New Britain herald., 1915-08-31

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 As time goes on the claim by Rus
 sia originally that she was not pre-
 pared for, war, will be taken seriously. -Middletown Press
 Count that day lost whose low de- scending sun does not see three or four new strikes in Bridgeport begun. Springfield Union.
 It is gratifying to see Germany III the matter of the Arabic showing decent respect to the opinions of 1 standardization Globe. The very worst effect of Gernany's reported climb down is the increased prestige ''elocution' may enjoy com- pared with faction. .''-Springfeld Re- publican.
 And to think that some of us used to call them nickelodeons and wonder what people could see in them that was entertaining. Now, if you please, they are the picture dramas, and who is exempt ?-Utica Observer.
 Count von Bernstoff seems to have been a remarkably active diplomat, and he ought to be given a much needed rest. There would be a good deal of satisfaction all around if the vacation order were issued by the German government.-Wilke Record.
 This country now holds something more than 0,00O,000 in real gold No wonder that an increasing num- Der of citizens think it is only pru- dent for Uncle Sam to invest in a reliable gun, which to protect him. self while walking around with all this treasure in his inside pocket Oshkosh (Wis.) Northwestern.
 The Grown Prince of Prussia writes ecstatically in an address to his troops as compared with tour mole war of bardships." Either way, the joys or harships lead to the same thing for the, hundreds of thousands of men killed for the greater glory of the Hohenzollern dynasty.-New York World.
 New Jersey furnishes fresh proof that this is to be big crop year. Even the huckleberries in that state are so abundant that the supply far exceeds the demand, huckleberry pie is at a discount and bushels of the product are going to waste. Nature is prodiga1; but somehow the cost of living does not seem to come down. Troy Times.
 It cannot be that the far reaching plans of MT. McAdoo and his asso- ciates for the extension of federal functions by the purchase of ships and the operation of a government owned merchant marine contemplate also the purchase of cotton planta- tions with money from the Treasury and federal operation of these planta- tions in order that the government owned merchant ma rine may have governm ent-raised cotton to carry.- New York Sun.
 If Germany really entered the European war with an idea that she would fight until she could obtain India as the price of peace, she did rot do a very wise thing. She has lost nearly all of her own colonies, and nothing short of a complete vic tory over the Allies will enable her to get them DaCk. 1He 1OydlCy OL England's colonies has placed endless wealth at her disposal; and, as an English stateman said, it is likely to be the last hundred million dollars which will win the war.-Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
 What is poison for one is meat for another. War, swiftly enough, turned The tide of the balance of trade The movements of that tide have been somewhat cratic, sometimes mex 'plicable, but the rush on the whole has been forward. It has hurried the country from the debit to the credit side of the ledger new entries upon which are making every day, and for large amounts. In short, for not a little weakness much strength has been substituted, with confidence to correspond. Hence, equilibrium in Wall street Brooklyn Eagle.
 Our hope is that the much -burdened President will find among his advisers some one who will interpret for him, without prejudice the position of the American public on the shp-purchase proposition. The President, from the inception of his administration, has shown his desire to harmonize his ef- forts with public opinion, and we are strongly of the belief that the one who has been his chief adviser thus far on the ship-purchase question has not aided him to a clear vision of the question.-Financia America.
 Fate of Toothbrush is in Balance.