New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 10, 1917, Page 3

_oston Store ;" Our Art Department is a busy section these reverybody seems to be knit- ting with BEAR BRAND YARNS THE LEADING FEATURE Supply your wants as ~quickly as possible as the manufacturers are unable to make immediate shipments and will not accept advance orders at today’s prices. We have these in stock now: German Knitting. Spanish Knitting Germantown 4 and 8 Fold. Shetland Floss Shetland Wool Zephyr Floss Pompadour Wool Saxony Wool With all kinds of Knitting Needles with which to do the work. An extensive assortment of Cretonnes to make the Knit- ting Bags now so essential. PULLAR & NIVEN GERMANY SOON T0 MAKE TERMS KNOWN No Decision Arrived at Yot by e = i London, Sept. 10.—Germany will be &ble soon to publish her peace terms, aecording to Dr. George Michaelis, the German Chancellor. Dr. Michael- is in an interview said he had so in- formed the Reichstag Main Commit- tee, an Exchangs Telegraph despatch from Copenhagen announces. “The Main Committee,” said Dr. -~ Michaelis in the interview, ‘has tried to make final arrangements regarding peace conditions and the question of Alsace-Lorraine, but no decisions has been taken. The question, however, was eagerly discussed and Germany, will soon be able to publish her peace terms.” » Mysterious Terms in Washington. ‘Washington, Sept. 10.—What pur- ported to be an outline of Germany's Peace terms has been circuiated among diplomats here within the last two weeks, but has been regarded by the Entente Embassies and most of the neutrals as a ‘feeler.” The orig- in of the so-called terms was not dis- closed, but they are said te have been gvritten by Foreign Secretary Von Kuehlmann before his visit to Vier . na. Briefly, they were as follo Restoration of Belgium and North- ern France to be paid for out of the sale of Germany's colonies to Great ‘Britain. Alsace and Lorraine to be independ- ent States. High French officials re- - cently have stated anew the deter- mination of France not to be satis- fled with anything less than the re- covery of her lost provinces. Trieste to be a “free port ' Serbla and Rumania to be restored, and Serbia to have & port on the Adriatic. The Balken question and the status “o¢ Turkey to be subjects for negotia- tion. Disarmament, and international po- Hice. Freedom of the seas with Great Britain in control of the English channel until the projected tunnel is built between Dover and Calais. This outline bears in many respects a resemblance to the peace proposals of the Fope. COTTON SEED OIL CONTROLLED. Washington, Sept. 10.—The cott seed crushing and refining indu: is about to put iteelf under voluntary control by the food administration. Representatives of the industry have “ t held conferemces with food offi- tials to discuss the subject The voluntary contrel would be adminis- tered in a manner similar to exercised over the sugar industry with a view to elimination of hoard- ing and all forms of speculation. FIX GREAT LAKES GRAIN RATES. Cleveiand, Sept. 10.—Represcnta- fves of all shipping interests of the ‘Great Lakes will meet hoere today with Julius Barnes, newly appointed director of the grain division of the government's food committes, 10 set rates on grain and arrange a schedule ng fleet movements. days, | that | ROOSEVELT CALLS FOR BLOOD FUSION Issues Statement Appealing to All to Become Americans Colonel Ropsevelt issued a signed statement yesterday under the title of “The Children of the Crucible” setting forth patriotie reasons for umited ac- tion by all Americans of . whatever national ancestry in active support of the Government and the prosecution | of the war. This message, which was made public at his home in Oyster Bay, bears the names of 38 other per- sons, yepresenting ancestry of the al- lied nations, of the neutral countries, | and of Germany. The name of Oscar S. Straus follows the signature of Cplonel Roosevelt. Other names include George von L. Meyer, who wi Secretary of the Navy during the Administration of Presidents Roosevelt and Taft; Mi- chael 1. Pupin, a professor at Colum- bia University; William Loeb, Jr., for- mer Collector of the Port; Anthony Fiala and John D. Crimmins. The appeals cites the example of Washington and his men ‘“who dld not hesitate because of the ties of blcod to resist and antagonize Great Britain when Great Britain wronged this netion”, as one for Amerieans te follow today. The statement goes on with the suggestion that “The best way to aecomplish this fusing of Americanism is threugh the activities of the Vigilantes, a nen-partisan, mil- itant, anti-pacfist group of writers, artists, and other patriotic Children of the Crucible.”” The statement in part read: “We Americans are the children of the crucible. It has been our boast that out of the crucible, the melting pot of life im this free land, all the men and women ef all the nations who come hither emerge as Ameri- cans and as nothing else; Americans who proudly challenge as a right, not as a favor, that they ‘belong’ just ex- actly @s much as any other Ameri- cans and that they stand on a full NEW BRITAI whether through this organization, or independently, they uphold the hands of the government at every point efficiently and resolutely against our foreign and domestic foes, and that they constantly spur the governs ment to speedier and most effective aetion. “Of us who sign some are Prot- estants, some are Catholics, some are Jews. Most of us were born in this country of parents born in various countries of the old world—in Ger- many, France, England, . Ireland, Italy, the Slavonic and Scandinavian 1ands; some ef,us were born abroad; some of us are of revolutionary stock. All of us are Americans, and nothing but Americans.” The following names are signed to the address: Theodore Roosevelt, Oscar 8. Straus, John Quinn, Henry L. Slobodin, George von Lengerke Meyer, Michael I. Pupin, Owen Wis- ter, William Loeb, Jr., Anthony Fiala, Henry Reuterdahl, Julius Kahn, Guy T. Visniskki, Harvey J. - O'Higgins, Nathaniel A. Eisberg, Gutzon Borg- lum, John D, Crimmins, Harry Olson, Isaac Adler, A. W, Erickson, Karl H. Behr, Gustavus Ohlinger, Jesse Isidor Straus, Elnar Barfod, Jobn J. Leary, Jr., Leo Wiener, James N. Beck, Charles J. Rosebault, Antonio Stella, F. Wellington Buckstuhl, Roger M. Strauss, Cornelius Rubner, Porter Emerson Browne, Philip Zoercher, Einar Hansen, Edwin Carty Banck, Lionel S. Marks, A. Toxen Worm, Frederick Hollman and Hermann Hagedorn. HUMAN FLY CLIMBS HERE TOMORROW dack Williams to Give Money to Soldiers' Tobacco Fund Jack Willlams, famitiarly known as tthe “ Human Fly” and whese daring teats have been attracting the large cities will be a big attraction for "New 'Britain, tomorrow when he ap- pears here at 6:15 o’clock and climbs and complete equality with them; Americans, therefore, who must, even more strongly, insist that they have renounced complete and without re- serve, all allegiance to the lands from which they or their forefathers came, and that it is a binding duty on every citizen of this country in every im- portant crisis to aet solidly with all his fellow - Americans, having regard only ‘to the honor and interest of America and treating every other na- tion purely on its coduct in that erisis, without reference to his ' ancestral predilections or antipathies, “All Americans of other race orig- in must act toward the countries from which their ancestors severally sprang as Washington and his associates in their day acted. Otherwise they are traitors to America. This applies especially today to all Americans of German blood who directly or indi- rectly in any manner support Ger- many against the United States and the allies of the United States: it ap- plies no less specifically to all Ameri- can citizens of Irish blood who are led into following the same course not by their love of Germany but by their ha- tred of England. One motive is a8 inexcusable as the other and in each cage the action is treasonable to the United States. “The professional pacifists have, during the last three years, proved thomselves the evil enemies of their country. They now advocate an in- conclusive peace. In so doing they have shown themselves to be in the spiritual heirs of the Tories who in the name of peace opposed Washing- ton, and of the Copperheads who in {the name of peace opposed Lincoln. We rezard these men and women as traitors to the Republic: we regard them as traitors to the great cause of justice and humanity. “This war is a war for the vital in- terests of America. = When we fight for America abroad we save our chil- dren from fighting for America at home beside their own ruined hearth- stones. We believe that the large ma- dority of Americans are proudly ready to fight to the last for the over- | throw of the brutal German militar- ism which threatens America no less than every other civilized nation. “We hold that the true test of loyal Americanisin today is effective service against Germany. We should exert as speedily as possible every particle of our vast lazy strength to win the triumph over Germany. Therefore. we should demand that the Guvernment ! act at once with unrelenting severity against the traitors here at home, whether their treasonable activity take the form of editing and publish- ing newspapers, of uttering speeches or of .intrigue and conspiracy. “We must have hut one flag. We must also have but one language. That must be the language of the Dec- laration of Independence, of Wash- ington's Farewell address, of Lincoln’s Gettysburg speech and second inaugu- ral. We cannot tolerate any attempt to oppose or supplant the language and culture that has come down to us from the builders of this Republic with the language and culture of any European country. The greatness of this nation depends on the swift as- similation of the aliens she welcomes to her shores. Any force which at- tempts to retard that assimilative | process ie a force hostile to the high- est Interests of our country. We call upon all loyal and unadulterated Ame ns to man the trenches against this enemy within our gates. “We believe that they can most ef- fectively do this through some organi- zation. The Vigilantes, a non-parti- san, militant. anti-pacifist groups of writers, artists, and other pattiotic children of the crucible, who, from their headquarters in New York, have for months been conducting a vigorous pro-America campaign in the newspapers of the country, offer exactly such an organization. “We ask that good Americans ad- dress themselves at once to The ‘Visnames. We ask, moreover, that a Main street building from the bot- tom to the top without the ald of any- thing except his fingers and toes. Willlams has appeared in every city of any size in the country and has made a tremendous hit everywhere. S0 much so0 that the press and public tequest that he return and give them more of his sensational work. An ef- fort is being made now to have him return to New York city and climb one of the tallest buildings there again. His climb here is scheduled for 6:15'p. m., rain or shine. Williams will make a speech, take up a collec- tion and donate 35 per cent. of what he takes to the Soldiers’ Tobacco fund, Great Crowds greet him everywhere and it is expected that he will have one of the largest crowds ever seen in this eity as it is cllaimed that he draws more people than any one man known today, N DAILY HERALD, RAILROADS' OF FOUR MONTES Bulletin Reviews Accomplish- ments of the War Board —_— ‘Washington, D. C., Sept. 10.—The following statement authoriged by Fairfax Harrison, chairman of the Railroads’ War Board, summarizes the more important activities of the war board during the first four months of its existence. % Information gathered by the Rail- roads’ War Board during the first four months of its existence, indicates that the voluntgary act of the railroads. of this country in merging their’ competitive activities for the period of the war and uniting in one continental system, has not only made ' the transportation problem presented by the war less cumbersome to han- dle, but surer of satisfactory eolution. In addition to welding into one loyal army each and every one of the 1,750,000 persons employed by the railroads—from engine wipers to presidents—the co-ordination ef the nation’s earriers has made possible the most intensive use of every locor motive, every freight car, every mile of traek and every piece of raiiroad equipment In the country. It has also facilitated the securing of in- veluable eco-operation from the shipr pers and the general public. Some concrete examples of what has been accomplished through this co-operation of the rallroads, the shippers and the public since April 21, when the war board was created, follow: Car Shortage Reduced. The excess of upfllled car requisi- tions over idle cars (or what is com- monly called car shortage) has been reduced 70 per cent. On April 30, the so-called ecar shortage amounted to 148,627. On June 30 these figures had been cut to 77,144. On August 1 the excess of unfliled car requisitions over idle ears amounted to only 33,- 776. In the month of May, freight trans- portation service rendered by about 75 per cent. of Ciass I roads (earn- ings of $1,000,000 or more), was 16.1 per cent. in excess of the service ren. dered in 1916. In that year, which was one, of unusual activity, the freight service rendered by the car- riers was 24 per cent. greater than in 1916. So the carriers have achieved the astounding feat of add- ing to their freight service, in the short period of two years, an amount equal to the freight traffic of Great Britain, France, Russia, Germany and Austria combined. Approximately 20,000,000 miles train service a year have been saved by elimination of all passehger trains not essential to the most pressing’ needs of the country. This reduection of passenger service has released hundreds of locomotives and train crews and cleared thousands of miles of track that are absolutely negded in the freight service for the trans- portation of necessities. Freight congestion at many impor- tant shipping points has been avert- ed by promptly moving empty cars from one railroad to another, irre- spective of ownership. By ordering the adoption of this policy, which is brand new to American railroad us- age, the Railroads’ War Board has moved 113,420 empty freight cars into districts where they have been most needed. Through the pooling of lake coal and lake ore, a saving of 52,000 cars in moving those commodities alone has been achieved. A further saving of 133,000 cars has been made possible by the pooling of tidewater coal. Both of these pooling projgcts were brought about by the Railroads’ War Board in col- laboration with the Committee on Coal Production of the Council of the Council of National Defense. By regulating the movement of grain for export, the number of cars ordinarily required for this service has been reduced, despite an abnor- mal export increase this year, 75,- 682,028 bushels of wheat, corn, bar- ley and oats being shipped to the Allies from May 1st to July 14th. This business was so handled that there were no delays or no blocking of facilities at either the grain eleva- tors or the seaports. Although the figures on the inten- sive loading of freight cars are not complete as yet, a sufficient number of reports have been received from the 27 local committees of the War Board to show that commercial bod- ies and individual shippers in all parts of the country are giving hearty co- operation to the railroads’ campaign “to make one car do the work of two.” Larger Loads om Cars. $ Checks made recently in Florida and Georgia on loaded potato cars show for instance, that cars are carry- ing 200 bbls. this year against 126 bbls. last years. Checks made in Chicago show that cement cars are now carrying 77,000 Ibs. as against 70,000 lbs. last year. In Pittsburgh, tin plate cars fhat carried 92 per cent. of their marked capacity on June 27th last, are now being loaded to carry 98.6 per cent. In Minnesota, the average carload of flour in 1916 amounted to 46,250 Ibs.; this year the average carload is 61,923 lbs. In New Orleans, sugar cars that were being'loaded to carry omly 40,- 000 lbs. three months ago now carry an average load of 80,000 lbs.n In other parts of the country, sugar re- fineries have voluntarily increased their minimum capacity 26 per cent. or from 40,000 Ibs. to 50,000 Ibs. Some figures that throw a clear light on the efforts that both the shippers and the railroads are making to relieve the coal situation were sup- plied a few days ago by the Western Maryland railway. A check of 549 698 | cars of coal loaded on its line showed only seven cars that were loaded be- MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1917. CONSTIPATION IS A PENALTY OF AGE Nothing is so essential to health in advancing age as free- dom and normal activity of the bowels. It makes one fesl younger and fresher, and fore- stalls colds, piles, fevers, and other dependent ills, Cathartics and purgeatives are violent and drastic in action and should be avoided. A mild, of- fective laxative, recommended by physicians and thousands whe have used it, is far preferpble. This is the combination of simple laxative herbs with in sold by druggists under Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup P costs only fifty cents ; & trial bottle, free of e, can be obtained by writing to Dr. W. B. Caldwell, 456 ‘:"nhlum St., Monticello, Mlinois. low marked capacity. The average lading of the 540 cars was 111.14 per cent. A pummary of eoal mine operatiohs for the month of July showed that & tetal of 132 railroads handling anth- racite, soft coal and lignite trans- ported 207,429 more loaded cars from the mines than for the same montk last year—an increase of 31.6 per cent., or 10,316,990 tons. In their efforts to shoulder the ab- normal burden thrust upon them by the emtrance of this country into the war, the railrogds have not copfined themseives solely to the task of mak- ing one car do double work., Through their war board, they have also sup- plied the government with every faellity possible for intelligent co- operation in the handling of every military problem involving the trans- portation of troops and supplies. Skilled and experienced rallroad men have been sent to every canton- ment to assist the constructing quar- termasters there in the movement of all supplles necessary tb the erection and maintenance of these military cities. A trained executive has alse been stationed in the Washington headquarters of the supervising quar- termaster, 50 that every cear used in the transportation of government sup- plies might be made available when neoded. As & result of these co-operative activities, the movement of thousands of earloads of lumber and other sup- plies'to the contonments has been ac- complished practically witheut & hitch. In addition, and at the request of the government, plans have been per- fected whereby ane million men are to be moved from nearly five thousand different points to the thirty-twe training camps for the national army and National Guard, by October 20th, About one-third of these men, the Na- tional Guard, are already under way and are carrying their tents and equip- ment with them. This means that in addition to the coaches and tourist sleepers occupied by them, more than 12,000 frelght cars must be trans- Ppo! No itself in accomplishing these troop movements if they represented all that the railroads were being called upon to perform at this time. But the movement of these million soldiers to their training quarters must not be permitted to interfere with the gen- eral movement of freight and passen- ger traffic, if such interference can _possibly be avolded. Right here it may be stated that freight of all kinds is now movihg in unexampied volume. Practically every factory in the coun- try is working to its capacity, turning out supplies for the Allies, for this government and for the general use of the American people. The grain crop is also beginning te move. Soon cotton will be ready for shipment. Moreover, the transportation of fuel cannot be interrupted for a moment, although each month the railroads are carrying from the' mouthe of the mines six million tons more than they ever carried before. All of this traffic must be taken care of, and at the same time, the million men on whom the government counts for the speedy and successful termina- tion of the war must be brought to the places where they are to Teceive their training. Organization, much hard work and the faithful help' of the 1,750,000 men who man and operate the railroads is making the accom- plishment possible. Miscellaneous Accomplishments. Among some of the other'things ac- complished by the board during the first four months of its existence, have been the designing of special equip- ment for hopsital and troop train ser- vice, the standardization of settle- ments between the government and the railroads, eliminating a large volume of correspondence and red tape, and the creation of a special committee on express transportation, composed of the vice presidents of the American, Wells Fargo, Adams and Southern Express companies to co- ordinate the work of the companies with the general problem of transpor- tation. The Board, which is planning the solution of the country’s transporta- tion problem, includes Howard EI- liott of the N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R, Hale Holden of the C. B. & Q., Sam- uel Rea of the Pennsylvania R. R., Julius Kruttschnitt of the Southern Pacific Railway and Fairfax Harrison of the Southern Raflway. In addition, Daniel Willard, President of the Bal- timore & Ohio R. R. and Chairman of the Advisory Commission of the Council of National Defense, a member ex-cflicio. E. E. Clark, of the Interstate Com- merce Commission, is also an ex-of- ficio member. The War Board is divided into de- partmental committees, who work in conjunction with the military depart- ments of the Government, and also sub-committees on car service, equip- ment standards, transportation ac- counting, passenger tari freight tariffs, material and supplies, and ex- press transportation. It has stationed general agents at all military headquarters, with the specific duty of co-operating with the is special difficulty would present | MILLINER} OPENING TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, | THURSDAY SEPT. 11, 12, 13 Presenting an authoritative and complet display of all that is best in ‘ Millinery Modes | LEADING NEW YORK COATS what is new in modes are alluring! Do not fail to pay this showing a visit. ¥ AND PARIS FASHIO Your presence is requested —— -~ Sl 4 €. HARTFORD LEONARD and HERRMANN CO. NO. 165 MAIN STREET. PRESENTING THE . NEW FALL FASHIONS . A Notable Display. Introducing Dame Fashion's Most Approved and Accepted M SUITS SKIRTS DRESSES Let it famillarize you earing Apparel for the season's near at hand. Indeed, it's designs have created styles that are as remarkable for their sim ity, as for their chic and artistic effects. NEW FALL COBSETS AND BRASSIERES Are Ready for Your All the leading and popular makes are represented; models sul for every type of figure are here in great variety. Corset Fittings Free of Charge—Make yse of this service, The Woen’s and Misses’ Apparel Shop difficult to' tell about them for # Inspection. SPECIAL Huckleberry. Buns, Boston Brown Bread and wholesome baked goodies. FOR THIS TUESDAY NEW PUMPKIN PIES, made with new sugar pumpkins (first of tho. season) prepared, seasoned and baked the “Hoffmann way;"” the taste? simply delicions; each 28c. Other fresh fruit pies will be: Apple, Peach, Blackberry and We will also lu'ye Apple and Peach Kuchen, Coffce Cakes, Bath Baked Beans and many other Hoffmann’s Bakery 62 WestMain St. TWD STORES--95 Arch St, jlitary officers at these points. There are 112 of these places and approxi- mately 250 trained rallroad officers have been assigned to them. In addition, the Board has 69 gen- eral employees and 18 inspectors, who are kept in the fleld constantly. In order to keep a close watch on local conditions and to meet prompt- ly whatever difficulties may arise in any part of the country, sub-commit- tees have been formed at Chicago, New York, Atlanta, Seattle, New Orleans and similar big traffic centers. These committees are co-operating with the shipping and travelling pub- lic as well as with the military au- thorities. The Washington organization of the railroads employs 27 experienced railroad officers, including the five executives on the War Board, prac- tically all of whom afe there all the time. It also includes trained experts for every phase of the work confronting the railroads. a demand for so many new kinds of business and so many sources of bus- iness, that abnormal movements of freight are constantly taking place in unaccustomged directions. Under in- structions of the War Board, every ef- fort is being made to meet these de- mands, but the railroads by them- selves cannot be expected to solve the whole transportation problem which the war has produced. San Francisco, | The war has created | If the maximum amounmt of t portation service is to be obf the shipping and travelling publie all railway employees will have continue to co-operate in | submit to many inconveniences sometimes even bear losses due ; | changes iin the transportation se; One of the most encouraging tures of the situation noted by # | Ward Board is that both shippers Yhe general public appear to he ing a clear understanding to that fect. This is shown by the encours !ing reports coming from ali parts {the country in conjunction with t) heavier loading of cars and the redu tion in complaints concerning t elimination of all passenger trai whose operation was not absolutly sentlal and which were being run # the benefit of the few rather than ti benefit of the country at large. STEAMER KELBORGEN BL. Montreal, Sept. 10.—The steamsh Kelborgen is held responsible by ] admiralty court here for the sinkin of the Dominion Steamship compan; steamer Heathcote, off the coast Newfoundland during a heavy fog July 25, last, when the Heathcote, vessel of 2,345 tons, was loaded cement bound for Sydney from au Prince. The plaintiff’s claim for $1,000,000 damages, but the co referred the case to the registrar asscss the damages.