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New Britain herald., 1917-05-23
CONCERT AT SWEDISH CHURCH.
Enthusiastic Reception Rendered Ar
 tists by Large Audience.

Enthusiastic Reception Rendered Ar
 lists by Large Audience.
 Lovers of music were treated to a musical feast last evening at a con- cert given by the choir of the Swed- ish Lutheran church. That the ef- forts of the director, Harold Sjoland- CT, and the choir were appreciated, was shown by the large attendance. The director was assisted by Mrs. E.. l.. Anderson. contralto; August Klein, baritone; Herbert Anderson, violinist; Miss Alfrida Hellstrom. pianist; the Arpi Sextette and the Milo Octette. The rendition of Stubbe's ''Vandricgs- lust" by the Arpi sextette made a de- cided impression on the audience.
 Another number on the program which pleased was The Las Long Res,'' sung by August Klein. Miss Hellstrom favored with several solos and piano selections among them be- ing Chopin's "Polonaise in A fiat and the Norwegian Bridal Process sion'' The Milo octette should come in for bit of praise as their singing of 70, Lovely Night" and 'Bedouin Song" was very we'll liked.
 To complete the program Herbert Anderson, a lOcal V1OllnlSt oI TeQuIe' l favored with selections on the violin probably best among them being l Kriesler's "Rondino'' on theme by l Beethoven.
 The program was brought to 8 close with the singing of Griegs yer l sion of Thanksgiving sung by MT ] Klein and the male chorus. In all the 1 program was a pleasing one and the | .x, ,aro hod to rospond fo several en> l cores throughout the evening.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-23
z1oN1srs MASS MEETING.

Torah hall there will be a mass meet ing under the auspices of the Pay- alea Zton society. The meeting will be held to stimulate interest in the election which will be held June 12 to elect a delegate to the national convention of Zionists in Washington. September 2. Lawyer Morris D. Saxe and pr. Morris g. Dunn are the can- didates for the position. Mir. Fucker man of New York will be the speaker Thursday night
New Britain herald., 1917-05-23
MAY USE TENTS.
Health Board win Take Care ol Smallpox Patients in This Manner.

At special meeting of the board of health yesterday afternoon at o'clock committee of three. Super intendent T. E. Reeks. pr. George H. Bodley and Dr. Henry T. Bray, was appointed to consult with the direc- tors of the New Britain General hos- pital concerning the possible erection of an isolation hospital
 Superintendent Reeks states that in the meantime, if an epidemic of smallpox should break out, he will take the matter into his own hands and have a canvas isolation hospital set up for the treatment of the pa- tients.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-23
COURT MARTIAL SOLDIERS
priyates Becker and Rhodes of Co. p May Be Sent to Federal Prison for Stealing Automobile.

Stealing Automobile.
 At the urgent request of Leuten- ant Ashley J. Griffin and Lieutenant Robert V. K. Harris, Jr., commanders of Company E.. First Connecticut h. fantry, Prosecuting Attorney George w. Klett this morning turned over to a provost guard Privates Fred Becker and Ross Rhodes, both charged with the theft of J. H. John ston's automobile on Monday night. The two soldiers. who broke guard at the armory to take the car, were ar rested in Meriden.
 Lieutenant Griffin assured the pros- ecuting attorney that the two soldiers will come up before a general court martial and a severe and extreme pen atty will be imposed. It is not inn probable that the accused men may be sent to the federal military prison at Governors Island or Atlanta. Regi- mental officers state that an example
 will be made of these refractory sol diers.
 In order that the ends of justice may be met and the civil authorities l may be satisfied, Prosecutor Klett Is l holding warrants for both Becker and
 Rhodes and will prosecute in case the penalty imposed by military authori-
 ties is not deemed enough.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-23
WILSON RElTERATES
 ,. WAR AIMS OF U. s. ss
Could Not Longer Withstand
 Wrongs of Germany

Washington. May 2s.-No nation that respected itself or the rights of humanity could longer have borne the overwhelming wrongs that Germany inflicted upon the United States. Presi- dent Wilson declared in 2 letter re- stating the reasons for tho nations entrance into the war. written to Rep resentative Heflin of Alabama and made public late yesterday at the White House.
 Mir. Hefiin had written to the pres ident saying some of his recent ut t9rances on the war apparently had caused confusion over the issue with Germany. In restating his position the president again made it clear that the United State has no quarrel with the German people, but with an au- tocracy which acts upon purposes to consented"
 The letter follows:
 Dear Mir. Heflin:
 It is incomprehensible to me how any frank or honest person could doubt or question my posi- ton with regard to the war and its objects. I have again and again stated the very serious and long-continued wrongs which the Imperial German government has perpetrated against the rights, the commerce. and the citizens Of the United States. The list is long and overwhelming. No na- ton that respected itself or the rights of humanity could have borne those wrongs any longer.
 Our objects in going into the war have been stated with equal clearness. The whole of the con- ception which take to be the conception of our fellow-coun- trymen with regard to the out come of the war and the terms of its settlement set forth with the utmost explicitness in an address to the senate of the United States on the 22d of January last. Again in my message to congress on the 2d of April last those objects were stated in unmistakable terms.
 can conceive no purpose in seeking to becloud this matter except the purpose of weaken ing the hands of the government and making the part which the United States is to play in this great struggle for human liberty an inefficient and hesitating part. We have entered the, war for our own reasons and with our own objects clearly stated. and shall forget neither the reasons nor the objects.
 There is no hate in our hearts < for the German people. but there ]. is . resolve, which z cannot be shaken even by misrepresentation, to overcome the pretensions of'the autocratic government which acts upon purposes to which the Ger man people have never consent ed.
 Cordially yours,
 WOODROW WILSON.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-23

K. L. Johnson, frame garage, IT by IT. at 194 North street to cost $2O0; H. N. Whaples, frame garage, 12 by 16, at 6S5 Arch street, to cost $185; H. N. Whaples for Mrs. Dietz, alterations at 6S3 Arch street, estimated cost $25O; Peter Misones, brick garage, 12 by 16, at 22 Star street, estimated cost $4O0.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-23
GRANTED BUILDING PERMITS.

The following building permits have been granted by Inspector A. N. Ru- therford: Dohrenwood Brothers for Dana l.. vibberts. frame garage, 12 bv 22, at 166 Lincoln street, to cost $500: A. E.. Bengtson for Emil Chris tenson, three-family house, 27 by 47, on Stanley street, to cost $7,OO0; A.
 B. Bengtson, frame garage at 114 Wallace street, 20 by 20. to cost $500;
New Britain herald., 1917-04-14
WHO SAID TT?

There has been no finer statement
of our principles, of our ideals, Of
the motives that influence us, since
the days Of Lincoln than that stated
in the matchless state paper Of Presi-
dent Wilson in his recent message"
Who said that? No, it was not Mr.
Joseph Tumulty, Secretary to the
President 1t was not William Jen-
nings Bryan, greatest orator in the
Democratic party. 1t was not any
member of the Cabinet It was not
a Democratic Senator. 1t was not a
Democratic member of the House of
Representative 1t was not,--but
why go on?
Who was it? None other than
Charles Evans Hughes, the candidate
pitted against Woodrow Wilson in the
late presidential campaign. There is
not political admirer of the Presi-
dent who has said anything to equal
this endorsement of what will 20
down in history as the greatest state
paper since Lincoln's emancipation
proclamation.
Political partisanship died a
natural death with the sounding of
President Wilson's message before
the Congress in the early part of this
month. There is no party prejudice
in this country today. If anyone has
reason to hold back it is Charles
Evans Hughes. He has tasted the
bitterness of the dregs of defeat. Yet
he payes the way for all good Ameri-
cans in standing firmly in back Of
the President. So long as these
things come to pass there need be no
fear for the future Of the nation.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-14

ment because they were manufac-S
turers. They felt that II serious laboy
trouble occurred and they were at the
head of the police department, III
would seriously hamper their effec.
ttveness as commissioners and az
manufactures But under separate
commissions it will be possible to get
the men more congenially cast. Ther&
is strong undercurrent Of opinion
that HI. 8. Tallard of the health de-
partment may ultimately find a place
on the police commission and Of late
there has been a strong opinion I'M
favor of the appointment Of lawyer
C.. Fl. Mitchell. He is aggressive. II,
a strict discipMnarian and knows pol
lice affairs from beginning to end be-
cause Of his service as prosecuting
attorney. That he has a mind entire-.
~ his own and is most conscientious
was proven several years ago whe4
he led the fight for a closed Sundays
Although he faced the opposition Of
almost the entire city, he stuck to
his guns and while he knew thatshii
action would ultimately cost him hil
position he remained true to his con-.
victions. Then, too, he has been a
soldier. Not only in the militia where
he was captain, but also in the
Spanish american war where, as d
member Of New York regiment, he
was On the firing line in Cuba. There
fore he does know military discipline
and 1t IL safe to say that with men
like him on a police board no group
OF supernumeraries could appear be-
fore the commission and openly chal-
lenge the chief and all but pass thel
harsh word that oftimes mean9l
trouble.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-14
SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN.

whatever happens because Of
I iArica's entry into the war. the
afldren of this land must be
rejected. They will be safeguarded
s1ong as the nation lives. There
Is been fear in some quarters that
se children in America might, be
,prived of the blessings that have
therto surrounded them. With
q men of the nation at war, with
~ dearth of workers in factory and
lid 1t is thought by some that the
he might arrive when children be-
been the ages of twelve and eighteen
even younger might be taken from
L. class room and put to work. There
tquld be no cause for worry on that
lore.
lThe United States is prepared to
Ire battle with the utmost care and
kecision. To begin with, twill
TX for an army of two million men.
his is less than one-fiftieth of the
tJzIG pOpulAGAVn w SAAS NOuhtAy. <AS
ere are some twenty million men
the country fit for military duty it
Il easily be seen that much greater
my than the one proposed can be
,sruited without serious handicap
the young folks. One out of every
! naen physically fit will be enough.
Its announcement of yesterday that
enlisted men in the National Guard
ia federal service, OF under call
faderal service, who have fami-
Nlependent upon them for sup
be discharged from the service,
SetIaer they desire 1t or not the war
partment shows the tenor Of the ad-
Illustration. The first men who will
II duty in the ranks Of the fighting
ces of the United States are the
bfessionsl soldiers. men who have
New Britain herald., 1917-04-14
PLANT IT NOW.

u According to the United States
Impairment of Agriculture it is alb
dluteiy necessary that the agri-
1ltural output of the country be in
Ttkased in large degree this year.
RN3de sfrom having our own needs to
imply VIE, have. an extraordinary de-
rand placed upon us by our Allies
q this war.
THE stations fighting Germany Will
squire mores foodstuffs in 1917 and
- first part of 1918 than they did
the year and half gone by. The
inter wheat crop for the past year
IS only two per cent. more than that
the year previous. This, despite
shortage. Because Of
favorahle weather the winter wheat
invest in 1917 will probably fall
81 million bushels short, as com
Bred with 1916. The 1917 crop, it
ESTIMATED. will be almost 25O,00O,-
bushels less than the 1915 lead
are going backward instead of
ng ahead
Tor is the wheat crop the only one
be considered. There are other
1n crops to be looked after, be-
es the garden products. The Plant
3arden movement has fairly good
IT; but much more remains to be
=
Ne. In New England there is room
4 great Improvement. The staple
Sducts. corn, potatoes. peas, beans,
are easily grown here. Secre-
II of Agriculture Houston also rec
n1ends that this section give some
Re to the raising of buckwheat
~ spite of the. cold weather Of
kerday Spring is here. The time
Mytpe now for planting. No time
~ be lost. Every day means so
fGch time lost unless the planting is
ted The land lis ready to be put
6e shfpe. The choice az scrops is
t5y determined. Whatever the
~ determined upon, Plant it Now:
New Britain herald., 1917-04-14

that we should be born, we have no
excuse for. not understanding st.
Paul. who had Christian principle
enough to deny what was merely
personal or humanity inherited, and
who. with Christian nobility and bold
ness declared, as an ideal of citizen
ship: There is neither Jew nor
Greek, there is neither bond nor free,
there is neither male, nor female: for
We are all one in Christ Jesus
JOSEPH G. MANN,
Sc Maple Street.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-14
The Fighting 3 Race.

.'Read out the Names" and Burke sat
7 And Kelly dropped his head.
While Shea-they called him Scholar
Went down the list Of the dead.
Officers, seamen, gunners. marines.
The crews of the gig and yawl,
The bearded man and the lad In his
teens,
Carpenters. coal passers-an.
Then. knocking the ashes from out
his pipe,
Said Burke, in an off hand way:
Were all in that dead mans list,
by Cripe! >.=
Kelly and Burke and Shea"
"well, here's to the Maine and I'm
: sorry for SPAIN"
Said Kelly and Burke And Shea.
wherever there's Kelly's there's
trouble" said Burke.
/ wherever f1ghting's the game.
Or a spice of danger in grown mans
work.
Said Kelly, you'll find my name"
And do we fall short" said Burke,
getting mad,
when it's a touch and go for ufe?"
Said Shea, Its thirty-odd years,
bedad,
Since I charged to drum and fife
Up Marves heights. and my old can
teen
Stopped a rebel ball on its way,
There were blossoms of blood on, our
sprigs Of green.
Kelly and Burke and Shea
And the dead didn't brag." well,
here's to the flag"
Said Kelly and Burke and Shea.
II wish twas in Ireland, for there's
the place. ...
Said Burke, that we'd die by right,
| In the cradle of our soldier race,
After one good stand-up fight,
| My grandfather fell on Vinegar hill,
| And fighting was not his trade;
| But his rusty pixies in the cabin still,
/; With Hessian blood on the blade"
| AYE, aye said Kelly, "the pixies
/ were great
When the word was clear the way!
We were thick on the roll in ninety
| Kelly and Burke and Shea"
well, here's to- the pike and the
sword and the ike!"
| Said Kelly and Burke and Shea.
! And Shea. the scholar, with rising JOY.
/ Said, We were at Families;
We left our bones at Fontenoy,
! And up in the Pyrenees;
! Before Dunkirk on Landen's plain,
/ Cremona, Lille and Client,
! We're all over Austria, France and
| Spain,
Wherever they pitched tent.
We've died for England from Water
loo
! To Egypt and Dargai;
And still there's enough for a corps
| r.. or crew,
Kelly and Burke and Shea"
oh, the fighting races don't die out,
| If they seldom die in bed,
For love is first in their hearts, no
doubt" -.
! Said Burke; then Kelly said:
when Michael, the Irish archangel
! stands,
! 4 The angel with the sword,
| And the battle-dead from hundred
! lands
| Are ranged in one big horde,
/ Our line, that for Gabriels trumpet
waits.
Will stretch three deep that day,
! From Jehosophat to the Golden
Kelly and Burke and Shea
well, here's thank God for the race
and the sod
Said Kelly and Burke and Shea.
j. L. C. CLARKE.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-14

=
used the army and navy as means of
livelihood. Then will come the five hun
dred thousand strong who will be
called upon to bring the ranks of the
United States army and the skeleton
lied units of the National Guard to
war strength. When these enlistments
take place the last of the volunteer
ing will have been done. From then
on the principle Of selective draft will
be in order.
By the very nature of the system
outlined by the President~and his adj
visors for establishing an army of
two million men by selective draft the
children of the nation will be pro-
tected. In all it's actions SO far the
war department has been guided by
the experiences of Great Britain and
France. When the war broke out
these two nations were as unprepared
as America was at the same time. In
the death throes of battle, while at
tempting to perfect fighting machines
big and strong enough to cope with
their enemies they naturally made
mistakes. Seeing ali this. and
making very careful note of the
plumbers committed America goes into
the war without handicap.
After two years and more of war,
Great Britain is now seeing the fruits
Of some of it's errors where children
are concerned. With some of it's
best manhood completely obliterated
the nation now turns to see where its
rising generation stands. and seeing, it
shudders: The Children have been
neglected. They were almost forgot
ten. Confronted with sudden war
first war economies in the educational
system. School buildings were turned
over to the military authorities.
Night schools were abandoned. Medi-
cal inspection went out of existence
The age limits for schooling were
changed SO that many little ones were
taken from under the care of educa-
tional authorities and thrown into |
idleness. There was a dearth of
teachers; because many enlisted in the
army or the navy. These are the
things that happened under the indis.
volunteering then in vogue.
The good men sacrificed their lives
and treasure and even ambition itself.
The slackers and shirkers, useless for
the most part. stayed at home. Had
they been any good they might have
taken the places of the teachers or
others who went away. They were
not and 80 the ranks, of the pedagog-
lists were cut down to fill the ranks
of the army. In the case of women
teachers, they enlisted as Red Cross
nurses. Of course, all these things
have been changed to great extent in
Great Britain. But the harm done iH
the earlier days of the war will ba
felt by the little ones for some timel
to come. 1t will take years to put
the educational system of Great Bri-
tain back where it belongs. All be-
cause of plumbers 1t is inconceivable
that the United States will not profit
by the mistakes, of other nations. If
the examples are taken well to heart
there need be no fear for the rising
of Americans a.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-14
s'In God Is Our Trust"

I'm God Is Our Trust"
Oh. thus be it ever when freemen
shall stand
Between their loved home and
the wild wars desolation;
Blest1 with vict'ry and peace, may
tho heav'n-rescued land
Praise the Pow'r that hath made
. and preserved us a nation:
Then conquer we must. when our
cause 1t Is just,
And this be our motto: I'm God
Is. our trust!''
AND. the Star Spangled Banner in
triumph shall wave
sOser the land Of the free and the
home of the brave.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-14

If the Germans on the west con-
tinue to retire, that offensive against
the Russians may become forced
actually.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-14

Success brings it's own smile, but
it takes a mighty good man to be a
good loser.-Memphis Commercial
Appeal.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-14
responsible for the exorbitant price
charged for flour, ..
FACTS AND FANCIES.

Repartee is the smart thing you
think of while sitting on the side of
the bed pulling off your shoes for the
night.-Toledo Blade.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-14

We wonder if, after all, the war
scare is not the result of intensive
press agenting by garden seed sellers
and manufacturers Of agricultural i'm
plements.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-14

Anyway, the winter styles have &C
customed the world to the promised
short -skirted bathing suits.-Chicago
News.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-14

The man who tried to blow up the
flour mills in Minneapolis deserves to
be hanged in public. But not any
more 20 than the men who may be
New Britain herald., 1917-04-14

That distance lends enchantment
to the view is proved by the pre-
vailing delusion that the old times
were the best.-Albany Journal.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-14

No one is now sufficiently familiar
with potatoes to presume to call them
spuds.-Chicago News.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-14

A wholesome truth is an ug
fact in disguise.-Deseret News.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-14

No patriot will weep over the
threatened dispersal of the dancing
masters of the restaurants and their
theoretically fair clients. The craze
has fallen into decay; there is no
room Or time for, it. The dragon of
war engulfs the tango lizard and the
lounge snake, and may they never be
York Sun.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-14

Retrenehment is always easy until
one begins to take up specific items.
News and Courier.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-14

Willingness to admit error is q
characteristic of those who do not Of
ten make mistakes.-Albany Journal
New Britain herald., 1917-04-14

The light of a red nose leads int
darkness.--Toledo Blade;
New Britain herald., 1917-04-14

Call man brick and he is COM
plimented: call him "bonehead' and
he is ready to fight-Memphis Com
mercial Appeal.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-14
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New Britain herald., 1917-04-14

Texas is making sausage from
jackrabbit meat, and we expect to
hear any time that food has taken an
other jump.-Boston Transcript.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-14

The season of the bug, the real
American bug of whom New Britain
has her full share, has arrived. It was
ushered in with "Play BALI on We'd
nesday. From now on we may expect
to see augmented groups of excited
fans and fanettes gathered outside the
score board windows with their pads
and pencils. We may expect to hear
the dopesters doping 'out their dope as
to who is who and why. We may ex-
pect the baseball pools to flourish as
of old, even though they are frowped
upon by the authorities, and we may
yet expect. but not seriously hope for,
to hear before long an unconfrmed
rumor that the New Britain baseball
franchise is again to be taken UP.
II the committee on cities and Dor
oughs ever reports on the charter
amendments, and reports favorably, it,
will be up to the mayor to ipmedi-
ately appoint police and fire commits
sions and while he is not naming any
whom he may be grooming it is sure
that he will have no trouble in get
ting some capable men to accept po-
sitions on each board. Heretofore it
has Oftin1es been hard to induce some
men to take appointments as safety
commissioners because the two de-
partments were consolidated. Some
capable men who would have been
good commissioners have felt unable
to accept a safety board appoint
New Britain herald., 1917-04-14

While there was little interest in
the city election last Monday. and 1t
be taken as a criterion of