New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 13, 1917, Page 10

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FRISTMAS HINTS FROM POST GFFICE Bncle Sam Explains How to Send . Out Holiday Gilts 3 To assigt the post office and to in- e delivery of parcels intended as ristmas gifts, mail your parcels as ly as possible. If they are packed for shipment call at the post office d have them weighed and stamped ind avoid standing in line when you Wish to send them. Additional time ould be allowed as many offices iwill not deliver mail on Sunday before Christas. & Parcels may be arked with the # open until Christmna " The following is a schedule of dates when parcels should be mailed to ar- rive promptly California and the Far | South, December 15th. Illinois, Iowa and ji Middle West, December 17th. L4 Southern States, December 17th. © New York, Pennsylvar New Jersey, Ohio, Indiana, [¥ December 18th. ‘Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, North Curolina, South Carolina and ‘Washington, D. C., December 19th. New England States December 19th. Connecticut cities, December 19, 20, 21. Use extra care in packing parcels I as a very large amount of mail matter .. is being handled, This will avoid “ their being crushed or broken. Fra- f gile or breakable articles should be packed in heavy corrugated paper boxes or wooden cases; also they should be packed with excelsior or cotton around them; they should be k. marked ‘“‘I‘ragile” or “Glass” as the @ mailed early and words “Do mnot 3 West and 3 other states of | Kentucky, | [Klfic FERDINAND PR ‘Word has come to President Wilson from King Ferdinand that Rumania will remain faithful to her allies and | case moy be. Umbrellas or canes should be tied to a board or stick lJarger than the article. Tnsurance Fees, 4 Parceis cn which the postage is 25c . or more require a special tax stamp, one cent for each 25¢ of postage or a . fraction thereof. All parcel post matter must have the return address of the sender which should be placed in the upper left hand corner, the address to be Placed at tHe lower right hand of the parcel, and should be in ink. Give as complete an address as possi- ble, including the street and number, as substitute carriers will be em- ployed to deliver such parcels and they are not familiar with the patrons’ | addresses. 3 In mailing large quantities of let- ters or cards it will greatly assist if you will face them all one way and L place a piece of thread or an elastic band around them. P Bear in mind tha't letters for poigts "\ out of the city require 3¢ per ounce " postage; local letters 2c per ounce or fraction. All postal cards regardless of the address require 2c postage. ‘Wines, liquors and matches are un- mailable and will not be accepted for shipment in the mails. There is a . heavy penalty for mailing such mat- ter. Christmas or Red Cross seals should be placed on the back of par- . els. They should never be placed over the twine or the ends of par- cels, as this seals the parcel and will subject them to letter postage. Last year no carrier completed his route before 6 p. m. on Christmas day and no carrier had an oppor- tunity to have his dinner with his . family. \Will you “do your bit” to as- #ist in giving hirh a chance to com- plete his route in time to enjoy at Jeast a portion of the day and be able to regard the day as a blessing and not as an affliction. Please remember that the entire force is working under great strain, Jong hours and unusual conditions. Any assistance you can give them, or any courtesies extended, will not only be‘appreciated by the force, but will Dbe repaid is better service. W. F. DELANEY, Postmaster. » EVENTS TONIGHT Lyceum plays. theater, superior photo Fox's theater, drama, high class Keeney’s theater, moving pictures. vaudeville and Lincoln school, P. & T. association meeting. w Britain Aerie, F. O. E., meets | in Eagles hall. i “45" tournament, Elks ORANGEM FOR CONVENTION. Also Accuse Nationalists of Discrim- ination Against Unioni: Dublin, Dec. lodge of Ireland met here today issued an address to the Orangemen of TIreland ng it saw no reason to alter its opinion that unionists were justified in taking part in the Irish convention which is attempting to formulate a new plan of govern- ment and declaring the complete confidence of the representatives of Ulster unionism in the convention. “We are convinced that the state of Ireland would not have been less satisfactory if the services of Irish- | men had been baldly claimed in the early period of the war,” says the address. | Orangemen are urged to be patrio- tic, under self restraint and ready to assist in preservation of:peace if re- quired The meeting also adopted a resolu- | tion calling attention to the attitude and sentation of the people’s bill, further proof of their desire to exclude union- ists from a fair share in the govern- ment and an object less that Ulster might expect notwithstanding dec- laration, of friendship equality and conciliation. DISCUSS WAR PLANS, Government Officials Talk to Editors of Trade Papers. ‘Washington, Dec. 13.—Problems HIGH SCHOOL NOTES. The Liberty chorus of the High school held its first practice at the Center church today in preparation for the war rally to be held Saturday night. Miss H. Schmidt, clerk of the ‘Vo- cational building is preparing the list of honor pupils for this year's senior clags. All those wha have attained a mark of 85 per cent. or over are included in this list. ‘Work of the Bee is about com- pleted, and the first issue will be sent out next week. The Amphion club will hold a meet- ing today, to discuss plans for series of jitney shows to be presented dur- ing the year. The last jitney show “Pantaloon”, with Miss Ruth Henry in the leading role, was a decided success. Plans for the foot-ball which wiil reception be held tomorrow night have heen completed, and invitations Fave heen issued to the members of the team and their friends by Physi- cal Director Moorhead. Seventeen woung men will receive the school monogram tomorrow night. FOUND DEAD ON FLOOR, South Norwalk. Dec. Clarence Henry Eberhardt, a railway signal- man, was found dead on the floor of ' bhis room by a fellow embloye yes- terday afternoon. Eberhardt had heen ill for a few days and his mate had brought his pay envelope with him. Dr. S. H. Huntington, medical pxaminer, said that he died from tu- bercular meningitis. He leaves a tather, William Eberhardt of Stam- Lord, a wife and a four year old child. arising from the war, solved and un- solved, were explained today by gov- ernment officials to a special meeting here of the editorial conference of the New York Publishers’ association, representing more than 150 trade and technical publications. Plans to make holders of Liberty Bonds and war savings certificats per- manent creditors of the government after the war are under consideration, Frederic A. Delano, of the federal re- serve board, told the conference. The ; government, he said, will offer alter- natives to holders of war savings cer- tificates when they mature. Additional ships for the movement of coal soon will be put into the coast- wise trade, Fuel Administrator Gar- field told the conference. Secretary Daker, he said, had promised to de- tail mine layers to act as tugs for coal barges if the fuel administrator deemed it necessary, and Secretary Daniels and Chairman Hurley also have promised to co-operate in in- creasing the movement of coal by water, particularly to New England. RELIEF CORPS ELECTION. Officers of the Stanley Woman’s Relief corps were elected yesterday, Mrs. Cora Hunn Eddy being re- clected for the term. Other officers are: president, Mrs. Anna Payne; junior vice president, Mrs. Johnson; treas- urer, Mrs. Esther Litch; secretary, Mrs. Bertha Sharpe; chaplain, Mrs. Ann Oldershaw; conductor, Mrs. Car- rie Gould; guard, Mrs. Lawrence; as- sistant guard, Mrs. Harris; delegate, Mrs, Elizabeth Atkinson; first alter- nate, Mrs. Carl Burr. Senior vice photo | han. | 18.—The grand Orange | { turned from VI, fourth consecutive * OMISES ROUMANIA WILL NOT MAKE A SEPARATE PEACE not make a separate peace with the enemy. This photograph shows Fer- dinand, on horsebock, talking to an CITY ITEMS Ask us about our Christmas Record Gift Certificate. C. L. Pierce & Ca.,, 246 Main St.—Advt. Mrs. Josephine Moore, 314 Arch street, has returned from a three weeks’ visit with Grandson Clark Lewis Cornwall, who recently sailed for France with Signal Corps, New York. ! Our Christmas club starts Decem- ber 22nd. We pay interest. Com- { mercial Trust Co.—advt. A handsome service flag showing 36 stars indicating the number of members in service, has been un- furled from the window of the New Britain Aerie, F. O. E. rooms in Beloin block at the corner of Main and West Main street club, tonight. i 45 tournament, Elks’ | —advt. | Bngine company No. 2 was called | out this morning to extinguish a fire | in the dump at the end of Raberts street. Goodness of Aunt Delia’s Bread.— advt, An important meeting of Pride Cir- cle, Lady Foresters of America, will be held in Judd's hall this evening. Nomination of officers for the ensuing year will be made. Mayor George A. Quigley has re- a trip to Washington, case of diphtheria on Glen street and has quarantined a new case of scarlet fever on Stanley street. Miss Flornce Goodwin has tendered her resignation to Superintendent of School S. H. Holmes. was principal of the open air school. The Luther league of the Swedidh of nationalists during the debate in } Lutheran church will meet this even- the house of commons on the repre- | ing. Ivor Axelson will speak i refreshments will be served. E. W. Pelton, the new president of | the Chamber of Commerce, has called a meeting of the executive committee today at 5 o’clock. and The Foreign Missionary society of the First church will meet tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 instead of the usual hour of 3. Raymond Mansfield is spending a few days at his home on Hungerford Court. Among other enlistments noted from this city are the following: George Kiesewetter, ordnance department; Lester Stanwyz, ordnance department; Harold and Jeon Hart, ordnance corps; Leon Gordon, ordnance corps; | Joseph C. Ames, transport service; and | Thomas Francis Markham, ordnance ! corps. i i Miss Marie McGrail, stenographer . in the water commissioners’ office, has resigned to accept a position with the New Haven road freight office. Edward C. Anderson of Belden | street, who has enlisted as a mechanic | in the ordnance corps, left today for | Fort Slocum, N. Y, | The common council finance com- mittee met last night and approved the following bills: Incidentals, 1$901.57; public amusement commis- | sion, $76.80; dogs, $167; City hall ! commission, $4,856.70; fire commis- i sion, $352.21; health commission, $1,462.42; charities, $5,539.03. The bills of the board ot public works for ithe month were also approved. A new plan of the health depart- ment is to issue sanitary certificates to local restaurants showing that they are in a wholesome condition. This is similar to a plan adopted by the health board some time ago relative to clean soda fountains. | On Saturday the local exemption boards will begin mailing the first questionnaire blanks to registrants who have not yet been called into service. Estimates indicabe that there there are now about 7,239 men jn the city between the ages of 21 { and 31 years who will receive these blanks. the Kaisers Fire Bugs are loose PROTECT The board of health has released a | Miss Goodwin | YOUR property OR LOSE it .- Fire bugs, under ordersfromBerlin,are at work nightand day. In October incendi- ary fires smashed all records. Rochester suffered a $1,000,000 fire; Kansas City a $1,500,000 stockyard fire (15,700 cattle and hogs destroyed); Brooklyn a $2,000,000 elevator fire, Baltimore a $5,000,090 fire. $10,000,000 in food was swallowed up in October, thanks to incendiar of the fires 22 safe To prevent fire costly. First, get an able-bodie both fire and incendiary. every 1000 square feet. fires from getting big. Get a chemical engine. GUARDENE CHEMICAL ENGINE (40 gallons). A factorysize fire engine has saved many a plant from sure destruction. GUARDENE Soda and Acid Extin- guisher— Required in some risks by insurance and other regulations. Price com- plete, $225, "~ GONCERT FOR RED CROSS | Treble Clef Club of Hartford at Ly- cewm Tonight Under Auspices of Masonic Temple Corporation. The Treble Clef club of Hartford will give a concert tonight at the Ly- ceum for the benefit of the local Red Cross, under the auspices of the Ma- sonic Temple corporation. Miss Kemp Rillings, the well known violinist, will be the soloist. Prof. Edward F. Lau- bin will be the director. NAVAL MEN SHOOT DUCKS. Hartford, Dec. 13.—Complaints have been made to Superintendent Crampton, of the fish and game com- mission that it was the practice of naval men to shoot ducks within the three mile limit of the Connecticut shore. It was further stated that naval men go out from their stations in launches from which they shoot ducks. Mr. Crampton wrote to the navy department asking for the is- suance of an order that would put a stop to the practice. He has re- ceived a letter from Washington in- forming him that the secretary of the navy has issued an order to the naval stations against the shooting of ducks in the manner complained of and that the statutes of the state must be obeyed by the men and officers of the station. He was also assured that any altering of the order will be severely punished. ies. is neither difficult nor > You can, at once and at moderate cost, rid yourself of 999 of the fire danger. d, vigilant watchman and egu_ip him with a Pyrene extinguisher to kill in- cipient fires, a Pyrene watchman’s clock to check his work, and a revolver. Then he is ready to kill Then, equip your plant with Pyrene—one to Pyrene keeps the little These have saved many Incendiaries, however, cause only a part High speed production, congested factories, and breed fires by the thousands. “But What Can I Do to make my factory, warehouse, shipyard or railroad carelessness < ‘a factory from destruction. The Pyrene Engine is exceptionally good at $225, B Get hose to handle the big, destructive fires. ,This equipment doesn’t cost a fortune, but it makes your buildings almost as safe as the fire station itself. FIR E nTHIS pLANT MAY PUT EVERY MAN OUT OF WORK HELP THE MANAGEME NT PROTECT Your JoB NO SMOKING Finally, teach your workers what fire means. Display this sign everywhere Now, decide which—protectio partment suppli coats, kits, Industrial Warning and Exi Extinguisher charges, Fire Pails, Fire Buckets. tual Fire Insur- ance Companies and theNational Fire Protective Association. «NDIVIDUAL. ADDRESS. rubber boots, pirators, Smoke gelmem in your buildings. n or probable loss. ' LINEN AND COTTON RUB- BER LINED HOSE. Madein any length and labeled strictly in accordance with therequire- ments and spe- cificationsof the Associated Mu- The Relc Stationary Chemical Engine, for protection of all buildings. All Fire De- ies, uniforms, rubber rst aid Res- it Sig Re-‘m' Send me your Fire Prevention Booklet. REIGN OF TERROR IN RUSS CAPITAL (Continued From First Page). order. He predicts that eventually the Russians will again present a front against the Germans, adding that nothing whatever within the range of human thought that happens in Russia need now occasion any surprise. Among the highly important facts the correspondent continues, is the re- covery by the Russlan church of its full independence and self govern- ment. He reports the former Emperor Nicholas and his family are enjoy- ing much freedom of movement at Tobolsk. Result of Battle Unknown, London, Dec. 13.—A battle has oc- curred near Bielgorood, in southern Russia between Bolsheviki forces and troops under Gen. Korniloff but the outcome has not been established and Petrograd advices are conflicting. The Petrograd corespondent of the Daily Mail reports that Korniloff was defeated and wounded and his cap- ture was to be expected. Other reports deny, however, the reported Bolsheviki victory, saying Korniloff will soon join Kaledines, The- Post correspondent, who re- ceived his information from an un- | named source, sends a description o the battle, saying Gen. Korniloff had about 3,000 men making up what is known as the wild divisions, Dbat- talions of death and some 1ler When the Bolsheviki troops were en- countered Gen. Korniloff divided his army and sent one part forward by train. This was soon followed up by the Bolsheviki, who promptly trump- eted a great victory. Gen. Korniloff, however, in the meantime maneu ered his main force near the Bolshe- viki and attacked with artillery. Some of his opponents fled and others surrendered or joined the Red Guard section ar the Korniloff army. The remaining Bolsheviki were surround- ed and dealt with very drastically. Cadets Barred From Power. Petrograd, Dec. 13.—The constitu- tional democratic party will not bhe permiitted to get control of the con- stituent assembly by the Bolsheviki, according to a statement issued by the official news bureau. In the event of a majority of the assembly not assembling in favor of the workmen’s and soldiers’ councils, the statement says, “it is proposed to exclude the contitutional democrats, who are frankly counter-revolutionary and who should not meddle with the work of organization and to hold re- elections in view of the suborning of electoral committees in many places ntrusted to them by the congress of workmen's and soldiers’ delegates to an assembly which wil over-rule the { will of the people.” The declaration concludes with the | watchword “all power to the constitu- ent assembly”, organized by the con- stitutional demoérats, minimalist, and' social revolutionaries. o The Bolsheviki government issued a decree ordering the arrest and trial by revolutionary tribunals of the leaders of the constitutional democratic party assisting the counter revolution. The decree also orders the local workmen's t and soldiers’ councils to take steps against the constitutional democrat organi fon in view of its relations with Kaledines and Kornilofr. = JUDGE GAFFNEY TO SPEAK. The Bast street school Parents’ and Teachers' association has issued invi- {ations to their meeting and enter- tainment to be held in the school building this evening at 8 o'clock. There will be music by the High schaol orchestra, a vocal solo by M. Raffaele Simonelll, an address by Judge B. F. Gaffney. reading by Miss Alice Gleed and a dramatic sketch by the sixth grade pupils. THREE BROTHERS ENLIST Wallace Nelson of (‘hapman street and Ernest Nelson of Cherry street by the constitutional democrats. “In any case the masses will only support a constituent assembly whose members guarantee them land, peace and liberty. The commissaries will not hand over power which has been have both enlisted in the United States army and reported at Fort Slocum, N. Y., for assignment today. A third brother, Charles Nelson of Cherry street, enlisted several week# agoy . P

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