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New Britain herald., 1915-07-15
). MCMILLAN fss-2oI- -2os MAIN STREET
WAR OF TRICKS.
Very Near Firing With Bow and Ar
 rows, Writes British Officer.

f
 London, July 15.-rThis is a war of tricks, machines, and devices" writes an officer of the British Gen. eral Staff in a letter sent to his home town for publication You would be surprised at the prehistoric appear ance of some of the machines. We haven't actually fired with bow and arrows yet, but we have come very near it.
 The coolness of the average British soldier is often remarked by visiting officers of other armies. l shall al- ways remember a man whom I saw yesterday. He had just cooked tin of prepared food over a brazier in the bottom of trench when a large shell burst just in front of him, scat tering mud, water and stones in every direction. A lump of mud landed with splash in the midst of the carefully prepared dinner, whereupon the soldier without turning his head or taking any notice of the shell, the shock of which had been pretty se- cere remarked, T don't mind fighting for Belgium. but I'm hanged if l want to eat it.''
New Britain herald., 1915-07-15
KILLED BY TROLLEY CAR.

Milldale, July 15.--Mrs. George Fox was killed instantly by a trolley car here today. Her back was broken. She was walking the steam railroad tracks with a young daughter, and to avoid a train which was approaching, stepped down ma embankment to a culvert through which the trolley line runs. As she did so the trolley car came by at high speed, striking and killing her. The little girls escaped. She was forty-seven years old and leaves her husband and six children.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-15
TEIE THAN GA sE

2 TomorroW Justice dendrick will de- eide Whether Harry Thaw shall take his place among the free men Of the country. Having been declared sane by jury Of hiss peers. the Pittsburg millionaire will, in all probability, profit by that verdict and the courts Will be rid of him A. sigh of relief has gone upss all over the country at this prospect. The .American people have tired of the Thaw brand of court procedure.
 While opinions have differed con- cerning the Thaw case, there is one concensus. and that is "the sooner we get rid of him, the. better.
 When the young man from the smoke-laden city of PIruspurg snuffed out the life of promising architect, Stanford White, on "a New York roof garden, nine years ago, the people of the United States went bathing in sen- sationalism. Never in the history of newspapers has so much filth been gathered and served to the people as reading matter. Unexpurgated stories of Guy de Maupassant and Burton s translatioT of "A, Thousand and One Nights Accumulated the dust of many days, while the lovers of the salacious feasted on the erdtic lyrics, of a de7 generates song ofs songs. S
 Morality was flung to the four winds as result of lascivious revelations made at the original Thaw trial New connections of American jurisprud dence were served hot at every angle of the trial Impassioned urgings of Thaw's hundred : thousand dollar coun-- sel, brought over from the Pacific coast, swerved the jury5from finding of rnurder in. the. first degree and earned him the more merciful ssway out,--insanity. =.
 No sooner declared insane than Thaw made fight for his freedom ons the ground he was sane And now for nine years the fight nas gone on with the. promise that tomorrow will see the last of Thaw, his trials and our tribulations His case has been in the hands of state courts, federal courts, and the United States supreme court.
 If Thaw will but keep out of the ljmelight from now on no one will begrudge him his liberty. Tn fact, the. nation will join in thanksgiving over the event providing it takes him into been declared sane. May he prove it and, if made free, not make the last chapter of. his life read. From the Insane Asylum to Broadway Lobster Palaces
New Britain herald., 1915-07-15
Printing House Square. Brooklyn Standard Union. ]

Only a retrogression of 10 numbers in Nassau street, from 160 to 150, a
 removal from one street corner to the next, and yet Little Old New York does not look the same without
 the Sun in it's familiar place. One
 of the earliest of the newspapers
 published in Printing House square,
 its only the oldest inhabitants who
 can recall the days when the building
 so long it's home was the headquar-
 ters of the Tammany society which
 moved it's sachems and wiskinkies to
 the Fourteenth street hall and is now planning to go farther uptown. When the Sun made its home in
 the four -story structure 1t had as next-door neighbor the old Tribune building, where Horace Greeley and his associates barricaded themselves against the rioters who terrified the city in violent opposition to conscrip- ton when enough volunteers to save the land not being forthcoming draft was ordered. Many merry Jlbes with retort in kind were flung rom the Sun building over it's neighbor with the tall tower, and the young editor therein, when a skyscraper, later to be doubled in night, uprose on the Tribune site. / Plans have repeatedly been made
 Tor lofty structure on the Sun cor ner, but thus far they have not nna-
 ter1alized albeit this removal pres ages the change. From it's new To- catlon the Sun views the statue of benJamin Franklin from a different angle, although still only seeing his
 broad back. But by craning from the windows views may be secured of
 the statues of Gutenberg father of printing and Franklin, father of publicity, in front of the office of the staats-Zeitung, which also found its present home by removal from is longtime site on Tryon row. where
 the new municipal building now stands -.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-15

America and the new world state, by
 Norman Angel.
 Its purpose is to show that the present situation furnishes Am erica an opportunity to take a real world leadership, by organizing and placing herself at the head of a union of clVlllzed states, and specially by in shutting a definite organization of the economc, social and moral forces; to snow, furthermore, that only by such 9 peaceful union can militarisTn and aggression be curbed."-A. L.: A. Booklist captain Cartwright and his Labrador
 journal written by 8 retired Eng
 fish Army officer in 1792.
 The editor has succeeded in reduc- Ing 1t to one volume without destroy ing any of the charm of the origin al"-Dial.
 Cottage homes of England, drawn
 and described by Helen filling
 ham and Stewart Dick. se Criticisms of life: studies in faith,
 hope and despair, by H. !.
 Bridges The author is leader of
 the Ethical Culture society of
 Chicago.
 His sanity and sweet reasonable ness are qualities of which we cannot have too much. We hope his book will have wide reading. Dial. The Episcopal church, by George
 Hodges.
 "A clear, definite statement of the points of faith, the sacraments, and the history in short compass The way in which the Bible came to be the book that it is and the story Of the making of the Prayer Book are set forth succinctly. "A. l.. A. Book list
 The golden age of engraving: a spec
 ialist's story of about fine prints
 by Frederick Keppel. Idlehurst: journal kept in the coun-
 try, by John Halsam. Marta of the lowlands, by Angel
 Guimera: play in three acts. An excellent translation of one of Spain's greatest modern plays.f'- A. l.. A. Booklist.
 My life in prison: My life out of
 prison, by Donald Lowrie. The
 author spent fifteen years in d
 California penitentiary.
 He shows keen understanding of human nature" Nation For those who are working for prison reform the books will undoubtedly prove valuable."-N. Y. Times. Nursing and care of the nervous and
 insane, by C. K. Mills Raffia
 basketry as a fine art, by Ger
 trude and Mildred Ashley.
 The result of fifteen years connec- .tion with the Society of Deerfield In dustries.
 Slavic nations, by s. P. Tuic. Textbook on wireless telegraphy, by Rupert Stanley.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-15
GOOD ARRAY OF NEW BOOKS NAMED
 IN INSTITUTES LIST THIS WEEK

Through the French provinces, by
 Ernest sPeixotto.
 sThe author has fluent style and his pictures are graphic, individual and charming ng''-Literary Digest Visions and revision, a book of liter
 ary devotions, by J. C. Powyss
 Few are the critics the adventures of whose souls have been more pug nacious or ecststic. ."-Nation.
 Eternal maiden, by T. E. Hare.
 "It would be difficult to find a more graphic picture of Eskimo life y IN. Y. Times.
 A novel which is really human and poetic at the same time. ."-In- depedent
 Her husbands country, by s. C..
 Spottiswoode The story of an international mar riage
 The landloper, the romance of a man
 on foot, by Holman Day.
 Spray on the windows, by Mrs. J. E..
 Buckrose.
 :. The story has a picturesque set ting in north of England sea coast town. It follows the first years of the heroine's married life and shows the strensthening and deepening of her character under the strain of trial and responsibility"
 Library Notes. M
 The Catholic review America says. :The July" Bookman an- nounces that Mays most popular novels were The Turmoil Polly , anna Grows up" s'Angeia's Business "Ruggles of Red Gap" The Harboi" and "Still Jim The books have al- ready been noticed in America" with some reservations commended. The taste of the readers of best sellers" seems to be improving
 
 Sir Walter Besant may not be one of the imm ortals but his work is worth the attention of all who do much novel reading. He was a Cam bridge University man, college pro- lessor for six years in Mauritius East Africa and for 24 years lead the life of a literary man in London. He was democratic in feeling and never fail ed to impress all who met him with a sense of his inmate kindliness He was an enthusiast in promoting friendship between England and America. All sorts and conditions of men, is his best known novel and lead to the building of the People 8's> palace. Sir Walter was an an tiquarian and several of his novel. are studies of bygone England.
 The orange girl" gives pictul Of London in the middle of the 18th century. The chaplain of tn Fleet describes the famous jail Dorothy Poster and For faith ant freedom" are the best known of tn, historical novels. His earlier book! were written in collaboration witl James Rice, who furnished the plots Sir. Walter was an incessant worke, interested in many socal reforms in the promotion of home arts and in dustries and in defence of the writ. ing profession.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-15
What BarnuIn Missed. .(Bridgeport Telegram )

There is one weakness in our army and navy, which stands forth as a glar- ing evidence of the utter stupidity and incompetence of the log-rollers whom we send to congress and dignify by the name of statesmen. That weak ness is the lack of aircraft and aero nauts.
 It is true that we are now making a start It is true that we have 3 few machines. But it is not true that we
 are making much of 3 start, it is not
 true that we are yet alive to the needs
 of the situation, and 1t is not true that
 we are as we'll equipped aerially, as
 he smallest and most insignificant
 powers abroad.
 The shame of this does not consist alone in our fatal weakness. 1t lies in the usual tale of colossal govern 1nent stupidity, too blind and ignorant To preceive the merits of American invention. The aeroplane had it's birth place in America Most of us can well remember the epoch-making ex- pefiments of the Wright brothers the striumphant thrill that came when the; world realized est last that man had conquered sthe air--that g. flying machine actually had been invented
 and it flew! What magnificent posi-
 ton the United States government
 then found itself in--what chance to lead the world, both in the develop
 ment of the flying machine as an auxiliary of peace and an indispensable
 adjunct of war. But did we take the opportunity Never-nor while there
 were millions to be spent for the de- velopment of. harbors on Great Salt Lake, the dredging of channels in mud creek and the building of govern
 ment dockyards in. unheard-of bayous and dismal swamps.
 Oh, that Barnum lived today! He l could take Congress-almost any con- gress-then dump out his sideshoW 1 and substitute the contents Of the national capitol and proclaim to the l breathless public, with utter truth Here they are, ladies and gentlemen the greatest collection of freaks ever l gathered under one tent!''
New Britain herald., 1915-07-15
WHAT OTHERS SAY
Views on all sides Of timely questions as discussed in ex- changes that come to Herald office.
Waking Up China.
lWaterburN Democratl !.

(Waterbury Democrat.
 Says Yuan Shi Kali president of the Chinese republic, in a prociama- tion setting forth China's position as a result of her yielding to Japan oe- mands: We are ashamed of the nu : initiation, but should we blame others while we ourselves are at fault Our own weakness has invited the result and feel that am a man or Hllie virtue and ability. However, he adds, by way of half-apology for the gov ernm enf'sS action, we have no rlsht to stake the existence of natlon' therefore we have to work out It's sal vations with care" There Is such honest sincerity in these words that thew leave no doubt of Ch1na,s hu- initiation. While Japan seems not to have actually gobbled up Chinese ter ritory .or.T overthrown Chinese auton- on1y. she has come so near doing both that she has dealt a bitter blow to the nations pride. But in the very fact that China keenly feels the in dignity @and is ashamed of her weak ness. there is hope for her. It lap- pears to be the first time in China's long history of foreign domination and tyranny that her people have felt such sense of political shame. It is evidence of new national spirit, When a nation comes to realize that it is "of little virtue and ability instead of whining, and confesses manfully that it's misfor- tunes are it's own fault, there is hope for it. China must yet wipe out the shame, not in blood, let us hope. but in peaceful rivalry, by means of the intellectual, industrial and political progress of which the nation is bap able. If humiliation is spur to such progress. Japan, with the worst inten- tions. has done China great favor.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-15
CZECH LEADER. ARRESTED.
pr. Raschin Taken Into Custody at
 Prague, Bohemia.

Berlin, July Is, By Wireless to Say vile, N. "A despatch from Prague, Bohemia, to the Overseas News Agen- cy, says:
 "Dr. Raschin, Czech leader has been arrested. He was president of the Czech newspaper Narodny Listy and well known pan-Slavism leader. Twenty years ago he was sentenced to prison for political reasons. More recently he was elected member of the Austrian Diet"
New Britain herald., 1915-07-15
The Most Distinguished Nebras,xan.
Providence JournaD.

VI iON4dcIlC0
 There was time when the Honor able William Jennings Bryan was un- doubtedly, Nebraska's most distin. guished citizen. Even those who dio not agree with him in politics would probably have admitted this But times have changed.
 The Governor of the State lately ap- pointed committe to determine who is best qualified for the honor. The committee consisted of representative men, chosen without regard to poli- tics, and they now report that the title belongs to Lawrence Bruner. professor of entomology in the Uni versity of Nebraska.
 MT. Bruner, we find on consulting d Biographical dictionary is fifty-nine 1 years old, was educated at the State University, has been employed by the Department of Agriculture at Wash | ington, is the State entomologist, and has compiled the following works Introduction to Study of Entomolo, gy, Destructive Locust of Argentina, Locusts of Paraguay. Salt. Orthopt, of Brazil, Locusts of Peru. Also mum erous monographs, reports and papers l on insects and birds.
 It seems hard on MT. Bryan to have to take second place to Professor Bru- | ner, especially in view of the fact | that the ex-Secretary himself has been devoted to the study of bugs for so I many years. If Professor Bruner is Nebraska's most famous entomologist, Mir. Bryan is certainly at the head of the profession in America.
 However he is entitled even with out a special committee to inquire into the matter, to be hailed as Nebraska s most extinguished citizen.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-15
s,2ss MEN SURRENDERED.
Germans in Southwest Africa Allowed
 to Keep Side Arms and Guns.

Berlin, July IS, by Wireless to Say vile, N. Y.-Thc Overseas News Agency today says:
 "The conditions of the surrender of the German forces in Southwest Africa make clear that tho German troops numbered 204 officers and 3094 men Ca little more than one reg- ular infantry regiment on a war foot. ing) with seven field pieces and twen- ty-two machine guns. This force was matched. after prolonged warfare and terrible fatigues. against 10000 men,. The bravery of the Germans was ad- mitted by the British, who even per- mitted non commissioned officers and privates to keep their side arms and guns"
New Britain herald., 1915-07-15
What Mar Is
Bridgeport Farmer.)

\
 The nature of war is utter inhuman- ity. It is Ia sentence of death" passed by one nation upon the other. If any doubt the truth of the assertion, let him recollect the constant statements from persons representing all nations in the European war, that victory can come only when enough of the others lave been killed
 The nature of war has been ex- pressed by Major Stewart L. Murray, in an introduction to Clausewitz, as follows:
 To introduce intothe philosophy of war itself a principle of moderation would be an absurdity. War is an act of violence which in its application krows no bounds"
 It is not to be understood by such expressions that there are no rules of war But those rules exist for the more convenient conduct of the com bat, and in some degree to prevent ui necessary violence, by which is to be understood violence mas not an adequate military result. or which does mot tend to defeat the enemy, or 10 preserve the belligerent who uses it.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-15
TIMES CHANGE. L, I,

Womenswho up tos this have been foot loose and fancy free in the n7atter of footgear will now be called to a halt Manufacturers of wornen's shoes have issued a decree against it the freakish styles in. miladi's ped- estrial ornamentation
 No more shall we see the. buslxin that laces up the back. For this shall many husbands offer prayers of thanks. From now on we shall have our sisters wear the somber shoe. Away with the galligaskins of various shades and hues, those sportsman like trappings with heel of red and toe of black and the, hooks and eyes that rambled up the side. No more of these gaskins.
 Shoes, pumps, boots and slippers of the ladies must leave. the wayward path and wander back to the fold For the coming season the more con- servative fashions, those shoes similar to the ones .grandmother wore, will be in vogue. Ga1oshes for the wet wealth CT will remain the same,-no fancy trimmings. Butchers, Welingtons and Hessians, and Balmorals. aside from lacing Up the front will. be put
 out in only two colors,-black and tan.
 As the edict has gone forth, the women might as we'll know all about what they are going to buy next year in foot wear. We are told their shoes for ordinary wear will be black with cloth uppers, and to be proper the cloth must also be black. Perfora- tions and other decorations must dis appear
 1 All things considered it is we'll the women shall return to the normal and
 sane lines of dress The parimureal
 gown may be great step in reform
 ing dress, and the manufacturers of shoes are to be congratulated upon I their action. For some time past there has been
 an insane desire to see fashions, and fads run away with the country. Men
 as well as women have been guilty Ito great extent.
 While few people stop to consider this, fashions are. one of the reasons flor delinquency in the marriage mar
 ket Purchasing hats, shoes and
 clothes of the latest, design in a mad
 race to keep up with the styles Is not conducive to young men taking over ! the burden of married life. l We are for the good old days when
 were consid cred pretty fashionable for ] the summer girl and neat pair of
 black patten pumps covered her dainty little foot.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-15
Watch Holland.
(New Haven Union. )

Holland is getting restless as her commerce is being destroyed and as her colonies are in growing danger. If she could side with Germasy, England would take these possessions, so if the Dutch abandon neutrality it will not be by going with Berlin. No doubt every possible influence Great Britain can command is being used to get Holland to join the Allies. That would give the latter a chance to get behind the Germans on the western battle front, move that might turn the tide of war.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-15
Investigating Money.
fNew York Commercial. )

< "A
 The stock market is nervous and depressed at present by uncertainties regarding the war. but the man who goes short on the United States will go broke in the long run. When tfe best real estate and securities are or the bargain counter it is folly to buy unproductive property or securities that do not and probably cannot pay interest or dividends. Wise invest. tors will leave the wild cats to the speculatcrs and will put their money into something that has ln- trinsic value. 1t, is better to keep money in a savings bank than to buy unproductive property or securities. More men grow rich through the tire less workings of compound interest than by speculation in substantial properties that look cheap. Interest and taxes eat in unproductive real estate so fast that the price has to double every eight years to equal the drain. caused by holding it in idle ness.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-15
OIL PAINTINGS PRIZE.
Won By F. c. Friescke of owosso.
 Mich, at Exposition.

San Francisco, July 1S.-The grand prize for oil paintings in the United States section of the department of fine arts at the Panama-Pacific Ez- position has been awarded to Frederick Carl Frieseke of Owosso, Mich. it was announced today Nine gold medals were awarded in this section with the name of the late John ". Alexander of New York at the head of the list.
 Henry Wolf of New York, won the grand prize in etching and engraving. For sculpture in the United States the medals of honor went to Herbert Adams ?. C. French and the late Karl Bitter ot New York
New Britain herald., 1915-07-15
PARADE OF ELKs LODGES.
To Close 1915 Reunion at Los Angeles,
 Cal

Los Angeles, Cal, July 15.-The an nual parade of Elk lodges was to bring to climax today the entertain ment and business of the 1915 re- union of Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks here. Newly elected officers were to be installed at the closing session of the grand lodge.
 Many of the visitors plan to leave late today for San Diego to attend the Panama California Exposition, Friday having been designated as Elk Day at the southern city.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-15

Further evidence of Democratic prosperity is to be found in the re- duced salaries of Western Massachu- setts postmasters.-Spr Springfield Union.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-15

Unless events move with more ra- pidity than they have within the last two weeks, MT Huerta will not get to San Francisco before the ex- position closes.-Utica Observer.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-15

All- accounts indicate that it will be harder to stop France than most any of the other com cuse Post-Standard.