New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-08-18

If William Jennings Bryan, Theo-
dore Roosevelt and Harry Thaw keep
silent much longer, something will
bust as sure as Observation-Disclosures
Herald.
Holland is accommodating war ma
terial, probably On the theory that
she'll never need the stun, but if she
does need it she'll neeG 1t mighty
hadly.-New York World.
Nish and Sofia are momentarily
the centre of diplomatic interest,
" it'll Athens about to enter the lime
light The fall Of Consta ntinople
pect on the war.-Ruffalo CONNER.
cial.
Several para graph4rs have been in
| curing for the Old-fashioned young
woman who used TO urge the young
mon to save their money instead of
| there seems to have been no response
to the appeal.-JTtica Press.
History does not always repeat it.
self but the story Of Napoleon Bon
| sDarte'a disastrous winter retreat
from Moscow has a peculiar interest
.ust now; and winter Is no, far away,
in Observation-Disclosures Democrat and
| Chronicle.
The report from switzerland that
| the Kaiser is planning to make his
| sixth SON. Prince Joachim, King of
| Poland will be interesting to the
| Poles, whose wishes in the matter ap-
rofA fn h., 11SiI
The Communication of that part of
| Russian Poland which has fallen into
| the hands Of the German troops is
! already in progress, but how far it
| will depend the fortunes of war
| The great conflict is nowhere near
| its end and until it is brought to q
conclusion the future status of Rus
! sian as we'll as German and Austrian
| Poland will be in doubt.-Springfeld
Union.
There is no reason on earth why
| Public Service Commissionershlp
| should be made a constitutional office.
There are many reasons against the
change. There are far too many
constitutional offices, anG it is illogical
! to decrease the number with the one
| hand while increasing it with the
Of creating a State Department con-
sisting Of two commissions with equal
end coordinate powers distinguished
one from the other only by geogra-
phical jurisdiction We are familiar
with two-headed three-headed and
fivc-headcd cOmmiss ons, but a State
! Department with two DCGies and no
head is something new in our admin
istratiVe zoology.-New York Times
The popularity of that soul-stir-
| ring anthem Of patriotism IT Did
Not Raise My Boy to lie Il Soldier
leads on to inquire what the singers
would prefer in. the way Of {, career
for their sons. 1t is not unlikely
that the woman who puts her soul
into that splendid celebration of the
civic virtues would be glad to see her
son married to woman able and
willing to support him in the style
to which his indulgent parent has &C
customed him Failing this, she
) would be centent to see him the
Chairman of vice commission or
reformor of the kind that goes
down to live among the poor" Ger
tainly she would be proud to have
hlm a professional pacifist, with an
income estimated in marks instead
of dollars. In snort, a great many or
the paths leading to glory are still
open to the boy who has been brought
up with a proper contempt for the
old fashioned qualities of courage of
q self-respecting Frcnchwoman sing
ing such song in this nour of peril
1t would be dangerous for a German
to attempt it. There have been times
in the history of our nation when no
! American woman would nave wished
to sing it.-New York Herald.
The Worlds Disclosures.
| (BridgepOrt Standard.)