New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 25, 1917, Page 6

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1917. Herald. BLISHING COMPANY. ‘Proprietors. s’n’ B nday excepted) at 4:15 p. m., Building, 67 Church St. Post Ofiice at New Britaln ass Mail Matter. er to any part of the colty & week, 65 cents a month. § for paper to be sent by mall, advance, 60 cents @ month. e e fitable advertising mediurm n Circlilation books pres: Bwavs open to advertls | will bo found on sale at Hota- ve _Stand, 42nd St. and Broad- w York Clty; Board Walk, At | City, and Hartford Depot. TELEPHONE CALLS. of The Associated Press. & Associated Press is exclu- entitled to the use for re- ation. of all news credited or not otherwise credited in lpaper and also the local news hed herein, What Of Tt? by life belongs to my country; lose my life,—well, many a for man has gone before! —BARNEY O'DAY. WIDE WORLD OVER. ng -begun- the search, we find Sritain boysiin every nook and of the world, serving under the and Stripes. This morning an fintiemen came to this office with flch of his son's career, a life in [fmy that has been active since panish War. Going away at a local company of me with this young fellow afterward the regular army and saw pines. He is now a drill ser h } f in Cuba, Honolulu and the at Fort Douglas, Utah, just out- plt Ls.ke City, where he is Whip- shade some three hundred 8 of the new National Ar " Britain boys and young their bit. These are the ye want. The Herald’s cam- or a complete list of local men is coming along in great Every day brings in more names that have been long /b the populace. The aforemen- i case is but one of many inter- l stories. The beoks here will be n' until every man is heard ntil there are no more names ‘added to the honmor roll. In a ghort time, a month at most, htire quota from New Britain, Wil be assembled in the training . These are the young men who hder the Selective Service law. names are known. The ones eceeded them, the boys who en- in the army and the navy and lonal guard even before war out are not known, except in- as the present list in this office "It is & patriotic duty to help jile a complete list. Send or {in a name today. en AVE YOU A NICKEL? good old days of the circus, “its attendant side-shows, the hoo man usually offered some of ractions for the small sum of a i, a half a dime. Going back to Bmallest of American coins, save the library committee, seeking ighten the lives of soldiers by ding reading matter, asks each nd woman and'child in this city ntribute the small sum of a 'a half. a dime.. Of course, not mean that anyone need e himself or herself to this sum. i#s, as many 4§ can be given, will t as acceptable. In lieu of ng else, however, the nickel will th erday there started in New Bri- f#the campaign which is destined e $3,2560 for this library fund. [§ state of Connecticut has been ‘. to contribute $65,000. The en- nauon will endeavor to raise a on. With this money will be ht a million books for a million jers.. Library buildings will be ed in the various cantonments. pulldlngl designed by an archi- | who gave -his time and labor recompense; .are not to be ry but will be used after the lor educational purposes in the junities. where they will be e you a’nickel to spare? Then [§ it to this book fund. Give all mnickels you can,—all the dollars. e has never been a more worthy gestion than this which attempts rnish intellectual entertainment the men who are now occupied the business of war. At best v lives will not be as care-free and as those of the folk at home. boys in the trenches, and the in the training camps should have mental relaxation. There is no better way to get this than the read- ing of good books. The least the stay-at-home people might do is to help provide good reading for the \‘1”‘)'5‘ fn khaki, wherever they are. - WELL, WHAT SHALL IT BE?- On October 3 another section of New Britain’s quota to the new Na- tional Army leaves for camp Devens, Ayer, Massachusetts. When the two hundred or recruits left last Thursday there was less criticism of the manner which they went. Many contend { there should have been no parade, no celebration; that all the fuss and fur- belowwwas but adding fuel to the fize. That being so, what are we going to do about the mien’ who leave here in a week or so? Are we going to give them an official send-off, whereifi the whole town turns out to see them go, or are we going to let them go in peace and quietness, attended only by the of their * immediate famili Thesé are questions which should the attention of New Britain during the remaining days Either we should give these boys and young men an official and formal farewell or we should allow them to go their way unheralded and unsung. Which shall it be? This much must be remembered: There is a lot of difference between saying good bye to soldiers in uniform and those in mufti. There is much more elegance in the rhythmic march- more more or in members occupy people ahead. ing ranks of trained and drilled troops than in the seething mass of conventional clothed recruits, their way to the cantonments. If there are those who believe the sélective service men of New Britain should be sent on their way without official ceremony, now is the time to voice protest. The Mayor of the city stands ready to hear the public plaint. The members of the Common Council are willing and anxious to carry the message of the populace to the proper authority. The columns of the news- on papers are open to all discussions of the matter. The question then is: What Shall It Be? Shall it be a send-off such as characterized the going away of the last two hundred drafted men, or shall it be a simple family gathering such as those of the first two or three handfuls received? The answer to that question lies with the people themselves. * LET IT DROP. Representative Heflin of Alabama was the cause of a near-riot in the United States House of Representa- tives yesterday, the out-growth of his indirect insinuation that some mem- bers of that august body had benefit- ‘ted by the slush fund ordered by Ambassador von Bernstorff from the Imperial German Government, the purpose of the fund being to spread disloyalty in this country. It was a fine show of wrath that met Mr. Hef- lin on the floor of the House. ‘Whether there will be an investiga- tion into these pseudo charges is a question now before the Rules Com- mittee. Two resolutions providing for such an investigation have already been introduced. Those interested recall the Lawson investigation, the “leak’” charges. In that case Lawson had suspicions but no proof. The same holds true in regard to Heflin. The gentleman from Alabama has suspicions, but no proof. The American people will not read- ily believe that their representatives in Congress have fallen by the way- side, have become so utterly depraved that they would receive money from the hand of the German ambassador or his paid agents. This despite whatever suspiclons may have been aroused. Mr. Heflin was somewhat hasty in his charges. On his own word, it is admitted he holds no evi- dence against any member of the House. The easiest way out of this whole nasty business is for the Amer- ican public to forget such calumny, such slander. If there were any crooked members of this legislative body they would have been exposed { long before this. The American Se- cret Service would have unearthed the guilty long ago. It is in no bound to protect Congressmen. way FACTS AND FANCIES. Girl's mother—“No, sir. T'd have you know that there was never any heredity in our family.”—Boston Transcript. ‘““He seems to have much sympa- thy for the other fellow.” ‘“Yes. He says he used to be the other fellow.” —Exchange. We wonder if Nick Romanoff will send picture postcards to his old friends during his Siberian travels.— Cincinnati Times-Star. “A man -dat ain’t got nuffin’ to kick about ’cept de hotness. of de weather,” said Uncle Eben, “ain’t got no trouble worth noticin'.””—Philadel- phia Record. Secretary Daniels in referring to the strengthening of the navy failed lto mention that young woman type- writer who sank submarines in- stead of one.—Norwich Bulletin, | Russia wants a thousand locomo- |'tives right away, but the service of the New Haven road is giving us in- dicates that we are in the same boat, only more so.—New Haven Union. “Mechanics with ideas, ingenious men,” are wanted by the army for { camouflage service in France. Has Connecticut, land of the basswood ham and wooden nutmeg, sent its full quota?—New York World. 1 Ada—"Men are slow! It took him | nearly two hours to propose to me last night.”” Flc And how long did'it take you to accept him, dear?” Ada—"Just two seconds.”—Exchange. “I like ‘this poem of yours to a brook. It fairly gurgles. You evi- dently wrote it by a rippling rill” ! “Not exactly,” said the poet, “but I did write it with a fountain pen. May- be that accounts. for it.”—Clipde. The Post tonight carries a ‘“want ad” ‘offering employment to two wo- men. ‘‘Soldiers’ wives preferred,” the ad reads. There's a tip for others to } follow. Give the preference to the soldier's wife every time. She is do- ing her bit in giving up her husband. —Hartford Post. One by one the ghost-dancing In- dians of pro-Germmanism come pussy- footing back to the reservation as the purposc and the power of the govern- ment, backed by the national senti- ment, become unmistakable. Even Mayor Thompson issues a patriotic proclamation in honor of the Chicago men of the draft!-—New York World. The Infantry. (Minna Irving in New York Sun). Give my love to the rank and file Of the Regular Army men, Who can march all day and march all night And win a battle then. The seasoned soldiers hard as nails, The flower of the brave and free, For the good right arm of Uncle Sam Is the U. 8. Infantry. It's a long red road that the boys must go Where the bombs and the bullets fly, But the starry flag s their charge to keep Aloft in the sunlit sky! So my spirit follows the guerdons gay, And my heart goes over the sea, ‘With the footsore, dusty but dauntless men Of the U. S. Infantry. It's the biggest hike that they ever took And the end is far away, Where the quick and the dead to- gether sleep * In’ dugouts scooped in the clay, But. the first ,ones up and over the top In the battle front will be The olive drab and the slanting steel Of the U. S. Infantry. In Texas. (Houston Post) . We confess that long retirement has résulted in a loss of sabre skill, but very shortly we shall practice with the noble blade—just as soon as the wa- termelons are big enough to fence with. Wasted Energy. (Arkansas Gazette) It is none of our business, but it does seem that a porch-climber wastes a lot of energy when he might just as well get in by a window on the first floor. Some Satisfaction. (Newark News) The ambition to take command of the air is one the country may talk over freely with no likelihood of find- ing it pre-empted by speculators. Passing the Buck. “The ncat and even elegant appear- ance of thé American soldier isn't maintained,” said War Secretary Bak- er in an address, “without hard work. Yes; the work is bard, but doesn’t the result more than justify it? “On the train the other day a pri- vate sat with his tunic unbuttoned, for the temperature was high. A Ser- geant strode up ‘to him and said: “‘Button up that tunic! Did you never hear of Bylaw 217, Subsection D? I am Sergeant Jabez Winterbot- tom!" “A gentleman in the seat behind tapped the Sergeant sternly on the shoulder. “ How dare yol issue orders with a pipe in your mouth?’ he asked. “Go | home and read Paragraph 174, Sec- tion M, Part IX. I am Major Eustee Carroll.” “Here a gentleman with a drooping white mustache interposed from the other side of the aisle. “‘If Major Carroll,’ he said coldly, “will consult Bylaw 31 of Section K he will learn that to reprimand a Ser- geant in the presence offa private is an offense not lightly to be over- looked.' "—Washington Star. In Missouri. (Boston Herald.) Miss Morninglory Starbuck, booted { and spurted, bestrides her palfrey no more. In khaki and a broad straw hat she is following the plow, turn- ing the glebe preparatory to plant- ing wheat. No Use Arguing. (Birmingham Age-Herald) “You promised me you would be home by 10 o'clock sharp. It is now 8 o’clock in the morning. What have you to say for yourself?” “A great deal, my dear, a great deal. But I can see by the expression on your face that you are not open to conviction, so-if youw'll just excuse me, my dear, I'll toddle along to bed.” “Was your bachelor’s supper a suc- cess?” “A sudcess! Wonderful! Why, we had to postpone the wedding two days,” ERNEST,C. PHERSON, Although ‘pictured in civilian clothes, Ernest C. Pherson Is a mem- ber of the United States navy and at present his address is “somewhere in the Atlantic.”” He enlisted in the navy September 1. 1915, and now is a member of the signal corps of the U. S. 8. Melville. Pherson is the son of Charles O. Pherson of 166 Maple street. He re- ceived his education at local schools and was popular among his class: mates. Seamen Hate Germany. = (Boston Herald.) One world-wide band of workers, the seafaring men are forever the enemies of German militarism. When America stood forth as champion of the freedom of*the seas, she did not act only in her own interest, but for the protection of the rights and lives of all who go down to the sea in ships. . The seamen have suffered the most from the murderous submarine attacks. We may never know how many of all nations have gone down with ships destroyed, but it appears from an admiralty report that from the beginning of the war up to June 30, 1917, the number of lives lost on British merchant vessels was 9,748, of whom 5,920 were officers and sea-~ ‘men, and 3,828 were passengers. Note is the regular the been the proportions. It seafaring workers from whome larger number of victims have taken. Organized labor in the world’s ship- ping does not forget. At the in- stance of the British National Sea- men’s and Firemen’s union, an impor- tant - conference of allled and neu- tral seafaring men has just been held in ~London. Besides repre- sentatives of unions in the United Kingdom, there were delegates from organizations in France, Belgium, Holland, Ttaly, Russia and Scandi- navia. There ws nothing 1 than a fury of indignation throughout the assembly with respect to German submarine warfare. Many of the sailors’ delegates declared that after the war no German sailor would be allowed to enter their ships. Her submarine methods have earned for Germany a haotr vhos<e depth she cannot fathom and whose duration may be greater than that of her em- pire. This Moving World. (Detroit News.) Twenty years ago, says County Republican, rare; nobody had appendicitis; no- body wore white shoes; nobody sprayed orchards; cream was five cents a pint; one never heard of a “tin Liz "', advertisers did not tell the truth; farmers came to town for their mail; the “hired girl” drew $1.50 a week; the butcher “threw in” a chunk of liver; nobody “listened in” on a telephone and you. stuck tubes in your cars to hear a phono- graph and it cost a dime. There might be many additions to the list. Twenty years ago people thought that Germany was a pretty nice country, and that Spain was the worst in the world. Twenty years ago nohody went to the movies people thought that prosperity was due to “protection”; the kerosene lamp was a hundred times more pop- ular than it is today, and Mr. Wels- bach was regarded as a benefactor to the human race; the D. U. R. was charging a nickel a ride; northern Michigan was considered a wilder ness of worthless land; only million- aires possessed boats on the river; g00d roads were considered a long leap into the future; the name of Mr. gley was unknown to most Amer- jcans, and people were wondering when the Grank Trunk would build a new station. The world do move, and when we cast up accounts we are inclined to decide that in spite of higher prices and jazz hands and gasoline fumes, and the greatest war in history, the general trend has been greatly ‘o its inhabitants’ advantage. DR. G T. CROWLEY NAMED AS DEPUTY the Pike operations were ‘Will Have Charge of Two Counties on Dog Quarantine Order. Hartford, Sept. 25.—Cattle Commis- sioner Whittlesey has found it neces- sary to appoint special deputies for the enforcement of the dog quaran- tine order for all towns west of the Connecticut river, Dr. J. R. Moran of Rockville has been appointed in Hart- ford county and Dr. George E. Cor- win of Wallingford in Middlesex coun- ty. Dr. George T. Crowley of New Britain, will have charge in towns in New Haven and Fairfield counties and General Heman O. Averill in Litchfield county. | the hot months. OPENING AN OYSTER. ‘When You Are About the Job Do It In a Humane Manner, People have been studving for many years how to open an oyster in a hu- mane way. The oyster is of a retir- ing disposition, being most often found | asleep in the oyster bed. He is harm- | less, and as a consequence his .owner is not required to muzzle him during The oyster makes a good food if he has not been too so- ciable with the little ptomaine and typhold germs. To open an oyster according to the rules of the A. S. P. C. A. it is only necessary to provide oneself with a pan of salt water, a fountain pen drop- ver, a piece of dried apple, a sheet of very sticky fly paper, a kitchen knife and a tennis racket. After having ob- tained possession of an oyster by hon- est means place him near the pan of salt water. He will not move for two hours, until he becomes thirsty, when his shell will gradually begin to open. Before he sees you stuff the piece of dried apple between his jaws and then with the fountain pen dropper drop several drops of water on the apple. It will slowly swell and force the shell further open. When the oyster sees there is no hope he wiil begin to run. Deftly place the fly paper under him, and in his efforts to escape he will tangle his feet. The oyster can then be easily separated from the fly paper with & kitchen knife and when strained through the tennis racket is ready to be served raw, cooked or with straw- berries and cream. In this manner & dozen oysters may be opened in a lit- tle over twenty-four hours. Another way to open an oyster Is to mash him on the nose with a potato masher. As most people do not know where the oyster’s nose is, this method requires complicated explanations and is not much used.—Brooklyn Eagle. Mr. Bryan’s Way Out. (New York Sun). The war, which has sent silver to $1.06% an ounce, has also brought out all the gold in Mr. Bryan—and has demonstrated that he possesses it in a much more favorable ratio than one to sixteen. In a speech In Chicago the other night he defined the limitations which war puts upon the freedom of speech with that simplicity and “lucidity of language which is characteristic of his public speaking. No one ques- tions, he says, the right of free speech. But it is a right qualifled in time of war by duty. It is paralle] to the citizen’s right to use the streets, which in time of riot may be suspended be- cause of his higher duty to the com- munity. Mr. Bryan continues: “Criticism of the government is not now in place. It is not the best way to express thought, which should be transmitted direct to the president, to your senator or members of congr It creates a wrong impression among our enemies abroad, @#nd finally, after this government has acted discussion has closed and is no longer patriotic or American. “After congress has acted in declar- ing war it is a matter of law, and the man who criticises this is not Ilaw abidigg. He. is resorting to anarchy. “1"don’t know how long the war will" last, but no matter how long it may last I know that the quickest way out is straight through.” These words were well spoken. It is a pity they could not have been ad- dressed to the farmers’' gathering at Minneapolis, which was stirred to passion by the grossly sectional ap- peals to class feeling of Senator Gronna and others. Mr. Bryan has' a great opportunity at the present moment. His old time followers, even many of his present followers, form a large part of the conscientious pacifist element in the country. His voice to them has so long carried conviction that he, if any man, can sway them to the patriotic side today. We may readily admit that he has neglected no opportunity to exert this influence or to speak the words of right guidance. But more opportunities might bhe made for him, his influence might be employed more systematically to direct wisely those of his friends who are as yet unable to see that the quickest way out of this war is straight through. Free Poland.” Germany and Austria are now pro- ceeding to carry out their promise of a year ago and establish Poland as an “independent state.” They have is- sued letters patent to the people of | Poland, explaining the new plan. As described by an Associated Press dispatch from Berlin, the government is to be a “constitutional based on universal, direct suffrage That is excellent enough n theory. We find, however, that Germany and Austria are going to choose the mon- arch. Tt is expected that he will be a German, not a Pole. chosen immediately, however. There will be a “triumvirate of regents” who will represent the crown. These re- gents will of course be named by the German and Austrian governments— which is to say, by Kaiser Wilhelm. They will appoint a prime minister, who will name a cabinet. Then the regents and the cabinet will select a “state council” which will manage the country's affairs. - The Poles are told that sometime that council will give way to a repre- sentative parliament. But at present “wartime” expedients make necessary the control of legislation likely to in- terfere with military rule or opera- tions.” The new state <will have no authority to make foreign treaties or enter into international contracts. Lucky Poland! How overjoyed the Poles must be, to be free and inde- pendent after this century and a half of oppression! And yet we dont hear of any expressions of joy in Warsaw! Not a single parade or demonstration of any kind. And there's little satis- faction shown by Polish patriots living abroad. The Germans note ‘heir apathy, and feel aggrieved by it. What’s wrong with the Poles, any- how? They ought to be tickled to death with their new autonomy, un- der which they are relieved of all gov- ernmental responsibility, and have the inestimiable privilege of serving in the German army. monarchy, | ‘no He will not be | “NOTHING BUT AMERICANS.” The Call For Men and Women of All COreeds and Origins,—Protestants, Oatholics, Jews, Germans, Poles, Swedes, etc. (Loulsville Courier-Journal). The war has brought forth nothing with a truer American ring than that call, issued from New York, to all cit~ izens irrespective of race or creed to join in a movement to crush disloy- alty within the United States and to labor for the thorough assimilation of aliens. Of themselves the signers say that “some are Protestants, some are Catholic, some are Jews. Most of us were born in this country of parents born in various countries of the Old ‘World—in Germany, France, Eng- land, Ireland, Italy; the Slavonic and the Scandinavian lands; some of us were born abroad; some of us are of revolutionary stock. All of us are Americans and nothing but Amer- icans.” “Americans and nothing but Amer- icans.” There is no divided alle- giance in that. There is no hyphen. The man who cannot subscribe to it is not an American. Than the man who does subscribe to it there is no better American. The call of these Americans of all creeds and all origins is in good time. For of all times it is now that the hyphen should be melted out of the metals of which Americans, ‘“children of the crucible,” are molded. We are Americans or we are something else. There is no such thing among Amer- icans as a. hybrid American or a hy- phen American. Those who do not come out of the melting-pot now straijght Americans will never be Americans, for they are not the ma-. terla] of which Americans are made. '‘And of all times it is now that the fight to crush disloyalty within the United States should be made. We are preparing to fight our enemies across the sea; but it will be months before we shall be ready to do that. The fight which we must make right now is the fight against disloyalty at home. :Unless we make that fight to a finish it will matter little when and how we fight elsewhere. Crush disloyalty. Heat white the melting pot. Mold into Americans all pure metals, wherever mined. Burn out the hyphens and the dross. That is the duty of the hour. The authorities at last show signs of be- ginning to realize this. They have been too tardy in beginning and too soft-handed in.dealing with the situ- ation, when realized. Let the fight be made now in ear- nest. “Americans and nothing but Amer- icans!” The Newsmakel (Dallas News.) Rusk County News: The man who performs well the duties that confront him in the various walks of life, who is a student that he may be able to pass intelligently upon public questions, who looks upon the ballot as a priceless heritage and uses it on all occa- slons for the good of mankind has a first-class conception of the dutles and responsibliities of real citizenship. There are millions of such Ameri- cans. The public prints are fllled with the doings of criminals and evil- minded folk, and readers sometimes wonder if the whole world isp’t head- ed for the bowwows.. But'the few whose acts make up the news of the day are insignificant in comparison with the many whose quiet, orderly lives occasion no labor for the printing press. The infinitesimal few who make most of the news amount. to little in the sum. They are as withered leaves afloat on the deep, broad stream of life. They are as a gnat on the horn of the bull. They are as a thorn in a bird’s nest—which may pierce the flesh of the fledkeing, but can not depopulate the forest or still the myriad songs of the thrushes. The Real German Disaster. (New York Tribune.) If you say that four years of war will cost Germany half of her able- bodied men, that it will remove them permanently from industry, while it removes only a quarter of the man power of her greatest commercial rival, you will state the probable truth, and you will indicate the real extent of German disaster. The Brit- ish situation is, too, improved by the fact that Britain has nearly 15,000,- 000 whites in her colonies, which means a further population of able- bodied males of 2,500,000 in the empire, less the colonial casualties, which are not likely to pass the half- million mark in permanent losses. At the present time Germany holds British territory, while Britain holds a million square miles of Ger- man colonies. Britain has four German prisoners to one Briton held in Germany. Granted that the war restored the geographical conditions of 1914, the two sgreat commercial rivals would face each other in far different posture than before the war. Of Germany’'s great wealth- producting population of males, half would be gone, as against a quarter for the British. Add this to the lost markets in enemy countries and, by contrast, the improved British posi- tion in countries now become Allies, and there is a measure of the inev- itable British victory. TALKED ON DISCIPLINE. Major Hodges Talks to Rookies at Camp Devens, Ayer, Mass., Sept. 26.—Harking back to his days at West Point, Major General Harry F. Hodges, in com- mand at Camp Devens, today issued an official bulletin containing an ex- tract from an address on discipline, delivered there by Major General John M. Schofield, a veteran of the Mexican and Civil wars. “The dis- cipline which makes soldiers and offi- cers reliable in battle is not be gained by harsh and tyrannical methods,” General Schofield said. This, General Hodges announced, was to be a car- dinal principle in the training at Camp Devens. Hundreds of Massachusetts men in training here went back home today THE McMillan Store (Incorporated.) “Always Reliable.” The New Fall Drapery Materials Ready to Hang Curtains Are Hear for Your Choosing " Extensive Display of New Draperies and Floor Coverings at Our Srd Floor (Take Elevator.) SCRIMS AND MARQUIS- ETTES. White, Cream and Beige extensively shown in novel new designs. Priced 12 1-2¢, 17¢, 25¢, 298¢ to 45c yard. FIGURED CURTAIN MADRAS This dainty Curtain Fabric is be- coming more popular than ever. The new season’s' showing offers many pretty designs, including several Colored Effects. Priced 25c, 29¢c, 35¢ to 45c yard. FOR OVER DRAPERIES AND PORTIERES We are showing new materials in Plain and Figured Effects in the shades of green, blue, brown and rose, Priced 39c to 89c yard. NEW CRETONNES Are here in a variey of designs and colorings, some that are pretty for Over Draperies; otherg suitable for Pillows, Cushions, Knffting Bags, etc. Priced 25¢ to 59c¢ yard. SPECIAL RUG OFFERING THIS WEEK Two Bales Tapestry Brussels Ruga (Size 27x54) Special, $1.69 each while this lot lasts. X AXMINSTER RUGS Three Extraordinary Values: (Size 27x54) . . . $2.50 each (Size 36x68) . $2.98 each (Size 36x72) . $3.98 each S ———— ey to vote in the state primary elections. In some cases it was difficult for the soldiers to reach the polling places before closing time, but camp officers made it clear that there was ne' ob- jection to the use of automobiles by’ political organizations to get thém to nearby precincts. BUSY TIMES IN U. S. DISTRICT COURT Violators of Federal Laws, Includ- ing Local Woman, Before Grand Jury New Haven, Sept. 25.—Men who had failed to register under the draft law, others who were charged with selling liquor to men in uniform, and still others who had been arrested. for alleged violations of federal laws, crowded the United States district court room today, until there was no more room and the late comers g had to stand in the ante-rooms. A grand jury was selected to consider several cases which involved forgery, embezzlement, stealing from letters and passing counterfeit money. Among these cases was that of Clara Briere of New Britain charged with embezzlement from a bank. A number of alleged slackers plead- ed not guilty and their cases will be tried before a jury. Most of the so- called “bootleggers” pleaded guilty and received, for the most part, sen- tences of six months in jail each. These include Joseph Navin, Patrick Mallon, Alonzo Daniels, Anthony Gephors, John Waldron of New Lon- don, John Heffernan, Edward Hines, Miles McGowan, Frank J. Howard and John H. Cosgrove. John Miller received five months, and John Vel- lone one day. John Ball pleaded not guilty and was to be tried. Henry H. Dahl pleaded not guilty on the charge of false registration, an@ was held in $5,000 until October 8. Most of the sentences for failure to register were of men of foreign birth who knew little or not enough. The jail terms were from 1 to 10 days ac- cording to circumstances. Several will be tried on pleas of not guilty. | Thomas P. Tootill failed to respond | to his name and the district attorney asked for a warrant. NO SEPARATE PEACE. 3 Petrograd, Sept. 25.—Addressing the soldiers and workmen's delegates today General Verhovsky, minister of war, said Russia yesterday received formal assurances from France and Great Britain that they would not conclude a separate peace to the det- riment of Russi Antediluvian - Highbrows. (Washington Star) “The wicked neighbors won’t quit scoffing,” complained Japhet. “That’s all right,” replied Noah, as he drove another nail. “We will show them after a while what it means to disregard the advice of the intellectual minority.”