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New Britain herald., 1917-06-02
COMMUNICATED.
"THE SILENT OFFICER"
Poor Old Fellow, He Suffers Much at the Hands of Reckless Riders.
 Motorcycle and

OOf oAu EcAAOWs IAc SuHeIS MuCn at
 the Hands of Reckless Riders,
 Motorcycle and
 N Otherwise.
 To the Editor of the Herald:-
 When the Silent Officer" was placed at the corner of East Main and Stanley streets. 1t was for in- struction, as well as a guide, for mo . tor vehicles of all kinds, and not for an ornament.
 There is a certain class of people that have no respect for the law, and don't care, for God, Man or the Devil, so long as they can accomplish their intentions. and escape the arms of the law.
 This same class of people delight in speeding their machine (motorcycles especially at rate of 70 or 50 miles an hour regardless of the lives of pedestrians, that are continually pouring over the crosswalks, at all times of the day and evening.
 There is another class of joyriders, that believe in Safety First as we'll ae giving due respect to the law. by following the inscription that is plain- ly visibly on the danger signal.''
 This silent officer has been felled to mother earth several times. by these reckless drivers, that never stop to ascertain the amount of damage done, If any, but continue speeding, until they come in sight of a policeman, when they slow up, in order to avoid any trouble, that might occur in the hereafter.
 This speeding is an every day oo- currence, while Sunday is the banner day of them all.
 Automobiles and motor vehicles of all kinds, are passing and repassing this corner at all hours of the day and night, and many fail in giving warning by not blowing their signal of warning.
 Occasionally an automobile comes to grief by head-on collision in failing to comply with the inscription on the danger signal"
 Seeing is believing, and being a resident on this corner we can vouch for the truth of it, verbatim literature.
 Would it not be good idea for one of the blue coats to pay this corner an occasional visit on . Sunday
 If few of these law breakers were arrested and given a long sentence at the Syms street hotel in Hartford. 1t would be a lesson long to be remem- bered by them, besides being a warm ing to many others that persist in breaking the speed laws of the Hard ware City.
 G. 1T. G. s65 Stanley St..
New Britain herald., 1917-06-02
PLANNING GRADUATION.
Paroc3fal schools to Award Diploma
 Tlado Month.

With . class of almost 100 graA- uates preparing for the re0sDtion of diplomas. plans arc boang made for the annual graduation exerciaes of St. Mary's parochial school. No def mite date has been set as yet. The class this year will comprise two rooms of boys and one of girls. Dur- ing the week examinations were held for the prise offered by DAly council, K. of C., and the names of the winner will not be made public until the graduation date. The exercises will be held on Sunday.
 Joseph's school for the 1917 grad uation exercises, with g class of four teen boys and girls. The time for the exercises has not been deter mined. The members of the class arc as follows: Margaret Elizabeth Mo- Guire. Margaret Mary Grace. Anna Bernadette Sheehan, Martina Cum mings King, Marie Agnes Recor. Rose Mary King, Laura Elizabeth Roy, Margaret Veronica Kenney. Ed ward George Kiernan. Henry Eugene Bailey, Clifford Francis Murphy. Earl Joseph French. Arthur Timothy Mcclure, Francis William Delaney. The class officers are Francis William Delaney. president: Anna Bernadette, Sheehan, vice president; secretary. Clifford Francis Murphy: treaeures. Martina Cumminsy King. The vale. dictorian and salutatorian-1Awes not boen -choson. sss
New Britain herald., 1917-06-02
s THE AMERICAN WAY.

n American invented the sub l1ne. Germany took over the in- 1cn and brought 1t to its present
 state of development. An oadcan. Admiral Bradley the torpedoplane. Ior has 1t that Germany has now sn over this form of fighting craft ' h perfecting 1t. Thus do Ameri- Inventions fall into other hands Ssrve the purposes of others be- thAy eke out career in this
 It Is no wonder the President ke Aero Club says "it is shame eAy Americans invent things and 1t hack and let other countries 4ho henefit.'' The torpedoplane
 airnl F1ske is said to have been
 Germany In the destruction
 nerchAnt steamship Gena.
 S1nr n tAe mind of the layman 61c<ure the torpedoplane it is a na&fon of the airplane and the do, making seaplane that g, becomes . formidable enemy to nubmarine If t can be developed certain standards. Pontoons TIT and at the same time wieldly |axh to give substantial torpedo 1yine deck seem to bo the primo
New Britain herald., 1917-06-02

If 1t is to be assembled by PlatoonA
 the Platoons are first conducted to the
 designated point by the Platoon Lead.
 CTS and the Company Is reformed In
 line.
 The Platoons individually may be-. Assembled by the command, "P1a-
 toons, Assemble, MARCH!" This ias
 then executed by each Platoon as de-.
 scribed for the Company. But it may
 also be desired to Assemble certain
 Platoons, one or more, and this may
 be accomplished by the command.
 ''such Platoon (s)-thAt is, 'sTha; tenant Blanks Platoon''-"Aasembl MARCH," The Movement, as said. above. is then executed by the desig-s
 mated Platoon or Platoons as de-I scribed for the Company. It must be admitted that deploy. ments. by the Company, are at nrst confusing to the new Soldier. But fl
 he attends strictly to his Corporal and remembers his instruction in Skirm.
 ishing for the Squad. he will have no dimculty. All that developes upon
 him will be to do his individual share
 and this in practically all cases, is confined to what he has learned in the School of the Squad. It is for his non commissioned officers to handle the Squad in g way to conform with the rest of the Platoon or Company. Nevertheless, the new Soldier-the in. telligent, American Soldier will want to know why he is called upon to exc. cute certain movements. as well as how to negotiate them. This he can readily learn if! while performing his own duties to tho best of his ability. he keeps a close eye upon the com-
 posita movenient around him. Mondays article will be on the Com- I pany Advance.
 Copyright, 1917. by the Wheeler Syndicate, Incl
New Britain herald., 1917-06-02
SWEETS EMPLOYES
 100 P. c. PATRIOTIC
Eighteen Employes Rally When Uncle Sam Blows Call for
 Loan of Money.

Joseph R. Andrews of Andrews, Swift & Co.,, has sent word to the home office in Chicago, that the local establishment has attained a hundred per cent. record as far as subscrip- tions for the Liberty Loan" is con- cerned. The Chicago office recently an- nounced that bonds would be sold on the installment plan and even went 8 step farther-allowing the men four per cent. interest on their deposits, It is believed Swift & Go. is the only large concern in the country making such 8 tempting offer to its employees.
 ''Who is going to subscribe to the Liberty Loan?'" MT. Andrews asked the eighteen. employees of the local branch, after explaining Swift & Co.'s plan.
 T am." answered eighteen voices.
 "Al employees take liberty Bonds,'" MT. Andrews wired Chica- go.
 Swift & Co. is spending . small fortune disseminating pamphlets among its thousands of employees urging them to subscribe to the loan. In addition, the company is be- hind an active propaganda for the planting of foodstuffs and economy in the use of food. Among other suggestions it recommends that the old-fshioned market baskets be dust ed off and brought into use by house. wives who may perhaps secure bet ter rates by paying personal atten- ton to their shopping. Regarding planting, the concern has issued pam phlets by the thousand containing professional instructions when. how and what to plant to boom the na- tion's food crop.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-02
TABS MEMORIAL DAY.
Annual Exercases to Be Held Tomoe1+
 row in Catholic Cemeteries.

Annual ExerCises to Be Held Tomoe-
 row in Catholic Cemeteries.
 The annual memorial service and decoration of graves of the deceased members of the Y. M. T. A. & B. so-l ciety will be held tomorrow aftsr-s noon. The members of the society in parade regalia with the Tierney Cadets will assemble at the rooms on Lafayette street at 2:15 o'clock. The line of march will be from Lafayette street to Main to Sexton street to the old Catholic cemetery, thence from Sexton to North to Stanley to the new Catholic cemetery. A The exercises in. the old cemetery will be at 3 o'clock and in the new cemetery 1t 3:30 o'clock. The F. M. T. A. 6 B. and St. Pauls Drum Corps of Kensington will be in charge of the Tierney Cadets.
 The names of the deceased mem- bers are as follows:
 Thomas H. Murray, Rev. Dr. Hugh Carmody. John McDermott, George Coyle, Michael Bermmon, Joseph Smith, John O'Neil Patrick Pagan. James Donovan. Peter McCrann, ST.. Michael Marnon Michael Hissian, Richard Harmon, John Sheehan, Mich ael Quirk, James Graham, Edward Hayes, Edward fiinchey. Rev. Luke Daly. William German, Luke Daly. John J. Hickey, Nicholas Honer. O'Mara, William Corrigan, John. Gayle, Peter Scott, John Storey. Wil- liam Began, James McKean. Rev. W. A. Harty James Smith, Eugene Glackin. John Duffy. Christopher Hol- 1ywood. Valentine McDonoagh. Dan- iel Hennessy. Michael Kelnher. Red- mon McDonough. John Lord. John Houlihan, William Grove. John F. Crowley Edward Hyland. James Claf- fey, Patrick Began. Peter H. McMa-. hon, Cornelius Kehoe. Bernard Mo- Aloon. Christopher Doyle. David Mur- ray, William Smith. Joseph E. Calla- han, George Murtha, Peter White, frederick Costello, John McQrath. Thomas Martin, Robert Frawley. Lawrence Mccarthy. Thomas Kelli- her., John F. O.Dell, Patrick Grove. Michael Cannon. William F. Marshall. Michael Egenton. John M. O'Brien. John c. O'Brien. Michael Claughessy. William F. Grace, James Duffy. Harry Swole and John F. Tracesli.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-02
HIGH HEELS AND WAR.

High heels on women's shoes have ever been source of contention. It was inevitable that they. the high heels. should be at last brought into the war discussion. Out in the gpod old state of Illinois one intrepid statesman rises to assert that high heels, If anything. will be the cause of America losing its war against Germany. So . member of the legis- lature in that state has proposed that tho high heel be legislated out of business. He cites the case against the high heels in this way. Flat feet are. the cause of many volunteers be- ing rejected who might otherwise be acceptable. What can we blame flat feet upon? Why high heel shoes. of course. Not that the volunteers ever wore high heel shoes: but their moth CTS did. Their grandmothers wore high heel shoes. and high heel shoes. are bad. very bad. for the feet. Gen. eration after generation of high heel shoe wearers have had bad feet, and finally bad feet have become hered- itary. So the gentleman from Ili- nois says the high heels must go. they must come down.
 There is the case against the high heel shoe. There are few points missed. The argument is almost complete. The. logic Is not very faulty, If we are inclined to believe It all in heredity. Mothers who wear high heels on their shoes naturally have defective feet. The high heels see to that. It follows then that their children must follow in the same path with bad feet. The male off, spring of mothers who wear high heels must be possessed with bad feet.
 When the country calls for men these candidates for the Army or the Navy are rejected. Bad feet, again. Cause? High heels. It sounds req sonable, but the St. Louis Republic combats the theory in grand fashion with g little, common horse sense. There Is one point that this estima ble purveyor of news and views would like to have cleared up. For ages and ages." 1t says, horses hoofs have been trimmed and nails have been driven into them; but. so far as we are aware. no colt was ever born with h,, hoofa trim mad and nail h. oles ready for the blacksmith"
New Britain herald., 1917-06-02
MORE COMPANY DEPLoYMENTe.

MORE COMPANY DEVELOPMENTS.
 When the Company Is in Column of Squads, to form the Skirmish Line to the Front. the command would be-. As SlirmisherA Guide Right Cleft or Center,) MARCH!" If then march ing the Corporal of the Base Squad deploys 1t and moves straight to the front: if at Halt, he deploys it with out advancing. If the Guide be Right (Left.) the other Corporals move to the Left (Right) front. and in suc- cession from the Base place their Squads pn the line. If the Guide be Center, the Corporals In front of the Center Squad move to the Right: if at Halt, to the Rear. The Corporals in the Rear of the Center Squad succession from the Base, places his Squad on the line.
 The Company may also be deployed in an oblique direction. whether in line or in column of Squads. The Cap tain points out the desired direction. and the Corporal of the Base Squad moves in the direction indicated. Tho other Corporals. with their Squads, conform. To form the Skirmish line to the Flank or Rear, the Lane or Column of Squads is turned by Squads to the Flank or Rear; 1t is then de- ployed as described. The intervals between the men are increased or diminished as already described in the School of the Squad, although 1t may be necessary to add to the Pre- paratory Command Guide Right Cleft or Center.")
 To Assemble Company deployed as Skirmishers, the Captain either designates or takes his post in front of the element on which the company is to Assemble. At the Command, ''Asseanble, MARCH," the men move promptly toward the designated point and the company Is reformed in line.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-02
Old 0. U. Later.

(By c. N. Harris, in the Canton,
 Miss, Herald.) He is gone
 "Old c. U. Later"- And the haunts that erstwhile knew
 him
 Again shall know him nevermore.. While the men who once did trust
 him,
 Browning ,scowling, ponder over Lines on lines of debit entries All against "old c. U. Later" He is gone,
 And as they glance OCT All these debits without credits Is he seeking newer pastures? Greener fields that proffer better Chances for his old time stand off? Where the grocer and the butcher Take in pay "I'll see you later?" He is gone.
 The sauve bartender Glancing through his petty ledger Sees the name of ''C. U. Later And its tale of drinks unpaid for. Just" he says, ''to make it balance This I'll charge up to another.'' And the debt of ''C. U. Later'' Then is charged to Them Is Mine." Why this name,
 "Old c. U. Later?" Asks the wags who to him gave it. Poor he was and slow to settle, Often asking longer credit. Often breaking solemn promise. Yet the heart within his bosom Honest was and true and tender. So perchance
 "Old c. U. Later" Got his name by freak of fortune, Who from out her store of treasures Gave him naught of this worlds riches So 1t was that, always wanting, Always kept the others waiting, And so idle tongues and hippant
 Gan to call him "C. U. Later" He is gone,
 But in the suburbs Of the village in cottage Are a mother and her children Who weep him gone, pray his coming. Pray the Father in his mercy Tnat he keep watch OCT and bless him And vouchsafe success and riches To reward his patient struggle. Years had flown
 wien came a. leCCer TO the wife within the cottage Penned by hand of friendly stranger For the absent, dying husband. Stung by taunts"-so ran the letter You know. dear wife, I came away From you and children to this place. "How it hurt
 The name they gave me! How I've longed to come again To the village with the profits Of my toiling ease to bring you And to prove to all meant it When said I'll see you later!' "But the toll
 Which won me riches Claims of me my life therefor. Use my fortune so that none can Tell our children I'm his debtor. More I'd say, but I grow fainter; lis hard to die away from you, But if he wills 1t, be 1t so; Over there I'll see you later.'' Who will say
 This humble hero Was not better than his critics? Was not truer and more tender Then the many who did taunt him With the hardness of his fortune? Who will learn the useful lesson. From this tale of "C. IT. Later" That of the graces greatest three The greatest is sweet charity?'
New Britain herald., 1917-06-02
nnAR m MIND.

o. is only one day for registra- 1 unAar the salectivs Dreft.-and e Aav 1s naxt Tuesday. June s. kS Aours of rssistra4ion are from an o'clock In the morning until oseuaook It night.
 lev ukle rsAdent of the United
 Ayho has reached the age of
 -one years and who has not c1ed the are of thirty-one years fegister. The law does not ap- ely to citisens of the United as. It specifics '.residents." That a1ssls every male between the given g g116ro is no exonse for refusal to 1Dr. Uven if . man has an ex- ya just ciaim for exemption. he
 seGAsesr. The claah will be - sup. later. Physically fit. or
 ny unAt, all men between
 1oe ana thirty-one years ,.ot
 themselves.
 1ljness iD no excuse for failing xo ber., Unable to register in
 " man must obtain a~ regis- dard from the city officials
 r personal representative. then fill out this card. or
 1illed out. and mall 1t, to-
 sw1th . sslf-Addressed and envelope for tho return Of osreki1Ate. ss < .s..r
 pday is about the last day persons y from homo can obtain registra- G c1ssls and mail them to their So e8f1cials in time to reach them Ree1stration Day.. Persons who ahsent, or who will Ae absent. A their home voting precincts on istration Day must attend to this or De ready to suffer the pun asnt. 4*as
 ealnrs to comply with any provi- of tho new Army law is punish by Imprisonment. There is no
 One stAta1.il or, the psni- a1ryw, sbs sa dterm of punisa- nt. meted out to those who wilfully, &herwise, fail to conform with the aaions of the registration act.
 ho only ones, between the ages of ty-one and thirty-one. who do scome within the scope of the e low, are officers and enlisted men the regular army. the navy. the Hine corps. the national guard. tho Sal militia while in the service of S United States. and officers and tlsted men in the reserve corps. if 1ctive service.
 hese are the facts that must be rne in mind by all men whose duty IT to register on next Tuesday. lure to appear at the polls will G down the. strong arm of Uncle supon the offenders.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-02

Farm. Finance. or Fight'/is Billy Sundays a1literative war slogan. An other way cf putting 1t is, Bushels Bonds or Blows,
New Britain herald., 1917-06-02

harvest to feed not only our own people but the people of the world. With plenty of rain in the wheat belt 1t begins to look as if the magic wand of Nature will bring forth the desired results.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-02

When the U-boat torpedoes the American habit of extrAvagance, it is of course doing thls country an un- intentional favor, but we cannot thank Germany for the way in which 1t Is doing it.-Norwich Bulletin.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-02

We arc at loss to know whether this is June, or April, or May or March. Who knows:
New Britain herald., 1917-06-02
The PathA:i" Partisan. (Ohio State JournaN.

Perhaps the most pathetic figure we have come across lately Is one man who has decided not to buy a Liberty bond because President Will son and Secretary McAdoo are dem- Ocrats.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-02

Buy a Liberty Bond and help Uncl Sam to win another war.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-02

their relatives will have something to assist them in case of eventualities.
 Have you bought Liberty Bond I Why not buy . small one for the baby? Thirty years hence the little fellow'' will appreciate 1t.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-02
March on.

s Rnroh to the battle-flel M Tao foe Is now before us; sz nnh heart is Fresdomss shield.
 Ind heaven is aiming der us. Ss -B. N O'MDARA.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-02

none of us could have more than ono of either. That might have certain advantages. but it is not true.
 There was a similar muddle in many minds when we passed from the nineteenth to the twentieth century, and laborious arguments were pre- sented-by certain learned German professors, among others-in support of the foolish contention that the year 1900 was the beginning of the new century, not the ending of the old one. The victims of this pathetic delusion never admitted that they were wrong, but after a while they quieted down. and, as all historians calmly ignored them, no harm was done.
 A man's-or woman's-twenty-hr first birthday comes when twenty-one years of life have been completed, just as the firth birthday comes when one full year has elapsed since the day of birth.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-02
' After the Ceremony.

This was given to me for a we'd ding present by my aunt, and I don't like 1t. wonder if could get her money back"
New Britain herald., 1917-06-02
Obligatory. (Life).

Patient-will I live, doctor?
 Surgeon-You mustl You have three more operations coming!
New Britain herald., 1917-06-02

Has any official endeavor been made to direct the attention of bakers to the drop in the cost of wheat and flour? It is about time to educate business to the fact that high prices must not outlive their causes.-New York Sun.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-02

Billboards are generally odious things which mar tho landscape and
 in many instances they become nui- sance, or even a public menace when they are such as to obstruct view on l the highway or railroad tracks. Of l late there have been numerous com plaints in certain quarters of the city l concerning billboards and abstracts from the recently enacted law (sub- stitute for House Bill No. 119) might go far towards clearing up certain doubts relative to respective rights of citizens and advertisers. This law provides that mo person shall dis play any advertisement containing
 more than four square feet upon real property other than the property upon which the goods advertised arc manufactured or offered for sale, or upon which the business advertised is carried on in whole or in part,
 until such person shall secure from
 the superintendent of the state police license to display such advertise
 ment." In obtaining such a license
 the applicant, among other things.
 has to state 'the distance of the To-
 cation of such advertisement from
 any crossing. at grade of public
 highway and the tracks of steam
 railroad or electric railway, if such
 distance be less than three hundred
 feet" The license fee shall be ono cent per square foot and the license
 of billboard laws shall be under the
 control of the state police and no
 owner or lessee of real estate shall
 rent any property for billboard ad-
 vertising until the proposed lessee
 shall have obtained a license. Adver-
 tisements boosting any town or itS
 industries are not taxed. Violation
 of the billboard law carries with 1t fine of not more than thirty dollars or more than thirty days in Jail and
 each month that the advertisement Is
 displayed shall constitute . separate ofeense.
 It is unfortunate that the laws of this state will not permit the police to enter 8 mans home for the pur- pose of preventing dissertation of the flag. Dissertation of the nag in public. however, would need no police interference.
 An exchange paper. the Melbourne Progress" devotes some space to the H. c. of l.. and in this instance quotes from the records of medieval times in England. Among other things, the account credits tho Arch bishop of Canterbury with purchas- ing all the beer he required at four gallons a penny" Now some people will realize why historians harken back to ''ye goode olde days of olde."
 New Britain mon need not hesitate about purchasing a Liberty Bond. These certificates and divorces are not synonimous.
 Its an i'll wind that does not blow somebody some good. The war, with its resultant large number of enlist ments and the prospect of moro being called upon to serve is proving a boon to many life insurance agents here. Many of tho young men feel 1t their ! duty to take out policies. even at tho advanced rates. to be Assured that
New Britain herald., 1917-06-02

The Syracuse Post-Standard hears that the name of the town will now be changed to John Bullecourt.- Hartford Times,