New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 17, 1918, Page 12

in the labeled Snake being headed ““The toon Grass”, the “snake “The Esplonage Bill"” An editorial told of 1917 Loan sledding said lar BERGER DISLOYALTY TRIAL PROCEEDING Govt. Turns Broadside of Evi- dence Against Congressman-elect the “so-called having “tough that “it dol- don’t the is a like and smell of it wa people taste The Young » came in ters written hy tional secretary, the attitude towards the conscriotion a with formal reso ion ganization on the subject the »vidane The government expect the pr of its Wedneos Seymour of the “probabiy league for limelight. Let- William F. Kruse, advising members they should assume Peoples’ Socialist als more to along the or into went Chicagzo, Dec L. Bevger leaders facing 17 nd har g ederal government In t other tr of | socialist L to ninish Vietor sentation evidence by sedition and day Judge mloosed chief aid st defendants, Gman disloyalty court the guns aguinst presenting the f in Landis’ e counsel ' would of the finis defense Chri the e ongressman-elect, il I newspaper, Milwaukee Leader, and ti-war and pro-German i been printed hed by tina s of The showing editorials long after this with Germany. paper's former managing edi- G. Hareis, testified that in June, 1 with ume AMERICAN TORPEDO HEADED HOMEWARD have tion T'he tor, Edward hie resizned went to war war attitude | Great He said he was signers of a protest the paper’s printing Louis Platform which he considerable did not agree Berger nad ¢ one of the tion against notorious War Program” avowed by a socialist party “Mr. Berger told me," “never to permit the Boche in the paper. engaged me he told found fault with m hecause they were that he w fear lines, the i Crowds at Queenstown peti- Farewell to Yankee Plotilla— the st e 12 Vessels Returning been part dis- of the i thronged Harris said, | farewell words Hun or | torpedo At the time he | rppe me that he had ' oo - two predecossors, o strongly pro-Eng- s afraid to trust | things would get in in particular, which German of | Great crowds bid American Queenstown, Dec. 16 the shore here today to fleet 12 sailed to the of boats which for home. in the harbor the crews of ships flags and checred Ameri- cans| When ed from led the way, Balch, Cassine, men, Caldwell, | sterett and Trippe will go first to they will join the the American warships their anchorage, the Stevens follawed by the Jenkins, Terry, Paulding. Am- Conyngham, The destroyers the Azores, where tender ship Dixie, After a short will complete lish and for head them ihe wer the “F offcnsive paper. the alway to friends given definite dispateh be used instructions on the war to as the lead of tory. T carred this out up | Which sailed yesterday unitll the time I loft. Berger told me |Stay. at the Azores they one one ihat the United | their vovage to America. P Qevendanble iy| Rear Admiral Thomas B. oy Ty though. | Still has several destroyers that he did not theEpawia RIS REnmare ARl SRLhey, and London guardship Melville, will leave United cembe Other destrovers it American navy are attached to Saalcdr base, but they are now cruising in Hatger paper different parts of the waters sur Stousl rounding Great Britain, or are in statement that it was a “war for de- |l rench waters mocracy”, and belittling the motives which prompted this country to ac-! NEWINGTON ROLI/ cept Germany's challenge. Ohne edi- | torial stated: \ Red call “The French people are not fight- | rally will be held in the chapel of the ing for democracy any more than are | Congregational church, Newlngton, e Madagascar negroes. Trance has|nis evening at § o'clock. Rev. Elmer been preparing for this war since Thienes, formerly assistant pas 1871. She had entered into a contract with Russia and later England joined | the First church in this city will give in. Now this great ‘sister republic’ | an address. William Buell will re- is to get into the war because Wall | late some of his experiences as an Street and the Morgans want it. This war is a hypocr X The Leader also published a " e INFLUENZA Dur::ginfter Horlick’s Malted Milk The Old Reliabie Very Nutritious, Digestible Round Package ALTED M'LK The REAL Food-Drink, instantly prepared. Made by the ORIGINAL Horlick process and % from carefully selected materials. =" ) Used successfully over 4 century. Endorsed by physicians everywhere. 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Watch this Announcement. for the paper Fine Quality Shoe Shop 321 MAIN STREET. ambulance driver in France, and will ! | 1 \ | ferent mov- | MeCall, | ! gle of the! this | peottv will probably Opening Day | South Carolina and Michigan. as well NEW BRITAIN DAILY AMERICAN FLEET 13 BUE HOME SUNDAY 10 Dreadnoughts and 20 Destroy- ers in Big Naval Pageant New York, noughts and e 17.—The 20 destroyers which wer force waters to arrive Sunday immediately to an- in the North River, and the will then begin stringing them electric in preparation for is expected to be the most beau- electrical ever seen in great camou- will be outlined | every night during York waters, the dif- indicated by huze which will be dis: both sides of each vessel. It was stated in Washington, Satur- day, that every turret, mast and gun will be outlined in electricity, the flag- ships being indicated 'by the pennants, which will be shown in colors. For instance, the flagship Pennsylvania will display an illuminated pennant with a blue field and four glittering stars. The flagships of Rear Admirals Rodman and Rodgers will be indi cated by pennants which will show two silver stars. The dreadnoughts which have been on overseas duty will have the places of honor in the great naval line-up, and will extend in sin- column from a point about op- posite Seventy-ninth street to north of jrant’'s Tomb, probably off 135th street, The destrovers will be in po- sition on either side of the dread- nought column. The flagship New York, which the flagehin of the American divis in the Grand Fleet under Sir David anchor between Eighty - ninth eets. This is the ship that would | have led the American column had | the Germans come out to fight instead of to surrender. The other dread- noughts under Rodman will be the Nevada, Arkansas, Wyoming, Florida and Texas. Under Rodgers will be the dreadnoughts Oklahoma, Arizona and Utah. In the welcoming fleet of battle- ships, cruisers and other war vessels will be the dreadnoughts New Mexico, Mississippi, Delaware, North Dakota, ten dread- naval pean Ame in included in the an ur, expected next that o erated during the wat in New York They il chors cometime steam sailors with wires what tiful Smerican ture waters The dreadnonghts clectric lizhts the stay in New ships electrical plaved on flaged in being numbers Seventy - ninth and as a number of vessels of the pre- dreadnought type. The New Mexico ! and Mississippi are new ships, re- cently commissioned, and are the most powerful of their type afloat They are also the first electricall propelled vessels in anv navy. The dreadnought tonnage which will be in the North river next Monday morn- ing will total about 400,000 tons The twenty destroyers which are coming from overseas will be joinod by about the same number that have been in service in home waters. Only about one-third of the destrovers of the overseas service are coming home at this time. Among the welcoming destroyers will be many of the newest type, which were receatly commis- sfoned and which were ready to pro- ceed overseas when the armistice was signed. The cruiser and transport fleet, under Vice Admiral Gleaves, will also have a place of honor in the great North river pageant, as will also a large number of vessels of the aux- fliary and reserve forces. Secretary of the Navy will arrive in New York early next, Monday morning to reviéw the fleet and welcome in behalf of the gov- ernment, Admirals Rodman and Rodgers, and the officers and men aniels HERALD, TUESDAY, uader them tly fram the Mayflower, on circle the fleet rival. The time The secretary’s flag will president’s yacht, the board of which he will shortly after his ar- of the review by the secretary wil announced in the 1ext few days from Washington. The welcoming battleships, troyers other vessels will arrive in New ahead of the dread- noughts destroyers under Rod- man and They will be un- der cammand of Viece Admira]l Grant Adwmirals Rodman and Rodgers are expected to lead the parade which is to take place the day after Christmas, in which it is expected about officers and will take part FAVOR UNIVERSAL MILITARY TRAINING 145 Representatives and 89 Sena- tors Endorse Principle be de- and York and Rodgers. nd 5 anc § 000 men New Yor The National Security leagues announces today that, as a result of a poll of the men who will sit in the 66th Congress being conducted by it, the league has now on record definite commitments in favor of Universal Military Ly 145 representatives and tors. In making public the results to date of its poll, the league emphasizes the fact that it is conducting the same purely on the basis of the principle 39 sena- of universal military training and not | | plan in advocacy of any particular that the enactment should take. In its most recent poll letter, the league even asks each member of the 66th congress for suggestions as to the form of enactment. This letter reads Basic Tenet of League. “One of the basic tenets of the Na- tional Security league, as you may know, has been the adoption of federal system of universal militars training and instruction as the per manent basis of national defense. league has, however, not pressed this matter during the past months, when active war work was the business of the nation. Believing that universal military training will now again be- come a question of great public inter- est, the league would appreciate tha viewpoint upon it of every member of the Sixty-Sixth congress. “In the Sixty-Fifth congr the. adoption of the selective in response to various polls conducted by us, 42 senators and 176 represen- tatives definitely committed them- selves in favor of universal military training. a before Suggestions Asked. “Whether or not you have previous- Iy expressed yourself upon this sub- ject to the league, will you not kindly give us a brief statement of your views at the present time as to the enact- ment into law of universal military training, and as to the form you be- lieve this enactment should take?" This letter is slgned by Lloyd Tay lor, chairman of the Security league's “universal military instruction and training committee.” Mr, Taylor a wealthy retired importer of this city, who is now devoting his entire time to the chairmanships of this commit- | tee and the league’s membership com- mittee. He was the originator of the great Preparedness parade in 1916 and of the mammoth universal milita training petition to congress contain- ing nearly a million signatures from all parts of the country which was presented by the league just after the declaration of war. 65th figures used letter—42 senato Congress Poll. in Mr. Taylor's and 176 represen- tatives—were of commitments of memibers of the present congress, the league, as explained in its letter to the men who will sit in the new congress, having refrained from pressing the auestion of universal military training while the nation had more immediate business at hand The league declares that it confi- dently expects that the total of the commitments in the 66th congress will far surpass those of the 65th congress when the new poll is completed. To date, no member of the 65th congress who will also sit in the 66th congre: whom the league had previously re- corded in favor universal military training has indicated any change of view. The only congressman-elect who has declared himself azainst uni- versal military training is M. O. Mc- Laughlin, president of the York Busi- ness college, York, Neb,, who defeated Congre Sloan in the November clections, He writes to the league The nan “Wrecked Germany. “T am country opposed the same Gormany, to fastening on system which wrecked and has brought untold suffering upon all the world In my judgment, universal military trafning will wreck any nation that adogits it and pursues it.” Mr. McLaughlin makes a total nine members of the new House of Representatives definitely recorded by the Security league against universal and its experience in raising an army have strengthened the opinions of members of congress in favor of the adoption of universal military train- ing as a permanent hasis of the ns tion's defense. A few extracts from these letters follow: “Pitlable Condition.™ Congressman Mott, of New “I belleve the wWar and our parednese for it should have con verted the opponents universal military training.” Congressman Wood, of Indiana—"T hope we will never have another war where military forces of this country will have to be called into action, but. in the event we should have, T want our country prepared to meet it, and not be found in the pitiable con- dition that we were found in at the military tralning. The others are Congressmen Huddleston, of Alabama: Hayden, of Arlzona; Sears, of Florlda; of York-— to DECEMBER | my nts N ¢ militar Training | 17, 1918, San- and Crisp and Tarsen, of Georgia: ders, of New York. and Saunder: Harrison, of Virginia Senate Opponents. The has definit date mili- nato congres: received to to universal league opposition tary t ing from only three who will sit the 66th namely, Senators Kirby, of Arkansas Williams, of Mississippi, and Gronna, of North Senator Vardaman, of Mi is an opnonent of uni- versal military training but he will missing when the new roll is called. The great majority of the letters re- ceived the Security league in its new poll lay emphasis on the fact that the country’s unpreparedness for war outbreak of this war. But, if there is never another war to engage uni- versal military training will be worth more than its cost in the making of manhood and useful citizenshi Further Convinced.' Congressman Johnson. of Washing- ton, who left his seat in congress to join the army—"My experience in the army during the last few months has further convinced me of the desira- bility of military training for the youth of our jand. T hope that a plan may adopted and that the Unitea States may retain the cantonments already established and use them for the universal training establishment, together with the sreat amount of equipment and supplies on hand.” Senator Watson, of Indiana—*"All mature life I have heen in favor preparedness, especially a regular universal military service, not alone for military preparedness, but for the training and discipline it will afford the young men of the countr thus better qualifying them citizenship in a time of peace & as preparing them for service Qf- war.’ in Dakota ssippi. ba by of us. be for well n time Moral Effect. Congressman-elect Cole, of the Sth Ohio district—"1 had hoped, and still hope, that the great struggle just ended sounded the death knell to wars between ' or among civilized nations. But I am constrained to think that civilization has not vet at- tained to that standard of perfection { where it would be the part of wisdiom | for | emotions. The | of natio | training that have draft | is | unpre- ' l a upon nation to disarmm and depend universal humanitarian T am inclined to favor universal training not only as a means defense hut because of the excellent physical and moral effect upon the young men of the country.” Congressman Sanford, of New York ——“1 greatly feat, that our success in this war will. ‘be misinterpreted to mean that we can exist without a military policy. It is to be hoped that the invaluable advantages of military come to the mil- Jions of men in the service will teach the lesson that physical fitness, train- ing and discipline are assets in peace as well as in war.” Red Christmas Church.—Advt. A son, Howard Frederick, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lockery, of 4 Walnut street, Sunday boxes at Adkins, 66 GOOD LAUGH GUARANTEED. Final preparations are being com- pleted for the entertainment to be in the South church chapel tomorrow evening. A playlet entitled “Carry On”, containing an amusing surprise will be presented. An admission of 5¢ will be charged and tickets may bo bought at the door. The affair will be open to the generai public, Mrs. Hemenway's candy, which is de- servedly popular will be on sale dur- ing the evening. SWITZERLAND NEEDS FOOD QUITE BADLY But It Is thé 7Gefmans Who Are Begging Most 17.—A food threatens according to com- received by the joint cen- tenary committee of the Methodlst ! }ipiscopal church from Bishop John L. Nuelsen, stationed at Zurich. “A week ago the salaries of all the state hd city officials in Zurich who re- ceived less than Fr. 5,000 were In- creased 110 per cent,’ declared Bishop Nuelsen. ‘‘This measure was submitted to a popular vote and was adopted by a large majority. The public discussion preceding the vote was very illuminating. Tt was proved Ly fizures that the living expenses have up more than 100 per ' cent. It is excepdingly difficult for ! our ministers to make hoth ends | meet, even by practicing the most | stringent economies, Y “Almost all the necessities of life are rationed and the rations are very small. Some things cannot be pro- cured at all. We receive now only a little more than a quarter of pound of butter per person a month and not quite a pound of oil or fat. The sugar ration is only one pound. Cercals cannot be bought at any price. Despite the unsettled social and economic conditions, Bishop Nuelsen reports that there has been a decided increase in the Methodist church membership and that the finances of the denomination are in fair shape. | Bishop Nuelsen has asked the Metho- . dist Episcopal War Council . for §20,000 to be used in immediate relief work. A delegation of bjshops and other church leaders, fvhich has cailed for Europs will investigate the needs of Switzerland in connection with those of the warring countries. Approximately $2,500,000 , of the $5,000,000 reconstruction budgset tr).‘ be sent by the Methodist Episcopal church in 1919 will go toward reliev- | ing distress in Europe. New York, shortage of Switzerland, munication Dec serious aill zone PRESIDENT WILSON COMMUTES SENTENCE Soldicr, Condemned to Death, Gets | Reprieve at Hands of Nation’s Chief Executive. H | Camp Dix, Wrightstown, N. J. Dec. | 117 Sentenced by a general military court martial to be hanged for dis- loyal statements to fellow members of his company in violation of the ninety-sixth article of war and for refusal to obey orders, Private Solo- mon Losofsky, formerly a Newark jeweler, will owe his life to Presiden- tial clemency. The official report of the case issued here yesterday shows that on the eve of leaving for Europe President Wil- son commuted the sentence. The president’s order confirms the sentence, but commutes it to dis- honorable discharge, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and confinement at hard labor for twenty years. The | Atlantic branch, United States Dis- | ciplinary Barracks at Fort Jay, N. Y., is designated as the place of con- | finemept. eal, sir ] satisfaction in eatind corn | skin, | coming | ing until 4 POSLAM’S BALM ENDS ITGHING SODTHES SKIN have an effi- to see true results. Poslam good for skin troubles that you can make no mf§- take in tryiag it first and for all. Ap- ply right on the places that burn, itch and, harass; they will be pacifled, soothed, cooled. Poslam offers qual- ity to each ounce that cannot be equalled by pounds of inefficiency. For every form of eruptioa on tha pimples, scalp-scale, rashes, blemishes, burns, itching feet. o Sold everywhere. For free sampla wrile to Emergency Laboratories, 243 West 47th St., New York City. Urge your skin to become clearer, brighter, better, through the daily use of Paslam Soap, medicated with Poslam 70 SHIPS EXPEGTED T0 BE IN REVIEW All Day Reception for Officers and Men For must cient, eczema competent you remedy is so New York, Dec. for the reception 17.—The program of the returning sailors now set for the period of De- cember 23 to 26, when there will be a land parade of naval forces, will probably outdo in size and enthumas:u any spectaicle of the sort this city has known. iiome 70 ships of the fighting force that has been on the other side are expected to participate. In addi- tion, warships are coming from Hamip- ton Roads and other rendezvous, The augmented fleet will assemble *f andy Hook and come up the biy Monday morning to be reviewed by Secretary Daniels. Stages will be placed at points be- low Riverside Park designated as of- ficial landing places for the home- marines and sailors. From after 10 o'clock in the morn- o'clock in the afternoon, when it is expected the water show will end, the official, formal and in- formal greeting of the men who have been '“over there” will continue. On Thursday the formal reception of Admirals Mavo, todman and ‘Rogers will take place at City hall. In the land parade the sailors and ma- rines will be escorted by troops from Camp Upton and Camp Merritt, A banquet will be given to the offi- cers Monday night. The men of the ships will have shore leave and sev- eral theaters will be thrown open to them. Sometime during the celebra- tion the temporary Victory arch on Fifth avenue will be dedicated. N shortly S. R. & L. ENTERTAINMENT. The Stanley Rule & Level employest will make things lively tonight a the Y. M. C. A, when th present an entertainment which is expected to be one of the best on the factory enter tainment program. 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