New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 16, 1918, Page 3

Boston Store The State Council of De- fense on the advice of the Council of National Defense have issued the following RULES FOR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING Buy useful articles. Pay cash for them. 3. Do your shopping early or you may not be able to do it at all, retailers are asked not to put on extra Christ- mas help. 4. Ship your gifts early, mails and expresses must not be congested. Select gifts that can be shipped in small space. 6. Deliver presents in per- son where you can. it 2. We would suggest the fol- lowing useful articles: Handkerchiefs, eckties, Hosiery, Aprons, Umbrellas, Corsct Covers, Chemise, Gowns, Bath Robe Chemise, Gowns, Bath Robes, Blankets, C o mf or tables, Towels, Table Linen, Quilts, Napkins and a Iot of things for Baby’s use, PULLAR Gloves, & NIVEN | of the presdent, visited BRITISH SOLDIERS ASSURED OF WORK Those With Essential Occupations Will Be Demobilized First 15 soldier Friday, . Nov. -(Via ch™ British London, Montreal)— will be provided with employment after in the ficld been according to prehensive plans which now are being worked out by the government. The machinery of war will be turned into the great armies have demobilized, com- machinery of peace as expeditiously as possible. Money grants to civilians and tormer soldiers who unemployed owing peace are to be provided. There will be extra allowances for de- are to run for civilians, and discharged sol- These grants will for ks for pendents. thirteen twenty diers. Men employed in tries” and mines will be discharged from the army anc workers in other trades will be re- leased according to national needs. Married men will receive preference. For a year after the war, permanent appointments to the civil service will be reserved to officers and soldier wee! x s “pivotal indus- be the first to Plans are being worked out to give obtain | special facilities’ to land en from the dominions ployed at war work in England be quickly released. The ministry munitions will be supplanted ministry of supply, which dispose of war stores the value which is estimated at Production of materials needed in the building trades will be expedited. Tron and steel will he released from control at and other metals will be placed on the pre-war basis in six months. There charge soldie em- of t will of once has of been munition The of war wages in all continues high of the of necessaries of life. meral at yet. trades because prices At a Court of Pro ¢ New Britain nd for the Dis- trict Be the County of Hart- ford State of Connecticut on the 15th of November A. D. 1918. Present, Bernard F. Gaffney, Judge. Estate of Alice Cora Tuck late of New Britain, in said district deceased. Upon petition of Oliver S. Lyford of Tnglew Ne prayine that an instrument in writing purporting to be the last will and testament of said deceased may be proved, approved and admitted to probate, as per application on file more fully appes it is Ordered—that said application be heard and determined the Probate Oifice, in New Britain, in <ail distriet, on the 23rd of November, A. 1918, at 9 o’clock in the forenoon, and that notice be given of the »f said application and the time and place of hearing thereon, by publish- ing this order in some newspaper pub- lished in said New Britain, having a circulation in sald District and by posting a copy thereof, on the public sign-post in the Town of New Britain, In said District, and return make. BERNARD F. GAFFNEY, Judge. e holden within of n in and day Jersey, day | that | ai will | by | 500,000,000. | i 0 STOP RIOTNG Residents of Occupied Lands Plead | Tor Yankee Soldiers STRAGLERS ARE FEARED i | Village Priest Addresses Not to Com- | mander of First American Army —Unless Help 1= Sent Lives of | the Civilians Will Be endangered. | With Armies Nov. 15— (By the American in Jastern France, Friday, Press.) illages the Associated —Offic and civilians in in German oc- cupied tervitory are sending many messages to headquarters here, urg- | ing that American troops start toward It move by the Rhine soon ible. is after will be as pos feared the back there agglers. Most of these messages have been sent with French and Italian soldiers who have been released from German These prison of war are the Amer lines in large the Germans trouble caused in the h army re Danger. 1guartersof today was priest. He said had been cele- of the armistice feared thelr iger if the Amer rrive saon. nan officers A ne the Fir: written the brating and his pa lives would he icans failed t Several Gert | proached the American durinz the last few days, asking what is to be done with war material left behind, according to the terms of the armistice. A German aviation officer ked today where the planes of squadron are to be deliver: Al these queries are answered by a statement that a commission now is considering the question and that no- tfication soon will be sent to the Ger- mans, Miss Margaret W. Wilso 2is n lage soldiers sisming hione: in Americ; by a v German the have front i daughter th morning. She then went to Montz ville and Mentfaucon. METHODIST SUNDAY SCEOOL CONFERENCE Members of Local Church Will - tertain About 150 Delegates Tues- day and Wednesday. A Methodist district Sunday school convention will be held in this city beginning Tuesday of next lasting and morning through Wednes- point 150 dele- the eastern week, and indications at least from day evening there will gates in this ision. In addition to the workers in this district arrangements have been made to have prominent Sunday School workers from New York and Chicago present to address the meetings of the delegates. The first meeting will Tuesday at the church and with prayer and roll call. uectings and reports will consume the remainder of e time of con- veation, and places have been allotted on the program for several addresses by prominent Sundey school authori- ties, The members of the Trinity Meth- odist church of this city have made arrangements for the entertainment of the delegates in their homes dur- ing their stay in this city. The meet- ings will be held daily in the rooms of the Trinity Methodist church. he city be held will open Business MISSIONARY CONVENTION. People’s Church Will Entertain Visit- ing Delegates Next Week.. The semiiannual convention of the Gospel Missionary society will be held on Wednesday and Thursday | of next week at the People’s church. dis- | high | Ty pendency | An interesting program has been ar- ranged with the following speakers to take part. Dr. W. M. Turnbull, dean of the Missionary Training Institute at ack, Y., Rev. and Mrs. Knapp, missionaries from Africa; Mr. and Mrs. H. Herbert Hassler of the | African Tnland Mission Mrs. W. Turn- bull, Young People’s Fvangelist for the Christian and Missionary Alliance; Mrs., Margaret T Tjader founder of the International Union of Missions | and Rev. Frank Hawley. CHURCH the ST. ANDRE mission of to- church and for one week. The re from West Ho- A direction the Passionist Fathers will at St. Andrew’s under open morrow will Passioni. boken, | Forty Friday A class the Sun continue Fathers . J. hours’ devotions at the church. of about 200 will receive sacrament of confirmation next afternoon at 4 o'clock. begin next MISCELLANEOUS SHOWER. A miscellaneous shower | last evening in the honor of Miss Ida | Petoft at her home on Fast Main | Miss Petoff received many | street. pretty and useful gifts and later In was given NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, The memory of Edwin Booth the | New York, of the noted actor. Aside greatest tragedian the world has ever | from being a noted actor he was also known Players bronze W immortalized, when Club unveiled a life memorial in Gramercy Park, the | size | erected the the founder of the Players Club which statue. Underwood (©) & Underwood. ORIENTAL FRUITIS 70 DISCHARGE ALL Chinese Gingko Not a Disease But Newly Discovered Tree A new species of fruit has been ac- cidently discovered in this city.Yester- day a complaint was received at the | office of the board of health that there | was a be vbgkaj disagreeable odor issuing from a yard on East The place of East Dolan was a W a Main street. in question is at the corner Main and Summer Sts. J. A. of the health board the place to investigate Upan his arrival there he started trace the source of the odor. The result found to went conditions. to disagreeable that it what was was be caused by looked liked some decayed plums at the base of a tree in the yard . There were probably two or supposed decayed graund. Unacquaiated with forms of botany, Mr. sample of the fruit v hall. There he berg who salved the muystery. Rossberg found that the fruit known the Chinese gingko and is especially rare in this section although it is quite well known to botanists of former vears. As far as can be learned the fruit was brought section when George Scott, florist planted several trees in thi cit The one at the corner of East Main and Summer streets is thought to be 50 Years old and is the only fruit produeing tree of its species in the city. There are two more of the species the city, one an South Main st and the other in froat of St. Mark church on West Main street, but both of these are non-fruit producing kind. The fruit which the tree vields is very healthful. To the people of this section the odor would farbid further thought of it as a fruit but to the Chinese people it is con- sidered a delicacy There i S0« certain amount of food value in the fruit. The exact name of the species discovered yesterday is Salishuri Adiantifolia. Adiantifolia re to the species directly and the name Salisburia originated from the namiag of it hy Lord .Salisbury an Rnglish- man. fruit lying on the Dolan and aw W, B. various took a Ross- Mr, a loeal DR. HULTIN TALKS, Congregation week at {he Swedish Lutheran church continues to be successful, and a last night large tendance Rev. Dr. interesting talk was noted Julius Hultin gave a very his aud- will be which was well received by ience. This evening there vocal duets by Misses Anna Ander- | | the evening luncheon was served. | Mise Petoff s engaged to be marriad | to George Chapman of this city on l November 1 son and Alva Bengston and recita- tion by Mrs. M. Sandstrom. Rev. Dr. 8. G. Ohman will deliver an address. to | three bushels of the | the | (Continued from 1lirst Page) personnel lists, keeping pace with the reduction of the line force: Will Hasten Casualty Lists. General Pershing has been directed to expedite complete casualty his forces, showing the names of every man Kkilled or wounded or mis to 11 il March would not hazard an estimate s to the total ing a. m., November General what final would be. Replying to a auestion as to the number of American prisoners in Ger- many he October General said = official records ve the to as rch sketched the up to 15 5 M official {line held by the allied armies and the ans along the west the fighting stopped by the first and second American armies at that hour measured 652 miles. Of the American force, General March said: “It had r of military e front when The front held ched its xcellence highest on the day the ! fighting stopped.and had endeared it- returned to is | to this | | i | | | to self to the people.” hearts of the American ts of Arrival Planned. of the Atlantic coast from to Charleston, S. C., General said, are being organized to handle returning troops and it i sible that ports south of Cha will be used The question of final disposition of the great cantonments is being studied General March said, and no decision has been reached. New construction already largely has been stopped No Move Going Overseas. In discussing the demobilization plans with senators at their weekly conference today. war = department officials said, Secretary Baker planned stop all of additional troops to the exception surgical Por Boston March eston movements Europe with of units. HALL SPENDS $t1, wpers filed in the city clerk’s of- fice by his political agent, Joseph 18 show that It t Bdward F. Hall election Hultgren resentative- spent $44 in the campaign for The dis bursements were as follows can Town committee, Paul lLeupold, Britain $44 Republi- contributed $25: wdvertising New Record, cut $4 spent total RECOMMENDED FOR COMMISSION | M coln and Mrs. W. 1 have MeKirdy ived of Lin- street rec word that their son, Quartermaster J. McKirdy, has ommended by his commanding officer Sergeant Norman been rec- s a candidate in field artillery, Cen- tral Officers’ Trainin now at Camp Zachary School Taylor, and is Ky., taking his training for a commission. | according to the Tageblatt of Munich. | catcher of the Chicago Cubs, is now ! Camp Custer, Battle Cr, | that ! there NOVEMBER 16, 1918, WAR WORK DRIVETO - END MONDAY NIGHT New Britain Must Raise $24,000 fo Reach Its Full Quota lunch was omitted to- War Work that does was The noonday day in the United campaign drive, but not lot mean that there any up the canvass gaing on. For the next forty-cight hours it is going New proper shape 000 more to 10,000 mar hard to continvous hustle to put Britain over At present raise to reach just the Che last pledges arc s the city has heen gone over with | a fine tooth comb, and it will require a lot of hustling to get the remainder. lest part of the dr is the . 0 bring New Britain where | belongs it will necessary for people ta 1 the pledges over what they have given. Some of the shops have been too anxious to get one hundred per cent. instead of pay- ing atteation to the size of the individ- | 1l pledeg, which is of prime import- nce. The publicity committee finds in this campaiga there has been house to house canvass whatso- 1s the whole drive has been in the shop. The result is that | ar lot of mothers and sisters of the soldiers at home, | for solicitors fo | have made up the top there s in $ ones to up it it he ise no ever, made a friends only and who come their Tt are around, as minds to give. d Sunday’s wor around and get these pledges, and every canvasser should make it a point | to see the people in his neighborhood. | Many small subscriptions will be re- ceived and it will be surprising how much they will regate. Another thing to remember that the day’s pay slogan is eatirely dropped. The city is wide apen now. The card list is to =o ag; | up of the | day and e ! special {is THRIVING INCITY TROOPS IN STATES | that their lists of | up | ended and every canvasser can go out and 3 anyone he sees for a pledge. Anyone hasn’'t a button with a day’s pay ribbon on should be atonce seen and put through the third de- The closi who 1g lunch and grand wind- umpaign will be held Mon- night at 6:15 o’clock. Chairman E. W. Christ, who deserves a great deal of credit for the fine list of speakers he has secured, is going to make a variation aad have only local | speakers. He has a couple of sur- pri up his sleeve, who promise to make a great hit but heisas dumb as the proverbial oyster, when it comes to giving out any further information | about these dark horses. Chairman Geo P. Hart of the whole drive, Campaign Director H. L. Platt, Chair- man F. Searle of the general lists | and and Chairman C. Bennett the specal lists| s committee and | _Chamberlain, have done | in the campaign. If| hoped that Monday night the | ures will he up to the high wates | mark where these gentlemen will feel | efforts in behalf of the | work campaign have oroughly appreciated. Treasurer F. worlk United W been most tl 'EBERT PLEADS FOR UNITY IN GERMANY (Continued from First Page.) chancellor, peech in Berlin on Thursday. Chancellor Ebert carry on our work ceks new Germany’s future is as- ured and we also can hope to ob- tain conditions of peace relatively favorable. But if our adversaries can establish that anarchy reigns among us they will a ite conditions that B 61 “If we can for six or eight said. point | will annihilate Germany’s political life.” HUNS SEEK PROTECTION nch Commander Asked to Send Regiment to Mulhausen to Protect Populace From Retreating Soldiers. Paris, 4:40 a. m., Nov. 16.—A Ger- man airplane arrived yesterday morn- { ing at the French lines bearing an urgent message from the mayor of Mulhausen ing that a French re ment be sent there to maintain order. The population, full of enthusiasm, has risen against the Germans, who retiring in the utmost disorder, according to the Echo De Paris. are GERMAN ARMY EXHAUSTED First Words of Envoys to Foch Were: “Germany’s Army is At Your Mer- | cultic Marshal.” Marshal von | the | at of fam- cceptance of the ar- mistice,” el Ilutin of the Fcho de Paris. “Although food diffi- played a part in the defeat of the determining cause of pse was the fact that | was on the brink of ‘Field me said the thr to Germany. the German co the enemy’s army dis Gierman pleni- Marshal Foch, Germany’s army Marshal. Our words the potentiaries said to in substanc your mercy, of men and muniti completely exhausted, making for us to continue the is at serves re it im- possible war.” BAVARIAN QUEEN DEAD. Nov. 16—Queen Maria died on Tuesday, Amsterdam, Ther: of Bavaria The .%& o, HARTFORD. 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BLACK JLING at WOLF ST 5 and $65 OF MUSKRAT FOR COATS CHILDRED From left .t Admir: Sims, Am Lygue: French Secre: Admiral Wemys Rivell, Ttaly Underwood| are: avy; on di Underwood KILLIFER WANTS COMMISSION It has been rumored for some time past that Bill Killifer. celebrated slated for an army a commission in the Am He has been training ek, Mich.