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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-19

late at night at the family seat,
Duhryn Castle, Glamorganshire.
The old nobleman came out into
the baronial hall to meet his OBJ
stinate son. For a moment he could
hardly speak with rage. Then he
pointed his finger to the door and
said:
60, and take your music hall
wife with you"
After that he slammed the door.
Young Bruce was compelled to
resign his commission in the army,
in order to face married life with
out an income. He bravely started
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-19

some friends induced Lord Aber.
dare to relent somewhat. lie be-
gan to be impressed by the modest
bearing Of the former actress.
After a good deal Of lecturing he
gave the couple an allowance Of
$4,000 year, sufficient to keep
them in comfort, but they were by
no means received back into full
favor by aristocracy.
Then came the great war. Every
man qualified to serve as an officer
was eagerly accepted by the Gov
eminent, and young Bruce, who had
been compelled to leave the army
through poverty, was appointed n
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-19

out to make a living as an automo.
bile salesman. Camille left the
stage and devoted herself to being
a model wife.
The lordly salesman did not prove
brilliant success in business. His
wife returned to the stage for a
time, but the arrival of little
daughter compelled her to give this
up once more. At this romantic
point the couple began to suffer
real distress. If Camille Clifford
had dreamed Of living in luxury as
the bride OF a future peer. she must
have been bitterly disappointed.
After several years of struggle.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-19

captain In the Royal Scots Regi'
ment. His departure for the front
brought his wife and his father
nearer than they had ever been be-
fore.
Captain Bruce served with dis.
tinction through the great battle OF
Ypres, the most sanguinary con-
tlict Of the war At the very close
he was shot dead while leading .
charge on a German trench.
Death deprived Camille Clifford
Of the husband she loved dearly,
but 1t gave her the social position
which he had originally promised
her.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-01
The Running Board Law. Bridgeport Telegram.)

A man riding on the running board of street car, says the New Haven Register, Host his leg when caught between the cars" It is against the law to ride on the running board and as consequence of this accident the Register concludes that "the travelling public will be ordered to stand in be- tween the seats of the cars to the in- convenience of people already inside"
 If a law can be passed prohibiting the riding by passengers on the run nlng board of a car, so one might be passed requiring everyone to sit in a car and prohibiting the getting upon a car that had no empty seats. The thing is dOnc sometimes and the pas senger who cannot find a seat must wait. People adjust themselves to such rules after time and no one IS inconvenienced or put in special peril of life or limb.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-01
When a Woman Reaches Fifty. (E. s. Martin in Haperr's.)

Being not so young as you were Is not all loss. If maturity of years is an allment, then youth Is another. To Dc nifty years old is to have made a 1a1rly complete recovery from the alnent of youth, and that is no small achievement It is not everybody cnat does it. The person who re- members statistics will tell you what proportion of us struggling people succumb to youth and it's mischances and hardships. It is a large propor- ton. The rapids of the river of life, the rockiest places, the swiftest de- scents, are apt to be upstream To have passed them all and got down into the Calmer levels of the fifties is a feat that justfies a good many com fortable thoughts.
 Yes, 1t is; especially if one is not too much stove in by arduous pre- nminaries and has been able Der haps to bring down some cargo with him. It is, or used to be, a fashion to sigh for lost youth, and there are people who do sincerely mourn for it. Women especially, who have had full measure of youthful beauty part with it usually, with signs and re- luctance. Gray hair seldom pleases
 
 "ravages of time' are real and sad to them, and they repair them with diligence and what skill they may command. Beauty in a woman is a power. To be noticed and admired and courted for it is, no doubt, very considerable, stimulation and entertainment, not to be indifferently parted with, and not in all cases off set by gains in authority or the tri- bute of deference that is paid to character, or the tribute of love that comes to unselfishness and gentle ness and power of sympathy. What a woman loses by the years in fresh ness of physical beauty she ought more than to make up in wisdom that comes from living, in the fuller un- derstanding of people and of life, in all the kinds of knowledge, in self possession and increased skill in the arrangement and discharge of the parts of speech. So it does happen With able women who have had a chance to develop and who have liv- ed good lives They are vastly more interesting at fifty than at twenty-two and many of them are lovelier to look at. But beauty comes ready made, and these maturer attrac actions have to be earned, and not all wom- en earn them.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-01

have been bound hand and foot by the lack of ammunition.
 On the side of the Germans the generals who have obtained greatest fame are Won Hindenburg, Won kluck, Von Mackensen and Won Bu- lCw' Each in his turn has been amaZlngly successful, but each has been packed by an army superior to that of the enemy, and it remains to De seen whether any one of them will take rank with Grant or Lee.
 ihe evidence indicates that the wars or today and tomorrow will not be won by individual strategic ac- conpllshment, Munitions and pre- paredness are the greatest captains The battles that America will fight ID the future are being won or lost today--in the American arsenals and munltlon factories, in the limita- 'lons upon the standing army, in the nature or the coast defenses and in the manner in which congress pro- vldes for a greater navy.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-01

cars the ferry boats and the streets. If they ruin their health they, in turn, ruin ours. They have hor- rible revenge"
 We have no right to question the accuracy of this statement as 1t re- lates to the prisons of New York' ana TO Sing Sing prison in particular we nave every right to question IL as It reiates to the state prison at Weth- erslleld Tn this state, with when MT. Osborne is familiar. The conditions Whlch he describes as existing m NeW I ork do not exist in Connectl- cut. A prison which records but one oeath out of a population or nearly SIX hundred and fifty inmates In four- teen months offers no such danger to the public as he describes. Ana yet one is at liberty to conclude rom MT Osborne's addresses that the evils ne complains Of are part or the general prison condition in this coun- try. He should at least be fair enough to admit that what he IS try ing to do in the state of New ork Is to emulate the example of Connec- ticut, where practically all of the experiments he is attempting to prove have been proved months ago. More grease to his elbow say we, and also more frankness to his speech. Ren- der unto Caesar the things that are Caesars
New Britain herald., 1915-09-01
RAH!, RAH!

Now comes the college bred police man.. The city ,of Berkeley, Cali fornia. has requested all the members of itsS police department to attend a special series of lectures at the Uni versity of California this fall and winter The subject to be treated by the professors for the benefit or the policemen will be- the relation of men, tai disease to criminoogy The course of study will not be pursued with the idea of granting degrees to the policemen. Rather is it for the purpose of acquainting them with sociology so that they may use better Judgment in the handling of prisoners.
 It is a novel idea, this educational development of the policeman. Per haps other cities in the country will follow the example set by Berkeley cities which have universities in their ndsts. The policemen in New well if the new order is instituted at those seats of learning. And New Britain could easily make arrange ments to have a few of it's select off, cers attend some of the lectures at Yale. We have picture of the policemen in the class room, their helmets thrown carelessly under the one-armed chairs, taking notes sleep ing, or making sketches of the pro- lessor. It will be great sport TOT the guardians of the peace. Ihe college boys will welcome the lnno- vation because there should De some good material for the foot ball teams when the blue-coats matriculate. The proper injection of brawn and muscle into the brain factories of our land will do much toward building up greater educational system advocating a sound mind in a sound body. The University of California and the city of Berkeley are jointly to be con- gratulated on this latest step forward in the educational world. We of the East will await the commencement exercises of next June to learn of the success or failure of the venture be- fore sending our traffic squads and patromen to tread the classic paths that lead to the lecture halls.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-01
Gov. Long and the Senate.
Providence Journal.)

GOV. Long, as he was usually call ed, having served his state as chief executive for three years, might have nlled a large place in national affairs, apart from that brilliant term as a cabinet officer, except for a Massa- chusetts custom. He was congress- man from his district for six years, but failed of election to the senate on the two occasions when his name was presented to the legislature; and this was because of a settled disin- clination to supplant a senator who was serving faithfully and with dis tinction
 It has been remarked that the strength of New England, in both branches of congress, has been large ly due to the practice of repeatedly returning deserving representatives. ana Gov. Longs state has eXemplifed this conspicuously. Massachusetts may be said to be often embarrassed by surplus of statesmen of national qualifications.
 The late Senator Hoar, in his au- tobiography, attributed his long per- iod of continuous Service to the moderation and kindness of the eminent gentlemen who might have been most formidable competitors, if they had thought fit" Gov. Long is expressly mentioned in this con- nection. On the successful conclusion of one of his contests, Senator Hoar was constrained to believe that the governor had hardly assumed the attitude of a candidate" and, at the time of. the most severe test of the devotion of his constituency when he had come out in opposition to the Philippines policy, he felt sure that If Gov. Long, of whose brilliant ad- ministration of the navy the people Of the commonwealth were so proud, had pressed his candidacy, as has been the custom in like cases in other states, 1t is not unlikely that he would have been elected"
New Britain herald., 1915-09-01
WHAT OTHERS SAY Views on. all sides of timely questions as discussed in ex- changes that come 10 Herald ofiiCa.
Courtesy and the Telephone Girl.
{ (Meriden Record. )


 If the investigation of the telephon glrls life by the United States com mission on industrial relations has lne e effect of reminding the average chlcagoan that he is dealing wi, h Just an ordinary human being when lie picks up a receiver and tempers ms demands accordingly, something or very definite nature has been Chicago Tribune.
 Of course, the inexplicab delays, interruptions, and surprises are most ulstressing and most distracting in .his age of nerves, but so are they .o the girl operator, who, after all -s al the most sensitive point in the entire talking system. The operators nerves have to endure plea sanity for so many hours each day and for SIX days week what the business man Is unable to tolerate for a few moments, at the most"
 with some individuals the fact that the telephone girl is at a safe dis lance is sufficient to warrant a lati- luoe In their discourtesy and incon- slderateness, that would not be toI- erated face to face
 There is as much difference in tel ephone girls as there is in folks They are very human like the rest of IS, put unlike some of us, they are at the beck and call of all sorts of mon and women, people ignorant and poorish as well as the wise and pol lshed who frequently are just as un- reasonable as the former.
 Like many other kinds of business, the work is not paid for so muniti- clently as to command always the highest brain power and sometime es the operator is lacking in the keen- ness and adapta bility which are val unable attributes in one holding a po- rsltlon where she is subject to the wh1ms and demands of the general public.
 Other things being equal the aver age telephone operator Is more cour- . teous and patient than the majority or subscribers many of whom ap- parently thing that a telephone is an eHectlve means by which to get rid o1 all the grouches which have ac- cumulated
 While the individual subscriber is compelled to bear the burden of in- numerable annoyances at home and Tn business, the telephone girl gets a pom noardment from all sides and not only gets the effect of her own inn mediate mistakes but suffers for the shortcomings of all who have added to the Irritation of the subscriber.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-01
The Battles of the Future.
(Washington Post.)

Lord Northcliffe in a recent state ment admitted frankly that the pres ent European war had not yet pro- duoed a Lincoln, Grant, Lee or Jack son. He laid particular stress upon the fact that the Civil war had pro- duced more than one military genius and that the European war in this respect as yet had been barren.
 Curiously enough, the two generals who are receiving the greatest praise on the side of the Allies are noted for their masterly retreats. It was for this that Joffre received great praise, and so it is now that Grand Duke Nicholas, eXtricating the Rus sian forces in their backward move- ment, is acclaimed.
 Joffre without a doubt saved Parts from investment. The Grand Dukes strategy saved the Russian forces from annihilation. Both these gener- als at previous times were likewise successful in attacking, but they
New Britain herald., 1915-09-01
Where Justice Is Due.
New Haven Journal Courier

We have frequently expressed our selves in sympathy with the earnest and intelligent determination of War den Thomas Mott Osborne, of Sing Sing prison, to place that institution on a humane basis. In his desire to do so he is only to be criticised for ignoring institutions where the con- ditions for which he is contending have been achieved.
 In an address before a fashionable audience at Newport on Sunday Mr. Osborne told of his work and the diff faculties attending it. In the course of his address, in addition to describ- ing the conditions which prevail in his prison, he declared that the dis charged prisoner enjoyed a sweet re- venge upon society for the cruel man. ner in which he was treated while an inmate of that institution. He said: These men have their sweet re- venge on the society that tortures them in prisons. When these men leave prison, they spread broadcast the germs of tuberculosis and other diseases contracted in prison. We cant escape it. They infect the atmosphere, the trolley and railroad
New Britain herald., 1915-09-01
False Convictions.
sNew Haven UniOn.)

Two men convicted of robbery on circumstantial evidence by a Brook lyn jury and sentenced to serve 20 years in prison have been set free be- cause the real criminals were caught later and confessed. That raisesr the old question as to how many men are convicted of crimes of which they are innocent and serve long terms in our penal institutions. That some are falsely convicted We know. The per centage never can be ascertained. It was the merest chance which saved these innocent men from what virtu- ally amounted to life imprisonm ent Circumstantial evidence when coupled with ambitious police officers and prosecutors in certain to result in some mistakes"
New Britain herald., 1915-09-01

office and the state department have shown. We have been credibly in- formed several times that the Ger man government intended to make concessions to us that would in sub stances, meet our just demands. But when the reply came is proved to be more of an irritation than an unguent fer the healing of national injuries. It is quite true that there seems to be h present disposition on the part of Ger many to meet our requests in a spirit entirely different from that in which she replied after the sinking of the Lusitania. But the cautious citizen, hopeful as he is for the continuance of friendly relations with the Teu- tonic empire, will prefer to see the last word of the kaiser in black and white before he really accepts Germany sv submission to our declaration.
 While the issue is at all in doubt the place for the president is at Wash ington. He knows it and, much as the people wish to see him conserve his health and strength, they know that it is better for him to be at the helm just now and in close touch with the capable Lansing. They have much work ahead of them, even if Germany proves to be as pacific in her inten- tons as her ambassador says she is
New Britain herald., 1915-09-01
The Worlds Charity.
(Grand Rapids, Mich, News )

(Grand Rapids, Mich, News)
 The most beautiful thing that has come out of the war in Europe is the charity which its destruction and sufferings have prompted in the minds of the people of the earth. AL most at the beginning of the con- fict three peoples, the Serbs, the Belgians and the Poles, were brought to the doors of poverty begging for bread and for relief from disease.
 The attention of the world was first called to Belgium because the fall of that country was so sensation al. Other countries have needed help just as badly, but Belgium was in the limelight and the first relief was sent there. The relief has con- tinued ever since the war began.
 Some idea of the vast work ac- complished there by the Belgian Re- lief Commission of America is given by the recent statement of that body Early this spring the Commis sion was importing foodstufs into Belgium at the rate of S7.5OO.O 900 worth per month. From Belgium the Commission sent men into that part of northern France occupied by tho Germans, and 2,500.OO0 persons were found to be in dire need. There were relieved. Up to July 31 the Commission had imported 50O,O0O tons of foodstuffs, valued at $7O.- oco,0O The banks and institutions or Belgium have contributed liberallv to the work.
 The whole world has been touched by the sufferings of the real war victims, the women asd children of Africa, China ard the Philippines have contributed heavily.
 1T the war has taught nothing else it has taught charity.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-01
Big Guns for Coast Defense.
(waterbury Democrat)


 It is reassuring to learn that our coast defenses are to be strengthen cd with 16-inch guns of a new typo,' expected to prove stronger and more effective than any other fertilization guns in the world. They are not yet built, but plans for them have been completed and the Notifications board has recommended that they be constructed to replace the l4-inch guns in our most important de- lenses. Their value consists not so much in their longer range as in their greater weight of metal. They will throw prciectiles weighing 2- zoo pounds, 500 pounds more than the 14-inch guns. They are expect ed to prove effective against the most powerful weapons of offense carried by modern warships. In this con- nection it is remarked that even the> famous British superdrearnaught queen Elizabeth, with her armament of 15-inch suns, has not succeeded in reducing the Dardanelles forts, and these new guns will be far su- pcrior to any at the Dardancllcs. They are expected to outrange all hattleship guns; but that is not necessarily important. A battleship is at a disadvantage because it i~ very vulnerable, and because, being in motion, it cannot be sure of it's aim. Coast guns merely equal to those of an attacking fleet but mount cd on solid foundations and fired ac- cording to a system which has pre- viously charted every yard of the area they cover, are almost certain to win in fair battle. Ii should be easy for the new guns to rcpel any enemy at Cape Henry, Sandy Hook, Panama, Colon and other important defensive coast points, thus protect ing our national capital, our princi- pal sea port cities and the canal.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-01
Will Stick The Job.
(Ansonial Scntinel.)

1t will be the general impression that President Wilson is wise in sticking to his post at Washington until he has seen tho end of the con troVersY with Germany and has ar ranged settlement that will give pro- tectlon to American life and property on the high sea in the future months ot the war. Everything looks now as H. in a short time, the difference be- tween this government and Germany would be settled on a basis satisfac- tory to us, if a trihe irritating to the extreme military wing of the German people.
 But there is many a split between the cup and the lip, as past diplomatic exchanges between the German foreign
New Britain herald., 1915-09-01
A Drunk Fined $1,OOO,OOO.
 

Interest attaches rather to the prin- ciple than to the fact as regards the sentence of a $1,000,000 fine and 99 years in jail imposed by a police judge in Oklahoma upon a woman prisoner. II did it," says the judge, because I did not want her ever to be at large again." It appears that the woman had incurred what might be termed an accumulated penalty for persistent and troublesome drunkness. The judge is confident that his action is according to statue. It may be SO. Oklahoma is our newest state.