New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 23, 1917, Page 3

"Boston Store ~ New Grefonnes for Kitting Bags Some very rich designs and colorings arrived this week, light medium and dark effects, 36 inch goods from 35c to 60c. A grand selection of House Dresses = and Bungalow Aprons. Outing Flannel Night Gowns for Women and Chil- dren. Pajamas for Men and Boys. A complete Assortment of Doctor Denton’s Sleeping Garments for Children. Special Values in Outing Flannels, white and colors. At 15¢ a yard. McCALL PATTERNS 10c, 15¢, 20c. PULLAR & NIVEN HOARDERS' GOAL IS NOW SHUT OFF Cleveland Firm With Huge Supply Refused Further Shipments Washington, Oct. 23.—With the crisis in the coal situation, caused by labor disputes and reduced produc- tion, apparently behind him, Dr. H. A. Garfield, the fuel.administrator, considered drastic action yesterday to restrict further shipments to hoard- ers and to curtail, and if necessary eliminate, delivery of large consign- ments to manufacturers of non-war- time commodities. By bringing about a more equit- able distribution of coal by refusing temporarily shipments to firms which have lald away large supplies, Dr. Garfield bellieves that he can assure industries and households a sufficient supply to avoid either a letdown in the production of the industries es- sential to war, or suffering on the part of the people. He is confident, also, that prices will be stabilized and lowered. In the latter connection Dr. Garfleld issued a statement yesterday to the effect that reports just received by him indicated ‘“in many sections a gratifying tendency downward in re- tail coal prices.” “In New York city,” he sald, “prices have recently been reduced by larger dealers from 10 to 40 cents a ton on various grades, and other dealers are meeting these new prices. In Harris- burg and Philadelphia retall coal prices have been reduced. In Ala- bama, at Birmingham, Huntsville, Selma, Talledego, and Sheffield prices have been reduced from 25 cents to $1.25 a ton.” To these quotations' Dr. Garfield added the statement that labor con- ditions in "all districts had improved to the point where there seemed no danger of further trouble, pending his announcement of his decision as to an increase in the schedule for bi- tuminous coal at the mine which would make wage increases possible. He recelved yesterday this telegram from John F. White, president of the United Mine Workers of America, who is at Indianapolis. *“All miners resumed work in In- diana this morning, and practically all In Ohio. Latest reports from Ilinois are that all mines are resuming in line with our instructions, The Cleveland Dealers, It was said at the fuel administra- tion that further shipments had been cut off temporarily to from eight to 10 firms which had more than 1,000,000 tons of soft coal hoarded in the Cleveland district, and that a com- pléte survey of the Middle West, as well as other manufacturing sections, wag being made tq determine whether the policy should be extended. “Wheg this survey is completed,” an. offlci{}: said, “we will have full in- formati from at 1éwst 100,000 firms which will maRe it possible for us to know at,a glance what they are manu- facturing, how much coal they have on hand, the amount they use daily, and their contracts with mines or Jobbers. 2 “Then we will know just where we stand. 1If, for instance, a firm which uses 500 tons of coal a week has 5,- 0°0 tons stored away we mill, if there ls a shortage in other directions, for- . than any piece of household furniture when measured by the ac- tual saving and comfort it brings to the home. above all others that you should buy this fall—and buy quic NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1917. enwoocC A Glenwood Range Sells "For Less Today “Malkes Cooking Easy” J. . Cin Q Co., bid further shipments to this firm un- til the surplus is used up. “The question of cutting off coal used for huge electric light signs has been considered, but it is doubt- ful whether that would prove very ef- fective, as most of these signs are operated by power from public utill- ties which would have to operate on about the same scale whether the signs were eliminated or not. “Pending contracts will not be per- mitted to stand in the way either where firms which have surplus coal on hand and want more under their contracts or where these con- tracts affect non-essential indus- tries which have no surplus. It would not exactly be a cast of abrogating or even suspending the contracts, but simply of putting into effect the pow- ers of the fuel administration under the food control bill for the benefit of the country. In a great national emergency there s no question of the propriety of using these powers.” TO HONOR MISS WILSON. Upon the Occasion of Her Visit to Montreal to Sing. Montreal, Oct. 23.—Miss Margaret Wilson, daughter of the president, will receive official civic recognition of the occasion of her visit here on Thursday to sing in ald of the Red Cross fund, and she will be presented with a silver loving cup and a bouquet of flowers. Mayor Martin today or- dered that the stars and stripes be flown from the city hall in 'honor of her coming. Are Women Naturally Despondent? ‘While there are women who seem always despondent and depressed and expecting misfortune, that is not ‘woman’ natural condition. Such un- fortunates suffer from ill-health. An abnormal condition of the system expreses itself in nervousness, sleep- lessness, backaches, headaches and despondency. If all ailing women would make faithful use of that grand remedy for woman’s ills, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, there would be little occasion to ask if despondency is natural to woman. 10 THINK ABOUT Total Killed in War Bstimated at 0,750,000 Oct. 23.—All the ent governments, with varyving degrees London, belliger- of reticence, forbear to make public | the wastage of men and wealth which the war involves. Any private at- tempt at an estimate is highly spec lative and is certain to have serious gay But it is worth while, after' three years of destruction, to take stock, and in what follows it is be- lieved that the errors are, in the bulk, on the side of undercstimate rather than of exaggeration, sa) “The Manchester Guardian.” First to be considered is the direct destruction of life. No country pub- lisheg totals, and some belligerent countries publish no casualty lists at all. The number of British and co- lonial troops killed and died during the first eighteen months of war has been estimated at 128,000, To this must be added colored troops and a large proportion of the missing, whidh would' bring the total to not iess than 170,000. As In the last eighteen months the average strength of the British army directly engaged in fighting has been greater than during the first eighteen months, the total for threc years is probably 460,000. If we add naval losses and losses at sea generally 400,- 000 will certainly not be an excessive estimate. The French mortality in three yvears has been estimated by the Copenhagen society at 1,300,000. The Russian mortality is probably not less than 2,500,000. The German mortal- ity is hardly le: than 2,250,000, the [ Austrian than 1, .000, the Turkish than 750,000, the Italian than 200,000, | 000. That gives a total for all the | tent 2 It is the one thin HARTFORD FINAL SEVEN-DAY DRIVE IN ORIENTAL RUGS Closing Our Annual Sale With Wonderful Values. All the Famous Weaves, Be cochistans, Mosouls, Khiva-Bokhara, Mahals, Irans, Kurdistans, Dozars ,and Others, No Advance in Prices Over Last Year. As the end of the Annual Oriental Rug Sale is only a few da away it will be well for all who have not yvet made their purch to do so at once. You will never have a better opportunity to buy rugs of rare beauty and quality at moderate prices. You can get any size you want and can find a rug to fit in with any color scheme vou may have. BELOOCHISTANS—21% to 3 feet wide and 4 to 6 feet long, at $19.75 $24.75 $29.75, $34.50, $39.50. MOSOULS, KURDISTANS, IRANS—From 3 to 4 feet wide and from 5 to 6% feet long at $24.75, $29.75, $39.75, $44.75. KAZAK RUGS—b5 and 6 feet wide and from 8 to 10 feet long. At $90.00, $95.00 and $100.00. - KHIVA-BOKHARAS—7 and 8 feet long and 9 to 9% $120.00 $125.00 $135.00 and $140.00. PERSIAN MAHALS—Carpet size Rugs at $165.00, $185.00 up to $285.00. KERMANSHAHS, ISPAHANS $225.00, $275.00 and up to $550.00 wide at and MESHEDS—Carpet sizes, New Britain the Bulgarlan, Belgian, Serbian, Ru- |which, here in Ingland as w belligerents of 9,750,000 deaths. If we make an allowance for the reduc- tion of births arising directly out of the war, we may put the total loss of population to the world as the re- sult of three years of war as 14,250,- 000 The number of wounded may be put at two and a half times the num- ber of killed, or about 23,500,000. All these represent human suffering, and not.less than one-half, or 12,000,000 anent disablement for e, and to a large ex- for cffective civil life and labor. A very moderate estimate of the rnilitary prisoners of war in the var- ious countries is 4,000,000, and an- other 000 may be added for ci- 5 There are, there- . about 4,250,000 of men who for longer and shorter periods have been languishing in captivity in foreign lands, as a result of the war. But, of course, in any calculation of hu- man ‘ering, account must be taken not of the dead. the wounded, and the captives, but also of all who have heen taken from civil life to the arduous. perilous and irksome life of the army. We can only guess at the numbers called to the colors hy e various belligerents, but the fol- ng estimates for both army and navy are not improbable BDritish France 7,000,000 6,000,000 ..15,000,000 750,000 2,500,000 .. 9,000,000 . 7,000,000 empire cium, Serbia, Portugal 500,000 Turkey ... 2,000,000 Total .49,500,000 In other words, the war, apart from other things, has taken 49,500,000 men from their ordinary course of peaceful citizens and completely de- ranged their lives. To this total there might be added the great hosts of men, women and children at home who have been subjected to extra strain in order to maintain the armies in the field, a strain in other belligerent countries, haxs itself in serious industriii mates take little account ges of disease. - Some coun- ! tries include and others exclude from their war mortality list deaths from disease; no country distinguishes then: in detail; and no country publishes the numbers of its troops down from sickness. The normal epidemics of war have been less serious during this present conflict, but one scourge has becn multiplied and intensified—venerenl disease; and of venereal disease it may be said with peculiar emphasis, “‘the fathers ate sour grapes and the teeth of the children were set on edge.” The effects will be felt not for on but for many generations. These estimates are necessari speculative, and they are doubtless in accurate in detail but in their totality they are authentic. It should be noted that they do not embrace th Tnited States, although the interven- tion of that country will be of the highest significance in the partner- ship of suffering and sacrifice. One other point should be observed. The destruction of life and wealth in the | fourth year will be disproportionately | higher than the average for the first {three years. Dreadful as the record [is, the worst is vet to be. LARSON BUYS SALOON. The saloon of William J. McCarthy | which is located at the cormer of | South Main and Ellis streets has heen | bought by John A. Larson for the | past nine vears employed by Herman | Schmarr, also a saloonkeeper. - date | has been set by the county commis- sioners for a hearing on the transfer of the liquor license from McCarthy | to Larson. SWEDISH LUTHERAN NOTES. At a collection taken at the Sun- day school of the Swedish Lutheran church Sunday for the orphanage at Avon, Mass., contributions totaling $215 were received. A collection will | be taken next week for the purpose of | buying coal to heat the church. A rchearsal of the choir will take place | this evening. 1 il il \-;ufll | i == ‘) bl “ ‘1?1 o e J“al‘.“»hu i ) v J LA i | D “GOOD-BYE, DEAR”’ “Don’t worry about the coal. The Perfectior: Oil Heater keeps me warm wherever I am. I'can carry it to any room, so that I'm always comfortable.” With coal at present prices the Perfection Oil Heater is a greater saving than ever. 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