New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 18, 1918, Page 9

Goop CI19THES | G @D FURNISHIN Goop HARS ~ = b We stand by our standard under conditions—anything you buy ere at any price will be high grad must give satisfaction. Good suits as low as $14 and up to 30 for the best. Sihg tir First Presidani the nablest By Doy i iE ion fought Jo son thad nave fc Ty in- L Jusid wihich s ing of Tib- e nod.pairi- When it comes to good value—: e overcoats we are selling at Shigis of mad 1.00 to $6.00. Underwear, veaters. How about a 100. , percale and silk pajamas, socks and new hat—we have T that nd uEW BRITAIN, CONM. othe ORT OF AMERICAN ARRIVAL GROWS bl 2 Town Six Months Ago,‘ Now Military Center | | | | huge foun color thou husk A | man | negr | trat | docx l ning Rort in France, Jan. 31. (Cor- | bpo1Wence of The Associated Press) little more than six months I ought a mighty change in the base which, last June, the first division American troops landed to go into ining for their fight with the Ger- ins. The docks have enlarged, storage warehouses ve been and are being built, the bo has been dredged out to ac fnmodate more and largers ships, d the railroad facilities have been arly doubled and are being in- based day by day he enlargement ated a somewha abl wom emp that city of it i Th t sand flood | late | been and are be- of the port has anomalous situ- | on. For whers up to about H\‘)j d - last year troops landed more | Fularly and quickly then supplies, | that it was sometimes feared it ! buld be necessary to draw tempor- | ily on the French for their sup- it, the base is now in the position | being able to handle more tonnage | at prggent coming to it, either form Of supply or troop ships. capacity of the port, would, T, be.almost reached with the ion the docks and store- ’s now under construction if itl re not for far-reaching enginecring pns that are underway. Americans Look ¥Far Ahcad. ff'he American authorit early esaw that even comprehensive | gk enlargements would inevitably LlQin congestion and confusion if e Joutlet were not arranged for increasing supplies ‘expected ta ive when they are needed, and ich even increased storage space ld not be expected to accommo- b. The problem resolved itself 0 one of transportation. herefore, while the 1 cks-at the port itself are re numerous than they were paths ago, the American engine e conceived a plan whereby a vast t of land three or four miles haci the port has been taken over, and being developed coincidently with port itself. n either side of a huge o wr<eh ships can if necessary ed and unloaded, dozens of par- | 2] spur tracks are being laid. They | | serve a dual purpose, for ca er can be filled from barges 1s brought the basin, loaded at port itself kly and ea: hauled to irs and the > up into tr he American have br on lease from French of railroad which from the yards of the port 1 its complementary station in r. They increasing t b efficiency and cépacit bif by helping the Fre ize in dock and t t ot of | 1 | [ | ilroad astly | siy | hasin be | and | or n | the | ¥ into the taken the | w will cor antly of the port h 1 are to econ portation ce. he American caring for n t% port wou A even witl ldocks and sto 1 with them bu y of what the flanother port, d th envis- vas volume id normally ace enlarge 5 not plan which En done where output f mercl )0 cars or less This they have been out huge yards actual port to to facilitato have iy wn- to 700 of t stion trains, id ‘cong and king up T stead port Bureaw. of the necesss m whic July a com- of the qua w MK isportation Fhe erican rear b work hatively aster’s development made mann nas v e the is done. Last nall branch department o to superintend and manage gaging and distribution of gs)\ Teday the work has grown Bt it has had to be entrusted to ilwa the quart engineerin belong To volume from in times of peace, now the unloading reloading of the tr: tioned Decide to be Aful—start aa cannt with the meredal Tienst transpo growing ich noy ermse the av departments to each. va ion department in e every weck merely turns over o ter, as it does to the ation and all the such material as is W r keep of 2 force d nec red sand v pace with the t1 incre: supplie of wor three | them longshoremen | Southern ports do the bulk of from the ships and the numbcring most and and and stevedores New York not inconsidera prisoners of war, oes especiall >rnizing, a s from Every enjoy the eves e mornin sle-bodied of the port and many not bodied, in addition to all the en who care to work, have found loyment and of course at was were hitherto unknown. The may he d to be in the hevd s presperity he somewhat chaotic naturally pr v male | conditions led when ihon- nds of newcowmers led into the city from the boats in | June have subsided. Those permanenty ettled dow in many s themselves them which American at elves of can food, AN W NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, ' NATIONAL ORANGE SHOW WILL BE HELD IN SAN BERNARDINO, CAL. will Jasterners used they exposi- Miss California with golden the citrus pelt Millions of oranges will be 0ld the portr: riches of the California out-of- President Wilson advised the fruit to continue with expos oranges when visit D and door citrus their growers’ gorgeous tion, the eighth national orange show, v ition “‘as at San Bernardino, Iebruar 20 to| nd the men in the tow camp whe Rowmorovse Crew OMEN SET EXAMPLE 7 GAarERING S AD»:[—Q The women®of ‘he United States ere in the first flush of enthusiasm of volunteering for men’s work. Daily we read of their entrance into hitherto closed lines of labor. York City is becoming accu to khaki garbed women street car conductors; smartly uniformed girl elevator operators; nattily clad the- ater ushers, and trim businesslike postgirls Because of the much smaller popu- lation of Canada and its earlier en- trance into the war, its women were long since called upon to do the ab- gent men’s work. They have become an accepted feature, attracting little or no attention today. uniform that has lured the Canadian girls int. “doing their bit.” It has been the desire to help. Many of the positions filled by women across the border have no attractive fea- tures. It is duty—plain duty—that keeps the women in them. In ante-war days the Halifax It is not the| Hotel dining room was manned by deft, long experienced serving men. With the exception of three men barred by age and physical disabil- ity, this corps of workers has gone to the front. The vacancies have been filled for more than a year by girls. Nothing tractive or ro- mantic about this work, but some- body must do it and Nova Scotia daughters have not been found wanting. ‘T'hey have also toiled in the fields. you and handled your bags. They have released cabin boys for military service. To care for a boatload of ngers on a rough trip is no in~ ing task, yet these girls do it— and what is more, do it cheerfully. Soon after the outbreak of war, the Canadian Pacific Railway began training women to fill positions made vacant by enli: There were many such vacancie Today they total nearly nine ik At first ) A women were considered only for of- College girls have doined overalls fice work and it was not long before 2 ir best to do the work they were to be found in offices all 1 They along the line. Then came the call it possible to gather Nova fr- <ar ¢ 10 The women re- Scotia’s big 1917 apple erop of n sponded. Engine wipers were need- million and half barrels, and inci- | cu. women stepped up to dentally disproved the assertion that do the work. Every time a new call a woman is no good on a ladder. developed the women were ready for Have you had occasion to cross the it. On November 14th a new fashion Bay of Fundy or sail on one of the in ticket sellers was put out at Canadian Pacific lake boats the past Moose Jaw when M year? If so, you will recall the took her pla ¢ the ticket windo | courtecus black-gowned, white- | No doubt this hion will be widely | aproned young women who served | copied on both sides of the line. ¢ farm helpers. | | | engineers gathered here today for the al of the beautivs { | ana 1918, " DISCUSS COAL PROBLEMS | American Institute of Mining Engin- cers Face Problem of Improving Over Situation of 1917-18. 2 Several hun- ding mining 18.- s lez New York, Feb. dred of the country an Ins The ses discussions of coal and methods ore extended 116th meeting of the Amer tute of Mining Engineers sion opened with production problems des ned to prevent coal famine next year were proposed. This is only one of several impor- tant ing war problems which the will take up during their convention, methods of operation in ction of the country’s coal indifference of the miner in of higher wages were al- the chief shortcomings at the sources of coal supply by George { 8. Rice, of Washington. Mr. Rice tated that althouzh the United States | produced about per cent | the world's coal hag never been a in the ibution. {this to absence foreign distribution facilities and | lack of in preparing the coal for | shipment, especially the matter of sizing n | coal results mir nec extr the o days ] a d as forty of supply lar factor | wttributed | shippi and | ery Ho of dist an in the the of prove course of engincers were experiments the economy | over eam for pow and about mines, Technical sessions were also held ' i on non-ferrous metallur which in- cluded such suhjects for discussion as the disadvantages of chrome brick in copper reverberatory furnaces, zinc refining and bone-ash cupels, Later in the day the mining engin eers inspected the most recently opened W York city sub vs, whi presented obstacles in mining that hava seldom been surmounted, ATRGRAFT BOOM IN IRELAND Factories the session on the | which tended of eclectricity | purposes in shown to | | | | | to Be Developed | | | This | Spring, Opening New Indusi Important in Post-War Activities. (Correspondence of Press. ‘The ) The Associated T of Ireland open up sections development and shipyards in is expected to new industrial era in many f the country. Lack of facilities for technical training in the South of Ireland been a long- standing problem which the new yards and actories will help to =olve. For the present, the business of air- plane manufacture will be carried on in existing buildings that are being placed at the disposal of the govern- ! ment, but as rapidly as possible new factories of the most up-to-date type will be erected. The development is not intended to be merely of tem- porary character. Flight tions and training depots which being ecrected in various Da island are permanent it sved that Ire- | its seo »hical position, ories [} spring has are of the structures land from as is bel the country Middletown, dletown Y. M. The local team throughout th R. Spear the foul line. EBrussels, play Amateur Arm, boxing bout teams division, Ala., and (amp’ Sheri decision 5! over McClellan bouts. Sam’s Claim Panama, American knocked out round of his McVey and then foul. claim. Birmingham, Camp rounds of fast Wills Ignored by Feb. negro took the claimed Wills had hit him o C. 4 casily defeated the sonville here S; aturdays 1 outplayél e entire | arred for+s with seven field goals and Genier, fo ed well. KARPINSKY GAINS DI Lightweight Wifis Bout y Cantonm Ala., Féb. here dan, Kelly, box three ng. won of Foul in 18 heav m bout W here count in The referee declined to allow lagt night between cpresenting the Blue and Gray McClellan, the Ohio National Montgomery, Karpinsky of Sheridan was given the McCiellan, of McVEY ENOCKED OUT. Referee. Harry ight pugilist, McVey in the At 18.—In a Anniston, | Guard, Ala, | after the five Bout With Wills, fifth erday. round ve! this the CARI, YOUN 675 Massage nia, tion, physi vill have -war cf n important share in the mmercial development of | ion. It will be the gateway for | cvery attempt at Trans-Atlantic flic attempts which are expected to fostered i encouraged by the ernments of both the United ind Great Britain. Shipbuilding will and Cork. Efforts are being made to secure a national ship: B ot Jin, which wiil also be > of the largest of the em- | 000 he ho ov- center in Dublin a lied minimum m wage paid to' cxmut ithis of ex Hotel a.m. to 5:30 p. m, Never before ha should not fail to tak every visit the youn ations Tue: ce to all who eb. 19th. Beloin Hc “YISIT THi o d Are You Sick? Are You Suf- fering? If So Call on Him | Skill and Experience. The rapidity with which he (15‘»1 scribes all diseases is truly wonderful | and astonishes all who cali upon him; his extensive practical experi- enables him to determine T It | ence all cases personally. 1nd other wonderful sense I It GOODW N, Room Mcdical Masseur, oflice ’phone 428-13, residence 'phone Violet Ray, Thermo-lite Bath. Headaches, Rheumatism, BLAD, M. 71 W. Neuritis, Impeded Treatments through an or by appointments only at yonr residence or office. 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The sick multitudes crowd his offices from r the oid, the rich, the poor, all apply tc Dr. him should remember the day, dates and office hours of his visit and call early to avoid the crowded last hours which his ment goes to the seat of i giving relief, and have not progressed Doctor Naughton will positively be at Hotel Beloin, Tuesday, 10 o'clock in the morning until 5:30 o'clock in the evening, to consult with and examine is curable or whether owledge of d Beloin, Tuesday, Feb. 19th, Consultations, Remarkabic Diagnosis of -Ray” Examinations, i cdical Services, Absolutely Free of Charge suffering, night, and to you at see if you orning Naughton for relief, so th are till wishing DON'T WAIT ! The sicl multitudes crowd his < from morning until night, and of- case, vou would avoid disappointment yc | should call early. Dr. Naughton make common | regular visits to New Britain fron o1 | time to time to personally attend to {00 | his many patients who are unable to i visit his Worcester offices. Feb. 19th in from DR. J. P. NAUGHTON SPECIALIST IN CATARRH, STOM! ACH, KIDN 1 2Y AND CHRONIC ATLMENTS. MAIN STRE OFFICE WORCESTER, MASS, AND FABORA-