New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 14, 1918, Page 7

NEW BRITAIN DAILY AID THE “UNITED WAR WORK CAMPAIGN! Fven though Germany has capltulated, there is to be no let the help we are to give to the Allied assoclations who are running this campagn for the benefit of our soldfers “Over There”. You have leut and lent, but cach time with future benefit to yourself. This time you are wanted to Give and Give and Give for the present henefit to our boys Over There'. When Thinking of Gifts for Boys Make Your Decision Wearables by cvery up in The coming of “Santa Claus” will he cagerly welcomed by fellow, from 3 to 18 years of age, who will the better appreciate his new Suit, Overcoat. Sweater, stylish Hat or Cap. other scasonable togzery i 4t is given to him at Christmas time. Sensible gifts arc the rule this vear. You will find it easy to make sclection trom the following. When the largest vaviety, best quality and lowest price, join 15 they do here, it is for your best interest to make selection from stock NORFOLK SUITS, BOYS' MACKINAW BOYS' KNICKE CORDUROY PA BOYS' PLAY SUT - $1.98 and Scout Suits SOLDIERS' SUITS in 8. 10, 12, CORDUROY SUITS, Middy and MIDDY AND RUSSIAN SUITS, BOYS' OTHER TOGG forces our 7 priced $8.50 to $20.00. 1t $7.50 to $14.98 cach. 0, $1.76 to $1.25 pair. 0 and $2.75 pair stvle, $1.25 each. Cow- to 18 year 9 to 18 to 16 year: zes S to 17 to 12 ye y $3.00 cach. sizes, vear sizes , priced 81. are priced Indian and 14 yvear sizes at $1.98, $2.98. Russian style, $3.98 to $6.50 each. to 8 vear sizes, $6, $7.50 to $1 JRY G OODS FOR GIFTS, Cotton Pa to 18 for S$1. to §2.25 pair. Flannelette Pajamas, to $2 Ilannelette Nightshirts sizes 6 to 18, priced Flannelette Rompers, 2 to 6 year: f88c each. to & years, priced cach. Cbhambray Rompers specially priced for $1.00 each. Flanncl Shirts, 12% to 14 neckband, for $2.00 to $4.50 cach. Collar on Shirts, 1215 to 14, priced 75e¢ to $1.50 each.In Neckband Style, same sizes, to $3.98 cach. Collar on Blouses, 7 to 16 year sizes, for 95¢ to § Neckband Blouses, 7 to 16 years,now priced T5c to $2.50 each. -in-hands, priced at 29¢, 35¢, 50 > and $1.00 cach. Windsors for 29¢, 35c and 59¢ each. Soft and laundered Collars for 20¢, 250 and 28c¢ each. Sweaters, coat sty sizes 2 to 6 at 50 each. 8 to 14, from $2.98 to $9. cach. Sweater: slipon style, ages 8 to 11 at $4.50 to $9.50 each. Caps in 1 specially priced $1.00 and $1.50 each. Hats, all E $: $3.98 and up. Tams, all sizes, $2.00. same $1.00 and alatea Romipers, also 2 to 6 years LR Four .75 in zos. , $2.98 15 Sizes 0 HAVING AN AUTOMOBILE DELIVERY FOR NEW BRITAIN YOU CAN DEPEND ON PROMPTLY RECEIVING ALL DRY GOODS PURCHASED OF US. this field in a middle cannot but be advantageous new evening school. Sergeant Ventres Gassed. Mr. and Mrs. George ntres of | Sunset Lane in Berlin are in receipt of a letter from their son, Sergeant | Harold Dale Ventres, notifying them that he is in a base hospjtal in rance recovering aftetr being severe- ly gassed on October T7th. He ex- pects to be back with his company soon Sergeaat Ventres is well known here and was wounded early last July and Means | but able to get back with his com- pan Sergeant Ventres, when the PAIGN BOOMING HERE schoo] and enlisted in Co. E, C. N. G., French state the BERLIN NEWS _ GHT SCHOOL IS PLANNED IN BERLIN mittee Meets to Discuss Ways western to one time was gardener at the Berlin Farms. Mr. Schowalter is slowly recovering from a severe attack of influenza. Wilbert Coons, Edwin Albert Martin will be before Judge George (. Griswold at the Berlin town court tomorrow morining at 4 o'clock, charged with stealing chick- ens. Coons and The local Red Cross announce this morning that the Christmas hoxe are nearly all distributed James Stanfoni of Kensington has nccepted a position a steam-shovel operator for the Suzio Construction company of Meriden. Heunry Willis of Blue Hills has gone | to Boston to visit his sister, Mrs. \Wii- liam Roman and fawily. The Berlin company of Boy Scou will held their weekly meeting at their rdoms at the Congregational church in- RBerlin. Weekly church services at the Sec- ond Congregational church in Berlin this evening at 7:30 o'clock Miss Helene Golen of Berlin is in reccipt. of a. letter from her brother, and went to the border ia 1916. Hey s been in the trenches a number | times. He is 20 years of age and a brother to Private Orville Ven- in Co , 102d U Tafantry France and John Ventres who is | in the U. & vy on a mine sweeper. eant Harold Ventres in ospital—Other Ttems of Timely ng‘rfi&( About the Town. Ventres to Wrestle. > Alva Ventres, better Berlin Blacksmitk,” by Promoter <eorge V. | Toohey of Bostan to wrestle at the| Seaman Paul R. Golen that the ship Grand Opera House in Boston tonight. | on which he sailed has safely arrived Vontres has been doing some hard | in France. | training for number of weeks and is confident of victory. Promoter Toohey has promised Ventres a good season’s wrestling in Boston if he| malkes a good showing this evening| and in return to this promise Ventres | announced that he will challence for | the 148 pound class championship or New England if he wins tonight's L higher standard of citizenship. | hout. Ventres also wished to say on e committee wishes especially to | his behalf that he will later challenge hasize the fact that this school is | “Dutch” Frnest Kent of Hartford to lutely free to everyvbody, and the | a finished bout. Last winter Kent | hdance of women is solicited. Tt | beat Ventres at Tood Guard hall in been pointed out to the committeo | Hartford many of the foreign-horn mothers of this town have is who have been the in to win the battle ot d democracy travels, ex- ences and a iions, which br would have acquired other accoms- to a very ittain by fur in the nfght Americans heen fighting to glorions Georg as the secured known t the regular monthly meeting of | et Berlin held taken school committee, steps on | day evening, the were of a ol. It was decided that ons should be held in the Ken- ton Grammar school and John T | amphy, John A. Moore and Frank | bay were appointed a special com- | ot to act in conjunction with Su- | v Showalter with instructions | no time in perfecting the es- shment of this means of further- | rd inauguration night the H. L. Gardner Delaware, spent his wife and of William Niven of of Wilmington, the week-end with daughter at the home 1f street. the Miss Root of Farmington s guest of Miss Ruth for a fow day The United War Work campaign of Newington has raised the sum of $400 for the first few days, the full quota *of which is §1,950 Sergeant Daniel B. Olson Ordnance corps, stationed at Bridge- port, spent the woek-end with his wife. Mrs. Emma Perry Olson af her father's home on Golf street. here are several new cases of Spanish influenza among the children of Maple Hill. Among those who arc sick are Thurston Bassett, Donald Root William Norton Law wives hus- Campaign Booming. over The chairman of the general com- mittee of the United War Work cam- palgn in Berlin reported this morn- | ing that Berlin has now reached the total of $2,000, over half of Its quota ot $3,500. The solicitors are working hard and the teams formed at all the local factories will send in their ports tomorrow evening. The soliei tors also renort that almost all of the contributions have heen a day's pay ind in some cases more. The slogan household is “Give a Day's Pay" and it is ex- | if possible, with the full pected that all the town will be of the house and the little ones, wearing a button with a ribbon on it, | cdoser than When their which wwarded to all those who so ands return. both, in many contribute F. L. Wilcox made the noto the change, in some announcement last evening that there be, to the detriment of perfe will be meeting of all the solicitors 10Ny If the ymmitte can t the Peck Library in Kensington at the interest of some of these § o'elock this evening and with all len and secure their attendance the reports handed in it s expected hble of teachers will go far that Berlin will go “Over the Top' rd elimmating thi discrepancy It is a » urged that all the teams 1o much the accomplish in the local factories hand in all their L of urroundings contributions tonight &0 as the com- ere are societic nmittee may make out the proper re- pizations pori js second to none ns of all e mind in this matter i hi nizations a great Their of the been 1er have extent in m the ed great r Berlin hopes to Ing instructic yls—made better While they and ry, the ebeen have leading on women of the os and $100,000,000 FOR ITALY. N 14.—A credit of | §100,000,000 for Ialy was announced | today by the treasury. This will be | used largely to pay for foodstuffs and | | war supplies already ordered by the Itallan government in this country and in process of manufacture or ex i port. Ttaly’s aggregate loans from the | United States now amount to $1,160, 000,000 and those of all the .'AHI"-; $7,912,976,666. | | ever Washington, toward rmonious clubs and This little manifes- flag and let ail of raising standard hand in many in Berlin o in its to the Now Authore: Miss L. A nue left for where her = Goes to New York. Wilber of Meriden New York this morn latest play, “The is now being tried out Playhouse theater on Brosdwa jpditeriand cooparats Y eI e M (ol l-etant ditelihas astesEwllliia aviowiotanacUTINg residing at Oakdale, Cal., where she attendance. let the women be- b X psaar thor women and | I8 been doing mueh writing. Miss | ] int 1 Al L : of our \Wiber made her debut as a dramat- | e Um]fl to '“‘}3"‘?! ,: ‘l‘]‘ll‘ Lot ist when her play. Whispering pis anc A 2 ‘. | Hearts”, was produced at the Majes- men send men whom they know | %S e e been denied the advantages of , 3, \Wijper 1s a native Meriden a primary educatlon, and by 80 {4, 5y, regided in Berlin a num- make better Americans of them. | o0 oo, o is community is especlally for- g X Berlin e in having in this matter as tor and an advisor an able su- Private “Tim” Mullins, of Camp | sor, Mr. Showalter, Who, al- | Greenleaf, Ga. was visiting friends in Berlin yesterday. Private Mullins gh o young man is an authority 8 line of work. His experience in | haq been in France for a year and at TURKISH LEADERS FLEE. Paris, Nov. 14.—(Havas)—Turks reslding in Switzerland are informed that Talaat Pasha, former grand vizor and minister of finance: Enver Pasha, former minister of war, and Djemal Pasha, former minister of | marine, have fled from Constantinople | They are accused of embazzlement | and other crimes, according to ad vices received here. DENISON GARAGE 430 MAIN STREET glance ave- K Inner | at the Miss been be hese nd of re for Briefs. Livery Cars for Hire. Day and /. Storage, Supplies and Repairing. | her goal | ferent. [ tendent | Wade, | of all the townspeople | he | the | fact | meats will be taken by the represen- | Harttord HERALD, THURSDAY, " PLAINVILLE NEWS GITIZENS PROUD OF TOWN'S RECORD Committee Assured Campaign Quota Will Be Subscrihed WADE POPULAR RESIDENT| Town Assured of Able Representation in General Assembly This CrmM— Brief Items of News (o Interest Readers. Plainvilla in n shy is the Tho of in at a pidly approaching United War Workers total is only a few | quota mark, contributions rapid rate and it question of how much Plainville will “Go Over the Top" The committee wishes to urge the people to get. their contributions in as early as possible in order that a count | may be taken. Tt again requests the | contributors to give in their money at | the bank. The bank is ready to re- ceive the donations at any time dur- tng its office hours. Most. of the con- tributions so far are those of the dif- factories. In order to raise Plainville's quota, the town must give the equivalent of twelve cents a day for a year for cach hoy who is in the service. There are 175 local boys in | the different branches of =ervice and that there were several Mormons in ven if they are to have amusement and recreation. 1t is hoped that soon 1 list will be made, which will show the standing of the factories. The committee hopes to reach the $10,000 mark before the close of the cam- paign. Mr. L. L. Brastow's district was the first to report that their ter- ritory had already been covered the new 0o he Talks of Mormons. Mrs. Lulu Loveland Shepherd of Salt Lake ( gave an interesting 1ddress on the ‘““Mormon Menac at the Congregational church t eve- ning to a rather large audience. She was eloquent and convincing as she portrayed the sinister influence of the Mormous in politics, their tremendous financial power and theif unhindered polvgamy. Tt is interesting to note that tere wereh several Mormons in the audience. Sunday There will ing of the school this evening Mr. Frederick Bullen, the superin- | The members are urged to ittend this meeting as important mat- to be discus: School Meeting. be an important Congregation: at the meot- Sunday home of | ters are Representative J. F. Wade. A few wecks Plainville voter went to the polls aad chose Johu I Ju their representative in the general assembly. His record ha heen such to gain the confidence The fact that been chosen to represent after living here but three vears is a wonderful tribute to the esteem in which ho is held and testi- fies to the confidence which the people place in him as a leader. His youth makes him a Jive wire and and a man | who will be working for the town cvery minute. This coupled with the that hae isconnected with one of fastest growing conecrus n this sec- tion of the country will assure Plain- ville that every step toward advance- as has town [ plants will e taken JOHN F. WADE, JR. Representative John Wade, Jr., i the oldest son of ex-Mayor Wade of Bristol. He received his early educa- | tion in the schools of Bristol and| and immediately upon | graduation he took up his present vo-| ition. He has charge of the metal | and heat treating department of the Rockwell-Drake factory and is con l sidered by other men in his profession as an expert. The one great featura which stands in his favor is the faer that he has gained his high position by hard work and {nitiative. During his three years residence here he has made a host of friends felt that his ability and sterliag character have entitled him to repre- sent the town Red Cross Dance The "Rockwell Drake company of thls town has been doing its bit for | #ome time in making the world safe for democracy, and there are several things which may be used us evidence to prove this statement. The company | subseribed $1,400 to the United War | Work fund, and for some time haw | averaging $30 a week to the | fund for the soldie The | Ia evidence of patriotiam is a dance o be glven by tha Rockwell Drake | Cross soclety In Firemen's hall, who been NOVEMBER | peace | over their plants or as [ with 14, 191& tomorrow evening. The Rod Cross society was formed at the factory some time 2go, and planned a dance before, but they very generous- ly postponed it on account of the Liberty Loan campaign Hopkins a Prisoner. Although the people of this have known for some time Private Douglas Hopkins prisoner of war in Germany, name did not appear officially on the casualty list until yvester His case is a peculiar one in that he has been a prisoner since the latter part of June or the early part of July. His name appears on the casualty list as being a prisoner at Camp Germany. The last heard from Private Hopkins was written to his mother on May 12 to that time he had seen some pretty rough service and had seen his chums killed and his best friend, Private Rudolph Stewart. also of Plainville, taken prisoner. He remarked in his Jatter how fortunate he was to escape without a ratch. He went into battle with Company D shortly after- ward and had not been heard from since. On October 11 his mother re- ceived a telegram from the war de- partment in Washington telling her that he had been located a prisoner of | Forestville, town that 2 his war, that as far as known he was | O. K. and tha tfurther developments {1 his case would be reported tmmedi- ately to her. That was the last thing heard from him until Monday of this week when a ard was received from him which was mailed from Germany in July The rd w he regulation card of a German prisoner and for that reason did not carry much in- formation. The prisoners have just begun to receive bo. food and necessities from the Red Cross through the country of Switzerland. He Is the gecond Plainville boy to be taken prisoner. s of A Card. We wish express our thank the Plainville Fire Department the splendid work they did during the recent ‘ire in the Alderidge estate MES. SARAH I DEAN, MISS ANNIE NEAL, A W. EY. to for to L. F. & C. LOOKS FOR | ERA OF PROSPERITY Vice President Lamb Says Factory | Can Turn at Once to Peace Productions. of of the termination great deal running of Clark factory of Vice-President Joseph Lamb. As far as he can see, the contracts which the factory ha: will not be terminated immediately hut will be terminated gradually and by methodical degrees The manu- facturers do not plan shut. down their shops the moment the final plans are signed, he says. The that war will then be over does mean that the manufacturing in country will cease. When war broke out and everyone was busy on peace work, and the manufacturers, without a moment's hesitation, gave much of them possible to the manufacture of war articles, probably one of the largest concerns in this section to do this was Landers, Frary and Clark Since then there has been no thought of after the war and the productions of this concern have been scen in every cantonment and naval base in this country and abroad The plant has added greatly to its size and has taken over several other plants. The readjustment will be handled in such manner that all the employecs of all these various care of. There that already The fact that the war will not make difference with the Ianders, Irary & the a to fact not this as Ao truth to tke rumaoy my employees have beon dis- charged because peac 1= imminent T w rumored that many of the em- plovecs of the Stapley street branch | of the Landers, I'rary and Clark plant | Jad been discharged. This — was | denied this morring Mr, Lamb who stated that the contract which fhat branch is working on will be finished 15 day but the factory Lo provide <3 the people working there. The line of production of Landers, Frary & Clark one which can he placed in all business markets of the world that the rosh work s it will not take worl the factory and to the old line do this is now the officials, should he goed manufacturing he dene will in Nans f e the Now war over much to turn employees back of nd to the plan and of manufacturing wd the amount of wieh will of necessity sure all of positions on its production alm Ieace MISS CLARA BRIERE IS OUT ON PAROLE National Bank Clerk. Former Sen- tenced For FEmbezzlement. Re- leased From I'ederal Prison. Miss Clara Briere of Maple street, formerly emploved in a tion at the New Rritain National Bank from which institution she was charged ombezzlement of government money and was sentenced to five vears in a federal prison, has been given her liberty on parole after having served a part of her sentence. Miss Briere was senterced in the United States distriot court at New Haven to a term of flve years, which wns the minimum. 8he was taken to the federal prison in Missouri where she immediately began her term. The law provides that after serving a part of the sentonce the accused ma ba paroled on good behavior and Miss Briere qualified for this laniency. At the time Miss Briere was sen- tenced a monster petition was circu- lated seoking to have President Wilson secure her jinmediate pardon, but this | attsmpt was subsquently dropped. | clerical posi- IF YOU NEED Chamber Furnitu rc, Living Room Furniture, Ranges, Heaters Dining Room Furniture, and the famous Hoosier Kitchen Cabinet, THE FL Two Fntranecs 103 Asylum, Come in and PHYSICAL EXAMS TO BE STOPPED SOON | General Crowder Expected to Relieve Draft Boards of Much of Their Duties. Washington. Nov. 14.—New orders further curtailing operations of the national machinery of draft boards are to be issued shortly by Provos Marshal General Crowder. Stopy of all physical examinations In con- nection with the classification of J& vear old registrants is likely on ground that the results obtained will ba of Uttle value in six months on account of the physical changes underzone by many meturing youths There also are 400,000 Italians and smaller numbers allied nationalities in the ates now held in class whom draft treatfes recently negotiat- ed make lable to reclassification, un- less existing regulations are annulled. Boards prebably will be velieved promptiy of the for out the law in this respect District boards, which consider ap peals and ndustrial exemptions have started their werk on the 19 to though the local boards are arly through with dependency class- ifications. Orders are being framed to | relleve them and the fected GIVES COLLEGE $250,000 Will of T vides That Amount For Connecticut College for Women. Greeks and of other United five as alier nocessity carryving Late Morton Plant Pro- | Groton, Conn., Nov. 14.—The will of Commeodore Morton F. Plant admitted to probate by Judge Arthur . Anderson in the Groton probato court this morning. Among the pub- | Jic bequests is ona of $250,000 to Connecticut college for women and another of $100,000 to Lawrence hospital of New London. Faithful employes are liberally remembered and a trust provided for the benetit of the widow and sons of the fe 10 GOVERN ALSACE was French Cabinet Names Three Com- | missioners Who Will Administer Tn Occupicd Territory. Paris, Nov. 14.—The cabinet considered questions concerning organization of Alsace-Torraine der French occupanay. Three commissioners were appointed | are Georges Maringer, commissioner- | general of national security for | 1 <hu Albert Tirman, state \ yuncillor, for Metz, and Henry Pou- | let, state councillor, for ar. today the un- | high | They JOTEDL BASSETT CLOSED. Breweries Bring T Against Proprictor, Sheriff Locks Doors. Alfred brew this i i | | wsuits Comstock. | closed mornin Sheriff veral Bassett cafe of attachment. For the past year the hotel and cafe has been owned and managed by James O'Brien and previous to that | time was run by James Gavin. The hotel, which Is situated at the corner | of Main and Myrtla streets was formerly one of the leading hotels of the city and was successfully run by Mr. Gavin. About a year ago O'Brien | purchased the enterprise. Deputy acting for the Hotel ou a writ | ASED. | Nov., 13.—(By Prese)-—More than | prisoners in German | immediately by | Paris, Wednesday, the Associated 2,632 American camps were released the signing of the German armistice, | according to the latest flgures pre- pared by the American Red C'r in Switzerland. This number includes Americans captured to November 1 It is estimated that only a few hun- dred more Americans were captured after that date. i all the Hear ‘High and Grammar | the ' United ¥V i torum signed pledg 150 Trumhbull Streets, the Senora. SCHOCLS DOING BIT FOR THE SOLDIERS Pupils Gon- tribute Generously to War Fund The United War the High school is fine results. The subseriptions taken 145 $746 Tod demic buildinz 70 subscriptions Work campaign in progressing total with of in vesterday was it in r the hoy number ith an amo money the £110 rl turn Aca- in in from 10 of lone ind the The in The thus generosity pupils to give rather their 53 subscriptions the voecational bui plete at the entire The spirit of gripped the they expect if boy com total for $940.25, eems to have ind hurts the noon sehool far i in t rive 1 it e even 1 necessary than without ple At Grammar the loadership of and Miss Miles schol Ity, a vig carried on War G4a sures. School. of Under Intyre Rose the orous in the Wor puy Bofore tomorroy to mako £1.000 900 tac campaign is being sehool for the United campaign, and alveady have pledged a total of §¢ close of campatan teachers in charze hope the amount go over the with e ot the pledging The pled o hel the “Worl d Glv i Work campa stem pupils certain the Upon the he ery of pupils x made through on of th wn. through pledge money witihn the pleds the ind to and stated they Victor the which ecarn a of give it tme e Roys sum fund 1N to a ome and badges « ar to those glven in factory On the 1 Tient. Moscs, U Howard Platt at their pat and s of 1 n spoke campaign, and Mrs. children ndf- pupiis ntry the in to otic meotiag that day mounting to $270. The raised the number o 188 and the amount to vesterday's final amounting on ceand day s to while G5 710, report showed pledge: to | $901 assemblo auditoriam ram is carried out are read by program was school the The pupils of the afternoon patriotic prog which reports chairman. The out this afternoon out this afternooi Afternoon Exercises, 1. Opeaing Remarks By Harold Beloin, Flag Salute, followed t Star Spangled Banne 3. The day's pledges. Reports section preseident 1. Songs: ‘America IHere's My Boy” KAty ‘Keep the Home Burnin jiags: “The Flag, Sylvia Adler “Today" v COLLEGE MEN EXEMPT Who Left Secure Discharges and Return o and a after tion red n car- ried was chairman “The by Fires R i Adeline Katz Those School to Join Navy Can to School. hington Nov announced today that men ft to enter the naval gervico and who now desire to resume their college courses will be permit- ted to resign from the service. Such men, Mr. Daniels said, should make application to their commanding offi® 14 —Secretary college | cers. AUSTRIA BEGGINC Nov 14.~—A Wilson to 1 the Allles to the Turkish armi- permit several Austro-Hungarian subjects now in Ottoman territory to remain there instead of returning homa to add to already serious food problems. Washington President zood offices with 1 modification stice terms so thousand ‘forme tria has his ecure asked of s to