New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 4, 1917, Page 6

HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY. Proprietors. 4 daily (Sunday excepted) at 4:16 p. m., at Herald Building, 67 Church St. d at the Post Office at New Britain Second Class Mail Matter. [ Delivered by carrier to any part of the city " for 15 cents a week, 65 cents a month. Mubscriptions for paper to be sent by mall, ' payable In advance, 60 cents a month, S i only profitable advertising medium in the city. Circulation books and press Toom always open to advertisers. 00 a year. Herald will be found on eale at Hota. ling’s News Stand. 42nd St. and Broa way, lantic City, g TELEPHONE CALL! [Business Ofmce ; [Bditorial Rooms and Hartford Depot ew Britain Herald.| New York City; Board Walk, At- .925 926 i The Associated Press is exclu- slvely entitled to the use for re- publication of all news credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein. ! Today as Then. i No other terms than uncondl- ‘tlenal and immediate surrender oan be accepted. U. 8. GRANT. 1. QUICK ACTION. Wew Britain’s lntest murder sensa- hes furnished an impetus to the of justice. Today the mur- TS of Raffaele Simonelli were sen- ed to be hanged. They committed ! crime on the twenty-fourth day \‘lnt month. Within six hours of deed they were captured. Be- n the time of the killing and the Aposing of the sentence only nine iy8 have elapsed. Within five weeks m now they will have paid the > This, we believe, establishes ‘record for the administering of in Connecticut. —_— IGH SPOTS IN NEW TAX LAW. [Onder the new War Revenue Bill oh becomes & law today, the gov- fament will raise two and a half fon dollars. 8o far reaching are the taxes im- d under this measure that every and woman in the nation will, ctly or indirectly, be affected. would require seventeen columns |Dewspaper space to set forth the tire bill. We herewith present a mpendium which embodies all the nclpal features in terse form. The 1 provides: One cent tax on letters, except drop ors. Such letters are those mailed any district for delivery in {same postal district. Hence a r mailed in New Britain for gny int in New Britain district woula the usual two cents; mailed to a jint outside this district an extra stamp must be added. ‘- rdinary letters will hereafter bear instead of two cent stamps. ére is also a one cent tax on pos- and private mailing cards, mak- the cost of mailing a postal card o cents. [Letters written by soldiers and sail- abroad will not have to bear post- ty. One-cent tax on parcel post pack- costing 25 cents or more. [fhree per cent tax on all motor icles, payable by manufacturers, pducers and importers. [fhree per cent tax on manufac- s' sales of musical instruments, lry, sporting goods and cameras. ['wo per cent tax on gross sales of ewing gum manufacturers. [Fax of a\quarter of a cent on each pt of motion picture film. [fwo per cent manufacturers’ tax on fumes and patent medicines. Eight per cent tax on passenger msportation and three per cent tax freight transportation. ‘ent tax on each 20 cents paid for press transportation and 10 per pt tax on Pullman accommodations. praduate tax of 20 to 60 per cent excess profits to be levied on basis Invested capital compared with in- ed capital of three pre-war years 911, 1912 and 1913. aduated surtaxes of from 1 to per cent on incomes between $5,- p and $1,000,000. B ‘WO per cent tax on incomes of le persons in excess of $1,000. 0 per cent tax on incomes of rried persons in excess of $2,000. our per cent income tax on cor- fations, joint stock companies and rance companies. one tax, effective July 1, 1918, on with dif- matter and pd-class publications, nt rates for reading ising matter. dditional tax of 14 cent per pound i1 July 1, 1919, and % cent there- er on religious, rraternal, agricul- and similar publications. = duated system of inheritance calling for one-half of one per ember of The Associated Press. cent on $50,000 estates, to 10 per cent on estates of $10,000,000 or more, with the provision that those of Amer- fcans in military service are exempt. Tax on all distilled spirits for bev- erage use, $2.10 per gallon; for in- dustrial purposes, $1.10 per gallon. Additional tax of $1.50 per barrel beer. Present wine tax doubled. Grape juice and other soft drinks taxed one cent per gallon. Tax on on prepared syrups and ex- tracts for non-alcoholic drinks grad- uated from five to 20 cents per gal- lon. Taxes on cigars and cigarettes and snuff. Numerous stamp taxes. Five-cent tax on telephone, tele- graph and radio messages costing 15 cents or more. House taxes on gas, electric telephone service eliminated. Tax of eight cents for every $100 or fraction thereof on new life insur- ance policies. Tax of one cent per $1 on the premium charged on marine, casualty, fire and inland insurance. Tax of one cent on each 10 cents or fraction thereof of admission charged to amusements. This tax ap- plies only to persons entering such places free and children under 12 years. This tax is also effective in cabarets. : Holders of annual box seats pay 10 per cent tax. Nickel theaters and shows, rides and outdoor park amusements and fairs with a maximum admission of 10 cents are exempted from paying a tax. Members of all clubs, except cer- tain fraternal orders, paying more than $12 annual dues must pay 10 per cent tax. Corporations, partnerships and in- dividuals having no capital stock must pay a flat rate of 8 per cent on net profits in excess of $3,000 on cor- porations and $6,000 on individuals and partnerships. Ten per cent tax on corporations’ undistributed surplus, without al- lowance for income taxes paid. This, however, does not apply to undis- tributed income actually invested or employed in business or employed in federal securities after Sept. 1, 1917. A b per cent penalty for surplus re- tained. but not employed, is provided. Special tax of 10 per cent on muni- tions manufacturers to Jan. 1, 1918. These are the outstanding points in the new Revenue Bill from which it will be seen every one in the nation will soon be helping to defray the cost of the war. and WHEN THE FLAG GOES BY. Almost every public occasion when Old Glory is carried in the line of march brings added proof that as Americans we are sometimes negli- gent in our respect for the National colors, Notably was this shown today when the city bade farewell to its sons called in Selective Service. All along the route of parade there was noticeable lack of patriotic im- pulse as the flag went by. Few, if any, hats were removed. Men stood seemingly in profound ignorance of their duty as the Regimental colors passed. This is not right. Every man who professes to be an American should know enough to uncover his head as 0Old Glory passes in review. One would almost think we were watching the flag of an enemy nation being car- ried by, or that a banner of the con- quered were flaunted in our faces. Every man of New Britain must learn to pay this simple respect to the flag of our country: Take off your hat and stand at attention when it goes bY. OPPORTUNITY. “There are longer any good chances for young men,” was a com- plaint of the olden days when oppor- tunities were lying around waiting for someone to come along and take advantage of them. Replying to one disgruntled soul, Daniel Webster once remarked, ‘“There is always room at the top”. What he said then is just as applicable today as it ever was,— more so. There is more room at the top now than there ever was. With millions of young men getting ready to go "“Over the Top” on European battlefields there are more chances for boys who remain at home to go “‘Over the Top'" in the various peace- ful pursuits. As to opportunity, it has not let up its persistent habit of knocking on the door. The trouble is many young men turn a deaf ear to the rapping, tappng, tapping ‘“of some visitor en- treating entrance”. Others are blind to see the pointing finger to the sign- Using all their time lamenting their fate and ecrying, “There are no longer any good chances for young men’, some fail to hear the footstep of progress. Some look afar for opportunities which lie on their own doorsteps. They are no .post of success. somewhat like the lady in Baltimore | of whom they tell the story. NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1017, attended a ball. While in the mazes of the dance the diamond bracelet was missed from her wrist. Upon the discovery of its absence she | set up a cry of theft. As she could ' not find the bracelet elther then or on future searches she supposed it was stolen. Years after fortune dealt cruelly with her family and the girl raised in opulence was forced to work for a living. Having secured a posi- tion, she was forced to resort to her old clothes for garments in which to work. She found cast-off worn-out cloak and set about re- modelling it. While sewing the lining of the garment her fingers touched the hidden treasure which had lain for years where it had fallen on the night of the ball. When the diamond bracelet was brought to light it netted her five thousand dollars. It merely goes to show that if young men and girls will look long enough and faith- fully they will find treasure in their own sphere. Opportunity is general- ly within hailing distance. an old FACTS AND FANCIES. At any rate nobody has yet learned to colleot bills over the telephone.— Paterson Call. Envy in your mind is just as useful as sand in your running gear.—Bing- hamton Press. Those steel helmets hold no terrors for American wearers of “derby” hats. —New York Herald. On the theory that the good die young how are golden weddings to be accounted for?—Toledo Blade. The political method of raking off the velvet doesn’'t work on examining board service.—Norwich Bulletin. The average man thinks he |is broad minded because he is willing to forget the wrong endured by others. —Chicago News. A reasonable profit is to the seller all that he can get and to the con- sumer the least that he can be made to pay.—Albany Journal. Venezuela has what is called a divi- divi plant. hat must be one of those fifty-fifty grafts.—Philadelphia In- quirer. 3 Who would have dreamed six monghs ago that the world would be so absorbed just now in the doings of a man named Kerensky?—Kansas City Star. Some of our very best editors de- nounced the Civil War as a failure as late as 1864. Grant did not have time to read their proofs.—Philadelphia Public Ledger. Every girl knows a grandmother, mother or aunt who can knit socks, but it took a world war to convince her she ough to learn how.—Toledo Blade. A man tells a woman she is the only woman he ever loved. Wise ones listen quietly, and tell him he is the only man they ever kissed.— Milwaukee News. Chancellor Michaelis declares that Germany never will consent “to come crawling to the peace table.” That is all right, but, on the other hand, Ger- many scarcely can expect to come swaggering in ready to make a ‘‘rough house’ ‘of it If her terms are denied. —Oskosh Northwestern. Reported By Telephone From Some- where in Germany. 7 (Tudor Jenks, in The Porcupine). “Pray tell me, High Born Chancellor, what news from Uncle Sam? You used to say, when he talked loud, he really was a lamb; He had no thought of making war, was fooled by simple tricks, And if he raised an army they'd have to drill with sticks, But now I'm hearing rumors—" ‘““Nay, Sir, the thing is naught He’s only—well, uneasy. You see our foes have bought A lot of stuff on credit, and our Pro- fessors say That Uncle Sam has joined the war to make sure of his pay, Has joined the war, in theory: but there's no telling when—" “But what about ten millions of | sturdy fighting men?” | “On paper, Sire! Statistics have | proved beyond a doubt He hasn’t got an army, and rifles have | run out!" “He's raising several billions to pay | the piper's fee—'" i ““Mere Yankee bluff, your Highness— | all false, from A. to Z.” “But who's this fellow Pershing the French and English met?"” “Mayhap a noted surgeon, Sire, or some West Point Cadet. You know that Hindenburg's ad- vance—'"" f “Is closing on Berlin! A few more such ‘advances’ and To- phet will begt; “The U-Boat Plan is thriving, and sure to be a winner!” “Um-yes! I s'pose so, ancellor. | You ought to see my dinner! While Cousin George is dieting; and looks a little pale. Our former Obese Fatherland Is thin- | ner than a rail! | Perhaps they'll feel the strain in time, | if we can see it through,s But if we starve while waiting—how | does it seem to you? “You've Turkey, Sire, a bit of | Greece—' | “Don’t speak of Hungary! Some. topics are too painful to men- tion, don’t you see!” Dismiss these thoughts, your High- ness! Just read the Tageblatt; The Junkers still are with you. Not all your men are shot— | | | | | | One night this fair young creature | “What's that? The bell for dinner sounds sounds loudly on our ear! I hear there's a potato! I cannot linger here!" MAGGIE'S NETHER SEMAPHORES She Hung Them Out of the Window While Washing the Inside. (New York Herald). To every man there comes a time when he can unequivocally enjoy him- self at some one else's expense, and this is to let those who live in the vi- cinity of Riverside Drive and 157th street know that, if they weren't present yesterday afternoon at the debut of Maggie Skinner as a window washer, then they're due a rebate from fate, the curtain puller. Maggie, be it saild to her credit, is vigorous and willing, but most of her vigor is confined to muscles below her neck. So, wHen her mistress, M James Harrison, who lives on the second floor of an apartment at that corner, went down town yesterday morning to shop, she gave implicit directions to Maggie concerning the washing of the front room windows. Because Maggie is a near pearl be- yond price in these days of maid slackers, Mrs. Harrison GITY BIDS ADIEU T0 DEPARTING MEN (Continued from First Page) there were not the scenes which oc- curred two weeks ago. The only case of which the police had any knowledge was a little 14-year-old girl whose brother was leaving. As she saw the train pull out, the little child went Into hysterics and Captain T. W. Grace, in charge of the police who kept the crowd in order, had to care for her until she regained her com- posure. Wednesday Night Farewells. Last night most of the men who were scheduled to leave today spent their time visiting their relatives and ! friends to say farewell, while the mar- ried men spent their last night at was careful | home with their wives and families. to tell her how to wash the outside | Some of the single men, several of of the panes by draping her body over the sill and hanging her feet in- side the window to meet the demands of equilibrium. Maggie promised to make the windows so shiny you couldn’t see them for the shine, and Mrs. Harrison took her knitting and started for the subway. But yesterday afternoon when she returned Maggie hadn’'t finished and from the crowd that had collected in front of the apartment Mrs. Harrison feared her mald must be in danger. Policeman Crowder of the West 1524 Street Station, was also there, looking in his little red book for directions of what to do In such an emergency. And then Mrs. Harrison caught gight of the emergency. From one of the front windows waved obstacles which proved beyond a doubt that Maggie is a biped. Clad in white, the two objects seemed even larger because of the aura of red can- ton flannel surrounding them. Even one of Maggle's best friends couldn't have termed her less than plump, judging her from the external evi- dances wig-wagging violently, seem- ingly to the Dutch ships lying at anchor in the Hudson. It took Mrs. Harrison but a minute to grasp the situation and to explain to Policeman Crowder that all was right—even if it did look like twin semaphores against the sunset.. Mag- gle, she stated, had evidently failed to distinguish that her mistress’ direc- tions concerning the washing of win- dows outside dld not apply to the washing of windows inside. To her mind, if it was necessary to allow one's le—er, lower limbs—to hang over the window sill while washing outside, why, of course, it was neces- sary to reverse the procedure for washing them inside. The only flaw in the whole affair at present is that Maggie now just dares Policeman Crowder to so much as wink at her the next time she goes to the corner for soap. Crossing Ocefin in the Air. (New York Herald). The promise, which sometimes sounds like a threat, to cross the ocean in an air machine appears now and then in the columns of the press and undoubtedly has taken a firm hold on the.public mind. There are those still living who can recall the Graphic balloon that falled to start about forty years ago, and a greater number remember other fiascos of more recent years. That the feat eventually will be ac- complished is almost a certainty and it will go far toward establishing the commercial value of air traffic. It will also bestow on the first voyager who crosses the high seas in this fashion a renown that he will have no difficulty in marketing. For w are living in an era in which fame, once symbolized by the wreath of laurel, has been thoroughly commer- clalized and can be made to earn an income for its possessor. Especially valuable is fame of the sort acquired at the risk of life or limb. Steve Brodie realized this when he leaped off the Brooklyn bridge. He was not worth a dollar when he struck the water, but when he reached the surface again un- harmed he knew that he had a for- tune within his grasp. He who first crosses the Atlantic may profit by his example. Why the World Grows Better. (Cynthiana Log Cabin). Last week's Log Cabin told of a chicken thief taking 52 hens and spring chickens from the poultry vard of Mr. E. M. Kennedy of near Sun- rise. Either the thief’s conscience got the better of his cupidity or he was afraid to dispose of the stolen property, for on Wednesday night he took thirty-two of the stolen chickens and turned them loose near the Ken- nedy home. This is another proof that the world is getting better, for nobody ever be- fore heard of a chicken thief return- ing stolen poujtry. Cheboygan, Not Chicago. (Cheboygan County News.) On Monday afternoon Mayvor Boldt dropped into the City Hotel, where some hangers on at the bar were dis- cussing the war, and when Fred Schaade, an employe at the tannery, uttered an insult to the United States flag, Mayor Boldt quick as a flash gave him a punch on the nose with his fist, spilling a quantity of traitor- ous blood and demonstrating that he is not only willing to do his duty as mayor, but as an American citizen as well. The Peril of Success. (Arkansas Gazette) When you get to those Germans, Jim, bust 'em! Do it even though you may be in danger of being sent to the Legislature by your county when you return because you did. Man’s Publicity. (Buffalo Evening News) In course of life the average man Is noticed by the press, to wit: el { New Haven, His date of birth, his marriage bann, Divorce proceeding and obit. whom are engaged to be married but have had to postpone the nuptials because of the war, spent the even- ing with their flances. Several others spent the last night in New Britain in getting into trouble and only through the leniency of the police were they not obliged to appear in court this morning. Gustave Johnson and Her- man Johnson got into a fight on Park street and were arrested by Officer M. J. Cosgrove. Inasmuch as Gus- tave was one of the draftees, he was excused, as was James McAmee, ar- rested at the rallroad station by De- tective A. J. Richardson for breach of the peace. Thomas Birmingham, a former regular policeman, was also arrested last night on a charge of as- sault, but, as the offense was a minor one, he, too, was excused in order that he might go this morning. Among the men who left today were a number of prominent Hebrews, and last night they were given a fare- tvell party in Turner hall by about 300 of their friends. Benjamin Clark was chairman of the committee in charge, and each of the 16 soldiers was presented with shaving outfits. The young men for whom this party was arranged were Frank E. Abel, Leon Katz, Harry Berson, Irving Cohan, Louis H. Kranowitz, David B. Fendall, Edward Honeyman, Aleck Berg, Samuel H. Gross, Isadore Wein- berg, A. J. Leventhal, Milton Welin- sky, Jacob Winkle, Jacob Gpldberg, Samuel Dubray and George Sperry. Mayor Quigley Absent. Consplcuous by his absence this morning when New Britain's men marched away, was Mayor George A. Quigley, who is away on a trip. Mayor Pro Tem M. Irving Jester was also absent, and Alderman Angelo Paones- sa, senior alderman in the councll, marched in the parade as acting mayor. There are several men whose names have been previously printed who did not have to go today, but will leave with the final fifteen per cent which is to be called at some later date. DESERVE PRAISE. Policewomen of Chicago More to Be Praised Than Censured. Chicago, Oct. 4.—All of the 29 policewamen on the Chicago police force are not only efficlent, but they are deserving of praise from the cfti- zens of Chicago, instead of censure, according to a report made public today by Chief of Police H. F. Schuet- tler. The report of the chief was called forth by a criticlsm made by the September grand jury with re- spect to women doing certain kinds of police work. “I consider that they are doing first class work,” said the chief in his report. SETTLED SUIT. Because the American Sugar Refining Co. Compromised With Planters.’ New Orleans, Oct. 4.—The ouster suit instituted several years ago by the state of Louisiana against the American Sugar Refining company has today been withdrawn in the civ- i1 district court here. The reasons, as stated by the attorney general fol- lowing a conference with the gover- nor were ‘“because the company sat- isfactorily compromised cases with the sugar pfanters, handled last year's crop falrly and has shown a disposi- tion to continue to treat the industry fairly in the future.” HIGH SCHOOL NOTES. At the upper class assembly this morning, Eunice Humphrey spoke in behalf of the Young Women’s Ath- letic association, telling of the activi- ties of the club during the last year. Although last year was the first year of the club, interclass basketball, and tennis tournaments were held. Miss Humphrey asked the support of the girls of the school for the coming year, and Invited all who wish to be- come members of the association to attend the opening meeting to be held next week. Physical Director Moorhead spoke today at the assembly in praise of the calibre of this year's football men. He asked that in the home games, at least, the team be given the heartiest support of the student body. He also spoke in regard to the proposed track meet to be held Columbus Day at the Berlin fair grounds. Among the events will be 100, 220 and 440 yard runs, and 12 pound shot-put. Noth- ing much is expected of the men at this meet as none of them has had sufficient training, but Mr. Moorhead wishes to find out just what the pros- pects of a track team are. If this meet i{s successful arrangements will be made for meets with Hartford, Meriden, and Bristol teams. The letter men of the school will meet with Mr. Moorhead Monday evening at 7:30. Plans are being made for a benefit -ootball dance to be held two weeks ' DOING HIS BIT ( THOMAS F. MoGUIRE. April 6, 1917, will always be a date of more than usual importance to all Americans for it was on that day at 1:11 p. m. President Wilson affixed his signature to a document announc- ing that a state of war existed between the United States of America and the German Empire. But that date will also be remembered by Thomas F. McGuire because on that day he en- listed in the United States navy. McGuire is one of Unocle Sam's fight- ing nephews and he is a young nephew too. He has counted 19 summers and winters, but his youth is offset by his determination to do his best and win glory for his home town. He is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Frank L. Mc- Guire of 30 Wallace street. He was graduated from St. Joseph's parochial school and later attended the trade school. Since joining the navy he has been promoted twice and is now a third class quartermaster. FRENCH TRAITOR IN'WITH GERMANS Received $1,700,000 Fund From Bernstorii to Buy Up Press New York, Oct. 4.—Attorney Gen- eral Morton E. Lewis of New York, acting with the approval of Secretary of State Lansing and Jules J. Jusser- and, the French ambassador, dis- closed last night the secret of the traitorous activities in this country of Paul Bolo Pacha, the Levantine fin- ancler of Paris, now under atrest in France as a German spy. Evidence in the possession of the attorney general shows that the man who was behind the scheme by which Bolo proposed to betray France by ¢orrupting its public press in favor of Germany was Count von Bernstorff, then the German ambassador at Washington, who eagerly fell in with the plans of the traitor and advanced him nearly $1,700,000 with which to finance the plot in France. The evidence also shows that it was through Huge Schmidt, prominent be- fore the war in New York banking circles, as the agent of the Deutches Bank of Berlin, that Bernstorff ad- vanced the money to the Levantine plotter, Adolph ' Pavenstedt, another former New York banker of German origin, appears as a go-between for the plotting Ambassador and the spy. Bolo arrived in New York on Feb. 22, 1916, and left on March 17 fol- lowing.. He had rooms at the Plaza Hotel, and was careful not to be seen in public with German agents. He saw Bernstorff secretly in Washing- ton. According to one of the witnesses in the case ,he attended a large dinner at Sherry’s, where he met, with others, Willlam Randolph Hearst, whom, he told a bank employe, he hoped to “convert.” The documents in the possession of the Attorney General show the round- about way which Bernstorff emplayed to get the corruption money into the hands of Bolo. Four banks were made use of in_the relay. As soon as the money reached the Royal Bank of Canada New York branch, in which it was deposited to the credit of Bolo, the latter began | to check it out. The first check for $170,000 was deposited with J. P. Morgan & Co. to the credit of Senator Charles Humbert, owner of Le Jour- nal of Paris. The sum of $5624,000 was transferred to Mme. Bolo in Paris, and $5,000 was placed to the credit of Jules Bois, a French lecturer then in the United States. About $1,000,- 000 was transferred to Paris and placed to Bolo's credit in a French bank. SHOOTS NEGRO. Colored Man, However, Attacked Five ‘Women ‘Before Killed. St. Louls, Oct. 4.—Edward Wilson, a negro, who in the last week at- tacked five white women in revenge, he said, for the death of relatives killed in the riots in East St. Louis, Ills., July 2, was shot and killed on the street here last night by Joseph Cipolli the escort of a girl he insulted last Sunday night. ROYDEN APPOINTED. Middletown, Oct. 4. — President Shanklin of Wesleyan university to- day recelved word from the war de- partment of the appointment of Cap- taln Herbert N. Royden U. 8. A. as commandant of the reserve officers training corps at Wesleyan. Captain Royden was graduated from West Point in 1891 and is now on duty at from the coming Friday in the gym- nasium, WAR ALMOST ENDED, HUMASON'S BELIEF (Continued from First Page) from sixty-elght years and are doing | work for the most part, which I am ashamed to say would about finish in two days time about forty yéung Americans of Section 1 T.'M. 184. Well, to use an expression which i8 as common over here as Bon Jour, C’est la Guerre. ‘‘Although there has been little actual road work we have been kept fairly busy putting up a new barracks, much to the disgust of everyane. We, were just settled comfortably in our little huts when we got an order to move; presumably to get settled for the winter. The new barracks are located much nearer town and in a good many ways it is mu¢h supérior to the old location. We are in the middle of a hill just off the main’ street, near water and well sheltered for winter weather. It is much nicer, however, to be on the hill in separate huts for the fellows were laid out in congenial groups and those who wanted to read late could Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. He is expected here next week. l way refuge, read, those who wanted to talk could talk but in a barracks one man ¢an keep the whole crowd awake. “The lack of work lately has aroused a spirit of slight discontent among the fellows which has spread from group to group. Take a group of young healthy Americans and put them under a half-baked military discipline, for Wwe are volunteers and nct bound: by any particular ties except moral, and they can ‘crab’ about as much as anything that existed. Put them in a little town where the only news they get are papers very old, once a week from the States and which are read by everyone in two days and listen to the noise inorease. But after all it is not much more than noise. Unfortunately our ‘Chief de Section’ has, I fear, a lack of imagination, an overdeveloped bundle of nerves and a desire to please everyone. When any- one under existing conditions attempts’ to please the aforesaid forty Americans he is attempting a huge task and when he is handicapped by the lack of im- agination and takes every kick at its face value it works on his nervous system and his inability to please everyone does the same and he doésn’t live a happy life. While few kicke are well grounded, the majority are simply the output of young, irrespon- sible minds. I saw the identical thing at home for one whole year. I have seen it at various colleges and to hear the fellows talk you would think they wouldn't stay there a minute if they didn’'t have to, while probably not one would have left if he had the op- portunity. “‘Last night the chef called us to- gether and told us he was going into the groupe office to assist the French captain gnd we were to have a new chef. May he live in peace for awhile. “For myself I am perfeotly satis- fled that I chose this service although the moments of leisure and a lack of mail have brought a little home-sick- ness on occasions I must admit. Had not received any mall for some days until last night when your letters of the 6th and 24th arrived. I also got a package of cigarettes from Mon- roe. Life, however, has failed to ar- rive for two weeks although two other fellows have received theirs regularly and no Heralds for nearly a month. C'est la Guerre, as we used to say In France in the great war of 1917. ‘‘One thing here has surprised me greatly. I had an idea, received back in the States, that the French had learned the subject of sanitation to the Nth degree but apparently they have not learned the first letter. For instance take the location of our new barracks. To place one ,they simply look for a free, open fleld d com sider the matter settled regakdless of the location. “I see that articles and pictures on the Camion Service are increasing in the States. Evidently my friend, A. Piatt Andrews is coming to his senses and beginning to realize that publicity will do more than stealth and misrepresentations. “While this is not an answer to a question, you need feel no anxiety as to the unfulfillment of the Kaiser's prophecy. This war is won now and while all of the Allles may have to pay for awhile longer, peace is none the less sure. I still have hopes of being able to eat my Christmas din- ner at home in peace although I must admit my optimism is not shared by many. 7 “I saw two recently caught Boche prisoners yesterday and I will bet 100 to 1 that they were not over 1 years old. When Germany is reduce to these straits it must mean the beginning of the end. “Austria is apparently as near down and out as was Russia so I can see but one end directly the opposite to the Kaiser’s prophecy. It won't come without a continuation of the bitter struggle but when it comes it is going, I believe, to come quick.” LAST WARNI G. Those Who Failed to Answer to the Draft Given Opportunity, ‘Washington, Oct. 4.—A last warn- ing was issued today to drafted men who have failed to answer the call to the colors. The government gave notice to those who have failed to report that they will be given an op- portunity to escape punishment If they join the colors now and explain their previous failure to do so. If they show a wilful disposition to evade service they will be charged with desertion and every effort will be miade to apprehend and punish them. NO BRPAKWATER. Niantic, Oct. 4.—Government en- gineers have reported unfavorably on a proposal to bulld a breakwater to make a harbor of refuge at Niantic bay. Tows passing in the Sound be- tween New Haven and New London § often suffer for lack of such a part