New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 24, 1923, Page 13

2z nin's convenient naval half-way house, &g, coldny tomnarable in ageifo Car- FRENCH GIBRALTAR BROVGHT TO NOTICE | Description of Important Naval * Base Contains Interesting Data Washington, D. C,, April 24,~—Biz- erta, France's little known Glbraitar at the northernmost point of Africa, is brought to notice by the recent protest of the Russian government to the reported plan of France to sell the ships of the ill-fated General Wrangel, now lying in the African harbor. This important naval base of the French Mediterrancan fleet 15 the subject of the following hulletin from the Washington, D. €., headquarters of the National Geographie society: “‘Bizerta, Hunls, is a ‘dark horse' in the race for naval base strength in the Mediterranean. It is a falr ques- tion whether it 1s not already as valu- able stragetically as that household word for strength, Gibraltar, or Brit- _the Island of Malta, For Glbraltar| is in gun reach from neighboring Bpanish territory both in Europe and Africa; and igolated Malta, dependent for ‘supplies. on the outside = world, might conceivahly be starved out in a few months.. Bizerta, on the other hand, has a productive hinterland of French' controlled territory behind its heavity fortified and magnificent land- looked harbor, Harbor 10 Miles Inland “Therg are two Bizertas, in reality. Along a wide deep, quay lined chan- nel near the sea is the commercial harbor protected by jetties and break- waters, , Beyond the funer end of tho‘ - channel;’ on the''Lake’ of Bizerta, a| deep arm of the sea, is the naval base, trom which commercial craft are ex- cluded. This ‘lake’ has an area of more than 50 square miles and much of it has a depth of 30 feet. On deep water 10 miles from the sea, onky a ¥ This, the smallest military seaplane ever built, had its first tryout by the navy over Lake Erie the other day—and it worked. It’s so small you could stow it away on a submarine, Martin Company developed it. under Turkish and local rule, During the sixteenth century it was a notor- ieus lair for. pirates, “When France intervened in Tunis in 1881 a French expeditionary force landed in Bizerta, and the town has heen under the Tri-color ever since, though a Tunisian Bey is the nominal riler. The new channel was cut and the Lake of Bizerta made accessible to deep draft vessels between 1890 and 1895, “Blzerta has strategic value because it dominates both the relatively nar- row passages at ‘the waist of the Mediterranean,’ those between Africa and Sardinia and hetween Africa and Siclly. Only the home fleet base at Toulon, 420 miles to the north, is stronger than Bizerta among French Mediterranean naval stations. “Germany seems to have had her eye on Bizerta as a possible point from which to dominate the Mediter- ranean, and in a draft of peace terms early in the World War let it be Known that, as a victor, she would in- ;| sist on the cesslon to her of Tunis giant'¢fstone throw from the ruins of Carthage, are naval works such as the | seafaring ~old Phoenicans * never, dreamed of, The base constitutes a city in itself, I'erryville, named for Jules Ferry who is in large part ve-| sponsible for the pre: e of Irenc n‘ authority in North Africa today. In the harbor are always to be . found battleships and cruisers, torpedo l»oats‘ ond submarines, The skyline shore-| ward is pierced by great cranes and | dock structures; and over all is the| smoke and din of machine shops. | “The name hy which the French- | African seaport is most widely known, Bizerta, is an Italian form. Northern | Africa has for centuries been a field of activity for Italian and Sicilian fishermen * and artisans. To the J¥rench the port is ‘Bizerte. The Irench are in the minority in the population of the city. Of the total| civil population of nearly 18,000 about 10,000 are Mohammedans of Arabic and Berber stock and some 5,000 are Ttalians and Maltese, The French garfison numbers about 7,000, 3 Rival of Carthage “Hw:x, known in Ronian days as Tippo Zar§iils, was originally a. Ty- ns fought with the upremacy for - a acknowledged the ‘African Rome,’ s destroyed Hippo | eat of Roman dad- thage. TIts citl Carthaginians for while, but finally suzerainty of th When Carthage w: Zarytus became a minis and in the seventh century fell to the | Arabs, The Spanish * captured the place in 1635 but held it only a few years, Then came cepturiss of negiect M WEDNESDAY SPECIALS ! ! ion and grew in importance. s Later it passed into Byzantine hands |1 | along with other French territory.” GANADIAN TRADE WITH U.§ DEGREASED IN 1922 Purchases Between Two Countries Shows Decline of $15,267,240 Ottawa, Ont,, April foreign trade for 1922 $1,647,701,892, or an increase of more than $45,000,000 over 1921, according | to the report of the federal depart- | ment of trade and commerce, Total imports for the year amount- ed to $762,339,309, the report shows. Total exports reached The year closed with a trade balance of $3,221,337. Great Britaln was Canada's favorable report. products to the extent of $374,751,- 894, an jncrease of more.than $55,- 000,000 over 1921, while the United States purchased $340,1566,247 worth of goods, an increase of about $14,- 000,000 over 1921, A surprising feature of the report is. the fact that Canada’s purchases from "nited States during 1922 showed T as compared with 1921, g to $506,823,760, as against 091,000, a falng off of §$45,- 40, Canada's'. purchases from Great Britain showed an increase in value of more than:$13,000,000, jump- 24.—Canada's| amounted to | $864,362,583, | best | customer during 1922 and the United | States was second, according to the | England purchased Canadian | l VIRY ONE ()l‘ 'l"l, California Planning Glenn L. ing from $123,149,776 §136,806,288, last year, in 1021, to SWIDER—GAWELEK Announcement is made of the en- gagement of Miss Helen Gawelek of 401 High street to Irank Swider of North Burritt street, Miss Gawelek is emploved as a clerk in the produc- tion department of Russell & Erwin Mfg. Co.,, and Mr, Swider is an em- ploye of the & P. Strople Feed Co. No date has been set for the wedding. COOK—CUMKOWSKI Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Cumkowski of 315 High street announce the en- gagement of their daughter, Mae Elizabeth, to Patrick Cook of Hart- ford. Miss Cumkowski is employed in the office of the Fafnir Bearing Co. and Mr. Cook by the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad in Hart- ford. No date has been set for the wedding. Egg Salad, 35¢ 1b. tomorrow only. Cooked Food Shop—advt. Accuser Magistrate James E. Corrigan ap- pearing as a witness in the investiga- tion fato affairs of the New York city police force said that the department was either “inefficient or corrupt” and peinted to a record of 18 convictions in a total of 13,000 liquor cases. 2 | ITEMS MEANS MONEY ) SERVICE SPECIAL 9°TO 11 A, M. GRAN. | | ! | SUGAR | win97c E SPECIAL 9 TO 11 A. M. FRESH CUT SPINACH 5. 5¢ SPECIAL SALE FROM 9 TO i1 — Take Advantage Fresh Cut Shoulder Steak.Lb. 14c Fresh Gr'nd Hamburg. 3 Lbs. 25¢ Lean Fresh Shoulders.. Lb. 123¢ ROUND—SIRLOIN—PORTERHOUSE STEAK, Ib.18¢ 1clb. BOILING Mohican Ralsm Bread . Loaf 10c [Bes’ Bread ........... Lb. 3¢ From 3 to 5 P. M LEAN SMOKED SHOULDERS — From 3 to 5 P.M. Ib.11¢ St PORK w0 HOAST . ... 18100 i "f', w. 20¢ T 22¢ 1 LR, II\IR 1\\]) 15c 15 LB, BACON .. lnr w 12%¢ FE SPARERIBS ... BUTTER AND EGGS ARE LOWER STRICTLY FRESH— BUTTER . .Lb. 51c——2 Lbs. $1.00 | EGGS. . . .Doz. 3lc—2 Doz. 59c¢ LARD .. BEST FRESH CREAMERY-— FANCY WHOLE OUR FAMOUS DI MOHICAN EVAPORAT! PURI: COCOA IN BULK .. FINEST D!SPLAY OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES SWEET JUICY KIST ORANG u.uu'l' FRU |1' LB. 31c | BE \‘l l’l R 27¢ | BLy I YORRK 10¢ 20¢ SOLID HEAD SPECIAL SAlL Lh, 12¢ Ib, 10¢ . Lb, 9¢ Conn. River Alewives. . Saybrook Flomnders ... Shore Haddock l SHREDDED con Rockport Steak Cod .., J Poston Blue Vish . Lb. 15¢ Lge, Smo, Bloaters .. ... ka, b fornia has a corporation formed with the expressed purpose of welcoming President Harding when he visits this state this summer, i3 the asoclation of young men's re. publican leagues of California whose | incorporation papers, wero the state authorities yesterday, city court held yesterday afternoon, the following trial dates were assign- ed: Jacob Benjamin against Peter Attorney David L, Nair for the plain- tiff, Attorney J. detendant; Welcome to President Bacramento, Cal, April 24.—Cali- The organization flled with TRIAL DATES A\s At the short calender session of the a5 Wednesday, April 25, at 2 o'clock, Ella,, G. Woods Friday, the a 2 for April 27, o'clock, 1, 8. Koplowitz against Chas, Iosenberg, Attorney W, M, Green- wtein for the plaintiff, Attorney ¥, T, Ttosenberg for the defendant; Ignacy Drenzek agalnst #Walenty Drenzek, Attorney Henry Nowlcki for the plain- tiff, Attorney M. D, Baxe for the de. fendant; Sophie RBenledzek against Benigna Ludorf, Attorney M, A, Sex- ton for the plaintiff, Attorney J. G. Woods for the defendants; Monday, April 80, at 2:30 o'clock, Stanley Jan- elunas against 8t, Kasimir Soclety, Attorney M, A, Sexton for the plain- tiff, Attorneys Lukosius and Rellly for the defendant; Tuesday, May 1, at 10 o'clock, 8o) Dubowy against' Fannie Halpern, admx., Attorney S, J. Traceski for the plaintiff; Fri- day, May 4, at 2 o'clock, Commercial Jewelry Co, against Anton Brown, Kirkham, Cooper,. Hungerford and Camp for the plaintiff, Judge W. I, Mangan for the defendant, ed Press)—DProf, gist of the University of Rome, nounces the discovery of ¥erentino, the KEtruscan city which birthplace of Emperor Otho and of an ancient theater of the second cen- tury after Christ which contains the remains of beautiful statutes, WRIGHT—BATES, CHUROH CENSORS NAMES The engagement of Miss Sylvania Bates of 150 Greenwood street Charles Wright of Glen street was announced at a birthday party given in Miss Bates' | Miss Bates 1s employed at the Stan- ley Works office and Mr., Wright by Rackliffe Bros, honor DISCOVERS OLD RUINS Rome, April 24,—(By the Assoclat-| Bartoll, archaeolo- was What stores are offering bargains? Read The Herald. to last evening Fantastic Names For Children Are Baoned by Bulgarian Church Sofla, April 24.—The recent fashion of glving children fantastic names, drawn for the most part from the nov- | els of Maeterlinck, Hamsun and other | writers, as well ag the names of heroes |of the communlst revolution in Rus- sla, has grown to such an extent that the church has forbidden priests to baptize infants with such names, To erdable priests to know which are allowed, the Bulgarian church has |lssued a catalogue of names. list i3 placed at the disposal of par- |ents, Baptism is obligatory in Bul- garia, and the priests are the officlal | registrars, | | Brookfleld Butter, 62¢ 1b. tomorrow only, Cooked Food Shop—advt. 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