New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 28, 1917, Page 8

» 2 'NEW BRITAIN DAI LY HERALD FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1917. Herald. e JISHING COMPANY. oprietors. Inday excepted) at 4:16 p. m., ‘Bullding, 67 Church St B Post. Ofice at New Britain Mail Matter. er to any part of the city week, 65 cents a month. aper to be sent by :mail, advauce, 60 cents a month, ble vertising medium in Givoulation books and press Favs open to advertisers. 1 be found op sale at Hota- Stand, 42nd St. and Broad- e York City; Board Walk, At ty, and Hartford Depot- STRLEPHONE CALLS. f of The Associated Press. B Associated ‘Press is exclu- “ entitled to the use for re- jeation of all news credited not otherwise credited in per and also the local news thed herein. is the pledge that puts an edge every sword we wield; nly ask the noblest task— ! make our hearts a shield, nd between the oppressor and . 1 land he would oppress; f latest, claim the greatest | task— 7 courage brooks no less. ize the chance to pay back France little of the debt le owes her fleur de lys d gallant Lafayette. =erywhere—sea, land and ¢ air— 1| the first line advance Glory, and the Stars :f Stripes | every breeze in France. } —LOUIS K. ANSPACHER. and T SHALL IT BE? g from the letters received, 'which’ éannot Bé ‘printed, for reasons, the town seems to lly divided on the question, be' have a formal farewell for tive Service men who must re on October 47 ldays are growing shorter, the | growing .shorter, and this is on when some decision must fe. It ls up to the people of iritain to say what shall be "Phe “Mayor and the members | Comrmon’Council are anxious jw ‘the views of the many. hall it be? larguments pro and con are f There should be no farewell ) boys ‘golng away under the ® Sérvice law, because such a i8 too heart-rending. The| - and’ fathers and sisters and and sweethearts and wives Pnough sorrow already without i sading to their misery by this | parading of the drafted men. n the men going away with- fliform clothing present such a 2‘ ht that the effect is pathetic. nging of bells, the blowing of and the waving of flags, with 1f-hearted cheering, drowned ® sobs of heart-broken women, faost beyond the point of endur- E & There should be a grand fare- fr the boys golng away, because jut right and just that the city them. They should not be sent thout some word of encour- pt from the united populace. fs, fathers, sisters, and brothers feel'sad at seeing the men go pr: they wore mufti or khaki, is the difference? The play- the brass bands, the blowing of fastles, the waving of flags, the of the multitude, all these tend to glve an air of patriotic the occasion. Much better lie men should go this way than silently to tho station, suit- n hand, like so many traveling en, and sneak away from the bf their birth. By all means hem a goodly send-off, and ¥it worth while. %8 are the two sides to [iIn the next fow days uld deliberate upon the ad- _and vantages of these and let the Mayor know just [they want. These men going fare our boys. It is but proper heir wishes too be considered. n decide the whole matter be- themselves if ‘they have such a the ques- the peo- | Britain stands ready to recog- fhe sacrifices to be made by the led under the Selective Serv- v. The city officials await the "of the towpdolk. There are showing appreciation. Let the proper people know what is desired. The columns of this paper are open for the discussion. FOR THE OLDER MEN. Since the great war began and life blood has ebbed away with an almost foolish recklessness the folk who re- main behind the first line of trenches think more of health. Men who were want to neglect their physical well-being have now “spruced up” and have taken a keener interest in e‘xerciscs conducive to bodily strength. Walter Camp, recognized as one of the grand old inen,—if he will permit the' adjective,—of the sporting game, has set forth some simple rules of health which are in force in the senior Service Corps and which have been of much value ta the older men as well as the young. Herewith is the list as printed in the Red Cross Magazine: Drink without eating and eat with- out drinking. Five glasses of water a day, none with meals, will make you free of doctors. Warm feet and no physician. A bath, cold if you please, hot if you must, with a gaod rub, starts the day right. If you will after luncheon, smoker’s heart. Wearing the same weight under- clothing the year 'round will save you a lot of colds. Dress cool when you walk and warm when you ride. Your mnose, not your mouth, given you to breathe through. Clean skin, clean socks, clean under- wear every day. Don't sit still with wet feet. Walk until you have a chance to change. Never let a day pass without cov- ering four miles on foot. See how high you can hold your head and how deeply you can breathe whenever you are out of doors. Hot water quick is the best thing for a strain. Short shoes and shoes that don’t fit cost a lot in the long run. Getting mad makes black marks on the health. Envy, jealousy and wrath will ruin any digestion. ‘When you rab the trolley company of a nickel by walking you add a dime to your deposit of health. Youw'll never get the gout from walk- ing. Sleep woos the physically tired man; she flouts the mentally exhausted. The best record of golf is the record she has made of restored health to the middle aged. Nature won’t stand for overdrafts any more than your bank. Such, in short, is the plan of the Senfor Service Corps, a plan easily followed by any community; a plan to renew youth and to keep men fit and efficient far into a hearty old age and to provide a line of defense in the organization of the nation comparable a cool head need save your smoke till you’'ll never have was ! with the first line of defense on the most precarious of battlefields. DRAWING THE LINE IN TIME OF ) but WAR. Y Freedom of the press and freedom of speech are snalienable rights of the American people, guaranteed un- der the Constitution. Of that there can be no denial. Yet during war- time the press of the nation has been asked not to publish any matters of military importance, anything that might be of value to the enemy and 80 reverberate against our troops. In the same light the people of the na- tlon have been asked to refrain from wild talk, arguments and diatribe which might prove of ald and com- fort to the enemy. i One well-known magazine, follow- ing closely in the foot-steps of the German language newspapers, has been debarred from the mails because of its anti-American tactics, because of its almost treasonable and sedi- tious utterahces. The edltor of this periodical went to Washington to see President Wilson and get direct from the White House the views of the Administration on freedom of the press at this time. What he learned there has not been made public, but it is presumed that Mr. Wilson suc- ceeded in appeasing the gentleman's appetite for information. Growing hungry again, however, as is wont with all humans, this wielder of a fiery pen, wrote for further informa- tion, asking the President just where ! the stop should be made to public utterances and writings not in sym- pathy with the war. President Wilson's reply eontains certain passages that should be studied and pondered over by all those who feel they do not know what to do with their tongues or their pens when discussing the war. He writes, in part: “I think that a time of war tional and that it is legitimate to re- gard things which would in ordinary vs of hon %0 go to Camp Devens. The is not the only method of s g those who are, circumstances be innocpnt as very very dangerous to the public wel- fare, But the line is manifestly ex- must be regarded as whoily excep- ; ceedingly hard to draw, and I cannot say that I have any confldence that I know how to draw it. I can only say that a line ‘must be drawn and that we are trying—it may be clumsily, genuinely—without favor or prejudice.” If the President finds it difficult to draw the line it is because he must draw the line for an entire nation, whereas the simpler way is for each and every man to draw the line him- self. Conscience should be the dic- tator of how that line must be drawn, and where it must be drawn,—a con- sclence prompted by the knowledge that we are at war and that in such a time every effort must be made to help and not hinder the national gov- ernment, FACTS AND FANCIES. Politicians are men too proud to flght.—New Haven Union. Souvenir Card. —Somewhere in Siberia. ‘Wilhelm, Berlin. Am having a rotten time. you were here. (Signed) NICK.—Detroit News. ‘Wish Of course $50,000, plus much greater amounts ‘“on other occasions,” could not have bought the aid and comfort afforded the enemy by dis- tinguished members of congress whom no one suspects of bribe-tak- ing.—Springfield Republican. After all, Argentina appears to grasp the meaning of a diplomatic note from Berlin promising reparas tion for past misconduct and good behavior .in the future. It is mo- bilizing its army and navy against expected contingencies.—New York ‘World. THE LOVE OF COUNTRY. (As it Too Often Is At Present) Deep in‘ the heart of every man the love of country lies; He breathes it with his baby breath; it lingers till he dles. So I love the land we live in, every tittle, every jot, . With a preferentlal feeling for a Broadway corner lot. I love the boundless country, with its harvest, and I sigh To manipulate a corner of the visible supply. I love the lofty mountains, and I feel my heart will burst, Knowing I might own their treasure, had I only found it first. And not alone our country and its greatness I revere, But I hold the very emblems of its privileges dear. Methinks the goddess Liberty would touch a heart of flint, So beautifully stamped upon the pro- duct of the mint! And ‘I linger o'er the Latin graven on the coin’s reverse, ‘Wishing that I had a ‘“pluribus” of “Unums” in my purse. I love the spreading eagle with lightning in its clutch, And I love the double eagle just pre- cisely twice as much! the Then the patriots and the sages— that long and noble line I would that a collection of their like- nesses were mine! I love the Grant and Lincoln on the crisp or crumpled ‘“‘one”, And on the “two” I cherish the im- mortal Washington. I love the Franklin on the “ten”, the Garfleld on the “five”, And I love the noble red man better there than if alive. The hero on the ‘twenty”, strangely dear to me, But who he is, alas, I've never had a chance to see. too, is Yes, I honor all the heroes who are turned to common clay, And my soul is filled with gratitude— I'm not as dead as they. while they lived they nobly Jaunched our glorious Ship of State; And I wish T had the contract to sup- ply her amor-plate. Yet “In God we trust” they placed upon our coinage, which is why In man we will not trust unless he has a good supply. From bonds of foreign tyranny they bravely set us free, And bonds of Uncle Sam are enough for you and me. —EDMUND VANCE COOKE. good IN A DEADLOCK. Conference Over Labor Conditions Can Not Come to An Agreement. ‘Washington, Sept. 28—Negotiations of the special committee of operators and of miners conferring here on wage demands of workers in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and western Pennsyl- vania were deadlocked today. Both factions are awaiting intervention by Dr. H, A. Garfield, federal coal ad- ministrator, who is being urged to permit an advance in the government fixed prices. CONSIDERING OFFER. Chicago, Sept. 28—Wesley H, West- brook, acting first deputy superin- tendent of police is considering today an offer made him by Herbert C. Hoover, federal food administrator, to head a secret service bureau to check up on the hoarding and wasting of food. Westbrook returned last night from Washington, where he was in conference for three days with mem- bers of Mr. Hoover’s staff. ! PAPERS SUPPRESSED. Copenhagen, Sept. 28.—Under or- ders of the military authorities the pan-American newspaper Deutsche Zeltung, of Berlin, has heen sup- pressed and the socialist, Volks Wacht of Dantzig, has been placed under pre- ventive consorshi | DOING HIS BIT [ WILLIAM CROSSMAN, ‘William Crossman enlisted as a cook in the navy in the early part of ‘April at Newport. He is now sta- tioned at seaman’s barracks and ex- pects to ship soon. At the time the picture was taken he had just recovered from a seven weeks' illness with which he had been confined to the hospital at New- port. When he was taken to the hospital he was only given five min- utes to live. His injuries were sus- tained by the explosion of a gasoline stove. Crossman is the son of Mrs. Jennie Powell of 160 High street and has lived in this city three years, com- ing here from Ellington. At the time of enlistment he was employed at the Corbin Screw factory. COMMUNICATED ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. Both Proper and Right to Give Selec- tive Service Men the Honor of a Hearty Send-off. To the Editor of the Herald: In response to your request for an expression of opinion permit me to say that, all things considered, it seems to me both proper and right to give our young men who are taken in the draft the honor and happy re- membrance of a loyal and hearty send-off by their fellow citizens whose cause they go to serve. Very truly yours, GEORGE W. C. HILL, Pastor of the South Congregational Church. Sept. 26, 1917. WHEN THE BOYS RETURN. Then Is the Time, Says This Mother, For Flag Waving and Cheers. Sept. 27, 1917. To the Editor of the Herald: I would like to say a few words in regard to the men who are to leave for Ayer, Mass. Let there be no parade, no whistle blowing or bell ringing. It only adds sorrow to the mother’s aching heart. 1f we must send our boys let them go quietly. Perhaps J. F. L. has no one to send. After the pitiful scenes of last week who wants to see it? Let us have the cheers and flag waving when we have peace and our boys return. ONE OF THE MOTHERS. ‘WANTS TO BE COP. Recently Naturalized Citizen Is Ambi- tious Young Man, James Ettore Cecere, lately a sub- Ject of the Italian government but since Wednesday afternoon a natural- ized American oltizen, has applied to Clerk Emil J. Danberg of the city court asking information as to how to secure appointment as a supernum- erary policeman. Cecere was one of the seven men to whom Judge Mes- kill granted citizenship rights at the naturalization court day before yester- day. The names of the other men who were naturalized are: Marino Sata- lino, 466 East street (Italian):; Pas- quale Tomso, 466 East street (Itallan), Adam Rozanski, 32 Sheffield street (Russian); Bronislaw Bernezki, 361 Broad street (Russian); Albert Pearce, 227 Maple street (English); Herbert Webster, 151 Cherry street (English.) TURKEY’S ENTRANCE WAS JUSTIFIED Talaat Bey Says It Had to Be and Defends Treatment ¢ Albanians. Amsterdam, Sept. 28.—Turkey’s en- try into the war was Jjustified by Talaat Bey, the grand vizier, in a long speech closing the congress of the Party of Union and Progress, ac- cording to a despatch from Con- stantinople. He defended the Turk- ish treatment of the Armenians, but admitted that the deportations could not be carried out by regular forces because the gendarmes had been drafted into the army and order could not be maintained. Irregularities in connection with the deportations had been investigated he said and the guil- ty had been punished severely, some with death. Referring to the Pope’s peace note, Talaat Bey declared that Turkey ad- hered to the principle of arbitration. Regarding disarmament, he said: “We shall oppose no solution which is compatible with our vital interest.” He concluded by saying that no one could say when Deace wonld come, but it wae obvious that the end was of ARMY OFFICERS N GERMAN PLOT Members of Aviation Corps andj Ensigns Involved With Schneider | San Francisco, Sept. 28—Five mem- bers of the TUnited States aviation corps, an army recruiting officer and ! two navy ensigns are said by federal | officlals to be involved in a plot against the government alleged to have been headed by Lieut. Erwin Frederich Schneider of the German navy and Theodore Kasinger, department store employe, both of whom were taken into custody here recently. This disclosure came last night as the result of an order from the depart- ment of justice providing for the im- mediate removal of Schneider and Ka- singer from the county jailsto an in- ternment camp on Angel Island which contains Franz Bopp, former German consul general here, and his alde, Baron E. H. von Schack, former vice consul. o | The authorities refused to divulge | the nature of the alleged participation of the army and navy officers in the plot. They said all information on the case had to be sent to San Diego and Los Angeles, where it was with the conspiracy centred. At the time | Schneider and Kasinger were taken into custody federal agents asserted that the two had associated with four Austrian army officers subse- quently detained at Laredo, Texas, and who it is believed were planning to embark from Mexico for Germany or Austria. It was said they were suspected of having obtained military information. City Items l Robert Stone and wife are here from their home in Pennsylvania visiting with relatives. Trimmed hats, blum’s—advt. Young men’s belt all around Suits, $15,00, $18.00, $20.00. More suits of $2.08 at Golden- quality than any other two stores in | New Britain. Besse-Leland Co.—advt. James M. Burdick has transferred property on Camp street to John F. Wainwright. We will have a foot specialist to glve you free service next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. S. W. Menus’ store.—advt. A marriage license was issued today to Fritz Charles Blomquist, a Lynn, Mass., civil engineer, and Miss Elsie J. Johnson of 55 Dwight street. Save $2.00 to $5.00 on young men'’s belt all around Suits.—Besse-Leland Co.—advt. Local men are expecting to attend the organization meeting of the Hart- fard Branch of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers to be held at the Insurance Institute in Hartford this evening. Silk lined Topcoats, $15.00, $18.00, and $20.00 at Besse-Leland’'s.—advt, The payroll of the water department for the past week was $460.65. Women’s Hosiery at cut prices. Bes- se-Leland’'s.—advt. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Davis were pleasantly surprised at their home, 61 Garden street, last evening by about 30 of their friends. Games and vocal and instrumental ' music were enjoyed. A luncheon was served. During the course of the evening Mr. Davis was presented with a bathrobe, the occasion being his birthday. We are leaders in the city, in prices, quality and quantity. Conn Hat Co., R. R, Arcade.—advt. A SOLDIER’'S BRAVERY Daimondo Scintu the Hero of the Hour in Italy Because of His Un- excelled Heroism in Fight. Italian Headquarters, Sept. 28.— ““The soldiers of the Sassari brigade can always walk proudly satisfied through life, conscious of their hero- ism and sublimely accomplished duty” said General Capello, commander of the Third Army, whose exploits in the last advance on oMnte Santo and the Bainsizza Plateau are known all over the world. Soldiers and officers wearing the colors of the Sassari brigade are the cynosure of all eyes, and many people stop them to ask for detalls of their experiences. The public therefore, takes great interest in the wonderful feats of the small, dark- eyed, hardy Daimondo Scintu, a Sar- dinian belonging to the Sassari bri- gade, who in the offensive of last June covered himself with glory by rescuing a wounded companion under the deadly fire of the Austrian can- non. In the last advance Major Noed- ing, to capture a trpnch full of Aus- trians, selected Scintu and ten other soldiers. The Sardinian, with cool audacity entered the trerfch, crying to his comrades, ‘Forward for the honor of Sardinia!”" They took fifty- five Austrians, but the Austrian com- mander and his staff fought desper- ately and one of them wounded Scin- tu. This roused the latter’s southern tomper to white heat, and, after fir- ing at his assailant, he sprang on him and finished him with the bayonet, af- ter which he killed the other officers with a hand bomb. Scintu is now lying in a camp hos- pital slowly recovering and impatient to return to the fighting Hne. REICHSTAG'S WORK. Amsterdam, Sept. 28.—The committee of the Reichstag, a des- patch from Berlin says, yesterday passed on first reading the bill creat- inz the post of imperial vice-chan- | main The McMillan Store, Inc. | “Always Relishle” 98¢ Sale 98¢| CONTINUED SATURDAY Owing to the stormy weather Friday, many who wanted to take advantage of the special values offered here during Our 980 SALE did not venture down town. Therefore we will continue to offer ALL DAY SATURDAY Our Big Iist of Extra Values in this 980 SALE. 2 ‘Wedding Gowns For October Brides Specially Priced $15.98 to $30 each Thig offering includes several Exquisite New Gowns for the Fall Bride to make her choice. g Strongly favored will be Washable Satins, Bridal Satins, Crepe De Chines, Georgette Orepes, and Silk Net Oreations combined with Dainty Laces, Chiffons, Bead and Pearl Trimmings, Tassels and Drops, Dainty Undermuslins OF THE BETTER KINDS PETTICOATS, $2.98 to $4.98 each. GOWNS, $1.49 and $1.98 each. E¥s RV SILK UNDERWEAR ENVELOPE CHEMISE, $2.98 and $3.98 each. GOWNS, $3.98 to $5.98 each. SILK VESTS, $1.48 to $2.98 each, OAMISOLES, Special Value, 98c each. BOUDOIR CAPS in a Variety, 49c to $2.98 each. THREAD SILK HOSE, $1.25 to $2.00 pair. LONG GLOVES of Milanese Silk and French Kid, priced $1.15 to $3.50 pair. Raincoats and Umbrellas Youw’ll need to protect your g:tni\cnta during the wusual Fall Rain Storms. WOMEN’S RAIN COATS. Weather Proofed Coatg in a large asosrtment. from $4.98 to $19.98. CHILDREN’S RAIN COATS, Special $1.98 and $2.98 each. Prices ranging ‘Umbrellas For Every Member of the Family Priced from 79c to $4.98 each. We ask you to see some of the special values which are now on sale. NEW SWAGGER STICK Umbrellas for Women with short handles, made eight rib, withextra wide spread. Reg. $1.98 value. Special, $1.59 each. SUIT CASE UMBRELLAS. $3.98 each. Extra High Grade Women'’s Umbrellas at $2.98 each. $3.50. [ n e e e i e e e ———————— SPEND THE MONEY should seriously consider the amount to be allotted for health. If the town Health Officer Says Large has a death rate of nine per thou- Should Be Expended in Order to Men’s and Women'’s, $1.98 to Value sand or less, if its record shows no deaths from tuberculosis or other pre- ventable diseases, i{f not more than five per cent of the babies born have died and if the school attendance has been 98 per cent perfect, the amount expended last year will probably be ample for the coming year. “The above standard is possible and has been reached, but not in Con- necticut. It means that any commun- ity reaching this standard is saving its citizens thousands of dollars a year at a comparatively small ex- pense. Sums Safeguard Health of Towns. Hartford, Sept. 28.—Many towns in the state did not spend enough money for health during 1916 to buy each person in the town a cheap cigar or a bag of peanuts, says Health Com- missioner Dr. John E. Black today in the monthly bulletin of the state de- partment of health. He urges the necessity of large ex- penditures by cities and towns to con- serve the health of the community, and says that a compilation from local health officers’ reports for last year shows that while in cities of over 50,000 population the average per capita expenditure for health during 1916 was forty cents. This average NOT PROFITABLE. Stock Insurance Companies Lose by ‘Workman Compensation Insurance. Boston, Sept. 28.—Workmen’s com- pensation insurance in Massachusetts ! population . dropped to thirteen cents in cities of 15,000 to 20,000 to seven cents in towns of 5,000 to 10,000 and to less than flve cents in towns under 5,000 Under the caption “How much does your town pay?” the com- missioner says: “Health officers’ show that the smaller towns of the state are paying out very small sums for the protection of their health. At cellor. Considerable discussion pre. ceded the favorable action, the present time most towns are work- liug on their annual budget and they reports last year | has not been a profitable fleld for the stock insurance companies in the |last two vears, State Insurance Com- missioner Frank A. Hardison said in his annual report made public today. The report estimates the losses ex- perienced by such ccmpanies in two ! vears as more than a million dollars, i adding: “These recent losses have.wiped out the profits made in the early years of the compensation act.” k