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New Britain herald., 1917-07-11
A Cow and Two Kids.
Patterson Call)

There were two of them, one about six wears of age, the other four; tired and dirty and worn out from a three mile tramp They were picked up by a kindly officer and returned to their homes And their predicament came about because of their curiosity at beholding a cow
 It was new animal to them. They had seen circus parades with yellow lions and striped tigers in the cages: they had seen wabbly elephants and hump backed camels and awkward, long-necked giraffes; they had beheld the blood-sweating animal of Bible times-the red man, the hippopot- anus in all his ugliness. But they had never seen a COW. Had 1t not figured in the police records of a city, one could not believe it.
 The larger cities have for some time recognized the value of giving the kiddies a chance to see the do- mestic animals on our farms. In one of the parks in New York city several cows are kept and milked regularly for the edification of the children. and there isn't a bigger attraction in the city Scores of little folks gather about the animals morning and evening and watch the process of milking. Their eNclamations of surprise, their pleased and curious expressions, are a revelation in child study A lubberly hog or an old hen with her chickens attract as much attention in the larger cities as do rare animals imported from the jun gles And 1t all goes to show that we of the cities are compelled to live mighty narrow lives in comparison with the folks of the country.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-11
ALMOST UNBTIIE.N .lRI 4E,.

America's Liberty Loan of 1917 got a fair start when it's first installment was oversubscribed. The call then was for two billion dollars,-s2, 000,- 100000. The money collected by the government rolled in well over the s3,OOO,00 mark. Some four mill lion people took part in the great financing of the nation. Nor is that all. The total loan, when it is com pleted will be seven billion dollars- 100000.
 It is not easy for the average man to realize what seven billion dollars means. It is not simple task to imagine this huge sum of money. We can visualize a hundred dollars: perhaps a thousand dollars; may be a million; but when we step over that line and go into the billions the mind of man falters on the threshold
 Seven billion dollars is an enor- nous sum of money. That the Unit ed States has seen fit to call for this
 
 of the import of the great war and the magnitude of the operations in volved in it's conduct. If we can realize what seven billion dollars means we can get truer conception of what the war means and what it's cost is to the powers wagng war For this seven billion dollars is only the share that one nation contributes
 Previous to the entrance of the United States in the war a world fla nous financial writer undertook to place before the reading public a con- crete illustration of its expense to the people engaged in waging battle. He took as his illustration the great Woolworth building in New York and worlds war at that time were turned into peaceful channels 1t would be sufficient to erect seven duplicates of the Woolworth building every twen- ty-four hours. At the present time, the waste of three days war would construct a second Panama canal.
 Every day that the struggle con- tinues the European nations involved in the war are spending or wasting the gigantic sum of $105,0OO,OOO The cost of the first two and one-half years of the war has been estimated as around ss5.OoO, ,OO0,ooO That is about three times the cost of every war the world has suffered in the last one hundred years.
 TO get some idea of just what our Liberty loan means, we take the com pilations of E. C. Forbes, the financial expert of the New York American who shows that If it were divided equally among all the human beings on earth each man and woman and child would receive the sum of four dollars.
 Further. the Liberty Loan of 1917 is more than the total amount of money in Americas savings banks
New Britain herald., 1917-07-11
"a STAR CHAMBER SESSIONS. Public Business Cannot Be Done ir the Dark. Let in Light.
(ROckVille Leader.)

\A~SNNNAi1O L/CduC1.J
 The New Britain police board re- | gently debarred from attendance rep | resentatives of the press. The New Britain Herald.' discussing the po sition taken by the police board. pro- | tests. as any self-respecting newspaper would under similar circumstances. Star chamber sessions of police or any other boards engaged in the public business cannot be justified in this en- frightened age. Over and over again The Leader has protested against
 them and it heartily comments the
 New Britain Herald" It has the
 right side of the issue that has been
 raised. The public at ali times is en-
 titled to know what it's servants are dolng or failing to do. And debarrin9 newspaper representatives isn't doins anybody of any institution in the municipality any good. The greatest
 harm 1t usally works Is to the men so short sighted as to desire to do public
 business in secret, without letting in any light. The public at once be- comes suspicious All sorts of stories get into circulation. Public officials are likely to be mistrusted and public business injured in more ways than one There may be rare occasions when newspaper reporters exercise poor Judgment and make mistakes. There Is remedy for this. There is no remedy for permanent injury to public business or suspicious of ordi- naruy trustworthy public officials brought about by the insistence on star chamber sessions. These are everywhere and every time a relic of an age that has gone never to return. Only public officials who are short. sighted or afraid of having their own doines exposed to the public view will ever advocate them. Publicity never yet hurt anything or anybody except persons and things that ought to be hurt
New Britain herald., 1917-07-11

Nine out of every ten of them e gun-shy. And the one out of n that is really a conscientious bjector must be conscientious bout shooting some one else, not bout being shot himself. There Ire I'd let him do the work of line sweeping. He couldn't kill ny one else in that work, and ough he might get killed him. If. he could not consCientiOusly ,ject because he would be doing ,nscientious work to prevent Hing others.
 THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-11
LET US HAVE LIGHT.

ast nights meeting of the fire mission was inspiring. It was flied, business like, sensible meet
 of competent mon who went 1t the transaction of the city's ness as if they were handling r own interests. Such a session
 relief to the public nerves which been long unstrung by the con- mt and persistent actions of one safety board. This meeting he, fire commission was held in open;-not behind closed doors.
 newspapers today are not filled
 frivolous and foolish stories It the circus-like proclivities of
 mem bers of this board. Why? ause there were no vaudeville
 staged, there was no sign of mu-
 or unmusical comedy.
 le one defense of the police com ion in holding secret, or star nber, sessions is that the news ars on the day after such a meet generally come out with insipid les of what took place. For Her to these charges we point In to last nights meeting of the scommission. There will be found eodays reports no mention of Arman Magnell having stood on head, because Chairman Magnell lnot stand on his head. There
 be no mention of any funny les told by Com missioner Camp use Commissioner Camp did not any such stories Nor did Com soner Moran perform terpsi- tean feat. The meeting, on the 'rary, was marked with all the mnity of thought which the occa- demanded, which the conduct of mess in a city the size of this t have.
 5 it is with the fire commission, t should be with the police com bion. And with this new com Sion, we believe the city's business ! be taken care of in a safe and k manner. It has yet had no hce to let the public know just l it goes about public business for l reason that it operates under sr. So far its meetings have been ] much in the same fashion as a tt have none of these methods must away with the Imperial man Governments way of doing hess. Although we are but d few Is from Berlin, it happens to be sin. Connecticut, not Berlin, Ger Ny. We are not in the shadow of EWilh elmstrasse. We are not un- Aorders from the House of Hohen- frn. We have no Kaiser to whom must bend the knee of subservi- '. Let lis then conduct ourselves srue American fashion. Let us, Se living in a Democracy. act as te knew what Democracy means. JUS away with the star chamber aons of the newly appointed po- lcommission
New Britain herald., 1917-07-11
GERMANY AWAKENING.

-his much seems certain,-the erial German Government now
 two wars on it's hands; one with
 Entente Allies and the other with J JReichstag. In the second war ;}h Is bringing about a crisis .fn the empire the German peo- { themselves are to be considered. Fl light is penetrating. They are { coming to a point of req lization. 5 are learning that much of the 'Sdence parading throughout the
 er's domain has been false confi-
 Ie. They now demand to know
 .her they are being led.
 hat reports that do come out of
New Britain herald., 1917-07-11

No paid agents of America are in Germany starting agitation. Yet the erhplrc lS peSlhnlnE to rock from one end to the other. What would happen if America had a propoganda operat- ing in Germany such as Germany started here?
New Britain herald., 1917-07-11
More Discipline Needed.
(PrOcktOn TimCS)

When leader of the German lib eral' party is reported in d set speech as saying peace can only be had on the basis of indemnities to Germany, 1t leads us to wonder If the whole na- ton Is stark, staring mad, and how much more it must be disciplined to bring it to sanity.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-11

Disgusting himself by hiding his star, and by sticking a ticket in his hatband, he waited at the interurban station for a car.-Champalsn GlD Gazette.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-11

It is to be hoped that no American citizen is color blind but what he can distinguish the Red, White and Blue in "Old Glory"
New Britain herald., 1917-07-11

we have many enemies, but not too many" complains Field Marshal von Hindenburg. Boy, page the South American countries,
New Britain herald., 1917-07-11

We shall watch the matrimonial voyage of Mir. and Mrs. Ora Sprinkle of Kansas City with keen interest. Mr. Sprinkle whipped Mrs. Sprinkle within four hours after their marriage We are curious to know whether a man can begin that sort of thing soon enough to do any good.-Cappers s Weekly.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-11

One explanation might be that the colonel. having been submerged for some time, had to come up for air New York World
New Britain herald., 1917-07-11

1t is not only drowning man who would be glad to clutch at a straw oWadayS.-Arkansas Gazette.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-11
SPECIAL JULY SALE PRICES ON RUGS

Advance orders the result of early buying when market prices were much lower than they are today. are the plain facts for offering such values as we quote for the July Sale. Rugs in all sizes from the small ones to the large room sizes are in this sale at special prices namely Wool and Fibres. Tapestry Brussels and Administers of the newest desisns.
 SPECIAL RAG RUGS
 July Sale Prices 89c and 9sc each.
 SPECIAL VELVET RUGS
 Size 27x54. Regular $1.9s values. July Sale Price $1.5O each.
 Room Size Rugs in a large variety. at prices which will not exist later on. OIL CLOTH and LINOLEUM
 REMNANTS At less than today's cost prices
New Britain herald., 1917-07-11

Evidently the censorship directors speak different languages.-Meriden Record
New Britain herald., 1917-07-11
FACTS AND FANCIES.

Iears are the war cry of an angry W Woman.-Bridgepo Telegram.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-11

Congratulations are extended to the Emporia man who gave his girl a dia- mond three years ago and got it back last week. Diamonds have increased in value 30 per cent. in that time.- Kansas City Star.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-11

The man on the corner says Man can love his felloWman without slap ping him on the back.-NorWich h Bulletin.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-11
SPECIAL JULY SALE PRICES ON RUGS AND
 DRAPERY
 MATERIALS
TWO EXTRAORDINARY LOTS OF CURTAIN
 SCRIMS
AT 12 1-2c and 17c YARD.

Offering more than Twb Thousand Yard of Dainty Scrims. To duplicate these values offered in this sale we would have to ask 1sc to 29c yard for them.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-11

stuffs has passed into the hands of spectators. for some one must buy and hold not only tho normal flow from the farmer but this probable D,
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-12
Attacks Are Expected on American Shipping when Steamers
 Go Abroad.
ARMED PLANS EXECUTED
German Newspaper Claims Action of Government Will Mean Trouble
 for United States.

WASHINGTON. March 12.- All plans for the arming of American vessels engaged in commerce, espe- eialy on the Atlantic. were complet- cd today and they will be moving either way in a few days. The government officials made this an- aouncement today but further stat cd that no mention must be made in the newspapers or otherwise as to the time of the departure of the steamers.
 Within six days, 1t is the opin- ion of the naval authorities here that submarine will appear of the Atlantic coast and perhaps the Gulf of Mexico, ready to bounce upon American shipping iS vesesIs attempt to leave ports. This is their ex- planation given for the sudden ces- satiou Of the sinking Of merchant vessels during the past week, Ger many is assembling her submarines In the Atlantic ready to attack Am crIcan boats.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-12
REV. MATTHEWS RECEIVED CASH
 FOR A RECALL
Seattle BootIegger Says He Gave Minister One Thousand Dollars
 To Get Gill.

SEATTLE, March 12.--Logan Bill. ingsley testified today on the stand in the graft cases against Mayor Gill, Chief of Police Rockingham and for mer Sheriff Hodge. that he had giy. en Rev. NJ. A. Matthews $l,OOO with which to hire detectives to secure evidence to base a recall against Mayor Gill Billingsley also testi- fled that he gave John Evans, the Seattle Times reporter, an ex-con. vict and who is now fugitive, $50.
 Attorney Walter Fulton asked Bill. ingsley today if he had settlement with Mayor Gill and if it was under. stood that he was to quit illegal traffic in liquor.
 "No," replied Bllmgslcy," but l remember when the first edition of the evening paper came out 1t said had agreed to quit did not want people to think I was a quitter so it was fixed up in the next editions
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-12
OF UNITED STATES WEST OF
 THE ROCKIES WAS TO BE GIVEN TO
 JAPAN BY GERMANY IN U. s, WAR
One Famous Part of the Zimmerman Letter Is Made PubIiC-Had
 Been Withheld.

WASHINGTON, March 12.-Ac. cording to a Democratic Senator, who has close relations with the State Department, one portion of the famous Zimmerman note which has not been made public, set forth the compensation which Germany proposed to offer to Japan if Japan would join with Mexico in making war on the United States.
 That compensation was the cesSa- tion to Japan of all of the United States west of the Rocky Noun tains.
 This Senator asserts that the State Department and President Will son felt it wise to withhold from publication the offer to Japan in- asmuch as Japan never received the offer.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-12
DiaboIicaI Plot of the Germans Is Uncovered by Secret Service
 Men in East.
ON SHIPS
Huge Quantities of Stuff Found in Interned Ships of the
 Germans.

PHILADELPHIA, March 12.-Thc destruction of the Philadelphia Ma wy Yard was the plot which was frustrated today by the United States Federal agents when Adelbert K. Fisher and his wife were arrested. The secret service men have eyi. dnce that the conspiracy was one planned by a large band of leu tonics.
 Following the arrest of Fisher and his wife other plots were discovered as announced
 Enough explosives have been snug gled aboard the intened German liners Prinz Eitel Freidrich, and the Kron Prina Welhelm to destroy the entire navy yard and menace the southern part of Philadelphia.
 Secret service men made many re- ports this afternoon and wholesale arrests are expected Scores Of ops eratlves are now aboard all German interned steamers in this locality. The full details of the plot are be- ing suppressed.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-12
All Liberals of the Old Line Parties Are Asked To Form a New
 Organization.
CONVENTION DATE SET
Matthew Hale Is Taking Initiative in Forming Dominant Power for
 the Government.

NEW YORK, March 12. - An nouncement that negotiations arc under way with Progressiyes, Re- publicans, Democrats, Prohibition ists. Socialists and representatives of other parties ITO meet with Q committee of Progresslves and plan for the formation of a league ol liberals" was made today by Mat thew Hale, acting chairman of the Progressive National Committee.
 In issuing the call for the con vention which has been set for April 12 at St. Louis, Mir Hale en- rolled the members of the Progress sive Party.
 Mir. Hale asserts that Radical ism" of the Progressives in 1912 now had largely become the law of the land. "The South" he said, would yield only to a third party"
 MT. Hale urged that the Progress siyes united with the liberal ele- ments in all parties into "Domi- nant power for the good of the gov ernment,"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-12
The Turks Were Gradually Forced Out of the
 City and British
 in Possession.
FIGHT IN DUST STORM
Russian Troops Are Also Pressing Turkish Army and Pursuing Them
 Near BiSitum.

LONDON, March 12. - General Maude captured Bagdad early yes terday morning. according to official advices received here today. The city was occupied and the Turks were completely busted and driven towards the South.
 No details were contained in Gen. Maude's dispatch. During the day the following official report was re- ceived concerning the operations against Bagdad which carries the operations up to Saturday morn ing when the Turks had been forced back to within three miles, west and southwest of the city:
 "Our forces engaged with the Turks on the River Diala line on the night of the Sth, and succeed ed, despite the bright moonlight, in effecting a surprise, crossing the Diala and establishing a strong post on the right bank there. Mean while. on the morning of the Sth, the Tigris having been bridgcd at some distance downstream, Brit ish detachment marched up the right bank and found the enemy holding a position six miles south west of Bagdad. The enemy was driven from this position to another position many miles in the rear. During the night of the 9th a pas sage of the Diala was forced and our troops advanced four miles tor ward Bagdad During the night our forces on the right bank of the Ti- gris drove the enemy from the sec ond position bivouacing on the ground gained. This advantage, notwithstanding binding dust storm and violent gale, was pressed on the morning of the 10th, the Turks being pursued back to within three miles west and southwest of Bagdad.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-12
NEW RAILROAD LINE IS BEING PLANNED
 ON PACIFIC COAST

TACOMA, March l2.-Four hun dred miles of railroad from southern oregon costing $7OOO,OOO are planned by Robert E. Strahorn, of Spokane, who says he has the backing of the Hill and Hartman systems. This proposed road will open up a vast territory in eastern Oregon now al most inaccessible. It will afford a connection to the Hill system, Un' ion Pacific, Southern Pacific and the Western Pacific.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-12
STEAMER MOVEMENT and Mail Information
NOW BOUND NORTH

NOW BOUND NORTH Alaska arrived from the south this afternoon with two days mail. Admiral Farrasut is expected from the south tomorrow. Has mail. City of Seattle sailed north from Seattle last night. Will be due Thursday. Has one days mail. Humboldt is northbound and will be due Wednesday. Has one days mail. Despatch is northbound and will be due to arrive Friday.
 SCHEDULED sAlLlNes Princess Sophia is scheduled to sail north from Vancouver to- morrow. Dolphin is scheduled to sail for the north from Seattle Thurs day.
 Northwestern is scheduled to sail from Seattle Friday. Admiral Watson is scheduled to sail northbound from Seattle next Monday.
 soUTHeouND sAILlNes Humboldt will be the next boat southbound, Thursday or Fri- day.
 Despatch is scheduled to sail southbound next Friday.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-12
NEW LAW WILL BE
 APPLIED NOW FOR
 FRENCH STEAMERS

PARIS, March 12.- All steam ships of more than 1000 tons bur den which are chartered by compan- ies or individuals in France must have authorization from the French in order to sail from foreign port to any point other than a French port or to sail in ballast from a French port to a foreign port.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-12
TO RUSH WORK BEFORE IT
 AND TO ADJOURN

WASHINGTON, March F. The Senate leaders have decided to clean up the work before the special ses- sion by the middle of this week and secure a brief rest before the extra. ordinary session begins.
 Administration leaders have aban- doned the hope of the ratification of the treaty according Colombia $l5,. 900, 900 for her share in the Panama canal zone.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-12
PROHIBITION AND
 PREPAREDNESS ARE
 BOTHER HAWAlIANS

HONOLULU, March l2.-The leg islature of the Islands is having a warm time in the discussions over prohibition and preparedness. It isl believed here that the prohibition ists have an even break for an abso. lute bone dry law.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-12
MITCHELL MENTIONED FOR
 CABINET PLACE
New York City Official Slated To Succeed Secretary Baker
 as War Head.
BAKERS NEW POSITION

WASHINGTON, March 12.-John Purroy Mitchell, Mayor of New York City, may be offered a place in President Wilson's cabinet, accord ing to report current in administra- tion quarters.
 According to this gossip Mayor Mitchell is to be the next Secretary of War, succeeding Newton D. Ba- ker. Mir. Baker is slated for the Attorney Generalship to succeed Thomas Watt Gregory, the present attorney general.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-12
INDIANA T0HN
 TORNADO SWEPT
 50 ARE KILLED
Hundreds Are Injured in Sunday StOrm-Many Buildings Are
 Destroyed.

NEWCASTLE. Indiana, March 12. A terrific tornado struck this town yesterday afternoon and fifty are known deal, 24 of them being women, and over an hundred in- jured. The property damage is estimated at one million dollars. The storm swept a path through the city two blocks wide. One hundred houses were leyclcd and 300 dam aged.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-12
STEEL NET WHICH GUARDS HARBOR TO
 BE OPENED NIGHTS

NEW YORK, March 12.-The gate of the net hung across the Mar rows as protection against submar' ines will be open at night until further notice. Since the tension be- tween this country and Germany became acute no vessel has been per mitted to leave the harbor at night The gate of the net is 9O9 feet wide.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-12
U. S. AMBASSADOR DEAD.

TOKYO, March I2.-The Japan csc government expresses deep sym pathy to the United States gov ernment over the death of United States Ambassador George W. Guth- rie. who died here last Friday after an attack of apopleXy.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-12
MILLIONS OF SHOES
 FOR RUSSIANS HAVE
 BEEN REPORTED LOST

PETRoGRAD, March 12-Russian report that 25,OOO,OOO pairs of shoes have mysteriously dis appeared on their way to Vladivos. tok to European Russians. The shoes were manufactured in Japan and the United States and had been bought by the government to supply the civ ilian population
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-12
THIRD DOMESTIC
 LOAN OF CANADA
 OPENS THIS WEEK

OTTAWA. March I2.-The third Canadian domestic war loan will be opened for subscription this week. It viu be for $I5OOOO.OOO. of which the Canadian banks will take about one-half. The rate is expected to De 59s per cent
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-12
GERARD ARRIVES IN HAVANA FROM
 EUROPEAN POST

HAVANA, March 12.-The liner Infanta Aeulia arrived here yester- day afternoon with United States Ambassador James w. Gerard aboard The trip across the Atlantic was un- eyentful.