New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 23, 1917, Page 9

The early birds will get the pick of B lot of Summer suits that have been reduced in price. Not a regular sale, but better yet, peme of our best suits which been broken up in sizes are closed out at $5 to $8 less than the regular prices. You are sure to find your size and A pattern you will like at a great sav- Ing, But come early. CLOTHINGC S NEW BRITAIN, CONK. Y. M. C. A. MEN JOIN NAVY. Carlson in Reserve Force, Farrell in Regulars. Acting Physical Director Carl G. Anderson and Acting Membership Sec- retary Ralph V. Farrell of the local Y. M. C. A. have joined the mnavy. Carlson jaining the reserve forces and Farrell the regular navy. The men are substituting this summer for Warren Slater and James C. Gripp, wno are at the marine camp at Quan- tico. In order to qualify as a seaman Mr. Farrell was obliged to undergo an oOperation. Mr. Carlson went to New Haven this week for his examination and passed. He is now awaiting orders to repart. LBAVING FOR PLATTSBURGH Albert A. Buell of this city, a mem- ber of the naval reserves stationed in New Haven, is in town today making preparations to leave tomorrow for the Reserve Officers’ Training Camp at Plattsburg. Although enlisted in the navy as a seaman, Mr. Buell has obtained a leave of absence from the naval authorities permitting him to attend the army training camp and Ehould he receive a commission in the army he will be given his permanent discharge from the navy. TWO DECLARED DESERTERS. The police have received notifica- tion that two New Britain boys have been declared deserters. Through Mayor George A. Quigley Command- er M. E. Trench of the U. S. S. St. Louis has declared Wm. C. Wearne of this city a deserter siffce August 20. Robert F. Raymond, a member of Company E, First Connecticut Infan- try, has also been declared a deserter according to information received by the police from New Haven. HART—BELL NUPTIALS. According to announcement made today, Dr. James J. Hart, M .D., in- tern at the New Britain General Hos- pital, was married at Port Chester, | N. Y. on July 17 to Miss Rhoda Bell of Corning, N. Y., a pupil nurse at the same hospital. Bgth young peo- ple were well known and popular among their associates in New Britain. AVARNED OFF GARDENS, Owners of home gardens have been notified hy the police not to be on the premises of the gardens after 8 o'clock in the evenirg. Just what the police intend to do has not been given out, but it is expected that a warm re- coption is awaiting any prowlers or thievés who appear at the gardens. ("mLD FALLS FROM VERANDA. According to reports from the rela- tives of James Chanci, 3 years old, who fell from a veranda at the home of his parents in the yard of the City Coal and Wood company yesterday and = severely injured his head, chances for his recovery are good. _.STRUCK OFFICERS; MUST DIE. Paris, Aug. 23.—The severity of the French military laws is indicated by the action of a court martial sitting at Naptes, which has just sentenced to death a soldier named Jean Le- gouale. The sentence was imposed for striking an officer and gendarme with a leather strap when they at- tempted to prevent the soldier from shouting revolutionary cries as his train passed through a railroad sta- tion. FRENCH SHIPPING LOSSES. Paris, Aug. 23.—On the week ended Aughst 19, fiv 4,600 tons or more were sunk by Mines or submarines, according to the week: report. Four vessels 1,600 tons were sunk. No ghips were destroyed. Three By submarin i attacks DIE At New London, Conn., Au- gust twenty-second, Belle Wood, wife of Giles L. Reynolds of Phila- delphia. Funeral services at late rcsidence, 41 Fremont St.,, New ,London, Friday, the 24th, at 11 &, m. Interment at New Britain, Conn. have | | being 'HARTFORD DEATHS HIGHEST IN STATE Bridgeport Second, New Haven Third and Waterbury Fourth The number of deaths in the state during July was 1,553, making an average death rate of 14.7, as com- pared with "16.3, the death rate for 1916, according to the August issue of the Health Bulletin, published by the state department of health. Of these 253 died of communicable dis- eases and 252 were deaths under one year of age. The rate of deaths per thousand births was 84 per cent. The number of births in Hartford during the month of June exceeded the number of deaths by 106, there being 323 births and 217 deaths. Marriages for the same month totalad 243. New Haven led for the month with 298 marriages, while Bridgeport was second with 274. Hartford was third with 243 and Waterbury trailed along with 151. Hartford had the largest number of deaths of the four cities, 217, Bridgeport coming next with 187, New Haven next with 177 and Water- bury last with 112. New Haven again leaps to first place in the nume ber of births, with 421, Bridgeport 381, Hartford 828, ard Waterbury 225. The need of a baby camp is advo- cated by the bulletin. It is considered by this publication that such a camp is a duty, that provision should be made for the' care of infants, so many of whom must live in hot swel- tering tenements amid flles and filth. Another matter which is strongly urged, is that children be taught to swim. The bulletin points out that not only is swmming a healthful ex- ercise, easily learned, but that dur- ing July of this year 46 persons in the state died from drowning, deaths which the bulletin maintains were unnecessary. The economic loss from these deaths is felt to be far in ex- cess of what the cost would be, of providing publc swimming instruc- tors. BURLESON FLAYS SEDITIOUS PAPERS ; i Postmaster Generals Charges Full | Force on “The Masses” and Tom ‘Watson. ‘Washington, D. C., Aug. 23.—The French steamships of | under | fishing | her | Masses, a socialist magazine pub- lished in New York, was denounced by Postmaster General Burleson in a communication to the senate vester- day as a leader in organized propa- ganda to discourage enlistments, pre- vent subscriptions to the Liberty Loan and obstruct the draft act. He men- tioned the Jeffersonian, of which | Thomas E. Watson is editor, as in |- the same class. Mr. Burleson declined to give more specific reasons for barring ‘the Masses from the mails, saying such | information was in compatible with | the public interest. In response to | the senate, resolution of inquiry, pre- sented by Senator Hardwick, tho postmaster general wrote to Senator Bankhead, chairman of the post office committee, saying:i— “From matter received by this de- partment from various sections of the country, I find that there is an organized propaganda to discredit and handicap in every way tha govern- .ment in the prosecution of this war with the clear and unmistakable pur- pose of defeating the objects for which the government {s spendng millions of dollars, and probaby will be called upon to sacrifice thousands of lives. “The publications forming a part of this propaganda in many cases so gnard their utterances as the editors think will keep~”them out of prison. They are nevertheless united in pub- lishing the same class of matter whether it be true or half true or wholly false and are daily accomplish- ing results clearly in violation of the espionage law. “Common among these publications stand the Masses and the Jeffersonian. Their respective editors are leaders in the movement. Their writings and speeches are quoted with approval by the press of this character throughout the country, as well as in circular matter emanating from the same source. “Publications of this class have from week to week contended that the so-called draft act recently passed by | Congress is unconstitutional, and un- der the pretence of legitimate argu- ment, have actually discouraged en- | listments, obstructed the execution of | the draft act and prevented subscrip- | tions to the bonds issued to raise mon- ey to carry on the war.” BRITISH LOSSES | INCREASE Fiftecen Vessels of More Than 1,600 Tons and Three of Iess Sunk by Submarines'in Week. London, Aug. 23.—The number of British merchantmen sunk by sub- marines or mines in the last week was only slightly larger than the pre- viaus week, when a considerable fall- ing off was noted. According to the official statement fifteen vessels of more than 1,600 tons were sunk, and three vessels of less than 1,600 tons, in addition to two fishing vessels, as compared with fourteen large vessels the previous week, two small vessel: and three fishermen. The Admiralty statement says Arrivals, 2,838; sailings, 2,764. British merchantmen sunk by mines or submarinesover 1,600 tans, in- cluding one previously, 15; under 1,600 tons, 3. British merchantmen unsuccessfully attacked, Including two previously, 12. British fishermen sunk, 2, y NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1917. DEATHS ‘AND FUNERALS. Joseph S. Bennett. The funeral of Joseph S. Bennett of 154 Lincoln strect was held at his late home at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Rev. Louis Malverin of Peabody, Mass., officlated and burial wag in Cedar Hill cemetery, Hartford, The pall bearers were John W. Lockett, Edward W. Bennett, Josaph M. Halloran and Claude Lerbux, representing the EIks, and George H. Dyson, William K. Henry, Willlam Warner and Frank Doran, representing Centennial Lodge, Masons. G. L. Reynolds. G. L. Reynolds, who formerly lived in this city for a period of 25 years, died in New London yesterday morn- ing. The funeral will be held in New London tomorrow, but burial will be in Fairview cemetery. The funeral cortege coming here by automobile. \ PERSONALS Mrs. Patrick Grifin and daughter, Anna, are spending their vacation at Morris Cove. Miss - Kathryn Campbell of East Main street will leave Saturday for a sojourn in the Berkshires. Mrs. J. Peebles and Miss K. Calla- han fleft today for New York, where they will attend the fall. millinery openings, City Items The police have been informed that two gold watches were stolen from the Central garage on Main street yes- terday, A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. James Riley of 70 Talcott street at the New Britain General hospital this morning. The baseball games scheduled for the interplayground league this after- noon have been postpored until to- morrow afternoon on account of rain. Dr. Benzion Mosenson, principal of the gymnasium, which is the equiva-" lent of a high school, at Jaffa, Pal- estine will speak at Talmud Torah hall, Sept. 2 at 8 oclock in the eve- ning. The canning demonstration classes which have been conducted by the Chamber of Commerce ended August 21. Members desiring to obtain their canned goods can do so by applying at the rooms of the organization in Sovereigns block next Monday after- noon. PAPER FOR SOLDIERS. Journal of News May Be Published in French Trenches. Washington, Aug. 23.—Suggestions are made to the war department as to the advisability of establishing in | the American army area abroad sol- | dier newspapers to furnish the men with a brief resume of home news as well as publishable facts about what is going on in France. pers of this character are distributed in the French and British lines, American troops will be far from BARUCH OFF EXCHANGE Member of War Industries Board Sells Seat in Stock Exchange to Prevent Gossip of Speculation, New York, Aug. 23.—Bernard M. Baruch, member of the war industries board, who for years has been known as one of the mist successful stock market traders in Wall St. has sold his seat on the exchange it became known today. It is presumed he sold his seat in order to disgssociate himself with all speculation while a member of the government board. DEVONIAN SUNK Leyland Ydner Which Sailed for Eu- rope July 28, Destroyed, Prcsum- bly by Submarine. Boston, Aug. 23.—The Leyland liner Devonian, which left an Atlantic port on July 28, has been sunk, nre- sumably by a Germnan submarine. Cficers or the line toian- confirmed the report that ths vessel was lost, but stated they had received no word as to the safety of thie crew. NEW YORK NEARS END. Only 8,374 Men Needed to Complete Draft Quota. New York, Aug. 23.—The first of- ficial figures of the draft here, which do not include 23 of the 189 exemp- tion boards, show that 122,257 young men have been examined and that of this number 82,493 have been de- clared physically qualified, of whom 62,690 claimed exemption. Roscoe Conkling, deputy attorney general in charge of the draft, said it is estimated that but 8,374 men were needed to complete the quota of 38,621 for ‘the city. Fifty-six boards have Hlled. their quotas. VILLA KIDNAPS GIRLS. Thirty Young Woiuen Oarried Away by Bund-ts. El Paso, Texas, Aug. 23—Sweeping from the Durango Mountains, Fran- ¢'sco Villa, at the head of 1,000 ban- dits, raided small hamlets in the vicinity of Santa Barbara and car- ried off more than 30 young Mexican girls, according to information re- ved here. When the bandits er- tered the settlemeni: Villa gave his officers rcimission to select any girl they wanted. Y g girls were torn from tneir caothers, placed on horseback and carriec away. The bandits alsy took all arms and ammunition and virtu- ally all provisions in the Santa Bar- bara district. POLISH REGIMENT RESIGNS. | Officers and Mcn Sent to Gallicia to Be Dispanded. Copenhagen, Aug. —The officers and men of the first regiment of Po- lish legion have resigned in a body. The commander has published an order accepting the resignations and | sending the regiment to Galicia to be Trench pa- | but | home and hear little of what is going | on in the United States until Ameri- can newspapers arrive at the front. One suggestion is that the train- ing camp activities committee and a public committee operate to aid in publication and distribution in the American camps and lines in France of a daily bulletin containing tele- graphic briefs from the United States as well as sporting and other items from the camps themselves, STRIKE SITUATION DISCUSSED. ‘Washington, Aug. 23.—The general strike situation throughout the coun- try was discussed today at a confer- ence between President Wilson and President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor. Mr. Gompers declined to discuss it further than to say that labor's just demands were laid before the presidéht and that he had been assured that the rights of labor would be cared for. SCHOOL BOYS TO HARVEST CROP Woburn, Mass., Aug. 23—The school committee of this city has postponed the, opening of the public schools from the first week in September to October 1, in order that farmers may have the sdrvices of schoolboys during thé har- vest season. RE-MUSTER OF HOME GUARDS. New Haven, Aug. 23.—It was an- nounced here that Home Guards in the state must be re-mustered during four days beginning on September 4. The state military emergency board, it is vnderstood, desires a complete aud uniform muster-in. GERMAN GIRLS CALLED HOME. Basle, Switzerland, Aug. 23.—Nu- merous girls employed in Switzerland as nurses and servants, have received an official call to return home for harvest work. German FILM CO. PLANT DESTROYED, Providence, Aug. 23.—The plant of the Eastern Film company located near Roger Willlams Park, was de- stroyed by fire today, the loss being estimated at $100,000. l 1 in bonds of $1,000, disbanded. SOLD LIQUOR TO SOLDIERS. Hartford, Aug. 23.—Charged with selling intoxicating liquor to United States soldiers, Harry W. Hill of Waterbury, was arrested by e po- lice of that city on a warrant issued by the United States Commissioner, Richard Carroll. John Revenick also of Waterbury was arrested for fhilure | to register. Both men will be brought | before Commissioner Carroll in this city Friday morning, and if the evi- dence warrants, they will be bound over to the September United States district court in New Haven. SPECTAL DRAFT DRAWING. Hartford, Aug. 23.—With Governor Holcomb in charge, assisted by his new executive secretary, John Buck- ley, and by Frank D. Rood, -chief clerk of the executive department, a special draft of 17 men who failed to register/in time to be included in the first draft, was held at the state capi- tol today. Mr. Rood, to whom the oath was administered by Mr. Buck- ley, drew the numbers, blind-folded. The 17 men were from New Haven, Waterbury, New London, Groton, Stonington and Greenwich. SCOTS KEEP DUES DOWN. Hartford, Aug. 23.—After a long debate by the officer and delegates at the convention of the Royal Clan, Order of Scottish Clans, in this city this morning, on the advisability of increasing the dues that aid might be ziven to the members who serve in the war, and their dependents, it was decided to make no present advance in dues. Instead it was voted to au-. thorize the royal executive commit- tee to levy an assessment to raise money ‘for the Scottish soldiers and sailors fund, if ‘ecmed best. A tele- gram of acknowledgment from Sir Robert L. Borden, premier of Can- ada, of the telegram of loyalty sent Tuesday was read to the convention. SLACKERS DRAFTED INTO ARMY. Providence, Aug. 23.—Immediately after being held by a federal commis- sioner today on a charge of having wilfully evaded the requirements of the selective draft proclamation of the president, John T. Dunn and Adolph F. Yanvar were notified by Adjutant General Abbott that they had been drafted for the new national army. They were ordered to report at the adjutant general's office in person or by mail before 12 o'clock tonight. Both pleaded not guilty and were held They had sur- rendered themselves upon learning that warrants for their arrest were in the hands of the federal authorities. Buy an Indiana truck.—advt. HOW ABOUT A NEW ‘ FALL HAT ? Your straw must be shabby. Let us show you. Steel and Pig Iron Markets The Iron Age says: The president’s announcement of a $2 base on bituminous coal instead of | the concession of a $3 price made by the operators is no surprise, and it does not'furnish the key to the vastly more complicated problem of steel prices. Coke prices, it is to be ex- pected, will be fixed in line with coal, but as the fixing of a low price for cokeg will xot increase the supply and may*®ssen it, the effect on the pig- iron market is yet to be determined. Cheaper coal, however, will mean lower cost in melting and heating operations at ste® works and hence some revision of cost sheets now in the hands of the goverggnent. ‘While the steel trade waits for the government to decide what it will pay for munition and ship steel, and ex- pects that decision soon, the situation as to prices of steel for the Allies and the public is in no respect clearer. The government’s advisers are work- ing to avoid a direct legal issue as to the taking of orders from the Allies, but two developments of the week in- dicate that the situation cannot be al- lowed to drift much longer. The first of these was the practical suspensoin of the activities of the American Iron and Steel Institute's committee on steel, which has been the distributing medium .for govern- ment orders for war and ship steel. The question had been raised whether under the Leveer bill members of this committee could legally take part in negotiating government contracts with their respective companies. The Council of National Defence, to which the steel committee is attached, is satisfied of the legality of present pro- cedure, but an authoritative ruling is still awaited. A second important development was thé holding up of the govern- ment’s orders for 10,000 tons of an- nealed wire and 20,000 tons of wire rods to be furnished to Italy. Half | of this had been accepted by the | manufacfirers at prices to be deter- mined later, with the proviso that the government actually place the order and become responsible for payment. It was found that no appropriation existed which could be drawn upon | to buy steel for a foreign government. | Meantime the needs of the Allies in | various forms of steel are pressing. In the past week the last 15,000- ton lot in a total of about 175,000 tons | of plates and shapes lately given out | by the Shipping Board was placed in | the Chicago district. The next dis- | tribution, which will come later in the year, will involve 400,000 tons for thé Standardized ships which are next in | the board’s program. The American Bridge Co. is to hurry 10,000 tons of fabricated work for the new yard of thé Federal Shipbuilding Co. For the .government’s railroad in France 3,000 more standard gage cars have been placed. The 5,000 cars yet to be bought are expected to be dis- tributed shortly. The 20,000 tons of 25-1b. rails for portable track are still to be ordered and meantime quick delivery is wanted on 1,000 tons of 35-1b. rails for the French line. The French Commission wants 2,- 000 tons of plates and inquiries are noted from Italy for 5,000 to 15,000 tons of 2-mm. to 3-mm. wire, 5,000 tons of 4-in. billets and 10,000 boxes lof &ouble size tin plates. Active inquiries in the week from Japanese sources for wire, chain rods, rivet rods, as well as plates are not taken to mean that early adjustment of the embargo is expected, but rather the testing of prices for weak spots. It is understood that there are some plans for the rolling and storage of considerable tonnages of finished steel of which export is now prohibited. For 1,200 tons of structural size angles for the Far East, delivery in September, a mill was offered 5c. As in previous weeks, the market has shown no significant changes in prices, and in this respect interest has centered in pig iron, scrap and | semi-finished steel. At Pittsburgh offerings of billets and sheet bars have been freer and prices are off $20 to $256 from the highest point reached. Three 1,000-ton lot sales of billets are reported at $80. Large consumers of billets and sheet bars are having steel shipped to them faster than they can use it. Any softening of pig iron prices is usually found in resale transactions. Cases are cropping up in which there was overbuying and not a little South- ern iron has sold at concessions on | this account. Embargoed export iron likewise is coming upon the market | and can only be moved at less than recent prices. The government has placed 10,000 tons additional foundry iron in the Middle West at $35 and an effort is being made to gather up 40,000 tons of Bessemer iron for ex- port to Italy. Buyers of plates are looking for some easing up in prices, in view of the cutting off of rollings for export, and some offerings are reported in the Chicago district, but the conce: sions are scarcely measurable as yet The Aug. 20 advances in freight rates on iron and steel products from Pittsburgh to Eastern points, which | were originally announced as being about 14 per cent. amount to 17 per | cent. to some points. On semi-finished steel and ralls the advance to the | seaboard is 44c. per ton, or from $2.56 50 shs Colt’s Arms 50 shs American Hdw. 50 shs Union Mfg Co. 50 shs L. F. & C. 25 shs Niles - Bement- . Pond 25 shs American Brass 50 shs American Silver 50 shs Billings € Spencer Richter& Co r& ™ . 7 MEMBERS NEW YORK STOOK EXCHANGE. 81 WEST MAIN STREET ....-...........NEW BRITAIN, CONN. TEL. 2040. 20 shs Scovill Mfg. Co.. 50 shs Stanley Works 25shs S. R. & L. - 20 shs Standard Screw 50 shs North & Judd 50 shs Bristol Brass 25 shs Eagle Lock 50 shs Traut & Hine 74 Financial RUSH TO SELL AT THE OPENING HOUR Wall Street Passes Through Another - Day of Depression ‘Wall Street.—Prices tended down- wabd egain at the opentng of tolday's stock market. Recessions were more moderate, but the sclling movement assuméd wider proportions. Shares ol companies likely to como within the scope of the gowdenment's price reavlaticn policy waras most affectpd. Steels, coppers and various shares vielded large fractions to over a point. U. S. ‘Steel wns azains under cspecial presure. losing Iy Fails reacted quite generally, Read- ing losing 2 points and Canadian Pa- cific a int. 1. » became m»>ra ncvere on the enlarged declines of the morning, sales of the first hour approxiamting 800,000 shares. Many active issues registered lowest prices of recent months and some approximated min- imum quotations of the early week o fthe year. Steel declined to low figures. On the curb standard oil issues fell to 6 points. Liberty Bonds were firm at 99.92 to 99.96. Rallies of 1 to 2 points in steels, rails and tobaccos occurred in the re- duced dealings of the early afternoon but specialties were more reactionary. Shorts showed greater caution on signs of support in important stocks. Close—Rails featured the 1 to 3 points rallies of the last hour of all shares except oils, which were weak. The closing was heavy. Sales approximated 300,000 shares. New York Stock Exchange quota- tion furnished by Richter & Co., members of the New York Stock Ex- change, Represented by E. W. Eddy. Aug. 23, 1917 High Low Close 87 86% 87 5% 5% 5y 911 91 72 7014 44 433 .s. 87 6514 ....1003; 993 .116% 115 198% 197 1185 11814 3% 72% 987% 98% 668% 633 68% 675 .114 112 . 35% 35% .162% 1593% 87% 85% 583 57% 54% 531 6713 66 46% 451 109 78 10315 23 26 % .150% 48 Am Beet Sugar Alaska Gold Am Ag Chem Am Car & Fdy C Am Can Am Loco Am Smelting Am Sugar Am Tobacco Am Tel & Tel sraconda Cop . A T 8 Fe Ry Co Baldwin Loco B &O ... Beth Steel Butte Superior Canadian Pacific Central Leather Ches & Ohio .. Chino Copper .. Chi Mil & St Paul. Col F & I Cons Gas . Crucible Steel Del & Hudson Erie Distillers Sec General Electric Goodrich Rub Great Nor pfd 105 Gt Nor Ore Cetfs. 33 Illinois Central ..101% Inspiration, 53% Kansas City so . 19% Kennecott Cop 417% Lack Steel 86 Lehigh Val 59% Max Mot com .., 32 Mex Petrol 95 Natl Lead . o %2 Y Air Brake . 129 . 83 . . 22 YNH&HRR3Y L1013% Gl 52% 03, 35% 162 865 5814 85 59% 31% 93 54 129 8285 22 31y 101% 101% | 116% 1161 | 52 52 2% T2 T2% finished steel the new Philadelphia %8 Nor Pac Norf & West . Penn R R Peoples Gas points, | i | whose future is closely linked to that 67% 26% 86 8634 ..10234 94 27 56 527 185 1353 130 | Pressed Steel Car . Ray Cons Reading 2o Rep I & S com Rep I & S pfd So Pac 5 So Ry So Ry pf Studebaker . Texas Oil | Union Pac . | United Fruit Utah Cop U 8 Rub Co U S Steel U S Steel pfd | Westinghouse ‘Western Union Willys Overland LOCAL STOCKS (Furnished by Richter & Co.) Below are the closing quotatiogs: American Brass .. » 306 American Hardware ..... 132 Billings & Spencer ... 98 Bristol Brass 58 | Colt's Arms ... 95 Eagle Lock 80 North & Judd 4 New Britain Machine . Peck, Stow & Wilcox . Standard Screw, ‘com. . | Stanley Rule & Level . Stanley Works . Traut & Hine Union Mfg. Co. Niles, Bement, Pond, Scovill Mfg. Co. .. | i com. When Spain Makes Up Her Mind, | (New Haven Journal-Courier) No one seems to know what i8 { ing on in Spain unless it is Count Romanones. ' The army, the . ni | the minor officials of the government and the industrial workers are & |'growling and lying uneasily in bed that clericals and corrupt politici: have made for them. Occasional r ports of disturbances reach this coung try, enough to indicate that Iberian peninsula is swiftly becom ing volcanic. An uprising, en up4 heaval is forecast. ] Not the least disturbing element the German one. More than 80,008 Germans are estimated to be actiw in behalf of the imperial governme { They have bought newspapers spread propoganda as ingeniously they have'everywhere else In th world. Many liberal papers, supports} ing the allies, have been suppressed. Meetings denouncing the governmen have “been held repeatedly. Spanish] ships have been sunk by U-boats, and the cry of intervention by Spain ha# been more insistent. Trade with the United States has leaped by many millions, and the fear that neutral Spain would suffer a loss of this nec- essary intercourse, has had its effect. When the people starve ‘the rumbles of revolution increase. Y If Germany could have persuaded Spain to go into the war with her, between them they might have | crushed France any time these three { vears. But Spain was not to be] i caught. On the other hand, if Spain| now ecnters the war on the side of! | the allics, her force of several hum: ! dred thousand men, available befors| ! those of the United States, mighs | { wicld the stroke to make the kalser’s mustache droop. North America | | looks with great interest to Spain. South America has long looked to Spain as the mother country. Al- ready Brazil and Bolivia have de< clared for intervention, and now Ar- gentine favors the step. Shall Spain, ! | i of the Americas, as well as to Africa, falter? They say that Count de Ro= manones, Spain’s great liberal states- man, knows the answer, and that the | glorious Spanish nation, dwakening from its long lethrgy, stands proudly beckoning him to lead the way. Quick Action in' Kaneds. ° (Kansas City Star). The unwilling Reno county cler! who put in a bill for $105 for work on the draft registration also had the nerve to call Governor Capper on the telephone Monday night and protest against the publicity he was gett! The governor thouzht it might be some trouble to get another long dis- rate is 18.5c. per 100 Ib. or 26c higher while the New York rate is advanced from 16.9c to 19.5c. Connecticut Trust an trustworthy service, to act a Executor or Administrator. CAPITOL $750,000. M. H. WHAPLES, Pres't. ‘(..o $3 in the case of Philadelphia. On tance connection as good as the one he had right then and fired him on the spo d Safe Deposit Co. A STRONG, RELIABLE CORPORATION organized and qualified through years of efficient, s Conservator, Guardian, SURPLUS $750,000 Connecticut Trust and Safe Deposit Co. HARTFORD, UONN, i~