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New Britain herald., 1917-10-02
FIRST MADE IN NEW BRITAIN.

Women have not been called upon to battle in the trenches that democra- cy may be protected throughout the world, that the world may be made safe for democracy Fighting is the business of men. It is a mans job. which the women of the world can help. There Is, first and foremost, Red Cross work. Then there is the stitch, stitch, stitch of the needle ply ing it's busy way in the making of comfortable garments for men on the firing line. There are innumerable ways and means by which women can lend helping hand. And what are not now known the women will dis cover: as, perchance, they have hit upon this latest and finest of all inno- cent pastimes, pasting together scrap books for the soldiers.
 From time immemorable boys and girls have loved the scrap-book. There used to be one in every house. The scrap book if not thing of beauty at least Is a joy forever. What fond memories 1t brings back of boyhood and g1rlhood no one knows but those who have had the joy of making one So number af young ladies in New Britain have undertaken this work. Thsy are~ collecting all manner of clippings, funny pictures, sketches, stories cartoons. jokes, and everything that should appeal to the poor tired fellows in the trenches. The young ladies of this town who have set about such work realize what surcease from sorrow may be brought through the medium of these little messengers of hope. and so they are clipping. clip ping, clipping with as great care and diligence as their sisters are stitching, and knitting.
 When New Britain's first boat-load of scrap books gets out of the danger zone and lands Somewhere in France" there will be great rejoicing among the boys in the trenches. These scrap books, by the way, may be the first to reach the men in the trenches. Although there has been activity in almost every line this is the first time we have ever heard of American girls being busy with the pastepot and the shears, making scrap-books. Until some other county is heard from we must therefore claim credit for a com munity of young girls with happy
New Britain herald., 1917-10-02
MORROW NIGHTS THE NIGHT.

tomorrow night this city will pay hen called to the training camp at f, Massachusetts, under the Selec- Service law. Previous experi- having demonstrated the advisa- |y of not holding such a celebra- ht will take place the night before men leave. Mayor Quigley and his plants on the committee which for ated the program have laid stress the necessity of safe and sane ban in the city to see to it that this hat takes place.
 bmorrow night then is the night he entire populace to honor the who must go away in selective Hce. The morning after will be aside for the relatives and mem of the immediate families of 6oAllS. NIoCI1SIS dllo ldl1lSIS dllu rs and cousins and aunts and all others will be allowed to go as, hs the railroad station. Others will kept away. This will partly allev- the great crush and stampeding usually take place upon such oc- pms. In clearly defining the city's jon on this matter the Mayor has n away some of the sorrow that naturally go with the leave-tak-
 The police, it is presumed will
 ready to do their duty and keep the curious and others who have usiness in the vicinity.
 us honor the men of the draft. let us honor them in the time inted. Tomorrow nights the [. The streets at that time will nder strict police surveillance. line of march will take in every eipal street of the city and some are in remote sections. This is hat every family represented by nen will have all possible chance cure good places along the route trade. Rather than have this oc- n turned into one of sorrow, i'd of gloom. it behooves every kn interested to help make the af-
 ppy. A cheer of encourage
New Britain herald., 1917-10-02
NO GERMAN, PEACE.
All Want Peace But Not At Kaiser's
 Dictation, Says Wilson.

London, Oct. 2.-Joseph Havelock Wilson, general secretary of the na- tional seamen's union in speech at Middlesbrough last night declared that all want peace. But we're not going to have a German peace. It has been said that it Is impossible to have a military victory. Well, if we cannot win the war with such a great weight as that of the United States, we do not deserve to win.''
 MT. Wilson added that if he could have his way and the seamen ask him i've will deliberately punish the Ger mans for the crimes they have com mitted''
New Britain herald., 1917-10-02
NOW CAMP MERRITT.
Concentration Camp at Hobolxen, N
 J. Named in Honor of General

Washington, Oct. 2.-General or ders made public today at the war de- partment showed that the concentra- ton camp at Hoboken, N. J., has been named Camp Merritt. in honor of the late Major Gen. Wesley Merritt, who commanded the expeditionary forces sent to the Philippines in 1898, while the camp at Newport News, Va, has been named Camp Stuart in honor of Major Gen. J. B. B. Stuart, the fam ous cavalry leader of the Confederate army.
 The order states that the camps are named for men who "contributed dur ing their lives to the development of the United States and the acquisition by American citizenship of its pres ent status"
New Britain herald., 1917-10-02
WAR WAS FORGED.
Premier Now Recommends That It Be
 Fought to Finish.

London, Oct. 2.-General Louis Botha, premier of South Africa in ad- dressing the opening of the convention of the South African party, according to a Reuters despatch from Pretoria, said the war was forced upon the AL lies and the only thing to do now was to fight to finish. The premier added:
 Let peace be one which will be ben- eficial to the whole world, and enable every country to shape it's future on sound basis"
New Britain herald., 1917-10-02

Another of Uncle Sam's tackles Is pictured above. He is Frank S. Kle- fer, aged Is years. He enlisted in the navy at Hartford on April PA. 1917, and after receiving his training and practical experience was recently made a gun captain on the North Dakota. He writes home now that he expects to be assigned to the merchant marine Nefer is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kiefer of 1 Wallace street. He is a graduate of the Grammar school in this city.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-02
COTTON GINNING.

Washington, Oct. 2.-Cotton ginned prior to September 25 amounted to 2,49S,3S1 bales, counting round as half bales, the census bureau today an- nounced in its second ginning report of the season. Round bales included number 6O,904, and sea island 18,731.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-02
ENTER BANDIT VILLA.
Once More the Mexican Seizes Town
 and Calls Himself Dictator.

Ell Paso, Texas, Oct. 2.-Francisco Villa, leading a band of his followers, swept down from the Durango noun tains last week and captured the town of Rosario, Durango, according to an employe of an American corpora tion operating there, who arrived here today.
 He said Villa had declared him. self supreme dictator of the district surrounding Rosario. had regulated the price of foodstuffs, levied taxes and seized a quantity of wheat for distribution among the poor
New Britain herald., 1917-10-02
TRACESKI REJECTED.

After being rejected at Camp Dev- ems, Stanley Traceski one of the men in the contingent that left for the camp on September 20, in Company c, 301st Machine Gun Battalion has been rejected due to defective eyestght. Having returned home he will now re- sume his studies at Yale where he Is a senior in the law school. He is also an editor of the Yale Law Journal
New Britain herald., 1917-10-02
STEAMER FIOATED.

Annoy, China, Oct. 2.-The former German steamer Keongwai, driven on the kulangsu rocks in the recent ty phoon, has been floated successfully. It was feared at first that the steamer would be total loss.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-02
DOCTOR OF LAWS.

Rochester, Oct. 2.-The degree of doctor of laws will be conferred today by the University of Rochester on Lord Northcliffe and William Riddle, justice of the supreme court of Canada. Pres ident Rush Knees will confer the de- Srees.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-02
An Ohio Social Function.
(Alliance Review

The Misery Club met at the home Of Mrs. H. R. Israel Thursday evening" A miserable bunch was present and the evening was passed in misery. A miserable lunch was served by the hostess, and all reported a very mis- erable time
New Britain herald., 1917-10-02
No Salvage.
pleasures
Arkansas Gazette).

Arkansas Gazette). otwithstanding The enormous strides The American people Are making Tn thrift and economy, The only thing That an old pair Of trousers Can be converted into Is an older pair of trousers.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-02

ment a wave of a kerchief, a word of approval. all these things will go to- ward making the night one to be re- membered by all concerned. those who go and those who stay at home.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-02
HIS ATTORNEY HID.
Trial of Baseball Manager Charged
 With Murder, Postponed Again.

Indianapolis, Oct. 2.-For tho sec- cnd time the trial of Dan Shay. former manager of the Milwaukee American association baseball club, charged with the murder of negro waiter here, has been postponed. The trial was to have started today, but illness oi one of the attorneys in the case caused, 1t to be delayed indefinitely.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-02

The decrease in the number of ships sunk by German submarines shows that Germany is running short of flrst-class pirates.-Albany Argus.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-02
NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD TUESDAY OCTOBER 2 1917

thoughts and a knack of hitting upon the right idea at the right time New Britain women are more than doing their bit as these scrap-books will at- test.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-02

Pity Is wasted on those fellows turning out at 5:15 these chill days in camp. They're having good time even if they never did it before.-Al- bany Knickerbocker Press
New Britain herald., 1917-10-02
Boxing the Compass.

Boxing the Compass. The boundaries of our coun- Etry,-East by the Rising Sun;
 North by the North Pole; West
 |by all Creation, and South by the
 |Day of Judgment. NAVAL TOAST.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-02

Russia's experiences clearly prov that socialist theories work perfectl everywhere except where put in prac tice.-Washington Post.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-02

So far as the Nobel peace prize is concerned, 1917 is simply a prolonga- ton of the closed season.-Anaconda Standard.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-02

How many pro-German newspaper in the United States failed to get an. of the kaiser's good money?-Nev York World
New Britain herald., 1917-10-02
FACTS AND RANCHES.

Argentina should see that Count Luxburg leaves no anthrax germs be- hind him.-NeW York Herald.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-02

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New Britain herald., 1917-10-02

Greece's young king wants to wed a plebeian. Considering the risks in the king business we should opine that the hazard would be hers.- Boston Advertiser
New Britain herald., 1917-10-02

While some Canadians have won fame and glory at Lens and along the Menin road others in work almost equally perilous have achieved honor at Quebec.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-02

What Is truth?" said testing Pi- late. We are now in a position to answer ths definitely. It is the exact opposite of anything the German au- tocracy swears to.-Chicago Herald.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-26

of coffee shall turn away un- satisfied, for what is the drink of the gods, yea, even the ann ber fluid if 1t be not compan- toned by the doughnut delect- able, by the nut that has nour- ished the hurried of the nation
 For To, it is written that the doughnut shall vanish from among us. On the scrolls of the cooks it is written, and on the tablets of the food eonserv- CTS. And though the voice of the people shall be lifted in an guish and the heavens be rent with the shouts of the protes- tors yet shall the law be fulfill ed and that which was beloved among viands shall be ablosh- ed utterly.
 And behold punishment is visited upon the doughnut for it's transgressions, for its temp tations among the people unto the sin of gluttony. For it is made of fine wheat flour of great price and mixed with sweetness and with the fruit of fowls, also of great price, and handmaidens prepare it for the table, broilihg it in fats, yea, the priceless fat of swine so that it is puffed up with richness ard of flavor exceed ing fine And men do look upon it pleasantly, rejoicing in it's excess of fatness and de vouring it with gladness.
 So hath it fallen into i'll re- pute among the elders, and taking council with the hand maidens of the tribe they have conspired against it that it shall cease. And the hand maidens rejoice, saying, "Ver- fly, this which hath flourished among us, consuming the stores of our nation, called among men the 'sinker,' shall pass and be destroyed forever lest 1t be 'sinker' indeed and founder the ship of state.'
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-26
CORDOVA, ALASKA, WEDN ESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1917

grade and the same were given out to the public on the first of October.
 A similar amount will be giv- en out on the first of each month, to and including the first of May, 1918.
 The value of the proper teaching of the above cannot be over estimated. It will give our boys and girls a better and truer knowledge of our coun- try, ideals, government and democracy. What a force this will work for a more perfect unity. In the past, and even at present, we have tens and tens of thousands of children in our schools whose parents, native or naturalized, are ut terly unable to tell them what are the essentials of good citi- zenship. In some of our schools an attempt has been made to give it, but very vaguely. This work and scope of the govern ment puts the matter in such shape that many teachers here tofore lacking in this regard, will be enabled to ground themselves as we'll as their pu- pills on what is American citi- zenship. A democracy must not only know its past. but know likewise whither 1t is trending. The future must nev- CT again see our country's pa triotism, even momentarily, in a twilight zone. -Ex.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-26
CHILDREN SHOULD KNOW

A great amount of valuable and interesting material is be- ing prepared by the govern ment under the direction of the United States commission of education, for the use in all the schools, public and private, throughout the country, to aid in more definite and wide spread instruction of the essen tial duties of citizenship, in a democratic form of govern ment.
 There are three grades of lessons, one for pupils of the fourth, fifth and sixth grades one for pupils of the seventh and eighth grades and first year in high school, while an other set for the upper years in hioh schools. There are thirty two pages of lessons for each
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-26
DOOM OF THE DOUGHNUT


 And among the youths of a great land there shall be vail ing and gnashing of teeth, and strong men standing in the eat ing places shall mourn loudly and shall call down maledic- tions upon the curse of conser- vation; they shall revile even their handmaidens, their cooks and their waiting ladies and condemn them for denying the food of the nasty. And those that are given to the drinking
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-26
EIGHT-HOUR LAW.

On January l 1918, there be- comes effective and in force. a general cight-hour law, having application in and to al lines of business where men ;.nd wo- men are employed in The terri tory of Alaska. This includes every kind and character of work in the. territory, nothing exempt. .
 Now it may be of interest to readers of the News to learn that just prior to the passage of the above law the legislature in session at Juneau, last April, was asked by the council of national defense to include in the bill, and of course in the act, a clause allowing the gov ern0r of the territory authority to set the law aside and make it non-operative until after the present war if he should be convinced that it is for the good of the territory, or that the operation of the law would tend to hinder the pro- duction of the salmon pack.
 No such action by the gov ernor has been taken as yet, and unless there is a proclama- tlon setting aside the law, for the period of the war, issued by him before the first of Jan uary, 1918, the law will become effective on the first of the year.-Nenana News.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-26
THE SPELL OF ALASKA.

"The spell of Alaska falls upon every lover of beauty who has voyaged along those far northern snow-pearled shores with the violet waves of the North Pacific ocean breaking splendidly upon them-or who has drifted down the mighty rivers of the interior which flow, bell-toned and lonely, to the sea- Ella Higginson says in her book about Alaska, and she goes on to speak of the diff fering impressions received in different parts of the country. In some parts "one sinks to a passive delight and drifts un- resistingly on through a maze of tender loveliness. Nothing irritatos. All is soft, velvety, soothing. Wordless lullabies are played by shades of blue, rose, amber and green; by the curve of the satin waves; by the mists, light as thistledown and delicately tinted as wild rose petals, into which the steamer pushes leisurely; by the dreamy poise of seabirds on white or lavender wings high up in the golden atmos- phere; by the undulating flight of purple shadow, tiptoe, through the dim fjords; by the lap of waves on shingles, the song of birds along the wooded shore, the sparkle of the sea.
 "The steamer glides through green and echoing reaches past groups of totgms standing like ghosts of thepast, among the dark spruce of cedar trees through stone walled canyons where the waters move dark and still; into open, sunlit seas.
 "But 1t is not until one sails on to westward that the spell of Alaska falls upon one; sails out into the wild and splendid North Pacific ocean. Here are the majesty, the sublimity, that enthrall; here are the no ble spaces. the titanic forces, the untrodden heights, that thrill and inspire.
 "The marvels here are not the marvels of men. They are wrought of fire and stone and snow through centuries un- numbered and unknown. He that would know Alaska will sail on to go westward, on to Unalaska; or, he will go northward, and drift. down the Yukon-that splendid, lonely river that has it's birth within few miles of the sea, yet flows 2,300 miles to find it.'
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-26
ARE YOU, PREPARED, iF .Nor2

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 The progressive firm Of Finkelsseifi & Sapiro with the view of helping to make the FIREMAN'S MASK BALL, a success have had shipped ur from Seattle about thirty-five suits (ladies and gent's) for rental and the same will be on display Monday, Decem Der 24th. You had better hurry foi there is every indication that they will go fast.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-26
FOR CHRISTMAS elFra.

Hegg's store has just received a shipment of, carnations, violets aud chrysantheums from the States which would make most acceptable Christ mas presents. -'c
Bisbee daily review., 1917-03-09
ARIZONA LEGISLATURE ADJOURNS
 AS APPROPRIATION BILL PASSES

the senate could not find the neces- sary two thirds vote in the house to pass it with the emergency clause.
 Several bills were passed in the course of the day but most of them were of so unimportant a character that no opposition was developed. They readily went forward under sus- pensions of the rules. The Roberts bill creating a commission on state institutions was passed in the senate after having been amended to remove all objectionable features.
 Originally this bill proposed the abolition of the board of control and the governing bodies of all education al institutions Objection was made to placing the educational institutions in the control of the commission. The bill was amended continuing the board of regents of the university and the trustees of normal schools in di- rect control of these institutions, the commission to exercise only a finan-
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Bisbee daily review., 1917-03-09
(By Review Leased Wire)

LONDON, March 8.-The Prussian food controller. Dr. George Michaelis, made in the Prussian diet yesterday what the Keoliniche Zeitung calls a serious speech on the food situation, says a Reuter- dispatch from Amster- dam. Dr. Michaelis declared that the distress was such that the more severe state of things. especially in the large Industrial centers. could hardly be imagined. He indicated the possibil ity that all surplus stores of grain would be accepted and said that very radical measures were needed to en. able the people to hold out until next year.
 We have in the third year of the war" the food director is quoted as saying. discovered that among all sections of the people the general feeling evinced it not that endurance for what they had hoped. This is human nature. but it is highly de plorable and may have a most serious result.
 We have not perceived in the towns that stern supervision which is absolutely vital in the distribution of foodstuffs. There has been spread
Bisbee daily review., 1917-03-09
RULE TO PREVENT F|L|bUSTER
 |S PASSED BY J. $. SENATE

everyone looked for a much longer discussion.
 Senators Laiolette and GrOnna. two of those who opposed the armed neu- trality bill. and Senator sherman. who favored 1t. cast the negative votes. Senators Cummins. Kenyon. Kirby. Lane, Norris. Stone, and Nardaman. who were against the armed neutral ity bill. voted for the amendment. Colleagues of most Of the senators an nounced that if they had been pres ent they would have supported it.
 In brief the new rule provides that on petition of sixteen senators 10 close debate on a pending measure. the senate by two thirds vote may limit debate thereafter to one hour to each senator. It included prOvi- sions to prevent dilatory tactics. and the introduction after cloture is or dered of amendments not germsine tO the pending bill
Bisbee daily review., 1917-03-09
Will Arm Ships on Own ln- itiative or Call Congress in Extra Session Now-Sen- ate Smoothes Way.
PRESIDENT CONFINED
 TO BED WITH COLD
Cabinet Meeting May Be Can
 celled Awaiting His Recov- ery-Lansing and Gregory
 Advise Him.
(By Review Leased Wire)

WASHINGTON, March s. Both Secretary Lansing and Attorney General Gregory have advised President Wilson that he has full authority to arm merchant ships against illegal attacks by German submarines.
 Removes Last Bar.
 It was to these two officers-the gov ernments authority respectively on international relations and law-that the President referred the contention raised in the senate that old statutes enacted to authorize merchantmen to resist pirates raised an insuperable bar to the step he desired to take to meet the submarine menace. They have reported that the statutes have no application to the present situation.
 MAY CALL CONGRESS.
 Whether the President will act immediately in accordance with this opinion or will wait to call a special session of congress t>i pass a resolution similar to that killed by a fiibuster during the last session was not revealed to- night.
 In view of the senate action today in revising its rules to prevent another such filibuster, it was thought in some administration quarters that the Presi- dent would immediately call an extra session.
 Weight was given to this view by the Presidents statement last Sunday in which he laid blame for the failure of the armed neutrality resolution "on a little group of wilful men and ap- pealed to the senate to amend its rules and save the country from dis aster."
 Old Statutes Taboo.
 However, in the same statement