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New Britain herald., 1916-03-15
IN B.AN.GOIs.

.Nhn would have thought that in
 bid old Bangor, Maine, the street Ipartn1cnt would be the center of Q
 |rribIe graft expose, that politics Iould so run amuck as to place this |cemed city in a class with New
 |9rk and other so-Called wicked Elces of the nation? Accounts out Bangor state. that within a very
 |w years the expenses of the street Epartment more than tripled. and vet |e people had such great faith in |eir politicians they never questioned |eir honesty. Now it is learned that
 lad mems names were carried on |e payroll. one of the finest steam
 sllers was sold for junk. and other Rgrant violations of ethics worthy of lore famous places took place under Be guise of honesty. If Bangor can hood -winbed. it is time that the aople of other susceptible cities s syed more attention to their mu-
 acipal government, a thing which the
 Rerage citizen is prone to neglect.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-15
ATTENTION. AMATEUR BOARD OF
 STRATEGY.

Were not climatic conditions such as to prevent the gathering of the clans on street corners. the amateur strategists would be out in full force ! discussing the various methods by which one "Pancho" Villa could be bearded in his lair. As it is the boys have to gather in lunch-rooms, in libraries, in pool-rooms, and other places where men of the world hold forth. But they gather just the same, and they outline the plans of action. With pencil and paper many of them have drawn the outline of an extensive campaign against the light ing Mexican outlaw. Also they arc anxious lest the plans of the United States army fail, for fear the punitive expedition which the President has ordered into Mexico be somewhat late
 in getting down to business Tn word. the amateur strategists have become restive. They are impatient at the delay evinced in sending our troops over the border. To this end they have nothing but criticism to aim at the army officers directing the mobilization of our forces. Be calm boys! Be calm! Old "Fighting Fred Funston is on deck, and he will attend to the matter. Likewise, he has with him tonight on the old camp ground none other than Brigadier General John J. Pershing. Together these warriors of long and varied eXperi~ ences should be able to handle the situation without calling in the anna teur board of strategy
New Britain herald., 1916-03-15
l .Am the Grade Crossing.
{ From I.ifc.)


 l am the grade Cro$sng 1 spend time spanning railroad tracks.
 l am patience personilied. Some times | wait for years for one small victim.
 But I wait with the con&cio usness, of power, for the law is on my side and many mon believe in mo. Their trust makes my harvest sure.
 am the grade crossing, and I laugh raucously to myself as | listen in the dim watches Of the night to the tinlllc of bells on the cross bars. It plcases me to hear the WantOn sound
 Many times they have tollcd. but tollcd too soon. They should wait
 I love the distant shrick Of the locomotive. l love the Whirring sound of the wheels. and l love the gay and careless laugh of the pleasant - voiced children, as they chatter to the chauffeur.
 l love the chauffeur because he darcs me He tries to circumvent mo, and succeeds nine times out of ten
 love him for the tenth time. and as I brood and mediate between fun erals I rejoice that l am a grade crossing.
 I croon to myself the song of the shining rail and the dashing train,
New Britain herald., 1916-03-15

Washington D. C., March 15.-All kinds of ships of war and of com merce have been pressed into service in the great European conflict There are OVer-SCa boats, On-the-Water boat 6 and under-sca boats: there are s,1ner- dreadnaughts, bttlc cruisers, and dis guISed commerce raiders; there are great ocean greyhuunds that yester- day were floating palaces of the ocean. carrying the wealth and beauty of clvlllzaton on their migrations across the sea, but that today are grim hav- ems of suffering where the wall of pain and the sAriek of anguish have sub stltuted the carnival of music and the sound of mirth.
 but StranGest Of all the kinds of floating equipment that the war has drafted into service is the kelek De- scrlb1ng thl sstranes boat, the Ma tlonal Geographic society, with head quarters here, says:
 "The kelek is probably one of the earliest forms of water transportation used by our ancestors in Asia. 1t con- sists of gOatskins inflated with air tied beneath a framework of light poles. Often as many as eight hun-
New Britain herald., 1916-03-15
Our Henry's Bin Over The Ocean

] Our Henry's bin over the ocean, Our Henry's bin over the sea, And, now that he's back, he's pre- posin' To write ads fer you and fer me. A whole page in the mornins paper Is spread out fer us folks to read. Tellin' US thet fer preparedness There really Is not any need. It sounds sort O foolish to me, Hen, It's quite inconsistent, you know; You say one thing in the beginning, Then cat your own words, down be-
 low. You're pleased with tn Dardanellcs
 operation You point how the enemy Jared But tell me just where they would be,
 Hen, If them others had not been pre-
 pared? What we mean by Prepared" is in
 suranCe (Doesn't mean we'll be lookin fer
 tight, It's like lockin' our. doors and our
 windows When we go to bed for the night. At night, when you go to bed, Henry, DO you leave all your gold on chair, And leave your front door 1npro-
 tected, Or put things away with some care? When you pick out bank for your
 coin, Hen, Are you fussy fer how 1t is cared? Do you mind if they leave 1t kiCkin'
 around or do you pick out bank that's pre-
 pared? Do you leave all your papers and
 plans, Hen, At your factry like a bag of cheap
 salt. Or do you have them collected each
 night And put safely away in vault? Do your buildings carry insurance. Or does that kind of talk raise your
 ire? You cant be in favor of water. For that means prepared" fer fire. Your ideas may be well enough,
 Henry, When the whole world feels just as
 do you. And all Rulers and kaisers and Kings Have accepted your own point of view But while all things remain as they
 be, Hen. All Europe lies blcedin' and barred It's queer, but by gosh! we do feel,
 Hen. That we'd like to hev our own folks
 prepared.
 Cyrus 5. Tucker, in Boston Globe.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-15
Middle Vests Strategic Value.
tOmaha BcC.)

The sending of q radio message to all parts of tho United States, from the Rock Island Arsenal us n contra ! point. ought to be of far greater ser vice than the establishing of tho pos abilities of using tho amateur wire less operators of tho United States as an adjunct to national defense. It should emphasize the &tatCgic value Of the great Mississippi valley, and the importance of it's control in event of war. Our friend on the sea boa I'd both East and West, have hystcrtcallV bcmoaned their exposed conditions, and we have been told the Vulner- able heart of the United States lies within an area along the Atlantic coast. scarcely larger than single western state. So far as industriaI and financial importance is concern cd this may he true. but some other factors must he considered in the solution of the problcm
 Between the AllcghanicS and the Rockies stretches an empire of un- euualcd value on whose fccundtN all the rest of the nation must depend. Without it, the United States would shrink to nothing. This is the Miss isSipp Valley. for the possession of which an invading army might be eX~ ncctCd to make the most desperate efforts. And jt is wholly exposed. !
 It must not he taken for granted that strateGists of foreign nations have given their attention solely to the possibility of attack on one or the other of the seaboards, or that they look upon possession of the factories and banks of the country as the key to American conquest. This would credit them with little real military ability. Nor should our eastern friends put too great stress on their charge that the Middle West is indifferent to their conditions. People are thinking on this side of the noun tains as well as of the other. and the Middle West is waking up to the situation.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-15

them, except to withdraw from the seas, close the harbors and wait until the inevitable should be at hand. While they waited every condition of national politics shifted and was al tered and vatchful mon who wished our action had grown deeply uneasy
 When President Wilson was buster than he is now about the writing of history, he penned the above para graph and it is part of one of the most widely circulated of his works. He didn't know then what MT. Madi- son and his cabinet faced in those days early in the Nineteenth cen tury. but he knows today and per haps if he were rewriting his history he might write with more sympa- thetic spirit.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-15
Soldiers and Civil Service.

A military bill now before the senate provides that soldiers who have served their time and received an honora bIe discharge may be appoint ed to federal service positions with ont taking the usual eXaminatio Ali that would be required of them would be a favorable report by board of army officers. Such a meas l,re would amount to the virtual abo- lition of the civil service. The army board, however, finds it's intentions, would have no particular interest In upholdinc civil service standards The tcndcncv would be to make govern mont departments dumping ground for timc-cxpired soldiers, and de- partmcntaI efficiency would inevitably be reduced. Certainly the soldiers would not be so well fitted as the men who had prepared themselves by hard study and proved their eligibility by tho regular examinations. It would be an unjust discrimination against civilians as well as poor policy from the standpoint of good public service. Surely it is possible to obtain the requisite recruits for the army with out bribery. American soldiers al ready arc treated more literally than any others in the world. Never in time of peace has there been more regard for tho American soldier than there is today. And never, perhaps has the call of patriotism been stronger, But if 1t is necessary to offer any sort of brbc. it should be of some other nature.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-15
WHAT OTHERS SAY
Views on all sides of timely questions as discussed In e1- changes that come to tho Herald Office.
The Pope's Wish For Peace.
 (Brooklyn Eagle.)

The world has ceased to scoff at those who pray for peace. That ab- solute annihlat tion of the enemy which all beligerents foretold with such assurance in the first year of war fades and recedes event suc- cecds event. We are coming to real 1ze again what history has taught the world before that decades, and not years. are required to "crush" a united people.
 That is why Pope Benedict's Lenten letter to Cardinal Vicar Pon1pi1i in which he pleads for peace to save the world from ruin. will find m echo in the hearts of neutrals and belliger ents, no matter what their faith. It is true plea for humanity, 8 call to sacrifice and penance through that Lenten period which the Christian church has set aside for closer com munion between God and man.
 Each group of nations still hopes for peace more favorable to them selves than to their enemies. But each group Is already thinking of con sessions. The radical socialists of France have abandoned the demand for the conquest of Alsace-torraine the same thinkers of Germany op- pose the absorption of Belgium Flan1 boyant talk about the invasion of England or the com ete destruction of the German navy is recognized as futile. Predictions about the future map of Europe are less radical.
 It Is good for the world that there is someone in Europe today who ap- peals only to charity and compassion. Sane thinking has disappeared so complete that the note of quiet tender sympathy with all affliction winch dominates the Pope's appeal shines as a star in the night. It's practical effect will probably be nil but 1t will at least remind the world 'hat an appeal to God for victory in battle does not represent mans high- est m oral aspiration
New Britain herald., 1916-03-15

this to be the one way in which to ap- peal to the rank and file of the Amer
 ican. voters. He was not the only one who believed then that the primaries
 were just what the doctor ordered.
 AS result the movement gained
 impetus and now some twenty states
 have swung into line The voters of
 New Hampshire yesterday had their
 first opportunity to choose. by direct
 primaries, delegates to the national
 political party conventions. At the
 same time the first presidential pref
 erence primary ever held Tn Mime
 sota was being enjoyed by the voters
 And on top of all this those who ad- vocated the newer order of things are
 beginning to back down, to brand this
 method Fl failure. It had been rand
 would do away with political caste, that would obliterate swindling and cheating. What has happened to those who clamored so long and so loud for the primaries? They are be- ginning to drift back to the old rut, to cry for the old system. Froba bly it is because a convention cannot be so handily under the new order, while the political ring can still hang on in the old. An explana- ton is due from some of the "big ,,ius" |
New Britain herald., 1916-03-15
HOT TIME IN THE OLD TOWN

These are historic days, something like those of Spanish war times, when the tramp. tramp, tramp of the boys
 in blue furnished the predominant
 note over everything. The Congress
 of tho nation has now decided that the
 regular army shall be brought up to
 war strength. Twenty thousand will
 be added so that while the punitive
 expedition is chasing Villa and his
 bandits in the hills of Mexico the American citizens on the border may be protected. This is d good chance for those young fellows who have al
 ways wanted to enlist in the regular
 army but are timid about making he venture alone. Good men and true are needed in the army and there gre many young fellows of military aGc who should take this opportunity of serving the best interests of the COun- trv. There will be honor and glory and experience enough for all who rally to the flag. The recruiting of Aces are open for the youngsters who would fall in line and join those sing ing. "When you hear those bells 20 ding-a ling, There'll be a hot time in the old town tonight
New Britain herald., 1916-03-15
THE TITLE OF "EDITOR."
How it Came About in the News
 paper Game.
(Bridgeport Farmer.)

Bridgeport Farmer.)
 The first application of the term "editor" to a newspaper man in America was probably in the Boston News Letter bearing date of 1SS years ago, March ', TIPS, wherln was reported the death Of John Campbell, many years editor of the Boston NeWs-Letter.' Prior to that time the ma2 at the head of news paper was variously referred to as it's ''undertaker" or author,' and more frequently as "printer' or pub lsher." Communications to d news paper were usually addressed ITO the Printer" or ITO the Publisher" and it was not until the eighteenth cen tury was well advanced that Pro Bono" and his tribe began to write letters directed ITO the Editor" As the editorial, business. printing and publishing departments of newspapers became more and more separated the word "editor' came into more ire quent use, although as late as 1794 the editor of one New York paper was described officially as the "com- piler' By the beginning of the nine teenth century the references to the 'editor" bcame more general, and in 1901, when the New York Evening Post issued it's first number. William Colemans name appeared as "'' ''' tor
New Britain herald., 1916-03-15
History Then and Now.
(Waterbury Republican. }

Republicans who arc out of sym rathy with the policy of President foreign relations will enjoy the fol- lowing excerpt which political writ CT has copied from page 252, volume 3, of the celebrated History of the American People" by Woodrow Will son:
 'The very war itself had come be- cause Mr. Madison and his cabinet like MT. Jefferson and those who counselled him. had nothing to sug- gest, whatever wrong was done upon
New Britain herald., 1916-03-15

What with all their other troubles residents of Mexico suffer from an overabundance of false facts pub lishcd in the newspa pcrs of the land. As evidence of the brand of informa- the story published in weekly news pape printed in Spanish at Durango makes a fairly good sample. This article contains the information that General Francisco Villa captured the states of Texas and New Mexico an1 that "Prcsidcnt Wilson and his fam fly were fleeing to Canada for safety" The next edition may contain the news of Villa capturing Congress.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-15

Spectators ill Germany holding back products for higher prices have now brought about a condition where potato cards have been issued to reg uIate the consumption of these neces- sites according to a Berlin dispatch Bread cards. and butter cards are already in vogue. All of which goes to show that even in Germany the business men do not miss chances to make their profits in time of ma tional crisis. Why then place all the blame on Americans with commercial instincts?
New Britain herald., 1916-03-15
OBSERVING THE PRIMARIES.

Since American politics suffered
 me of its big exposures, ten or &elve years back the presidential
 Preference primaries have been in the Hnelight because this method has
 ben advocated by big mon as the real sDt free from innocuous qualities. It
 &ll be remembered that in the great 6mpaign of 1912 this issue was para sount. No lesser light than Theo-
 bre Roosevelt came out in favor of e primaries, and said he believed
New Britain herald., 1916-03-15
McMILLAN'S NEW BRrTAIN's BUSLEsT
 BIC STORE RAILWAYS RELIABLE
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We suggest early choosing from ouI carefully selected stock of Under. garments. This store is looking for ward all the time. keen 10 discover Instructions that might impede its progress, even the little things are not ignored for it is the little things that round out q business and make ser. vice" more perfect
 Eyes are front here always.
 CORSET COVERS Lace and Hamburg trimmed. more than twenty styles to choose from, nt 25c, f8C, 9Sc each.
 SHORT SKIRTS
 48c Each.
 LONG SKIRTS
 9SC to $2.9S Each. Lace and Hamburg trimmed. in big variety.
 SPECIAL ATTENTION is paid to the quality of Lace and Embroideries used in trimming our Undermuslins. dainty, exclusive kinds that we know will look right after laundering.
 DAINTY GOWNS Toe to $4.50 Each. (Real Gems)
 ENVELOPE CHEMISE
 73c to $1.9S Each.
 COMBINATIONS
 9Sc to $2.f9 Each
 WINDSOR CREPE GOWNS
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 CREPE; COMBINATIONS Tn Corset cover and Drawer style, 9Sc each. CREPE DE CHINE and WASHABLE
 SATIN Covers, Camisoles Gowns and En- velope Chcmisc, priced 9Sc to S4.5O each.
 SILK CAMISOLES and COVERS
 49c Each. White and COlors. "MARCELIA' COMBINATIONS
 Priced 9Sc to St.9S Each. For which we arc exclusive dis tributers for New Britain. EMERALD GREEN NECKWEAR For St. Patrick's Day, Middy Ties, Crepe de Chine Ties Windsor Ties, narrow Crepe Silk Ties, Green Rib bons in all widths. St. Patrick Post Cards and Booklets for mailing, etc.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-15
TELEPHONE CALL;
LOOKING TO THE, FrTTT7RE

some of the larger cities of the ns- Son discovered after periods of ab- #1rmaI growth that the shifting of Reir business districts called for a Smplete adjustment of plans. Where #lce was q. residential section, soon sere came the business establish Aents, later to give way to the fac Fries. Another shifting left these Hsiness places vacant and abandoned. 5afit for residence, no good for busi- Ass houses, too expensive for fac sries. After a scige of this, the Sles decided to mark out districts for asidenee. factory and business pur- Rses. Then out of chaos came Sder.
 New Britain will some day face this #lf same problem,--is now face to Zee with it. The factories are 8owding fast upon the one choice @sidential street in the whole city B matter from where visitors hail Sey are frank to admit Franklin 8uare is one of the prettiest streets Fey have seen. With it's wonderful Bray of close lined trees it stands a @ic of a bygone day, dignified, ma
 Nstic, grand. But it is doomed to
 ye way to the factories. When the Nlroad station is moved to the Main @e, as sooner or later it must be, @owd upon more residential streets. Bis Is as it should be. for it denotes #owth But why not regulate, in 8ne fashion, the distribution of these Free essentials of city life, residence. 8ctory, and business?
 #'There never will be any great home 8ilding until people know that what Mey build will not be marred or Rally ruined by the shifting and nov #g about of various things. If a man @ilds on speculation he does not Munt permanency; but when he M tfAtS HIS IlOlhe Ilc WdulS SOlle dS- France it is not going to be buf- #ted about by the whimsical winds commercial enterprise. District @e city then and let the people have Enc idea of what might be expected the future. Otherwise there will M untold losses by depreciation. It NolIld not be so difficult for the Filled eye of a master builder to look # the future and say just where #e residential the factory, and the # sincss sections should be. Hap 8 gard development is but another #ndamenta cause of higher taxes, M cause ii destroys any. fair ratio Of |S S5casincnt What it generally does N decrease the assessments where aMeN should not be decreased, and # e versa The districting of a city # noihins more nor less than common @nsc There should he appointed Men n restrictions commission to #ai with this problem.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-15

&sshvered by carrier U any part of the city TOT Is Cents q Week. 65 Cents 8 Month.
 &1 &1ogcr1pttons for paper to be sent by mall payabIs in advance. 50 Gents
 Month s7.o0 year.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-15

and I am satisfied. for even though | occupy a humble sphere and the great human crowd passes me by ln- differently, yet, l. too, do my Work in the world. and Death delights to do me honor.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-15

You wouldn't know there had been q fight down tnere. now that they've mopped up the Gore.-Bngham Press.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-15

Lots of citizens think Mir Bryan has something coming to him, but nothing like the Nobel peace priXc-- New York Telegram.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-15

as Herald will be found on sale at g,t.. Engs News Stand, 4ond St. and Broad
 way, New York City; Board Walk
 Atlantic City: and Hartford depot
New Britain herald., 1916-03-15

|ne~ only profitable advertising medium fa the city. Circulation books and press
 room always open to advertisers
New Britain herald., 1916-03-15
FACTS AND RANCHES,

In comparison with the war loans the Nobel peace prize looks like small change Journal
New Britain herald., 1916-03-15

SVitzCT?and offers l.. & good cx- am pie. She is said to be pro-Swiss first. Now let Americans show that they are pro- -Amcricans.---Ro K colchester Herald
New Britain herald., 1916-03-15

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New Britain herald., 1916-03-15
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