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New Britain herald., 1917-11-12
COMMUNICATED.
BRAVE SOLDIERS ALL.
Writer Analyses the Situation Which
Confronts Sunny Italy.

COnfronts Sunny Italy.
To the Editor of the Herald:
know not what i'm preston. this
will make upon the readers mind;
but promoted by that impulse and
feeling thus inclined I am transmit
ting by the way of the pen and ink
what during this hour of trial turmoils
my mind, as result from the re
ports" more or less correct Of the
press.
The military catastrophe expert
enced by Italy, 1t seems unperceiv-
able and unbeatable. To concede a
tremendous victory Of the kind to the
enemy of Humanity and Civilization
bv an army like Italy's is not quite
conceivable. An army that within
the last two and one-haf years Of
fighting has called the attention and
awakened the administration of the
whole world, by displaying its true
military valor and real heroism; with
the achievement of a score Of unin-
terrupted and overwhelming victories.
Its leaders rank with no inferiority to
others. With paramount morale, the
soldiers hold scrupulously and with
the deepest devotion the integrity and
the name Of the fatherland. Ridicu-
lous indeed to charge with cowardice
an army that on the steepest Of the
Alps has fought thus brilliantly, and
with every mastery detail against the
bloodthirsty Huns. Is the Italian
army accountable Of the defeat in
hicted upon it? No! absolutely no
had Italy attained proper sup
port from the allies for a common
defense When italy first entered into
the armed conflict that is devastating
Europe and menacing the equilibrium
of the world: there In Rome at
"Montecitorio" were few Deputies,
who holding their political principle
manifested themselves to be opposed
to the hostility. These were the rep
resentatives of the Social n and Lib
eralism, of which "the later called
also pacif1st party and someone
bought friend with German gold. Dur
ing the whole period of the two and
one-half years, these so called honor
able men have endeavored and exer-
cised all their power upon their fol-
lowers until succeeding in having
some pretty violent demonstrations
against the war in some or lta1ys
northern zone cities. All their pre-
meditated efforts had only trivial sig
nifcance in Ita1y's political life, put
borne no weight whatsoever on
Italy's' battlefronts, where the valiant
sons of the Historical Italy are giving
in sacrifice on the "altar OF nonor
by thousandfold their most youtn1ul
lives in order to remain unstaaneo
New Britain herald., 1917-11-12

Division, to which are allotted Ice
plants, distillers, dynamos, and other
auxiliary machinery, varies from 100
to $50 men. Just as the Gunnery
Officer commands all gun divisions so
does the Chief Engineer carry the Big
Stick for the o-called "Black Gang"
Finally comes upkeep. Upkeep
means health of men and gear-not
Just physical welfare, but that Of mind
and disposition, of nut and bolt and
armor belt. To the Repair Division
belong plumbers and filters and car
penter's mates. Plumbers and filters
also fill the Medical Division: even
carpenters mates are ther7, for no
less Is old Sawbones himself.
The Paymaster's Division is the last
and connecting link between man and
machine. Included therein are the
cooks-grand old bean bruisers, how
could we do without them! And the
yeomen- too, clerks who shove us an
other kind Of bean-the great Iron
Bean, vulgarly termed "The Almighty
Holler' or is it Dollar?
Whence. as you may readily per-
ceive, comes the we'll known quip,
"E Pluribus Unum." @. e. D.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-12

out by the loan committee Of this dis
trict, which show that Connecticut
has led the New England states in
subscribing to the Second Liberty
Loan. Nevertheless he knew what
Connecticut had done in other things.
and he congratulated the men and
women Of this commonwealth. Hav-
ing thus received recognition from
one who is student of national af-
fairs, and from the Liberty Loan
Committee, and from the Federal
Government, all of whom proclaim
Connecticut the premier state in the
Union, we may be pardoned then if
we chuckle with satisfaction, the
same time that we pat ourselves on
the back and say. well done, good
and faithful servant, we'll done!"
New Britain herald., 1917-11-12
LEADING THE NATION.

According to figures made public
by officials of. this Federal Reserve
District, Connecticut is the only New
England state which has exceeded its
maximum allotment to the Second
Liberty Loan.
With a maximum quota of $751;
I4s, 900, Connecticut is credited with
subscriptions amounting to $64.739,-
k6o. This is an over-subsoription OF
Afmost six per cent 1t is some sew
Anty-five per cent. in excess Of the
maximum quota of the state. Not
bad at all, say we.
Connecticut has come In for Its
hare of honors since the war began.
rhe arsenal Of the nation, as Gov
Drnor Ho1comb was pleased to call It,
hts state has led all others In many
AinRs. Not only. has 1T gone ahead
the six New England states OF
rhich it is a unit, but 1t has also
nken, the baton and played the role
r drum -major for the entire forty
3rht states, It has ever endeavored
keep them all in step with the
music of the Union.
To begin with, Connecticut was the
rat state to order a military and
Industrial census. Every man IN this
tate was required to step forward
nd show just what were his par
ocular qualifications. He was made
5 put on paper facts about his per-
onal life and ability that would
lamp him as fit or unfit for military
Industrial duty. The cards bear
az all: this information are in the
ands of the government.
After that Connecticut looked for
ther ways in which to lead the ma
lon. And she found them in the
roblems that were puzzling the souls
men directing the war ridden
ountries of Europe. Conservation
re pare dness, Thrift, Economy, al
aese terms became household words
the Nutmeg state and what was
arted here became the model upor
\jch-; other states builded their plans
Example which set the New Eng
states and the Others to work
the Federal Government wa:
find out the value Of Con
initiative.
Nnly last week in the Stat'
Hartford that Theodore
took occasion to pay hi
TO this state by saying, "Con
leads the Nation" At tina
did not have the figures give1
New Britain herald., 1917-11-12
A SUCCESS OR FAILURE?

There are those, and they are
legion, who are constantly asking.
Well, what of the municipal potato
crop? The question was answered in
| Saturday evenings Herald. The
| Municipal Farm committee having
met the night before, the full report
| was presented on Saturday.
From the information set forth at
that time, and which has not been
amended or contradicted up to this
writing, it is learned the people Of
New Britain will be able to buy
potatoes at the source of supply for
$40 cents the bushel. In the event
they want these goods delivered to
the house an additional five cents
must be added, making the cost $1.95
the bushel. When those prices were
fixed, it was announced by the COM
mittee that the outside market price
for potatoes was $2.20 a bushel.
1t can be readily seen that the
people of New Britain will have
potatoes at cheaper price than
ordinarily might be obtained, if the
regular market prices go upward.
and the municipal farm prices re-
main where they are. That is even
where does the city of New Britain
stand in the matter? Has the Num-
cipal Farm been a success or a fail
ure? Will the city get back the
money expended? If it will, where
is the money coming from? If all the
potatoes are sold, who will get the
better of the bargain?"
In point Of production, the Munich
pal Farm was not as fertile as it
might have been. There were 3,1O2
bushels Of potatoes harvested there.
In order to make any showing at all,
the city was forced to go elsewhere
and purchase. In all, 4,536 bushels OF
potatoes were secured in this manner,
bringing the total up to 1858 bushels.
shrinkage, which will bring the sup
ply down to 7,485 bushels.
Any man with paper and pencil
can decide for himself whether the
Municipal Farm is a success or fail
ure. It requires but little mathe-
mates to figure this out. This much
is evident. The city of New Britain
can profit by the experimental take
an optimistic view of it, one might
we'll thank Divine Providence that
potatoes grew at all. The moral as
one Of his Fables, by @. Washington
Aesop", is:-You Can't pretty much
most Always Tell how Things are 60
ing to Turn Out Sometimes.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-12
Free Siberia.
(Fortier Jones, in Century,

(FOrtler Jones, IN century,
During the last weeks Of March
the exile villages of the Oh moved
in ragged, but deliriously joyful, CO.
hofts into Tomsk, and their counter
parts on the Irtysh around Tobolsk
and on the Lena, beyond frigid Yak
utsk, joined the amazing hegira to
the railway. In the picturesque Ian
guage of Alexander Ivanovich, 'it
was as if some irresistible wind from
the North had arisen and drove them
like dead forest leaves before it to
the Trans-Siberian, where they filled
every train that rushed them to Pc
trograd and Moscow. From Narym
they flooded Tomsk in a day. and be-
cause we had visited them last sum-
mer, hundreds came hurrying to me,
so that at last I had to bar the door
and stay at home, for they all wished
immediate aid to carry them to Rus
sia." In two weeks a hundred thou
sand of them poured out of the froz-
en- wilderness on every conceivable
sort of sledge, from those drawn by
dogs to the thrilling Russian troikas,
drawn by three horses jangling scores
of bells They flooded and damned
the forest trails, they broke new roads
over the river ice, and did not pause
through the long Siberian nights. Into
them had not been out of the forest
for 80 years, had been sent into exile
all the way by sleigh from Russia be-
fore the railway was constructed. The
population gave them what clothes
New Britain herald., 1917-11-12

could be spared, and the train-loads
of them exhibited grotesque sights in
deed. One man seized the sold-em-
bro1dered coat of a deposed Cover
nor and wore it proudly home.
They who had boon held as &C.
cursed suddenly awaked to find them
selves the idolized heroes of a hun
dred and eighty million people who
were in a great heroic mood Their
progress into Russia was one long tri-
umphal march, with official recep-
tons. banquets, and unlimited oratory
at every stop. They reaped what in
past generations tens of thousands OF
Russ1 g best died to SOW, and the ex-
lie system. which was older than Peter
the Great crumbled in a cloud Of
glory for them. In the first patheti-
cally bright flush of hope and conf
dence that followed the Cars over
throw the Russian people found in
them a perfect embodiment of their
sufferings and their liberation Mos
COW and Petrograd welcomed them az
no Emperor was ever welcomed.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-12
Twenty Years Ago.

OPike County Gll.) Republican,.
Ladies wore bustles.
Operations were rare.
Nobody swatted the fly
Nobody had seen a Silo.
Nobody had appendicitis.
Nobody had white shoes.
Nobody sprayed orchards.
Cream was five cents a pint,
Most young men had livery bills -
Catalogues were muskmelons.
You never heard of a tin LIZZIE -
Doctors wanted to see your tongue.
Milk shake was a'favored drink.
Advertisers did not tell the truth
Nobody cared the price Of gaso-
line.
Farmers came to town for their
mail.
The hired girl drew one-fifty a
week.
The butcher threw in" a chunk of
liver.
Folks said pneumatic tires were a
joke.
Nobody listened in" on a te1e-
phone.
There were no sane Fourths nor
electric meters.
Straw stacks were burned instead
Of baled.
People thought English sparrows
were birds"
Jules Verne was the only convert
to the submarine.
You stuck tubes in your ears to
hear a photograph, and 1t cost a
dime.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-12

Edward Leavitt Of 81 Church street,
who enlisted in the United States
Navy two years ago next month, is
now assigned to the U. s. S. Michigan
but expects to be detailed for service
abroad shortly. Leavitt recently was
promoted to the rank Of gunner's
mate on, the Michigan and Is said to
be~a capable operator Of the big r.
inch guns. More lately he has been
in charge of the three-inch guns and
1t Is in this capacity that he will
probably see service abroad. This
young sailors parents are dead and
his nearest Of kin are his brothers
in this city. He IS member of the
First Congregational church.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-12
A WAR. OF GREED.

1 President Wilson's speech before
the American Federation of Labor to-
day at Buffalo touches the very heart
of all the issues involved in this war.
"You can explain most wars very
simply" he states, but the explana-
tion Of this war is not so simple. Its
roots run deep into all the obscure
soils Of history, and, in my view, this
ls the last decisive issue between the
old principles Of power and the new
principles of freedom" Then the
president offers an explanation Of the
war. an explanation that really and
truly explains. He points out the po-
sition Germany occupied in the sun
before the war began, and shows the
Mace Germany wanted to attain, not
that with all their Won
derful accomplishments in the realm
of science and, material things the
German people should have been sat-
isfied. Germany began the war, and 1t
was for the purposes of greed. His
forv will prove this to be the case
so sure as the sun shines IN the
heavens. Woodrow Wilson. historian.
will be vtndicated by other historians
10 come-other historians who will
Nvite impartial histories of this
conflict when all it's per-
na+rat tors have been laid low in the
soil.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-12

the name and the glory Of their be-
loved fatherland: for which the
names of Cavour, Mazstni and Carl
baldi are so conspicuously placed at
the great heroes and leading bene-
factors for a united Italy. These H.
lustrious gentlemen are no more vital
co-operators; but they set the exam
pie that the nation they strove so
much for might live.
This shall be proven at the arising
of the new Aurora.
P BARONE.>
New Britain herald., 1917-11-12
Cause OF the Collapse.
philadelphia Telegraph)

(Phi1adelphla Telegraph)
The foreman employed by big
contractor rushed into the office Of
the boss, wild-eyed and pa1pitating.
"Boss,' said he, in greatly agltat-
ed voice, zone Of them new houses
of ours fell down in the night!'
whats that?" exclaimed the boss,
jumping right up and beginning to
take notice. What was the matter :?
How did it happen?'
"It was the fault of the workmen
boss" answered the foreman. "They
made the mistake of taking down the
scaffolding before they put on the
wall paper"
New Britain herald., 1917-11-12
FACTS ABOUT THE AMERICAN NAVY
Divisions
BY LIEUT.. FITZHUGH GREEN. U. s. N.

Naval Aristocracy-Bosh It's the
nth power of socialism. Tolstoi's
dream come true, this navy Of ours!
Something for every man to do: every
man doing something; and some
thing doing all the time: that's the
American Navy today.
Distribution does it: scientific carv-
ing of the warships crew into groups,
each the consummate master of it's
own part of the vessel, of her arma-
ment, or of her propulsive machinery:
and every man, from the Captain
down to the cook and coal heave
having his fair and equitable share
of the benefits to be derived from his
labor.
Here is the logic Of it: The Battle
boat must be sufficient unto herself
For the space Of month or two at
the least she must be able to squat on
the bosom of the deep, INTENDED, and
without loss or diminution of any of
her powers. To do this the three
great departments Of her value as a
fighting unit must be grasped, manned,
and administered: guns, engines. up
keep.
Guns first: Dreadnaught means
two kinds of guns-big guns for big
game. such as other Dreadnaughts;
and small guns for small game, de-
stroyers, submarines, and areos. Big
guns live In steel coops called turrets.
Their sizes range from IL to 10 in
ches muzzle diameter. Takes from 80
to 100 men to tend pair of them,
to curry and feed them, to pass fod-
der from magazines to hungry maws:
to exact obedience and spirit from
their noisy fury in action. Ships bill
reads: four 14-inch turret divisions
8 guns each-1O0 men to q divi-
sion.
Equally complete are the broadside
Torpedo Defense Divisions. There are
usually two, starboard and port, 100
men apiece, and IL 5-inch guns to a
division. Each division is parceled
out by gun crews composed Of men
and a gun captain. A guns crew is
an independent personality that can
feed and fire up to the last moment
the man-of-war disappears beneath
the surface of the sea. Such last
word is BETTING a fghter-a 5-inch
high powered shell spit venomously
from the very jaws of death. That's
what the Queen Elizabeth did {.
Once more the Deadly Female!
For classification the Torpedo Dr.
vision is included with guns. From 2
to underwater tubes on the first
class battleship are manned by Sec
tons Of this division. Only about 80
men are required but each must be a
specialist, If only In smearing body
grease. AS a whole they form a.
compact and vital part Of the COM
plement.
The Fire Control Division handles
all communications. holds the leash as
it were on the belching dogs of war.
This division is small, h,t 0, its eff
cheney in the supreme need Of battle.
its cooperation and unity, hangs the
warship's strength and concentration.
Cut the lines and the guns may still
fire-perhaps. But If then they hit,
it's by Gods will, not Mans.
Second in mportance-some place
it f1rst-come the Engineers. They
are subdivided into three divisions:
Maine Engine, Boiler, and Auxiliary
Divisions. The first and second COM
prise about 800 men, the Auxiliary
New Britain herald., 1917-11-12
Hoover Asks Us to Help In This Way

Buy less; cook no more than nee
essary; serve smaller portions
Use local and seasonable supplies.
Patronize your local producers and
lessen the need Of transportation.
\ Preach and practice the gospel Of
the clean plate"
Eat plenty, but wisely, and without
waste.
Do not limit the plain food of
growing children.
Do not eat between meals
Watch out for waste in the COM
munity.
You can yourself devise other meth
DDS of saving to the ends we wish to
accomplish.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-12
Men Should Skip This.

composition on men:
Men are what women MARY.
They drink and smoke and swear. but
don't go to church. Perhaps if they
wore bonnets they would. They are
more logical than women, also more
geological. Both men and women
sprang from monkeys, but the women
sprang farther than the men."-La.
dies Home journal
New Britain herald., 1917-11-12
Life.
(From Chaparall.)

(From Chaparall.)
Chapter I.
"Glad to meet YOU"
Chapter II.
isn't the moon beautiful?''
Chapter III.
"Oozum love wuZum? ?"
Chapter Nv.
do you-"
II do
Chapter V.
"Da-da-da-da"
Chapter vi.
Where the hell's dinner?"
New Britain herald., 1917-11-12
FavOritiS1n.
Ladies' Home Tow

Ladies' Home Journal)
ooh, no." soiiliquized Jhonny, bit
terly; there amt any fs.vorites in this
family! Oh, no! If bite my finger
nails, I get a rap over the knuckles,
but If the baby eats his whole foot
they think it's cute"
New Britain herald., 1917-11-12

Perhaps it would be just as we'll,
before neutralizing the Dardanelles,
Suez and Panama, to neutrelize Ger
many's efforts to do harm elsewhere.
New York Sun.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-12
Conservation.

To save good don't spill the beans.
To save light avoid burning the can
die at both ends.
To save fuel utilize your burning in
dignatioH against the Hun
Boston Transcript.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-12

Not a few congressman are Won
dering how the governmental ma
chinery is running so smoothly while
they are off the job.-Meriden Jour
nal
New Britain herald., 1917-11-12
FACTS AND FANCIES.

The best-kept secret Of the past 10
years is the fact that the colonel can
see with only orfea eye.-Springfeld
Republican.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-12

After denouncing the middlemen
who force up prices, some of the
farmers are preparing to hold their
potatoes to get more out Of the con-
sumer.=Paterson Press Guardian.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-12

Some people believe If the Ger
mans had anything as deadly as the
American grade crossing they'd have
won the war and forgotten about it
by this time.-Paterson Call.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-12
Tone Deaf.

rs Bliggins patriotic?"
Yes, but not always with judg-
ment. He insists on singing THE
Star Spangled Banner" no matter how
he makes it sound. ashington
Star.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-12

"Berne experts analysed loaf of
bread from Germany and found 1t
contained - per cent. corn, % per
cent barley and 66 per cent. saw
dust" But that should be nothing
to a people who can stomach the
Potsdam gang.-Wall Street Journal.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-12

Meatless and wheatless days ar
being instituted in restaurants al
over the country. Why doesn't SOM
kind manager start a "tipless" day
Baltimore Sun.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-12

The kaiser's prediction that after
the war the Turks will join the Ger
mans in Kultur makes the future
look as dark for the Armenians a.
the present is for the Be1gians.-
Boston Transcript.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-12

When a chivalrous Prussian aviator
gets ready to drop bomb on a sleep.
ing village, his heroic motto is
women and children frst."-Bostor
Transcript.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-12
DUTY First.

=. Duty = First.
The lesson we must all take to
heart if we are to realize Ameri-
can Ideals iss the lesson of the SUI
premacy. of duty.
-CHARLEs, EVANS HUGHES.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-12

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New Britain herald., 1917-11-12

Entered at the Post Office at New Britain
as Second Glass Mail Matter.
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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-03-14
DEUTSCHLAND TURNED BACK.
Got Wireless Order When Only Two
Days from America.

Baltimore, Md, March 8.-Two
days from New London, Conn, on
her last voyage from Bremen under
sea to these shores, the Deutschland
was turned back. This was learned
to-day from member Of the East
ern Forwarding Company, American
agents for the Deutsche Ocean Rhe-
derei, which sent the submarine
across. 1t was about February /, at
the time diplomatic relations be-
tween this nation and Germany were
nearly severed. that the Eastern For
warding people began to dust things
off at New London, and every day
for week or longer the subsea craft
was expected.
But there came instead n message
from the owners at Bremen. In
stantly the wireless got to work and
caught the Deutschland two days out.
Return Immediately to Bremen
and use sreat caution" was the
message, and Capt. Koenig turned
back, and. according to the news re-
ceived here, piloted his big undersea
merchantmen back to Bremerhaven.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-03-14
A CHILD'S TONGUE
SHOWS IL LIVER OR
BOWELS ARE ACTIVE,
If Cross, Feverish, Sick, Bilious, Give
Fruit Laxative at Once.

Every mother realizes, after CIV
ing her children "California Syrup Of
Figs" that this Is their ideal laxa-
tive, because they love it's pleasant
taste and it thoroughly cleanses the
tender little stomach, liver and bow
els without gripping. q
When cross, irritable, feverish or
breath Is bad, stomach sour, look at
the tongue, mother! If coated. give
a teaspoonful of this harmless r"frMit
laxative" and in few hours all the
foul, constipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out of the
bowels, and you have we'll, playful
child again. When its little system
is full Of cold, throat sore, has sto-
machache, diarrhoea, indigestion or
cOlic-remember, good inside
cleaning" should always be the first
treatment given.
Millions OF mothers keep "Califor-
MIA Syrup Of Figs handy; they
know a teaspoonful to-day saves a
sick child tomorrow. Ask your drug
gist for a 50-cent bottle Of "Califor-
MIA Syrup Of Figs" which has direc.
tions for babies, children of all
ages and grown-rps printed on the
bottle. Beware Of counterfeits sold
here, so don't be fooled. Get the
genuine, made by California Fig
Syrup Company."-Adv.