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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-20
OVER 10000 AFFECTED.

10000 persons in the metropolitan
district will be affected by president
Wilson's proclamation barring ali
male Germans from the vicinity of all
places Of military Importance to the
government, according to estimates
made today by U. S. Marshal Nc
Carthy. The task Of this city's many
miles Of water front may now be
taken out Of the marshal's control and
turned over to the war department.
About 1000 soldiers would be re-.
quired for this work.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-20
DIR. REEKs' SUCCESSOR.

DIR. Henry F. Moore, who comes to
this city to take up the burdens laid
aside by DR.. T. Eben Reeks, former
head of the health department, has
his work cut and dried for him. The
health department was organized and
set in working order by Dr. Reeks
after much time, thought and careful
labor. His successor must necessarily
exert great strides in order to keep
up with the pace already set. Yet,
from the newcomers record, the city
has every reason to expect and hope
for the best. A young man, Or.
Moore has had sufficient training and
experience to warrant confidence. AT
all times he will have the kindly ad-
vice of DR.. Reeks. who, while he has
taken up larger cares for the state
has not entirely severed his connec-
lions with New Britain, nor has he
lost his interest in municipal affairs
here. This city, above many others IN
Connecticut, demands and must have
4 thoroughly efficient health depart
ment.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-20
NO FURTHER ADVANCE.
Because of War Conditions, Stock Men
Overcome Difficulties.

Washington, NOV 20.-Secretary
Houston announced today that despite
his conviction that the government
fees charged this year for grazing
privileges on the national forests are
below the real value of the forage,
there will be no further advance in
those fees for the present.
On account Of war conditions, he
said in a letter sent to the secretaries
Of the National Livestock and Wool
Growers association, stock men have
been called upon to overcome many
difficulties in order to keep up the
supply of beef mutton, hides and
wool for this country and the Allies,
and for that reason he has decided
that grazing fees now in force will be
continued. with the exception of such
minor changes as may seem advisable
to adjust and cOrrelate the fees be-
tween certain forests or groups of
forests
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-20
FOURTEEN CHANCES TO ONE.
Being Sent to the Firing Line Does
Not Mean Instant Death, as
Many Suppose.
(Meriden Record.)

(Meriden Record)
Secretary Baker has performed a
useful service In giving out the
death rate In the British army. Most
Americans have supposed that that
rate was very high.
The reports for many months have
shown fairly steady stream Of
casualties amounting to $4,000 or
10000 a month. A moments conf
putation will show what a stagger-
ing total that makes in a year or
two. And the British have been fight
ing for more than three years.
Yet only seven per cent. of the
British expeditionary forces had been
killed In action or died Of wounds up
to June /. That means, indeed,
large number, because of the great
size of the British army; but the pro-
portion is surprisingly small.
Most of the casualties are light
wounds from which the soldiers
quickly recover. Never, in previous
vars. has there been anything COM
parable to the marvellous medical
service in the allied armies today.
The chances are said to be about ten
to one that a wounded man will get
we'll, and five or six to one that he
will return to the front.
Along with this factor must be
reckoned the great and steadily in
creasing preponderance of allied ar
tillery Because of this superiority
the percentage of casualties Is rapid
ly decreasing. In the early months
of the war an offensive was always
a serious matter. 1t meant ire
mendous toll of dead and wounded.
NOWADAYS the way is so thoroughly
prepared by high-power shells that
the advancing troops have little to do
but take possession Of the smashed
pill boxes and alf-obl1terated
trenches, and round up the demon
allied defenders who survive.
1t is we'll for the American army
and the American public to Know
this. The fighting. to be sure. Will De
no child's play. Life in the trenches
during the heat and stress of battle
will be as near hell as war mas ever
been. That should be understood
and expected. But neither the SOL
der nor those who wait at home Tor
The important thing is that tho
hell is not intolera Bile, because the
immense majority go through IT ana
live. To all the horrOr-tales that are
told to brighten Americans and dis
hearten then, for the war, it is suf-
ticient answer to say that, judging
from British experience, an American
soldier has IA chances to one of
coming back alive if the fighting
lasts three wears.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-20
BY LIEUT..

To be an inventor Is one form of
suicide.
Not long ago I saw the movie of a
man killing himself. He really died
terribly. He jumped off the top of
the Eiffel Tower. To his shoulders
was attached a parachute he had
contrived for the Use of aviators. 1t
folded up. If anything went wrong
with the plane the driver jumped, or
fell. out; the chute unfolded; and
he f1oated feather-like to earth. The
inventors sample didn't unfold.
Exception proves the rule-and
saves the Fool
Admiral Farragut had just called
Tor the Mississippi's mouth IN 1852
when a young Confederate engineer
named Dayling had a brain throb.
submarines were not unheard or at
the time, but they were on the mill
tary blacklist. Dayling believed in
them, wanted to build one outright.
But he didn't have the funds. The
South was too hard-up to help young
inventors.
AS in every young mans life OPP
portunity came. New Orleans was
threatened bv the Union Fleet. A
great defense of river boats and bat
innovations was the 1ron-clad ram,
the Manassas. She was a twin-screw
tugboat cut down and covered with
a plated rounding deck of timbers.
She looked not unlike modern sub
marine.
So far history records the facts. In
truth this famous ram was more OF
a submarine than anyone supposed
The youthful Dayling had had his
way. BY ingratiating himself with
the shipyard contractors, and by beer
or other brides among the workmen
he had managed to fit horizontal rud-
ders to the vessels sides below hel
waterline. At high speeds these fin
like pieces would act as on a U-boat
to submerge the ram.
Lieutenant A. F. Marley c. N. com.
manded the Manassas. He was a rare
type Of the Old Navy, more pirate
than prude, and full of grit and grog
Nothing would have pleased him bet
ter than little plank-walking after
the smoke of battle cleared away.
A few hours before Farragu'
damned the torpedoes Dayling called
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-20

Thirteen years ago Frank Con"
Anderson offered his services to Uncle
Sam. He was accepted and was I'M
mediately ushered into the service.
For number Of years he was mem-
Der of Company E and saw service
with that contingent. He was one of
the men from this city to go to the
border last summer when this coun-
try was embroiled in controversy
with Mexico. Recently he was trans
ferred from Company E to Company
A, U. S. Infantry and is now stationed
at New Haven. Soldier Anderson is
the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Anderson of 81 Fairview street.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-20
Saving BY Meatlcss Days.
(New York SUM-

That mountain of patriotic intelli-
gence, Jim Reed of Missouri, having
been denied his customary dish of
meat for breakfast. informed the
keeper of the inn at which this awful
hardship was imposed that eff the
hotel would keep track for thirty
days it would find that on wednes-
days the guest would eat double the
amount of meat to make Up for what
they didn'tsgett son Tuesdays, despite
any argumoe nts put forth by the food
administrations" On the same day
this, outgtving was printed the food
administration let it be known - that
"meatless Tuesdays had resulted in
the saving by one great chain Of
restaurants of seven tons Of: meat
weekly including about $500 pounds
Of hog meat and $500 pounds of
beef Jim Reed continues to be as
wrong as he is noisy
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-20
The Song Birds Moods.

All our birds use what we call their
voices, just as we use ours. for the
purposes Of expression generally, and
am convinced that bird song proper,
though oftenest the expression Of
some phase of the tender passion, is
not confined to such expression. In a
limited way birds have their lyric and
their dramatic moods, their serious
and their comic songs, their recitative
and their oratorical methods. Bird
song has come, it seems to me, in re-
Spouse to a growth of the natural 1e-
sire for a means of expression. Lam
guage is the highest mode of expires
sion, and bird song Is beautiful and
witching, but very imperfect language.
Thomas Sergeant Perry.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-20
ANNUAL CONGRESS.

New Orleans, Nov. 2O.-The annual
congress of the American Prison AS
sociation. is in session here today with
$50 delegates present The president
David Combs Peyton, general superin-
tendent Of the Indiana State Reforma-
tory in an address last night urged the
Importance of both mental and indus
trial training for prisoners. The
modern prison. he said, should be a
beehive Of industry
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-20

The congressman, if anybody shoulo
ask you are in fair way to get ron
ont of this war. They not only escape
the income tax. but they now save
three cents on every letter they FRANK
where formerly they only saved t"o
Union.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-20
Venice in Danger.
New York Times)

Most unfortunately, Venice is
fortress and a naval station, and any
resistance to Invaders that is made
there will give them the excuse for
bonn harding it that has been lacking
in many other places with like, though
less, rights to immunity from attack
But no excuses will be accepted for
the destruction Of Venice. 1t will be-
if done. a eliminating crime, never
to be forgiven on any plea of military
necessity.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-20

bible is worthy or reverent study.
Some Of the greatest of orators and
writer's have formed their style upon
its stately passages. It has been too
long a reproach to all denominations
that because they could not agree
what religion or how religion should
be taught In the public schools there
should be no religion whatever.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-20
WHERE HOUSEKEEPERS LOSE.

There is more than one person who
up to this date saved coal by the
simple expedient of using an oil stove
instead of lighting the furnace for
heating purposes. Possibly that Is
one reason why the coal business has
not been as lucrative as it might have
been, as it formerly was. Many an
nj stove has paid for itself six times
pver. -~. H.. 49,
Now that the cold days are really
upon us tho Oil stoves may not be as
formidable as they have been up to
,h,a noint. There will now have to
he saving in some other direction. And
this. as it applies to the heating PROB
lem. must come about by a better
working knowledge Of the stove IL
10 claimed by dealers, stove dealers,
.h.+ few persons know how to get
the maximum utility out Of furnaces
and kindred heating apparatus.
All hres are subject, more or 1885,
n drauRht. The regulation or the
draft then is of prime Importance IN
some cases more heat goes up 'he
.h;onev than remains in the house.
r.s a.. a needless waste of heat.
s+a IT coal, a waste of money. And'
simmered down to the last Analysis ~
10 really a waste of food. For we
.a,,. the word Of no less parsonage
4Lo nirector of the United states
p,reau of Mines that coal can Ne
compared to foodstuffs in TINS way :
A shovelful of anthracite or nara coal
&c eone1 in cost to a pint OF cream
The same amount of bitumlnous or
soft coal is equal In cost to ioal u
bread. If it is remembered that LOT
every shovelful of bitum1nous coal
heaved upon the big heating machines
there Ia a loaf of bread denied our
warriors abroad, the average person
may take this loss more to heart In
the same way the housewife VINO
care,esslv allows the draughts to re-
main wide open. and thus burns more
coal than is necessary, actually taxes
awav milk from the babies,-e1ther
her own or those of the poor.
Some of the trade journals have
copious advice for the saving OF coal
by proper regulation of fiues: that Is
by checking of the draughts so the
wind does not carry the best part OF
the heat up chimneys. Automatic
hampers are minutely described
These work so that the wind, when
It comes strong enough, closes
the damper IN the stove-pipe and
thus momentarily prevents needless
draught. To go into all these details
would avail little Yet this much
should interest the average house
keeper; or, better yet, the man who
foots the coal bill. Go down to the
nearest merchant who sells stoves and
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-20
MAYORS SECRETARY RESIGNS.

Miss Della Haugh, for the past
three years secretary to Mayor George
A. Quigley at his Office in City hall.
rendered her resignation yesterday. TO
take effect on Saturday Of this week.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-20
TO BE ENDED.

General Strike i'll Finland To Stop To-
day, Dispatches Say.
Helsingfors, Monday, Nov. 19.-The-
general strike in progress in Finland
for several days will be ended tomor-
row.
\ socialist government of twelve7
persons has been formed in an effort
to overcome the food shortage.
The red guard will remain under
arms until all the Workmen's de-
rlands have been satisfied. DisarminS
of the white guard by workmen has
resulted in clash in which nine per-
sons have been killed.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-20
Joe Duval, Volunteer.

'Bime bye, prapS year o6o A
| read all bout dat war,
I'm max my min up pretty quioN
To fight for CanadaW.
My modder he's ben rlgnt oo"n So'
An cry soft over dare,
NV ladder she's ben smoke MS plpe'
An walk 'roun everywhere.
I'm tole my Rosie sweet good oye'
1 cry myself an leave her,
Den talk de train for Montreal
An say good bye Fall Reever."
On Montreal I meet some boy,
I'm known long tam ago,
An tousan' odder boy what come
From where St. Lawrence flow,
Some come from Saskatchewan plain,
Some from Laurentian Hill,
An lots of odder ones Is come
Down east for march an drill.
We learn to charge de bayonet,
For max de German Queever,
An plenty odder things lax work
I amt know on Fall Reever.
We learn to forward march an run
We march de hind way too.
An pretty soon de Cap she say,
"W'all maybe you will do.'
But when de ban she play,
God Save de King, by gar I'm sing,
Dat song de Yankee way.
An plenty wimmins wave good bye,
An plenty kiss I'm geeve her,
But all de tam I'm t'ink about
My Rosie on Fall Reever.
1t amt TAX long for sail across,
It amt TAX long to tole it,
1t seem lax one short dream before
We have a trench to hol' it.
Dose Germans guns ben shoot all day,
Ten thousan' million SHE'LL
An pretty soon she shoot some gas
What smell lax forty hell.
Bime bye I'm amt ben scairt so much
Ny knee amt even queever,
But when the Cap she spik for charge
BY gar I'm t'ink Fall Reever.
Wall two tree mont I'm lucky boy,
One day frs ting I'm know,
It's three day pas, an Doc she tink
An shak de head lax so.
He don't jes see what's beS' for do
I'm so bus up inside.
Bime by she t'ink some more an say,
"W'll praps he stood de ride
He max de card for my lapel,
An pin it wild a skeever,
I'm say DOC" 'jes be sure you max
De address plain Fall Reever."
United State look good to me
I tole you boys dat much.
You bet my life OATS ben no fun
To swap de leg for crutch.
I'm nevaire look some more for fight,
I'm get nv satisfy
Joe Duval learn something las Fall,
Eef not I hope you die.
I'm marry Rosie on de Spring,
An den I'm nevaire leave her,
Somebody wants to fight some more
He mus come on Fall Reever.
WILBUR DUNTLEY.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-20
Blankets and
COn1fOrtab|eS.
That Will Keep You
Warm

We are Offering several splendid
values in Blankets and Comfortables
at our 3rd floor Blanket Dept.
WINTER WILL SOON BE HERE
and now is the time to procure your
extra bed coverings. Don't delay but
buy them now. Every day you put
off purchasing your needs you're put
ting an extra burden on your pocket
book. Make 1t a point to see these
extra values we are offering at the
present time. These values are made
possible only by our foresight in
placing large orders for Blankets
with the mills last February.
COTTON BLANKETS
White and Gray :
Size 50x72, Extra Values, 1929 pair.
Size 64x76. Extra Values, $3.50 pair.
Size 66xSO, Extra Values, 1925 pair.
WOOL FINISHED BLANKETS a.
White, Gray and Plaids ~
Sizes e4x7e and e4xSo, $:.es pair,
values $3.50. E
WOOL BLANKETS
White and Gray, made of a very>
fine soft wool, $3.50, $500, $5.9S to !.
$3.50 pair.
PLAID WOOL BLANKETS -
Pink. Blue and Gray, $3.50 to $e.0s
pair.
WOOL CRIB BLANKETS
Size 42x56, value $3.50, at $2.OS
pair.
COMFORTABLES
filled with soft sanitary cotton, $685.
$2.98, $3.50 up to $6.08 each.
Included in the above are a sample !.
lot Of MASH ELIMINATED" CONF
FORTS. Warmth without weight.
Take Elevator to our Bird Floor, Blan-
kct Dept. 80 sas u
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-20
Italy's Length.
(Rncfnn G1nh0A

Even some of these who remenl-
Der the remark attributed to Napoleon
Italy is wonderful country, but
too long do not realize that from
Turin to Naples and back is as Ions
a trip for a Caproni as from Turin
to London.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-20

Where have gone those good old
days when sugar was the cheapest
commodity on the market. when
two dollar bill would purchase almost
fifty pounds?
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-20

Judging by the magnitude of the
governments plans to round up dam
gerous enemy aliens we fear there
wont be enough fashionable resorts
with tennis and golf Accomplishments
to go around.-Boston Transcript.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-20

The fact that the kaiser is now dec
Grating cooks and gardeners with iron
crosses will probably make the crown
prince less embarrassed when he next
appears in public with his.--Norwich
Record
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-20

President Lee of the Brotherhooo
OF Trainmen says that there isn't go
ing to be railroad STRIKE Out ne
did not originate the expresslon'-
New York World.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-20

There's one thing about this war
no one who has been to France and
seen the effects Of it comes back
wanting to make peace on the kali
ser's terms.-Detroit Free Press.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-20

China's protests over the Lansing
"hands off, surrender to Japan are
regarded in Washington with that
composure that comes from the re-
Election that China has no navy
Boston Transcript.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-20
FACTS AND FANCIFS.

Standardized shoes for the Rus
slams will be all right. II they can get
up shoe that will keep its toes point
ed toward Germany.-Paterson Press
Guardian.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-20

Cooperation.
It is not war that calls Ameri-
ca into the arena Of the world. 1t
is peace. It is not conquest, but
cooperation. Her interest lies in
civilization, not chaos.
= FIR ANKLIN MacVEAGH.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-20

A pleasant front room with very
central steam heat is advertised in a
New Britain paper.-New London
Day.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-20

The plural Of Herr is Herren. And
they smell that way.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-20

After a Stamford grocer who hasn't
any sugar has refused the 975th call
for the same. he remarks that Job
never tried to run a provision store.
Stamford Advocate.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-20

Going back to the Boxer campaign
for evidence of German frightfulness
seems like going to the North Pole
for ice.-New York Post.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-20

ISSUED daily (Sunday excepted> at AIS p. m.
At Herald Building, 81 Church st
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-20

entered at the Post Of1ce at New Britain
: as Second Glass Mail Matter.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-20
New Britain Herald.

HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY.
Proprietors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-09-01
IUTHERANS OF WASHINGTON AND BALTIMORE
PLAN OUADRICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF THEIR
CHURCH AT CHESAPEAKE BEACH ON THURSDAY

Lutherans of Washington and BATH
more plan TO gather at Chesapeake
Beach Thursday in celebration OF the
ouadricentenniaI of their church. when
Rev. Dr. C. s. Bauslin. general secre-
tary Of the Lutheran board Of educa-
tion. is 10 deliver the address Of the
occasion
Rev. Dr. Ezra K. Bell, president OF
fhe Lutheran Maryland synod, is to
bring greetings 10 the celebration IN
behalf of the Lutherans OF Baltimore
The meeting will be held under the
Auspices of the Luther League Central
In the address Of the occasion Dr.
Bauslin plans to go deeply into the
foundation and work of the protestant
reformation. pointing out particularly
his affirmation OF the Lutheran BELIEF
in the Just shall live by faith
He plans to bring special attention
TO the fact that long before DR.. Martin
Luther posted his theses he taught the
Aristotelian philosophy at the Cniver-
sity of wittenberg. which, II is pointed
out by authorities. ranks today among
the highest Of the systems Of phiioso-
ply and through which the reformer
became imbued with the liberal culture
Of the Greeks.
With his devoted friend. Melanchthon.
famous as a Greek scholar. DIR. Luther
translated the New Testament from
the original Greek language and there
upon by a comparison OF the loftiest
teachings Of human knowledge with
the scripture he became convinced that