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New Britain herald., 1917-07-13

and distant, whom he may find there, and he hopes there may be many! According to the last word received his people are in Harpoot, well. and under the protection of the American Consul.
 But to come back to the seal which is to accomplish all this. It is a tiny little engraved circle, this emblem of family's influence in that part of the and made to fold inconspicuously into its innocent looking case. For many generations the HarpOOtlians have been influential and well liked in the city of Harpoot and it's environs, hold ing a large amount of property there. Particularly with the kOOrdish chiefs who rule the mountain districts they have been on friendly terms, often rendering them important favors.
 Counting on the deep gratitude of these mountain neighbors MT. Har- pootlian plans to enlist them in his cause He will travel through Russia, down to Erzindjan and from there send messages bearing the impress of the precious seal to the Koordish chiefs. With their help and the con- voy they can and will furnish, the Harpootlians caught in Turkish cities will be able to escape to EzzindJan. From there they will all return to America by way of Russia. and chief among their possessions will be-one seal, king of passports!
New Britain herald., 1917-07-13
SUFFS MAKE PLAIN ! TREASURER WORDS
Claim Facts Given Hoover Were
 Badly Distorted
Especial tU the Herald.)

Washington, July 13.-The Nation al American Suffrage association has issued a statement to ponit out that the remarks of Mrs. Henry Wade Rogers of Connecticut, it's treasurer, concerning "women and waste" reached Herbert C. Hoover with a dis torted significance, judging from his reaction to them.
 Mrs. Rogers argument was not di- rected at MT. Hoover or the food ad- rninistration but at a disposition on the part of the masculine public gen. erally to chercher la femme in the food crisis. a disposition which if over r-indulged might lose sight of L certain major considerations of con- Eervation and distribution for which men and not women are responsible.
 As chairman of the National Ameri- can Woman Suffrage associations committee on agriculture and produc- tion, Mrs. Rogers has stirred women from the Atlantic to the Pacific on this very subject of increased produc- ton and decreased waste. Thou sands of women are reporting to her constantly from farm and from garden and from kitchen. She knows what she is talking about when she comments on the problems With knows their sentiment on the subject; she knows the conscientiousness of which women are confronted in the work of stimulating production: she their effort. Being the wife of a very busy man, Judge Henry Wade Rogers. of the United States circuit court, she takes entire charge of their two farms In N. J. It was as a practical farm md jSt that she made the chief point of her contention, namely. that with the consumer paying the highest price in history for fruit and garden truck, quantities of these foods are rotting on the farms for lack of any adequate system of distribution and keting.
 This year, to reouote Mrs. Rogers. with millions of new gardens all over the country every effort should be made to take care of sur plus production so that not an ounce of food shall be wasted
 Tn view of language like that it is difficult to understand how what Mrs. Rogers said could be interpreted into 8 discourag cement of economy. As a matter of current history the National American Woman Suffrage associa - tion has built up an extensive and in- tensive system within its organiza~ tion for the exact purpose of drilling It's members and women generally in food production and food conserva- ton. All it's efforts along these lines have been placed at the disposal of the government through the woman s committee of the National Council of Defense and it stands committed to take up and further to the utmost of it's ability MT. Hoover's own pro- gram just so soon as he projects one md hands it on for general action,
New Britain herald., 1917-07-13
PUBLIC SCHOOLS AS
 DEMOCRACY'S AID
Colorado Educator Says They
 Have Helped Mould Our Soul

Portland, Ore, July 1O.-The world crisis, as it affects the United States, and the part this country is playing in it. is test of the public school, ac- cording to Mrs. Mary c. c. Bradford, Superintendent of Public Instruction of Colorado. as expressed in an ad- dress before the Elementary section of the National Education association here today.
 Taking as her subject "The Public School and the Nation in 1917,' Mrs. Bradford declared that if the United States carried into effect its avowed policy of righteousness to all hu- manity'' and "sacrif1ce for all na tions'' it will be "because the Ameri can public school has, in some degree at least, fulfilled the august task con- fided to it by the commands of demo O. cratic government
 "If, after this great war to end wars shall be over," she continued" Ameri- ca functions as the supreme idealistic force in the reorganization of the world, it will be because the public schools have given to the nation a higher vision than the world before has seen.
 ''This is the great task of the public school in 1917; this the mighty effort that must be made by the school peo- rle of today
 Pointing out that non-Americans had declared the public school sys tenn of this country the 'supremely distinctive feature of the American development. Mrs. Bradford declared
 "A new vision must come to the school world of America a vision that reveals it to itself as the mould CT of the soul-stuff of the nation in the likeness of the ideal humanity"
 Comparing the public school to the Cacket of the Holy Grail she added let uso fer ourselves to the nation a. one unit in the great army of those who stand ready to give all at the nations summons; let us fit ourselves for the high enterprise of keeping safe the mortal draught without which the national ideals must perish.'
New Britain herald., 1917-07-13
AMERICA GENEROUS
 TO WESTERN ASIA
More Than S309,00O Contributed
 in Month Of June

New York. July 13.-During the
 month of June more than s3oe,ooo
 was contributed for the relief of starving people in Western Asia to be
 distributed by the American Com
 mittee for Arm enian and Syrian Re-
 lief. In this total are included sev
 eral large gifts received by the com
 mittee within the past few days,
 among them were an additional s B. 900 from the National Armenian
 union of America; s5,000 each from E. S. and Mrs. S. V. Hardness: $10.- 900 from the Boston committee; s15,- 900. from an anonymous giver who had previously contributed nearly $1OO,O0O and S1,000 donated by an
 Armenian woman. whose brother, a
 prominent and well-to-do merchant
 in New York city had given her a
 check for this amount for her
 birthday. With his approval it was
 imm ediately indorsed to the Ameri-
 can committee for distribution
 abroad.
 Bishop Machines As Organizer.
 The movement to relieve all those
 who are suffering in Syria, without re-
 gard to race or creed has lately re-
 ceived a new impetus from Bishop
 Machines in Jerusalem, tempora rily
 in Egypt, who describes conditions
 throughout the land as more than appalling.
 Committees are being formed in
 England under the patronage of
 Princess Christian, all Bishops of the Angelican church, the archbishops of
 Canterbury and York. and prominent
 laymen like Lord Bryce. Sir Henry McMahon. who formerly represented
 the English government in Egypt, is chairman of the London committee. and at great meeting held in the Mansion House s250,000 was collect ed. to which another fifty thousand was added later.
 The committee formed in Egypt is : under the direction of Bishop Mac lnnes who already has made good progress in the work of organiza ton The intention is to assist those suffer ing from lack of food, medicines and clothing and distribution will be made by persons conversant with the cuntry and its varying peoples, just as soon as the way is opened. Passports, these days, are more pre-
 cious than gold and infinitely harder to acquire from a reluctant govern
 ment But there are passports and passports-these signed in ink with req sea1ng wax, which are good as far as they go. and other kinds such as little metal disks carried on watch
 chains and bearing the family crest of the owner. Of course this kind can not take its owner into port of entry but it may be more potent once that barrier is passed.
 It is by the magic of this Aladdin's S seal that MT. Levon H. Harpootlian hopes to rescue his wife and three children. bringing them out of Tur- key to America. An Armenian by birth, MT. Harpootlian has been an American citizen for many years, in l business in New York This he is giving up to sail inme ediately in an attempt to rescue his family caught l in Turkey, from whom he has had no direct word for many months. He is also com I'm issioned to gather up as nany as possible of his relatices, near
New Britain herald., 1917-07-13
LEAVES BROWN UNIVERSITY.

Providence July 13.-William Nc Donald. professor of history at Brown university since 1901, has resigned and has accepted a call to the Uni versity of California. He will take his new position in August.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-13
WHAT LOSS OF WAR MEANS TO GERMANY
Would Be SCorned Without and
 Unbalanced Within the Empire

Amsterdam. June 27.-(Corre- spondence)-A writer in the Junker organ Kreuz-Zeitung of Berlin draws a dismal picture of the consequences - to Germany of a peace without 1n- creased power and annexations, lie says: "Seeing that after the natural exhaustion of such a giant war, Ger many could not soon contemplate fresh struggle, Great Britain and America would think. after a Scheide- : man peace, they could treat Ger ; many as they liked In other words an Anglo Am erican world domination would be firmly established and Ger many itself would be regarded as a second rate power Great Britain thereby in reality attaining its war aim.
 Belief in unlimited military and maritime superiority by Britain and North America would henceforth dominate the world. But a reaction, , through an unsatisfactory peace, on our internal political life would be the worst result With the first joy at the ending of the war the question would be earnestly asked-what have we really fought for, why have so many Germans fallen, so many been CIlpplcu, "Hy lHSSc Sld1C tdASH, tIllS ruined German welfare? The ground is then prepared for disintegrating social democracy"
 Crops of Hungary to Be Seized.
 Paris, June 29.-Announcement that the new Hungarian crops will be seized by the government of that country as soon as harvesting and threshing is completed has been made by the president of the Hun garian food administration bureau, according to 8 despatch from Buda- pest. Farmers will be permitted to retain only sufficient of the crops for their private use and for seed. The monthly flour allotment for the rural population Is expected to amount to 37 pounds for each person.
 Salvation Army in China.
 London. June 3O.-The Salvation Army definitely has commenced it's work in China. says General Bram- well Booth, the commander-in-ch chief. in the annual statement of that or ganizatton. Gratifying progress is reported by the Salvation Army in India and steady progress in Korea, Japan and the Dutch East Indies. In the latter field the army now is caring for 3,700' lepers. Results of the army's work throughout the far east are reported satisfa ctory.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-13
"GUESS I KNOW THE WAY TO THE MOTHERS HEART"
 $4.95 FOR BOYS $500 SUITS

Made to Withstand hard wear There are dark suits and lighter-mix- lures and plain colors. Just about EVERYTHING.
 Mothers who know what's happen ing in the wool market will buy plenty.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-13
SIP SUITS
 cut to $7.95

You never before saw such splendid valu on absolutely new and stylish garments comprise this lot. It will pay you and pay ye we'll to pick out at least two suits.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-13

Elegant cheviots, worsted cassi- meres, rich in materials, pleasing and colorful in patterns are the strong points in this splendid group. Pick them out, gentlemen!
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-07
REGISTRATION
DODGERS HELD
OFFICERS AT LAFERIA MAKE THE
ARRESTS-0THERS SPENT DAY
ON THE LAGUMA MADRE.

LaFeria i the first Cameron county
town 10 report arrests for failure To regis
ter for military service. Sheriff W. a.
Nann was slnferaned---.As-~4islephone this
morning that two men who had lodged
con,cripton all day Tuesday and who had
returned 10 town when the registration
booths were closed had been arrested. Mr..
Nann instructed that the two men be
brought To Brownsville where they will be
placed in jail pending investigation and
possible prosecution. The names of the
two men were not given. They will be
brought to Brownsville this evening
Although reports of "SlackcrS" are rare.
Mr.. Nann has the names of several IN diff
fereni parts of the county and their ar
rest and prosecution will probably take
place immediately. Ray =. Wait, pre~id-
ing registrar at Point Isabel reported that
two men from his precinct who were Of
registration age had. early Tuesday morn
ing. sailed ont on the bay and had re-
maincd either on the water or on Padre
island until the closing of the booths
The investigation of those failing to reg
lister will be on in full force commencing
next week. The conscription act provides
that. five days after registration, the
names of those registering shall be pub
liShcd. The published names will be check
Ell against the poll lit or other statistical
records and those II conScription age who
have failed to comply with the law will he
prosecuted.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-07
Registration Proves
Expensive to Sheriff

The printing of pro lamationS reaS-
surfing the MexicanS and urging them not
"a leave the United States, the di>tribu-
iion Of these proclamation- together with
other registration literature has caused
a deficit of some 5000 in the ~heriff'S de-
partment Sheriff Nann said this morn
ing that the unusual conditions existing
here had caused the expenditure Of great
deal OF money not authorized by the gov
crnment and for which no bills could Dc
rendered.
In order 10 meet these bills Mr.. Nann
attempted To take up a subscription but
the deputy in charge of the subscription
list found it difficult to explain the ne
cessitv that the list was recalled. The
hill will have to be paid out of the per-
sonal fund, of Mr.. Nann and other mem
bers of the registration board.
Hire of automobiles 10 deliver registra
tion cards To precincts where the supply
was exhausted caused considerable of the
cXpenSe.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-07

When the storage reservoir now under
construction by the city l. completed and
the water turned in Brownsville will prob
ably never again have Ia undergo such an
unpleasant experience AZ that of Thurs
day Of last week when a breaking pump
rendered the city watcrles aud powcrleS-.
The ncw storage tank, work on which ~
under way. will provide the city with \
constant reserve supply of water sufii-
cicnt to last from ten days To two weeks.
even though not n gallon ~ water J. raised
from the river. The new reservoir will hc
six acres square and eight feet high. tl-
timatclv the walls of the reservoir will hc
NJ cement, but ~ present the water will
hc held between dirt banks. When tull Il
will contain fifteen million gallons of wat
cr. and il j. planned to alway, have at
least eight or ten million gallons in the
tank.
The land for the storage reservoir was
purchased last week by the city com
misSionerS from w. H. Mason, Jr., and
lies next 10 the pumping plant IN West
Brownsville The tank will require very
little change in the operation of the plant
and two extra pumps will be the only new
equipment required When the tank i
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-07
Clashes Occur At
Socialist Confab
(By Associated Press.l

STOCKHOLM, June 7.-One man was
seriously wounded and scores were slightly
hurt in a clash between workers and police
before the Riksbag building Tuesday. For
some days previous the socialists had been
urging workers to ease work Tuesday to
demonstrate before the parliament build
ing when the socialists interpretations re-
garding the revision of the constitution,
shorter work days and higher wages, were
scheduled to be replied to by Premier
Swariz Some agitators openly advocated
violence The police had trouble in quell-
ing the rioters.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-07
Offers to Act For
County: No Salary

Lindsay Waters of Ilarlingcn, today
called on County Judge II. l.. Yates and
offered his services 10 Cameron county
without charge as farm demonstrators. dur
ing the period of the war. Judge Yates
said he would refer the offer 10 the board
of county commissioners.
Mr.. Waters stated that his previous eX-
perience as farm dcmonstrator has shown
him that most Of the detail Of the Office
is done by correspondence and that he
could easily arrange his own affairs 50
n to handle the work. lie said in the
event it was necessary to make a trip
away from Harllngen all he would ask
from the farmers calling him would be his
travelling expenses.
Mr.. Waters family has recently moved
back 70 I!arlingen from Corpus Christi and
will reside in the county permanently.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-07
INUNDATED
MEx|CANS,|S
CHARGE MADE
Especial a. The IIerald)

MERCEDES, Tex, June An Ameri-
can resident of Donna was arrested ~ the
local authorities there yesterday and turn
ed over To the military authorities who IN
turn lodged him in the county Jail nj Edin-
burg, the charge against him being that of
Mcxicans in Donna and Vi
cinity. Ii is alleged that the man has
tried 70 buy some Of their land at q 'song,'
the sales being made before they left for
Mexico.
The registration passed Off here quietly,
q total Of 27l men registering. Thirty
business houses celebrated the day a. 4
holiday, the postofIice and bank also being
closed for the day.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-07
ROTARY HEARS
A TALK ON WAR
UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR ADDRESS
ES LOCAL CLUB ON SITUATION AS
1T AFFECTS THE U. S.

Probably the most cnli.hicnlng address
ON the war situation IN Europe yet heard
in Brownsville was made before the
Brownsville Rotary club at yesterdays
luncheon ~ Dr q. e. Butte ~ lh. I-n'ycr-
-ity OF Texas. DIR. Butte has made a riu,e
study of the conditions. from ! .taudprint
of armed strength a. well a- rle political
situation. due ~ Ill, personal nlcrc-' il
the subject of international law. lie talk
"a more than forty minute, gvins hi- aud
icnce many sides of the situation hat 10
not reach them through ~" newspapers.
II 20 not want You to regard me a~ =
pe-Simi~t nor an alarmi~t." Said DIR.
Butte. ''hut i'm view of the usual arrogant
pride az We Americans, ! think it behoovcS
me IL hold NJ picture that might he dis
tasteful and that yet might be- within the
realm of possibility, and that j. the pos
sibiities for defeat.
.Onc of the conditions that makes pos
sible the thought of defeat j. the present
chaotic situation i'm Russia III Russia -
not soon Strengthened ont aud made secure,
il will lose from the eastern theatre ot
war three millions of sturdy, well trained
veterans of the German, Austrian. Bull
garian and Turkish armies who could then
be sent IL the western front. where they
would more than over balance the now
evenly balanced scale.
Russia" he said. "is in a very peculiar
condition The Russian people - the
maSseS-who were serfS and practically
slaves M to lsGl were not aware of their
liberation until 1905 and even then did
not fully realize nor sense their freedom
until the revolution Of 1917. When the
autocracy and all the mobiles and the entire
governmental structure was upset the an
cient supcr~tituous awe and obedience was
diSpeled from the minds of the Russian
people.
"Intoxicate ~ this new found and newly
realized freedom they Immediately carried
It - the extreme Of practical anarchy
Privates who cnioved any degree of pop
uarity were Immediately elevated to gen
erals. sailors were made admiralS, while
the officer, themselves were either mur-
dcrcd ar imprisoned This condition still
exists and il IL going ~ he necessary that
the American government lend ltS and 70
the others Of the allies to ~tralghten out
this chaos. Until then Russian can be of
no service to the allied cause. NeS. even
before Russian can cease to bc m obstacle
rather than IN aid to the success to the
allied cause"
Another phase he touched on was the
practical exhaustion of France. France
hc said. has already called out it, last
man. In other words. the class Of 1915
has already been drawn upon.
'And III the words ot General Pcr>hlng,
Dr. Butte said, 1T II gong 10 he neces-
Sarv for the American government to re-
place every fallen Frenchman with nm
American II the cause Of Liberty and Free
dom t. 10 prevail"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-07
RUSH
TAKES FORCE
WELL over A
beige RIDGE
ENTRENCH|NG


TIE BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN
france, June THE British rush this
mo sning on the Mcssines -Wyt~chaete
ridhe of the Belgian front took them well
ovef the ridge where they are now en-
trenching.
The village of Me->nes j. reported as
having been taken. also Lcntcr and Xaree-
ba are reported fallen. and Wytschaete is
surrounded by the British storming troops.
The British also captured trenches from
Ob-erva ton Ridge, southeast of Nprc~, To
Ploeg>tecrt wood. North Of Armcntier~
more than u million pound, OF high cX-
rlo-ivc- were blown up under German for
ward positions, the most gigantic opera
iion in the history of the war, which
spread panic among the Germans. The
British used probably twenty per cent
more heavy gun, than were employed u
the battle of Arra~.
Tanks were in the thick of the fighting.
More than n thousand Germans were taken
early IN the fighting. The fighting con
tinucs The Germans hrve not rallied f.r
the expected counter attack.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-07
Two Brownsville Boys
Are Phi Beta Kappas

The announcement that George Williams.
son of City Manager and Mrs. +. III. Viii
liams of Brownsville, graduates this year
nj the head Of the class in engineering ut
the Syracuse. New York, University, and
thus becomes IA member of the Phi Beta
Kappa. recalled to school officials today
that he j. the second Brownsville boy 10
graduate with the highest honor tins year.
The first was Ben q. Wood, "A product of
the Brownsville and Mission schools, who
finishes this year at the University Of
Texas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-07
ItaIv To Cut Use
Of Coal And Iron
(By Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON, ID. G.. June Italy
has determined To cut it~ consumption of
coal and iron in half as a war measure TO
reduce il ship tonnage in line with the
general policy adopted by the other entente
allies in meeting the submarine menace,
the Italian mission announced today.
Ii j. stated the reduction j. made pos
sble by intensive development Of ltaly's
generous water power resources and the
elimination within the confines of the ma
ton of manufacturing of all the articles
which require steam and power 10 pro-
duce.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-07
GARCIA KILLING NOT A RAID.

The murder of the ranchman Maxine
Garcia ut his ranch home near Fort Ring
gold Sunday night, had absolutely no ap-
pcarance of bandit raid, according TO
y report made by Captain Shelly of Fort
Ringgold To the district headquarters to-
day. Captain Shelly reports the arrest
II two suspects, neiehhors Of the murdered
fcrred to as murder for money only"