New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 5, 1918, Page 6

AS IT SH sector of a battle-lime in three thousand miles away American troops last week of fire. For the American front cannonaded Shells of many calibres came from the German | on a France, from home, baptism underwent & twenty-two minutes was artillery. After the action, the list of | numbered now been dead on the American side two. The officially counted at sixteen, instead of fi reported. How many German hordes picked up is wounded wounded have ninc as dead the not estimated. How many Germans there are after this engage- ment there is no way of knowing, un- le Emperor’s war office gives out | 55 the however, is after his much American aviators, a) to view of the damage wrought witnessed knov triots, a wrecked dugouts and The Americans in their first of the themselves, living up to tradition. rendered a which engagement war good account of merely WHAT THE WORLD AWAITS, Tt may not, probably Tt may not It is coming. not, come tomorrow. day. It may month or next year will nat come until next but it is on the way. The signs are unmis- takable. A world, war weary and peace hungry, is about to be sratified. Peace The flickering of the light is coming up over the dark horizon. The clouds of war are being pushed aside. They are moving off into the high ethereal re- come the next is dawning. first faint glons. They are being dispersed. When the flash comes, as it will come, the world’s greatest news-story will have been told. After more than three years of sickness and death and desolation, there is at last a gleam of hope. It is strengthening the of men. of women. And when it comes, this peace that we all been be a good peace, a lasting peace, a peace erected on foundation of perma- nency. For there must be no other kind of There must be no qnasi-peace, pseudo-peace, no truce, down of arms to the Hohenzollerns like going on the warpath. The of his followers is sounding. minds It is encouraging the hearts have awaiting, it will a peace no no ar- mis laying 'when no mere temporary be resumed again feel death knell the Kaiser and He might not but land hear it weight of their Within the Tm- is dissension hear it ringing through the air; his the voice. there (his enemies in have own and added actions to its perial Empirc i | { = NEW BRITAIN D LN orry old world, and his blood- rates: n' peaple Wipc off ha thin s as see ulilhond they are | hing—they nding in § fmocracy | hey see | th in the reason reason biution- Jicholas. jo. And done— Jasting vorld, | ears any ! nt that sburcs fany mir- wing that orid will n can ANrise spirit \ of = @ on a bigger and ¥n since the Son of h to redecem man- Rundred vears ago. P-dogs will get a chance in S ;or peace. They jce they mnever had before. ‘Peoples of the world will have thing to say about who shall govern | and the government shall And that future wars by @ will get a The some- | them how administered in itself | thai be will mean will have | to be entered into bigger elec- torate than have those of the past. Warkingmen the world over will not readily vote to pit themselves against e of The a i each other for the mere pur upholding some parasite’s throne. that will bring of those who must perforce earn their | of Tt next the message peace message encouragement to all living by “the sweat of their brow. not come the but | does Peace tomorrow is coming. may or the day, or month; it next, next it come, or even will in not off. And when it this is be the most welcome old world has seen in a After the performed visitor long, long time. reception committee hus its duties, the work of construction will take up where the work of destruction left off. And who shall say that no good was through all the fices and sufferings? Xo man accomplished sacri- THE GREEN-EYED MONSTER. of footsteps Senator Hitehcock the tor Chamberlain the attack the War Department. Nebraska, following in of Sena- of Oregon. takes up Secretary Baker and Senator Wads- York also fires a shot on worth of New the same direction. pill Committec of in Before the bitter the Mifitary Affairs the Senate by the Secrctary of War is swallowed we may expect that each member of this tribunal will from. When little the down to than a political fight on the War Department. It had quarters administered be heard has had will each man his say nation settle more serious things been that swer to his critics Lefore the st weck the do thought Secretary in Baker’s he appeared Committee Therein many an- when Tnvestigating was sufficient. nation was mistaken. Some men know M swer Senator not when Paker must now an- Hitchcock’s eriticism. e must then take wp the complaint of Senator Wadsworth. After that he answer ad- the hostile they have enough. might be expected criticism of to all same verso from members this committee,— and there are seventeen members on the Senate Affairs Not Zovernment Military Commit- tee all of course Yet there the War Administration are th are enough to embarrass the Americsn Department That if not wise and the people were enough to know what is zoing on; Berlin there arc those the trend of events. Scheidemann, the German Socialist W who now leader, s 4,000,000 the upants of mg. In his e said 54 Social Democrat ex- jploded bomb that will set the oc- the Wilhelmstrasse think- statement to the Relchstag, “Suppose the army france and nd Would that for we would Ing nean peace? ftill have to That the I say, ‘no’ conquer trath America. is which will force b peace, if ever there is a peace to bo | the hands of rought about without actually crush- | just what they would | to the wall. will them t ng Germany n the scheidens The thi people empire see gs as nn understand, ee, and at American nation fairly et; that when all bt hell working overtime ble to stop it. And uffice to bring somebody in Germany the peace table begging for a is not started it does, the will hosts not be that alone will | | » has behind him an army | s onquered | the | would They \\v?li coms of Congress are thiz great | part suffering from sce | MOt intelligent cnough to see the way the hands are being played Those Senators who have already poken against the War Department, and those who .mayv follow with a libeval distribution of jargon and dia- tribe. pos wonderful k of pointing out the we spots. And, in a powerful machine as hie e war ¢ machine o the United spots. No fact. States, there are weak one will Zainsay Uk be w spots, and perhaps weaker spots, if the machine were in “enators,—which s like, in a mesz standing on the 5- the floor committee the most over-indul- The Congress men of and in for an Someone else has lime-light. Someone else in center of the stage. That, a is the story of the attack gence of jealousy: the is the nut-shell, on Baker, in had | [ time to knack ! There ! 1 ter FACTS AND PANCIES, know what lady who writes us that she cannot hate the Germans the way she would like to.—New York Evening Post. we do not dear old Frankly, say to the Wanted, somebody how mother used pic* without wheat who can to make Hartford aeroplanes demand far as the youth are concerned all, and show Ui that The oil. country have it Tinmes, castor of the they can welcome.—Hartford So call them Red Guards ad, and, frivolous observes kguar clse.—Springfield Union, They Petrog tense where in Hor- every- as bla s The same people who are now longing “for the zood, old summer time will, about next July, be wish- ing for the nicc stimulating weather winter.——New Haven Union. Is not all stern winter in I7lor- ida. With the thermometer at Paim | Beach registering 84 in the shade | Wednesday, surf bathing made its old appeal.—Springfield Republican. After all the despairing talk, the people are taking to that Monday holiday like a duck to water. The real trouble may arise when it comes drive them back to work on —Springfield Daily News, It that day The suggestion is made by mer secretary of the treasury existing loans should be made We're for that. Sounds even than a moratorium.-——New Ivening World. a for- that gifts. better York Heaven. stray To Ome in After you died, a few came, Bearing your name. A friend across the sea Wrote with the old tenderly She wished that you were with her, never knowing That now for you the winds of heaven were blowing; you were faring bourne, Whence your white feet would never- more return. letters ht laughter; That to a distant And then there came, Like little bundles of flame, Bright-colored ribbons—red, and vel- low, and blue, Samples from some gay as you. of lace rainbow shop, dainty a bit sheaf, never were. And when I saw blinding te | thought of your bright vears, Your love af all this filmy green gold— And your brief story told. of gossamer, like dreams that hem, through my and 1 hope the angels zive you vour desire, O little heart of fire— Give you ho fairy garments that you crave Even beyond the grave! You would not be quite happy in your new place Without your golden lace, Without thos lttle, triv things looms wove out ings. For you loved -feathery textures, airy spinnings, Like cobwebhs from the world’s remote beginnings; stuff fleecy above, That grew more lovely for your lovely love. tender The of dim imagin- e s the clouds Soft but now wings may be of fleece, Your robe of some fine fabric made of these: Rainbows and star-dust and a moonbeam, a whito thought Mary's dream Of that first moment when she that One ve through her. vour garment, spun rapture at the living heaven ? little angel-maid, freely given! CHARLES HANSO! in “Good Hous COMMUNICATED. SECONDS THE MOTION. To the Editor of the Herald: A little bit added to what got neck) make bit more. Yes, you said a whole mouthful in Friday's of, the Herald stated that the fuel ad- con- Who vour knows lost And from Tady knew P Would loom of From o God's gifts aro TOWNE keeping.” we've (in the just a little last issuc when you been ve 1 had the of prices and reasois as printed on your would he inclined fto aforesaid consideration ble of considerable expansion the dealers state, the . coal comes frozen almost solid, what does the consumer got? Some coal plus some jce and if to more than pay the extra cost of unload- ing, so in reality the consumer would not be getting his money's worth of coal at the old price unless the deal- ers can explain how vou can add ice coal without increasing the weight. As other conditions mentioned in regard to delivery they seem absurd, as we have no great depth of snow, in fact, hardly normal, and it seemed as if such excuses for price raising Wwould only be resorted to hy those who want to bleed the public to the last cent And furthermore, 1 won- © if the chairman of the fuel hoard pursue that same line of rea- if he were buying for the (as I understand it) cm- s purchasing agent CONSUMER. ministraecion v coal dealers, and af- t siderate of schedule for same first page one think that the was suscepti- If, as perusual eir new of given enolgh alleged to de would soning firm that ploys him An Unfailing Arkansas (From the Scott County Record) When Hay { his coat sign § come. Sign. wood winter with has Jim the you on it's to Times. | Is this | AILY HERALD, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 3Y LIEUT. FITZI IUGH GREEN, chiefly in about rougt Lik In the was a pretty football it banging each were casualties were faird consisted other to he Ther. SurC But als, o dens aplenty o, strong \scious_consolations AMathe rules and dc waitec anc and ma with other It Just ities that @ tive are imot » wassail formal att the game so ac people By their of paper became a scrap of paper flaz of truce became a yag. Mother and wife anc Gaug Teuton brutality becam woman not {he man, but the compliment combustible rubbish to animal passion! Not morally perhaps. cient ethics, even more outragcon been their lawlessness at Rigid codes of duelling, 1 com pacts, of peace, the « i violability of the church the J have carried less prestige t the age-old rights of ailors. Captain Kidd fired his vietim's Spanish Demon ainst his of helpless abont children in tragic out of style—at Germans foul-play for in stancc meaningles sistor of feed the fire o but by an ship. ang a shot acros Blackbcard th swung his cutlas boarders in defens passengers whom to rob But mothers a on the Iusitania agony without bow. own nd thei ever havin seen the hand that gave them death. Then Warn them, says the law sink the ship if necessary and maki prisoners of thosc within her. Bu #0 explicit are our Naval Statutes regard to the exccution of this that a boarding officer must be mor careful of his conduct than a sur geon at the bedside. For his use a carcfully ‘Boarding Book' is k chant vessel or vacht having bee stopped by signal, or othe proper means, the warship's repre sentative leaves in a pulling boat. Hi may wear his sword and insiznia o rank. Arms and ammunition ma; be in the boat. But unarmed courteous must he greet the Captai whose course has been interrupted On the top of the record go th. nationality, and kind sel. The first is printed on I or side, and colors signify her try. But crew and officers. even type of ship, i. e. rig, shape, and equipment, may belie her Then what? If the visiting licuten The mer Fun, name, r ster: conn th 7 Boarding music; L scrap ! ers A male, he was strangled in duty annotated and of ves-; Old Man's counsel runs so: flag. . quiries sailors are a British rud will thrown investigation that his own countr tional complications, or ! may be The name the number ver he learn exactly fiying the craft. But or arrogant, 1, be a o ol may few in- why Danish Mexican flag on be he tactless, so much diffi- in the way of cither may into interna- a rich prize o cult be 1 n 1, draw is he lost [ of listed. particularly among secal- or lers, too small or too large number of men are carried, in which case a proper report shall be made to the company at home Tonnage and cargo important data for two ons: Tirst they may be checked the port the ship s | has just left; and secondly, any slight cement them throws suspicion on character. it her open his ng officer rrow among fied nothing therein. bulkheads, few forms of ler's cunning. In 1915 sent cargo of precious oil Germany. Sardines were rogu- innocent commodity on the chose. But in each can he one sardine The rest was at 500 per cent profit! Next questions ‘place ‘time out,” and ‘kind of Such general quecstions valuable information Answers are recorded in detail. Future move~ ments such destination and subse- auent ma determine the ca character. For in- powder on a Danish craft to ‘openhagen is calied conditional con- iraband. If eventually bound or some other encmy be seized even though th n | and crew neutral. r| The log is carefully examined as - are all other ship’s papers such as e ' manifest of «¢ bills of lading, t | charte crew and passenger lists, v {and the like. The least signs of tam- pering, forgery, or improper detail, are grounds for seizure and prize | court proceedings. e To a young boarding officer his crew are -, Sometimes, 3 d ¢ { are in | disag between 5 the vessel's 5 desired nold ind b <istant s and bales un raband is concealed bottoms, double packing, arc but : 1 1 False rick e =mu 2 Swede a i) a iar and route he only s put oil - | are from,’ may elicit e t as passage zo's neutral e ance Germany it can be n “Go easy don’t act make an You're after yourself. but a friend ht on a of a 1 | son | like o e, | dirty pirates Don’t one dark pier will General Court 2 one enemy, nig ont ~or - i worse.” TODAY'S TABLOID TALE By Joe The Victim Bastmont Pripp stood at the Junction of Calendar and Al- manac streets smoking ette. He was obvious ticed smoker. He was smokin with both hands in his pocket Him approached Mainspring Vestibule (to put it poetically) “Young man Vestibule, while his long snowy beard fled back over his shoulder with re- pugnance, “don’t you know that that vile weed between vour otherwise innocent ruining vour digestion vour morals, and growth of your unborn brothers ' said lips curd- is ling the little ters Bastmont Pripp meditatively blew a perfect ring with a bev- | elled edge. | “Let me show | ples, T-—I mean cite examples, of great never smoked.” went spring Vestibule. Sneed never became the foremost pher of Wishonken, Hough W. Hiff, the it square peas, never drop in his life.” innocent and sis- | you some sam- vou men on “Tlanarch and some who Main- mokes he | philoso- | Towa. | entor moked a Eastmont ed the extreme tip of h evebrow, and blew an ov a star in the centre. “Then there Levy, the greatest mouth organ has known,” pursued Vestibule, *as well Bolshevik Skish, the cigar band king. Neither one touched to- haceo.” Thoughtfully keteh of Gene astmont Pripp lighted a cigarette from the stub first one into the main United Amalgamated Baitleship and Loco- of which he Mainspring to his hum- collar but- retail Pripp sl rais- | right | 1 with waz Aristotle tuoso the ever blowin rough ing fresh of the back the solidated motive Company was president wh Vestibule returned ble job selling ha tons at Kunk Brothers' branch. and Con- (Copyright 1918 by Georzc Matthew Adams) | now FROM SOLDIER BOYS { Men in 102d Infantry Appreciate w Gilts of Tobacco Letters from New Britain soldiers France thanking the people of New for their remembrances of tobacco continue to arrive at the r oftice and in tod maii | were the following interesting notes. | Trving J. formerly a ser- | geant | with the Headquarters the 102d Infantry, writes as follows: | “France, January 6, 1918. “In behalf of the New Britain men with the headquarters company and the Machine Gun company, 102d Infantry, serving Uncle Sam in France 1 wish to thank you and the people of w Britai for their generous gifts of arettes and smoking tobacco which ached me through Capt. A. H. Gris- wold, former commander of Co. I. this kind are greatly appre- over here where Amecrican to- is scarce and a luxury, and it comes directly from home it o secms to bring with it good cheer fecling that the people back | doing what they can to add i to the comfort of their men in France. | The n are in good spirits and nxious for a clash with the ens- You may be assured that when called into action that this never die and each and will give good account of even though he may acver get home to tell about it. e ali | know what we are up against and are willing to take the chances. “Again, in bebalf of the {ain men stationed here, I want {thank vou and the people of { Britain and with best wishes i very happy New Year. I am, | JRVING J. DAWSON.” | Josepn and Philip 1 i both privates in Company 13 | folion in | | | | | Britain ayor's Dawson, a company of ed bacco Bl nd a there are n are a my. we are will spirit | | | every himself Brit- to New for a New Nelson write as Kenney France, January 8, 1918. “We wish to thank you, one and ail, for the tobacco received from your | fand. The boys here are all feeling | fine. We can’t say much in our et they are all consored here, We having bad weather now. but ex- pect that it will improve in a couple months. Will have to close now as candle is burning low. Hoping to - from vou and the rest hack home i | ters for tare it Our Business. (London Morning Post) We would commend to our working men who arc phrases about internationalism anc Jeagues of nations to remembey o0ld saying of Oliver Cromwell's ared Admiral: “Our business,"” Blake i keep foreigners from foolin said actions in Russia. (New York World) Everything is relative this o can Bolshevik trcache be to shine as good faith when beside what some of the factions are up to. in world measured Ukrainiar begniled by all these fine the de ours respectfully “JOSEPH KENNEY, “PHILIP NELSON." Licut. Chamberlain Writes, Lieutenant Rodman V. formerly of Company I, s letter, written under the date of January 15, 1918 “Captain Griswold delivered to me a quantity of tobacco on the 3rd and 5th this mouth to give to the Now boys in this battalion/and T the following nights I thank you, and through you scouts, very sincerely for re- | over here so handd- 1 There is no hetter gift to the here than American tohac- 1 From Iirst Chamborlain t this Rritain ave it want to the giil | membering us out somely boys over ner or master and | the | that some | pull | LETTERS OF THANKS with Company E, now in France of | | bread | aaministr ra restaurants and dining co and cigarettes and they all appre- The McMillan Store, inc. } ALWAYS RELIABLE. AfterInventory Clearance 4 of Winter Coats Sweaters, Furs, Knit Underwear | and Other Winter Needs ALL PRIGED FOR A QUICK CLEARANCE The savings are unusually interesting and it will pay you to pur- chase many of your nceds for next winter WOMEN’S PLUSH COATS Reduced to $25 each . High grade plush coats in this lot with plain or large fur trims passage.’ | med collars. Coats worth up to $39.98 each. ANOTHER LOT OF FUR MUFFS Sent to us by a prominent manufacturer who wanted we.should dispose of them for him at once. while they last, at $3.98 each, value $7.98. Come eary for these special muffs as the last lot we had we all sold in one day. MORE INTERESTING VALUES for YOU Fvery one underpriced to MEN’S NECK SCARFS Fancy striped, knit silks and brics reduced to 69c, 98¢ figured mercerized $1.49 cach. Values to $2.98. and fa- and Therefore we have priced them R make room for spring goods. HEAVY GREY FLANNELD SHIRTS Reduced to $2.50 each, vaiffa $3.00 GREY WOOL ARMY SOX Heavy weight, $1.00 grade at 79¢ pair. THIRTY DOZEN WARM GLOVES AND MITTENS Women's and pair. Men! dren’s, Values to 50c. GOLF wom GLOVES en’s and ct hil- 9¢, 59¢ and 79¢ pair. children's in this lot on sale WEDNESDAY WOOL UNION SUITS Children’s at $1.50 and $1.65. Values to $2.00. Men's and women’s at $2.98 each. These will cost you $1 more next season. SWEATERS AND KNIT JACKETS At Reduced Prices Children’s sweaters now $1.98 to $4.98 cach Men’s and Women’s sweaters priced now $2.98 up to $10.98 cach BLANKETS and ciated the thoughtfulnes Every or ple at home. “The New Britain pany are a 11 in pretty ne at a saving of the priced peo- men in the com- good he alth. We are worked very hard, but all take it cheerfully and energetically as we realize that we have a big job cut out for us and %o back ho we would I no one me, ki will be conter until nt to no matter how much to be there, the thing is finished and finished right. “Sincerely yours, “RODMAN W. CHAMBERLAIN BREAD RATIONS IN HOTELS Two Ounces to Be Maximum Allow- ance at Public Tables, U Rauling by Hoover. Washington, ] tion was ordered by the food ati hotels, This allowance Feb. on toda is 5.——A two o v for patron: about that observed in England. Hartford, of Waterbur and Restau administrati Feb, r:|vnl div on received —Almon C. J sion of the nder unce s of cars. now ndd, chairman of the Hotels food a Tessage from the national food administration today outlining the food program. This includes the wheatless Mondays and Wednesdays; porkless Saturday and one whea meatless meal previously anmounced, and one da; the each and meatless Tuesds les: as Te- v striction of bread or roll portions to! two ounces at a meal. provision i bearing upon new. it s is This The that if corn, oat- meal or bran bread or rolls are served a portion may ounces to a person at a meal. not be more than Rolls 4 must not weigh more than an ounce and not more than two may be served to a person at a meal. CANNOT SELL Cotumbus, O., in a h Fe otel or restau SUGAR. b, rant for the alleged violation of the ov- ernment ton, federal Chicago, in Ohio “leveland, dusky. having 1 food Canton, latter | exception | i | i As penalty | food control act Tred Crox-| administrator for | Ohio today revoked for two weeks the license of the Central Sugar Co. of offices Akron and which does a large business branch at San- COMPORTABIS | terday Knit and quilted be worn under coats, $1.49 and $1.79 each. Slecveless Cardigan reduced to $1.98 each. jackets to $1.25, 3 Jackets —T.owest prices in the city CHIEF EXAMINER AT HALIFAX HELD: Commander Wyatt Arrested for Mane slaughter As Sequel to Fx- -4 ves— and plosion Tast December. Feb. ilot 5.—The arrest Frank Mackay Captain Amie Iamodec of the ¥'rench munition ship Mont Blane, charged with manslaughter in con= nection with the disaster which ro- sulted from the collision between that ship and the Belgian relief ship Imo was followed today by the aw: rest on the same charge of Com- mander Wyatt, chief examination of-. ficer of the port at the time. Commander Wyatt, since removed from the position, was censured by the Drysdale commission, which im- vestizated the disaster for neglecting his duty and not keeping himself fully acquainted with the movements< and intended movements of ir Halifax harbor. Halifax, of vess OF ALLIED FORCES: Bonar Law Announces Decision Not (2 Appoint Supreme Commander on Batflefronts London, Feb. 5.—Andrew Bonam government spokesman in ther house of commons todey announced. generalissimo would not be ap- pointed as a result of the recent con- ference of premiers and generals ati Versailles. Law, s’ RBUYS STEAMSHIP COMPANY. w York, Feb. 5.—The Yucatan: government acting through a com- mission has purchased the steam- ships, tugs and other phvsical prop- erty of the Mexican Navigation com- pany to be used in further develop- ment of the Yucatan-American sisal trade, it was announced today by the Atlantic, Gulf and West Indies ¢ cempany The property includes seven steamers and the consideration J" reported to have been $4,250,008.« J