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New Britain herald., 1915-08-26
What Mothers Should Remember in
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In the better babies department of the September WOman's Home Com panion appears the following mother calendar for September:
 Keep your baby away from sick people and out of crowds.
 DO not let people kiss your baby on lips or cheeks.
 "A baby needs exercise, so do not keep your little one tied in his chair or go-cart too much. Creeping is excel lent for developing the muscles.
 Do not try to teach your baby to stand. healthy baby will stand and walk when strong enough to do so.
 "Never give your baby tastes of your own food. It is very dangerous. If he is old enough to have solid foods, to his age.
 Dress your baby according to the temperat ture, not merely according to the season of the year.
 "Remember that September nights are often chilly, even though the days may be hot; see that your baby does not sleep in a draft. Keep the windows open wide, but put a screen around his bed.
 Go and see the school where you send your children, and satisfy your self that it is sanitary, properly heat ed, lighted and ventilated and not Over-crOwded.
 Give each child who goes to school pretty folding drinking cup. or supply of individual paper cups."
New Britain herald., 1915-08-26
"pREIy>A the Sinner.

Jacksonville (Fla.) Times-Union)
 But if no government be responsi- hlc for the war then where is the sinner? He does not hide his head on the contrary, it is lifted higher than ever and he is now trying to csta blsh himself with us-it Is military preparedness. If we had an army and navy big enough to set opposition at defiance, how many times would such a president as Roosevelt have involved us in war? The constitution says the assent Of congress is necessary, but when did the president who desired war fail to find a reason or pretext good enough for action in advance of any con- gressional action? Our history shows a constant growth of executive power since 1S65- president with a party in the majority in congress can send million or two to make his name glorious in Italy-congress can always be trusted to pay the bills he chooses to contract in some way.
 We are told that the military pre- paredness that is wanted may be easi- ly limited to our necessities; whay limit could be given to the pension list or to the growth of protection? It is easier to kill a little snake than 6 big one-it is easier to deny d claim than to refuse the demands of lobby backed by powerful interests with an established lobby that takes mile whenever an inch has been granted.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-26
ATTACKS CHAMBER
 OF COMMERCE
To the Editor of the Herald:--

To the Editor of the Herald:--
 Sir: To my mind it is pretty small potatoes' when a body of the sup l.osed dignity of the Chamber of Com merce must turn it's attention to an investigation of the Salvation Army and as a member of the Chamber of Commerce and an admirer of the Sal vation Army I wish to register a pro- te st through the Herald.
 When the Chamber of Commerce was first organized we were told to expect great things. New Britain was to be placed on the map for cer- tain The millennium Was just over the horizon. All We had to do was wait patiently for the wheels of the Chamber to get going. Well, we've waited, and what has been accom- rlshed?
 As far as the writer can see all the Chamber of Commerce has done is to have a board fence built near the depot so that the eyes of visitors to cur city would not be offended by an untidy back yard. The Chamber has claimed greater accomplishments after the major part of the work had becn done by someone else.
 True, the Chamber has exposed several petty beggars and solicitors who were travelling under false colors but I have understood we pay taxes for a police department to do this very thing DO the guiding spirits of the Chamber aspire to become detectives CT is police work to he done Dy those who arc paid to do il?
 The Chamber has tried to run the city government It has interfered on many matters that are in the custody of municipal boards. In fact i' has attempted to regulate every thing with the usual resut-it has done nothing. It is Jack k-of-all- trades-and a master of none.
 It is not going too far to say that the Chamber of Commerce has lost caste. Members will not pay their dues and will not attend meetings simply because the organization is looked upon as a 'jOke." The genial secretary of the Chamber is receiving S3,5OO per year but so far as I can sec he has accomplished very little that counts k Maybe he is simply doing what he is told to do by those directly above him.
 The insinuations against an or sanitation such as the Salvation Army constitute the last straw. As far as I have been able to learn from my kousehold, agents of the Army have frequently come to my home asking for old newspa pers which have gladly heen given them. I believe they would also accept cast off clothing if it is in good condition. That, I am informed, is the extent of their solici- tations. The Salvation Army is orthy institution and can stand on its record. Any assaults by the Chamber of Commerce will be re- sentcd by the public as well as US own members.
 For obvious reasons am request ing that you do not print my name at the end of this cOmmunicat
 A CONSTANT READER.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-26

Johnson, and sinketh his Bill deep. He liketh chicken, being of the Male Gender. With a Merry Ha Ha, he f1itteth away while the Precious Dar- ling emiteth a Howl fit to resuscitate the Seven Sleepers.
 His bill being filleth, he Glldeth his Good Wife sneaketh to the tele- phone and informeth the Doctor that BABY HATH THE COLO.
 Lo, the Poor Mosquito.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-26
WHAT OTHERS SAY
Views on all sides of timely questions as discussed in cx- changes that come to Herald ofhc0,
The Balkan Nations.
(Meriden Journal.)

(Meriden JOurnaL)
 With Serbia granting the demands Of Bulgaria it would appear here that the entrance of all the Balkan na- tons into the conflict on the side of the allies is only matter of a short time.
 Ihe people of this country are not partsahs of one side or the other in the impending crisis in the Balkan states, the outcome of which will, or may have very important influence upon the European war They desire only the termination of the terrible conflict as early as possible and in all probability they will welcome any so- lution of the problem which will make Tor ultimate peace. They can hardly fail however, to take a lively interest in what promises to be the most important moves in the bloody game that has been going on for more than Q year
 From the standpoint of the unbas- ed observer of events, the Balkans have about reached the point where they will have to make a choice of al- legiance and support.
 With the Germanic allies already pounding away at Belgrade and mas sing huge forces, released from the Russian arena, against the little kingdom which ,precipitated the whole war, there would appear to be only one choice between yielding to these demands and facing annihila- tion by the Germans.
 A glance at the map will show that the conquest of Serbia would not blaze the way to the Dardanelles, which must be opened in order to re- lieve the Turks. If a path chould be hewn through Serbia, there would still remain Roumania, Greece and Bulgaria, a portion of whose terri tory must be crossed in order to get to Constantinople-the victim being decided according to the route chosen.
 The world can only hope that the choice, when made, will help to bring to a close the mighty conflict which is ravaging Europe. The struggle has now reached a point where peace in the abstract is of greater consequence to the world than the victory of this or that belligerent.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-26
Middle Age Better Than Youth.
(E. $. Martin in Harpers.)

(E. $. Martin in HarperS.)
 What are the accumulations which ought to make fifty filter to exercise authority than twenty-five? Book knowledge partly; but for the most part, thoughts. By the time he is fifty a man who is to amount to any thing should have come to a few large seasoned convictions that are part of the fiber of his mind. Convictions of that sort are not blithely obtained out of books. Books may have to do with them, but they are acquisitions of the spirit, and though the rudiments of them may be come by in youth, they need to be tempered, tried out, and adjusted to practice by years of thought, talk, observation, effort and experiment with life! Washington at twenty five years had in him the rudi- ments of the Washington that was to be, but he had nearly twenty years of training before he took command of the Continental armies and he was first president in fifty-seven. Lincoln in early manhood groped his way through grevious distress and per- pleXities, but by the time he married, when he was thirty three, he had come, 1t would seem, to clear sense of the fundamental convictions that made him. Eighteen years more he thought and read and talked in courts and taVorns, and pleaded on the stump the faith that was in him, and travailed variously, and then, at fifty one he was elected President Pitt, prime minister at twenty -four because England was ShOrt-handed and couldn't wait for him to get his growth, broke down in the middle of his job and died at fOrty-SeVen. Ma poleOn was First Consul at thirty had completed his activities at fOrty-six and died at f1fty-two. Alexander at thirty-three had done everything that seemed to him desira ble to do in the world at that time, and departed out of it. Youth makes a greater figuer in war than in anything else, but war is a comparatively simple business and can be learned young. Tn most mat ters men are lucky if they can take their time to learn and es- cape the prices and the heavy respOn- sibilities of leadership until their thoughts are natured, their skill is full ly practised, and their characters lave been shaped and hardened in the forge of life.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-26
Death and Dcarth of Officers.
(Richmond NcwS-LC

\INlClllllO1u NCWS-lLCaQcr.)
 One of the most serious problems of the British army is to supply we'll trained officers for the 5000, 900 men now in the field. Good officers are an asset universally valued; bad leadership is a handicap the extent of which is not so generally recog- nized. Great Britain is really in the position where she has more to fear from the incompetence of line off, cers than from the ineXperience of new soldiers.
 Some idea of this can be had from the last casualty list, which brought the losses among officers down to July 30. As summarized in today's Associated Press dispatches, casual ties among officers have now reached 13,656. of whom 4,176 have been killed, S,305 have been wounded and 1,175 are missing
 When Great Britain went to war a year ago, she had a total of 1894 officers in the regular army, 629 on the staffs of the territorial forces and 39S on miscellaneous establishments. This made q total of 10,032. A years war has thus far cost the Brit ish in killed approximately Al per cent. of their total roster, or, in cluding wounded and missing, one and a third times as many officers as she had on August l, 1914. .....
New Britain herald., 1915-08-26
GIVE US A ''PAY-AS-YOU-ENT '

Announcement has been made that
 be installed in the city of Hartford
 this fall by the Connecticut Company
 to supplant some of the dilapidated
 vehicles which now traverse the troll
 ley tracks The people of Hartford
 and New Britain who jointly use
 these cars will welcome the innova-
 ton. The type of car to be used in
 Hartford, and which many eventually
 find it's way to all the lines in the
 state, is of simple but convenient con-
 struction. The passengers enter by the
 rear door and pass out at the front
 end The conductor maintains a po-
 sition facing the end of the car, the
 ing their fares as they go inside. In
 this way the annoyance of the con-
 ductor pushing his way through the
 center of winter cars, or climbing along the running boards of summer cars is completly obliterated.
 There is also less chance of acci- as used in Washington, Baltimore and other cities, for the simple reason that the vehicle is never started until all doors are closed and the outside steps are raised flush with the sides of the car thus making it impossible for anyone to board 1t while in mo- Haven last night is mute evidence of the dangers of the running boards on cars. The pay-as-you-enter car bids fair to become a permanent fixture In the great Amercan cities. It is an economical proposition in the first place as 1t is comb bination summer and winter car. The beauty of this s that sudden storms of summer are made less annoying when trolley rid ng because the car can be closed against the ravages of wind and rain n very short space of time. It is o be hoped that the Connecticut 1 Company in the kindness of it's cor 'orate heart will place a few of these ] 'ars on the city streets of New Brit in. Trolley riding in the winter then l would not be so burdensome, and, | when the people are educated to hav- ng their exact fare ready before the | .pproaching car comes to stand ng. One car placed here would serve s proper teacher of the ways and nethods of the pay-as-you-enter.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-26
Heroes of the Deep.
(Waterbury Republican,

More plucky men went to a watery grave in the Gulf of Riga when the Russian gunboat Sivutch was sunk during the battle with the Germans last week. The reports indicate that the Sivutch went down with guns fir ing until she was totally submerged and that her last shot destroyed a Ger man torpedo boat.
 In all of the sea battles of the war thus far heroic deeds have gone on record and the calling of the navy re- tains it's picturesquely heroic appeal In every department except that of the submarine. That, too, when one faces the facts IS to ordinary hazards, the hardships of undersea fighting has it's appeal. It is tho sneaky feature of submarine warfare that evokes curses and that probably would be con- demned less if confined to vessels that were, strictly speaking, war vessels
New Britain herald., 1915-08-26
ERILY, TT IS so.

Poor Mosquito.
 eth much and reapeth but |th himself, yes twenty-
 of the day yet inspireth bts as doth his cousin, the Sting art much more mul- hnd his Bayonet worketh ke unto those of the Allies. |th no Man. All Humans B him alike.
 c string of a Stradavar- |th through the screen and | becometn Busier, yea
 the Boston Braves. t
 meth not to Citronella and
 at the Shores of the Hun-
 and his Good Wife. Like
 ne dark, he sneaketh up Ind punctureth his epider- Radeth the One Two" bv Fillard knocketh out J.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-26
Roosevelt and Bryan.
(Bridgeport Post.)

The two colonels Roosevelt and Bryan, have made statements re- lative to the Arabic incident and it's effect upon this country. The state ments are characteristic, and we may add, both represent, beyond the slightest doubt, two elements in our Citizenship.
 Colonel Roosevelt sums up and holds that this action means that the time has come for deeds not words" Colonel Bryan would do more talking and in no case would he go to war ever it. He would insist that Ameri- cans fOrgo their inalienable rights to travel when and where they please in order not 10 run the risks which the submarine attack upon defcnseless vessels involves.
 There are groups of American citi- zens who feel as both these leaders say. In our judgement by far the larger number are represented by Colonel Roosevelt
 But there is still another element in the country which would go slowly and make every effort to avoid con- fict without surrendering one jot of our rights. This element has strong faith in President Wilson. It be- leves he can be relied upon to handle the situation for the best interests of the country. This element would be fearful of the impetuosity of Roosevelt and it has a dislike for the opposite peace-at-any-price plans of Bryan.
 It believes the President stands midway between the two. ready to up- hold American honor and at the same time not act rashly. Beyond a doubt
New Britain herald., 1915-08-26
A Kansas Sensation.
CKansas City 5ournaD


 Whoo-e-e! shouts the Colony Free Press. What do you think of this tub skirt-the very latest and nobbiest thing in women's ever won derful wearing apparel and in Colony 1t arrived at 2 D. m. Friday after noon and to say it created a sensa- ton is putting it very mildly. The baggage man stopped the truck and Gazed The engineer leaned out of his cab before putting CT over" for one last lingering glance. Men with whiskers bleached by many sum- mcr's suns paused in their laborioas journey to got their gapins. The work of tho recent revival came very near to topping over ii araazement. One member of tho Gospel team who had been humming Brighten Up the Corner" stopped 1t when tho tub skirt whizzed by, for it seemed to brighten up everything and in vio- lation of all Enov1n and unknown cosmic law. The waist line on this Gkirt had gone up with the high cost of living to the sixth principal neri- dian, and its graceful lines termtn- ated abruptly exposing a tantalizing array of silk hosiery men arc only supposed 10 view in the inanimate show windows.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-26
GOOD ARRAY OF NEW BOOKS NAMED
 IN INSTITUTES LIST THIS WEEK

nroiisoh Alcotts' fruitlands compiled
 oy Clara Endicott Sears. TO readers of discernment the oook Will commend itself as a veritable treasure. Dial
 Ihough written with sympathetic ln'eii'ion 1t does not miss the humor oA 'lle sltuatiOn.' .'--NatiOn. lelo hospital and flying column, be-
 ihgthe journal of an English nurs-
 Ing sister in Belgium and Russia,
 by Violetta Thurston.
 1er experiences were thrilling in lhe extreme. The book fully bears out the dictum that no autobiography IS dull Dial. F1ower-finder, by George L. Walton. Hugh: memories of brother, by A. c.
 Benson.
 Its frankness and tenderness make or this little record a singularly beau- tlful memorial. .'--Nation. Human motives, by James Putnam. Log of a timber cruiser, by W. P.
 Lawson.
 "The author pleasantly tells his six experiences as a cruiser for the U. S. forest service in the moun- tains of southern New MeXico."-A. l.. A. BookIist.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-26
Bull on Copper; Bear on SpcItcr.
(Wall Street JournaI.)

II am bullish on copper and boar- ish on spelter," said an official of one of thc largest groups of metal producing companies.
 Brass makers and galvanizers have covered their requirements for speltcr for some months to come. or course, that does not mean that they will be put of the market indefinitely A man may eat a good lunch today. but he will need another one to. morrow. Consumption in tho last half Of the year, however will not be Tn to the level of the first six months
 If the war ends sooner than poo- pie are expecting, the bottom will drop out of the speter market but the increased demands of Europc for rehab bilttaton will Immediately stdn1- ulate the copper market. If tho WAT continues indefinitely. as some ox- pect. the consumption of speIter ean- not be increased much beyond the current consumption. Copper. of course will have to be used in tn- creasing quantities and in larger n,o- portions than spclter.
 The thing that is going to koep the price of spelter down is the enormous increase in productive ca paclty Of this country When tha new retorts come into operation and Increase the supply up to or beyond demand, it automatically will cut the price of spelter, and q great many plants cannot operate with spelter at less than 10 cents"
New Britain herald., 1915-08-26

Notebook of an attache, seven months
 In the war zone, by Eric Fisher
 Wood
 Gives the most understandable ac- count of the battle of the Marnc which has been printed. The tone is slnsularly just it is always vivid and at times thrilling. .'-NatiOn.
 The author was an American art student in Paris when the war broke out
 Russian problem, by Paul Vinogradoff. Seal and flag of the city of New York. Barbara's marriages, by Mrs. Maude
 Radford Warren.
 Quite an interesting novel. ."-N. Y. Times.
 Invisible event by J. D. Beresford.
 Completes the trilogy of which Jacob Stahl is the hero.
 This is book of distinction, un- hurried and well written. n."-SpectatOr dondon). Lovable meddler, by Leona Dalrymple. ''The 'meddler' is a kindly, senti- mental, matchmaking old doctor Michael OHolloran, by Gene Stratton
 Porter Rainbow trail. by Zane Grey
New Britain herald., 1915-08-26
ID AT PLATTSBURG.

RD AT PLATTSBURG.
 Roosevelt still has the ardor lays. Clad in his khaki uni- lar to the one he wore in the var, he, addressed the citi- Es of Plattsburg last night them what he thought of ssional pacifists, the pallid the peace-at tany-price men byphenated Americans. And l Colonel thinks of this gal can be measured in about |terns as the average mans snake. Truly the Colonel in his likes and dislikes. At the Colonel said last
 every syllable he uttered eyh pathetic cord in the his hearers, it will be inter see how many professional 11d others bob their heads
 waters for another blow. burg speech is the last word nation His sarcasm last
 superb, immense, artistic.
 Teddy of old who spoke,
 Riding Teddy of '9S. He Is stick with him, with a on its handle, and he ss weapon in great style. else may be said of the hen he starts out after his Bually bags it. He is a hwe and bold. the Colonel mentioned no my men in the administra- Int out of his way to take | ts at the men behind the |
 a postscript to his speech a statement on the much ern, Stand by the Presi- Ee add the words, "So long sident stands by the coun- thing will be all right, af- enerable ex-president.
 emember it, 1t was old catur who said. "Our Coun-
 she never be wrong; but --y, right or wrong" That nent is. dear to the heart
 sevelt as it is to the hearts
 Americans. Our Country!
 lever be wrong; but Our ght or wrong. When the nes out with the doctrine president should not have
 of the nation unless he
 is but giving voice to a pr no one would sanction
 a President who is wrong. D Very utterance of these
 Roosevelt is insinuating resident is wrong. When bis he automatically. puts 1
 the ranks of the same ondemns, the poltroons,
 t-any-price men, the pro- hcificists and the bi-parti- tic pro-German element. he men whom Col. Roose- Eith one swipe of the big on it's return Journey the takes it's ruler and hits him air behind the asterian, a
 part of the cranium. It pectacle. Worthy as are s sentiments he should not Prk by flaying the man in House when anyone with tScan see that the Colonels IS somewhat warped by his f course, he can be ex- orne sense, because every ln or child in the nation there was only one Presi- was ever right and he is Dlding office. Probably it of this that he may go khaki of the soldier and st the one man to whom nation is looking to as it's
New Britain herald., 1915-08-26

Events are moving with swiftness in Russia, and we may believe the loyal subjects of the czar are wishing win ter would come and freeze things sOlid.-Buffalo Commercial.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-26
D. MCMILLAN Ig9-2O1-2O3 MAIN STREET

the three men represent three ele- mnts in our citizenship. All of theser elements, We believe, stand ready to support the President in any action he may take in honor of the flag even where they do not agree with his methods
New Britain herald., 1915-08-26

Strangers to Boston are still some times in doubt whether it's the Braves who win the pennants or just MT. Johnny Evers.-Boston Record.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-26

lf some of the Haitians were to "is- arm, they would feel only paltl'l9 dressed. d.-WashingtOn Star.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-26

All hands in Europe are WalllhS anxiously for the first round between Venizelos and King Constantlne.-A bany Argus
New Britain herald., 1915-08-26

1t IS the usual fate of a "propa- ganda' to turn up with black eye'- Buffalo Courier.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-26

Petrograd may turn out to be St. Petersburg after all.-New York Tribune.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-26

MT. Rockefeller attended camp meeting of Latter Day Saints al though Chairman Walsh says ne lsn Gazette Times.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-26

There's a fist in pacifist, MT. Car ranza.-Columbia State