New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 14, 1918, Page 6

“lag that foes in newee —WALLAE OUR NAVY. Tt at the American people receive the i« with pride and admiration Seporth ot vy, made by speeial commitiee of t ommittee A to th appo ail Navy ivitic does dis; since the n the There is nd in minority no need for it not nting vote. been tried and When w he Navy has war And und wanting came after the suprente. d for one s prepare hiz Therc the enemy Navy stands been a hitch ar with on as, the hs not anywhere. fervthing that was iceded has been ovided. Increasing its e Mavy got Demand- the Navy the recruits quota of ships, a large that they were rushed from Al attributed the officers in charge W chis e shipyards. is the fact that heen engaged for vears in plan- | Ad- vie- ahead won his celcbrated Bay the to imp ng and looking Since iral Dewey has ment. the the it Manila Navy the ry at en on way it stands on a par with the world. In navies in war lonz enough ntually over-top them all, a ndition which must not erlook in the event she succeeds in England, Itaty, Germany pating ¥rance and d then these shores, TION BEFORE HOUSE. U THE Previous to the world war the alien | ing these shores was reccived herever olk here did wer on he went, with open everything there lifc from in to make worth while for mat Now m, no which land horn. there is coming about pversion of feeling. The people of e United States drawing back shells; they e a b spcak. They their arn el bit e disposed to neck here not of to row around the individual who jve. First, hat the sojourners fre “on the level who coms ery th want proof positive fram And make other so it happens of of at the men the laws he land have a new avenue opencd {o the They a the the thosc hought taking down dusty tom of they ow herein are written et land, and on pages somc ng thin ouent ) ta light the fact Flood, n people. It is tk Union overlooked In t who y many n tates of the aliens ot full-fledged citizens are allowe d i ote. Included’ in this number there many wh cnem:es by where Ala- re, af course f the he uch bama fich pation. The staxes named from Virginia atlowed congressman T are are Indtana, Kan; Nebraska, Texas. To pre- stats on, South Dakota aliens in th privilege Fiood bas in- which ent my rom exerciging the erred upon them, Mr. roduced in Congress vould i1l aliens from votins. ie bnd preven to have the measure passed to eftect before the ap- November elections. hopes put yroaching gover that nment in- the Flood meas- Students of are d think e i “alled lin to Attention 1 the onstitutional the fact . in the f er of state and not federal 'hose who uftr have over Imind and, it anced the uffrage mitied un ta that voting privile place, is a mat- gulation have opposed had this woman ge idea ill be remembered, argument when amendment was first to the Congress. ferred South upon the the colored men of the privilege of voting, i of it il personnel, | attempts to bring the war | arms, | m i lands of ' ' biles Ore- | ir ad- | the | shevism has been so popular in sub- ! Except for | he Fifteenth Améndment, which con- | the tes to decide. prticle the warning fed that “The right hited States to vote or abridged by the any state on ac- for previous con- f Article 1, Sec- he Constitution, b of Representa- id of Members r by the Peo- ates, and the shall have the or Electors of ch of the file protecting | instance, the T open for the ten states faf the several o choose the Reprssenta- iple”” are com- as well as loyal ving the right named. bod may get no- ’sed legislation on ouse. Cougress can- “to abridge the rights i when thesc rights are by the Constitution of the @tes. Yet the several states 'in their power to act, and, al- PUch the timee §s too shart to do anv- [thing before the coming these things will eventually elcctions, straighten The disloyal etement | may have one good fiing at the polls | in November in ten states; but it wiil their last great drive. the United and ! be The people States, the loyal citi- €y are in the majority— prepared to take the rTeins har and guide old acy along the proper their the LESS JOY RIDING. [t is practically agreed wpon by ail | that in the montl alicad there will | be a great curtaihment in the opera- | tion of motor cars on pleasure bent. | There are three or four contributing elements to this new phase of the | nation In the first place, 1umm is not emougzh gasoline to so {around. Tnecle sum's llying activities. machine up all that { possibly be given them, noeded | squadrons are using and more in the operation of moior Again, and the War Indus- tional Automo- | bile Chamber of Commerce have dc- trucks for war consideration use. last the | tries Board and the N: | tiberated over the qu | resuit that | down automobile on and the of confeemce is a cutting in manufacturing. Where once pleasure cars wero | turned out with a reckless abandoa { there will now be conservation. T per curtailment | in production. That means that those | owners of cars who have been wont ' to turn in their old models at the ve- re { will be a thir cent. automobile n will have ginning get of every season and new ones in retur to get along they can wiih what they have It the als0 means thi: the new-comers in market wi 2 their cars this scason,—or havy The twice as fast as they ht under ordinary conditions. enty per cent. of cars formerly man- ufactured for pleasure ridi will just ubout go around.” so it So tar as men in the automobile 17 thrown out of work, there is r of that. The d that being 1o fe. industry is so or- every hine now u to make any paticular t of an at be aimost ymobile may onverted into machinery other things of assured of munitions th pre now muking or ded onduct the wai. in ‘Thus, is it ctically cngaged will lose will not one man in auto- manufactur his job. there | mobile be pl trug Anyway, while a let- down in the making of u sare (e same will aot hold ufacturing of sturdier ve- red Lo carry heavy ma- motor trucks 1 The need of So what is lost stry the in one er great of the automobile ind will a be made up Tha phase of the entire situation is manufaciurers of automo- offered most in ther happy that the have willingly | fice if needs be, in tie | | interest everything, of the government con- | FACTS AND FANCIES, we can sce the bare ground. hfield (Cann.) Tnquirer = i 4= right there with 1 P sns with the [ the handclasps | handeuffs.—Eroo were | The worst that can po ! to the cause of demoeracy in Russia has happened. Ch anooga Times. Russia has discovered that | friendship that Germany wants; | control.—Bridgeport Telegram t isn't s | n | Probably another reason why Tol | @i is because it requires no capital t hegin on.—Norwich Record which the farm Connecticut war have burean gets as its bene- | Any boom | movement in result of the will 1 | L1 Ana aid. that | in } to sacri- happen | Rus- to al NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD. THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1648. Hartford Timne; 1} Reports from Ttaly inform us that aviation camps are becoming so thick therc's mo room to grow wheat. WHY don’t these troublesome filers tearn to live in the afr altogether — Evening Sun In finaneial ctroles the consensus of opinion is that, while last year's rec- ord may earnings on the avewage will be far above any normai yearbeforc the war. —Boston Post. It is a tragedy that with alt her im- mense population Raissia cannot se- cure the man for the hour.—Baltimore American Further letters from Lord Lans- downe may bring the end of the war | nearer, bui will not help the Allies to win it.—'Torento Mail and Empire. The ecight-door daywoald not be at- a half overtime.—New London Just why should false "ne pitied becanse they are little? Knickerbocker Press. What makes madder thing eclsc the person who stands by his country in this crisis all right, but acts as if he was making a great concession.—Columbia State Journal. than any- Another sad thing cent. of the Russians will be Tead the pathetlc history mase.—Toiedo Blade is that 80 per unable to they have like Alli- Tts promoters wrote the name this: The GERMAN-American ance.—Lowisvillea Courter-Journal. At the psvchological mament Ger- many will no doubt bring out a nice little German Prince as a suitable oc- cupant of the Russian thropme and Ve York | not be exceeded, industrial | tractive if # were not for the time and | | TODAY'S TABLOD TALE i By Joe Blast | Tt ! Nature Is Wonderfal, | I: i It was a m ble, cheerless {1 cloud overhanging, leaden {1 sloomy. damp day. Na birc fang, and a penetrating, cold drizzle drizzled for all it w worth. ANl the carth seemed {1 =ad and life not worth livin Weary, the tramp drew his taitered rags closer about his shivering body. “Somie day!" he said. “They nothin' to this hobe life. A fel- ler really ought to have a job and a home and all, so’s he'd have some place to go when he ain’t got no place to go to. I'm through with this free-and easy stuff; I'm sonna look for a job. And he stopped in at Swink’s hardware and pastry shop, Swifferkin’s paint and shoe store, and Flindrop Brothers' piano and dog establishment, but nobody would give him a jah. 11 The next day was bright, sunshiny, balmy. invigorating. bracing, meftifluous. soothing and refreshing. Little birds chirped and big birds sang right out Some day!" tramp. And as b he spread his gaily fluttering tatters to the mild zephyrs and smiled the smile of the care free. Doc Christy, the drug- gist, came to his doorway and beckoned. “l1 say, old sport,” he called “do vou want to make 2 dime?” “I got a dime,~ carolled Weary, and ambled spinnilly on (Copyright 1918 by George Matthew Adams) er of the Trotzkys and Lenines. ago Herald. Doing Our Bit. O hear it right here, And hear it afar, “We are doing our bit" For a bit of a war. A bit may be large Or a bit may be smail But always it's lesser Than that which is all. Onc's part. or one’s Is only a bit Of the doings of many And the knitting that's knit. share, We may buy stamps and bonds ! And.obey ali the rules Of all our wise rulers And all our learned fools. But a home" (Lot him do all he can) Will be quite a bit loss Than the life of a ayer's bit man. ry soldier in khaki man his with Tife- ves not a | A man He re whi We are in for the We must all do our p “I'll enlist in the army Says Jonathan Ha war. 1 i | “We must fight to the end This war we must win, I'll Aight till I'm dead,” b O'Tann. | o | n for reedom won, old Kaiser," son. i eThis war our | Aust sur be I'll fight the s Germa Sa) he | have to think' twice before purchas- | nati th men from all have made this fizht for the flag they have come. ns ir nd the Who Will new To which e are now with the Allies, All the bits that's been done ill ge gathered together In a great big ONE. I w I With the fia Our flag unfuried O'er the largest of forces In all the wide world. of the Allies We will bridle our foes And will vank on the bit; The Yanks are the batance That will force them to guit. | We will bore through their | With our keen-cutting bit And we'll bore till there’s For ,a borer to hit ranks naught | We will fell them with bits Of the best tempered steel Till our foes shall be trodden Well under our heel Though our bits, one by one, Rut a small mite may be Thex'll prepare a great host For a grand victory JAMIIS SHEPARD. { To Mcet German Propaganda. | (Philadeiphia Public Ledger) The nced of definite efforts to coun- teract the world-wide German propa- nda has often been pointed out. it well that so competent a man as | Arthur Woods, lately police commis- { sioner in New York, should have Leen chosen to conduct them. His purpose | will be, not only to set America right wth neutral countries, where German misrepresentation has heon pariteu- larly active, but also to convince our allies that we are In earnest in the | fight for civilizatron. Therc has been Jittle or no misunderstanding of our | position in Fngland. But in France na in Tialy the barrier of languasze < operated to some extent ts. Thus the unavoidable delays in zetting men to France have been used by the of Germany to spread ihe feeling among the French that we {are slackers who never intended to | keep our promises, In Ttaly, too. part- iy as a result of our delay in deciar- ainst Austria, there a we cannot be absolutety All these things hava helped the (German propagandists aterially. It is time that the fruth told beyond all possibility of mis nta | . is ing war feeling that depended upon 1l W Constitution of the United States is| ficial effect for a long time after me‘uo“mpugn_ home, | asainst | LIST OF NEW BOOKS AT THE NEW BRITAIN INSTITOTE All-Highest Goes to Je lated From the Dearborn. cnch by F. ‘olsheviki and the World L. Trotzky. Peace, by j Camion Letters; From American Col- lege Men, Volunteercd Drive the American Field Service France Comrades in Courage Antoine Redier. “This book has been cess in France.” by a great suc- ° » I3 Abvove on Three Years Three Fronts, by on B and Hall. e Germany’s Annexatiomist Aims s Grumbach. . by Mount of Vision: Being a Study Life in Terms of the Whole, Right Rev. Charles H. Brent. ‘At the close of the memorable service in St. Paul's Cathedral American Day, April 20, 1817, while | ‘he words of the Battle Hymn of the Republic were stll ringing in our cars, the Bishop of London asked me to write a book for his people for Lent of the fallowing year. Part of Our Lord’s Lent at least was spent | on a Mount of Viston, where He saw | the evil and chose the good.'-——From the Preface. of by B New Spirit of the New Army; duction by Secretary Joseph H. Odell. Poems des Poilus (in French,) with An Introduction by Robert Her- rick .. Intro- i Prisoner of War in Germany, Care and Treatment, by Dantel J. Mc- Carthy. ““As a technical lent.”—Nation. . report it excel- Shock at the Front. by W. Porter. . v Voices of Our Leaders, by W. M Lewis. the Invasion, With An Humphry by G. Intro- Ward and Yerta, by Mr Six Women and M. duction Trapped in Black Pierce. “A thrilling account of an Ameri- { can girl's wartime adventures in Rus- a, including six weeks' detention as a spy.” Russia, by Ruth Two War Years in Constantinople: Sketches of German and Young Turkish Ethics and Politics, by Harry Stuermer. Fiction. Detective, {.Cleek, Master Henshew. by * s Finding of Norab, ingham E. B. Froth- Henry James, “This story was unfinished at the time of the author's ieath. The notes jake the book much more interest- as one sees how i* developed. Maid, by A, E Honia. - Between Two Worlds, phen McKenna P Barr. by St Vicky Van, by Carplvn Wells Tibravy March number is devoted War Service. of The Play- to community for the war camps of the Anyone having friends will be glad to knew what done Dby civilians to make | leisure hours agrecable and safe for he soldiers Stay-at-home, book -loving ought to feel grateful that they a special part to play in this est war in history. General T kwants tons of reading mattcr The eround vice conntry. training {15 bei people have greal- shing every usalem; Trans- Lieutenant ! on | row | in Your savings Look | The McMillan Store, Inc. 0 “Always Reliable” S | The Mote You Spend Now, the More You are Saving Extra Our Values Big 98c ALE All Dept FOR FRIDAY’S SELLING We Have Added Even Greater Values for Your Choosing Women’s House Dresses | Children’s Wash Dresse Of ginghams in styles fn this sale fo this sale materials by the DRESSES, DRESSES, 49, During for what cost buy the good it would today assortment of Value $1.19 Odd Lots of Women’s Blouses half price an 98¢ cach. you tc 2 for 98c. at 98¢ each, Valu sizes 2 to 6 years, 6 to 14 yvears, 1€ Some at 88c ea.. others 2 for 98c—All at — and but laundered GOOD QUALITY 2 for 98¢, AN less. Some slightly mus: can casily be DRAW Customers are Taking Advantage Of this special offer in New Spring Dress Voiles more than one hundred to choose from, 3 yards for 98C Regularly sold at 39¢ yard. At Our 3rd FloormDrapery and Rug Dept. Many extra values for 98c Friday. CURTAINS, DRAPERY MATERIALS, SASH CUT GLASS. Don’t fail to see them. CURTAINS, RAG RUGS, Taking Advantage of This Sale People were busy stocking up on HQSIERY and KNIT UNDERWEAR, many purchasing next winter's needs, as prices will be much higher in the fall. Others purchasing Spring and Summer weights from our present stock at last season’s prices. Bed Sheets and Towel; You caanot have too many of. Special values here now. The longer you wait the more you pay for them. As we own our present stock much less than we could duplicate it at in today's market. Raincoats in a special Umbrellas Men's and Women's— 98¢, $4.98. COLORED SILK UMBRELLAS, §5 values, choice $4.98 cach. MEN'S UMBRIELLAS, each. price $3.98 sale Tight weight Raincoats for spri and wear at $7.98 cach. Coats that were boug ago for Ma#. st delivery. therefore this bought in teday's market would have each. summer ht months aving. If at $10 $1. 54.98 FACTS ABOUT THE AMERICAN fJAW BY LIEUT. little forts beg are sta- for month. Camps, big and calling for them. Posts, tions, ships and hospitals them A New Britain boy, now in France, | writes his teacher, vho wants to || vend him something: "I don’t need; \go—- nything but a few good books.” Not | 2 bookish boy, bnt one who has sone to work from the grade school ( FITZHUGH GRIEN, 1 The Puny Past i COMMUNICATED. DENIES TIT. Think of claimed a being a do each 1.000 hey Chinaman,” « ed tances x- circledr other from yard complet made, couple of zhtweights - v knock- Oh Ho wi W vhen this vear lion ¢ the horizor 30,000 officer the other a to gunnery day, “and not being ablc throw ALD. JESTE! eggs at your A million examples of meant are at hand > and Alabama. (w dreadnoughts which fought off bours, France, fifty odd years Our countrymen thrilled with acular details of great ancestors whai he dy the Civil Will Not Attempt to Shift bilities of Office. New Britain, Conn., Mar To the Hditor of the Hereld: Will you kindly grant me space in, vour columns to comment on vour edi- torial appearing Tuesday evening headed, “Shifting Responsibiliry,” and to emphaticall state that T by no means intend to shift any of the re- sponsibility incumbent on the office of , when mayor, shouwld I be chosen by the! power will lambaste the voters of this city. 1of our new battle cru In my statement published Satnrday The combined armament of the two I said that 1 would strive to give the mopsters was one 7-inch., one S-inch people an administration compl¥ing and six 32-pounders (Alabama): Lwo with the laws now in force and thesc 1} _inch and five 32-pounde (i laws clearly define the duties of the ' gage). All fired together wouldn't mavor and these I intend to live up 10. pe the bite of a sick flea alongside 1f my acts, should [ occupy this office, , 310 from the dozen 18-inch rifled are open to criticism, the responsi-; gy Smiters we'll be buyinz picture bility witl be minc and niine oniy. Sostenrds SL.ls seni l0ur SweethGarts My idea of an executive board, 1 o eoo (o0 admii. ix a departure from the.prece-| | .'= o0 i dent mow in vogue and a radical . o0 Y S O change from conditions now existing. GO A® RGO ES My one thought in advancing this [ o0 NsiAei. tdea is to explain’ta the public my [SEECE RS 6 ECE desire to obtain and consider advice o iopig they might have slammed from the practical businéss men n our, WOERLE G VS ASTE S o commurity when extraordinary cfe- 1900 mexniDe QUL ELIRE & 2 one another's armament And the by cumstances arige, .obtaining ‘prior to 90¢ MOLESrR ATMEMERL my action as mayor the counsel and Welzht ol ca £ e o advice of men Who may be conversant POUnds. would have threc with the project considered. and then * Whole Dbroadside the act upon my own responsibility for Smooth-bores. the public's good = Responsi- INc shout Wiur Cher- t distant One dis hrou t out hing picture over ind intagonist raceful point hi Captain Wins nch of a knave to ship's side« with steel unsportsmanlike 120 fathoms distance of the very But had the painted t the Alabama Captain Semm threw his in 13, 1918, kn from 2 yard ago. the en- has was tory the ow protect Th Indeed 1 hi how hung a and at of ity el bLoasted horsepower in_her We mike we hear that 150,000 about old undue comment wheezy en- gines, no of anchor chaix 150 feet amidship considerablc horse- for stern sheets s exy he realized hi and the ship cove 0 When loc col wor nd jumped Liter could unhampered 1cht pper whetier swim the Deerhound moder rouldn't tinker enterprise hi blood and threw 173 pro- 0. Had the model heavy- tHat cold awn up or = not so as his would be impri And his be whe would mder bunk mat- tress be tarnishec nitric mokeld mark W the gathering nes me srihy old been next ge their from respect fully M. I. JESTER Yours opportunity or tempor Tattnall s4y a the man only of the one and | Capt reflects, | to itself | ment of per rily important had one i thing he o recall the phrase as af who first used it origin of the phrase i not be repe: however plirasc by high e station S m o leeting chanes right mo the lan One g and for 4 nri Capt. Tattnall’'s Thrase. (Springfield Republican) There are few phrases more decply imbedded in the language of the peo- ple than “Blood is thicker than ter.” The man who coined it has had a destroyér af the N after him—Capt. Josiah Consequently, the Tattnall need all that making ime mean of hizh very clever r (hings pithily. An occasion of 1L moment is necessary phrase 1o catch such an no is enjoved only by people Many humbie folks are 58 Wi fust nam We willi n he gather that the to muke pe has gained lost.—Minneapo ser would be he can keeg Tribune. nf 1ble a and to e P ace it he has a the public e tnall | and ot al, oceasion (.snx will always usually