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The Carlisle independent., 1917-09-13

Little Rock, Sept. 1O-The fio- tation of the Second Liberty Loan of 1917 will be started sometime in October. The Ar. kansas State Council of Defense has rendered it's servlces for work in connection with the campaign, and this has been ac knowledged by Rolla Wells, Gov ernor of the Federal Reserve Board of St. Louis, which will be in charge of the campaign in this district
The Carlisle independent., 1917-09-13
Shower in Honor of Miss Ford


 fairs of the season was the mis- cellaneous shower given by Mes danes Albert and Sterling Aber. nathy on Monday afternoon. in honor of Miss Alma Ford, who expects to leave soon to enter Ouachita College.
 At four-thirty o'clock the guests began to arrive at the home of Mrs. Albert Abernathy where large number of chairs were arranged on the spacious lawn facing the veranda which formed a stage for the afternoon entertainment. There the piano was placed and the artistic ar engagement of ferns and cut flow. CTS of purple and yellow, the Ouachita colors prevailed.
 Delightful music was furnish ed by Misses Alma Ford and Herris Dedman and readings by Misses Lillian Fortune and Mary Finley were very much enjoyed.
 Next four little girls daintily dressed and carrying a huge Ouachita pennant took their places on the stage followed by others bearing their pennants aloft.
 Accompanied by Miss Herris Dedman they sang the Onachita song in tLeir childish voices but with true college spirit and after wards gave the we'll" with great enthusiasm. Then around the corner of the house two little tots, Sterling Jr., and John Ab- ernathy drawing little express wagon gaiiy decorated in the col lege colors, appeared. They wore little college hats and each waved a pennant as they shouted lusti- ly. Baggage for Miss Alma Ford" It was truly baggage for on top of the other packages was handsome leather travel ing bag.
 But it wou)1 be difficult to enumerate the many lovely, use ful gifts, for there seemed to be everything dear to the heart of college girl, even to the indls- pensible fudge pan
 And it was pleasure to all to see the surprise and delight with which each package was opened by the honoree. for the shower was planned as complete sur prise to her. She very gracious ly thanked the ladies for their kindness and thoughtfulness.
 Dainty refreshments consist ing of sandwiches and punch were served by the hostesses to
The Carlisle independent., 1917-09-13
w. M. DANIEL

ed to duty and Gen England has not yet signified his acceptance of the commission.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-24
CITY MISSION IS
DOING GOOD WORK
Bringing Christmas Cheer to
Many Homes Hereab0utS

The constitution of the New Britain
City Mission has been so changed that
the executive committee will here
after meet on the third Tuesday OF
January, March, May, September and
November. At the quarterly meeting
a report of the work being done by
the mission was presented as follows:
1.-THE City Mission work goes on
steadily, together with all the other
agencies that are trying to help, in
the present time Of the worlds great
est need. That a work such as ours
is needed at this time cannot be doubt
ed, for we are seeking to inspire men
and women with new courage and
faith in God, and to instruct children
and young people in spiritual things
and make them efficient in the home
and factory. In every way possible.
we are seeking to keep the thought of
true patriotism before the minds of
our people that they may be ready to
bear their part in the great, struggle
that is constantly before us. 49,.
Domestic Arts Glasses
'The three sewing-schooqs started
In November are now well-launched
on the winters work. The Lafayette
roof of the First church, has an en-
/ rolment Of about 100; the Methodist
! has over 80 members; and the one at
| the Burritt Chapel, about Is. Red
Cross work is being done to some ex-
| tent in the seWing-schools. Patriotic
songs are being taught and stories
bearing ON patriotism are frequently
| told.
ST,1 IN wv
! house keeping classes for girls have
| been started, each having an enrol
| ment of about twelve. They meet in
| the City Mission office,-one class
with Miss Brehovsky on Tuesday aft
ernoon, the other with Miss Campbell
| on Thursday. We have little in the
way Of equipment as yet, but have
| unbounded faith that our needs will
| be supplied, and meantime are seeing
| what can be done in this pioneer work
| without a full supply of materials. To
I go without many things formerly con-
| sidered necessities, seems to be in ac-
| cord with the spirit of the times. The
| enthusiasm Of the girls over these les
sons makes us feel that they are we'll
| worth while.
Miss Brehovsky, in addition to her
club Of foreign working girls at the
z. w. c. A., has a meeting every
Tuesday evening in our Office with the
Italian girls Of her Sunday school
class. These girls are from 10 to 16
years Of age and need the extra Bible
work that she - giving them at that
time. Miss Campbell meets IN the
same way with the Italian boys OF hel
Sunday school class; and the influence
Of these little meetings is evident in
tho greater interest shown at the reg
ular Sunday school hour. These
clubs and classes, together, with ou1
Italian Sunday school department, and
the Mothers Meeting for Italian WON.
en-, make total Of ten meetings which
we are conducting each week. The
visiting and office work must. receive
their share of attention, so It requires
careful planning in order that all may
be done efIncfent1y-
Eight students from the School OF
Missions are at work with us, visitins
in special homes teaching foreign
women English, and helping in the
New Britain herald., 1917-12-24
THRIFT STAMPS IN SCHOOLS.
Campaign to Sell to at Least so Pea
Cent of Children.

Hartford, Dec. PA. drive will
be started in the public schools of the
state on Monday, January 7, for the
purpose of securing a minimum of SO
per cent of the school children of
Connecticut provided with a IS cent
thrift stamp and thrift card. Plans
for this movement are in the hands of
Howell Cheney, state director of the
National War Savings committee, who
is now in communication with the
superintendent and supervisors of the
schools in the state for the purpose
of securing their cooperation.
Mr.. Cheney says that the perma-
nence Of the educational value in
teaching thrift depends almost wholly
upon the Savings societies which pro-
vide all the stimuli of organized eff
fort. These societies meeting regu-
! larry with definite purposes and def
| mite detectives will make the ultimate
object easy of accomplishment
Mr.. Cheney has sent instructions to
the different schools explaining in de-
tail the different plans which have
been suggested for the formation OF
savings societies. He says that while
the minimum of enrolment is set at
SO per cent of the number of pupils
in the schools, he expects this num-
Der will easily be left behind, and that
practically every child in the state
will within the next two weeks be pro-
vided with thrift stamp and a thrift
card
New Britain herald., 1917-12-24
Gold and Silver Wanted.


The Frankfnrter Zeitung (oct- 2s)
after observing that the gold asked for
from private individuals in the shape
come in in sufficient quantities, OBJ
serves that even If it did (and it is
hoped that people will wake UP and
respond practically to this call Of The
Fatherland) all the gold SO contri-
buted would still represent but q 1.-THE
OF the precious metal needed, as 1t
only exists in the possession Of q small
class of the well to do.
cit is, however, quite another mat
ter in the case Of silver. People OF all
classes possess silver ornaments, tea
services, and other objects, and these
cam be converted into silver coinage,
which at the present time would prove
eminently useful for payments abroad.
For the purpose of keeping up and
strengthening our foreign exchange In
neutral countries, the Imperial bank
has been compelled of late to send
considerable quantities of gold abroad
A good influx of silver would repair
this deficit at least In part and pre-
vent the necessity Of drawing further
upon our gold reserve, the keeping up
OF which has become the measure OF
our. economic strength and capacity to
hold out financially till the end OF the
war. Even though silver has not the
same value as gold as g. means Of in
ternational payment, yet the fact Of
IT'S going up at the present moment SO
considerably in price that today it is
worth more than at any time during
the last rs years, proves the great de-
mand it now enjoys
New Britain herald., 1917-12-24

4FCANOo uAO ~ Oe7CEOV 0cEVkC0 DIG
Police Commissioner of Police in
New York.
New York, Dec. 24.-Mayor-elect
Hylan decided yesterday to appoint
William ]. Flynn his police commits
sioner. Tammany will try to dissuade
Judge Hylan from this course between
now and Jan. 1. but entertains only
Slight hope of success. F1ynn's resig-
nation as Chief of the United States
Secret Service, to take effect Dec. 81,
was excepted by Secretary Of the
Treasury McAdoo yesterday.
Judge Hylan has placed Tammamy
in a position where it's opportunities
will be negligible and where he can
turn a deaf ear to the protest that
Flynn is an organization republican
even if he did vote for Mr.. Hylan for
! mayor. The mayor-e1ect has done
this by agreeing to place at Murphy's
disposal fifteen of the biggest jobs in
the incoming administration. He in.
| tends to give JOSH Fl. McCooey, Tam.
many's Brooklyn leader, not less thar
| twelve and maybe fifteen of the best
| appointments for distribution in
Kings.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-24

house keeping and sewing-c1asses.
They are q welcome addition to our
force and are doing excellent work.
Other Work Being Done
have received 129 Office calls since
the last meeting Of the board, from
people with varying needs, and though
we are sometimes powerless to help
to any great extent, we can at least
show our interest and sympathy in the
plans of those who come to us for
consultation and the sorrows OF those
who come with burdened hearts.
THE visiting in the homes goes on
quietly every day, and although it
makes little stir in the outside world,
the influence of the visitors is po-
tent factor among these people whose
friends are few. Miss Brehovslky has
had encouraging results from the
literature she distributes in Slovak,
Bohemian, Lithuanian and English.
The papers she gives out are distinc-
lively religious and some of the peo-
pie have been so helped by them that
they have been led to subscribe for
themselves. Miss Campbell has en-
countered several families from Rome
recently who attended Protestant
services in their own country and
have come to some of our meetings.
They are OF very different type from
the Southern Italians who are much
more numerous and less Intelligent
Five Dinners Provided. .,..
cat Thanksgiving time we were
five dinners to specially needy fam
lilies and a number of baskets of fruit
where dinners would have been less
appropriate. Very warm expressions
of gratitude have come, to us from the
recipients of these bounties, showing
how thoroughly they were appre-
ciated. b.
I'VE are now planning for the
Christmas season when we hope to
brighten and cheer some hearts even
though we can hardly expect very
light hearted Christmas this year.
The Lafayette sewing school had a
celebration on Thursday afternoon,
December 20, with a tree and gifts
of popcorn and oranges for the 100
children present. The children en-
tertained the appreciative audience
with songs, and beautiful Christmas
story was told by the leader, Miss
Noble.
THE Italian Mission had a happy
time on the same evening when stere-
opticon pictures appropriate to the
season were shown and carols were
sung by the children of the Italian
Sunday school. Gifts for the Chill
dren's Home were brought, and pres
ents. were distributed to the Sunday
school children, and it would be hard
to tell which gave most pleasure, the
gifts that were brought or those that
| were carried home.
The Methodist and Burritt sewing
schools had celebrations on Saturday
afternoon and the Mothers Meeting
little later, with gifts in some OF
the homes where Christmas cheer is
/ greatly needed.
I'VE want to give the true Christ
mas message with every material gift
and we are earnestly hoping that the
Christmas time may bring new faith
to sad and lonely hearts as we'll as
/ a new vision of the love Of Christ to
New Britain herald., 1917-12-24
WILL BE PROMOTED.

Medical Directors Arc to Be Given
Higher Rank.
Washington, Dec. 24.-Medical d.
rectors George II. Barber and Edward
Stitt, Of the Navy, viii be promoted
from the rank OF captain to rear-ad-
miral as soon as congress reassem bles,
in recognition Of distinguished serv-
ices.
Dr. Barber IL at the head Of the
naval hospital in Colorado and DR..
Stitt Is president Of the naval medical
school here.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-24
ther limitations on the manufacture OF
beer"

Goats Meat as an Experiment.
The Socialist organ, Vorwarts, says
(Oct. s.: -@
The municipality Of Lichtenberg,
in Greater. Berlin, has, as an expert
ment, purchased 1876 young goats, of
total living weight of So hundred
weights, at lao and $50 (about 35
cents) marks per pound. The meat Of
the animals is to be distributed among
munition workers and the waste
handed over to the municipal meat
shops. Further purchases Of goats in
large quantities are contemplated"
New Britain herald., 1917-12-24
news RIGHT FROM
GERMAN EMPIRE
Committee on Information Re-
CeiYes Interesting Facts
Special Feature Serxaoa

The committee on p0baio In
formation Is being supplied reg
ularly with copies OF important
newspapers published in Ger
many. It IS possible, therefore,
for the committee to furnish to
the newspapers Of the country
TRANSACTIONS of selected stories
from these newspapers which
are interesting as revealing
political, industrial, and living
conditions in the Central en-
pfreR.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-24
Coal Shortage Continuous Working
s- VA .. Hours.

The Munchner Neueste Nachrichten
Of October writes:
AT meeting Of the Central AS
ISOLATION Of Clerks at Munich on the
4th Of October, the following reso-
luton was passed: This meeting
agrees with the suggestion Of the war
Office at Berlin that it IS necessary to
extend as far as possible the system
Of continuous working time. The
meeting further holds that all places
OF public sale except those Of food
should be closed on four days week
at dusk e., at o'clock" ~.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-24
Shortage OF Fats and Of Barley.

Shortage OF Fats and Of Barley.
The Rheinisch- tfalische Zeitung,
the organ Of the Krupps, announces
in it's issue of October 8:
1.-The census OF cattle promises a
secure supply Of meat, but the supply
Of fat will be difficult. It will be nee
essary to get rid Of very considerable
number Of pigs In order to utilize all
possiblesfoods for thepopu@tton-
'~The freedom which has hitherto
been left to dealings in barley win
have to be diminished and the barley
brought into the public stocks. AS a
consequence, there will have to be fur
New Britain herald., 1917-12-24
MAIL CENSORSHIP.

Washington, Dec. 24.-Censorship
Of foreign mails, authorized by the
trading-with- the-enemy law, is in
full force under q. board on which the
post Office and many other govern
mental departments are represented.
The government has now withdrawn
secrecy with respect to the institution
OF mail censorship.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-24
BAKER TO TESTIFY
Senate Committee win Hear Facts
Regarding Conditions i'm Training
Camps in the South.

Washington, Dec. 24.-Testimony of
Secretary Baker and commanders Of
training camps In the south before
the senate committee Investigating the
military situation will, In the belief
0f officials, throw an entirely different
light on conditions so Tar pictured. )
The administration, twas said to-
day, has;sconadenoe that Testimony
Of Mr. Baker will result in evhonerat-
ing his department of charges and
that Information given by camp COM
members will strengthen the position
OF the department in the public mind.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-24
Dilfutton Of Flour and Reduction Of
the Price of Bread.

Dilfuf4on Of Flour and Reduction OF
the Price Of Bread
The Rheinisch- Westfalische Zeitung
Of October publishes the following
evidently official communique:
1.-THE estimate Of this years potato
harvest was considerably surpassed by
the actual yield, SO that potatoes be-
came a real savior in need, but the re-
suit Of the grain estimate, based upon
a survey II the area under cultivation
and upon an estimate Of the average
yield, necessitates dhutien of bread
grain: for this purpose potato -four is
to be used. The stock of dried pota-
toes is. however, inadequate, so that
the dilution of flour can not become
general before the LIST Of February,
1918, It is hoped that by that time
sufficient potato flour will be avaAa BILE.
For the present, therefore, there is NO
question Of df1lution. The milling per-
centage of "a is retained, and the pres
ent flour ra ton will be continued. Be-
tween the 1st of November, 1917, and
1st Of February, 1913. a supply Cd
fresh potatoes Will be given to the
communes sufficient for q dilution OF
the -four ration Of SOC grammes by 10
per cent. Any commune which does
not wish to dilute the -four may use
the potatoes to increase the ration by
about 1 II pounds per week
New Britain herald., 1917-12-24

the children to whom the Christina!
time means so much.
YRespectfully submitted,
CAROLINE E. BARTLETT"
New Britain herald., 1917-12-24
FLYNN RESIGNS

Leaves the U. S. secret Service to Be
Police Commissioner of Police in
New Britain herald., 1917-12-24
Food Measures for the Winter.

Food Measures for the Winter.
The Frankfurter Zeitung of October
II reports: ,.., .+.
ITO improve the meat supply in the
winter months g. large quantity of
smoked hams, forespars and salt pork
from sucking pigs will be distributed.
The distribution will be effected by
a system of ordering In advance; the
purchaser will be allowed to order
whichever kind of meat he prefers,
and will thus be able, if he chooses,
TO obtain a whole ham, which will, Of
course. be reckoned on the meat
ticket.
Certain quantities of game are to
be supplied for the chief consuming
districts, especially large towns. The
game will be collected at accepting
offices in the various circles and sent
to receiving bureaus, which will dis
tribute it to the dealers
ITO meet the shortage OF onions,
for the present one-haf pound per
head win be distributed through the
erocers. The cultivation OF carrots
and winter onions Is to be encouraged
| In order to provide supply of car
rots till toward Christmas and OF
| onions in the spring"
New Britain herald., 1917-12-24
VIOLATED Law.

IAxhtleas Night Last Night.
Cleveland, Dec. 24-Thirty-six
Cleveland business houses which failed
to observe '1ightless Sunday" last
night, are on probation. Acting Chief
OF Police Smith sent list OF the
violators Of the edict to the federal
authorities and the firms will be pros
ecuted following second offense.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-13

o OF Precipitation accompanied the Ia
bOriOus repairs Then the boat would
get in motion again and chug its way
against the Shaping oll-like surface
OF the water for several miles. only
for the process TO be repeated The
men were in fine fettle. indeed, to
fight any enemy by the time they
neared the supposed location OF the
Germans on the Lookout.
Several hours Of sailing up every
cove and creek entrance and ex2uin-
ing every indentation in the shore
at length brought them within sight
OF a small beach. brown and sandy.
and decorated by a small white hut
about a furlOuE from the waters
edge II soon became evident that
the. Germans had very efficient
lookout, and that he had scurried into
the hut and unburdened the choice
Dews-a British fleet sailing up the
lake. The man was truStW QrthE and
the rum supply had been finished for
a fortnight. And then the situation.
IL true, was not one conducive TO
levity. So several athletic young
Germans scrambled out OF the shelter
and promptly hurried in again. Verl-
flying the sentlnefs information
The crew filed out and soon Eng
lish binoculars We're interestedly rol-
lowing some two dozen Germans
dashing down TO the lake and pilinE
Into their navy" The boats were
squatty white things and carried
very grim looking gun fore and aft
Soon the two fleets were Eingerly
advancing toward each other and
scanning each others armament
The English entered the battle
promising their motors an extra
drink Of petrol. or whatever motors
like. II the contrary conElomerati0u
OF springs. cylinders and wheeZy
noises would only stay In action long
enough for the men 10 capture
good motor from the enemy. The
Germans were evidently superior
though the vessels engaged were
equal in number
As the fleets met an indiscriminate
melee ensued. Reviewers, Maxims
one-nouEders and rifles cracked,
roared and smashed There was very
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-13
Little InterUieWs

the women expect TO, and probably
WILL make the total more than S10,-
OO0- The friendly rivalry Of the var
lous committees has caused the mem
Ders OF the teams TO work harder
each day"
There IS general movement
through the state OF Texas to con-
serve the food supply" said George
H. Clements While at Houston and
Dallas I found that the larger cities
Of the eastern section Of the state
have heard HOOver's admonition and
are doing everything TO help win the
war by the conservation Of food
stuff The reports OF the scavenger
departments Of these cities show that
there Is less waste now than ever be-
fore IN fact the garbage disposal
in many OF the cities has decreased
80 per cent This shows that the
housewives are behind the food con-
servation movement"
Il wonder II people ever think OF
the apartment situation in war time"
said r. B. Littlefield. I'VE see much
in the papers nowadays concerning
attractive war brides, and yet with
our AnglO-Saxon hypocrisy we fail to
look at the war situation as a problem
which vitality affects US. The col
leges are providing one half OF more
young business men OF the best fam
lilies are leaving for the front. How
is that drain TO be replaced. and how
is America TO be repOpulatedz No one
need shut his eyes to the fact that
many Of those men viii not come
back. The men themselves do not
have false ideas about the situation.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-13
Naval Battles Of The
World War
By C. KAY SPENCER.
Hon British MOSQUITO Fleet Captures Ca

T was a naval battle. virtually a
naval campaign, that. in the final
\ analysis. secured TO the British
South African forces the ascendancy
in German East Africa
Lake Tanganyika. one OF the Afri-
can Great Lakes. lies in a position
which offers the opportunity OF
thanking the German East African
colonies Similarly. while the Ger
mans hold control OF the water. they
would be enabled TO flank any ad-
vancing British invaders.
The situation on the lake was an
alogous 20 that OF the conquest OF
Lake Erie by the American commO-
dOre. Perry. who. with a raw force Of
men cOniured from the virgin forests
fleet and conquered a first-class
enemy squadron
The British invaders into the Ger
man colony determined 10 accom-
plish the conquest OF Lake Tangan-
yika- There were no British boats
aflOat on the water. while their en-
envy maintained a small squadron OF
various lake craft, all equipped with
efficient light guns
MoSlnE n Battle Fleet.
With nothing 10 work with and or
ders 10 get" the lake for the crown,
commander Godfrey Slmson, the off,
Ger 10 whom the project was intrust-
ed. had only his own resources to
depend on in the dilemma But they
proved ample, as viii be seen
Two motor launches were shipped
TO him in sections. At the lake shore
the launches were assembled and set
in the water A smaller motorboat
was found in a foray along the shore.
II was rOtted and waterlOgced. but
was repaired after a fashion and sue
Cessfully launched. one small one
FOUNDER was fixed in the bow OF each
Of the boats. They were ready to do
battle
Before dawn Of a sluggish African
morning the fleet set out. fighting
swarms OF voracious mosquitoes as
lurching. unbalanced fashion. Every
few seconds one Of the engines would
wheeze and choke and come to dead
stop NOlleys Of curses and pouring