New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 1, 1918, Page 9

NE\W BRITAIN DAILY HERAID FRIDAY FEBRUAX\Y il Cur Sale of Whittalls Fine Rugs is Brightining Many a Home —O0 O We had wonderful response to Wednesday’s announcement of this big sale of Whittalls rugs for it gives the public a chance to secure rugs that at These rugs tor's rigld ¢ the irregular here are a fc exchanged. e AN RU WHITTALLS 9x12, Sale price—S$. 8-3x10-6, Restrict sale price—! 9x15 feet, Restric sale price— 11-3x12 ft, Restricted price $122 Sale price—$ 6, Restric ale price—! 9x9 feet, Restricted price Sale price— 6-9x12 ft., Restri Sale price—S: MAVING AN AUTOMOBILE PROMPIT.Y Beriin News SPEAKERS CHOSEN - FOR BERLIN RALLY William G. Mulligan, Dr. Valeria 'Parker and Leonard Hough | | { IN KENSINGTON WEDNESDAY | Selectmen May Not Appoint Police- man to Succeed Ritchie—Messeli Leaves With Brother’s Clothes and $20—Whist Club Meets. The list of prominent speakers for | ‘the war rally which is to be held on | ‘Wednesday evening at St.'Paul’s par- ish hall, Kensington, has been an- | nounced by the Berlin committee of | the State Council of Defense. The | first speaker will be William G. Mulli- gag, of Thompsonville, a national of- ficer of the Knights of Columbus. Mr. | Mulligan is a prominent public speak- er and is well known in this vicinity, | having spoken in New Britain on sev- eral occasions. The opportunity of hearing so well known a man as Mr. Mulligan will, no doubt, create a great deal of interest in the town. Dr. Va- Jerig Parker, of Hartford, will also be one of the prominent people to attend and address the meeting. Dr. Parker is a member of the State Council of Defense and the state committee on hyglene. Many local residents have heard Dr. Parker speak and will no doubt avail themselves of the oppor- tungty of hearing her again. The third spesiker of the evening will be Leon- ard Hough, of Collinsville. Mr. Hough has only Tecently returned from ¢ 1 ¥ | Restricted price $89.00 RICEIVING | ficer entirely. regular prices would cost many, many dollars more. e the ones that did not quite pass the factory inspec- mination though we would have to point out to you itics or you would not know it. w of this sale’s special offering. ANl sales final. None o SLO GS PERSIAN WHITTALLS 9x12 ft., Regular S; 9.50 cach ed price 381.00 3.50 each. ted price $1 00 each. 22.50 Sale price: 11-3x12 feet, Re Sale price— 10-6x13-6, Regu Sale price 00 each. ted price $13 5.00 cach. The lot was big and C. O. D. None O- TEPRAC WILTON RUGS price $47.50. ale price—$37.50 eacl 8-3x10-6, Regular price $5 Sale price—$35.00 each. 9x10-6, Regular price $55.00. 6.00 each. ular price $78.50 3.50 each. - price $89.00 $59.00 each. $ o $73 3.50 ca ed price 53.50 each. DPELIVERY FOR NEW BRITAIN PU ICHASED OF UL ALL DRY GOODS was recently deposed. There has been some talk to the effect that the selec- men wish to cut pense and may do away with that of- At the same time, the about the town is that the board would make a good move by re inting Mr. Ritchie, who has always heen regarded as an eflicient flicer. In facot he considered the most capable of the present guardians | of the law in the town. There seems {to be no real reason why he should be removed, and miany pers expressed their desire of seeing eneral opinion port of Mr. Ritchie's removal caused a great deal of comment when it was | first announced. i Silver Thimble Club. The campaign of the Silver Thim- ble club will close this week, and all Berlin residents who have any old gold, silver and plated articles for which they have no more use, are re- quested to turn them over to Mr: C. M. Jarvis, or Miss Rohm. These articles of gold and silver will be on sale in Hartford this week, of our allies. The other articles will be put in the melting pot. Whist Club Prize Winners. The Home Whist club met at the home of-Miss Marjorie Moore in Ken- sington last evening and an enjoy- able evening was spent at that popu- lar pastime. A number of prizes were awarded the winners. The ladi first prize was won by Mrs. Harold Upson. by Mrs. Robert Graham. The gentle- man’s first prize was won by Claude W. Stevens; the second was won by | Henry Cooley, and the third was won by George Griffith. Honor Roll The Berlin roll of honor has caused many of the neighboring towns to sit up and regard the community from a different point of view. Berlin can { point with pride to the number of names which appear in the service. | There are nearly a hundred, and the [list grows almost daily. The new names will be added to those which are already on the board which is at France, where he was a member the American Ambulance Corps. will tell of his observations and expe- riences while on the firing line. Mr. Hough was stationed where some of the thickest fighting of the war toock place, and his address will no doubt ve intensely interesting to his hear- This will be an excellent of hearing about the real conditions in Europe from the lips of one who has actually been there and who has seen conditions as they really are. The rally will be one of many are to be held in this vicinity State Council of Defense. Tho atténd will learn the Teasor country is at war and how carried on. The Home Guard has voted to attend vill meet at Kill square at 7:30 march the hall. The TLiber part in the pr Griswold will be neeting by the > who hy this it is being o'cl ind o. U George the han airn Probation. d on protl ercating Br being pl udge Griswold for hnce, Nick promptly pr fhas taken yrother’s aks After c to leave of French w suit y good A in the Sele The coming meeting hoard of selectmen will have mgortant matter for it to discuss then it will appoint a patroiman to 1 the place of William Ritchie, who ne “lothe o) irehe ¥ Policem. were ade im z a the Berli anothe of of | He op- | which | will take | - of the | the town hall. | Berlin Briefs | A daughter has been born to Mr. {and Mrs. John Cobelo of Kensington. Merwin Vile is home from Naval Reserve station at Peiham Bay, 3., S William Copeman entered St hospital in Hartford tod Fran- leisr | ON MONDAYS. Hold Sessions on NO SCHOOL | <h to idgeport 1T Saturdays. Feb. 1 Beginning High schools here will Saturdays and will Mondays until further | partly for the moral ondays, but ive full opportu examination of re National Army, h school n the H and Monda eport, k the on on action. This is fect on rticul heatl rly it Sunda complete selected USSTAN CONVENTION, he coun ion here scribed as the the Russian citizens in the United tes. The purpose of the gatherin to ascertain the sentiment in this country of the Russians regarding tae Bolsheviki. down the annual ex- | ns have | him back at his former position. The re- | and the | | proceeds will be devoted to the aid | The second prize was won‘ the | more first convention | Lots of Others in varying sizes and prices but all at savings proportion- ate to those we have quoted here. YOU CAN DEPENP OW CORRECT TIME FQR MEN IN TRENCHES tem of Wires to Flash Hour; Wire- | less Method Has Proved Ineflective. With the American Army in France, | Jan. 4.—(Correspondence of The As- Press).—Correct be itted to the entire American Expeditionary Force over its stem of telegraph lines. At present | wireless staticns each a: t a certain hour pick from the air figure from Paris by which the | army are svnchronizec do not sure absolute When last links s of t This methc -d accuracy. of the lat 11 o'clock a | will be sent to every | through the existing zone and, late {on, at the front as well, clocks a | watches will show the same time. Thi vnchronization is desirable present conditions and is an absolute necessity with troops at the front | when, for instance, orders may spe- | cify that some operation is to be car- ried out and another | point at another time. The succ | both operations may depe | them being launched virtual | second. | Miles upon miles strung on poles labeled “U. S. A" | stretch through France. They | be found running to base points, zig zagging through the instruction zone { over hills, through a valley, along a roadside. On some of the poles thero simultaneous signal station so that another ess of | { | operation at on the of telegraph lines many cases as many ten wires. There is a complete tem of oper- ators and central exchanges as well as a considerable force of linemen and Tepairmen, quite a number of whom worked for telephone as {the war. The ‘service” leaves | if anything to be desired Railroad Control Suc Jan. 20.—British railwavs | which have been under state control | | since the beginning of the war, have | been operated through an exccutive committee of al managers railways. The working under | control has resulted in many econo- { mics and proved of great advantace | to the state. Under the original agree- | ment made with the companies, they are guaranteed the same nct receipts as for 1913. Afterward the companios | were given allowances in respect ne ital employed. Irish railw. | did come under state control un- | til British coss. London, gene ot one not 1516. | “King Without a Country.” Amsterdam, Jan. 20.—Th | Emperor has appointed Privy cillor Habor to be gover 2 colony of New Guines Cologne Volk Zeitung explai it bund curious ti ernor be appointed gion we have lost d fact is thus Ger has cole the i that renoun sized 1an no inte | tion BARUCH FOR WILLARD'S POST. Nomination for 1 ara P manship of ble. 1.—Appo uch as cha s board to resigned He and has *hase of Pob M. B man suc- | of Bernard ot tho war indus | ceed Daniel Wilard, pearcd probab ber of the hos charge of the terials. rd P raw ma- time soon | the tele- | | graph system are connected, each day | | d | under | at one point at a certain time | upon | are double cross-beams supporting in | and telegraph companies in the United States hefo=e | little | to| War | ‘ Ptmnvfifiée w m | ! Aumfll Views ol Battles to Be| Shown in Plamwlle War Burcau Refuses Sanction Campaign Here This Week—Mayor Greene Ordered to Report at Wash- ington—Briefs. On next Wednesday 17:30 o’clock in the | church the people have the opportu of the most | ever were s and actual of France evening at Congregational of Plainville will ty of seeing some wonderful pictures that own depicting conditions scenes on the battlefront and Italy where the { heaviest of the bombarding and fighting has been and still is going cn. These pictures are being exhibit- | ed all through the State of Connec- ticut and are shown under the aus- pices of the State Council of De- fense. They are the most remark- 1ble of any scenes that have so far been shown anywhere in regard to the war, being official American and | English war pictures taken under di- rect supervision of the governmen The local War Bureau worked hard | in its efforts to secure the pictures. | The time taken up in running off the pictures is about two hours. nnection with the showing of | tures the committee has | cured Sergeant Pimlott of the Brit- | {ish army to tell of expericnces while doing duty in the front line | trenches. Sergeant Pimlott was ser- | { iously wounded while in action and | | was discharged from further mili- | | tary duty. There is also to be a short | | address given by one of the speakers | X | on the staff of the State Council of | Defense. The address by Sergeant | Pimlott is one that will get 1t the heart of things, the talk from top and fire” and | life to tell tures. The on 1 on West his d h baptism came back to civil | story of his adven- | ts for the affair will ! the Red Cross ain street, whict to the H. A. James store, afternoon from 4 o'clock | the evening. It sted that | those who desire to purchase the tic- | kets will get them early in order to be sure of seats. The capacity of the church is a little over 500 and only that many tickets will be for sale. No Sanction for Campaign. attention of the comm representing the Plainville V reau has been brought to the of a so-called campaign w to take place in the town th As far as the local War Bureau concerned in the deal it has received no information in regard to | posed affair and as nothing 1 id about it from headquarte | cannot sanction the idca. has been learned by the lo mittee the campaizn is to he i the interests of the soldier are stationed at the training throughout the count nd | money which raised by the cam- | paigners is to be used in this w | According to information received | | rec then the M ne: urday until 8 in Sz is sugg The tee | RBu- | aging | ich was al { camps | the is regarding those who make up the committee they are running the can- :n_under the name of the Mili- Entertsinment council which in no way any inte in the | State Council of Defensc s far as has been learned there are no local people who are to ps ipate in Hvol { campaign and the work is to be done | by a group of representatives sent [“:'m‘ tive ling the notice he w out by the council It will be xemembered by people of the town that a short time | ago a campaign was waged by the Y. M. C. A. and the K. of C. just such a plan as this one and work duplicates more or I work which was carried on by the members of both sides who partici- pated in the affair. The War Bu- reau does not intend to refuse co operation with any such campaign | that has been passed upon by head- quarters of the State Council of De- e, bt in t articular deemed advisable not to more definite information them by the prope the | this s the » th siven th | ties m | Schoo! Pupils Affccted Ce | The local New | ain High by the which pupils of the hool have heen double session been brought into the 1 shortage. pupils the morning ar hav heen shifted into the afternoon class. Those who attend in the morning must now leave on the 7:15 ock trolley and return on the :30 o'clock car to Plainville, while those who are attending the afte noon session leave at 12:30 o'clock and r town at 6 o he ti to the pupils supposed y at ¢ o therefore flected | SV plan ser me tending othe n E of B io hecause c of the school to 30 lock that are to be the kets sold AT d tain hours day and the length der to Mayor Green Ordered to Report M nance Divi | inspector of muni for | Will 1 position. sioned a_ position He has served for a as an expert engineer and his marked won good worl & & by the engineer ¢ { Washi C studer school afli Bri New Grammar School hall in New Brit; L} invilie v cbrated “ornelius Hartford Silk Store S.HI 100 Wi SPECI THREE PRICES® In all the popular ma 35 Winter Coats, valueg 15 Winter Coats, valnt —00 7 es'o 15 Winter Coats, values to $39. 00 The Balance of Our Winter Suits You will find very e eptional savings in the balance of our Suit stock of one of them will mean an excellent investment. Your purchase Silk Dresses at Special Prices to Close We have a number of Silk Dresses in Satin and Georgette suitable for afternoon and wear that we have marked at ridiculously low prices to close. No approvals, or refunds on these Dresses, Coats A Few Fur Coats at Less Than -Manufacturers’ or Suits. street exchanges, credits, All sales are positively final. Cost Eight or ten Coats, specially good style, high grade and in the best models for this sea- will be closed out at prices that mean the bi est kind of inv estment for anyone to make. Saturday Thrift Sales — Wash Splendid Economies in Petticoats Goods Dept. A new line of Percales in the designs and coloring regular reta: day R5¢ yard. Saturday, 17c yard. Dress Ginghams, 2% inches spring goods : plain colors, plaids, ¢ regular retail prices today 19¢ yard. 2,000 yards ns and colorings: Saturday, special for 15¢c yard. urday, of Voiles in a var values of time limit has been accommodate them origing extended A in Ars busine Augustine Gireen of the Ord- jon of the United Stat has been given notice to report Washington immediate service. At the time of receiv- occupied as an 15, which post he in order to take up the new Major Gr August but up until the present cat many Tajor adv " street. | ave i was not give ti years last vester nd knowledge of this anticu- rk was the means whereby he his commission While in ecivil jor Green was interested in th of this wn and devoted eal of his time to the necessar. s resnect Al the time of of s mains B inville Tramw. position of chiet 1 ccted the several Brock of Of late he has New Haven Iy ried | was an i in the tion ed lator o B | Gr tol presen in the and r reot and in Plainville Briefs Prior of Canal street 2t the New Britain High will be the first speaker on the tive side representing the New ain High school in the debate with Haven High tonight ie Ear] which J yman Burt, a well known resident the Red Stone Hill ai ct in is lying seriously ill at his sh time .a he cel- birthd beir years e. Only his Ly, OQING (H B Pif WE ARE D tting down pric are o $5.00. 1. Moncy. Army BIRNBAUT We Can Save You dgway . Demhst. PLATNVILL ucs., Thu Fri,, evenings. DNSOR | &6 RUSSELL BLD( Office Hou all day; Mon., Wed., (L 1 T About W}(ked : John Goode” IARVEL OF REDEEMING GRACE WiLlL 1, HIS LIFY STORY. SUNDAY, P M i LY tion AT ir 5 which ttle Stone Church” BROAD ST., PLAINVILLE. he P 113,000 and up to Beautiful Georgette and Mrs. A son Harold L. st Mond: grandson of Charles | East Main street. | A cablegram rday | family { formed them ! corpor: ance he was Graham's | who was the wirelc ham Quty on the trip & Har corporals, boys are in good enblum Milline Only per cent. ALABAMA N rence Washington, cl Forest has and has Heatherbloom | | very best ! il price to- For Petticoats : wide, new hecks, etc.; | vandyke 29c. Sat- | : derpiece. de- ¢ yard. | iety of black 50. B value $1 he has been eng in the milk Hats, Milline ason- Goldenblum y Co. n was born a few to Rene J. Brault of days ago Pa was born to e, me as eived afternon by the Graham Pierce strect” which in- that George Graham, a al in the army, had arrived in France. Until he sailed for ed at Camp Dix, > boat which car to Iran on 1t On the san mp: ce 1other local ho W ss tele ship. co lard Cowlies, T Cowle hile off France. At o enlisted oper- the co board were n panions cross to t all the 1 boys National :ent letter Burge disclose the fact that health. 1y Spring Hats, $1.98 up. ¥ Co.—adrvt days more of our sale Saturday. Until then 15 discount on all goods. H. Guard ance from are both ali the two clo. ATIONAL FOREST PROCLAIMED | 10,500 Acres Set Aside in Law- and Winston Countics for Public, 1 Alal gned by Feb. lam the been About 10 in Lawrence and 1 the north pa A 1ma reating Nat of inston the w National overnment sroximately 12,000 s on an additional s in the same locality. in the ne tition. thoe urchased ap opti acr For $2.98— | colors and changeable, $3.69—Heavy blac catings, For 89c—>Sateen and wn from en- A line of Petticoats of genuine top and Taffeta flounce; plain y durable. Quality Taffeta Silk k, plain colors and changeable; ruffled, tailormade and silk Petticoats of extra qual- the newest street shades XD fore cted that, by further Ul eventually thout 150,000 the i purchases. be enlarged que Tormerl, 5 r the hor JERNS o] the set tler ere ung ! te o livin Good timber produc however. The area is on the headwaters of tha Si river, an important tributary of Y where the 8o ernmen b an extensive s tem of For this rea- “on the Forest Service say it particularly important that tihe forests on the headwaters of the river le protected forest fires and indiscriminate cutt If the timber is cut clean the light sandy 30il on the ep slopes is washed down into the it forms sand bars and ation. rinted out 1t} nd in the National Forest mean that it to pro- to the cofinties ational matur: can safel will be mall le fo and other 1 of th : per of the receipts of the National Forests returned to the road and scheol fund of the states in which they are located. An additio 10 per cent. is spent by the Fores rvice in build- ing roads and trails It stated that tentative applica- tions have already been received for the purchase of five or six million feet | of timber and for the srazing of sev- eral hundred head of cattle. The Alabama National Forest is in oot v rbour with head- S Al 1se e rrior riv tilding locks and dams officials of is inst where the incl ceases local Fores cut oes not 1 revenue other that he es cent RAFT REBELS N TO WORKHOUSE TAKE Socialists Sentenced to Year Three nd Day for Agitation Agzainst Conscription, \d, Feb. 1 E. Ruthen- former sociz ndidate for Alfred Wagenknecht, state | secretary and Charles Baker, state or- | ganizer of the socialist party, convier- | army i ton, O., today to serve a one-year sen- tence in the workhouse. | ed in federaj court of hampering the ' draft law were taken to Can- |