetheart. How their will throb as he steps away to martial music of the military There will be the choked and, mayhap a sigh will be d. The boy has gone to the col- They are proud of him; but at same time they hate to see him ¥ His friends, too, feel the same |* about it. This is true to life. lLre has not been a bay from New ain who answered the call of le Sam but what such a descrip- would fit his leave taking. We e proud of the achievement, proud } he patriotic impulses that spurred h on. That being the case then, [* should not forget him now. If name has not been sent to this Yce to be added to the roll of honor, fre is no better time for doing such ice on his behalf than now. Send his name today, else ht have forgotten to do so. § someone N WAR STRIKES HOME. "t used to be said that death is no pecter of persons, or personages,— ch is true. Equally so is war a fRurber of the regular order of gs. When the clarion call of the | 5le sounds over the distant hill, L en the young men are called forth the defense of the nation, families 4 friends must feel the weight of i For it is a sad thing to see young fellows go, however noble cause. Sad, because the depar- e is not usually associated with knd-trip tickets and the like. There the long nights of watchful wait- and wondering to come after. en the first talk of war filled air the newspapers throughout country were vilified for ‘caus- [: the war.” The vellow press, as e decmed to call it, “brought on L war.” The newspapers did it so ' to make bigger sales and profits themselves. No one thought of the i rif the ke bhigh % down of nation's press would with other industries,— , the cut- , but sent to that ing critics railed and raved about @ newspapers not being involved to G extent of losing men, the news- irs have been hard hit by the war. At the beginning of the the 1d staff. was a happy family. re were boys who were practically on this paper, and who are #w with the forces of Uncle Sam t of nine men on the reportorial we have sent five, not at a bad showing jere is no bwn which has done so well; more fifty per cent. reckoned in num- And we were sorry to see them It makes a difference in the ot print Tvertisement ally the Despite , etc. ler and at ove men color: the fact war away In proportion, other organization in [t Pirst, there was young “Bob” started this paper and who has long since gone to his reward. “Bob,” without much ado, came in the office going one day and announced he w: to France. him a pipe and a few little tokens of esteem, and he is with the Americaa eld service now, across the great Shortly after “‘Boh” away his brother “Jack” joined the Navy. There ert our managing cditor, and Johnstop Vance is divide. went now, doing service for Uncje Sam. The fever caught on. Irving Ellis, strong of body and big of heart, went to New Haven one fine had day last month and donned the uni- blue He ‘“somewhere on the Atlantic,” chasing submarines and helping to guard our coast cities from attack by the enemy. ‘Willlam W. T. Squire, who just came back to us, after an absence of some two has form of a jacket. is now years on other newspapers, successfully taken the ecxaminations for Plattsburg and tho camp have four been lost a gain for will tomorrow join Thus staff there members of the to us, while furnishing the country. Yesterday the grand finale Thomas F. Jacksoh, assistant business went “Our Tom.” for training with the Offi- and with him went the heart of every man on this sheet. ne: came. manager, | He went cers' away. Reserve Corps, After twelve years in the har- after twelve years faithful serv- ice he leaves his peaceful pursuits in the realm of newspaperdom and takes up the science of soldiery. “Tom’ was the veteran of the staff. There is not a newsboy on the streets of New Britain who does not know “Tom.” There are few men of prom- inence in the city who have not come in contact with him. His loss is a mighty blow, his place will be hard to fill. And yet there are some who say the newspapers have not done their bit. Nor are the aforementoned all who tried to get in the service from this staff. We have had volunteers ga- lore; but they were not acceptable to the rigid examiners of Uncle Sam. Their hearts were all right; their bodies had succumbed to the ravages of Time. Weak eyes, from long hours of writing; other physical disabilities, from lack of outdoor exercise, these are the only things that prevented the entire staff from going to the war. In the mechanical end of the business, the same holds true. So, we think we have done our bit. We have friends, our brothers of to the front, and we the best ofs it. glad to see them go and we are sorry We are glad, be- what every age should We are sorry, sent our best the profession, and ready to Paradoxically, we are ma they have gone. cause ' they doing young man of military do,—serve his country. because our little newspaper family is on the point of disintegration, be- cause our partners and pals have gone and may never come back again. That is all there is to fit, That is all there can be to it, when strikes home. are away war, A PATRIOTIC EXAMPLE. Since the beginning of the war with Germany the Grand Army of the Re- public has exerted all its efforts and used all its resources toward a fur- therance of America's interest, as it has ever done since its organization. In April the officers of this veterans’ association pledged themselves to help Uncle Sam carry on hig war activi- ties. As if this were not enough, the officers yesterday at Boston again went on record as re-affirming this pledge. They reiterated the previous process of pledge taking. Aside from the attention it will call throughout the country, the officers of the Grand Army of the Republic need not have gone to this trouble. The nation knows them, and where they stand. They are patriots, first, last, and all the time. They heard the call to the colors in ’61. They have ever stood ready to answer its again. Age only interferes with their desire to step forward once more and don the uniform of fighting men and Their devo- summons the implements of war. tion to the country at all times merely proves the statement, Once a Patriot, Always a Patriot. How different the action of the offi- cers and members of the Grand Army the stand of cowar i of the Republic from the slackers and who are parading country under the guise of a sweeter, softer usually, pacifist. The old boys who wore the blue have never yet whimpered and whined. They have never tried to block the parade. They | have never carried an an insidious or throughout the name; | surrveptitious campaign for peace, when they know that peace can only ! purchased at greater fm:m the signing of a document that | might be used at any time as a “‘scrap | of paper,” to be torn up hands. The Grand Army of the re- public has set an example that might well be followed by the yYoung men of 1917, { be a price far by German who was just breaking into the newspaper game, following the of his distinguished father who By the way, has anyone heard from “dot little Cherman bandt?"” The boys on the staff gave | FACTS AND FANCIES. To show that we aren’t entirely liv- in the present, witness the talk it the presidential possibilities in 1920.—Meriden Record. Rumored that style will decree women’s dresses are to button down the back. If the men don’t like the job, they can join the army.—New Haven Union. The Indianapolls News mourns the great loss of amusing flctlon result- ing from the disappearance of the Overseas News agency.—Hartford | Times. By the time a commuter can catch a train without worrying over it his vouth is gone and he is fit for little else in life but catching trains.—New York Evening Sun-Dial. It was predicted that American in- ventive genius would do big things in this war, and the ingenious excuses got up by the cxemption claimants abundantly proves it.—Meriden Jour- nal. Ten years or so after a younsg woman marries the sweetheart of her girlhood she suddenly becomes aware of the fact that there are a number of other men in the world.—Capper’s Weekly. When Bob La Follette asks “What are we fighting for?” does he mean what we Americans are fighting for, or what the kaiser and the crown prince, whom he attempts to aid and comfort, are fighting for?—New York Sun. Probably Bill Bryan, if he made that celebrated speech today, would roundly perorate “In case of danger to our beloved country a million men would spring to the boards to be exempted between sunrise and sun- set.”—Springfield Daily News. Any man who can say that Case- ment was a traitor has no right to tread on the holy soll of a free coun- try like America.—A soap-box orator. The essence of soap-box oratory is to deny to others the freedom of speech it demands for itself.—New York World. The Succession. As one by one the singers of our land, Summoned away by Death’s unfail- ing dart, Unto the greater mystery depart, Sadly we watch them from the deso- late strand. Oh, who shall fill their places in the band Of tuneful equal art Speak the unwritten the heart, And the mute signs of Nature under- stand ? Yet poetry from ceased; It is a fire perpetual, caught Its flame from off the altar Heaven, Never has failed, priegt Who, by no price of gain or glory bought, For his soul’'s peace his life to song has given. —Francis Laughton Mace. voices? Who with language of earth has never which has place of in darkest days, a TO BISH KABIBBLE. Dear Bish, I hope you’'ll not think me ill-bred Thus seeking you. The pomes I've read Signed with your name on this good page Bear all the marks of a lyric sage. I can ill repress my nervous pen From pointing to you, Prince of men, For Prince of men you sure must be, If yours the (potic) lines I see. In this fine sheet most every night. The truth to tell, it does delight My soul to read your Kipling stuff, T'll read and read nor get enough. O highbrow joys of poetry! T'll never get my fill of thee. These soothful, restful melodies The cravings of my soul appease. Turn then, O Bish, most noble Bish, Turn and grant me this humble wish: Strain ye and make your pen to write, That T may read your pomes at night. Land them upon this learned sheet, Give us good people one more treat; Tame the high and lofty rhyme, Put it over every time. If this you do, belleve me Kid,— To you I'll tip my pasty lid, T'll tell the world the prince you be— Unchallenged king of poetry! 1/Envoi My heart with rapture great swell Could T but know Kabibble well; But since the Fates ignore my plea Then dish me out his poetry. And oblige, Yours poetically, BUMM-BARD RIPLING, —S. G. C. would No Hearsay Evidence. (Boston Transcript.) “Now, madam,” said the crotchety Judge who had been annoyed by the digressions of previous witnesses, “we want no hearsay evidence. Tell us only what you positively know. Your name, please?” ¥ “Margaret Jones,” replied ness. “Your age?” “Well—er—I have only hearsay evidence on tha® point, so I won’t an- swer.” the wit- The Kitchin Idea. (Philadelphia North American.) Congressman Kitchin is opposed to punishing murderers unless the man who blockades a sidewalk is treated with equal severity. His Supreme Misfortune. (From the Detroit Free Press.) “He's in a bad way.” “Broke, eh?” “Worse than that. He’s down to the point where nobody will lend him money any more" (By Joseph ‘Women venturing out into public life, purposeful and bristling with good intentions along lines of special general reforms, would do well, and be benefitted, frequently to see themselves as men see them. What a man deplores is the lack of real Womanhood in the women with whom it is his lot to associate, to col- laborate, to work, watch and pray in a-cause for the good of mankind. A true man deplores most the superfi- cial natures in which, or under pressure, the selfish preponderates to such pre- dominance as to leave little more than a whirl-pool of light floating wreckage or nauseous debris. True women under fire represent the well-tried reliability of the steadfast rock which suffers and withstands in times of calm, the playing of the gen- tle lapping waves, no more than dur- ing storm, the terrible beating of the surging seas. Shifting sands are not long inter- esting to one whose life purpose con- strains him to pull earnestly and of- ten frantically for Life's more stable. shores. To one who has really launched forth from the miserable self-centered harbors of the selfish hu- man, only the steadfastness and reli- ability of the fixed rock is worth while; and even though it be often submerged by the threatening waves one finds needed anchorage on the rock in that inevitable voyage over the selfishness of the world’s vicissitudes. Only iIn steadfastness along right lines does the real woman hint the di- vine, the rock which mercifully either indicates security in the way or in- vites a moment's pause for the strug- gling seaman, and often affords him an hour’s needed rest. The symbol of the rock on land or at sea is encouraging and inspiring. The rock on land gives “shadow and shelter”; towering out of the sea, it affords a sure anchorage; but sand, however shimmering, soon tires the eyes and threatens starvation. One of the deplorable instances of the world woman’s sand-zeal, which is without strength or knowiedge, is the present insane determination of the suffragist’s picketing of the White House. This mistaken zeal bases ad- vantage on expediency instead of prin- ciple. It thinks it profitable to force an issue hy taking advantage of a de- plorable world crisis, instead of, with rock-like patience and determination, working and praying in realms of re- sistless helpfulness, while waiting on God’s sure maturing of “the full corn in the car.’ Really patriotic women, in these times, will volunteer mot only to be self-supporting but they will prove themselves a power in their homes | A MASCULINE MIRROR FOR WOMEN Hour Has Struck When Womanhood of the Nation Must Prove Man’s Highest Inspiration, — Mothers, Sisters, Sweethearts, All they are guilty in a degree of treason. | tively in uncompromising support of G. Mann) which can not help making men of “slackers.” In Europe women, by want, woe or war-lords are driven into special self- sacrificing service; but the American women should be drawn gladly, and without reservation, Ito any special service demanded by the hour; and, fired by the Spirit of the Pilgrim fore- | fathers and mothers, she, as wife, will not lean on & husband; as mother, she will proudly hold ready her son; and as sweetheart, she will urge forward her lover, till the spirit of Joan of Arc permeates the atmosphere of our na- | tion, and imbues the hearts of our al- | lies with the continual renewal which | makes our victory, or a victory for | right, sure. Paul spoke of fighting “not as one that beateth the ai All mankind today are swaying to and fro in an international or world tug of war. Not a human being but is either on the right or wrong side. Not one that fails to register on the side of the positive that is not nega~ tive; and negative or neutrals, in a nation that has declared itself, amount to nothing on the right e: and inso- far as they are negative ,they aid or abet the enemy. All who today in our nation are not positively pulling on the end of the rope clutched " are dis- | loyal citizens; and insofar as they are consciously or unconsciously negative, | : | | 1 | | \ T \ | | | i | | i | All who today, fight independently for advantages, which, because of the sorrowful world complications th think they may gain, are fishting one that beateth the air’”, because they are selfishly prompted by person, instead of being unselfishly constrained by Principle. A woman who is more than a nega-. tive automaton will today co-operate whole-souledly with the best men of our nation and of the nations of our allles, who are fighting, suffering and facing death on the battlefleld. A true woman has the strength and virtue of individuality too statuesque, in this hour of our nation's and of the world’s travail, ignominiously to skulk around under the pausible subterfuge of generalities which are neither here nor there; but she will stand up posi- the government her government, and which affords her opportunity freedom to think rightly; to live peaceably and protected against the arbitrary autocratic dictations and tax- ations of monarchies; the government, which, from Principle, has volunteered to fight, at whatever cost, even to death, against the threatening usurpa- tion of antiquated autocracy; the gov- ernment which, last but not least, sin- cerely alms at & world fulfillment of ing informal in tone. (Preceding lessons: Honor. 2. Making Good as a Sol- dier. 8. Nine Soldlerly Qualities. 4. Getting Ready for Camp. 6. Clean- liness in Camp. 7. Your Health. 8. Marching and Care of Feet. 9. Your Equipment and Arms.) While your days in the canton- ments will be spent chiefly in drilling and other forms of training, you will have a considerable amount of time left free for your own use. Under some conditions permission may be given at times to leave the cantonment for short periods. However, this is a matter to be regulated in each camp. If you do go away from the camp on leave, you will continue to wear your uniform and will keep in mind always that you remain a soldler, sub- | ject to certain requirements that are not so definitely imposed on civilians, | In meeting officers, whether in the canmp or outside, you are expected al- ways to treat them with proper cour- | tesy and respect. You should remem- ber also, even tho 3 are not di- | rectly under suvervision, to keep up | your soldierly neatness and bearing. LESSON NO. 10. REOREATION IN OAMP. 1. Your Post of be urlawful to sell any intoxicating lquor, 1ncluding beer, ale, or wine, to any officer or member of the military forces while in uniform,” an exception being made in a case of liquor required for medical purposes. Under authori- ty of the same act it has also been ruled that alecoholic liquors shall not be sold within 5 miles of any military camp. an exception being made in case there is an Incorporated city or town within that limit. It has further been provided that ‘‘the keeping or setting up of houses of ill fame, broth- els, or bawdy houses within 5 miles of any military camp * * * is prohib- ited.” All these provisions and re- strictions are in the interest of every righ-minded soldier. They go a long ful llving conditions in the camps. They will help to make every soldier more efficient and better able to give a good account of himself. One of the centers of army life in camp is the post exchange, at which articles for personal use, knickknacks, soft drinks and so on, are sold. You will be safe in depending on the good quality and fair price of everything offered in the post exchange. In general, the matter of providing for recreation and personal comforts in the cantonments has been intrusted the molden rule among nations. and which, in fighting to maintain its own freedom, is fighting for the freedom of the world. | NEW BOOKS AT THE INSTITUTE | Alr Man: His conquests in peace and war, by F. Arnold Collins. e Germany the Next Republic? by Carl | W. Ackerman: | “Author was accredited representa- | tive of the United Press in Germany | from the early part of the war to the | break with the United States. Re- ! ports on the psychology of warring Germany, autocratic government, and | the relations between Germany and the United States.” “ e Handy Book for the Hospital Corps, by the United States Navy Depart- ment. How to Cut Food Costs, Cooper. “Shows how ta buy economically and explains the balanced ration. Au- thor is director of the Battle Creek Sanitarium School of Home Econom- ics.”” | | | by L. F.| . In the World, by Maxim Gorky. ! “Continues author’s biagraphy be- gun in “My Childhood.” The second volume shows him ‘making his own way, as worker on a boat on the Vol- ga, as an assistant in an iron shop, a clerk in a shoe store; drifting about Russia.” 1 e Mr. Poilu, notes and sketches with the fighting French ,by Herbert Ward. e Sinbad the Sailor, by P. W. MacKaye. “An extravagant but entertaining phantasy of Sinbad's adventures with Beauty and the Peacock lady in the castle of the forty thieves. Full de- scriptions make the play effective for reading aloud.”—A. L. A. Booklist. PP Student in Arms, second Donald Hankey. “This second selection from an Eng- | lish boy's papers written at the front | contains an appreciation by the editor of the ‘Spectatar’ and an affectionate tribute by the sister with whom he shared most intimately his experi- ences.” 1 . ' Told in the Huts, the Y. M. C. A. gift book, contributed by soldiers and | war workers. .- Training for the Trenches, Leslie Vickers. Victor Chapman's Letters from France, with memoir by John Jay ; Chapman. “As the father of this daring young American says in the memoir, ‘one cannot fully understand the character of Victor without knowing something of his mother;’ so he has given a pic- ture of the two, which for charm and interest rivals the letters themselves.” . xox War of Democracy, by Lord Bryce and others. “Perhaps the article which most needs to be read by Americans is the ane on ‘Economic Germany,’ in which Henri Hauser discusses German indus- try as a factor making for war. For series, by by Capt. | he lays bare developments, conditions, purposes that are as much a menace to the harmony and well-being of the world as is Prussian militarism.”"— New York Times. . x Fiction, Anne’s House of Dreams, by L. M. Montgomery. ““A whaolesome novel of a sea-coast community by the author of ‘Anne of Green Gables,’ etc., in which Anne, now Mrs. Gilbert Blythe, is the hero- ine. Gayety, common sense and hap- pimess pervade the story.”’—Publish- er's note, . an Carmen’s message, by Harold Bind- loss. “In Canada with Bindloss again. Exclting events follow one another quickly in this novel—ranging from a thrilling cross-country chase over [England to a dangerous climb up the slippery side of one of California’s highest mountains.”—Publisher’s note. PR Christine, by Alice Cholmondeley. “Letters of a young girl who went to Germany to study the violin, to her mother. They tell the story of her art, the people she meets and of her love affair with a German officer, and give a vivid picture of German char- acter and life in the days just befare and after the outbreak of the war.” Probably fiction. .o His Own Country, by Paul Kester: “A story of the South involving the race question. Mr. Kester has intro- duced most of the popular Southern characters in fiction. The story is skillfully and dramatically handled.” —A. L. A. Booklist. P Royal Outlaw, by C. B. Hudson. story of King David which shows a careful study of Bible times and orlenttal life. The book is well written and the characters seem evry human.”—Publisher’s Note. Library War Service, Bulletin 1. The American Library Association has been requested by the war depart- ment to provide adequate library facilities at the 32 cantonments and National Guard training camps. Frame buildings will be erected which will provide reading rooms and accommodations for eight or ten thousand books. The Y. M. C. A. and Knights of Coumbus and other Wel- fare agencies will be utilized as dis- tributing agencies. Smailer training camps and isolated groups of guards and hospitals will also be provided with books and periodicals. Each public library is expected to be a col- lecting center. The Collegiate Periodical league, Miss Francesca Traut, local secre- tary, is collecting current periodicals and co-operating with the library. See what you can spare. We want books, interesting to young men and popular geriodicals nat more than two by the Secretary of War to a small body of men known as the Commis- sion on Training Camp Activities. The commission includes an Army officer and representatives of organizations that have had much experience in meeting the needs of men of the type who will go into the National Army. It will have the co-operation of the Young Men’s Christian Assoclation and the Knights of Columbus. Other associations may also work with the commission. This task of attending to the social needs of the soldiers has been organized with almost as much care and thoroughness as the bigger task of making ready for the firing line. The Young Men's Christian Asso- ciation is building a hut for the men in each brigade. In these huts moving picture or vaudeville shows will be glven every night. Writing materials can be had for the asking. A piano will be at hand. The Knights of Col- umbus will have one large building in each camp, in which there will be fa- cilities of the same kind. Both these organizations will con- duct religious services every Sunday. Men of all creeds will be welcome. The secretaries and other cfficers in charge will be glad at any time to help vou in any way they can. They are picked because of their willingness and skill in rendering service. They will always make you welcome. Get in touch with either of these organiza- tions as soon as you have opportunity after you reach camp. The chaplain attached to each regiment also looks after the spiritual and moral welfare of the men. In every cantonment there will be a complete library building where you wlil be able to obtain books and mag- azines of all kinds. This is arranged with the help of the American Library Association. In each cantonment the Commission on Training Camp Activities is erecting a large auditorium. This is to be used partly as a theater and partly for athletie instruction. Some of the best theatrical companies in the country will put on Broadway productions for vour benefit. These performances will be free. A place will be provided for everyone. Those men who like singing will have plenty of chances to enjoy “sing songs' on a big scale. The commis- sion has secured the services of well- known chorus leaders to take charge of camp singing. | A great deal of attention has been given to athletics. An expert will glve boxing lessons to large groups of men. This instruction is voluntary but it will be well worth your while to attend. In some of the camps where bathing beaches are not far away instruction will be given in swimming. Team athletics, such as baseball, basketball, and football, will be de- veloped under the guidance of expert coaches. One of the members of the commission will be in general charge of this line of activity in all the camps. Of course all these facilities are for use in your spare time only. They are not to interfere with the steady pro- cess of training which alone can make you a real soldier. However, you will | enjoy your hours of recreation all the more because they have been preced- ) years old. For more definite informa- tion ask the library. ed by hours of hard work. The re- creation as well as the work has its Congress has provided that “it shall | way toward insuring clean and health- ; HOME READING COURSE FOR CITIZEN SOLDIERS Thirty daily lessons offcred to men selected for service in Na- tional Army as practical help in getting started in the right way. .No attempt is made to give binding rules or directions, the course be- These lessons are issued by the War Depart- ment which reserves right to reprint. place in the general plan for turning out an efficfent army of self-reliant citizen soldiers in the quickest possible, time, DOING HIS BIT | | | ADAM LITKE. The enlistment of Adam Litke in the regular army was a perfect dem- onstration of the patriotism shown by the boys In the wars of '76 and '6le They offered their services for the sake of democracy when they were yet in their early 'teens. So it is with young Litke. He is only 16 and one of the youngest boys in the United States to respond to the call to the colors. Litke enlisted April 23, 1917, at | Fort Slocum with the coast artillery of the regular army. At present he is stationed in Panama, as is his brother Pmil, who also a member of the | coast artillery of the regular army. _ The young soldier is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Litke of 306 East St. COMMUNICATED “FOOD KICKER” RIDICULED. - Eight Loyal Sons of Uncle Sam Resent Statements Made by Disgruntled «Rookie.” Fort Ethan Allen, Burlington, Vt., Aug. 21, ¥917. To the Editor of the Herald: In regard to the article which ap% peared in your valuable paper, Satur- day, Aug. 18, a few statements were! made which the New Britain boys lo- cated at Fort Ethan Allen wish to have contradicted in the columns of the Herald. Regarding the statement made by the author of Saturday’s article, “that the food served here is very poor,” will say that the author of the article 18 not in any manner qualified to voice: any sentiments on the food, as, in the: fourteen days that he has been here, he has eaten but one meal at the fort, the rest being secured at a nearby res- taurant. The rest of the boys have eaten all their meals here and find no fault whatever with the food, and wy wish the readers of Saturday’s articl {to know that the disapproval of the food voiced by the writer of said ar- ticle is confined to himself and is but the opinion of one individual. We also wish to inform them that there was no meeting called by said individual to diseuss the civic life ox, political activities of New Britain. Neither are we Interested in the ‘“Honorable Mayor’s’” political ambi- tions, nor have we ever referred to him.| as “George, the best Mayor New Brit- ain ever had.” No doubt but what the days are very long for the author of that ar- ticle, because as yet he has not been accepted; but to the boys who are drilling and studying first aid work the days are very short. Hoping that this will find space in the columns of your paper, and thanking you in advance for your kind favor, we remain, Yours in the best of health, L. W. BRYANT, J. L. HASSAN, G. F. SPOONER, H. C. KEMMERER, E. W. JOHNSON, CHAS. R. SELTZER, C. E. JOHNSON, JACK H. HORWITZ, PETER DALENA. ot Bothered. (Boston Globe.) The Slum Visitor—I should you’'d be afraid to live here. no fire escape. The Slum Dweller—I don’t need one, lady. Whenever the cops come’ up after me I make my getaway over. the roof. think, Thereif