New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 14, 1917, Page 3

. oston Store THE NEW FALL SHIRTS FOR MEN ARE NOW IN STOCK Good Shirts in attractive de- signs, at 59¢ and $1.00. We are specializing on a regu- lar $1.50 Shirt, at $1.15 each. These are certainly worthy of your attention. BOSTON GARTERS 25c¢ and 35¢ KNITTED DRESS SCARFS 59c to $4.50 COTTON SOCKS For Men 17c to 35¢ SILK SOCKS For Men 35¢, 59¢, $1.25 A Complete Line of Dr. Den- ton’s Sleeping Garments for the Little Folks. McCALL PATTERNS 10c, 15¢, 20c ‘PULLAR & NIVEN GERMAN LANGUAGE GOING INTO EXILE Fast Becoming Unpdpilar As Study at High School In reviewing the changes in the courses of study at the New Britain High school it is found that the greatest change has not been from the academic department to the trade de- partment or vice versa but that the Important changes have taken place In the languages. Statistics show that French is by far the most popular language; German is rapidly’ losing its popularity and Spanish is coming to the front by leaps and bounds. Spanish has often been said to be the trade language of the future. The manufacturers of New Britain are already preparing for the post-bellum trade which will be sought with the South American countries. The local manufacturers will need salesmen and the local school boys realize this fact and are preparing for the posi- tions. Two days ago a petition was circulated at the High school and sent to the superintendent of schools requesting that a class in salesman- . ship be organized and instruction in salesmanship be give immediately. French has ever been d popular language to study in school. Some of the pupils study it because it is sald to be the easiest language to mas- ter. Others study it for its beauty «and euphony. And the reasons of the other pupils for studying it are varied. | German is losing its hold on the ! minds of the growing generation if | the statistics secured at the local High | school can be generalized. Some | pupils study Die deutsche Sprache be- cause of their home interests or re- lationships. Few, if any, study Ger- +man for its euphony. The remain- - Ing puplls study it because they have to. German is required as an en- trance language into any college of recognized standing in the country where French is not offered by the candidate. The remarkable increase of 128 per sent. in the registration of the Span- ish classes at the local High school has been made over last year’s record. Dne hundred and fourteen pupils are studying Spanish at the present time. The increase has been so much and so rapid that the local schoc! com- mittee has considered engaging an- other teacher to assist the Spanish instructor. Four hundred and thirty-five pupils are engaged in the study of French. This is an increase of 10 per cent. over last year. This language is vet by far the most popular both in the Academic High and in the Vocational High school. Although there has been an crease in the registration of the High school this year the study of German has become less popular with the puplls. A decrease of five per cent. has been noted despite the fact that here are the stabilizing con- ditlons of requiring this language as in- an entrance language into college and hae so many pupils take it because of home associations. PAINLEVE. SELECTS HIS NEW GABINET, Socialist Party Without Repre- sentation in French Ministry Paris, Sept. 14.—The new French cabinet contains a new ministry, at first called the ministry of prapaganda’ but later changed to ministry of mise sions abroad. Owing to the absence of Franklin Bouillon, the new post is not listed with the other ministry designa- tions in the official journal. The new ministry consists of fifteen titular min- isters, four ministers of state and eleven under-secretaries. The new ministers are divided amang five senators, eleven deputies and two, ouis Loucheur and M. Albert Claxeille, do not belong to par- liament. The eleven under-secretaries are all members of the chamber of deputies. Sixteen of the new cabinet members have been ministers of under-secre- taries in previous cabinets and three are former ministers. ‘The political group represented in the new ministry does not include the socialists. Premier Painleve represents the sacialist Tepublican group while the social radicals have three members, the radical left three, the republican union of the senate two, the republi- cans of the left one and the redical republic union seven members. Seven members of the Ribot ministry retain places in the new cabinet. The most noted perhaps of the Ribot ministry are Rene Viviana and Albert Thomas. In the new ministry Prafessor Paul Painleve, in addition to becoming premicr, will continue to act as/ minister of war. The other assign- ments follow Foreign Affairs—Alexander Justice —Raoul Peret. Interior—Jules Steeg. Marine—Charles Cahumet. Munitions—Louis Loucheur. Finance—Louis Lucien Klotz, Colonies—Rene Besnard. Transports—Albert Claveille. Education—Daniel° Vincent. Labor—Andre Renard. Commerce—Etienne Clementel. Agriculture—Fernand David. Provisions—Maurice Long. For Missions Abroad—Franklin Bouillon. Four ministers of state who also are members of the war cauncil are Louis Barthou, Leon Bourgeois, Paul Doumer and Jean Dupuy. AUSTRIAN REPLY IS SENT TO VATICAN Berne Paper Says Country Is on Verge of Starvation Rihot. Milan, Sept 14.—The Secola learns from Vatican sources that the Austrian reply to the Papal peace note has just reached the secretary of state, the sub- stance thereof having been communi- cated in advance some days ago. A scparate reply from Germany, which wili embody also the views of Turkey and Bulgaria, is expected to arrive at the end of the week. Zurich, Sept. 14.—The Nieue Zu- richer Zeitung learns that a number of Hungarian politicians have decided ta give public expression to the convic- tion that the time has come for peace negotiations and that the Pope’s note is calculated to secure the end of the war. A great meeting is to be held September 23 at Budapest, presided over by Deputy Huszar. The highest dignitaries of the church will attend, as well as many deputies. Herr Erz- berger will travel ta Budapest from Berlin to take part in the demonstra- tion and speak on the possibilities of peace. Geneva, Sept. 14.—The Freie Zei- tung of Berne publishes an article from a high Austrian official, who re- cently traveled through several sec- tions of his country, in which the writer states that Austria-Hungary cannot hold out the caming winter, owing to economic reasons, since both soldiers and civilians would starve, He gives several reasons, notably the almost complete destruction of the crops in the richest reglons of Hun- gary by the cold and the heavy rains, while 300,000 tons of Rumanian cereals could not betransported, owing to lack of rolling stock, which, first of all, is utilized for military purposes. Tn the meantime, he says, the neces- aries of life are mounting to extraor- dinary prices. NEW éRlTAiN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1917. The Final Ca |Respond Now SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15th AT 10 P. M. is the time limit of the most successful sale we have ever had. $14.75 for a $20.00 $17.50 £ $19.50 f SUIT ora $22.00 ora $25.00 $21.50 for a $28.00 SUIT And remember, many of these Suits are right for Fall and Winter Service. It’s Your Move on the Hat Question. We’re ready with Fall Styles—All Styles. HOLLANDERS’ 82-88 ASYLUM STREET, HARTFORD. THE DAYLIGHT STORE ROOSEVELT FLIES AT 3,000 FT. HEIGHT “Remarkable! Great!” “Teddy” Declares on Return to Ground Minola, L. I, Sept. 14.—Colonel Roosevelt yesterday tested the new “Liberty Motor,” with which supremacy of the air, and after a flight of half an hour at a speed of more than 100 miles an hour, he pro- nounced it ‘“‘great.” The colonel rode in the observation seat of a big military biplane, driven by H. W. Blakely, an employe of the L. W. F. Company, the maker. Most of the flight was at a height of be- tween 5,000 and 6,000 feet and was for a distance that, would have car- ried the aviator and his observer far over the German lines had the start been made from an allied field in France, where Quentin Roosevelt Is now serving in an air corps. Quentin training at the Mineola school. vas the second flight the colonel has made. Four years ago in Kansas he made a short flight with the ill- fated Hoxe; But that was as noth- ing compared to yesterday’s flight. With Captain and Mrs. Thomas Hitchcock of Westbury and Major Vincent, an army engineer, Colonel Roosevelt arrived at the Mineola army aviation field about 10:30 o'clock. He was driven over to a hangar where Rlakely was tuning up a new biplane, cne of the first at Mineola to be equipped with the.“Lib- erty Motor,” the perfection of which W announced i3 Washington by Sec- retary of War Baker on Wednesday. The colonel was invited to go for a flight and accepted. ~Blakely pro- posed that he take the machine for a test flight first. “No,” replied test Qight for me. aw Then he doffed his broad brimmed the colonel. “No I want to go right felt hat, and slipped on a helmet with | goggles, as well as Major Vincent's raincoat. He climbed into the ob- server's seat while a last inspection of the machine was made. The en- gin started to roar, as helpers held the big machine. Blakely climbed into his seat, waived his band, and while the hundred or more persons about, including many aviation students cheered, the machine ran for 50 feet and then shot up, climbing at a rather steep angle. It circled up to a height of 1,000, then 2,000, and then 3,000 feet and shot off in the direction of Camp Mills, where the “Rainbow" division is in camp, Soldiers Give Only Casual Glances, When it passed over the camp the machine was at an elevation of 5,000 the | United States hopes to attain the war | | is identical with what he had to say {and during the ensuing trip remained ‘;10(‘!_ The soldiers below paid | interest, for even in the short time they have been in camp they have became accustomed to seeing lairplanes about. Once over the camp the machine turned south for five | miles and then circled back over the Mineola aviation field. The engine was working perfectly. After circling the field two or three times, Blakeley | brought the airplane to the earth with la graceful landing a few yards from i the spot where he had started. Although at an elevation of 5,000 feet the cold was rather severe, the colonel showcd no effects of it as he climbed out of the observation seat, waved his hand at everybody, and as he pulled off the goggles, said: “It was remarkable; it was a great | pleasure. I thank you ail. Then the colonel with his frlends left for his home in Mineola, after he had shaken hands with a number of ! the officers on the field. The colonel lis deeply interested in aviation and when Quentin was a student at Min- eola, made several trips here. Colonel Roosevelt's characteriza- tion of the last developed airplane of the American service as ‘“‘remarkable” | | | | of a trip he took in the submarine, Plunger, in 1905, when he was pres dent. The Plunger, then the latest de- velopment of the Holland submersible, of which the German U-boat is a de- velopment, was taken to Oyster Bay, where the president went on board { marine operation. under the surface for minutes, which, at that time, was regarded as something of an achievement in sub- SWEDE. CHARGE IN MEXICO EXPOSED (Continued From First Page). but | tered th war against Germany, | suade Secretary whether the obliging Herr Cronholm got his decoration from Germany. Minister Von Eckhardt recommended to Von Bethmann-Hollweg that if it were bestowed the glad tidings should be telegraphed to Von Eckhardt, pre- sumably under cover of the cipher code of the Swedish diplomatic serv- {ice. The second letter from Minister Von Eckhardt informed Von Beth mann-Hollweg that since his arrival in Mexico City Herr Cronholm ‘“‘has not disguised his sympathy for Ger- many and has entered into close rela- tions with this legation.” Minister Von Eckhardt is not un- known to the American government and people. It was he who was in- trusted by Dr. Zimmermann, late min- ister for foreign affairs of Germany, with the execution of the arrange- ment, before the United States en- by which Japan and Mexico were to join | in an alliance to attack this country, | and Mexico was to be rewarded by getting se slices of American ter- ritory adjacent to her borders. Minister Von Eckhardt seems to be careless in guarding his confldential correspondence, as the instructions sent to him by Foreign Minister Zim- mermann came into the possession of allied governments, and it has been supposed, although never admitted, that the Japanese-Mexican dispatch was obtained in Mexico. Akerhiclm Begged for Secrecy. Baron Akerhielm, Swedish tharge d'affaires in Washington during the of Minister Ekengren, who a vacation, sought to per- Lansing last Friday not to malke public the statement is- sued by Mr. Lansing exposing Swed- en’s conduct in transmitting unneu- tral information fiom Argentina until he could communicate the intelligence to the Stockholf foreign office. Sec- y efused to accede to Baron Akerbielm’s request. The Letter. The Department of State made bublic tonight the following transla- tion of the letter from the German minister at Mexico City to Chancellor Von Bethmann Hollweg: Tmperial Legation, His Excellency the Chancellor: Herr Folke Mexico, to Imperial Cronholm, the Swedish Charge d'Affaires here, since his arrival here, has not disguised his sympathy for Ger- many, and has entered into close relations with this legation. He is the only diplomat through whom information from a hostile camp can be obtained. Moreover, he acts as intermed- iary for official diplomatic inter- course between this legation and vour Kxcellency. In the course Conerme® HARTFORD THE FALL FASHIONS Hundreds of New Styles Reat for Our Suit Shop Saturday Women now preparing their autumn wardrobes are already visil our shops. theme: unusual in treatment. Needless to say, they find here only fashions that vopi sent the “dernier cri” in distinction and exclusivenecss. ized types of distinction, refinement and siniplicily. Iodividl cl FEATURING SPECIAL SATURDAY—SUITS Ten Models at Eight Models at Eleven Models. $25.00 $37.50 $45.00 Pleasing variety of every fabric, color and style cficct for H present season is seen among these specials Saturday. Iur trimmi is a leading factor although many of the models are untrimmed. M; type suits with the characteristic narrow sleeves and tailoring finish, Also special types for the mis: close fitti: of 14 shoulders, 20, models that possess an air of youthful spirit and simplicity. Su fabrics as Burrella, silvertone, velour, broadcloth, English poplin and a number of novelty fabrics. are shown in the Skirts as well. worste Many novel and new effes LEONARD and HERRMANN CO. SPECIAL FOR SATURDAY and MONDEY Dainty Envelope Chemise and Smart Muslin Petticoa 98 c Each (An Offering in Which We are Determined to in Value Giving.) The Petticoats, made of fine Nainsook, with deep burg or Laces, the Envelopes effectively trimmed with Extraordina broideries and laces. Do Somecthing G flounce of Hg pretty Buy in a good supply now, while this wonderful opportunity ] offered. 165 Main Street, New Britain Two Stores 227 Main Stred iddletpwn “SPECIAL FOR THS | season) prepared, seasc Huckleberry. wholesome baked goodies. ed and baked taste? simply delicious; each 28c. Other fresh fruit pies will be: Apple, Peach, Blackberry il SATURDAY NEW PUMPKIN PIES, made with new sugar pumpkins (fivst of ] the “Hoffmann way;" ‘We will also have Apple and Peach Kuchen, Coffee Cakes, B Buns, Boston Brown Bread and Baked Beans and many othg Hoffmann’s Bakery 62 WestMain St. TWO STORES mean that the matter would be communicated to no one but the recipient and his government, ind even to them lonly under the seal of secrecy, while the publica- tion of the bestowal of the deco- ration would be postponed until the end of the war. I should be particularly grate- ful to your Excellency if I could be furnished with telegraphic views of the bestowal of the dec- oration, which I strongly recom- mend in view of the circum- stances detailed above. VON ECKHARDT. Cronholm Not Now in Office. Mexico City, 14.—A report reached here last night that the state Washingon bhad made showing -that Swedish an sept. department at public correspondence Folke former charge here, acted as Cronholm, had inter- of thi he is obliged to go per- sonally each time to the tele- graph office, not seldom quite late at night ,in order to hand in ‘he telegrams. Herr Cronholm was formerly at Peking and at Tokio, and was responsible for the preliminary arrangements which had to he made for the representation of his country in each case. Be- fore he came out here he had been in charge of the consulate general at Hamburg. Herr Cron- holin has not got a Swedish but only a Chinese order at present. I venture to submit to your Excellency the advisability of laying before his Majesty the Emperor the name of Herr Cron- holm, with a view to the Crown Order of the Second Class being bestowed upon him. 1t would perhaps be desirable, in order not to excite the enemy sus- picion, to treat with secrecy the matter of the issue of the pa- tents until the end of the war, should the decision be favorablo to my suggestion. This would mediary for the German minister Von Eckhardt in a transfer of messages for the German diplomat. Mexican officials said they heard nothing of the report. Folke Cronholm was replaced as Swedish charge here on February 24 last and since that time has held no official position with the Swedish gov- ernment, so far as is known. He was replaced by Carl Gotthard Gy derberg, formerly Swedish cons Chicago. Cronholm has remained in Mexico City since he was replaced. His successor, Anderberg, declared that he knew nothing of the Amer- fcan state department’s disclosure, but declared that he did not believe it to be true. Ernesto Garza Perez sub-secretary in charge of the Mexican foreign of- fice, said that he knew nothing con- cerning the Washington report and added that if it were true that Cron- holm sent messages for Von Ickhardt to Germany by way of Sweden since last February he must have sent them as a private individual and therefore they must be subject to censorship. | EMBARGOES SOUGH IN SOUTH AMER Washington to Attempt to Close N On Exports to European Countrics. Washington, 14.—The UY States prepared exert every influence to stop exH from South America to neutral tions of Europe which might suf fats, munitions and other comm ties to Germany Sept government is Success in carrying out such a would mean the isolation of Germ weapon could wielded to bring about a ipeedy ] of the war. | . The Central Powers, according to vices reaching here, have heen d no more effective everything in their power to buil influence in certain South Ameri countries and incite the people agal the United Stat This activity reached a point where the Un States government fecls that it w take & strong staad, The plan which the government in contemplation is in line with embargo pliced on the shipment American goods to northern neut of Europe by the proclamations] sued by the president.” South Anm ican countries, which have been fested by German agents, have mu larg demands upon the coal sup and other products of the ' Uni States. Some officials of the governmi are now opposed to granting licer for bunker coal to take cargo ships South America when it is spspee that these shipments are helpin defeat the purpose of the presid embargo.