New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 31, 1917, Page 8

¥ F' Britain Herald. L WB!TSIPIQ—XNO COMPANY. 1y (Sunday excepted) at 4:15 p. m., 4 Buyllding, 67 Church St. 8t tle Post Offce at New Britain ‘Becond Mall Matter. By carrier to any part of the city § Sents a week, 65 cents a month. for paper to be sent by mail, in advance, 60 cents a month, Foar. Drofitable advertising medium In . Circulation books and press B open to advertisers. will be found on_sale at Hota News Stand, 42nd St. and Broa By, New York City; Board “Walk, A Oy, and Hartford Depot. TELEPHONE CALLS. Office .. 1 Rooms The Flag! speaks sublimity, and every \has & volce. Its stripes of nate red and white proclaim original union of thirteen to maintain the declaration indepenudence. White, for ty; red, for valor; blue, for CHAS. SUMNER. WE GIX ¥ THANKS. have this m.ch to be thankful “It was not a passenger train ymashed to pleces early this fng in front of the railroad sta- ‘We have also to be thankful fhe accident occurred when there few, if any, of the travelling C wnmng‘tor trains. BLANKS AND SMOKES. se the citizens’ committee has d its plans for an elaborate oft for the local quota of the pational army is no reason why shculd be allowed to ebb. is another, and probably a bet- Ay of remembering our soon to parted brethern. A tobacco fund peen started today with the two newspapers as headquarters for ceipts,—money or merchandise, Qur boys who .will go in train- It Ayer, Mass., - next week we will r in the sweetest joy of a sol- life, “smokes.”” What with the iy that has been thus far donated ltobacco -fund will probably be PBritain’s ' biggest achievement. on ‘the subject of our soldier wé must not farget to complete st of names of those already in anks. Keep the two things in | —blanks and smokes. D, BUT NOT DEFEATED. ving proposed, in substance, that pelligerent nations of the world n to the status quo ante bellum, having been apprized of the fact there is not the remotest chance e nations of the world following a program, His Holiness the b has before him now the clear- easoning of the President of the ed States a concensus of d-widg opinion. It is, in short, simple declaration: *‘There can 0 peace with the House of Ho- bollern.”” That, again, does not ge that there can be no peace Germa.ny. There can be peace the German people. We are not ng them. The world is not bing them. Yet four-fifths of the 4 is aligned against the military kers who hold the whip over the nan people. is a pity the message of Pres- lt Wilson, the answer to the Vat- bs peace proposals, cannot be bminated in its original form ughout the German Empire. It crying shame that each and every , woman and child in the German bire cannot take this message and y it over carefully. It is a sad mentary on things in general that good people of Germany cannot n their homes and go over, word word, the terrible indictment the lsident of the United States has de- ed against an unscrupulous auto- government. Cotld this be e, and could the Germdan people o realize the importance of the ers now united against their “mis- resentatives’’ there would be short ift of the Hohenzollerns and all meanness and despicableness that characterized their reign. The use of Hohenzollern would be sent i-mell to the place “Marse” Henry tterson has. continually . consigned m, and then-fhere would be peace earth and #ood will towards men. 1] the Kaiser and his cohorts are ten rid of, either by the German bple themselves or by a great out- e force, there can be no. hope for o,—that is, alasting peace. There y be a truce, an armistice, a tem- ary laying down of arms; but civ- ation wants no breathing spell as c in his inspired answer to the That had been done many times before, and very ably. There is not an enlightened man the world today, outside of Germany, who does not know why the United States entered the conflict. There is not a woman or child, war Pope. in man, unless con- nected with the propaganda leveled to disrupt Qublic opinion in this country, who does not know why we are fight- ing. And, although the President merely skimmed over these things, there is one pertinent part of his mes- sage which deserves more than -pass- ing attention. It is: ‘‘The object of this war is to deliver the free peo- ples of the world from the menace and the actual power of a vast mil- itary establishment controlled by an irresponsible government, which, hav- ing secretly planned to dominate the world, proceeded to carry the plan! out without regard either to the sa- cred obligations of treaty or the long established practices and long cher- | ished principles of international ac- tion and honor—which chose its own time for the war—delivered its blow flercely and suddenly, stopped barrier, either of law or of mercy; swept a whole continent within the tide of blood—not the blood of sol- diers only, but the blood of innocent women and children also and of the helpless poor, and now stands balked but not defeated, the enemy of four- fifths of the world. This power is not the German people. It is the ruthless master of the German peo- ple. It is no business of ours how that great people came under its con- trol or submitted with temporary zest to the domination of its purpose; but it is our business to see to it that the history of the rest of the world is no longer left to its handling.” That is the part of the President’s message which should be before every Gemman eye. We are at .war with a Power which is not the German peo- Ple, but “the ruthless master of the German people.” How, when or why the German people came under the sinister influence -of these military masters is of no concern at the mo- ment. How they like their form of At Very Made with yoke shirred on waist, full skirt with high waist effect and fancy shirring and contrasting collar and cuffs. SILK POPLIN DRESSES - $11.98 Made with full skirt and fold at bottom. 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Another has a box pleated skirt with wasit buttoned in front and deep shawl collar of self and inlaid satin, also wide belt with buckle in front. = $22.00 COATS AT $ l 0'00 su:\;mx} sxm'rs $7 '98 Come in serges, velours, jer- Come in satin duchess and seys and polins with large col- taffeta with full shirred back lar and patch pockets. and belt and patched pockets. Our Restaurant is an ideal place for a light lunch, a cup of tea or substantial re- past, HARTFORD government is no business of ours. ‘What the German people like and what they do not like has nothing to do with the case. This, though, is our business: to see to it that the iron hands of the Kaiser and his bloqd-thirsty crew do not fall heavily upon the shoulders of civilization out- slde the German Empire. One fifth of the world may submit to the trine of Divine Rights, if it four-fifths of the world will fight that they may remain free. If the German people understood these things as we understand them there would be little doubt as to the duration of .the war. But the Ger- man people do ot understand. Their it has been deemed necessary to send Kansas men to a college of oratory.— Topeka Capital. Discipline and setting-up exercises will make the slacker a self-respeot- ing soldier. it in.—Wall Street Journal. One lesson this war teach us before we get through with it 1s that the individual doesn’t amount to so much in the general scheme of things as he thought he did.—Ohio State Jaurnal. is going doc- will; With the tightening up of the em- bargo on steel and iron the Germans will be getting only what is handed to them by Haig and Petain.—Port- There is no need to ruh‘ to | HOME READING COURSE FOR CITIZEN SOLDIERS Thirty daily lessons offered 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 bindinz rules or directions, the course be- ing informal in tone. Thesc lessons arc issued by the War Depart- ment which reserves right to reprint. SERVICE—IL. (Preceeding lessons: 1. Your Post of Honor. 2. Making God as a Soldier. 8. Nine Soldierly Qualities. 4. Get- ting Ready for Camp. 7. Your Judge Advocate General's Department, Engineer Corps, and Signal Corps. The other three staff branches which all direotly touch every soldier are the Medical Department, li “Always “‘Kayser” $10.00 value. on sale). 9 NEW VOILE BLOUSES. Attractive models, rea- sonably priced at $1.98 and $2.98 each The McMillan Store, Inc Reliable” MANY SHOPPING ATTRACTION HERE SATURDAY Store Closed All Day Monday, Labor Day A Manufacturer’s Sale of Silk Coats These popular Silk Coats we offer in this Special Sale in a large range of colors, every Silk Coat a real Special Sale Price $7.98 each. See our window display. (Now PUSSY WILLOW TAFFETA BLOUSES, Special at $3.98 each. White, flesh and black. Values to $1.98. WOMEN’S WASH Georgette Crepe Blouses Values that surpass anything we have ever been able to offer at these popular prices. Special for Sat- urday, $3.98 and $4.98 each. WHITE WASH SKIRTS, reduced to 98c each. DRESSES—AII of our bet- ter grade Dresses reduced to $398 each. WOMEN’S THREAD SILK HOSE, Value $1.50. Special Saturday $1.15 pair. Silk clocked, embroid- ered boot and fancy striped Silk Hose, in this ruthless master, or masters, will not let them understand. The German people have been taught to believe they are fighting for their very exist- ence; that those opposed to their gov- ernment in this war have but the land Oregonian. An Italian aviation expert declares that before the war is over huge war- planes will be flying across the At- laptic. Well here’s hoping they will all be going east.—Pittsburgh Post. Health. 8. Marching and Care of Feet. 9. Your Equipment and Arms. 10. Recreation in Camp. 11. Play- ing the Game. 12. Teamwork in the Army. 13. Grouping Men Into Teams. 14. The Team Leaders. 15. Fighting Arms of the Service. 16. Staff Branches of the Service—I.) Quartermaster Special Sale. Corps, and Ordnance Department. The Medical Department works Silk Hosiery Selling, Saturday of Extraordinary Importance WOMEN’S FIBRE SILK HOSE in white and colors. Also Thread Sitk Hose, fash- ioned all sizes, in black and - white. Saturday 59c pair. Value 65¢ and 75c along two distinct lines: First, it tries to keep everyone in the Army in good health, and for this purpose keeps close watch of the cleanliness of camp and buildings, of the quality and cook- ing of food, and the like; second, it one object in mind, the complete sub- jugation of the German people; that the Allies,—and especially England,— want nothing more nor less than thel pleasure of destrqying the German Empire. President Wilson, in his message to Rome, has branded this falsehood where it stands. He has said: “We seek no material advan- tage of any kind. * * * Punitive damages, the dismemberment of em- pires, the establishment of selfish and exclusive economic leagues we deem inexpedient and in the end worse than futile, no proper basls for a Dpeace of any kind, least of all for an en- during peace.” And the President of the United States has spoken for the entire world outside of Germany. No one except Germany wants any ma- terial advantage. 1f the German peo- ple could realize this we might have peace before Christmas. So long as the Imperial Government stan®s balked but not defeated there is no ray of light out of the darkness. Never before this year has the world been able to see anvthing pretty in overalls, but now there‘are many of her—Chicago News. COMMUNICATED. DEFENDS THE PRESIDENT. Writer Takes Exception to Remarks Made by Champion of Suffrage Cause. To the Editor of The Herald: . Always leave it to a suffragette to go on a tirade of abuse of everything that is not directly sympathetic to “the cause.” I noticed that this is even true of New Britain exponents of equal rights. And I had thought they were somewhat different from the common or garden variety of these pestiferous women. : I am not opposed to woman suf- frage. On the contrary, I believe that the sooner the United States of Amer- ica grants suffrage to women the bet- ter off.will be the United States of Amerjca. Tt is somewhat like a mar- ried man continually refusing his wife some ‘request. His life will be made miserable until she gets what she wants. It is the way of wemen the world over. fThey are sometimes like a lot of overgrown kids. And, vet, T nust say all women do not want the suffrage. That is the strange part the whole affair. A few of the After surviving some of the fare- well parties provided for them by solicitous friends, candidates for com- missions in the army should fear nothing the Boche can produce. AND FANCIES, the licity and lime light; old-fashioned mothers and wives are .clinging closely to the home tles. « Your two column and a half effu- sion, contributed by a fire-eater for the ‘“‘cause,’” was rather interesting in spots, although it did contain some evidences of un-Americanism and un- patriotic remarks about our great president, Woodrow Wilson. * This is no time for treason. As brevity is the soul of wit, all I wish to say further is that Woodrow Wilson will be known to history when his defamers’ tombstones are withered and decayed. Yours very sincerely, OSCAR- M. JOHNSON. August 30, 1917. notoriety are oat in AC 3 i No pit remains for the wheat spe ulator except the bottomless one.— New York Sun. yet feel some regtret socialism.— Germany may that she ever invented ‘Washington Star. Evidently there has been a revival of the what-are-we-here-for and where-was-I-at Senator—Atlanta Con stitution. The picketing suffragists about the White House could not be more happily zealous were they actually paid by the “antis"—New York World. QUESTION AND ANSWER. Now that his father has discarded —_— Cry-Baby. herein the would-be conquerors of world might rest and then go again for more destruction. [President Wilson did not have to the American objecty of this| first time in the the German family name, should not the Prince of Wales tle a can to his “Ich Dien” motto?—Cleveland Plain Dealer. To the Editor of The Herald: In a communicated article in your paper yesterday I noticed this ques- tion: Kansas isn't what it was. For the “If you had twin babies to feed in nf,l ; i ters” who ace looking for a little puh- but I notice that the good | The Staff branches reviewed in the preceding lesson are the General Staff Corps, Adjutant Generals Department, Inspector General's Department, provides ambulances, hospitals, and medical service for the proper care of sick or wounded men. The Medical Department includes the Dental Corps, the Hospital Corps, and the Nurse Corps. Its officers are experienced ysicians who have passed rigid ex- aminations. Its enlisted men are chiefly engaged in the difficult and of- ten dangerous work of rescuing the wounded and transporting them to field and base hospitals. Just as every man in the Army car- ries intrenching tools so that he may protect himself without the help of the Engineer Corps when necessary, s0 he also carries a “first-aid packet”, so that he may in an emergency per- form some of the duties of the Medical Department. Every soldier learns how to give dressing and treatment to his own wounds when he is able to do so, and how to assist wounded | comrades until men from the Medical Department arrive. Mcdical Department Efficlency. i The Medical Department of the | American Army is regarded as one of | the bost in the world. A soldier may feel assured he will receive every pos- sible attention in case of need. The percentage of recoveries from wounds in the hospitals manned by Americans during the FBuropean War has been | excoptionally high. The Quartermaster business rhanager of the Army. It | furnishes food, clothing, and most kinds of equipment; provides horses and mules; arranges for transporta- tion: takes charge of money; buys i supplies; pays troops; and keeps on " hand stores of supplies. The importance of all this work can hardly be overstated. Napoleon said “An army travels on its belly” mean- ing that soldiers must be well fed and well supplied if they are to fight ef- < fectively. This is even more necessary today than it was in Napoleon’s time. In modern warfare the scale of fight- ing and the quantities of supplies are so tremendous that the duties of the Quartermaster Corps are multiplied beyond any previous experience. The officers of the Quartermaster Corps must be able business men. Many of them have- held important business positions. Enlisted men of the corps are skilled in such occupations ;as blacksmithing, painting, driving teams and trucks, baking bread, and the like. Work of Ordnance Department. Of the same general character is the work of the ordnance department, which furnishes the guns, ammunition other waited patiently, which would get the bottle first?” As there was no answer given, I presume the writer meant that the baby which ‘“carried on’ more like the militant suffragists would get the bottle. Am I right? CURIOUS. DOING HIS BIT Corps is the DOING HIS BIT. JAMES PRATT ROGERS. After breaking into the military game by serving for several months at the border last summer with Troop B, James Pratt Rogers took the ex- amination for the officers’ tralning camp at Plattsburg last spring- and passed. At the close of the camp a few weeks ago he received a commis- sion as second lieutenant in the field artillery. Rogers is the son of Mrs. D. O. Rogers of 24 Camp street and is one of the best known younmg men in ! town. He is a graduate of the local ‘high school and of Williams college. He aso has & brother, who is a mem- ber of the officers’ reserve corps at history .of-#he -lhttphg_ night and-one howled while.the | Williams college. and other supplies needed for fight- ing. Several times during the-pres— Value 35c. Value 75c. each. Gloves, Neckwear and Veils MEN’S FIBRE SILK SOX. Special at 25¢ pair. MEN’S THREAD SILK SOX. Special at 65¢ pair. Black, White and Two-tone Silk Effects. SILK GLOVES 59¢, 75¢, 89c pair. DAINTY NECKWEAR 49c, 98c to $1.69 each. SHETLAND and NOVELTY VEILS 59¢ to 98¢ Dept.) FIBRE SILK HAND BAGS, all colors. Special 98¢ each. Two-tone knitted silk combination with knitted silk cords and tassel. (On sale at Sweater Clearance Prices. FOR HOLIDAY TRAVEL See our line of Trunks, Bags and Suit Cases at ent war whole 'armies have been forced to retreat or have suffered se- verely because of the lack of muni- tions. The quantity of ammunition used daily is enormous. During the French offensive of June, 1917, 12,- 600,000 shots were fired from artillery guns. In the actual theater of war the ammunition service is under the con- trol of the fleld artillery. Bringing up supplies of ammunition to troops and to batteries in action is one of the most essential of all duties on the bat- tlefleld. The wagons or trucks carry- ing ammunition must be driven when necessary within easy reach of the fir- ing line. Sometimes there is an op- portunity here for the display of re- sourcefulness and courage far above the ordinary requiremets of the serv- ice. At the second battle of Ypres in April, 1915, the Third Battery in the Third Brigade of the Canadian Field Artillery galloped into positions with- in a few hundred yards of the Ger- man front, where they did gallant work fighting against overwhelming odds to hold back the enemy’s on- slaught. After a time it became ne- cessary to bring up high explosive shells. One of the Canadian gunners tells how they were brought: “The ammunition wagon containing them came galloping across the open fleld under a heavy fire, the men lash- ing their horses and yelling like mad. The horses were simply crazed. Some of-them. had begn hit with bullets, and : when they neared our guns the men could not stop them. It looked as though they.would go right on to the | German lines. There was only one thing to do: The rider of the leading ¥ horses drew his revolver and shot ithem dead. They went down. with the other horses and men and the wagon rolling over and over them. With the high explosive shells we tore the trees ! to bits and left the whole place open; ithen our infantry, quickly following jup the advantage, drove the Teutons | back."” . A The Fighting Team. { When the three fighting arms and the nine staff corps are all brought | what we may call “the fighting team’. | together under one control they form | This is the team in which you and every other soldier must be ready to play your part. The smallest unit in which all these i branches of. the service is represented’ is known as a division. Under present regulations an Infantry division 1is made up of three Infantry brigades; one brigade of Field Artillery; sne regiment of Cavalry; one regiment of Engineers: one battalion of Signal Corps; one squadron of airplanes; to- gether with fleld trains and combat trains carrving rations, baggage, am- ¢ | munition, and all kinds of supplies. A division, therefore, is in itself a com- plete small army. When at full strength it includes 28,334 officers andj men. A fleld army is made up of |aumber -0 such, Al b