New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 1, 1917, Page 6

‘New Britain Herald. HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY. Proprietors. " Dmued daily (Sunday excepted) at 4: at Herald Bullding, 67 Church St Bntered at the Post OfMce at New Britain Second Class Mail Matter. Delivered by carrier to any part of the eity for 15 cents a week, 65 cents a monti. ibsoription for paper to be sent by mail, payable in advance, 60 cents a month, $7.00 a year. The only profitable advertising medium in . the city. Circulation books and press 41, Troom always ‘open to advertisers. | f®he Herala will be found on sale at Hota- ling’d News Stand, 42nd St. and Broad- way, New York City; Board Walk, At- lantio City, and Hartford Depot. TELEPHONE CALLS iness Ofce . torial Rooms 925 926 Membe: of the Associated Fress. 0 Assoc'ated Press is exclusively entitled to the usc for republication of all news credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news Published herein. * Phe Prayer of the Nation. “God give us men! A time like this demands Strong minds, great hearts, true faith and ready hands. ‘Men whom the lust of office does not kill; ' Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy; Men who possess opinions, and a will; ‘ Men who have honor, and who ‘will not lie. Tell men, sun-crowned, who live above the fog In: public duty, and . thinking. —J. G. HOLLAND. in private "'romvw: AND TO DIE FOR THE : NATION. On the altar of patriotism are _placed sacrifices of life and treasure. ‘wAmong those men who go with the ‘colors to the front it is inevitable that some must die. They shall die for a noble purpose. They will die #. for their country, the nation of their birth or adoption. As there are those who will die for their country it ia . meet \nd Just there be those who will live for their country,—and live in the sense of giving all their time and devotion to whatever tasks the nation .might impose. f/ At best the men who go' to the ' (front bear the brunt. Those who re- | maip at home, who stay behind the dctual firing lines, may be inconven- { lenced; they may be deprived of the pleasures and luxuries once theirs. Yet " no matter what is taken away from f them, either in the form of taxes or ‘time, there is nothing can compare with the deeds of\those who go to battleflelds of Europe. They have their all,—home-life, friends, associations, haunts, their very vocations and avo- ~'cations. ‘While there are men who have volced their intention of being willing | ‘1o die for their country; while there are men who are actually on the route to die for their country, there should likewise be men who from now on themselves to live for their (| eountry. And soito livethat each day | ‘brings them nearer to the true stan- dara that living for ohe’s country ‘\“flh- This ‘can’be done in an in- number of ways, and it 1s not fifor the government to lay down a i \get of rules by which a man might Mve for his country. That rests with ‘sach individual, just as each man’s somscience points out to him the path- ‘ways in which his steps must be di- rected if he Is'to pursue the good, not the bad, road. It is a beautiful death, I to die for one's country. Il is a won- b @ertul life, to live for one's country. —_— THE SOUTH CHURCH. Tomorrow marks the seventy-iftl anniversary of the South church. Three-quarters of a century ago the remarkable edifice which stands as a sentinel overlooking the city’s busiest | mart had its incipience in an humble structure, the shelter of a compara- tively small congregation. Today the | worshippers at the South church are . pumbered by the thousands. With the vears the South church has accumulated glorious traditions. Through its portals have walked some of our finest citizenry. Its roster has all along contained names of the stal- wart, men and women of high Christian ideals. In its lay leadership it might | well boast of the ablest talent. For- b tunate, too, In ministerial guidance it 4n neme not a few oi the best*known ‘shurchmen who ever graged pulpits in ‘Connecticut and count them as its the . illustrious L ‘lights of other days outshine the pres- " ent pastor, the Rev. Dr. Georse W. C. " Hill, than whom there is no more re- _@pected gentleman of the cloth in all h That the South church has kept step | with the music of the Union is evi- denced by the servitd flag which floats over its stazely entrance. Further, the jbership has taken a more than | ciple involved should not be taxed because some few | money | active interest in the welfare of the nation’s troops. There has been for- mulated a plan of real religious work whereby each parishioner with the Congregational affairs. This, we take it, is the new spirit of Christianity— the quintessence which permeates men’s souls even when they are far removed from the hearth of home and the sanctuary of the church. All over the universe there is a new and growing interest in things re- ligious, in affairs spiritual. The sordid old world has been rocked to its very foundations by the great cataclysm— war. The teachings of Christ, seem- ingly thrown aside, have come back again to grip men's attention, the while destruction on the face of the globe goes on under the master guid- ance of one thrilled and filled with Satanic impulses. 1f there is para- doxism to be found in the very con- ditions which confront the peoples of the earth, it.is because men are not glven to look beneath the surface. Out of this great chaas must come order. And the order will be that of those who followed in the footsteps of the Divine Master, who have lived to the teachings of Jesus Christ—as op- posed to the sa-called Divine Right of Kings. . What is going on in the various parts of the world, the regeneration in religion, brought about by a veritable baptism of fire, is no more nor less than the work which has enkindled the ardar of the South church and its people for the past seven decenniums, and which today is bearing full fruit. There is cause for rejoicing that these things are so,and with that spirit must all men, of all faiths, Tecognize the record of seventy-flve years. A POSSIBLE SOLUTION O¥ COAL PROBLEM HERE. New Britain has had, and yet has, its coal question; just as other citles of the nation are wrought up over this situation. The difference has been that New Britain paid slightly more for coal than most of the cities within what might be called its im- mediate vicinity. Therefore, New Britain has been more than anxious to solve the problem. . The coal dealers of Meriden have, for the past year and a half, so wo are informed by reliable authority, sold their coal for $9.25 a ton. Meri- den is one of our nearest neighbors, as cities go. Its dealers must have known what coal sold for in this city. Yet they, without government action, dispensed with the commodity for forty cents less a ton than the same THE group of potential dealers the situa- tion would be a much healthier one. Then coal dealers and their customers would have less cause for the present :15 p. m,, | colars will be kept in close touch with | mutual dissatisfaction, of which there is too much since all hands are ready to fight at the drop of a hat. FACTS AND FANCIES.- Have you noticed that the less a man says the more guessing his wife does?—New Haven Union. Touching the assertion that kissing is unsanitary, Buck Kilby says those who kiss do not do it for their health, —Bridgeport. Telegram. It is a2 good woman who can resist the temptations of a party line tele- phone.—New York American. * An Ohio man planted two bushels of potatoes and harvested 61. That makes up for the man whe planted 61 bushels and got two.—Cleveland Plain Dealer. Shabby looking pocketbooks usually bulge the most.—Albany Journal. Why do phgtographs of women air- plane pilots §lways show them com- peting for the record in the standing broad grin?—Pittsburgh Gazette. A bird on a hat is worth two in a bush.—Boston Transcript. 0 With imported cheese as scarce in ‘Washington as beer, no wonder the government is having a hard time detecting the German spies.—Boston Transcript. Late reports indicate that Mr. Ro- manoff has returned to his'obscurity, having been merely elected vice pres- ident of Siberia.—Boston Transcript. Cloth-dealers by deducing the size of tailors' samples expect to save enough material to clothe 67,000 sol- diers. Conservationists are the real wizards. They have mastered the art of production through reduction. —New York World A Leaving the Old Homestead. You're going to leave the homestead, John, You're twenty-one today, And the old man will be sorry, John, To see you go away. You've labored late and early, And done the best;you could; I ain’t a-going to stop you, John, I wouldn't if I could. John Yet something of your feelings, John, I s'pose I ought to know, Though many a day has away— 'Twas forty years ago, When hope was high within John, And life lay all before— That I, with strong and measured stroke, ““Cut loose” and pulled from shore. passed me, The years, they come and go, my boy, The years, they come and go; brand can now be purchased in New Britain, even under government regu- lation. And, be this remembered, the freight rates to New Britain are but slightly higher,—five cents,—than the frelght rates to Meriden. Yet coal is sold here for forty cents more a ton than in the Silver City. It might be argued that it costs much more for a coal dealer to do business in New Britain than it does for a coal man to hold forth in Meri- den. After careful investigation, we have found that it is very difficult to learn, from coal men, just how much it really does cost to handle coal, once it is taken off the cars, put in the dealer’s bins, and then de- livered to the consumer. This for the reason that each and every coal | dealer seems to have a different set | of figures. Of this we are sure: there | is no standardization in the coal bus- iness. Where one man nfight handle a ton of coal at ‘a certain expense, | his next door competitor may claim | it costs twice as much. All pleas for higher prices on coal sold here are made on the high cost of handling,—and the higher the cost can be figured the higher the prices And raven locks and tresses brown Grow white as driven snow. My life has known its sorrows, John, Its trials and troubles sore; Yet God withal has blessed me, John, “In basket and in store.” But one thing let me tell you, John, Before you make your start, There’'s more in being honest, John, ~ Twice o'er than being smart; Though rogues may seem to flourish, John, And sterling worth to fail, Oh! keep in view the good and true; *Twill in the end prevail. Don’t think too much of money, John, And dig and delve and plan, And rake and scrape in every shape, To hoard up all you can. Though fools may count their riches, John, In dollars, pounds or pence, The best of wealth Is youth health, And good sound common sense. and And don’t be mean or stingy, John, But lay a little by Of what you earn; you learn How fast 'twill multiply. So when old age comes creeping on, You'l] have a goodly store Of wealth to furnish all your needs— And maybe something more. soon will the coal dealers want. There is a, method, then, in their madness,—the | madness that shoves prices up to the top rung of the ladder. Yet the prin- is that the public dealers must expend more than their brethren in business. Not that we advocate the triumph of big business over small business. thought is this: in the coal business here who handle coal at the present prices and make money by doing so. There are some others who claim they cannot | do this, who say they must necessarily lose money. Rather than force the public to shoulder their troubles and savé them from actual losses, we be- lieve the best thing for them to do is to get out of the coal business and let it remain in the hands of those who can take care of it. Ostensibly, every- body cannot be in the coal business. The same is true in other walks of life. There is just so much room for each and every factor in the realm where that marks the beginning of the end. I there is just one more grocery store added to a string al- ready in operation at a certain time and place someone is going to suf- fer. And so on down the line. Where there are eleven coal dealers in New Britain now there is just about room enough for ten,—if that. Were some of them to go out of business and leave the worry and care to a smaller { “All is not gold that glitters,” The ! There are some men | CaN | The world is full of idle tongues— of business. There is a point some- | There's shorter cuts to fortune, John, Wa see them every dav: But those who love their self-respect Climb up the good old way. John, And makes the vulgar stare, And those we deem the richest, John, Have oft the least to spare. i'Don't meddle with vour neighbors, ! John, Their sorrows or their cares: You'll ind enough to do, my boy, To mind your own affairs. H You can afford to shirk; | There’s lots of people ready, John, To do such dirty work. And if amid the race for fame You win a shining prize, The humbler worth of honest men ! You never should despise; i For each one has hig mission, John, In life's unchanging plan— Though lowly be his station, John, He is no less a man. Be good, be pure, be noble, John, Be honest, brave and true; And do to others as ye would That they should do to you. And place vour trust in God, my boy, “Though fiery darts be hurled;"” Then you can smile at Satan’s rage, And face a frowning world. Good-by! and bless Your footsteps day by day; The old house will be lonesome, John, When you are gone away. The cricket’s song upon the hearth Will have a sadder tone; 2 The old famillar spots will be So lonely when you're gone. —ANONYMOUS, May heaven guard Town Topics! i Once again the draft question, which has been more or less dormant since early September cxcept for those most vitally affected, has come forth as an all-important topic of conver- sation, especially for those young men between the ages of 21 and 31 years of age. Even more significant to those whotare left will be the date, December 15, than the now almost forgotten date of June 5, national registration day. For at noon on De- cember 16 all records of the previous draft will, theoretically, cease to exist. Void will be all exemptions granted and void will be all lecaves granted under the first draft. All men between the ages of 21 and 31 will be re- quired in due time to fill out an in- tricate questionnaire and then as they are wanted they will be called before their exemption boards for re-exam- ination and classification. Under this new system men are to be placed where they will be of most value to their country and men who are found to be not physically fit for the rigors of first line duty may be called upon to do special work, possibly in fac- tories, possibly on farms, perhaps as government clerks. But while this draft will be conducted along differ- ent lines from the first ones, the rights of the eligible men will remain the same. They will still have their rights of claiming exemption and they will be accorded every privilege that was theirs during the first draft. In short, this new draft is a system whereby the fit are separated from the unfit and men are placed where they may more properly belong and where they can render the most er- fective service. . The general public is glad to note that those in charge of city hall have seen fit to follow out the Herald's suggestion and are about to unfurl a service flag, thus recognizing city em- ployes and officlals in the service. . It is understood that the new deputy automobile commissionergs have been busy in New Britaln of late and as a result a number of local autoists need not be surprised to find a summons in their mail some day requesting them to appear before Commissioner Stoeckles in Hartford. The deputy commissioners have been especially active in rounding up motorists who have made a practice of leaving thelr machines at night without lights. While thgse deputies may make an _occasional arrest where teams travel at night without lightsr this is a mat- ter that is-really up to the police de- partment. The local authorities have already made one arrest and it served as an excellent example, ' but this campaign should be followed up un- til all teamsters realize that they must display lights at night. s e The personal tax enumerators are busily engaged in collecting the names of all men between the ages of 21 and 60 years for the personal tax lists. This report must be ready by Janu- ary 1 and ingsmuch as the two regis- trars of voters are doing the work alone this year, with only the as- sistance of an interpreter, it means they must work harder than usual to complete their work. Many people are of the opinion that men In the service are not included in this new enrollment, but that is not so for every male between the mentioned ages is included. Then, if they are to be exempted because of govern- ment service, it is up to the tax col- lector to exempt them. . a The Municipal Farm committee bids fair to go down in municipal and po- litica] history with the famous Mu- nicipal Ice committee which 8o suc- cessfully kept the blic and city offi- cials stirred up sevaral rears ago. It now begins to appear as though this committee, which has done so much to make potatoes famous in New Britain, might unwittingly play an important part In next spring's mayoralty campaign. v ee New Britain should feel justly proud of her young men who returned this week from Plattsburg with com- | missions as first and second leuten- ants as well as the higher rank of captain. They worked hard, deserved their honors and will undoubtedly ! make excellent records on the field of | honor. e The great winter drive on knitting received a severe setback in a certain afternoon sewing circle Tuesday, when a group of women and girls were in- dustriously plying their needles for the soldlers. Alone in a deep leather chair was a prim little lady who seemed to be making Progress on a knitter which if stretched would fit snugly about General Tom Thumb before he grew up. One of the young girls decided to go over and commiserate with the fel- low knitter. “Isn’t it fine that everybody is so interested in our soldiers?" There was & brisk nod and a speed- ing up of the needles. “Just what kind of a soldier sweater are you making?"” “This is not a soldier sweater, young lady.” was the snappy reply; “this is a winter sweater for Toodles, 4oy dog.” And here all peaceful negotlations were broken off, i When sending that Christmas or New Year's package to your son, your brother or your friend over in France or in a camp in this country why not include just a little extra for him to give to the lonesome’ young ! soldfer of his acquaintance who has | no mother, relatives or friends to re- member him? e This Thanksgiving came the near- est to resembling the old’ fashioned, “way down East” Thanksgiving of any in severa] years. The light man- tle of snow which covered the earth certainly gave an added touch of the Thanksgiving spirit. Incidentally, | it might -be noted that the snowfall this year has begun earlier than last. | | wait of ten minutes, | phones are | DOING HIS BIT | ARTHER J. PRESCHER. Arthur J. Prescher enlisted in the naval reserves in May, 1917 and short- ly afterward was called into service. Prescher, who is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Prescher, iIs but 19 years old. He graduated from the Grammar school in this city in 1912 and after- ward attended the trade school from which he graduated in 1915. At the time of enlistment he was employed as a draftsman at the Pratt & Whit- ney factory in Hartford. He was also employed for some time at the New Britain Machine company. Fraternally he was a meniber of the Junior Me- chanics. A year ago the first snow fall of note occurred on December 12, while on December 14 there was a fall of four inches. - 2 3 .« e e Christmas is now less than a month away. In a few days the stores will be taking on their holiday aspect, the clerks will be overworked and so will the family pocketbook. Meanwhile, don’t forget to do your shopping early, and it might also aid Uncle Sam, and Incidentally the boys abroad, if people made an effort to get their Christmas packages mailed earlier than usual, thus, to a certain extent, preventing so great a conges- tion of the mails. .o Never more popular have been the Christmas clubs at the several local banks than this year. Those pennies, nickles, dimes and other coins which people have been paying in all year will come out in a lump sum and will come in mighty handy. If not for the purchase of Christmas presents they will surely be handy for the purchase of coal or sugar. e As long as there is telephone service there will perforce be complaints about the scrvice rendered. No oper- ator can be perfect and no service into which the human element enters can be perfect, but all telephone criticism should not be directed at the manage- ment or operatives of the telephone.| companies, for there are still in our midst the telephone hogs, viz.: Sub- scribers, or telephone grafters, who seem to conduct their use of the phone on the assumption that it has been Installed for their private and individual use alone. Particularly is this true of party lines, and almost every party line has its telephane hog. When a person has to wait five min- utes to obtaln the use of a phone there is no just cause for complaint. A while annoying, is ofttimes, permissible; but when the telephone - hog using the wire con- tinues to use it for fifteen, twents thirty minutes or mare, then patienc ceases to be a virtue. The more so since in these prolonged talks the conversation is almost invariably of the nonsensical varlety, back-vard gossip or alleged jolly. Such people seem to have no regard for the rights of others and do not realize that the not for their particular use, but are for the use of all sub- scribers. Possibly many of these phone hogs do not realize their exact status—but a ward to the wise, etc. ... This Thanksgiving there was a marked decrease in the number of Thanksgiving greetings post-cards re- ceived and sent out at the local post office. It now costs two cents to mail such a card and, apparently, the erst- while season's greetings advocate has either dispensed with his greetings or has added another cent tQ the postage and sent a letter, which, by the wav, is always more to be desired than a card; for, after all, a post-card s but a bald-headed letter. / “ee From the Herald of a quarter of a century ago: November 26—Dr. Bunnell, chair- man of the board of health, states that there are eight cases of typhoid fever and typhoid malaria In the vicinity of High street. There were six realty transfers in the city last week. Owing to Inability to get Italian labor there are only a few men at work laying the rails for the new electric railway at the West Main street terminus. November 27—Sunday. November 28—The semi-centennial celebration of the South |Congrega- tional church was held yesterday. Christmas | NEW BOOKS AT Heart of Gaspe, Sketches in the Guif ot St. Lawrence, by J. M. Clarke. ¢ o0 Matthew Arnold, How to Know Him, by S. P, Sherman. “‘Gives ‘a distinct impression of Mat- thew Arnold as a person and a pretty clear concept 6f what he considered it necessary to believe.’”—A. L. A. Booklist. ... Meeting the Master, by Ozora Stearns Davis. .o Private Peat, by Harold R. Peat. . ee Russians ,An Interpretation, by R .L. ‘Wright. Youth and the Nation, Moore. “A plea to the young men and boys of the nation to help fight disease, crime and poverty, and an attempt to inspire them to choose vocations for public service.”—A. L. A. Booklist. PR Home and Health. Bandaging, by A. D. Whiting. “The descriptions are accurate and can easily be followed.” LY Battle With Tuberculosis and How to Win It, by D. M. King. e by LS H Chinese Cook Book, by Shin - Wong Chan. ' . Costume Design and Home Planning, by E. P. Izor. “‘Gives rules for choice of colors in dress, design in fabrics, appropriate- ness, structural lines in waists, etc., and covers home planning on its ar- tistic slde.”—A. L. A. Booklist. * .. Food for the Worker, by F. Stern and G. T. Spitz. ... Health and Disease, Their Determin- Russians, An Interpretation, by R. L. “The author has successfully and very commendably . . . . emphasized throughout the preventive measures which may be performed, or encour- aged by the co-operation of the lay- man.”—A. L. A. Booklist. .o Housekeeper's Apple Book, Over 200 Ways of preparing the apple, by L. G. Mackay. . Interior Decoration for Home, by A. L. Rolfe. DIt .. the Small THE INSTITUTE penditures in a typical group of fam- ilies in New York city.” Ot Mgther Book, by Margaret E. Sangs- ter. 1,000 Things a Mother Should Know, by M. 8. Croy. L4 e Practical Food Economy, G. Kirk, by A. Prevéntion of Disease, Winslow. “Charles Mayo commends the book * to lay readers for its ‘concise and simple description of most of the facte known to modern preventive medicine . . together with its carefully con- sidered rules for daily living.’ "—A. L. A. Booklist. by Kenelm Pets: Thelr History and Care, by 8. Crandall. el Story of Foods, by Forrest Crissey. “Tells of the production, prepara- tion, and distribution of foods in everyday use.”—A. L. A. Booklist. . Public Health Nursing, by M. S. Gard- ner. “Clear, simple, accurate account of the growth and principles of publiq health nursing. .Includes parts on the, organization of visiting nursing, and the special branches of public health nursing, including tuberculosis, child welfare, school, industrial, and men- tal hygiene nursing.”—A. L. A. Book- list. Successful Canning and Preserving, by Ola Powell. ‘“The most complete manual to* date. . . . . with suggestions for can- ning club organization, the business side of canning, teaching canning ad related activities.”—A. L. A. Booklist. . e » Fiction. Fools Divine, by G. B. Lancaster. s . Four Corners of the World, by A. E.» W. Mason. v e Hearts Undaunted, by Eleanor At- kinson. Miss Haroun-Al-Raschid, by J. Kerruish. ... Raccoon Lake Mystery, Further Ad- ventures of Mason Brant, by N.¢ M. Hopkins. . D. Minimum Cost of Living, by W. S. Gibbs. “A systematic record of family ex- FA War Paint. In war paint it doesn’t pay to be conspicuous. We paint our warships gray primarily to reduce their visi: bility. But many causes and colors precede the pot and brush. The ornithologist Thayer gave us our first straight dope about protec- tive coloration. White breasts and bellies in the anima] world were for a long time a great mystery. Shadow darkens the ground under a bird; why then shouldn't its breast be dark? Thayer demonstrated that this is the very reason it }s not dark, viz, to brighten shaded underneath spots into normal tones. One hunts the pure white Arctic hare by firing at its shadow on the snow. Did it wear a mirror as a breast plate there would be no shadow for a mark. Light tints on the under side of animals are thelr breast mirrows. Likewise stripes, spots, fringes, and other apparently useless decorations on fish and fowl and beast are per- fect imitations of their environmental colorations. From the zebra to a speckled trout Man may learn to dis- guise himself and his vehicles on land ;o.hn W. Ringrose has decided to give up publishing the News. W. H. Cad- well had a narrow escape at the Main street crossing this morning when the gate tender lowered the gates sud- denly, striking Mr. Cadwell's horse on the neck. While a number of boys were skating on Daly's pond yesterday one broke through the ice and was rescued with much difficulty. November 29—Engineer Cadwell's office is now connected by telephone. R. M. Dame has returned from Bos- ton where he took part in a football game in which a number of college players participated. November 30v—Thus far the county commissioners have granted 49 liquor licenses if this city. Shortly before 7 o'clock this morning the first sleigh of the season was seen on Malin street, the storm of the past two days having reminded one of the blizzard of 1888. There were 75 ar- rests made by the police last month, George M. Landers was once desig- nated to keep persons awake at a service in the old south church and one who nodded occasionally say “he made a first class tithing man.” There are now 4,420 children in town be- tween the ages of 4 and 16 years: December 1—There was a small fire at the Cutlery last night which was extinguished by C. S. Landers and his son. The common council at its meeting last night refused to grant permisgion for the rallroad company to shirigle the depot. Eighteen dogs, all different breeds, were playing In Fountaln Square this morning. Some More Censoring. (Pittsburgh Chronfcle-Telegraph) A schoolgirl was required to write an essay of 260 words about a motor car. She submitted the following: My uncle bought a motor car. was riding in the country when it busted up alhill. I think this is about 20 words. The other 230 are what my uncle sald when he was walking back to town, but they are not fit for pub- Hestion.” Salute to Adventurers, by J. Buchan. “ e | Wings of the Cardinal, by B. Crowell. CIS ABOUT THE AMERICAN NAVY BY LIEUT. FITZHUGH GREEN, U, 8. N. and sea against the prying eyes of the enemy. ‘A warship’s underside of course q | ) buried.” But near her waterline there is some shadow. Theoretically heg | great upper plumage and wingy should be light gray to match the horizon. And she should have & bluish-white waterline to offset any, shadow she may cast. Practically the waterline may be almost any shade because being constantly wet by r8ll. ing and splashing it reflects enough light to give it the appearance of a much brighter tint than it really is. But the sea and sky are not al-t ways gray or blue. In the Meditery ranean the prevailing note is a deep crisp ‘blue or green broken by white caps and fluffy clouds. To match thig submarines and destroyers have been painted like zebras in broad whita and blue stripes smeared diagonally across their sides. Experiment proved that were the stripes horizontal or vertical they did not harmonize wil the waves. At an angle they are easlly mistaken for an integral part of - the tossing waves. Off our Atlantic coast we have con< siderable fog but not undue cloud- iness. In the North Sea however there is not only much fog but nearly always the dreary gloom of overcast, skies. This difference determines the variant war colors pecullar to the British and Americah navies. Ships of the former operating in less light must be brighter colored in order to reflect enough light to match thelr background. Our own ships which even in fog usually have it clear overhead must not reflect too much light and are therefore darker. This point is brought out clearly in the tropics. Vessels are there painted white In order to reflect the hot rays of the sun. In wat curiously enough they usually remain white. Since fog is practically unknown very nearly any color is conspicuous in daytime. The nights though are won- derfully clear and luminous. A gray ¢ ship then looks black for it cannot reflect the faint but brillant stars or the glimmering phosphorescence. ‘White craft on the other hand gather Just enough illumination te fade them into the softly glowing sky and sea. It is paradoxical but true that In the, invisible on a dark night than is a dark one. Today all sorts of fish patterns are, being tried on the submarines. Spots are the latest success—logically too for the most of the finny tribe are blotched In one way or another. After the war we may expect regular species of war vessels striped and splashed with color to correspond to their part of the world. A motley fleet indeed! But never again shall we have a White Squadron. Official inquiry es- timated that 67 per cent. of\the de- sertions in one of the years while we still had white men-of-war were due to discontent at the {interminable scrub and paint, paint and scrub nec- essary to keep a white ship looking fit. Just now a gob of tobacco juice or garbage over the side may be a ¢ substantial addendum to protective coloration. However I think you'll find in our own -tidv Fleet that such ultra-realism has not quite come as yet. . & Fi) %