New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 25, 1918, Page 6

£ NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, MAY 25, 1918. New Britain Yerald. | . HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANT. Proprietors. ssued daily (Sunday excepted) at 4:15 p. M. at Herald Buflding, 67 Church St ntered at the Post Ofce at Naw Britaln as fecond Class Mail Aatter. eltvered bv carrler to any part of the city for 15 rents a week, 65 cents a month ubscription for paper to be sent by mall | payabla in advance, 60 cents a month $7.00 a year. P— - e onlv profitable advertising medium the clity Circulation books and pres roem always open to advertisers. ing | pelled to interferc, | result that for | to | aiions, this latest pic | doomed to failure. ! tempts any | will lea ing to protect Cuba and that she will country better then Cuba until to Mexico we can be com- with the possible American troops intended might have to be diverted have harass France Mexico. But like all stupid German machin- of intrigue is 1t busines Mexico at- she rn that we are ready and will- “monk ot have to deal with an unprepared as has horetofore been the he Herald wiil he found on sale at Hota- | . .. a. ling’s News Stand, 42nd St. and Bros way, New York City; Board Walk, At lantic City, and. Hartford Depot. TELEPHONB CALLS usiness Office ditorfal Rooms Member of the Associated Tress. Associatea Press is exclusively entitled | to the use for republication of all news credite to it or mot otherwise credited in this paper and also the local uews Dublished herein. . America d. tican {{riotic rally LET'S MAKE IT 3 OF A MILLION. AMERICAN TROOPS FOR TTALY. Most gratifying to Italy the announcement msde yesterday by Secretary of War Balkem at a pa- in celebration of Italy- that units of the Amer- be fighting with Italian must be army will to soon shoulder shoulder i iroops against the forces of the cen- i tral pow Italy was gratified, no doubt, at the many enthusiastic dem- onstr: the numerous fine speeches madethroughout this coun- try vesterday in her honor, but natur- tions and ally she will welcome most of all the | claring that we will | when we send our boys to fight in the Justice and mercy shall hold the reigns of power, and the up- ward avenues of hope shall ree to all the people. BIENJAMIN HARRISON. 4 OF A MILLION. $100,000,000, comes be T'S MAK Foday the an- | ncement that contributions to the pleasing ond Red Cross campaign have ex- ided the quota of $100,000,000 jich this country was asked to fur- With two more days in which gecure additional donations the to- | on Monday, when the driwe comes jan end, ought to be at least $125,- ,000. he country at large has v splendidly to the appeal of Without a doubt great etus was given the campaign | pugh the casualty lists, which have Ih pouring in daily during the past hths, and which brought the war © to us as nothing else has done. | people of the United States were ight to a realization of the grim- of when they scanned the Ispapers every morning and eve- yond- the | b Cross. war and read the names of blood re- pns or friends who had fallen in That was the best appeal that d be made, and it was answered deserved to be answered. pw Britain has kept pace with the try. It has done far better than at many communities of its size e, even better, proportionately, than p cities which exceed it in popu- n. © response to the second Red campaign guarantee that bng as the war lasts this noble ization will be furnished with he funds it may require. And if ks once more, or twice, or a red times more, it shall not ask is a in, E MAKE IT % OF A MILLION. CUBA AND MEXICO. the relations fxico has announced of diplomalic Therefore, Mexico must bel ded ffom now on with even er skepticism than heretofore, @ all her protestations as to our Department that she means to ve’ Strict neutrality. hofif fany provocation whatso- at least as far the public b of, Mcxico has seen fit to break blations with a country which bined the Allies in their fight to he world of Kaiserism. The bn government takes pains to the Cuban government that bars her no ill will but that, in- as Cuba is engaged in war, sever- with as nce the two governments have atic problems which can cause nces, it seems advisable to dis- e relatons. There are no spe- | itations of differences, and no | charges of any violation on Mexico's alleged neu- the official communi- like a trouble. | part of fact, Mexico sounds in from excuse for seeking lcan be no doubt that Germany nd the whole affair. It is a | of common knowledge that hds . of German reservists are ent in that Carranza ms friendly feelings for the | that the German diplomats in | have their hand every bit rnmental machinery, and that ntry as a whole, while assum- | trality, is willingly or unwill- permitting the Kaiser's agents n there. We have not forgot- bait offered by the Hun gov- t to Mexico in the notorious | man note which was appre- by our secret service. We blind to the fact that most of uprisings were financed nan money. And we are fully Mexic, in xican at Germany would like noth-‘LET‘s MAKE IT % OF A MILLIU.\’,I . of her entrance into the war. | few | national obpects, { the world, English, | of six of its sincerity in de- stand by her actual proof of our mountains of Italy against the in- vader. Tt was particularly appropri- ale that the Secretary's announce- ment could be made on the day when Italy observed the third anniversary Only a govern- at weels ago the Italian ment made it known informally Washington that the presence of Am- erican troops in Iltaly would be most desirable. It has not taken long to respond to that request. Our boys are going there, and their presence will not only strengthen the morale of their Italian Allies but they will also play no small part in ridding the country of the enemy. As Secretary Baker said, England, France, Italy and the United States are not four nations seceking separate but we are four parts of the civilized world united to preserve the world's highest posses- sion. ‘“And the real value of sending American troops to Italy lies in that we ‘will make of that portion of the line what the French portion now is, a-composite of the civilized nalions of French, Italian nd American, fighting together with a community of interests, a commun- ity of sacrifice, a common determina- tion and a common courage, in order that they ay secure a common victory for the benefit of all mankind.” MAKE IT % OF A MILLION. THE DRAFT DRAGNET. A few days ago Tederal agents swooped down upon New Haven and gathered in hundreds of men who happened to be in their clubrooms, in theaters ,restaurants, and other pub- places. Those apprehended were compelled to produce their classifica- tion certificates and if they could show to the satisfaction of the au- thorities that they were not evading the draft they were released without farther ado. But those who had wil- fully evaded service, in other words, the slackers, were put through a grill- ing and will have to take their pun- ishment. Yesterday a simlilar raid was carried out in Hartford, with like results. There was no distinction of persons, and a goodly number of slackers was rounded up. This activity on the part of govern- ment representatives is in harmony with the latest announcement of Gen- eral Crowder who intends to see to it that no man in the draft age who is engaged in a non-essential occupation can continue in that position. He niust find work which will help to win tlie war or he must fight, And that is as it should bhe. MAKE IT % OF A MILLION. LET Work or fight. We disagree with those who refer to the House Committee on Waysand Means as a Kitchin Kabinet. An editorial in the esteemed Mer- iden Journal advises a reader, who asked an opinion on the point, never to ask for a kiss. Which must be | very interesting to ye ed’s better half. The Bristol Press appears with a flag bearing six stars in honor men who are following the flag. Congratulations to our ad- mired contemporary and may every one of the six come hack safely. servi Well, if they draft the ball players, the President will en- joy any more ball games at the Cap- itol. Yesterday he attended one for the first time in two vears, and Gandy exhibition which went innings to a dr not be able to w. FACTS AND FANCIES, The rule is that nobdy can hit any thing with a revolver except himsclf ot a friend.—Capper's Weekly. n Ohio man has cut off his long whiskers to prove he is a patriot. ‘We don’t know whether that proves it or not, but it's a step. celebrating Clean-Up proper way. ian, Week Paterson Pr in ss-Guard- “My heart is in cried rapturou vour keepir . She snuggled a little closer. “I'm glad to know your Teart is in the right place” she re- plied—Philadelphia Record. the hoo is also war.—Baltimore The woman helping to American. with win the The new 24-cent stamp is a novelty which will be bought by many. The prosaic Thrift Stamp is a necessity which should be bought by all.—New York Sun. As further proof that channel is not blocked, are able to send out wireless ings to the U-boats to seek other harbor.—Springfield Union. the Perhaps Mr. Borglum may have the distinction of adding a new word to the language. The verhi¥'to bor- gle” is quite expres ing is perfectl News and Couricr. clear.—Charleston There 18 to us no mystery in the case of the Chicago tailor who was found shot to death in his shop. All the police need to do is to find the customer with a wrinkle in the back of his coat.—Capper's Weekly. There is roo for improvement in most things, but even the can’t do much with the hand of fate. Give war gardening a Latin name and the family physician would be safe in prescribing it for many of his patients.—Toledo Blade. Some clubs and —Chicago News. ause scolding ‘wive In view of the success of the first concrete ship, “Faith,” they might call the second one “Works.”——Prov- idence Journal. cholas Romanoff, formerly of Pet- rograd, having been allowed to choose exile in Rumania or exile in Switzer- land, has chosen the latter. The neced for an adequately equipped and cen- trally located Old Kings' Home be- comes more and more pressing.—New York Sun. Director General McAdoo may be 111, as is said, but no sick man could have fired every railroad president in the United States five years ago.— York World. those entitled to vour sym- those Lyon county young mmust explain through the campaign why they are striving fo an office in the court house inste: of going after jobs as corporals.— Fmporia Gazette New Among pathy ar men who MY HOME ACROSS THE —o0 The guns were roaring loudly, There were flashes in the sky. And everywhere around me T could hear a dreadful cry. was not for a sweetheart, It was in a different plea ‘Twas for a gray haired mother, Who lived across the sea It At last the guns were silent, Which meant we were over the top, What was that I saw hefore me But one of our lads drop, I rushed to where he had fallen To see who it may be, I was stricken for a moment, My pal, from o'er the sea. it was His eves were growing gla. His breath was coming fast, He tried to say a word or two Which may have been his last. He sald when this war is over, Will you do this much for me, Go to the place I love so well, My home across the sea. You will find a little lady, Who is gentle kind and sweet, For she is my dear mother, Who you have come to meet, And if T am not spared to see her, Just tell her this for me: I died becausc I loved her, And my home across the sea, —ERNEST C. WILCOX. I boy in the trenches, some- in France.) (Co. wiere Japan’s Help in Siberia. (From the Tokio Nichinichi.) Japanese mobilization in Siberia will have no effect on the situation in the west. It will be like drop- ping eye mediclne from the upper story of a house. ATTO INVESTIGATION. Council Committee Hard at Work Business in Hand. on The committee authorized by the common council to investigate the proposed purch police pa- trol and service car U at work. The police commission has heen asked to permit local dealers to go over the present cars as regards the value of them and the cost for repa Some of the committee members rode out in the patrol vesterday afternoon. Kear that the Reo chassis would not be sufficient for the patrol body has been set at ease the salosman, who larantees that feature. The dealer wlso guarantees a speed of 40 miles an hour with the patrol and 45 miles an hour with the service car and he stands ready to demonstrate that for the benefit of the council committce, special by Anyway he's | the | Ostend | the Germans | sive andifs mean- | manicure | ome scolding wives cause clubs. | ’ = Town Topics! i) \lmmost every day some one comes to the question: “When we pay out taxes in July, period of the this pay for? I am about to sell my tax collector's office with this what year does | property and T want to make an ad- Jjustment with the buyer in regard to the division of the coming tax. Strange as it may seem, there is really no law that covers this point. The as ment i | tax r s set at the city te meeting in | of every ye: The majority of law. | vers and real estate men who are con- | tinually working on property say that it covers the period from the October in which the assessment is laid until the following October, as it | is an unrecorded lien upon the prop- erty from the time the property is as- | sessed. {mame of the owner of October 1st and if it is personal property he while if it is real estate the tax fol- | lows the property, no matter how many times it changes hands. Many others claim that the tax coming due this July pays from April, 1918 to April, 1919, their argument being that the money raised from this col- lection is used for the city’s expenses for this fiscal year. Others who have had little experience in these matters think that July to July is the proper way to figure and that |~ Quite often when a ~taxpayer has been given this information he will ay: “Don’t you think it is about time that some city official got busy and straightened this matter out so that we may know positively what we are paying for?” But all lawyers agree that nothing can be done to make it more clear. The city is not vitally in- terested as it looks to the proper for the tax as to what each shall pay. Few people redlize the power that is given the tax collector so that he may | force the payment of a tax. The war- | vant that is signed by the m. and annexed to the rate book reads as fol- lows: “To the Collector of Taxes of the City of New Britain, Greeting: necticut, you are hereby commanded forthwith to collect of each person tion of the same, as therein being a tax laid by the City of Britgin toe & w ing purposes to wit: “A tax of 16 1-2 mills on the habitants and property within for the follow- in- the | city, and a tax of 4 mills on the in- | babitants and property within the | second taxing district of said city, to defray the burdens and expen of said city for the current vear. If any person fails to pay portion of said tax on demand, you are to levy upon his goods and chattels, and dispose of the same as the directs, and after satisfying said tax and the lawful charges, return the surplus, if any, to him; and if such | goods and chattels do not come to his real estate and sell enough there- of to pay his tax and the cost of levy, and . glve to the | thereof: or take the body of said per- son, and him commit unto the keeper of the jail of said county, within the prison, who is hereby commanded to rveceive and safely keep him until he shall pay said sum, together with your | fees, or be discharged in due course of 1aw.” While to the average citizen this continual controversy as to the pa. ment period of taxes seems unim- portant, real estate men tell us that | countless deals have fallen through simply because the contracting parties could not agree upon a date. —W. 8. 8. Would you give an extra dollar to > a life? Think this over serious- Iy and a you | your boy or your friend who may at | Man’s Tana: It is not too late you can give more, do so. —W. s Just 25 years ago this week the Herald printed the following items: May 19: Farmers on Meadow Mountain and in Kensington and Berlin expect a record crop { peaches this year. The Northend another school is needed at once in the southwestern section. Thompson became a Mystic Shriner | at the meeting in Bridgeport yester- | day May the Ru 20: One of the employes of ell & Erwin factory is tak- ing orders for coal to be delivered in August at $5 per ton, and many are giving him their orders. George P. Cooley and Augustus P. Collins have sold property at the cor- | ner of Beaver and Lafayette streets to the Y. M. T. A. & B. society. A {total of 455 dogs have been registered | thus far this season. Sunday May The Jonathan Hart erty in Kensington was totally stroyed .by ing a loss of about $15,000. Yester | day a Herald man visited every barber shop in town and found them all open and doing business, giving rise to the idea that barbers ought to | have one day a week to themselves. | The public is demanding that park 22 States hotel in Hartford, has assumed | management of the Elm Tree Inn in Farmington Mrs. James H. Minor has presented to Horace W. l2ddy of the New Britain uable diamond the late year: May 23: Hermann Doerr is mak- ing preparation for the grand opening of Mountain Grove on Decoratior day. R. M. Dame and Percy £mith rode to Middletown on their bicycles srday to see the game between Yale and Wesleyan. The New Britain wueber & Coal company offers Old which her father, 1dy, wore for 40 ring Horace | Camp, Ox Sheldon, Al Hine, ¥7. Peck, laid in October, the |, { March and the tax is payable in July | e deals ! The property is listed in the; is the | man that the city looks to for the tax, | ! New Britai i club, the payment | in July is for the year just completed. | Meadow avenue as this spring. | fares there is a high bank will possibly save a life. b it is purely a matter of | bargai v e . el R O Ui s eret LIV | St e R S e e S “By authority of the state of Con- | named. in the annexed list, his propor- | stated, | New | | police have kept a close watch on the | limits of the first taxing district of said | | diamonds would afford more pleasure his pro- | | prove its qualities immensely. law | | tions and ordering that all men within [ Your knowledze, you are to levy upon | 0| | purchaser a deed | think just remember | | this moment be lying wounded in No | to | give to the Red Cross and if you fool | yo! Shuttle | and Rockwell schools are filled and | A L. | prefers fighting to being enclosed be- | hours a day. undelivered, | ! liams, | one prop- | de- | fire Saturday night, caus- | benches be placed about Central Park. | 3. Ryan, proprietor of the United | National bank a val- | Compauy's Lehigh coal at $6.5) per ton, delivered. May 24: George Lampson has en- tered the employ of the Savings Bank James E. Cooper has been elected to the Delta Kappa iipsilon society at Yale. Yesterday the thermometer tered 90 dogrees in the shade. Walter Hart, Tom Malone; ort ¥. Tomlinson and R. Coup are local boys entered in the interscholastic meet ¢n June 10. Gracie, the s old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Baum of Winter street, en- her young friends at a arty yesterday. Michael Miss Katie married June 14, greatest circus will hie here tomorrow and the citi- | zens are advised to keep their w dows ‘locked as the haugerz-on arv liable to steal anything they can i thelr hands on. W. S S Signaller Tom Skeyhil of the Australians has told us that it h&sl been the failure of the civilian army | behind the fighting army that h caused the failures of the Allies. Let | n do a right about and lead the charge of the civilian army that | will again turn the tide toward \\c-i tor Red Cross, War Savings Cer- | tificates and Thrift Stamps all help. —w. Because of the large number of home gardens in that district, and be- cause of the locality of the Country there has been as much | traftic, and such traffic, over Lincoln street Shuttle At the these two thorough- which en- tirely shuts off the view on either street and unless this bank is re- | moved, and it woula cost little to do it, the papers some night will carry a big headline of a fatal accident there. A few loads of dirt in time tertained birthday May P. Leghorn Sheehan will Barnum & the world be in never speedy ension and intersection of W. 8. 8,.— After two years the cemetery com- appreciated repairs at the entrance to Fairview cemetery on Smalley street. A neat concrete drive and gutter has been installed. An excellent im- provement which is not passed un- noticed. W. S. S. General Crowder’s order compelling fortune tellers to fight or work will have but little effect in this state, due to the bill introduced four years ago by Senator G. W Kilett which pro- hibits fortune tellers from operating here. During the past week a for- tune teller was refused permission to ply her trade at the carnival and the East street Gypsy camp. -W. 8.— The tennis courts in Walnut Hill park are being kept in good condition and a little care given to the baseball for the lovers of tnis sport. A few days’ work on the outfield would im- new order classifying The Crowder rom certain General occupa- the draft age who are employed thus must either change their occupation and go to work at some productive job or join the army has caused no little consternation among the younger store clerks and others in the now hanned employments here In the local clothing stores are a large num- ber of young men working as clerks and, if the order is strictly enforced, these will have to give up their jobs by July 1 and seek productive employ- ment under pain of being inducted into the army. This, despite their cl ification or exemption claims The same holds true in a number of saloons where the cler are within the draft age and likewise a number of local young men, known as loafers, gamblers, pool room hangers on, and followers of fairs, will have to go to work, some of them for the first time } in their lives. It is surprising to note the howl of protest that has already arisen here. One well known store cler who has been very patriotic verbally, and who is out of the arr by virtue of deferred classifica- tion, sent up a terrible yelp when he heard the mews. Fie at first decided | he would not go to work in a factory, but finally changed his mind and said he would—if the government would give him a job here where he could drawn down §35 or 340 per week. Another young man, a bartender. did not object strenuously to the order but he did object to working in a fac- tory. As soon as this becomes effec- tive, he declares, he is going to apply for induction into the service as he hind four brick walls for nine or ten | High | faiulty | the proud pe i of his day: —W. S. - Among the other floats .that at- acted attention in Saurday’s parade was the Stanley Works', depicting a Dbattlefield scene and field al. | It is interesting to note that Lou Wil- | a veteran of this war and now employed at the Stanley Works, was of the chief workers in ar- ranging this float. Mr. Williams served the British army until invalided | home. A German bullet struck him in the temple, grazing his left eye and causing blindness and the rific ball | ared the pupil of that eye. —W. S. S— The New Haven road is installing a. | new system of grade crossing warn- ings, consisting of a medium d, black and white, post some distance from the crossing announcing its proximity. A small lantern, installed in front of the sign, is designed to illuminate it at night, that the traveler | will see it and be warned in time. However, the lantern burns kerosene and the illumination is negligibie and ! at a distance the sign hardly to be lighted. In almost stance these lights could by electricity and their would be increased mightily Traffic Supervisor Clarence phere is greatly in favor of Council- | man Charles Gillin's resolution call- for the withdrawal of the ordin- | ce which orders the diagonal pagk S in appears every in- be lighted efficiency | Lam- | {in principle inspired the greatest liv- | | tur.” | ful 1 ing of all cars left in front of the Cen- ter church. The street is hardly wide enough to permit this sort- of | parking, especially since a driver has | to back in and out several times to | get the proper angle and if more traffic, including a trolley car, is | coming there is uncalled for conges- tion, according to Officer Lamphere, who has made a study of the condi- tions. Many people, who favor this resolution, also think the time is not far away when the city will enact an ordinance making Main street a “one street”” south of the National | Bank corner. Many feel that vehicles going north should use the strect to ihe east of the park and south bound traffic should use the east side en- tirely. Some of the merchants might object to this, but one thing is cer- tain and that that no vehicles should be allowed to drive north on Main street, ‘between the tracks and the safety zone in front of the Y. M. (. A., when cars are receiving and discharging passengers. Likewise, traffic ought to be prevented from cutting around the zone of safety at the south end of the park when the s are at the terminus. Much to the annoyance of some of thie men themselves, many people in- sist on calling school teachers and principale, especially those in the school, by the name of Profes- So—and—So. This is entirely | wrong as the only man who muy rightly be called a professor who has been given a chair in the of some unfversity or college, Rut as erroneous as it is to call local teachers professors, it is absolutel: absurd to call dancing instructors, cte., by that term. W. 8. 8. The new issue of the telephone di- rectory has arrived, but is not the most convenient copy the corporation has ever sent out. Not only is it im- possible to turn instantly to the town in which a subscriber lives, inasmuch as the pages are not cut, hut also the names, in their alphabetical ovder, are run in together with no semblance of a break between A, B, etc. —W. 8. 8 William B. Rossberg of Hawkins street feels almost as good as though he had resurrected his last year's sult and found a $400 bill tucked away in an inside pocket. In read- ing a book review published by the New York Times he read an account of the sale of a copy of ‘“Seneca’s Morals” of the first issue, in 1817, for $400. Looking through his own li- Lrary, Mr. Rossberg also found a copy of Seneca's Morals, 1817 issue, which he had picked up a few years ago for 25 cents. Incidentally, this work is the first ever published by the Harper company. COMMUNICATED. LET'S DEAL WITH THE PRESI . sor is one Joseph G. Mann Believes Past History of Germany Wiped Off Slate. New Britain, May 24, 1918, To the Editor of the Herald: Befor we allow pride to extol human ancestry, we should be sure that we ourselves are not the victims of a false charity. A really honest man today is an honest man tomor- row, becau honesty is the embodi- ment and expression of Principle, which changés not; but if a man, by his changes to the bad, proves only to have been policy-honest, what 1s there about his seélf-exposure 14 meanness and weakness that we should honor? So with a nation! I should no more think of teaching American children of German ancestry the German lan- guage in honor of ‘“The German TFathers” than I should think of con- demning, finstead of honoring, the wisdom of the great Master for His penetrating - spiritual insight whereby He detected the vile eonsciousness of sonal pretenders of his | time who were also quick to recount the superiority of Father Abraham to cloak their own growing, latent mur- derous intent. The law treats a man who murders, rapes, and tramples under foot =ail that civilization holds dear, as an in- tolerable culprit, and not according to the good reputation of an ancestor. The Master, though himself a Jew but more, a man of principle four- square—said to the unprincipled Jev “Ye are of your father, the devil.” From that moment of righteo judgment, how . much just pride mained for the Pharisee in the guage of devils? Hebrew, becaus devils used it, became. from then on a dying language, and it is today a dead language, except in so far as Christianity has preserved the letter of the inspired word. Students in the future may still study and learn German, but posterit must always despise the language of a despised despot; and science, and art, poetry and music—indeed, all that in the progress of civilizatton, under Christianity, makes for the happiness, true peace and prosperity of univer: mankind- 1 be written and ex pressed in the language of the nations that loved most, whose steadfastness ing sacrifices for the good of all, and whose virtue is that kindling spark of God. so practically with us as to de- feat the devil and all his angels, the Kaiser and his subservient hordes, spite of every insane determination on their part to force upon the world an enslaving, unscrupulous German “Kul- The good-natured (?) quietness of those whose sympathy secretly is with the enemy, with whom they claim or admit inherited or other justitiable re- lationship, is painful to me—so pain- | feel I must cry out the more loudly to atone for their lack, and to awaken them to their present duty Germans in this country should not hide, from the wrath of *“Uncle am.” A Liberty bond or donation to the Red Cross should not be their pinch of incense, to satisfy official pressure upon them. They should not only grudgingly stop singing “Wacht Am Rhine,” but more gladly should they now sing ‘“The Star Spangled Banner.” as 1 cit ¢ this who is not in some positive way fight? ing for the wunqualified victory ef democracy, and that is the native wits prides himself on his fortunate birti s gelf-evident proof-of his loyalty; the o-called business man whose heart, i such an hour as this, is in hi purse— the cadaverous profiteer! To win the war profitably to cntire world, we should all give con- stant and progressive proof of our lovalty to principle. Our soldiers on the merciless firing line are constant- Iy facing death for our sak Are we doing as much for them, if our loyalty is so weak as to do little to discomfit the home foe—the profitegr, the pacifist, the pro-German, all of whom, either bliglly or maliciously, help to prolong th¢ awful confliet? The soft-hearted loyalty which still believes that an enemy can be pla- cuted by negativeness, is more inimis cal to our government than all opef cnemies « Today nothing can be taken for granted except the divine fact that God reigns, despite the world-evi- dence to the contrary, the inde- scribable Teutonic or barbaric devil- t1y; and our faith in God's reign if not justified by any form of deadness, but only by a wise, loving, uncom- promising activity in co-operation with all friendly cross-bearer: What a transcendent wave of 1 alty would cheer all truc American hearts, if all made-in-Germany sym- pathy in America were treated by ens, and even sojourners, a# treasonable; and all reforms néces- to prove the unity of a hotero- geneous population were made vol- untarily, rather than under constraint of the strong arm of the law! How much more noble, in this crueial hour, for instance it would be fof the leader of a German Singerbund to lead off in the raising of potatofs for ourselves and our Allies, than to lead his fellows in the raising of thejr voices in German song. Certain it is that nothing German will help us to win the war! Therefore the Ger- nian language, music, poetry, and thé boasted “‘German thoroughness” only camouflage the machinations of a na- tional evil—a brutality demonstrat- ing the educated total depravity which impiously ignores even inter- national law. To win the sary President Wil son has rightly said we must at any cost, we must put under foot every- thing that savors of the enemy. Bven German efficiency is not worthy of emulation, for the Germans excel iff] the efficiency of evil, wh s the thoroughness and surpassing efficien- cy of Americans must be in good;— to do good, to the subduing of &¥il Trustworthy fellow-countrymen of America, of whatever nationality, es- pecially Germans or descendants of our present worst enemy, will in thi# testing hour not delay to demonstréate a loyalty which is open, outspoken, active and aggressive. Loyal ‘eiti- zens are legally required to expose td the proper authoritics all lurking disloyalty, and admonition of thé scripture concerning him who is fgt sound of doctrine hints what should be our treatment of him who is &till unfaithful and disloyal enough to bé& Jukewarm . and negative—''Recéivg him not into your house, neither bid him God-speed. For he that biddeth him God-specd is partaker of his evil deeds.’ war, as JOSEPH G. MANN. THIRD LIBERTY LOAN. Committee Expresses Thanks to Her< ald for Co-operation. M 4 The New: Brit Cit Dear At the last meeting of the Liberty Lean committee of ew Britain, a vote was passed expressing to you the committee’s appreciation for your efforts in furthering the sale of Lib- ty Loan Bonds. Very truly vours, J. C. LOOMIS, Secretary, Liberty an Committee. EVENTS‘ '@HGHT raudeville and super Lyceum theater. >r photoplays, . High cl Yox's theater. ama, Moving pictures vaudeville, eney’s theate uncil, Jr. O. U. A. 0. U. A. M. hall. Chamberlain M., meets in Jr. Vega I Vega society 5 in Sergcant Howard Blinn of the 302d Field Hospital Corps at Camp Devens is“home for a week-end furlough. Stanislaus St and wife have sold property on Horace street to Joseth Koncewicz and wife. Mict Wollich has property on Putnam stre phine Wollick and others. Stasuliewicz transferred to ael Jose- KING'S HERALDS, of children, to he ng's Heralds was or- afternoon at Trin- Mecthodist church with mem- S ofiicers chosen are: Presi- dent, Alice Pittsinger; vige president, Deming Hewitt; secretary, Dorothy Kent; treasurer, James Hewitt; pian- Leila Bill A new known as the nized yester society ELY A\ SHIPBUILDER. Gordon J. Ely, who was in of the office of the Hartford Manufacturers’ association city, has enlisted in building service and has on his duties at a shipyard, where in Connecticut charge County bureau in the ship- entered up- some-~ M. T. WHIT Accord the condition Tremont s VERY TLL, to advices received today, of Michael T. White of reet. the well known busi- To me, there only one creature more despicable than the half-hearted ness man, White is at St. I¢ nsidered serious. M, ancis’ hospital, Hart