New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 27, 1918, Page 8

momentous ial communi- ason to be- groat jubilation | an the part link in the | powers to- | g it is not it- of jesent W & offects be. ikewis use by utright, we may up on ng ex- forces in 1y ais- most . A anR if F'a groat {part ffger of anniila- ‘4 \ " Bulgars is ve s‘erat(‘d or ina- One | it | "NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1918. THE PHANTOM BELLS. e I like to that folk died beneath man yoke Have found a streets of But like the ola, Where . peasants, and their Live once a less liv think all the simple Who the grinding Ger- heaven, not with gold villages of they knew hearty barghers wives, in theix simple, blame- I hope the cities wa The homestes devoid, murdered again Within some spirit world be ken. These nly destroyed, Is now of life and love Th trees, all flourish once ond our dead would wish no heaven all ow geni just homelike they used to know. ‘With scenes Not gates of pearl and gold, I hope their yearning spirit eyes be- hold, But peaceful ing kine, Grain in the reaping, fruitage on the . vine, Orchard. a-hloom springtime sends— May all greet them miliar friends. jasper set in pastures, fields of low- with beauty these like fa- And all the bells that pealed so sil- ver-clear— I know their echoes that sphere. Bells of Termonde and Rheims, many more— They will ring out more clearly than before French or walk below, as they did not veetly haunt and For Flemish folk who Just Not long oh bells—and long Since here on earth you played your ago, vet so | resentatives make their record on the ! very long ago. country wants neither. Neither should be inflicted. There is already worry enough, and waste inheres in such turbulence as is now raging. The elections are political revenue measure not. Taxes are being laid for the support of the war, and politics has no part or lot in the Let Se and Rep- | and the war. tors ure without lves. If into law good. to mea themse ted and regard to votes for the measure can be before election day, If not, let November | September and October On no account should a covering election day, members from There can- ena well be for rece with a view of em rrassment would be no votes for either es or parties in dodging re is rough going ahead for casure It is threatened in House, and certain in the Senate. Mr. Smoot who has taken the place of the late Mr. Aldrich as his party’s leader the Senate on questions of tariff m, pronounces the | me threatened in the ities”, and he is preparing to so as- sail it when the house sends it over. added debate. be tak saving at the pol the the in Emergency Rations. (Philadelphia Record) | One million ‘“iron” rations have been ordered by our Government. In the rapid pursuit of the Germans our men must often get too far ahead of their commissary service and it is es- sential that the emergency ration should be carried by all troops ad- st the retreating Teu- 1t they may be provided for to the extent of at least one day if the kitchens on wheels do not keep up with them. BUTEH WILL BRAIN INUNDATED LANDS GOVERNOR HOLCOMB AT THE BERLIN FAIR [ i |8 ¥ His Excellency Cancelled Pressing Engagement in New Haven Governor’s day postponed from yes- terday, was held tod 1t the Berlin air grounds. Governor Holcomb was scheduled to arrive on the grounds at 2:30 The program called speech by His Excellency Judges' stand. He will then the exhibits. In order to at the fair, in which he takes a special pride, he had to cancel an important engagement tn New Haven. governor and his staff will inspect the exhibits immediately addre Those who come to the fair on Sat- urday arve destined to have a double treat. The horse racing events carded for toc will be run off tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. Today's racing events are those scheduled for yester- day. The holding of the races in the morning will leave the track free for the athletic meet for the state cham- pionships These events will be under the auspices of St. Joseph's Y. M. A A. and a license from the A. U. There are twelve events on the pro- gram and they will start promptly at 2 o'clock. The grounds were in excellent con- dition today, despite the heavy rain fall. All hands ‘“‘turned to” as they say in the navy, early this morning and any accumulation of water was drained off and shavings were spread. Wedding Bells. The army and navy representatives charge of the government exhibit the merchant’s building were treated to a and at the 1y in for 23 inspect | he present | The | after making his | SHOWING OF COATS, SUITS, DRESSES AND SKRTS Our garments are exclusive. Prices most reasonable for re- liable Fabrics and Workmanship. The usual high standard of THE McMILLAN STORE Garments is fully maintained, the New Fall Models are here for your choosing. T et vom - zacn $20.00 ¥ ™ $55.00 THE NEW SUIT o $12.50 UP TO $45.00 .. $17.50 ™ $35.00 Priced From . WOOL J CHARMING SILK DRF od 3 SRGE DRE Unmatc] » SATURDAY § $12.50™ ~ able Values Extremely smart for Fall and PRICED Winter Wear. PRICED $25.00 ™ $32.50 " The Wool Dress Skirts | at vesper song! i Spray your sweet melodies upon air Of that new world, surprise yesterday the | were permitted to get in on the cul- Basin of Zuider Zee-to Be Turned | minadon of a napps romance. . Sor- geant Henry Bauman, whose legal meet in prayer, Imo Farmlafid residence is in Washington, D. C., quicken with delight, dear bells, and Miss Ruth Haas, whose parents and say e live in Paterson, N. J., were married. | § “Hail to the happy bride who walks T Miss Haas joined Sgt. Bauman this | § bot the teRritories he prized so high- @l A o, project ;‘:tci:eM\]xI:‘n-h‘e n];l:ft‘:o: xe;z\;%axm:un\lr::] 44,000 and will add 1440 | 105 charge of the medical corps ex- acres of tillable soil to the area of | yipits and has travelled about the Holland, and which will require 33 | sountrs for several months, He ex vears u‘vr):"wln‘l’yl\H""- Ul\“ DI E’”‘; pects that at the conclusion of the ernment has begun preliminary Work | present tour he will be assigned to a of draining the Zuider Zee:l A com- |3/0chiia) unit and sent overseas. mission has been named to take the E ATt e stora After E necessary steps for the commence- | ment of construction work, under au-| Bright and early this morning when he sun made its appearance, the thorization of an act passed by both : houses of the Dutch legislature, which | workers at the fair proceeded to re- move all traces of the rain. Water received the Royal signature June 14, 1918, according to a report from | was drained off places where it accu- mulated and sawdust and shav Commercial Attache Paul L. Edwards , at The Hague was used abundantly. The wind ! The work of n lent its ald and the grounds were of the Zuider Zee into fields and gar- | in fine condition in a few hours. The race track ought to be improved dens divid into two distinet that her | phases: First, the building of a |as a result of the rain in which event the racing tomorrow will be better. |+ ces made | great 18-mile dike from the Island | “Battleplanes Coming” of Wieringen to a point near the town 3 of Priam on the coast of the province There was excitement all about the of Fr nd; and, second, the con- | grounds yesterday afternoon when Di- struction of four dikes within the sea | rector Robert O. Clark announced and the draining and reclaiming of | that the battleplanes were coming. the land in back of these barriers. | 1In a telephonic communication with | g The average depth of water which | the field at Mineola he learned that the great dike will encounter is about | the planes were about to start and feet below mean average sea |the news spread. Later he received a level. The height of the dike itself | telephone call to the effect that after | above sea level will run from 18.9 feet | yiaking a start the aviaors found o 1045 S weather conditions unfavorable at the The body of the main dike will|g)titude at which they were to fly and consist of sand on a body of brush | tpov turned back. and stone, with a surface covering i 2 again, for the fourth time after his|of clay, and the outside lateral sur- Athletic Mcet Saturday. fifth successful suicide. One of these | face will be faced with a basalt rip- [ °/Tomorrow the chief event will be days that fellow will attempt to cross | rap. A double-track railroad will run | the athletic meet for the state cham- the street in front of an automobile, | along the dike on the inside. This! pionships. Commissioner William F. then it will be all off with him.— | cla¥ for the surface will be dredged ! representing the A. A. U, Greenwich News and Graphic. from the bottom of the Zuider Znez obtained a license for St. Joseph’s = and also will he transported from the M. A. A, so that any regords estab- lished in meet will“stand until broken. There are twelve events on island of Wieringen as waste ma- the program and about 70 different terial of a canal that will be under construction ther The total volume contestan The championship events will be as follows. of the dike imated to be about 39,238,000 cubic yards. The estimat- ed cost of the dike proper about 100" yards dash. $11,256,000. 220 yards. dast Although the completion 880 Yards da entire project wil require 1 mile run. 53,600 acres comprising the 440 y h, avail- Running bread jump fifteen 5 mile run. | tion of reclaiméd land will able for cultivation within vears. cperts assure the Hollanders 12 pound shot put. that the soil will be fertile, as, after TER i dstoaan Mior the great dike has cut off the sea, | pounds the Zuider Zee gradu will turn | © 300 yards dash, High School boys. fresh, owing to the continual empty- 00) s Gaaki oity chanibTonetis: InEfintofttio Bf trebhaiys ter DG The names of the officials who will Several important fishing villages, | 50t at the meet will be found in an- ;’\‘llch :l' \01](;!111(\}"1 ]J;HI Marken \‘\Xl]l other calumn. no longer touched by water, so the ’ . Come Despite Rain. Government has promised that cial laws shall providing | There was a pretty good attendance for adequate indemnification of the | at the groun yesterd despite the fisherm nd providing funds for |rain. The evening crowd was not so the removal and re-establishment of | large as the day crowd, owing to the their industry on the North Sea shower that came up just about the The government expects to receive | time the New Britain crowd was about to leave. about $13 per acre per year as ren- tal for the reclaimed soil. Tonight there will be a mardi gras | - | celebration Fun and frolic along the midway will be the order for the | evening, Fair Grounds On Wet Day. Fair grounds on a wet day are far from being a disinteresting spot. While the rain is falling it did much of the time yesterday and up- set all the calculations for a fine day with Hi Excellency, Marcus Hol- comb present, the farmers present with live stock gathered and swapped The ability of sailors to spin nothing on those farmers. B. Palmer of Nor- wich and Nate Beardsley of Roxbury | have had years of .experience in farming and showing at state fairs | and how they have contested in state fairs—particula the Berlin fair, for many years. Their conversation related to cattle strength’ test Between these two farmers for several years there has | been keen rivalry in the raising of oxen and steers.of amazing pulling strength. The honors covering a period of ten years are ahout equal There is a dispute over which of them had the on the other and Dickman .... 2 it has been ided that whichever 2 wins the tests this vear will be titled to the championship for year. The oxen of the heavyweight ¢ pull four or five tons in these tests. s &l red in the %ht on the | Of the reliable staple wool fabrics. Also new novelty ; many entral powers only when fancy Wool Dress Skirts amongst our Fall Showing. , $5.98 " $12.59 Fall Gloves in the New Shades Shipments for those who e that the victory was prac- He calculated that Rou- Priced Or n & 1d quickly be overrun and - wo a y Sept. 27.—Undertak- which will cost about 11 com - PUESTEES Wb vious historical Tn this ¢oanection we would the attention of our readers to fact that a portrayal of story is now being shown at one he local him as a reward of givea Masked by the fretwor carven towers Count, in your purest tones, the pass- ing hours; Count, till upon racked earth, Prussia is vanquished. freedom finds new birth— then, ye phantoms. one accord, great Doxolo Lorad! Beatrice Times. Iy would bq the par when reversies for the first time, and Allied icipation his forces. fer Now of Gloves have arrived from abroad and the styles armies meet serious Smart effects in Kid Gloves, Wash- with outdo each other in originality. (52, g this striving pain- sereen mlitary able Cape and Mocha Gloves to be worn Tailored Suits, After- when he sees detachments ac- Bulgarian soil, . noon Dresses, etc., are shown in a large assortment. See the nmew heaters. Ferdinand ually or shades for Fall in Chamoisette and Suedetex Gloves. THE DAINTIEST OF BLUUSES FOR FALL ARE HERE Georgette Crepes, And ped with -gots his “‘allfes,” forgets his pledges FACTORY orgets hi WHISTLF . 7 fight to thi' end with Germany, One and praise the fhen the announcement was made | 2 local factory whistles would bg | Austria and Turkey, aad throws him- Barry in the New York vn to mark the openia elf and his country at the mercy of the tomorrow FACTS AND FANCIES. Fourth Liberty Loan, The|he Entente, hoping thereby to escape turning the bottom tion from the rounds of in to the wh filo £ecolyed a commuxics | from the debacle perhaps a little more o i | ader protesting agal hlow- | | fortunately than the rest of the central | that | { powers, We must not become unduly excited now comp reverses were due to m by her spies. This should . induc rivers of sympathetic tears in this | country.—Philadelphia Record. Germany ns of whistles on the by 1d be w efforts quantity ste that made a great ed being and view of conserve | over this new phase of the military stles | f the £ it will the request to blow situation. We must not imagine that More prople know the words of The Star Spangled Banner than knew them a year ago, but until they tak special courses in voice culture aver- age Americans will still squeak or slack- on the top notes.—Ne® Yorl | World. allies, = Capt. Scheig the gentleman who commanded the submarine that sank | the Lusitania, has been drowned revoked The author added Loan be munication that everyhod MLy COLRRND (Ol Washable Satins, and Crepe de Chines, plain tailored models, also many beaded and embroidered $4.98 " $5.98 P $1.25 ™ $2.98 BLUE MIDDY BLGU b! S of Heavy Linen P $2.98 Spex Misses in the new Link and $3.98 ™ $7.50 Gool Nights. e $1.49 ™ $2.594) Saturday on Our Third f.oor L{ETS Priced $2°50 TO $12.50 PAIR $3.50 TO $8.50 EACH $1.50 ™ $7.50 ™™ e lgc TO sgc YARD Brackets of All kinds : forthwith, But £hise we know—and 3 Wws that the begins Septem. | [orthwith. But . effects in 28, and that it would serve the | herein is the reason why we may re- showing. pose just as well if bells were rung the connecting link Special Values at blotvn. Fur- atement made joice—Bulgaria, automobile horns the between Turkey and her other mo was bout to quit. That n itself is sig- It the first that by blowing whistles enough steam 1d be wasted to run one New Brit- factory an entire day. e Herald submitted the contents to the Liberty and e or the end meeting - | nificant enough. is real al Values . . the ene- of the beginning evidence we have had SLIP-ON SWEATERS for Link Stitch. Women and In all Colors Priced From GOWNS Priced realizes the It my at last superiority his communication n publicity committee ter was discussed yesterday. We hy* that, according to the view of the local ories, the conclusion drawn by the or of the communication as to the the Allied forces. is FLANNELETTE for These at a we formed | Camp Devens. 9 this r column Th billions as the year's war cost is preferable to thirty billions as a war indemnity.—New York Sun. | The one good ‘thing about serving the devil is you are dead sure to get | your wages.—Marianna Courier-In- dex. of In anothe may be found a story about conditions at Camp Devens which would be incredible if the fact were not vouched perintendent of BL/ one contained therein is COMFORTABLE Priced bunt of steam necessary to blow the eye-witness, a official is | ority for the statement that, inas- h as the whistles oon, full te, if it may be s for by a reputable father victim of the epidemic which has rav- of the 3 ye les is incorrect. O who had seen his son d a CURTAINS Priced It's nice and restful to have the rds da Allies taking a lot of towns that w. learned how to pronounce a year ago.—Cleveland Plain Dealer. Brisbane apparently has some plaining to do. He’s a good explain- er, but it’s a question if the cloves can save him.—New London Day. aged the cantonment. YARD ,GOODS Priced from ..... Every parent, the is similar e to be blown be when steam is the American, and especlally sympathize hear bereaved Hi of numerous up, > termed, will be | the and some every will Window Shades, Rods, Poles and gnificant, because steam is with parent. boys under of k bound to peter outanyway. It was idea of the committee that even diture of steam should be 1y - Protect Your Health Fall e, ready to be used, story to that whose sons have als malady. ather parents died from the terrible The spread so rapidly that it caught Best makes of Knit Under wear in and Winter Weights. officials unprepared. True, ther are bed 1,200 but times that number have been stricken e expe diseasc Tt sent to is said Senator Ham Lewis was France on a quiet mission. The mission may have been quiet, but hanged if the senator has Houston Post. iderabie, the blowing of the whis- | the ‘Warm Hosiery will keep you from catching cold. ought not be dispensed with on for patients, six spe- Sleeping Garments that are so comfortable. We have them bunt of the importance af the oc- been.— be passed accommodations were insuf-| — That is the and the ficieat. on. Ve bring the above facts to the at- whole story In a1 .p. chloroform for the stains on your new blue taffeta dre: advises a writer. Cyanide is quicker dear, if you feel that bad about it.—K City Star. nutshell While ion of our readers so that the one the understand that it of the fruit is high and will be still higher. What it will be another year beyond me. Uncle Sam will have to do as they are doing in some of the warring countries—let the soldiers most experienced in farming come home and go to work on the farms for part of the season. My three boys have joined the army—they just wouldn’t stand for exemption.” “Mine, t0o”, said another. “Ive got four boys in camp,” another. The stone boats are Yaden with heavy boulders and they are required to move the load in a forward direc- tion at least one foot. Side pulls do not count. Accompanying these tests is great excitement. Each farmer has his following of friends, princi- pally from his part of the state. So when these farmers from eastern and western Connecticut meet it comes nearly being a matter of state inter- est. The ““Gee Haws” and snapping of the whips stir the spectators to a | keen pitch of excitement. Then come the cattle which the strings of oxen figure. Rain interfered with the parade of | vesterday. Every farmer received $1 for every head participating in the parade. It is somewhat of a sight to see a parade of the oxen covering | ver one-quarter of a mile of tI track. They are all sizes from calves to full grown stock. There will be one of these parades tomorrow. Pruit Growers There. Fruit growers got together in a corner of the society's fruit tent ves- terday afternoon and they comment- ed on the judgment of those who passed on the awards in the fruit classes. The general sentiment of, tion But then T suppose, that will those in the discussion endorsed the | sort of right itself. I remember decision reached the jud back in '76 T was tickled to death @ “1t has not heen a good fruit year, | cut wood for 90 cents a-day. I wh excepting for nd pears’”, 1! then a young m of 30 years B ¢ er. ‘“There has been { long before that I was getting $6 a of this kind of fruit, but the day. I think we are polng ito ' ah problem has been such that the price through much the same thing again.” n whom communication was the proportions of the epi- fved may has | demic are startling, there is no cause nsas is due consideration that committee which the ving of the whistles is still of the should we the We must try to realize the panicky feeling, nor in | ived and for any Tlatanc B ) bl ganciElne L President Wilson may yet estab- lish a style of diplomacy which will enable the man in the street to get the exakt meaning of every sentence.— Washington Star. One of the most severe blows to the Hun morale probably would be to move the line back out of range of the Rheims cathedral. With nothing beautiful left to whet their vengeance on the Huns probably would lose | heart at most wtifying rate.— ivi - ya Kansas City Star. Lantone 3 could Dobruck St T e o e . Cor Wright licted, but it is another matter when, Congress At Work. _— ¢ without the slightest warning, thou- (Washington Star) soldiers, are taken violently| In all deference it may be - said expect that there are: two -things congress should banish from its mind in dealing with thie war revenue measure—the clock d the November elections. Neither | s, or should be made, a factor in the equation. Let all the time necessary for the proper consideration of the business in band be taken The measure breaks the record for si It plores some new and very difficult | The disturbance of business | § the war is increased by the | Wallace ssments fight- | Nichols ernment of mbers who have their we those of time be- but be hion that the propositioa should be | feelings lost ried out as originally intended. sumed that the superin- { 1oved the me families, same must not may b Johnson Quirk McCall Shepard Rogers in whereof | hasty in abusing the War Department, which is doing its very best to check the the 1,200 beds would suffice to provide for of a and under ordinary conditions doctors and dent question knows 2 said and therefore, the commit- feels justified in plan. The Herald that the yn or net, the Fourth Liberty Loan spes spread of disease. Uually “The only boy T've got is in camp. He wrote home that he was 111", said another going ahead with is of the opin- parades in other istle rere | victims ny normal sickness, whether whistles were | stories. rns had Veterans like J. “We haven’t got any wood and the winter is about on said another. “I had to keep my men on the farm right to work at the garden truck or we would have lost hundreds of dol- lars.” nurees regularly stationed at bl Camp af- foing to be a great success which he main thing after all Devens take care of those —— fal Caoll Richter BULGARIA QUITTING. In the vegetable tent ralsers of this | kind of produce discussed along sime | ilar lines. “The conscription of labor for tha | farms”, said one, “is sure to come f® | the war goes another year,” said an aged farmer. ““Yes, and there's got to be some thing done about the wage proposi- sands of ithin twenty-four hours after Al-|ill, and. ‘we: must somo before ‘the supply of ts will equal the de- ize only ‘too -well that not- minimize in the |least the sufferings of those aftected, they restore to the bereaved forces had crossed her froatiers|davs wiil ‘pas hospital attend Cusack Narcum Foberg Lofgren garia has announced that she # mand. We r to quit. Two member: t1 ly to qu Two members of t hetn e Gl inet are now en route to head- rters of the French high command, | nor can families the soldiers who have suec- o khat Mheater of war, bearing an of- cumbed. , But we must endeavor to be de by } ‘message from King Ferdinand, en- brave, hope for the best, and trust that ih hich time i Diesinds toknezoti | MG 0 R O G B i plenty heavy required for 2 ing the W Hurry, therefore, for an armistce and il 1 produce Wworry; haste, waste, '.L‘he‘ eventually to | master of the situation. We cannot Ass labor nge peace terms. The news pis«ldo mare, 399—1134 /