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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-12-31
SAFE, Sane and
SOBER in new YORK
Old Fashioned New Years Eve
Celebration ShelVed by War

New York, Dec. 31.-New York is
not going to have New Years eve
as usual" There will be a oelebra-
ton tonight of the end of the year
that brought America into the war
and of the. beginning Of the year that
is expected to see America as a vigor-
Gus factor. but it will not be such a
celebration as has been known in
times past. There will be fewer
drinking parties and more watch par
ties. many entertainments on New
Years Day for soldiers and sailors,
but few of the gatherings Of merry
makers which have usually featured
New Years openings.
Some hotels and restaurants, just
as some theaters, have made brave
front and tried to pretend that things
are as they always have been. Big
ger, better. and more gorgeous than
ever" is the announcement sent out
from several places where thousands
of hilarious New Workers have sung
and danced the new year in on past
occasions. But one thing that is
going to prevent any such celebration
as has usually taken place is the
fact that Mayor Mitchell announced
some time ago that on this last night
of the administration there would be
no alteration in the o'clock closing
rule which was put into force on May
1 to last for the duration of the war.
Restaurant celebrations of the end
of 1917 will also mark the end OF the
Mitchell administrations, which, on the
whole, has treated them we'll. And
restaurateurs who have always felt
kindly toward the mayor and realize
that his early closing rule of last
spring was the response to a natural
sentiment evoked by the. sombre real
tiles of the war are not expecting any
change by the new administration.
Some hotels, such as the Prince
George, have abandoned the New
Years Eve celebration altogether. The
Park Avenue hotel advertises q special
meatless- land wheatless New Years
Eve supper at $3.50, and other insti-
tutions have prepared menus which
conform to the recommendations of
the food administration in content.
Lower prices are not widely notice.
able but some have been advertised.
A considerable number of places, how
ever, announced soupers de luxe at
four, five or six dollars a cover.
The present scarcity of food is not
likely to be felt in the particular ar
ticles most in demand on New Years
Eve, but the high price of liquors may
be expected to have q material effect
in. reducing consumption. And the
continuance of the cold wave, too,
may make good many New Workers
decide that they would rather stay at
home where it is warm than freeze
in taxicabs going to and coming from
scenes of revelry. But beyond doubt
| the principal factor likely to reduce
the gaiety of this New Years is the
war, which is steadily driving most
people toward more sober considera-
tons and away from carefree demon
STATIONS of light-hearted merriment.
Most of the restaurants advertise
the playing and singing of the Star
Spangled Banner at midnight, with
the anthems of the Allies as features
Of the musical program and their
flags prominent among the decora-
tons.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-12-31
CITY ITEMS

Like Q Hash Of lightnin VI
Mazy Pickford In '.The IaTl1. ;Ia
can" to the Lvcoum t1ae1n ,'1'
day. Friday and s9turua "a ls7
ovcrcoats $17.s5- ana up, ''i
-advt.
Tho will OF the late Joh 'a1;'s'| :
gun has boon Mad IN 10
court and BY fto terzns f6o I;
tate 10 left 70 her thru
Katherine and Jennie on
Mrs. Mary Kelly.
Lake Hash Of hghtntne Z
Mary Pickford in '.The IAt*le ~
can" to the Lyceum thea4ar, q
day. Friday and Saturday
The annual meeting OF the 11
Elm Ladies' society viii b. hs
night at 8 O'Clock In the chnre
lors. Refreshments wiN 30 W
Between 10 and IL O'Clock "
service will be held.
Last chance to join New N
National Bank Christmas ClN
night Open to 8 p. m. -
Sergeant John Tlannery ape,
weekend et his home on
street. James Martin. With thNss
pttal Gorps at Camp Dvon
spent the weekend at his
this city.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-12-31
BUY THRIFT STAMP
UNCLE SAM urges
Start Your Campaign on First
Day Of New Year

Start the New Year right and begin
buying thrift stamps. You will be
surprised to find out at the end of
the year how much you will have
saved up, which would otherwise have
been spent on follies. Primarily you
will help win your war and protect
your own.
The campaign for the sale of Thrift
Stamps is now getting up under full
steam, and the prospects are that New
Britain will do her bit in splendid
shape. Chairman Noah Lucas of the
bank committee announces series of
thrift campaign speeches to educate
the public in the purchase of thrift
stamps. Tonight the opening gun in
this campaign will be fired by Rev. DIR.
E. B. Cross, pastor of the Baptist
church. at the Painters Union meet
ing. Tomorrow night Treasurer Fred
erick S. Chamberlain will speak be-
fore the Central Labor Union. Other
speakers will be announced in a few
days.
1t is planned to conduct the war
savings campaign in a most thorough
and Systematic manner. Here is an
illustration of how one patriotic cor
poration has taken it up. Local agents
OI lHC 11lLO COH1-
pany have joined in a war savings So
ciety, such as Is being organized by
agencies all over the country, and the
Prudential Insurance company is glad
to furnish all the material necessary
for any organization which desires to
copy this plan and organize such
club There is nothing in it for the
company, but it is simply a scheme for
getting behind this campaign and
pushing 1t through to successful
conclusion. The plan is as follows:
A war savings society is organized
with as many members as desired and
elects chairman, several vice chair
men, according to, the size of the
club, secretary and treasurer. Each
member OF this club fills out the fol-
membership card:
II hereby apply for membership in
the -- War Savings Society and
agree to save g. per week during
1918, to b invested through the So
ciety in. United States War Savings
Certificate Stamps.
1T is understood that ! have the
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-12-31
SOLDIERS ARE Led I
TO front GUARDED
Letter Found on Body Of Dead
German Tells Of Procedure

French Front, Dec. SHERMAN
soldiers from some of the towns of
Prussia are sent to the front under
armed guard "as criminals are led to
the executioner," says q letter found
on a. dead German soldier, who was
killed in a recent battle on the French
front. The writer had given q vivid
description Of the scene at the de-
parture OF a detachment Of reinforce
ments from Saarlouis, a town in
Rhenish Prussia. The recruits were
intended to fill the gaps in a battalion
which had suffered heavy losses. The
writer says:
1.-THE first battalion is ordered to
furnish a reinforcing detachment Of 80
men. To escort them to the Saarlouis
station 800 men have been ordered
out, some of them with arms to
march alongside the men going off
and others to act as pickets on the
way to the station. The men were all
ready in the afternoon and had to
wait some time for another squad of
comrades from the LIST company of
convalescents, who eventually arrived.
What a scenel Ahead marched a
squad of guards and to right and left
Of each file two armed guards, while,
another squad Of guards brought up
the rear to guard these German SOL
diers-our brave soldiers in field
gray who, according to the magnif-
Gently phrased stories of the news
papers. dash forward full Of joy and
sustained by love of Fatherland to de-
stroy our enemies.
"The detachment moved Off with q
band playing q march. The guards
we're so numerous that there was one
for every two men of the departing
detachment. Is it not a scandal that
our children in fie1d-gray should be
led to war to aght and shed their
blood In the same way as criminals
are led to the executioner, or. still
worse, like cattle to the slaughter
house? It was not sufficient that for
hours beforehand-in fact, from the
moment Of the announcement of the
departure of the detachment-even
soldiers who did not belong to it were
prevented from going into the town by
sentinels posted every five yards. No,
it was considered necessary to submit
the men to the shame of marching to
the depot under guard.
do not the magnificent mendacious
articles in our papers represent in q
false light our brave boys in field
gray going to fight and destroy the
enemy for the love of the Fatherland.
while such things as these are happen
ing? Verify, it is a voluntary sacri-
feel .,.: .... sH
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-12-31
First Baptist Church.

Monday-There will be a. watch
night service in the chapel tonight
from 10 until 1890 o'clock. Social
time from 10 until II. Prayer serv-
ice from IL to 1890 under the aus
pices of the Christian Endeavor So
ciety. DR.. Cross will be the leader.
Thursday-Junior society meets at 4
p. m. Chapel open from $3.50 to 1880
for the young women doing Red Cross
work. Church night service at 7:45
o. m. THE theme will be taken from
Johns Gospel, 16:12-15. The Biblical
Literature class will meet at the close
of the services.
F'riday-The all-day Red Gross sew
ing meeting will be held Friday in the
South Congregational church. 4
Saturday-A special service of pray
er will be held on Saturday evening at
o'clock.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-12-31
jewish BATTALION
OF BRITISH ARMY
Is EnCamped on a Hillside in the
West Of England

London, Jan. 1.-(Correspondenc
Of The Associated Press.)-The new
Jewish Battalion Of the British army
is now encamped for it's final train
ing period on hillside In the West
of England. Early in the New Year
1t will leave for the Palestine front.
The battalion Is under the command
OF Colonel J. H. Patterson, an Irish
man and a great lion hunter in East
Africa In the days before the war. His
experience in command Of Jewish
troops dates back to the Gallipolt
campaign, where he was in charge of
the famous Zion Mule Corps, formed
in Egypt of Jewish refugees from Pal
estine. After the close of the Oar
danelles campaign, the Zion corps was
disbanded, but some of it's member
managed to make their way to Eng
land and form the nucleus of the new
Jewish battalion.
AS at present constituted, about fifty
per cent of the Jewish battalion are
British born or naturalized! The re-
mainder includes the members of the
old Zion Mule Corps, q large number
Of Russian Jews, and a curious me-
LANCE from several allied and neutral
countries. The level Of physical fit
ness, according to the medical off,
GERS, is very high, particularly in such
matters as teeth and eyesight.
The battalion is practically ttetotal,
and a wet canteen which was opened
in camp a few weeks ago was closed
in fortnight for lack of business
Colonel Patterson himself Is an ar
dent temperance advocate. Crime in
49,, M enA H. al
due to drink and nothing else This
is shown by the Fact that our guard
room has been empty practically from
the start, and you would have to
travel around many training camps to
see the like. The disused cells have
been turned into bedrooms for the
guards
A great variety of trades and pro-
LESSONS are represented in the bat
talon. There are more tailors than
any other single trade, and this fact
is reflected IN the excellent fit and
smart cut of the battalion's uniforms.
There are several artists and sculp-
tors, the latter including q leading
British sculptor, Jacob Epstein, whose
work has been g. center of interest
in England for the past three years.
A prominent concert violinist, Anton
Tchaikov, is in the same company
with Epstein, which also numbers q
young Russian who claims to be a
second cousin to Kerensky.
Regimental orders for the new bat
talon are issued simultaneously in
English and Yiddish, and Yiddish Is
used as much as English IN instruc-
ton. Some of the soldiers hardly
know the English words Of command,
but all the nom commissioned omcers
and most Of the commissioned Q@cers
sneak Yiddish fluently. The languages
represented in the ranks are more
than 8 score in number One corr
poral speaks nine languages.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-12-31
Trinity Methodist Church.

Tuesday-The Girl Scouts will not
meet this week, but will resume their
meetings again next Tuesday. At 7:45
o'clock the class meeting will be held.
Thursday-7:45, mid-week prayer
and work service.
Frtday-9 a. m. to 4 p. m, union
sewing meeting for the Red Cross at
the South Congregational church. The
wocen of all the churches unite in
this meeting. Lunch is served at
noon. p. M, regular monthly meet
ing of the official board.
Saturdays p. m, Foreign Sewing
school /
Sunday-January 6 will be Com
munion Sunday. If there are those
who wish to unite with the church
whom the minister has not seen, he
would be very glad to have them COM
municate with him. This would be a
good way to start the new year.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-12-31

privilege Of saving and paying into
the Society any week or weeks q sMm
greater than that pledged above, pro-
vided the amount 50 paid II a multiple
OF rs cents. l
cit is further understood that ~
frequently as shall hAve paid the
amount necessary to purchase q
United States War Savings Interest
bearing) Stamp, Gnch stamp shah be-
delivered to me at the price paid Tor
by the Society.
'"rhis application is accompanied by
the first weeks payment Of the
amount pledged .-
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-12-31

The Boy Scouts will meet this eve
ming at O'Clock. Former Assistant
scoutmaster Carl Dixon, now of the
Royal Flying corps. who is home for
a short furlough, Is expected to be
present and speak to the Scouts.
The Ladies' Aid society will meet at
the church on Wednesday at $3.50
p. m
On Thursday evening the Endeavor
Circle will meet at the church and
the choir will rehearse on Friday eve
ming.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-12-31
sToRK FOiLs sNo1VRlI

Owing to the arrival Of the ~
the family of w. =. HageH t,,a1 a
ing. the scheduled meetirp M
jumpers at Rackliffe HefGA
to materializc. There Ntorn
persons interested In the
hand. Mr.. Hagan Will ESb3,
teaching of the art tonlorrpW
ing and requests all to lie on M
10 o'clock. @ sss ls9s
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-12-31
RUssO-BUIGAR WI = 0''
River Danube Questio1 TO BE 81
ut Conference Today. IS

Amsterdam. Dec. 31.-Tlf0s
garian premier. Vaseil Rados
according to a Sofia dispatch, IN
a message to all the provinc5
fects to, the effect that Bulg1
accepted the Russian prop6
first, that the war between an
and Russia be ended second, u
status quo ante bellum with re-
commercial treaties and 0ons
other conventions be re-estM
third, regarding the Danube
that this be decided today ~
meeting OF all the deleHnkip
garia to have a Representative
Danube commission. sss5
The premier's message adyIx
Both parties have c1as
each other on the resulSs
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-12-31
Applicant.


Then a membership card is issued
to the applicant with his name and
address on it. This card Is blocked
off for every week in the year, the
dates running from January z, IA, Fl,
etc.. on through the year. Against
each date the secretary of the club
writes in the amount received each
week. A duplicate memorandum card
is kept with the payments noted on 1t,
and as soon as IS is paid in the Sec
retary makes requisition for the pur-
chase of the first war stamp for the
member on the treasurer. The stamp
costs Sab so there u 81 cents left
over to credit on the payment OF the
next stamp. A rcquisition blank ID
provided SO that the treasurer has 1t
to show for each stamp issued. The
system is so simple that 1t does not
REQUIRE any bookkeeping, and 1t &C
complishes just the desired end.
systematic savings on the weekly
plan, That means that people will
keep on buying these stamps just as
thew keep up Christmas clubs, Vaca-
ton clubs and the like through the
wear. The vice chairman assists in
directing the clubs, so as to get as
these clubs are organized in different
departments of factories they would
stir up some lively competition among
the departments in purchasing the
most stamps. At the end OF the year,
the club securing the most stamps
could banquet at the expense OF the
other Hoover would put his o. K.
on that sort of q banquet s.
Manager Herbert V. Camp, OF the
publicity end of the campaign has
samples OF the Prudential War Saw
ings society cards in his Office at
Rooms sos and 800 in the New Brit
ain National Bank building, and will
be pleased to show them to anyone
interested in starting such a patriotic
club These stamps pay 4 per cent.
interest, so that the investment Is
Just the same as q Liberty Bond.
State Manager Cheney Of Hartford
was seen by the Prudential people be-
fore they started their club, and he
gave the system the most hearty APP,
prevail.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-12-31
comstoc,k Encnmpment.

Comatook Encampment, I. o. o. F..
rs elected ofAcers for the coming
to1r - follows:
Hl9h priest-R. B. Croker.
Chief patriarch-John Hill.
Senior warden-Gorden ]. Ely.
Jnntur warden-Robert Lawson.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Danbury.
Recording scribe-W. F. Wooster.
Trnstee-R. B. Crocker.
The ofslcerg will be installed on
1anunry IL by District Deputy w. w.
BuIle1
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-12-31
I nberladn Council.

=
chamberlain Council, Jr. o. U.
~. z0aose the following officers for
1As {nx. year at the election satur-
aAy ~ IL r..
CouS Harry Green.
v1ces w John Middleton
Record m pecretary--Harry Smith
Assistant secretary William Whit
man. z.f
Financial secretary Frederick
preIle. d
TfeaSCrer--W. 4. Rowe
ConductOr-Wnliam Weber.
WArden-E. N. Goodwin.
Inside sentinel-John Dunbar.
OutltAe sentanol-William Smith. q
d Sunburn.
II 1cers Will be installed i1tto of
aaAcS 4coting the second SattaFe
10y yfs 1sry by Deputy Grand
u 81 al ne f1Aetford.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-12-31
TO ADDRESS DOCTORS.

DR.. Henry F. Moore, superintendent
Of health, will address the local ply
stcians on Wednesday evening on
lobar pneumonia and its treatment.
Dr. Moore, who has specialized in the
treatment OF pneumonia while at the
Rockefeller Institute, will give Illus
trations to explain various phases Of
his address.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-12-31
First Congregational Church.

Thursday-2:ao p. M, Armenian
Women's Bible Class; p. M, Young
Ladies' Foreign Missionary society
twill hold the first of series of sur
gical dressing meetings in the chapel;
4 %. M, Lafayette Sewing School omit
ted until January 10, 1918; p. m.
Girl Scouts meet; 7:45 p. M, Mid
week Service.
Friday-All day sewing meetings
for the Red Cross will be held until
further notice at the South Congre-
gational church; 1915 p. M, Troop 4,
Boy Scouts.
Saturday. p. NJ, Choir rehearsal
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-12-31
CHURCH
NEWS
South Congregational Church.

Wednesday-Wom Foreign Mis-
sionary society at 8 p. m.
Thursday-Churchn night; devotions,
Red Cross and surgical dressings
work at 1880 p. m.
F'riday-All-day work for the Red
Cross at $3.50 a. m. a..
On Monday evening at 1880 o'clock
an entertainment under the auspices
Of the Assyrian-Pe mission will
be given in the Primary room for the
benefit of the Assyrian sufferers from
war conditions.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-12-31
HENDRICKS CARDS PILOT.

st. Louis, Dec. a1-Jack Hendricks,
manager OF the Indianapolis baseball
team today signed contract to man
age the st. Louis Nationals next sea-
i son. n.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-12-31
W. rton C,.na1o, r. o. s. OF A.

Warrington camp, p, O. s. Of A.,
Rave pIScted the following officers for
the onMning year:
IT, PrGS aAnt-W. A. Mcdaniel.
VloXs prA1 dent Walcox.
! oGs1orms-Frank Caswell.
Conductor Onward Wagnett.
Inspeotp Sheftiz.
Outside &z1Ard--A- o. ". Anderson
RecordinG secretary-H. E. S. Sea-
berg
Financial sacretary-F. q. Houcl.
TfNaAurer--A. i. Thompson.
Tr1Igk4e-I. w. Redden.
the oficers will be- installed at the
meeting on January II, by District
Deputy President e. L. Case of this
city. .
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-12-31

George Dewey Barnes. son OF Cap
tain Eugene Barnes Of the Hook and
Ladder company, Is home from Camp
Upton on short Through.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-12-31
Court Friendly, F.. Of A.

Installation OF officers OF Court
Friendly, F.. OF A., has been post
pon0d one week. The installation was
4 d have bOon held this evening. James
IN. 1Guxnhy viii be in charge. Mat
~ 0kili Will be installed as chief
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-11-22
VENICE THE DEsoLArE

Venice the beautiful, Venice the his
toric, is deserted. Of 10000 inhabi,
tants of the Italian island city in the
Adriatic, but 10000 remain. Nc longer
is heard the sweet music of the CONDO.
lier, rowing his narrow, flat -bottomec
boat through the canals of the city, FOR
the square where the gondolas are hired.
is abandoned by prospective passengers
except for an occasional straggler.
st. Mark cathedral is denuned of it's
priceless art treasures. Great pictures,
worries, carvings and fine glassware
have been removed from the city. The
Hun is approaching. Taking with them
all that could easily be transported, the
vast majority of the people fled, leav-
ing the city in the care of the 10000
who possessed the courage to remain.
Yet, even the 10000, ere long NAV be
driven from their homes, and abandon
the city to the pigeons of st. Marks
until the Teutons arrive.
1t is not intended to defend Venice.
Lessons derived from Belgium teach the
Venetians it would be folly for them to
attempt to retain their city, should the
Ausro-Germans be within striking dis
lance. 1t is with the hope that, by
evacuating Venice to the enemy, the
colossal art treasures which it was inn
possible to remove, will be saved. The
Rheims bombardment,, and this they
wish to avoid, believing, if the Teutons
are allowed to peaceably enter the city,
the immovable treasures will not by
them be destroyed.