New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 26, 1917, Page 8

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Isitortal' Rooms . 3 Member ot the Associated Press. ¢ The Associated FPress fs exclusively [ entitled to the use for republication of all news credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published hereln. @o forth! to smite the powers of blood And tyranny, might; The God of truth is our support, He sorves the everlasting right. i/ Within the clouds, on land and deep, The great Republic’s flag un- 5 furled, 4 Strike! for the freedom of the 7 seas, ;i Strike! for the freedom of the ‘world. —DANIPL I. GROSS. with arm of \WHEIN THE BOYS COME HOME. “'Those who have experienced the ér 11 that comes with the sight of Mome after a prolonged absence Wwill Mppreciate the feeling of our boys Who are coming back tomorrow ifrom Camp Devens. Many of these young fellows had never been away nm home before. ~ Homesick? | Yes, they are homesick. Yet tonight fhey are thrilled with the joy of con- (fimplamon—a visit home. Tenting fonight on the old camp ground has for them a happiness never experi- | énced before. Let us make tHe ful- | fiment of this dream one never to be f forgotten by the welcoming home to- morrow. Let us turn the town over to them for the day. Nothing should Pe too good for them, when our boys @ome marching home. (GNELE SAM'S LITTLE CHILDREN. “It was the Divine Master who sald, YSuffer the little children to come unto me, for of such is the Kingdom of Heaven.” If such high value is Rlaced on the little children by the Ruler of the Universe, it well be- comes mortal man to attend to the culture and care of the little ones here below. The nation cannot live unless it takes care of its children. | They are the. leaders of tomarrow. They are the ones who must take the places of those who are soon to go, of those who have already gone, of those who are getting ready to go at @ later date. It is with this end in ~lew that the Pre-vocational Gram- ‘mar school carries out its course. Stepping outside the regular pre- scribed curriculum, the prinelpal and NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1017. work, they are not too young to ap- preciate the task that lies before this government, the greatest Democracy ever known on the face of God's green earth. Having shown an appre- ciation for the glories of the land in which they live, the land in which they are to work and strive and help carry on the ideals of free men and wamen, the hope is warranted that these same boys and girls will con- tinue to cultivate the spirit of pa- triotism which prompted the work in hand. Uncle Sam might well be proud of them, his little children, who have placed their offering at his feet. IN THE MAKING OF SOCKS. Knitting socks and stockings for soldiers In the trenches of Europe is part of the admirable work being done by the women of the United States. A characteristic of women is generosity of heart. When a woman sets her heart on anything ‘and pre- pares to lavish ‘either her affection or her skill, there is but one inevitable result,—whatever the thing may be it will be the recipient of whole-hearted effort. So it Is with the socks and stockings. They will be made from the best of wool, and plenty of it. In some instances the socks may be even too thick. This is pointed out by Dr. Samuel G. Dixon, who is commission- er of health for the state of Pennsyl- vania. The Doctor is afraid that the milllons of women throughout this country who are engaged in such work may be too generous in their teachers of the Grammar school re- cently set on foot a rigid campaign for the Second Liberty Loan. The §dea was two-foldi—to help the mation in its hour of need and to teach the ohildren the lesson of patriotism. Thetr pénnies and nickels and dimes were solicited for this fund with tho thought ever in view that whatever was contributed would make them that much more American. Yester- day this campaign was practically closed with the tidy sum of $2,300 in ‘the exchequer. It is hoped that by today the sum will have attained the magnificent figures which represent exactly $200 more, thus making the total $ 0. At first glance such a pum may seem trivial when compared with the figures of the entire Liberty Loan. Yet it must be considered that this money was realized through the gelf-sacrifice of little boys and girls who gave up their pennies—money which might have been spent for can- ldy or such luxuries as delight the hearts of those in the age of adoles- cence. A penny in such a case repre- gents as much value, if not more, than & dollar or ten dollars gathered from the pocket of a banker or broker. The relative value might even be placed higher. * It has been planned to give a ban- quet to the Grammar school class which raises the highest amount of money for this particular cause. The jdea is a good one. There should be tendered a jovial feast to such whole- hearted children. There should be souvenirs at each cover, somecthing guggestive of this land—the broad country that is awalting the entrance of these boys ana girls into its active every-day life. Each, by contributing his or her mite, has helped swell the might of the American Liberty Loan. Moo young to fight or to do Red Cross application of wool for socks and stockings. This is a strange proposition, view of the fact that all along we have heard of the immense cold weather the boys in the trenches must be prepared to face. From re- ports o® previous years many judged that the stockings and socks could not contain heavy wool. Yet Dr. Dixon says otherwise, &nd he is a good authority. In fact he is one of the best authorities-in the country since he has made a study of this par- ticular need of the human body. Also he has found that the average per- son knows little or nothing of the proper care for the feet. It has been supposed by the majority that the best way to keep the feet warm In extremely cold weather is to pile on as many woolen socks or stockings as possible. The vamps of these gar- ments could not be too heavily made, according to the old theory. Hence the heaviest weight wool has been purchased by many women who make socks and.stockings for soldlers. Tt would be a brazen thing for any mere man to step forward and tell the host of women knitters they were pursuing a wrong course; * but the words of the Pennsylvahia héalth offi- cer carry weight, even as much weight as some of the wool used. He points | out that it is wrong.to make socks and stockings from wool that is too heavy; that to clothe the feet in such in a manner causes copious quantities of perspiration; that this perspiration freezes in extrcmely cold weather, | making the fect even colde}, dnd that the sufferers then put on more socks to the end that their pitifu} ‘condition is aggravated. It is worth while to listen to the Decfor's own words, for he was a member’ of the committeo which * helped” Cbmmodore Peary's first éxpedition’ reach Arctig circles. Savs the Dpctor: by “Our {deg of the right thing to' do was to stock the Kite with=plenty of heavy clothing. The result Wwas that many of the men had frozen feet and the cause was found to be overly heavy socks. The same thing oc- curred on our relief expedition, as its members, of course, had had no op- portunity of learning the experience of the first party and profiting by it.” Those expeditions have furnished experlence from which our soldier boys should benefit. Knitters now have before them the advice of a man who knows just what should be done. The boys in the trenches, both our own and the boys from the allied countries, are not going into climate as that met by Peary and but they are nevertheless going to be exposed to weather that is worse than what they were used to at home. Further than that, there is no steam heat in the trenches. The boys will be out in the open all the time. If they get their feet wet they cannot go home to a nice cozy room and change their socks and shoes. They must stand it as best they can. Our women who are devoting their spare time to knitting and making clothing for the soldiers are brave and good. They will readily see the point the Pennsylvania physician has taken. They will, too, not go to the other extreme,—that of making the socks and stockings too light. There must be a happy medium in this as in other things. Some standard weight of wool known to those who have witnessed three years of war and its attendant sufferings in the trenches. This standard once a9 severe his men; is surely learned could well be followed by those who have hitherto believed the accumulation of weight is an essential part in making warm stockings or socks. Caution is the watch-word of the hour in this as in other work of war. FACTS AND FANCIES. “Men Take Up Knitting,” according to contemporary headlines. Well, why knot?—Providence Journal. For a gallant crew to start out on the conquest of Great Britain in a million-dollar airship 600 feet long, to be brought down in France by tire trouble or something, and to’be captured by a farm-hand with a shot- gun out hunting rabbits—well, that' is adding terrors to war!—New York World. Every time the Germans are drivén back, some people become more cer- taln that the United States can’'t win this war.—Meriden Journal. The best thing the Germans can do with Dago island is to give it a more refined name.—Springfield Dally News. Now is the time for all good men to pot the lemon verbenas and castor oi] plants, and down cellar.—New London Day. But when we begin going on short sugar rations, what'll the dentist do for a living?>—Boston Transeript. But, generally speaking, the son of a great man elther is born a fool, or makes one of himself when he marries.—Capper's Weekly. As though it were not bad enough to live in Chicago rather than in New York, a statisticlan reports that it costs more to live there.—Waterbury Republican. Advice to war historlans: Enroll among American heroes the names of all those women, who, without fuss or flutter, burden of work.—Waterbury Demo- crat. “You Are Old Kaiser William* (With appropriate apologles to the late Lewis Carroll). “You are’ old, Kaiser William,” Crown Prince said, “And for years have done nothing but fight, Yet now vou incessantly prate about peace,— the world thing right?” the Wil understand the “When I started this war,” he replied to his son, < “I thought we were certain to win, But the terrible bloomer you made at Verdun Has encouraged the Allles like sin.” “You are old,” sald the youth, ‘ mentioned before, And you boasted of conquest vears, Yet now that you've gotten the world good and sore, You talk ) ~ace with a voice full of tears.” as I for ““At the start,” Kaiser William replied to the lad, “Our good old steam roller rolled! we'd better let go, things are so bad, And endeavor to get a new sure But now that hola.” “You are old,” said the vouth, “and have wallowed in death, And you haven't had nearly enough. Still you talk about peace with a pal- pitant breath— Do vou think the stuff?” “At the start” said his father, looked like a cinch, And victory certain for us, But now that we're finding ourselves in a pinch, The people are making a fuss.” e “You are old,” sald the vouth, “and you speak about God, And you treat Him almost as a * friend. Don’t you think He should heed your imperial nod And bring this affair to an end ?” “I've answered three questions; ‘< off on your way,” 8=21d his father, restraining a sob; “Yow've only lost fourteen divisions today; "They'l} tt,l’llnk that you're quitting the job.” PORTER EMERSON BROWNE, of The Vigilantes. be Why We Are at War. (New York Herald.) Two German: cruiser8 and three German torpedo boats fired ruthlessly on the sinking merchantmen: and sub- sequently on their lifeboats. They made no effort to spare the lives of the seamen.—Stockholm cable dis- patch. The reports of the butchery of the crews of the merchantmen pass de- scription. Two women in one ship waved a plece of white cloth, which was perfectly visible. They were “silenced” by a volley from a German cruiser.—Christiania cable dispatch. Esthonians who escaped from Oesel and Moon Islands report that cap- turned Russlans were forced into boats by the Germans, who told them, “We have nothing with which to feed you. Go away.” As soon as the boats left the shore they were fired on by German machine guns.— Petrograd cable dispatch. Can there be any wonder that the nations of civilization have banded themselves together to crush the Frightfulness that has its lair in Berlin, and on land as well as on sea, commits such crimes against de- cency, civilization and humanity? Bordeaux and Moscow. (Syracuse Post-Standard.) The capital of France was moved to Bordeaux, but after the battle of the Marne, it was moved back. The Russians may, if they will, do equal- ly well. < on, and take them | are carrylng the Red Cross’ that they'll fall for | FACTS ABOUT THE AMERICAN NAVy BY LIEUT. FITZHUGH GREEN, U. & N. Klankety-thump-clank—! Get me? Mudguard nothing. . . forget it! We can’t all afford them. . . . Sure! No- Vvember first, six-thirty a. m., a steam radiator. Half hour later you shave. water splashes on hot pipes and sizzles into a puff of steam. Some white residue stays on the radiator. That bit of crumbly white powder is soap and anything else whioh hap- pened to be in your shaving' mug. Vapor mounting heavenward is vir- gin pure. If there is enough of it your mirror coats with = drops of molsture-——tiny souls of your lather's | corpse and S0 on—(see early British poets and W. Whitman, Esq.) On a battleship ten hot radiators | sit in ten tight tanks. Ten salt water | pipes splash the ten hot radiators. | As In your lavatory laboratory, steam rises, leaving a white residue; salt. Instead of coating a mirror, the | vapor rises virgin pure (etc.) through copper pipes to another room. There | | cold water cools the pipes, condens- Ing steam within to water which feeds to large tanks. This is the ship’s distilling plant, and it does busi- ness on a man-of-war at the rate of 20,000 gallons a day, makes that much salt water into pure fresh liquid. i _The radlator-in-a-tank is named Evaporator—*‘Vaps"” for short. The water-cooled plpes from which the | Steam emerges as fresh water, are | together named Distiller—*“Tilly" | for short. And the whole arrange- ment is termed (by the chief en- gineer) “that blankety-blank squirrel- cage which gobbles all my coal!” What's the idea? The old com- | | parison of man and engine was never | S0 true as in the water question. Man Soapy | & Turk. drinks, works, sweats,—must drink again. Boiler drinks from the feed- tank, tons an hour; engine takes { steam and toils. And, pore-like, & | thousand leaks and drains and es- capes of every kind permit sweating, losses to the atmosphere and over- hoard. Water oozes by piston rods. Through pump packings and valves Evaporators it seeps to the bilges. Vapor exhaust and safety valves spit it over the side. And the day’s total loss in fresh :water is something like 2 tons per 1,000 horsepower, or 60 tons for & common or garden battleship. Re- duced to gallons this ‘make-up feed’ is 12,600 in 24 hours. In addition there are the baths. Jack cleans his teeth each morning, shaves and scrubs himself. A half- bucket of fresh water is allowed per day. There are 600 of him on deck and at least 400 below. Below means cold dust and grease. A navy stoker comeg off watch and enjoys a hot fresh water bath that would tantalize The oiler shampoos his slimey self in Biltmore style. Cap- tain and officers are British in their devotions to cold bawths each morn- ing. For 1,100 men 11,000 gallons is not a bad average daily consumption of fresh water. Cooking, heating, laundry, drink- ing, and a multitude of other efficient means exist for expending fresh ! water. Eve; gallon represents a pound of coal. Every pound of coal counts on the final engineering score for the year. They say that a successful fleet en- gineer in order to save water, and in its turn coal, eats friend eggs in- stead of boiled, wears a beard, and bathes only on Saturday nights. His coal percentagé is high but it's a lit- tle like trying to boost a batting average by sleeping on home plate. ‘“Water, water, everywhere—and not a drop, not one d— drop to drink!” or there wouldn’'t be any 1 “Vaps” and “Tilly” in the Navy Reg- ister. . . , Germany’s Casualtles, (Boston Globe.) They say Germany’s casualties since the war began are 8,250,000, but ag this represents captured soldiers and those interned, and there are many cases where a man has been wound- ed and returned to the front, the actual military loss is still a matter of guess work. | HENRY RUSSELL DICKENSON. When Uncle Sam declared a state of war against Germany and issued a | 20, son of Mr. and Mrs, Charles Dick- enson of Kensington heeded. Dick- enson, who is one of Kensington’s best voung men, Second Regiment, Meriden, on May 23, 1917. He is now believed to be in France and ready “to go over the top.” Before enlisting young Dicken- son was employed in the Stanley ‘Works. Glug! ““Yes,” sald a traveling man, “I was once out of sight of land on the At- lantic ocean twenty-one days.” | | | DOING HIS BIT call for volunteers to help down the ! Huns, Henry Russell Dickenson, aged | enlisted in Company I and will save 1,000 every day east of Pittsburgh. Going some as a savior, eh, what? How does Mr. Dixon's rallroad save 100 freight cars every day in Phila- delphia? By the simple process of getting shippers to load cars more nearly to capacity and so doing the work with fewer cars. You know James J. Hill, said sev- eral years ago that his greatest rail- road achievement was to lift the average load of his freight cars by a few thousand pounds. The difference between loading a car half-full and three-quarters full spells the difference between a re- celvership and large dividends. Hill solved that problem. But even more significant than the physical saving of 1,000 freight cars daily, which Mr. Dixon mentions, is this fact: Shippers and ratlroads have come to see that fighting each other is just as sane as for a man’s right hand to chop off his left. ‘ A fish minus his tail and fins could navigate better than a railcoad with- out shippers, while shippers without railroads to carry their goods would be as lively as a fish wichout any head. VOTE OF CONFIDENCE FAILS TO BE PASSED Ttalian Government Beaten in Cham- ber of Deputies by Total of 314 to 96. Rome, Oct. 26.—The government was defeated in the chamber of depu- ties when a vote of confidence failed by 314 to 96. The Italian parliament re-opened its session less than two weeks ago. A despatch from Turin on October 17 said that the position of the gov- ernment was endangered because of the serious riots in Turin during the latter part of August and because of Another man spoke up: ‘“On the Pacific ocean one time I didn’t see land for twenty-nine days.” | A bald man knocked the ashes from his cigar and contributed his bit: “I started across the Kaw river at Topeka in a skiff once,” he said, “and was out of sight of land before I reached the other side.” “What!"” demanded the man who had spun the first yarn. *“The Kaw is not more than 300 feet wide at To- i peka. “Quite true,” sald the bald man quietly. “The skiff turned over and 1 sank twice.” foaiaE T TLaFoliette to Make Speeches. (New York World.) Deserters from the army are told that if they will return to camp and subject themselves to authority aH | will be forgiven, but Senator LaFol- lette is arranging a series of speeches in various large cities in the course, of which he will attempt by oratory alone to show how desertion by a senator may be honorable and profit- able. Economizing Space. (From Girard’s Talk of the Day” in the Philadelphia Telegraph.) If you save a little home from burning down you would pat your- self on the back and say: “I did a good job.” If you save 1,000 such homes from burning you would expect to be crowned a hero and a public benefac- tor. With steel prices in the clouds, a good freight car is now worth about as much as a little home. : And T learn from Vice President t his railroad 100 biladelphia George Dallas Dixon tha company has actually ! freight cars every day in I saved the general food crisis throughout Italy. The food controller, Giuseppe Canepa, resigned owing to the food situation. The despatch sald that the government would be called upon by parllament to justify tts action. The Rome correspondent of the Petit Parisen reported Thursday that political circles in Italy were con- vinced that Minister of the Interior Orlando shortly would be called upon to form a national ministry. When the Salandra ministry re- signed in June, 1916, it was succeeded by the present Boselll cabinet, which was reconstituted June 16, 1917. SHERMAN WAS RIGHT. Chicago Policemen Now Fecel That the War Has Its Terrors. Chicago, Oct. 26.—The time-hon- | ored custom of giving free beer and whiskey to policemen hag been aban- doned by breweries and saloons of Chicago, 1t was announced today by the liquor dealers’ association. Beginning November 1 the police- man on the beat must pay for his drinks the same as other customers. The dealers say the high cost of beer and whiskey and increased taxes have caused them to take this ac- tion. VESPERS FOR WARRIORS. Vespers for the soldiers and sailors will be held at the church of St. John ithe Evangelist Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock. The sermon will be delivered by Rev. O. T. Magnell of Wethersfield. An honor roll has been prepared of 28 names of young men that are in the service, The McMillan Store, Inc. “Always Reliable” NOVELTY AND DISTINCTION IN WOMEN'S, MISSES AND JUNIOR COATS So many people have come to depend on this store to keep them abreast of the styles that they must find each succeeding season so far ahead that they will feel secure in buying here. And especial- 1y does this apply to Coats of which we now have on display and sale an infinite variety of authentic new models. Styles are many—Prices Reasonable. meet the individual desires. There is variety to Select Your Winter Coat Satur- day from Our Enormous Stock ‘WOMEN’S COATS priced $12.98 to $52.98, MISSES and JUNIOR COATS, sizes 16-18-20, to $24.98. Priced $12.98 Do Your Part—Help Win the War— Quickly and Decisively Britain. Robes. for the whole family, extra wear 25¢ and 89¢ pair. out size 39c pair, 3 pair $1.00. black. to $3.00 Pair. 25¢ Patr, clusively made for this store. and French Organdies. Purses priced 40c to $2.98. YOU CAN OWN ONE RIGHT when you choose Saturday prices $2.98, $3.98, $4.98, $5.98 to $8.98 each. ACARTER WEEK Distinguish the best from the rest. Carter’'s knit unlderwear Economy Hosiery Of which we speak today cost you a little more by the pair but not any more by the year MEN'S FIBRE leK BOX .exmA valne and BUY A LIBERTY BOND! Our Holiday Line of Bath Robes . Are here for your inspection. We bought them last March at rock bottom prices, have them hére in the store, we own them right, paying for them spot cash when they were delivered showing more Bath Robes here than ever before shown under one roof in New from these WOMENS’ SILK LISLE HOSE in black or white. Regulars and ‘WOMENS’ FIBRE SILK HOSE 50c pair value 59¢ white and Warm Gloves for the Whole Family ‘Wool Gloves and Mittens Leather Gloves and Mittens Lined and Unlined Gloves; Cashmeres, Suedetex, Chamoisette and Silks; Glace Kid, Doeskins, Mochas and Washable Cape Gloves. PRICED 25c Stifi Laundered Collars and Cuffs We have them in the newest styles. Collars 25c and 50c. Cuffs New Neckwear in Many Styles At Popular Prices 49c and 98c each. Creations that are ex- 5 Choose from Vcstecs, Guimpes, Roll Collars, Flat Collars, Stocks, Jabots, Collar and Cuff Sets of Pique, Broad Cloth, Bengaline Silks, Satins, Georgette Crepe, Wash Ohiffons NEW LEATHER GOODS. Hand Bags, priced 98c to $7.98 each. JEWEL CASES AND HAIR RECEIVERS. Special Sale Saturday, 49c and 69c each. SATINE PETTICOATS. Black and colors Splendid values 98c each, LARGE SHOWING OF SWEATERS. At Reasonable Prices, e ‘With Second Sober Thought. Ag the doctor was showing some friends through an insane asylum he drew their attention to a stately old woman wearing a paper crown. He explained that she imagined she was the queen of England, and for their amusement he advanced towards her with a courtly bow and said: *“Good morning, your majesty.” The old woman looked at him and retorted scornfully: “You're a fool, sir.” The doctor was greatly astonished, but totally collapsed when one of the party romarked innocently: ‘“Why, doctor, she was sane enough then.” Where Hoarding Is Allowed. (Boston Globe.) Postmaster General Burleson is quite willing to have anybody hoard postage stamps in anticipation the coming increase in the postal rate. A Fair Time Was Had By All (Lewisville, Ark., Recorder). The evening was most propitious. The atr was balmy. The fragrance of flowers was patent in the breeze. The limpid moonlight, in a glow of beauty, kissed the hills and valleys. While from the vines and bushes the merry twitter of playful birds, symphonies soft and low, delight, the romantic party goers. Now a still other delight was in store __some fine music and good singing, of | entranced with other | | stitutional Wwhich every recipient enjoyed to tha highest note. Thanks and compli- ments for such a model evening were ornate and lavish and all left truly glad that they had been. “Fighting Bob” La Follette has be- come “Crawling Bob.” After his bom- bastic defiance—after months of de- famation of his country, after repeat- ing every exploded lie put out by Bernstorff and the other propagan- dists who sowed them broadcast, La Follette is at last brought squarely to the issue. Hé is charged with delb- erately misrepresenting the facts of the Lusitania case. As to his motives in going back to that pre-war event and falsifying it there can be no ques- tion whatever. His misrepresentation can have only one effecet—it can help the Kaiser and no one else, and as an intelligent man La Follettee must be held to know and assume the respon- sibility of his acts. And “Crawling Bob” flinches from the issue. He wants to talk about something elsc. He does not want to be queried on why he lied—or where ha got his “information.” He wants to “broaden the scope of the inquiry”— so that he can do the cuttle fish stunt again, and conceal his turpitude in a | cloud of drool and piffle about “Wall street,” “munitions makers” or ‘“con- rights.” It's “Crawling Bob’” from now on.—-Waterbury Demw ocrat.