New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 5, 1917, Page 6

Britain Heralfl. LD PUBLIsHING comFANT. Proprietors. M datly (Sunday excepted) at 4:15 p. m., it Herald Bullding, 67 Church St. ed at tae Post Office at New Britaln [#8 Second Class Mall Matter. Tered by carrier to any part of the city 15 cents a week, 65 cents a month. for paper to be sent by mall, ible In advance, 60 cents a month. & year. ly profitable advertisinz medium in C Circulation books and press alwavs open to advertisers. Herald will be found on sale at Hota- ing's News Stanq, 42nd St. and Broad- way, New York City: Board Walk, At ntic City, and Hartford Depot. orial Rooms Comparison of Ideals. ‘We of Japan helieve we under- nd something of the American eal of life and we pay our most ofound respects to it. Jeffe; pn—your great democratic Pr ent conccived the ideal of an imerican commonwealth to be pt a rule imposed on the people p force of arms but as a free ex- ession of the individual senti- ents of that people. Jefferson W Americans, not as a set of ople huddled together under muzzles of machine guns, but saw them as a myriad of inde- ndent and frce men, as indi- duals only relying on a com- Ined military force for protec- against = aggression from proad or treachery from within. NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1917. the Government of Germany every government did something to the dictates of humanity. Consequently, he was kept busy near- Iy all the time. As a result of his activities his newspaper was silenced and he taken away from the work of writing to accept a compul- sory clerkship in a government bu- reau. Nor Maximilian Harden the only voice put out of commission. With him there went into exile every newspaperman and publication that dared call attention to the rottenness of the Imperial German Government. Having gotten rid of such men and papers as Harden and his publication the Imperial German Government found it very simple to keep pubMc opinion where it wanted public | opinion to be,—in the same old rut. Whatever the Government did was right. The King can do no wrong. time that contrary was was| this man Matthias Brzberger, leader the Party, stood in the Reichstag one fine day this Summer told the Imperial Government its ortcomings. of Centrist and some of Some of eral tendencies then and there took up the gauntlet, although in a half- hearted way, for the people. They of the greatest quoted the words government of the people, people and by the people. name of our own Lincoln went ring- ing throughout Germany. | Now the work of democratization beginning tosgain a foothold Germany. of this meet. for the is in On the twenty-sixth day | month the Reichstag Will | Then and there will be intro- duced some resolutions which will be totally to Germany and her dyed-in-the-wool pan-Germans. This | same Erzberger, aforementioned, will | new fo saw a community of people ded by a community of good jought and pure patriotism, Ing their own special talents in dr own special way, under ir own sacred roof trees. Not machine-made nation, but a ng, growing organism, ani- dated by one passion—the pas- on of liberty. —VISCOUNT TSHIL THOSE WHO ARE GONE. ‘esterday there came to the Herald tter from a nearby town in which writer sent the namg of his broth- how with the armed forces of ble Sam. It was explained that . information was sent merely to e certaln a former New Britain s name was placed on the honor . It was pointed out that in all lbabillty one of several other broth- ad already sent in the same data. Ppon dooking up the records here was found the name sent in yes- fay in the manner aforementioned entered on the brothers of this n, now serving with the United es Navy, were negligent. Had it been for the one thoughtful pther this name in all probability ght have been left off the roster. lus it is seen that sometimes even bthers are not too careful in mat- s of this kind. [There is one safe rule for all those 0 have re es or friends in the ny or the navy or the national lard and who want the names re- ded. That is, send In the names. at does it matter if there is du- What does it matter if fif- not previously pks. The other cation? bn people send in the same name? e process of elimination is simple. e work of assorting is not even eat enough to be considered. It is tter that fifty blanks come in bear- g the same name’than that no blank pears and that an enlisted man be rgotten. We must honor the mem- y of those the lors. who are gone to ARING DOWN THE HOUSE. Blowly but surely the light is dawn- in Germany. The people are be- Ihning to understand that there can no peace with the outside world so ng as the House of Hohenzollern ds in its dominating position, so Ing as the castle on the hill rules the lley below. They have not come to full realization of this yet; but they e awakening to the call of Democ- cy. - out of hat the rcles in Amsterdam comes the news leaders in Germany certain are profoundly pressed ‘with the peace note of Iresident Wilson. We ma believe e truth of these reports, just as we elieved in the instance the ories telling of attacks made on the me note by other newspapers in ermany. The hide-bound papers of lunkertum could not be expected to with delight insinuation nst the god which they worship. ‘he paid penmen of the Hohenzol- prns have done their work ably and ell. The penmen of the people may joon be expected to gct in their side bt the case. Then, there must surely ome a right-atout face. There was operating in Germany ot long ago, as many will recall, a n by the name of Maximilian Har- den. He was the first and foremost political first any even before that date confer with the | Main Committee of the Relichstag | and demand certain rigid measures | which will contaln radical suggestions for reform in the government of Ger- | many. It having been polinted out by emi- nent lawyers in Germany that the ! Reichstag possesses the power to | make the Government responsible to | the people the movement is now get- | ting underway to bring this about. | The message of President Wilson to | the Pope’s peace proposals having | set forth certain terms and stipula- | tions upon which the people of the | various belligerents would accept ! peace terms, the light is beginning to flow into the dark recesses of Ger- many. Tt is beginning to dawn on the folk in that war-ridden country that the only thing that stands the way of a permanent peace is | that dreadful castle on the hill, the | House of Hohenzollern. That must | be done away with even before th2 | people of other nations will consent | to talk peace. ! in This, of course, does not necessarily | mean that the people of Germany | must band together some night and Zo enmasse to the Wilhelmstrasse for | the dire purpose of assassinating the | Emperor and his puppets. It does not mean that Wilhelm must be dariven perforce from his throne. It means, however, that the Kaiser must | have his wings clipped. It means | that he must be shorn of the greater | part of his power and be placed somewhat in the same position as the King of England who is nothing more nor less than a figurehead. These things are blg things. They will not be brought about in a day or a night. They cannot make over the entire German government as readily as they might make an iron cross. Time will be the big factor; | but the first inroads are being made on German autocracy and the people ! are beginning to feel the pinch of wakefulness. After they rub their eyes and begin to stretch out toward the goal of .democracy it will not take long to relegate the House of Hohenzollern to the junk heap, where it belongs. | | i | LIKE THE ARABS, Hind-sight is, naturally, always | better than fore-sight. Looking back over yesterday it is seen that New Britain made a grand mistake when it did not honor its members of the new National Army with a send-off ceremonial. Almost every other city in the land held a celebration of some kind. Other big cities in this state And so the thing went along until | the newspapers in Germany with 1ib- | statesmen, of all time who stood for : And the ! | burg officers s ow among the last night held a quota to the national stead of allowing the men to placed them view the marchers. ide parade for ils march grandstand to re- That w It was also a rcminder that although these men are Soon going away they will not be forgotten. go like the Arabs. in a Our boys must FACTS AND FANCIES. aim to help Hoover.—New Union. Nearly every man has in mind something he would like to see on the firing line.—Bershire Eagle. A friend is one who wishes to do something for you. him.—Capper’s Weekly. | gang will be drafted by the non.se- lective conscription of the | school.—Pittsburgh Gazette Times. We are hardly prepared to say | Whether Germany’s sinking of a hospital ship or the | bombing of an orphan asylum.—Bos- ton Transcript. | | With Mr. Hearst absolutely finally refusing to run for mayor., the municipal campaign in New York won't even be a front page feature. —Springfield Republican. In a war for democracy the gov- ernment really had no alternative to forbidding candidates in the Plats- ’training camp from keeping private automobiles and val- ets.—Springfield Republican. TO THE CHEF. Those folk who eat home cooking Can never feel at heart The thrills that come while looking For foodstuffs a-la-carte. To glance a menu over Three times or more a day In search of corn or clover, Or even oats or hay, ‘Would tax the saintly patience Of Job, or Mutt and Jeff; It's hard to get good rations Unless you know the chef. For years I've done the choosing Of food from bills-of-fare, The while I've been a-cruising Here, ‘there, and ev'rywhere. And, as the years grow fewer, I find it quite a test To pick out something newer Than walters can suggest. T've learned, too late, I fear me, Digestion’s ears are deaf And Appetite can’t hear me Unless I know the chef. The chef’s exalted ruler Of all he can survey: The steaks, the chops, the cooler,— His subjects night and day. He holds the curh on roiste They cannot sing or shout he withholds the oysters, The *‘party” must go out. He's quite a stately Fellow (We “upper-case” the “F”) Your meal cannot be mellow Unless you know the chef. If My lot in life’s unlucky, I never had a wife; Although I was quite plucky ‘When boyhood days were rife. And though I cannot try ’em, Those meals that she might cook, | For me three times per diem, I know just how they'd.look. ‘Which makes me give this warning To all good fellows le: At night, or noon, or morning, Be gracious to the chef. JOHN J. DALY. COMMUNICATED. DEFENSE OF SCANDINAVIA. “Fair Play” Tells How She Is Aiding Cause of Allies. To the Editor of the Herald: Editorials and clippings from other papers, containing harsh criticisms of trade with the Central Powers have appeared in your valuable publication from time to time. A certain New | York newspaper conducting a cam- | palgn of misrepresentation of | Scandinavian countries was quoted in your issue of last night under the caption “Sweden’s Plight”, the Swed- | ish Government was represented as | “a practical comrade-in-ayms of power that seeks to ehslave the world”, while at the same time posing “indeviating neutrality’ and begging United States to give relief to her famishing people. But let it be r membered in fairness that as neu- trals the northern countries do consider it a crime to trade with Ger- many; they too, claim, as did we, that they have a perfect right to keep up the industries and trade relations | which have taken generations to de- | velop. stringent export embargoes have re- duced their foreign trade to a mini- mum. The Soandinavian countries were not negligent on the same score. In Washington the President of the United States marched at head of the parade. Thus the draft- ed men of the District of Columbia were glven an added honor. They were led by the Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy. In New York there like celebration. The men there were reviewed by a for- mer President of the United States and former candidates for the same office. There could have been some sort of an affair ont a smaller scale here. The Heyald suggested that this be done. That was two weeks ago and a citizens' committes which set about to do this it up on the was a two work gave of the journalists who championed cause of the people. He assailed M— in ground that a public parade of the drafted men would cause too much g CORE the | | cannot completely cut off relations | with Germany. To force them to put ! an absolute embargo upon all exports { would bc Interpreted as a breach of | neutrality and plunge them into war. | Such a disaster our humane country | surely cannot contemplate. (Happily for all, the export council in Wasing- | | ton 1s in possession of more facts | than the average newspaper reader). | On the other hand, if we cut off all relations with Scandinavia, thelr | people, already severely restricted by | tickets rations would, in all probabil- | ity, be reduced to a state of distress ! not experienced since the middle | ages. | The Scandinavians have already | made many and great concessions in friendliness to the Allles. What lit- tle is now actually going from Scan- | dinavia into Germany is not a drop in the bucket of the yawning need of the Central Powers. Norway is not exporting to Germany any food ex- cept the fish that“Great Britaln does army and in- | proper. | Those who cannot aim a gun can Haven | first A relative is one who wants you to do something for In a few days the neighborhood public reply will be the | and | the Scandinavian countries and their the a not | True, dire need at home and | women-folk. Mer- | ing informal in tone. LESSON NO. 20 CLOSB-ORDER DRILL. Preceeding lessons: 1. Your Post of Honor. Making Good As a Sol- dier. Nine Soldierly Qualities. 4. Getting Ready for Camp. 5. First Days in Camp. 6. Cleanliness in Camp. 7. Your Health. §. March- ing and Care of TFeet. Your Equipment and Arms. 10. Recrea- tion in Camp. 11. Playing the Game. 12. Teamwork in the Army. 13. Grouping Mén into Teams. 14. The Team Leaders. 15. Fighting Arms of the Service. 16. Branches of the Service, 1. 17. Branches of the Service, II. Army Insignia. 19. The Army S tem of Training. Staff | 18 | used in actual neve they should be thoroughly ma They have been worked out centuries of experience as the bost means of men in soldierly habits of thought and action. They teach precision, teamwork, and that | prompt and unhesitating obedience which is s0 necessary to military con- trol. The fact that you and your com- rades are thoroughly drilled will be | your best protection in the hour of battle. Tt will give every man con- fidence in himself and in his comrades and will insure steadfastness in the face of the enemy. However, close-order drill will not yield these results—it will he worse than useless-——unless it is learned thor- oughly and practiced with | precision. You must drill, drilt,-drill. | It is one of the most essential steps | in your training., Enter these drills with enthusiasm. Try to make a dis- tinct improvement every day. Grades of Close-Order Drill. There are four sections or grades of close-order drill, which are called school of the soldier, school of the squad, school of the company, school of the battalin. The word “school” as here used, means a fixeq method of training. First of all, you will get the train- ing included under the “school of the soldler.” This training is in turn di- vided into two parts: Instruction with- out arms and the Manugi of Arms. The very first thng You will learn is the position of the soldler, which has already been explained in lesson 4, stered. during things, how to face to the right or left or about in a soldierly manner, how to salute properly and how to march. The Manual of Arms takes you | step further. Tt teaches you how to handle yonur rifle properly. Tt does { not. howev include practice in firing or In bayonct combat. In the school of the squad you will execute all the movements learned in the school of the soldfer; in addition you will learn to keep your correct place in ranks, to stack and take arms | and to march as a squad. The school | of the squd includes also some prac- tice in extended-order drill. The school of the company carries vou still further in your training. In the close-order dvill you will he taught to march in line and in column and to execute a number of simple but very important movments. Most of these movements are by squads; that is to say, they simply apply to a num- ber of squads working together, the same commander and movements al- ready learned in the school of the squad. a School of the Battalion. The school of the battalion in turn applies on a somewhat larger scale the movements you have learned in the school of the company. The com- mands of the major will be repeated 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 binding rules or directions, the course be- These lessons are issued by the War Depart- ment which reserves right to reprint. Staff | Closed-order formations are seldom | theless, | snap and | then you will be shown, among other | ' DOING HIS BIT FELIX GREGORY. He plays no favorites. At Mis call they arise and at his Tequest they re- tire. He is Henry Gregory, bugler af Company E, 102d U. S. Infantry. Gregory is the son of Felix and Amalia Gregory of 542 East Main street. He is a brother of Felix Greg- ory, whose picture was published yes- | terday and who, incidenttally, is one of the youngest members Sam’s fighting forces. Henry Gregory responded to the call to the colors in March, 1917. He is a graduate of the New Britain of TUncle Grammar school and at the time of [ enlistment was employed as a tool and die maker for Landers, Frary & Clark. to you by your own captain, or through him by your platoon com- mander. The battalion is the-largest unit in which an officer can make his com- mands heard and clearly understood by all the men; hence, it is the larg- est unit in which there is instruction in close-order drill. Regiments, bri- gades and larger units are controllea through orders given to commanding officers which they carry out by issu- ing other commands or orders to the officers or men immediately under their control. A very important thing for you to remember is that this progressive training in the close-order drill is all based upon some very simple move- ments which you will learn in the school of the soldier and the school of the squad. If you get these basic movements right so that you can per- form them exactly and promptly— j and you ought to be able to learn this no fear of the complicated movements of the school of the company, and the school of the battalion. In reaMty, these movements merely look more complicated, because they are carried out by larger hodies of men. Tt can not be too strongly impressed on you that the closest attention to your training during the first few days will make your whole perfod of service much easier and more satis- factory. Don’t lose your grasp on this thought. is of the first importance. Put it into practice and it will help you to get ahead. {not want. A Great Britain-Nor- wegilan agreement stipulates that England is to receive eighty-five per cent of the Norwegian fish export at a certain price. The remaining fif- teen per cent of the export is mostly sold to Germans. On this, it may he remarked parenthetically, there is no maximum price fixed and the Nor- weglan fishermen revenge themselves for German ruthlessness to their com- rades by exacting the highest price obtainable when they do not abso- | lutely refuse to sell. Iron and wood pulp are now prac- tically the only returns Sweden can make for the coal which is brought rfght to her doors in German bot- toms and which she sorely needs for her Industries, homes and offices. At the same time Sweden Is in urgent need of food, which she formerly re- ceéived from various countries now at war: how urgent the need is Is seen | by the continued food riots in many citles, The war export regulations issued by the Danish government were framed with a view to keeping up the old markets of the country even at a temporary sacrifice. Be- fore the war the chief customer of live cattle Germany: of butter, bacon and eges, sland. England is still receiving fifty per cent of Dan- ish bacon; Germany only fourteen per cent; al‘hough it s claimed that the farmers lost fifteen dollars on every hog exported to Fnegland, so { much higher are the prices offered in Germany. The British blockade minister has repeatedly declared that Denmark has lived up to her agree- ment admirably. An embargo on fodder from this country would ne- cessitate a wholesale slaughter | of cattle and the ruin of Denmark's chief industry. The position of the Scandinavian countries is extremely aifficult. Nor- way is taunted editorially with her “humiliation” and “cowardice” in suffering the submarine outrages on her fleet. But remember she could have bought practical simmunity for her ships by accepting German rules was jinous threats, for their sailing. Undaunted by om- rather than surrender her rights, she sent her ships through the waters infested by mines and per- iscopes, and her sons were brave enough to man them though they knew they might be sailing to their death as hundreds of them dfd. The Allies’ military strategists say that they see no profit to thelr—and our—cause by Scandinavian partici- pation in the war. The fate of Den- mark would be sealed in less time than it took to lay Belgium waste. Swedish factorfes and mines would soon be slaving for the enemy. Nor- way's commercial fleet would be great asset to Germany and the Nor- wegian fjords would offer the most ideal submarine bases from which further to harass England. A fool move by any of the Scandinavian countries precipitating their entrance into the war on our side would em- barass the Allies more than is seneral- Iy realized here. By holdin= them- selves in check they are distinetly serving the cause of.the Allies and should be praised rather than blamed. The Scandinavian people have long been living on smaller ratfons than we ever stand in any danger of being reduced to; their business life and industries are crippled—Swedish saw mills, for instance, are shut down for lack of lubricating oils while the Norwegian deep sea fishing fleet is laid up for lack of gasoline. They are carrying their share of the uni- versal distress, but should they be called upon to show their valor on tne battlefield before this awful car- nage is over they may be relied upon to fight like men. FAIR PLAY. New Britain, Sept. 6, 1917. TAKE CARE OF THEIR BACKS. Fire From the Rear Is More Deadly Than Fussilade of Shot and Shell at the Front. To the Editor of the Herald: A hack load of liquor-filled brutes was driven to the door of a saloon, in one of our neighboring towns ( ashore, otherwise CHOOL S "Buy Your Boy’s Schoo! Clothing NOW There’s a Reason For the Christmas holiday sea- son we advocated Early Shopping. Our patrons responded and every- body was satisfied. Why not do the same regarding Boys' School Clothes. BUY EARLY. Our stocks are brand new and large. Our salespeople are back from va- cation and are anxious to show you the new merchandise, and it's a wonderful line that we have— a result of long and careful pr paration for a very promising son and Most Important of Prices Are No Higher Than 1 Year. There are many season and we have them. One ooat cut on the trench model with mense stocks, but we will simply $8.98, and more. Sizes for boys & to mixtures, folks, Billy Boys, New Russians, A Few Words Boys’ Fall As usual we are first to show beauties. Dozens of new shapes sailors, rah rahs, teddys, 88c, $1.25, $1.48, $1.79, $1.98 and Separate Trousers and we surely Corduroy, Fancy Chevots and C assimeres; 69c, 98c, $1.25, $1.48, $1.79 and $1.98. is going’ to be popular with young America is a %C years. Pants, and many others too numerous to mention. is most becoming to your little son, you'll be sure to find it here, priced at $1.98, $2.48, $2.98, $3.08, $4.98, $5.98, and colors, millionaire kids, etc. herd checks, fancy tweeds, worsted, cheviot and plushes, WISE, SMITH & CO. Hartford The Right Sort of (CLOTEES FOR “YOUNG AMERICA” new and attractive models in Boys' Suits this style in particular that we know straight Norfolk a large buckle belt fastener. It would require too much newspaper space to do justice to our im- tell you that we have Boys' Suits ‘With One and Two Pairs of Trousers at $3.98, $4.98, $5. 98, $6.98, $7.98, $9.98 , \ Blue serges and fanoy A Fairly Bewildering Variety of Suits For the Little Fellows 2 1-3 to 8 Years. They come in corduray, serges and pretty mixtures, junior Nor- Galatea Blouse with Corduroy ‘Whatever style $6.98 and more. Regarding Our Headwear them, and they certainly are new style hats, caps, Blue serges, shep- 48c, 59¢, more. Boys’ Separate Trousers We devote an entire section of our Boys' Clothing Store to Blue Serge, all asizes, 6 to 19 years, have them aplenty. sometime ago, and there dumped for added refreshments. They found there an old man whom they com- menced to maltreat in a most shame- ful manner. Working in the near vi- cinity was a son of the old gentle- man, tall, wiry and athletic, and not wholly averse to pugllistic encoun- ter in emergencies. Hearing of the desperate straits of his old father, the boy hastened to his side, exclaiming as he entered the saloon, ‘“Father, take care of my back.” and in about the time it takes to relate the story he had cleaned out that saloon. Thousands of our noble young men are hastening to the firing line in defense of our homes and principles we hold dearer than life. Their achievements will largely be deter- mined by forces in their rear. To & true soldier there is nothing mcre enervating or detestable, or awaikens more deadly hostility than the fne who lurks in the home he is offering his life to defend. During the Civil war it will be recalled that, egged on by pacifists and malcontents of every sort, the streets of New York were given over to riot and blooshed. Ne- groes were strung to lamp posts and pandemonium broke loose. It was the crucial moment of the war, when our government was getting a stran- gle hold of secession. It is doubtful if any experience of our boys at the front ever so enraged and made them desperate. They considered the open foe with whom they had to contend gentlemen compared with those at {home who were virtually shooting them in the back. It was extremely fortunate for that New York mob of pacifists that the services of the writ- er's regiment, armed with seven | shooters and rushed into the harbor from the South, were not required New York city ! would have had a street-cleaning to be remembered. The most effective and despicable forces Germany has set in motion are those in rear of our boys now gathering at the front. When thq history of this war is written it wil} be shown that long before the war« hoop was sounded Germany by a peaceful invasion had entered nearly every nation on the face of the glol Many of her subjects were ready when the favored moment came ta marshal every avallable force in ef< fort to crystalize public sentiment i her favor and at the same time bree dissension and distrust and render in< effective all opposition to the realiza< tion of her plans for world conques It must be conceded that the plam was one of the most marvelous atad far reaching in its effects ever finding birth in the human mind. There ig but one such attempt known to thd history of the world, and that wad the proposition of the devil when asking Christ to bow down to him with the promise of universal em«< pire—“the kingdom of the world."” The glst of the whole matter, relat< ing to the above, is just this: Ofiy boys now mobilizing for the front, should be assured bevond shadow of doubt that every loyal stay-at-homd shall be definitely pledged to take carq of their backs. Measures should bg taken at once to determine upon whom they may depend to dissengs inate patriotic sentiment and hold themselves in readiness for any pag triotic service required of them. BY segregation of this character we shall know just where the enemy bur< roughs. They are not all Germans by amy means many of the latter lfl among our noblest and most loy: citizens. Let the stigma of disloyalty to thq government of the United States res{ just where it belongs, namely, pn those of every race and nnuonafi% who are not openly and avowedly loyal. To this end let's’do our bi in keeping che enemy off the backs o our boys at the front.