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New Britain herald., 1916-10-10
Our Real Standing Army.

We may be tired of the old saying, that We dig our graves with our forks.' But, in the light of the new widening of the housewife to her great responsibility, that old saying is taking on a new meaning; and we might also add that we begin the work of destruction with the nursing bottle even before the fork can be used How few women really know the market, the seasons of production, the cost of handling foods, the best time to buy certain foods. How few women really know the condition of the commercial foods they buy.
 We women hold within our hands the prompt elimination of all adul- 1erated, unsanitary mercial foods, for. if we never bought such foods, they could not be manufa ctured. You should be acquainted with those who produce. outside of the home, the foods you buy. And you could easily become acquainted through or ganization. Look about you right now and see what foods are pro- duced near your home. Go to the factory and investigate it and see if it's products arc worthy of your pur- chase; see if the foods which 1t pro- duces are such as you want to place upon your table Investigation Is heartily welcomed by every honest manufacturer in this country The commercial cannery, the commercial bakery. the comm ercial laundry, the commercial factory of every kind, Is an adjunct to the notwithstanding home We have a right to know under what conditions these indus tries are conducted and what they produce, and an obligation rests upon Us to obtain this knowledge. The CO., operation among the honest maufac- turers, the consumers, and the trade
 is going to wipe out all products of
 unknown quality and all unfair
New Britain herald., 1916-10-10
Lucky Girl.
(New York World)

Twenty y-four- rehearsals began the other day for the principals and chorus of a new musical comedy soon to be enjoyed on Broadway. The re- hearsals, so the theatrical notes tell us, will be conducted in shifts of eight hours each.
 Happy little chorus girl, pirouetting lightly in joyous abandonment and the most abbreviated of skirts! What gay life is hers! She hasn't a thing to do except look pretty and go out to lobster and champagne suppers given her by handsome young mill ionaires, ready and eager to lay their fortune and their honorable family name at her tiny, high-heeled feet.
 Al life is a pleasant dream to her. She is the frosting of life's cake, the rainbow reflection in the bubble, the bead on the wine. On @ day when she works hard she poses for her pho tograph and tells a few newspaper re- porters the story of how she was brought up in convent, and destined for the life of a society bud but her genius would allow her no rest in the life of gilded indolence, and here she is.
 Lucky little chorus girl! Just see her, all trimmed up in gorgeous clothes! What luxury, what joy, what pleasure without end! Lucky little chorus girl! All she has to do after @ summer without a job, which she probably spent in a Forty-Som ething street rooming house, lodging the 1andlady-all she has to do after tramping the burning summer side walks until her feet ached, ana the artificial bloom on her cheeks fairly melted with heat and woe-all she has to do is to rehearse eight to eight cen hours a day, still without pay, under a more or less violent stage di- rector, until the opening of the show And then all she has to do is dance and dance, and dress and dress and smile and smile. Isn't she lucky!
New Britain herald., 1916-10-10
This Undefended Nation.
(Chicago News.)

President Vanderlip of the National City bank of New York in his address before the American Bankers associa- tion In Kansas City yesterday cau- toned the nation against becoming submerged in it's own prosperity. The United States he declared, should profit by the bitter experience of foreign nations, and the people should not be ESQ intent upon dividing the proceeds of present prosperity" that they fail to safeguard its permanence.
 The greatest need of the day, &C., cording to MT. Vanderlip, "a need so fundamental as to make other matters inconsequental," is that for universal military, industrial and economic pre- paredness. Like many others, MT Vanderlip confesses to have believed formerly that universal military ser vice could be reckoned as economic waste The history of the last two years has convinced him, as it has convinced many others, that such ser vice is of "super1ative importance.'
 Possibly the most subtle enemy within the borders of the United States is persistent forgetfulness of the great fact that all the showy prepara- tions for national defense that have been made in recent months are based upon the false theory that nobody need fit himself to give effective ser vice under arms unless he personally chooses to do so The American reople must recognize that military training is a duty of citizenship. That cuty rests equally upon all the citizens.
 The young men of the nation, for I,or f0Y the safety of the republic, should be required by federal law to undergo preparations for armed service. Until public sediment compels congress to establish a rational system of univer- sal training and service this nation will be inadequately defended against foreign invasion.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-10

Prosperity which did not end till after MT. Taft's term of office
 Why do these gentlemen side-step these distressing years of dire ad- versity and industrial stagnation. oc- curing during a republican adminis- tration? Did MT. Roosevelt, when he threw MT. Taft into the White House by the scruff of the neck. as had been carricatured, did he offer any remedy to prevent the occurrence of such a blasting financial industrial visitation to the fairest country on Gods earth. or did he hie himself off to the wilds of Africa till his suc- cessor, had in a measure, restored the country to it's normal, rightful condition?
 The democratic president, Woodrow Wilson, when he came into power, and under whose able and eminent guidance this nation is now enjoying the greatest, most widespread pros perity it ever knew, not excepting the "Sixteen years of golden prosperity had the tenecity to say that the gibel should be the portion of any man or men, who should precipitate this country into such industrial and fin- ancial run.
 A BELIEVER IN WILSON,
New Britain herald., 1916-10-10
WELCOME THEM HERE.

There is now some talk of allowing R returning mi1itiamen from the #rder to stop over in Hartford on Fir way home and parade there for &d influences are being brought to { &Rr in the hope of having the entire &st Regiment honor that city with presence before it's various units allowed to go to their respective 8mes. If New Britain people pos #s the initiative and the stamina Ay are supposed to have they will Ne no time in thwarting this activity @ the part of the neighboring city
 d see to it that New Britain's sol #r boys return to their own home #t If there is any parading to be #ne in Hartford by the entire First M giment Connecticut National Bard, it can take plaace at a later
 e, ..-..s
 Mrhere are two companies in the #nnecticut National Guard whose 5 #mbers enlisted from this city. @nen they went away at a time the
 @ion demanded troops on the bor-
 they did not leave from Hartford. Fey left from the modest little depot New Britain, and all New Britain %'ned out to see them go and wished |brn God-speed. When they return By should come back to the same &rting place and march through the #ne portals where an entire city
 sxiously awaits to do them honor. Hey are our boys, not Hartford's, and # the jubilee of homecoming, for
 bse two companies at least, should
 place where it belongs,-in New #itin. The welcome awaits these BBs whether they come singly, in Nos, in groups of three, in squads of Mar, or in complete companies. Here is rumor to the effect that @e of the companies may arrive later
 n it's companion. In that case Mhre will be two celebrations, nor # the second one be less glorious SL Ln the first. New Britain has # #rted out to welcome it's returning #dier boys in true American spirit Md nothing short of an order from @ President of the United States #ouId be allowed to prevent the plans Mng carried through,-unless there zshr Department, plans which cannot @adily be changed at this time. ere is a way of finding out these @ngs.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-10

mander in chief of the army He. will address himself to all the ele- ments of hatred and desperation which have terrified that frontier for many years. Worse even than all these, the intent of his vituperation will be to promote insubordination among the armed forces of the re- public.
 We know what he will say to the troops on the border, because we know what he Is saying every day at home, He will tell them that their commander in chief is not truthful and that he is a coward; that the negotiations now in progress by the International Commission are Thu. initiating and disgraceful," because they look toward peace; that people who do not relish bloodshed have timid hearts and quivering voices, and that we should be at war with Mex ico.
 Tn some such spirit as this Clement l.. Vallandigham sought during the Civil War to stir up sedition in the. ranks of Union regiments in Ohio. He was tried by court-martiaI and sentenced to prison. With rare hu- mor, President Lincoln commuted the penalty to transportation into the lines of the enemy, which is where all Copperheads belong.
 On this tour MT, Roosevelt will sec splendid organizations of young men, loyal, brave and obedient. They are in their camps today, strong and hopeful, and not in their graves by tens of thousands, because the presi- dent whom MT. Roosevelt villifies re- gards war as the last and not the first resort.
 Who among Americans that do not hope to profit by carnage and con- quest would have 1t otherwise?
New Britain herald., 1916-10-10
The Lsle 0f Crete Has
 Seen Nany Beffer Days

the oil being used extensively in the manufacture of soap. The vines Of Crete, which were noted in the Middle Ages, have deterlorated somewhat In modern times. Currants are prohtably grown, but little grain is raised. The mineral resources of the island may eventually prove to be considerable but at the present time gypsum, lime, slate, and whetstone constitute the principal output, which is meager.
 "St. Paul, in his Epistle to Titus per petuated the indictment that the Cre- tans are always liars, so it Is not astonishing to find in the legends or the island the claim that the supreme god of the Greek world, Zeus, was native and that he was nursed py nymphs on the slopes of the famous Mt. Ida. He was even supposed to have been buried at Iukta, near the ancient center of Minoan civilization, Knossuus, or Cnossus, an account of whose astonishing culture thousands of years ago has been given in a recent bulletin of the National Geographic society.
 ".The Cretans were the allies of Mithradates the Great in that Parthi- ans negotiations with Rome, and a few years later the islanders espoused the cause of Cilician pirates, as re- suit of which the Roman general Me- tellus brought them under the yoke of the Eternal City in 66 B. c.
 'When the Roman empire was di- vided Crete was apportioned to the eastern rulers and it remained under the Byzantine emperors until S23, when it was captured by ptratical Saracens from Andalusia who held sway over the island for 40 years. Then 1t was redeemed by the Byzan- tines. During the Fourth Crusade the. island was given to Boniface de Mont ferrat He immediately sold 1t to the Venetians 1204), who ruled it for more than 400 years.
 "One of the most prolonged block ades in world history was that con- ducted by the Turks from 1645 to 1869, when the last port of the island surrendered to Ottoman arms, against whose sway the Cretans were almost constantly in revolt until the final an nexation to Greece. The islanders fought shoulder to shoulder with the Greeks in the recent Balkan imbrog- lios."
New Britain herald., 1916-10-10
MT. Hughes As the Hyphen Candidate
Trieste, Holland

(NeW I Ork WOrld.)
 The Fatherland, which is alarmed over the growing prospects of a Hughes disaster at the ballot-bo de- clares that lin pursuit of his diabol- ical policy MT. Roosevelt continues to alienate voters from MT. Hughes by demanding war with Germany"
 There is no evidence that any of the German vote has been alienated from MT. Hughes by MT. Roosevelt s speeches. An audience of several thousand prO-Germans under the in- spired leadership of Jeremiah O'Leary cheered itself hoarse Thursday night at Terrace Garden in behalf of MT. Hughes and filled the air with misses when the name of the President of the United States was mentioned.
 The Illinois Staats-Zeitung, the principal German newspaper of the west, has no fault to find with MT. Roosevelt's Battle Creek speech. It calls it the speech "of an American,' '' and says
 Although Roosevelt is not able to deliver himself from the false idea that the United States should have gone to war against Germany on account of Belgium and thus has WOfkoU n11nSelI Into an unJuSCln6O hatred against Germany his enmity is not so one-sided at least as that of Wilson, who displays his neutral ity by hatred against Germany and by subservience to England.
 The Fatherland underestimates the strength of the alliance between MT. Hughes and the German party. It is founded upon comm unity of in- terest that cannot be shattered by anything that MT. Roosevelt says or does.
 German misgivings such as the Father1and voices are disposed of by the New-Yorker IIerold in this fash ion
 We do not know how MT. Hughes stands" says the Irish World in an article discussing the presidential candidates, apparently without com ing to a definite conclusion.
 Well, we do know where MT. Will son stands, and that should be enough for any reasonable man. There is the case in a nutshell President Wilson is unequivocally the American candidate. MT. Hughes is willing to be the Hyphen candidate in exchange for the German vote ! That is all the Kaiserbund wants tC know
New Britain herald., 1916-10-10

question the sincerity of Germany's pledge. That pledge stands today unbroken, and the German Ambassa- dor emphatically states it will not be broken. If it is, then will come the time to act. But the Ann bassador further assures the people of this country that Germany always keeps her promises. It may be argued, and Germany did not follow the most delicate diplomatic lines when it ordered the destruction of merchant shipping at the very doors of the United States. It can also be shown, 8 some of the returning correspon- cents point out, that Germany might carry on very formidable warfare on the other side of the Atlantic instead Of transporting horror to these waters. For instance, in the sinking of ships crossing the English Channel Great Britain is running vessels across that stretch of water every day in the year and the destruction of these ships is inf1nitesinal It is estimated that John Bull has sent into and brought out of France a sum total of more that two million fighting men, and not one has been killed on a vessel at tackled by submarines. Students of strategy claim that here Germany has lost it's greatest chance to prove the effectiveness of the submarine. Yet 1t has done nothing to destroy the transportation of soldiers to and from France, across the English Channel. There is far more work to be done on that side of the Atlantic than there is at the very doors of the United States.
 Those are the facts in the case. If Germany choses to send her sub- marines on rampages all over the Atlantic instead of keeping them where they might destroy British soldiers, that is Germany's business. Ec long as she confines the operations
 
 expanse of ocean outside the three mile limit of American waters, and holds their conduct to rules of inter- national law and her pledges, the United States has little with which to concern itself. When Germany's pledge is broken then there shall be plenty of time to get excited Rut Ambassador Won Bernstorff tells us Germany never breaks her pledges, end President Wilson assures his countrymen that the Imperial Ger man government will be held to the complete fulf1llment of it's promises. All in all, the United States has little with which to be concerned. There IS no reason for undue excitement
New Britain herald., 1916-10-10

Washington, D. C., Oct. 10.-The present revolt in Crete has occurred almost on the fourth anniversary of the announcement of the islands an- nexatlon to Greece, made by the Greek premier on October 14th, 1912. Up to that time the Cretans had been in an almo constant state of revolt against Turkish and Egyptian domination for the greater part of the nineteenth and the first decaGe of the twentieth cen tury. Tcday's war geography bulle- tin of the National Geographic society tells of the resources of this revolt riven region.
 Crete and Corsica are practically tied for the distinction of fourth island Of the Mediterranean, each having an area somewhat in excess of $500 square miles and being surpassed in size by Sicily, Sardinia and Cyprus. But while Corsica has sustained a comparatively inconscipuous role in world history, if one excepts the fact that it was the birthplace of Napol- con, Crete has played g. stellar part in human events for more than 4000 years.
 Oolong in shape, with a length of l60 miles and a width of varying from ~N-N W eA1lI Iy-uVS IllllSS, lIlS IuSS6u Island lies equidistant from Europe, Asla, and Africa. Its northern coast IS greatly indented, and while the an- chorage is too shallow for modern steamers in all save one of it's ports, in ancient times many of it's 100 flourish ing cities of which Homer spoke were regularly visited by the light draft yes sels of the Phoenicians, the Greeks, and the Egyptians
 "Crete today sustains a population of about S50,0OO, more than nine tenths of whom are Christians and the remaining tenth largely Moham- medan. Much of it's land is bare and stony and the forests of cypress which were once it's glory have almost dis appeared. Its rivers are scarcely more than mountain torrents, which rush down from snow-clad heights towering more than 5000 feet above the sea.
 Many of the narrow valleys and a few plains are extremely fertile, how | ever. Fruits of many varieties, espe- cially the orange and lemon, grow 1 luxuriantly, and the olive is one of the most valuable products of the island
New Britain herald., 1916-10-10
A BELIEVER IN WILSON.
FROM A BELGIAN PRISONER.

Trieste, Sept. 16, 1916. To the Editor of The New Britain
 Herald:
 As a Belgian prisoner of war I am taking the liberty to send you little request. Having much time to spend here in the camp l should like very much to make @ collection of used postage stamps from all the countries of the world. I should be very happy if you would be so kind as to publish that l will send a war keepsake of the Belgian soldiers in exchange for some nice stamps for collection, hope that you also will like to help me to pass some hours pleasantly. Pardon me for the trouble and thanking you in advance, I am dear sir,
 Yours sincerely,
 OLESE DE ROCKER,
 Trieste, Holland.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-10
NO CONCERN HERE.

#WhiIe there may be many who #ticise the methods of German sub
 Sersibles at what they call the very korways of American ports, it should N remembered that so far the opera Ems of these under-sea boats have Zen within the law,-that is, there ! $ been no violation of international Nv since the so-called Sussex note XDm Germany which was sent on Fay of this year. Tn answer to the Snerican ultimatum the Imperial ,rman government pledged itself to Nedience to the law and notified this #vernment that the commanders of Nbmarines had received the following Ader:
 'In accordance with the general M3nciples of visit and search and the &struction of merchant vessels @cognized by international law, such #sse1s, both without and within the #ea declared war zone, shall not be 8nk without warning and without Ewing human lives, unless the ship #tempt to escape or offer resistance D & Am bassador Won Bernstorff yes- #rday after his visit with Presi- #nt Wilson at Shadow Lawn told the M @wspapermen that, "Germany has Momised to conduct her submarine #brfare in accordance with the rules % cruiser warfare, and Germany all #Rys keeps her promises That #ould be sufficient for the present, at
 &ast, to show that Germany is not
 % ing to carry her submarine activi- &Rs within the three mile limit of 8nerican territory. If it is not,
 S ere is the following from President S ilson, which should help quiet the #ltions pulse: The government Sill of course at first inform itself as # all the facts, that there may be no ] tstake or doubt so far as they are &ncerned, and the country may rest 8sured that the German government Ell be held to the complete fulfill Bent of it's promises to the govern Bent of the United States. I have no Sght to question it's willingness to Hlfll them.'
 Nor has anyone else the right to
New Britain herald., 1916-10-10
The Oracle of the Primary.

Was it in the Maine town of Wells that, on historical or legendary oc- casion, the selectmen, or other cleo. tion officials weary of their labors and longing for celebration and hard cider, are said to have omitted a formal counting of the votes. Let's estimate 'em," said some genius in authority, and estimated they were.
 In the New Hampshire primary Henry w. Burleigh of Franklin, can didate for representative, got 60 votes, Peter Dana 62. A recount by the bureau of elections at Concord last week gave 62 to each candidate. Peter Dana's name was not on the printed ballots but written on them by the Danaites Four of these, too slothful to write, used "stickers.' So Dana lost four votes, and Burleagh gained two. The candidates agreed to "shake off the tie.' Heads or tails!" Peter Dana, unfortunate in the toss as in the primary, lost.
 This is one of the few triumphs of the direct primary system and it was won outside the rules. Out in Wash ington state the tie mightn't have happened. In several districts the same men were chosen both repub- lican and democratic committeeman. In one district the same man got both the democratic and republican nominations for member of the legis- lature. Confusion of the voters, mis- takes of ballots. On the whole, isn't the New Hampshire ordeal of the tossed coin, extended to all candidates and not merely used to settle ties, more satisfactory?