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New Britain herald., 1917-11-20
SIBAIARINE MENACE.

. Washington, Nov. 2O.-The hopeful outlook for effectively curbng the submarine menace. indicated in the speech of the British premier yester- day, will serve to increase rather than lessen the pressure the government is putting upon destroyers building and other anti-su bmarine measures. This was indicated by Secretary Daniels to- day in refusing to discuss details of the part American vessels have been playing in the campaign.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-20
FIRE ON TRANSPORT.
Chemicals Start Blaze But No One
 Was Injured.

An Atlantic Port, Nov. 20.-Cheni- calls used for Immigration purposes are believed to have caused a fire on a United States transport, tied up at her pier here early today. The vessel had been sealed for the fumigation and no one was on board when the blaze was discovered. A guard of soldiers, thrown about the docks, refused to al- low local firemen access to the ship until it was thought the blaze was likely to got beyond control.
 The fire was confined to small space between two decks. The dam age was slight.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-20
NO SECRETARY YET
Executive Committee Meets Three For Chamber of Commerce Berth, But Selection is Deferred.

Three candidates for the secretary ship of the Chamber of Commerce met with the executive committee yesterday afternoon, but no action was taken relative to appointment. Those appearing at the meeting were Joseph Ward of Providence, R. l., Carl Marshall of Bristol and J. Herbert Annear of this city. All candidates, it is said, made favorable impressions.
 The committee will meet again to- morrow afternoon when the other applicants for the berth will be given an opportunity of appearing and an- swering questions.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-20
CHANCELLOR LAW TALKS.

London, Nov. 2O.-Chancellor Bonar today, in response to question that the British government had informa- ton quite officially that President Will son had sent a cablegram asking Col House and Gen. Bliss to attend the first meeting of the inter-allied war council.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-20
INVITED TO PIE FEAST.

Boston, Nov. 20.-Solders and sail ors stationed in this vicinity who are unable to go home for Thanksgiving Day have been invited by the Massa- chusetts Anti-Suffrage association to participate in "pie-feast'' at the Thanksgiving market to be conducted by the organization on the Tuesday before the holiday. Home made pies will be served to the men all day or until the pies give out.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-20
CHURCH BURNS
Historic First Congregational Church in NOrwalk Destroyed by Fire Two Houses Saved.

Norwalk, Nov. 2O.-The historic First Congregational church was burned today, and St. PauPs Episco- pal church close by was partly burned. Two houses between the churches were saved by the f1remen, the latter being handicapped, how ever, by low water pressure. Ansie Waters of Rowayton at work on the spire of the Congregational church had to jump from a considera ble height and was apparently badly hurt. The losses have not been fixed
New Britain herald., 1917-11-20
CONTINUE CONSTRUCTIONS

Hartford, Nov. 20.-At meeting in this city today trustees of the Con- necticut Agricultural college decided to refer to the state council of de- fense the question of continuing the construction of college buildings dur ing the war. The last legislature ap- propriated $1OO,0OO for new construc- tion at Storrs.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-20
GOOD IDEA.
Superintendent of Police in Boston
 Would Save Youngsters Lives.

Boston, Nov. 20.-Superintenden Crowley of the police department has issued orders for the indiscriminate arrest of boys who persist in jumping on the back of automobiles and street cars. Agents of the Automobile Legal association are cooperating with the police in detecting the delinquents. Superintendent Crowley sad thu: there had been great increase recently in the number of accidents due to this cause. and that stringent action was nec2*- Ha1N to call it to tEe attention of the parents.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-20
THE BRITISH LOSSES
 HEAVIER THAN EVER
They Have Increased Be- cause of Bitter Fighting
 in Flanders.

London, Nov. 2O.-British casual ties reported in the week ending to- day reached a total of 32,227. They were divided as follows:
 Killed or died of wounds: Officers, 296; men, 6,106; wounded or missing: Officers, 923; men, 24,S4S.
 The British casualty lists have been increasing recently, probably in con- sequence of bitter fighting in Fland- CTS. Last week they were 25,O56.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-20
CONDEMNED TO DEATH.

Copenhagen, Nov. 20.-1'he trial by court martial of a French prisoner of war has brought out the hitherto suppressed fact that the commissary Storeh ouso at Augsburg. Bavaria. containing hay, straw and flour from last years crop to the value of near ly 100000 marks has been burned. The prisoner admitted having set tho fro and Was condemned to death.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-20
NOT TO ISSUE PASSPORTS.

London, Nov. 2O.-Great Britain has not only decided not to issue pass ports to any one desiring to attend the so-called peace conference in SWitZ- erland but, it was stated today, the government will also consider the withdrawal of passports from any British subject. resident in Swltzer- land, who may attend the conference.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-20
WORKING OUT DETAILS.

Washington, Nov. 20.-Under super vision of Attorney General Gregory, department of justice officials today were working out final details of a comprehensive system to be employed in registering every alien enemy with in the borders of the United States.
 Publication of the registration reg ulations is expected in a few days.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-20
FIRE IN WASHINGTON,

Washington. Nov. 2O.-A quantity of powder at the navy powder factory at Indian Head, near here, was des- trcyed last night by fire, believed to have been due to static electricity The flames were easily extinguished and no one was seriously injured.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-20
SPECIAL WARNING FROM
 SPAIN SHE WILL FIRE.

London, Nov. 2O.-A Madrid despatch says the Spanish gov ernment has issued a special warning that Spain would re- gard any flight of American airplanes over her territories as in violation of neutrality, and would instruct the military to fire on such airplanes.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-20
COMMANDER DEPARTS.

Paris Nov 20.-Gen. Marie Fay ole, commander of the French forces in Italy, departed last night to take up his duties. Gen. Fayolle is an artil- leryman.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-20
WEATHFK

Hartford. Nov. 20.-F'orc- cast for Kew Britain and vicinity: Cloudy tonight and Wednesday.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-20

Captain A. H. Griswold, formerly in command of Company of this city and now in command of one of the Expcditionary companies in France, has written d letter to Mayor G. A. Quigley in which he relates in an in- teresting way the experiences o. his men abroad. He also makes plea
New Britain herald., 1917-11-20
SEND TOBACCO Ic
 GR|SWOLD'S PLEA FROM '0VEk THERE
Former Captain of Company l Writes to Mayor From
 Town in France
SOLDIERS WELL AND
 IN EXCELLENT SPIRITS

It Rains Every Day Except Those Days It SnOWs-Men in His COm- pany Subscribe to Bonds to Value of $35,OOO-Sit Right Down and Send Some Tobacco Before You Forget 1t.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-20

Leaving Petrograd and Moscow by Way of Siberia Because of tho Unsettled Conditions ExiStfnG After Torpedoing Vessel. Col. Com- graduates His Wonderful Troops.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-20

(Cvn;:nuod on Eleventh Poge)
New Britain herald., 1917-11-20

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-29

My little boy
thinks one OF
his marbles has
rolled into the
berth below
will you try and
get it for him2"
The Detroit times., 1917-02-24
NEWS OF THE CHURCHES
WILL TALK ON
THE ORIENT
Toronto Man VIII "Y" Mem
bers Of Conditions In Japan.
China and India

The situation in Japan. China and
India in war time. will be the theme
discussed by Geo. A. warbuton. Of
Toronto. nj a mass meeting Of men
IN the Y. NJ. c. A. auditorium. Sun
day afternoon
owing TO the strict censorship
especially in India. but little Is
known OF the conditions now pre-
vailing. But close ohservers be
lieve that while the eyes OF the
wcrid are hxed on the European
death struggle the far east Is be-
ing reborn
Mr.. warburton. who ia general
secretary Of the Toronto Y NJ. C..
A. has Just returned from trip
thru the orient He had relation
10 national leaders and officials
such that he could see and inter
pret the actual conditions.
This Is the sixteenth OF the
series OF Is mass meetings at the
Y. NJ. c. A.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-24
CAN A FALLEN PREACHER "COME
BACK? WHY NOT? ASKS STELZLE!
sY THg REV. cHAs. sTELzLE

he is called TO help other people
hght theirs
. hut ala you ever stop 20 think
hat a preacher has no one else 20
whom he can carry his burdens and
his temptaiions-that be must bear
them jon.7 rhs very nature OF his
profession compels this We are.
% course. discussing this question
purely from the human standpoint.
That 80 few OF the over 700 900
preachers In this country Fall IL a
greater marvel than most OF us
think.
But when they 60 fan-can they
come back
why not, aor1e NJ ne greatest
men In the worlds history came
baok. DO you remember he Apos.
'ie Peter, He came back There
are any number OF men who are
nov known "a saints" sho cams
back.
Musi the preacher alone.- OF all
raen, be shu, out from the BENEFITS
~ ihe message of forgiveness and
feinststsment as son of God?
Ana doesn't the fact that be him.
self has passed thru the ere give
this message even greater point and
power7
The preacher IN question wants 20
come back. He has confessed his
in openly. lie asks the church and
The world for forgiveness Jesus
has already granted A. Dars the
rest of us deny ~?
what IL there In the Bible about
The man who is without sin" east.
lng the nrs; stone
The Detroit times., 1917-02-24

porfunlty people seek 20 know the
deeper. diviner meaning Of the Gay
America Not yellow Bot Red
When America broke With Ger
many there was none OF the iingois-
tic hysteria which. AZ The outbreak
OF the spanish-American war made
the iudicious grieye. A grim resolu-
iion. sober sense OF responsibility.
an aved appreciation OF the signir-
cance OF the step marked the atti-
tuds OF press and public have al.
tended. within the past two weeks
several meetings OF men tn which
the crisis vas con sidered. and all OF
them were tense. bat on high
plane OF spiritually-minded patriot
ism. Religion Is evidently affecting
the thinking OF the masses OF men
In this emergency.
Sometimes this quie;ness. this at
titude Of thinking things thru. 10
mistaken for indifference and COW
Ardlce. and the nation Il called ',yel-
low" Far from A. n one may ap-
ply a eoIor-adIective to the American
state OF mind today n must be rrd-
the tinge OF suffering and sacrifice.
The passion Of the people partAkes
OF the purpose OF patriots across the
water. who have suffered TO The soul
In this war; and IL Is not unrelated
TO the sacrifice OF the Saviour whose
ruaeffnxs are now being commemo-
rated.
These are Lerten days IN the
ceepest meaning OF that phrase. The
shadow OF cross lies sThwart the
world The brancmarkt OF surrsn
der and sacrihce are being burned
into the souls OF the people. Inevita-
bly,. in this new, profound view. men
End women are turning for light
and strength 20 the Comforter who
went TO Calvary by way of Geth-
semane. that fuller freer. truer life
fright come TO mankind>
The Detroit times., 1917-02-24

Bfshop Faber. OF Montana. will
open the MONDAY lenten services IN
the Niles theater Tuesday noon.
This as usual is 10 be conducted IN
der the direction OF the Church club
OF the diocese OF Michigan.
Bishop Faber was for many wars
iector % St Johns church. Detroit
He was one OF the most popular
takers Of thg Detroit clergy.
The week OF March 20 10, the
Rev RObt l. Harris. rector u 81.
Marks, Toledo. wlll be in charge OF
he services. Other rpeakers viii be /.
The Rev Frederick Edwards. dean
~ ST. Pauis Cathedral. Mar iS 70
II: the Rev. Prank ". Nelson. rector
OF Christ's church. Cincinnati. March
20 70 -. Bishop John NJ. Mccor-
mick. of the Western Michigan dis
,ric, March y 90 y. Bishop chas.
Z. Williams. April 3 20 ..
A In the past. these services
start ~ 1895 ard last g minutes.
In other years ihey have been excep-
tionally NeIl attended. and the time
q day and The fact that they are
held down town makes them aitrac.
i've servie es for Detroit business
msn and VomeD The talks are siS-
en- daily except sunday and Monday
The Detroit times., 1917-02-24

One OF Americas most famous
preachers has gone down 70 he yut,
ter-on account o. stroug drink 10
said.
he made a confession 20 his con.
EreEation which proved sensational
in the extreme
How can a man Who has been
preaching 10 thousands every sun.
day, leading many to the better lifs.
himself DO wrong? And can such
a man come back
Preachers are subject 70 The same
temptations that other men are.
Even Christ Himself wa feur, %
in all points like 81 ve are 'o use
an exact scriptura quotation
To say thar Jesus could not have
sinned would make the story uf fis
temptation 10y Satan when D. ortrsd 4
Him great worldly power. and AKA n
in the Garden OF Gethsema1e OF no
particular value 20 ordInarf MEN
la some respec's ur ar6sr Re-
more severely tempted ttaa MOSS
other men
His work has 20 do sifh 700 rrb
est emotion ~ The human mind and
heart. And there's point u 4,a
emotions whore break ie Hkay 20
occur. which may send tho strong
est man down 20 tho lowest dep-l
The form that this fail maf
take isn't always the same n 90
pends upon a great many human
factors and Influences Don't rat
ter yourself that because gou don Q
get drunk. you're much better han
other men are-you may be guilty
of even Worse O'fcnses.
The finer a man nature TIE
harder he IL compelled 20 aght the
devil and his temptations Those
sho 20 thru life without having ta
struggle are incapabl, a. feeID.
the deeper emotions
Nov a preacher ls moi only com
pelled 10 hgbt his opD battles. au.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-24
MINNEAPOLIS
MILLS ARE BUSY

MINNEAPOLIS. MINI. Feb. - -
Minneapolis Sour mills. largest in
the world. were working 50 per cent
capacity today
For months they have averaged
30 per cent normal. because os a
lack OF cars TO move the aour
With a -four famine in the east
hundreds of cars were reported to
day being rushed TO Minneapolis on
passenger schedule These will BE-
quickly loaded and wiz join the Eve
special -four trains. fotsling about
300 cars that are on the road today
for eastern cities.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-24
MANY TO take
| PART IN PAGEANT
Interest In Pageant Grows:
First Chorus Rehearsal
Monday

The drst general chorus rehearsal
for the Darkness and LlEh, mis-.
-, nary pageant viii b. held IN the
Central Methodist Episcopal church
house. Monday evening William
Howiand. pageant muslcal director.
urges al persons enrolled. 10 he
pre- sent ~ 74s O'Clock
Songs 20 be used in the produc.
ticn viii b reviewed and Mr. How
land viii explain the music
Enrolment OF singers for the solo
Ist parts has been speeded up by
the arrival ~ Pageant Master Bar
rel AZ the last meeting % N,
Detroit Festival Chorai society
more than one-thlrd Of the members
Of the organization enrolled with
Mr.. Burrell Other singing organ
lr-,ioEs have promised their sup
port.
The nrst platform rehearsal viii
be held Thursday evening In The
Wayne Castle. K. Of p. hall Case
aye. and Bagg-st This will BE- for
he principals In The North episode
TIE West episode will b. rehear -
p day night in the same place
TryOuts for profession. voices WiN
Do heard by sppoin'menf thro0ul
ne week BY SIR. Hov and and ~
Secretaries in charge ~ recruit.
inf the army of volunteer perform
ers made gratifying reports on their
work during the week Interest in
the missionary spectacle is increas
lns daily according 70 members Of
the general committee
The Detroit times., 1917-02-24
IS
|uShEREDIN
I SolEMNLY
Nation Serious Minded
In Face Of Grave
War Peril
ALL SECrS JOIN
IN SERVICES
American Mind Shows
Tinge of Suffering
and Sacrifice

Nv THE aelioeoOe HAMvlEN
Not for 80 ycap has America
gre~sed the Lenten season IN such a
solemn mood ~ that nov manifest
fhe 20 days set apart by all iiturgi-
cal chprcAss 10 commemorate the
Passion q ne saviour began last
wednesday.
Aside frsa the unwonted serious
min1D1ness - large puhiic. the
meot rsmarkasse fsct asOut the 1917
11uif ls that n n 20 widely r~cos
aised by ch~reses of nearly sil de-
nominafions Presbyterians. Bap-
y1ues go Congr~entionalirss. In some
nnrts OF the country, srr keeping
~ anniserxary In q fAshion which
= few years age was confined to the
upisecpai. Lutheran. Catholic and
Ucrsvian churches
Most large citis1 are holding rpe-
clsl MONDAY Lsntsa services for
usiness people. and The Increased
estensAnce ooon 49, - rveia-
~ on tne pooic - s
oelphia an fntsr-dessoinat1soal com
Dittee OF lsynsn conducted. from
Ssn- n NIL Ln| oaav
eon ~ ~
- u uoss soe onIinsuisseo
ss1 - sees - sses "
~et 49, 80 tsstSr In sne
snt1 ~
sss oe0es~sess ~ humanity
u nas 49, 49, foes
- -
- - - ~ -. ~
s. " - oS
- H. rs-
~ - - s
- - - ssen ps
eeuseo = 10 protunous cnorus
70 heaven IneT " 10 e.
- ne fact tnst tne present war
zen = fca spiri'nai experience
tne greater part OF the human
sss - sne edi'or OK great aAiiy
spApef SAID 70 me iew Gays
= teh you. people are tninkins
esnms pesiaes tne simasnv DOL
Ihis year L9u nnos me American
<son reiAesu 10 the ~oria-sorro"
ne~ and intimate snd personal
The Detroit times., 1917-02-24

The Rev Wits \ Moore. pastor
% the First TnivsrEalist church. on
CAsF-ave az Forrest Wfli preach
.per iai series - srrnous % the sun
Gay morning service. on "fcnten
realities r4nntuE hp g. and incl ld-
NIX Faster The hrrt sermon viii
be ~ the "Reai world Sunday
morning Toe other SUB lecfs are as
foiIors The real Gor The regl
man. The real Christ. The refi
prayer The real church The
real heaven.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-24

The Custsmer-Have you any ir
visible hair nets
The SAFES Person very mic"
ones. Ten cents each.
The Custoner-will YOU accept an
lnvlslbIe dime!
The Detroit times., 1917-02-24
BAPTIST.
Hudson-ave. Baptist Church

Hudson snd Maybury ctand-svss.
REV =. EDWARD GRidG, -.
90 Eundly school.
1915 Jesus tho Wondrous Teach
pr"
ss0 Young Peoples meeting
1,s1 "A Uussinous Man
The Detroit times., 1917-02-24

Bugvllle's War Corresponient--
Ker-choo-oo, This aust be one %
those l2.centirnetrs tear shells
The Detroit times., 1917-02-24

Mivs Gertrrfe swan nst5 ssc~--
tsrf - rho Young = rlsH drtart-
~ ~ ~ 'h~ National ~ o. T wfl
ss.e K sunday murn.fE ~ The 81
as school ~ the Grand Rls~r-nvs
C-r+ftfinu church. under the ausr a
oy the Ailerdai- " a. r L.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-24
METHODIST.


SERVICES AT oDDrEt.Iowr
TEMPLE. Park view-ave.. just north
OF kerchevAL Dr. VIM. J. Baimer.
minister; residence. as oariand-avs.
10 q. m; Dr. Fart n Rice. subject.
"Waysids Opportunities"
Tiso y m; Table Manners" No
" In Tho Christian Family at
TAKE sherman tKerchevsD car to
Parkview-
The Detroit times., 1917-02-24

TIE Rev An Run kahn % Persia.
bot who ts % rrrHnnf making his
home IN wash nvtnn will spA1 X
sunday nlEht a. $50 a. tho Churrr
z our Father on Ivsrsii4aru
The Detroit times., 1917-02-24
Preston Methodist Episcopal

zsrd-st.. bet. BAKER and Portsr-sts.
KING n. BEACH Pastor.
10 ~ a. m Companions begin
nlne of ssriss on Factors IN the De-
ysiopment 81 christian Character {"
40 .. ~. Thirst Genuinely Sat
ishsA'
The Detroit times., 1917-02-24
Martha Holmes Methodist
Church

Nncoin and Putnan-svss
REV. WALTER r. FRUIT. Pastor
To- Sunday school
iisI0: Worship. The Forgiveness
~ sin"
s30; Epworth League.
fs0. Worship. The True Knight
The Detroit times., 1917-02-24
North Woodward Avenue
Congregational Church

Cor woodward and Blaine.
Rev. Chester u. Emer.en, Pastor.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-24
EPISCOPAL
METHODIST

Simpson Tabernacle NJ. r.
Cor. OF Grsnd River. slrts and BAGS
v. y. DrwoND. Pastor.
st5 A. m sunday school
la m "compromjss."
sse .. m. Epvorth Lesgus service.
7ss p m; Know ThYseif"
The Detroit times., 1917-02-24

The Rev w ~ Wray Boyle has
returned from his trip 20 colorado
Springs sna vili preach at both SER
vices sunday
The Detroit times., 1917-02-24

rhe -ongreRatlon ~ Frrf-st Pres-
hyfrrian cNarrh wfii hnar Sunday
morning and Nv entng tho re, How-
ard Rusrvif fsEu1sr - the National
Artt--alHc1 league. IN The morn IN e
hi@ topic wtll BE- The CTy from the
valley and IN the evening A law
The Detroit times., 1917-02-24
CHURCH
" NOTES

The forty nfth annual series %
noon day fenten services began Ash
Wednssdav tn Mariners church
wood Ward-Avs and " odhridge-st
Ten minute addresses are L. be Civ
90 hv various Detroit clergynen.
The Douglass Young Aers class
% th~ Cass-ave M~yrTdist has been
making wondeTfni strides IN the d.
vsispr1ent ~ what promista a. te-
come on~ % the leading orEnniEA
tfuns 81 IS Kind in the CITY The
lass has an errOliu u' of oFeF i09
members and ls growing every week
The Rfni~ class meets every sunday
at ~ o.ricck following church SER
vIcs A. o'clock tn the afternoon
fh. church phriors are thrown open
30 the class. Frum e. o'clock ths
rn-s.s 1ers ffsr is tures and ind Ike
ir weifsf~ work. and The rfading
room gives access 60 the late wsga
EtrCs and books
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-09
Large Bookends on the
Table are Firmly Set in

v OF get all the pieces Illustrated, too.
The plank top table. rocker. armchair,
tabourette and magazine stand. COM
plete roomful Of furniture at SIS. And you
should see the beautiful room il makes.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-09

Major David Reid and several eth
er oracers who went 20 Europe with
the s9th battalion 10 participate in
the war have returned to Windsor
e'he officers refused 20 submit 70 a
reduction IN rank when they reached
Europe and their battalion was dis.
continued The men AID officers
acre apportioned % other military
organizations Major Reid ~as a
veteran OF the Boer war. where he
distinguished hlmsel, as a private.