New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 31, 1917, Page 3

¥oston Store|NEW POLIGE BEATS TEAREWELL T0 (917, |SOLDIERS ARE LED | Attractive Showing of Silk and Heatherbloom PETTICOATS Changeable Combina- b Ranging in Price . from $1.75 to $5.00 BLANKETS and COMFORTABLES DS ANNOUNGED - TODAY Chief Rawlings and Captain Grace Arrange Schedule for Six Months Chief Willam J. Rawlings and Cap- tain Thomas W. Grace have completed the list of beats for the policemen for the coming six months. There is no change in the office hours at the sta- tion, Captain Grace being continued as officer in charge of the department from 8 a. m. until 4 p. m.; Actin Lieutenant Bamforth from 4 to 1 o'clock and Sergeant Kelly from 12 midnight to 8 a. m. Sergeants Rich- ardson and Malone will be in charge || of the detective Bureau ffom 8 a. m. California Wool ankets, from $5.00 to $10. ables $1.75 to $3.00 'No. 10, Lady Foresters elected the following offi- ‘the year: . . t ‘commander—Miss Joseph- der~—Miss Mary Farr. mander—Mrs. Sadie Olsen. secretary—-Miss Mary Iecht-nry—c N. Holmes. . May Gosselin. &—Miss Lilllan Hedlund. PSSae—Miss Hilda Hedlund. 'W’ mrd—-vfllsn Freda Gugle. Mrs. Ethel Boudoin. l' J. L. Kelly. Mlsa Anna Mawe. 1st, Mrs. Ngllie “Margaret Sullivan; trice Juengst. fon of officers will take mln meeting, January 10. pper will be served. ira Lodge, No. 24. dodge, I. O. D, of St , will meetin Turner hall Wed-- at -8 o'clock. Al Blinn; 3rd, MP.O.S.QIA- N\ the following officers for year: “W. A. McDanlel. a nt—-Eu.rI ‘Wilcox. ry—F. G. Houck. r—A. L. Thompson. 1. W. Redden. c installed at the 11, by District Encampment, I. O. O. F., clected officers for the coming ‘&8 follows: priest—R. B. Crocker. patriarch—John Hill. warden—Gorden J. Ely. warden—Robert Lawszon. ‘Bdward Danbury. lcrlbe—w F. Wooster. ~R. B. Crocker. 'no officers will be installed on uary 11 by District Deputy W. W. i o . vq!-’” «Coert Friendly, F. of A. Tnstallation of officers of Court Friendly, F. of A, has been post- mm ‘week. The installation was Pbeen held this evening. James 'fll be in charge. Mat- will be installed as chief following officers for at the election Satur- ~Harry Green. 3301 ohn Middleton. -Harry Smith. mflnHm Danbar. o sentinel—Wiittam. Smith. Sunburn, . . will be inmallad nto of- ‘Baturs | ng the secon Deputy * Grand fford; untj] 6 p. m, and Sergeants Hart and Johnson in charge of the patrolmen from 7 p. m. untl 4 a. m. ‘Officer Herbert Lyon continues as court offi- cer and other detailed work during fhe day, with Officer Frank English in charge of prisoners during court session and the conveying of sentenced prisoners to jail. When not engaged in these duties, Officer English will patrol the passenger station and | Church street, from Main ntreet to Elm street. \Officer Clarence [a.mphere is eon- tinued as traffic supervisor, with the following. officers doing the regular traffic work: Officers King, McCarthy, Atwater, Wagner, Cosgrove and Neal- on. The new day patrolmen during the month of January are Officers Pat- rick Meehan, Hanford Dart and John Kennedy. Officey Meehan will patrdl the Hartford avenue beat,” and the other officers will do duty from 4 o’clock in the morning until 12 o’clock noon. Officers William Murphy #nd Thomas Woods will commence duty tomorrow at 12 o’clock until 8 o’clock end Officers McCue, Moffitt and An- derson return to the night force. The new detail is as follow: Beat No. 1—Main street (east side), railroad crossing to Chestnut street Officer Anderson. Beat No. 2—Main street (west side), rallroad crossing to Franklin Square, Officer P. Meehan. Beat No. 3—West Main street, Cedar to Lincoln street and vicinity, Officer Heslin, Beat No. 4—Lincoln street and all streets west. of Lincoln street to Holmes avenue, Officer Murphy. Beat No. 5—Myrtle street, Booth to Burritt and vicinity, Officer Skelly. Beat No. 6—Myrtle street, Grove street ' to Washington street and st ts, _in vicinity .to West Main street,. Officer Walincius. Beat No. 7—Myrtle street, Grove street. to Booth street, and streets northerly, Officer Souney. Beat No. 8—Broad street, west of High street, and all streets north of Broad street, Officer Massey. Beat 'Nlo. 9—Lafayette street. trom Beaver to Grove street, and v Officer Dart. Beat No. 10—Broad street, from Beaver to- High street (north side), and vicinity, Officer Hayes. \ Beat No. 11—Cl street, north of Lawlor street and vlcinlt.y, Officer John Kennedy. Beat No. 12—North street, east of Oak street and vicinity, Officer Moffitt. Beat No. 13—Winter street and vicinity, Officer McCabe. Beat No. 14—Smalley street, from N Stanley street to KEast street, and vicinity, Officer Ellinger. Beat No. 15—Elm street, from rail- road crossing to Smalley streét, East Main street, from Elm to Stanley, and vicinity, Officer McCue., Beat No. 16—FEast Main street, Main to Cammercial street, to Center street, Officer Willlam O'Mara. Beat No. 17—Main street, north of railroad crossing, Officer Litke. , Beat No. 18—Main street, north of railroad crossing (west side), Lafay- ette street to Beaver street, Officer Moore. . Beat No. 19—Railroad \ station, Church street, from Main to Elm street, (Chestnut street, from Main to Elm street, Officer Howley. Beat No. 20—Church and bhestnut streets and vicinity, Officer Hahn. Beat No. 21—Dwight court, Church and Chestnut streets B.nrl vicinity, Ofi- cer Quirk. Beat No. 2z—smmey street, south of Park street to Whiting street, then eastern vicinity, Officer Strolls. Beat No. 23—Park street, Elm street to John' street and vicinity, Officer Woods. Beat No. 24—Whiting street, west of John street, Cherry street and vicin- ity, Officer Dolan. Beat No. 25—Franklin square, south of Pearl street, South Main street and vicinity, Officer A. Carlson. Beat No. 26—Arch street, south of Winthrop street, Wallace street, and vicinity, Officer John Carlson. S Beat No. 27—South High street, Normal schaol. vicinity, to be filled by a supernumerary officer temporarily. Beat No. 28—Arch street, from South Church to Wimthrep street, Webster Hfll’ and vicinity, Officer Bachman. Beat No. 29—Streets west of Lin- wood street, including Hart street, and all streets south of Hart street, to be filled by supernumerary officer temporarily. TO ADDRESS DOCTORS. Dr. Henry F. Moore, superintendent of health, will address the local phy- siclans on Wednesday evening on lobar pneumonia and its treatment. Dr. Moore, who has specialized in the treatment of pneumonia while at the Rockefeller Institute, will give fillus- trations to explain various phases of his address. HENDRICKS CARDS’ PIDOT. St. Louis, Dec. 31—Jack Headricks, mansager of the Ihdianapols baseball team today signed a contract to man- age the St. Louis Nationals next sea- son, 1 WELCOME T0 1918 0ld Year to Ride my on Tide | of Gayety Here Many forms of ushering in the New Year will be in vogue throughout the city tonight, socials, house parties and watch might services having been ar- ranged for the event. Prominent among the events will be the annual concert and ball of the Firemen's Pension and Relief association +at Booth’s hall. The fire laddies have in the past made New Year's eve an occasion to be remembered in social circles, and the affair this evening will be in keeping with past successes. Prominent city officials will attend the ball and from 8 o'clock until 1 o’clock tomorrow morning the ladies and the nights of the terpsichorean art will be given a program that is bound to prove pleasing. ¥ At the Shuttle Meadow club, “open house” will be the order from 8:30 o’clock. At 11 o’clock dinner will be served and other forms of entertain- ment will be conducted throughout the *“wake” for 1917 and after 1918 has been officially ushered in. The Luther league of the Swedish Lutheran church will hold the annual watch night service, McDonald’s singing orchestra will give a gocial and dance in Holmes & Hoffman’s hall, with a prize fox trot as'an added feature. Manager George Le Witt has ar- ranged a midnight performance at the Lyceum theater,. and the other theaters will hold their usual per- formances. New Britain lodge ¢’ a whist and soclal in hall / ‘Washington street this .vening, the proceeds to be donated to the pur- chase of needs for members of the “1es will jgive .lodge in service. CHURCH NEWS South Congregational Church. ‘Wednesday—Women's Foreign Mis- sionary society at 3 p. m. Thursday—Church night; devotions, Red Cross and surgical dressings work at 7:30 p. m. Friday—All-day work for the Red Cross at 9:30 a. m. On Monday evening at 7:30 o’clock an entertainment under the auspices of the Assyrian-Persian mission will be given in the Primary room for the benefit of the Assyrian sufferers from war conditions. Firsy Baptist Church. Monday—There will be a watch night service in the chapel tonight from 10 until 12:30 o'clock. Social time from 10 until 11. Prayer serv- jce from 11 to 12:30 under the aus- pices of the Christian Endeavor so- ciety. Dr. Cross will be the leader. Thursday—Junior soclety meets at 4 p. m. Chapel open from 5:30 to 7:30 for the young women doing Red Cross work. Church night service at 7:45 p. m. ‘he theme will be taken from John’s Gospel, 16:12-16. 'The Biblical Literature class will meet at the close of the services. ' Friday—The all-day Red Cross sew- ing meeting will be held Friday in the South Congregational church. A Saturday—aA special service of pray- er will be held on Saturday evening at 8 o’clock. Trinity Methodist Church. Tuesday—The ' Girl Scouts will not meet this week, but will resume their meetings again next Tuesday. At 7:46 o’clock the class meeting will be held. Thursday—7:45, mid-week prayer and work service. Friday—9 a. m. to 4. m., union sewing meeting for the Red Cross at the South Congregatiohal church. The wocen of -all the churches umite in this meeting. Lunch is served at noon. 8 p. m., regular monthly meet- ing of the official board. Saturday—3 p. m., Foreign Sewing school Sunday—January 6 will be Com- munion Sunday. If there are those who wish to unite with the church whom the minister has not seen, he would be very glad to have them com- municate with him. This would be a good way to start t\?e new year. First Congregational Church. Thursday—2:30 p. m. Armenian Women’s Bible Class; 3 p. m., Young Ladies’ Foreign Missionary society swill hold the first of a series of sur- gica] dressing meetings in the chapel; 4 p. m., Lafayette Sewing School omit- ted until January 10, 1918; 5 p. m. Girl Scouts meet; 7:45 p. m., Mid- week Service. 2 Friday—All day sewing meetings for the Red Cross will be held until further notice at the South Congre- gational church; 7:15 p. m., Troop 4, Boy Scouts. Saturday—7 p.'m., Choir rehearsal, Stanley Memorial Church. The Boy Scouts will meet this eve- ning at 7 o’clock. Former Assistant Scoutmaster Carl Dixon, now of the Royal Flying corps, who is home for a short furlough, is expected to be present and speak to the Scouts. The Ladies’ Aid society will meet at the church on Wednesday at 2:30 . M. On Thursday evening the Endeavor Circle will meet at the church and the choir will rehearse on Friday eve- ning. George Dewey Barnes, son of Cap- tain Eugene Barnes of the Hook and Ladder company, is home from Camp Upton on a short furlough, T0 FRONT GUARDED Letter Fonnd on Body of Dead German Tells of Procedmre ! French Front, Dec. 31.—German ; soldiers from some of the towns of, Prussia are sent to the front under | armed guard “as criminals are led to the executioner,” says a letter found | on a dead German soldier, who was killed in a recent battle on the French front. The writer had given a vivid description of the scene at the de- parture of a detachment of reinfarce- ments from Saarlouls, a town In Rhenish Prussia. The recruits were intended to fill the gaps in a battallon which had suffered heavy lasses. The writer says: “The first battalion is ordered to furnish a reinforcing detachment of 99 men. To escart them to the Saarlouis station 300 men have been ordered out, sonie of them with arms to march alongside the men going off and others to act as pickets on the way to the station. The men Wwere all ready in the afternoon and had to wait some time for another squad of comrades from the 1st company of convalescents, who eventually arrived. “What a scenel Ahead marched a squad of guards and to right and left | of each file two armed guards, while/ another squad of guards brought up the rear to guard these German sol- diers—our brave soldiers in fleld- gray who, according to the magnifi- cently phrased stories of the news- papers, dash forward full of joy and sustained by love of Fatherland to de- stroy our enemies. “The detachment maved off with a band playing a march. The guards were so numerous that there was one for every two men of the departing detachment. Is it not a 'scandal that our children in field-gray should be led to war to fight and shed their blood in the same way as criminals are led to the executiomer, or, still worse, like cattle ta the slaughter- house? It was not sufficient that for hours beforehand—in fact, from the moment of the announcement of the departure of the detachment—even soldiers who did not belong to it were prevented from going into the town by sentinels posted every five yards. No, it was considered necessary to submit the men to the shame df marching to the depot under guard. “Do not the magnificent mendaclous articles in our papers represent in a false light our brave boys in field- gray going to fight and destroy the enemy far the love of the Fatherland, while such things as these are happen- ifg? Verily, it is a voluntary sacri- fice!"™" JEWISH BATTALION OF BRITISH ARMY Is Encamped on a Hillside in the West of England London, Jan. 1.—(Correspondence of The Associated Press.)—The new Jewish Battalion of the British army is now encamped for its final train- ing period on a hillside in the West of England. Early in the New Year it will leave for the Palestine front. The battalion Is under the command of Colonel J. H. Patterson, an Irish- man, and a great lion hunter imn East Africa in the days béfore the war. His SIFE, SANE AND SOBER IN NEW YORK Old Fashioned New Year's Eve Gelepration Shelved by War New York, Dec. 31.—New York is not going to have “New Year's eve as usual.” There will be a gelebra- tion tonight of the end of the year that brought America into the war and of the beginning of the year that is expected to see America as a vigor- ous factor, but it will not be such a celebration as has been known in times past. There will be fewer drinking parties and more watch par- ties;; many entertainments on New Year's Day for soldigrs and sailors, but few of the gatherings of merry- makers which have’usually featured New Year's opcnings, Some hotels and restaurants, just as some theaters, have made a brave front and tried to pretend that things are as they always have been. ‘‘Big- ger, better, and more gorgeous than ever” is the announcement sent out from several places where thousands of hilarious New Yorkers have sung and danced the new year in on past occasions. But one thing that is going to prevent any such’ celebration as has usually taken place is the fact ‘that Mayor Mitchel announced some time ago that on this last night of the administration there would be no alteration in the 1 o’clock closing rule which was put into force on May 1 to last for the duration of the war. Restaurant celebrations of the end of 1917 will also mark the end of the Mitehel administration;, which, on the whole, has treated them well. And restaurateurs who have always felt kindly toward the mayor and realize that his early closing rule of last spring was the response to a natural sentiment evoked by the sombre real- ities of the war are not expecting any change by the new administration. Someé hotels, such as the Prince George, have abandoned - the New Year’s Eve celebration altogether. The Park Ayenue hotel advertises a special meatless-and-wheatless New . Year's Eve supper at $1.50, and other insti- tutions have prepared menus which conform to the recommendations of the food administration in content. Lower prices are not widely notice- able but some have been advertised. A considerable number of places, how- ever, announced soupers de luxe at four, five or six dollars a cover. The present scarcity of food is not likely to be felt in the particular ar- ticles most in demand on New Years Eve, but the high price of liquors may be expected to have a material effect in reducing consumption. continuance of the cold wave, too, may make a good many New Yorkers decide that they would rather stay at home where it is warm than freeze in taxicabs going to and coming from scenes of revelry. But beyond doubt the principal factor likely to reduce the gaiety of this New Year’'s is the war, which is steadily driving most people toward more sober considera- tions and away from carefree demon- strations of light-hearted merriment. Most of the restaurants advertise the playing and singing of the Star- Spangled Banner at midnight, with the anthems of the Allies as features of the musical program and their flags prominent among the decora- tions. BUY THRIFT STAMP UNCLE SAM URGES experience in command of Jewish [, troops dates back to the Gallipoll campaign, where he was in charge of the famous Zion Mule Corps, formed in Egypt of Jewish refugees from Pal- estine. After the close of the Dar- danelles campaign, the Zion corps was disbanded, but some of its member managed to make their way to Eng- land and form the nucleus of the new Jewish battalion. As at present constituted, about fifty per cent of the Jewish battalion ure British-born or naturalized; The re- mainder includes the members of the old Zion Mule Corps, a large number of Russian Jews, and a curious me- lange from several allled and neutral countries. The level of physical fit- ness, according to the medical offi- cers, is very high, particularly in such matters as teeth and eyesight. The battalion is practically ttetotal, and a wet canteen which was aopened in éamp a few weeks ago was closed in a fortnight for lack of business. Colonel Patterson himself is an ar- dent temperance advocate. ‘‘Crime in the army,” he said the other day, ‘s due to drink and nothing else. This is shown by the fact that our guard- room has been empty practically from the start, and you would have to travel around many training camps to see the like. The disused cells have been turned into bedrooms for the guards.” A great variety of trades and pro- fessions are represented in the bat- talion. There are more tailors than any other single trade, and this fact is reflected iIn the excellent fit and smart cut of the battalion’s uniforms. There are several artists and sculp- tors, the latter including a léading British sculptor, Jacob Epstein, whose work has been a center of interest in England for the past three years. A prominent concert violinist, Anton Tchaikov, is in the same .company with Epstein, which also numbers a young Russian who claims to be a second cousin to Kerensky. Regimental orders for the new bat- talion are issued simultaneously in ¥nglish and Yiddish, and Yiddish is used as much as English in instruc- tion. Some of the soldiers hardly know the English words of command, but all the non-commissioned officera and most of the commissioned officers speak Yiddish fluently. The )‘nq:.ea represented: in the ranks ane 01 than a score in number. On vbr-‘ poral speaks nine languages. . Start Your Gampalgn on First Day of New Year Start the New Year right and begin buying thrift stamps. You will be surprised to find out at-the end of the year how much you will have saved up, which would otherwise have been spent on follies. Primarily you will help win your war and protect your ownx The campaign for the sale of Thrift Stamps s now getting up under full steam, and the prospects are that New Britain will do her bit in splendid shape, Chairman Noah Lucas of the Lank committee announces a series of thrift campaign speeches to educate the public in the purchase of thrift stamps. Tonjight the opening gun in this campaign will be fired by Rev. Dr. E. B, Cross, pastor of the Baptist church, gt the Painters’ Union meet- ing. Tomorrow night Treasurer Fred- erick S. Chamberlain will speak be- fore the Central Labor Uniom. Other speakers will be announced in a few days. It is planned to conduct the war savings campaign in a mest thorough and systematic manner. ‘Here is an illustration of how one patriotic cor- poration has taken it up. Local agents of the Prudential Life Insurance com- pany have joined in a war savings so- clety, such as is being organized by agencies all over the country, and the Prudential Insurance company is glad to furnish all the material necessary for any organization which desires to copy this plan and organize such a club, There 18 nothing in it for the company, but it is simply a scheme for getting behind this campaign and pushing it through to a successful conclusion. The plan is as follows: A war savings soclety is organized with as many members as desired and elects a chairman, several vice chair- men, according to the size of the club, a secretary and treasurer. Each member of this club fills out the fol- lowing membership card: “I hereby apply for membership in the ‘War Savings Soclety and agree to save §——— per week during 1918, to be invested through the So- clety in. United States War Bavings Certificate Stamps. “It ‘is \mdqnood that 1 have the And the, improve the opportunity. ity. Another seasort it will be many radical changes, If you will be good another season. THE SUIT BARGAINS. $25 Suits selling at $14.50. $35 Suits selling at $24.50. $45 Suits selling at $20.50. $50 Suits selling at $37.50. $65 Suits gelling at-$45.00. $100 Suits selling at $85.00. without paying far more, if, indeed, While the war lasts, woolens will be increasi servation of wools will have its effect upon styles- Contmumg The Phenomenal v The Garment Sectic trade today knows that when she can buy Wwool at such prices as we are quoth‘ today that it lqa ‘The materials of which thnonmenu re m hnmfu!ble to get you can get # buy a suit or o Remember, You Get Choic. of A.u the Favored” Styles and Colors. No Reservations. Everything Mar] Big Cut in Prices of Dresses Also. Furs Selling at Lowaest Prices of the Season, Bargains in Blouses and Petticoats, AUNT DELIA’S BREAD is mx«mmm-fl@ mulfiwmm-flw-ndhmflhuy. There’s 8/ FOR NEW YEAR’ o A FOR TONJGHT (NEW YEAR'S EVE) we will 1m-mm:aflmmmmnm Boston Brown Bread and Baked Beans (for Saturday) 62 West Mam St. privilege of saving and paying to the Society any week or weeks a sum greater than that pledged above, pro- vided the amount so paid is a multipfe of 25 cents, “It is further underst frequently as I shail ive paid the amount necessary. to purchase a United States War Savings (interest- bearing) Stamp, stamp shall bs delivered to me at the price paid for by the Society. “This application is accompanied by the first weekl’s payment of the amount pledged. X Applicant. District.” Then a membership card is issued to the applicant with his name and address on it. This card is blocked off for every week in the year, the dates running from January 7, 14, 21, etc., on through the year. Against cach date the secretary of the club writes in the amount received each week. A duplicate memorandum card Is kept with the payments noted on it, and as soon as $6 is paid in the sec- retary makes requisition for the pur- chase of the first war stamp for the member on the treasurer. The stamp’ costs $4.13 so there js 87 cents left over to credit on the payment of the next stamp. A requisition blank is provided so that the treasurer has it to show for each stamp issued. The system is so simple that it does not require any bookkeeping, and it ac- complishes just the desired end, a systematic savings’ on the weekly plan. That melns that people will keep on buying these stamps just as they keep up Christmas clubs, Vaca- tion clubs and the like through the year. The vice chairman assists in directing the clubs, so as to get as many members in as possible. If these clubs are organized in different departments of factories they would stir up some lively conipetition among the departments in purchasing the most stamps. At the end of the year, the club securing the most stamps could banquet at the expense of the other. Hoover would put his O. K. on that sort of a banquet. Manager Herbert V. Camp, of the publicity end of the campaign has samples of ‘the Prudential War Sav- ings soclety cards in his office at Rooms 305 and 308 in the New Brit- in National Bank building, and will be pleased to show them to anyone interested in starting such a patriotic club.’ These stamps pay 4 per cent. interest, so that the investment i just the same as a Liberty Bond. State Mn.nn'af:- Cheney of Hartford was seen by the Prudential people be- fore they started their elub, and he gave the system the most hearty ap- proval. #ix Two Stores . 0od that as| The will of the late gan has boen filed in' i court and by its terms tate 18 left to her Katherine ‘and Jennie l(n.lhzxclly. Mary Pickford in ‘The Little can” to the Lyceum theater, day, Friday and Saturday. The annual meeting ot'm Blim' Ladies’ soclety will bs' night at 8 o'clock in the ohW lors. Refrethments will be ' Between 10 and 12 o'clogk service will be held. L Last chance to Jjoin M National Bank Chrinmu‘ night. Open 7 to 9 p. m. Y Sergeant John ¥las week-end &t his home street. James Martin, pital gorps at Camp spent the week-end af this city. . RUSSO-BULGAR River Daatube Questio at Conferenco M Amsterdam, Dec, ' 31.—T" garian premier, Vaseil Ray acecording to a Saofia dlll’ltchl a message to all the’provin fects to. the effect that Bulgs accepted the Russiam’ pro| first, that the war b and Rusela be ended; status quo ante bellum w commercial treaties and other conventions be res third, regarding the Danubg that this be decided today § meeting of all the delk garia to have a repmun Danube commission. ‘The premier's meflllle “Both parties haye . each other on tho resu o STORK FOILS S Owing to the arrival o the family of Wi L. Hi ing, the scheduled ‘mel jumpers. at Rackliffe H to materialize. There perfons interested in th hand. Mr. .Hagan will_ teaghing of the art tomiorr) ing and requests all to be o] 10 o'clock. flash of lkhtnh‘ \ob.