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New Britain herald., 1917-12-24
FACTS ABOUT THE AMERICAN NAVY
Smoke Screen

Do you remember the fairy tale
about the man who could make HIM
self invisible? Every time he got in
hole he simply wrapped the impen-
etrable fog Of his magic power about
him. and beat it all unseen.
Which is exactly what a modern
warship has learned to do.
suppose you were an admiral in
command of a division of four dread
naughts. Up over the horizon climbs
the masts and stacks of an enemy
squadron, eight ships say. And, as
luck would have it, they are to lee
ward. While the heavy column nears
your puny force it appears, that four
vessels on the tail thereof are onlv
battle cruisers. These are a. little
faster than your dreadnaughts but
not quite such heavy hittern. If only
You could swing around astern Of
them and engage, you might have a
chance to square things up later with
the big ships.
You call In couple of destroyers
you've been using as scouts. Make
smoke-screen four miles covering
enemy column" is the gist of the
signal you send them.
The small craft are doing about
gether and run in opposite directions
parallel to your course, between you
and the enemy. Each destroyer skip
per has rung up his engine rooms and
shouted down the tube: Smoke-screen,
Chief, and make her black" The
young chief engineer jumps his men
to the blowers (air fans for supply
ing the furnaces) and slows them
down to almost nothing.
At which point must explain to
you that pure gases Of combustion of
oil or any other fuel are almost col
orless. When there is not enough air
to supply oxygen combustion is i'm
perfect and black smoke is produced.
Most modern destroyers are oil burn
ers. So by slowing the blowers and
cutting out the oil heaters (cold oil
burns poorly great masses of black
smoke pour out over the funnel lips
and sweep to leeward in a thick deep
cloud.
At the speed they are making the
two destroyers lay this black blanket
at the rate Of nearly a mile a minute.
It is but question of seconds before
the enemy is out of sight behind the
fog. A f1uttering bit Of color darts to
the Flagship's yard-arm. Ships right
about" repeats each deck officer along
his bridge. The flag drops, and the
ships spin simultaneously to the rear
while the hostile fleet steam on en-
tirely unaware of the maneuver.
Making smoke screen has become q
branch of naval science. OF course
New Britain herald., 1917-12-24
The Old Home Town.

A fellow gets to thinking that the
town is ION the Fritz"
And probably makes up his mind to
roam;
Just realized IT'S 20
About time that he pulled up stakes
for home.
Well, after he has struck the burg
and settled down for fair,
Just ask him what he thinks Life's
greatest bliss,
And, ten to one, he'll tell you, II he's
strictly on the square,
The greatest joy you'll ever know is
When you're back in the old town
once more, boy,
And your friends gather round by the
score:
Each Happy to meet you,"-
"Dehghted to greet.
Brings back all the glad days Of yore.
Your heart-aches are banished, for
gotten;
Your trials are ended and DER,
For each clasp of a hand
Shows you just where you stand,
When you're back in the old town
once more.
Things do not seem to vary much
wherever you may go,
And all towns seem to run" about
alike;
OF course, when first you Init" a
place, you're dazzled with the
show;
But soon the glamor's gone and OH
you hike"
Yet, soon or late, the Wanderlust for
sakes you, and again
Old Memory, the prompter. gives his
cue,
Home, James!" Alas! how slow are
trains to get you where you
want
To hook-up with the joy that waits
for you.
When you're back in the old town
once more, boy,
And you tread the old paths as OF
yore;
Each highway and by-way
For you is a joy-way
With greetings of welcome galore.
The long dreary days of your exile
Recede, upon Memory'a shore,
From the smile and the nod
On your own native sod,
When you're bacK~m the old town
once mora
p H. SHEA
New Britain herald., 1917-12-24

AS a means of helping to increase
the pork supply, the Department Of
Agriculture has just released to the
motion picture theaters a film show
ing the work Of the Boys Pig clubs
which are being organized in all parts
Of the country in cooperation with
state agricultural colleges. The film
shows methods of instructing farm
boys and girls how to raise better
pigs and the methods used by club
members in carrying out instructions.
The FIRST lesson taught in the film
story 10 that 1t costs no more 30 feed
and caro- for the pig Of carefully Sc
lected stock than the scrub, while the
results In meat produced is greatly in
favor of a well-bred animal. 1t is
shown further how to feed and care
for the pigs, how to protect them from
disease, and how to shelter them from
the inclemency of winter and the heat
of summer. The results of wise Sc
lection and Intelligent care are shown
in the well-groomed, fat, healthy
porkers wearing the prize ribbons
they have won at county and state
fairs.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-24

wind and state Of atmosphere have q
great deal to do with the smoke drift.
But on the average day with a mol
| unusual breeze the density of gas will
weaken very little in FIVE miles. II
laid thick enough it will not rise, but
hangs closely to the surface of the
water. At the same time there Will
be enough Of the lighter gases in
Guided to rise and conceal the masta
and upper works of the vessel trying
to hide. "
Destroyers are mostly depended
upon for making smoke screens They
can steam fast enough to envelope
a body of battleships with the great
est ease. In fact one of the prepa-
rations for a concentrated destroyed
attack Is a banked screen Of tremen-
dous density. "Mud-soup" they call
around the victims their only safe
course is to run for clearer space.
At night the smoke screen is even
| more effective than in the day time,
In a torpedo boat attack a warship
must defend herself by picking UP the
! little viper with a searchlight, and
finishing her before a lucky torpedo
!! can get in its dirty work. But search-4
lights are practically useless in any
sort of smoke. In a screen they sims
ply wilt.
There is one great drawback to such
tactics. Not until certain battle Of
the present war was it realized
though the screen might bury thu
enemy their gunners still have clear
target at the opposite ships. we'll clear
| Of the gloom. This is especially trlaa
of battleships which cannot make
great enough speed to outrun thu
smoke unless the day Is a very favor
able one.
Another objection is the fact TIN
vessel laying the screen cannot very
we'll see torpedoes coming her way
in the same direction as the torpe~
does are travelling, for they can then
be easily lodged. Altogether It's =
f1fty-hfty proposition unless one II
pretty we'll armed and speedy enough
| to get in a little foot-work at critic9J
moments. b.
When the war is over expect ~
patent q device which shall make Il
possible to spread a smoke screen
with q Henry Clay perfecto. Suppose
you suddenly md yourself cornere0
| by the local bore. How gratifying II
would be to lay little mist betwean
you and the air-artist; and. without
his even seeing you, simply sidestep
into a safety and relief.
After all it's only new kind OF
camouf1age. All used to be vanity.
Now it's camouhage. Alas.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-24
AT THIS TINE

Acn this Christmas Eve the Ameri-
- people are face to face with a
kma4on that naturally tends to put
n Aauper. on their feelings but which
- not been allowed to lessen the
Strit Of hopefulness characteristic
. the nation. Almost every family in
Is land il closely aligned with the
~ work, either by direct represen-
ZION In the service or by work be-
ina the lines There are vacant
Hces at the table, eloquent re-
Fsndors OF the business which occu
ag the United States Of America
ing It's first Christmas in the
6rId war. Yet with all these things
me sober mindedness that comes
people taken away from the
Notifies Of life, there is a. bouyancy
II beepeaks optimism. And there
sssssyt bo no down-castdng OF courage
% hearts. There must be firm reso-
1cn In the faith that right makes
Ght to the end that victorious
nocracy Will eventually bring
ice on EARTH and good will towards
-
New Britain herald., 1917-12-24
CITY ITEMS

DIR. Frank A. Schilling of Toronto
Canada, and Thomas A. Schilling Of
New York are the guests of their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph SchillinG
of II Grove Fill.
William Cullen of Franklin Square
is home from the Connecticut Agricul.
tural college for the holidays. +
The famous Geraldine Farrar and
Wallace Reid are co-stars in 1.-THE
Devil Storm" at the Lyceum. Fatty
Arbuckle also appears.
President Henry C. M. Thomson OF
the American Hardware Corporation
will spend Christmas at his former
home in Ridgefield.
Miss Carrie Humphrey today began
her work t4a.ystenographer and clerk
in theshdsce sof the water comission-
David waskowitz is home from
Yale for the Christmas recess.
Francis Murphy, student in
Georgetown, is spending the holidays
at his home on, East Main street.
Don't forget Firemens Ball, New
Years eve., Booths hall.-advt.
William F. Curtin of Georgetown
university lis home for the holiday
vacation.
Albert G. Tuthill, connected with
the Travellers Insurance Co., will
spend Christmas with his parents in
this city.
Captain Harry Hargreaves is home
from Camp Devens for Christmas.
Miss Esther Phil, a student at the
Connecticut college for women, New
London, is spending Christmas with
her parents, Rev. and Mrs. G. E. PHIL.
Albert Fresen and Charles Cook Of
the Naval Reserve are home on fur
Tough for the holidays
John F. Caufield, stationed at Fort
Hancock, Is spending Christmas with
his family on Garden street.
- Give the boy one of our 81 fountain
pens, Adkins, Sc Church St-Advt.
H. Pfiefer Of Maple street, a mem
Der of the Naval Reserve, is home
from Pelham Bay for the holidays.
ties to clean 'em all up. Wilson's.
-advt.
A son was born early this morning
to Supernumerary Policeman and
Mrs. David Moore of % Prospect
street.
Kitson's dance, Bungalow, Xmas
night. Bob" Spencer will sing.-advt
Harry jackson, with the medical
corps at Columbia University, is home
for over Christmas.
Christmas boxes for gifts at Atkins.
66 Church St-Advt.
Harold P. Smith, with the Naval
Reserve forces at Pelham Bay, is
home on a through. James Parsons is
also home from the same naval base.
White paper for wrapping Xmas
packages, 10-15c at Adkins. SIS
Church street.--Advt.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-24

ence. We should have no enjoyment
except in sense and sight. The eter-
nal light with which childhood nils
the world would be extinguished.
Not believe in Santa Claus! You
might as well not believe in fairies!
You might get your papa to hire men
to watch in all the ch1mneys ON
Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus,
but even If they did not see Santa
Claus coming down, what would that
prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but
that is no sign that there is no Santa
Claus. The most real things IN the
world are those that neither children
nor men can see. Did you ever see
fairies dancing on the lawn? OF
course not, but that's no proof that
they are not there. Nobody can con-
ceive or imagine all the wonders
there are unseen and unseeable in the
world.
You may tear apart the baby's rat
tie and see what makes the noise in
side. but there is veil covering the
unseen world which not the strongest
man. nor even the united strength
of al. thc strongest men that ever
lived, could tear apart. Only faith.
fancy, poetry, love, romance, can push
aside that curtain and view the pic
ture the supernal beauty and glory
beyond. Is it all real? Ah Virginia,
in all this world there is nothing else
real and abiding.
= No Santa Claus! Thank God! he
lives and he lives forever. A thou
sand years from now, Virginia, nay,
ten times ten thousand years from
now, he will continue to make glad the
heart of childhood
New Britain herald., 1917-12-24
Murphy President of Tabs.

Officers of the Y. M. T. A. and B.
society were elected yesterday after
noon at the bi-nonthly meeting of the
society in the rooms on Lafayette
street James P. Murphy was chosen
president over Philip 1Scheyd. Thomas
Grove was elected vice president and
William Forsythe was made financial
secretary. The other officers are re-
cording secretary, Henry Rose, and
treasurer, Frederick G. Russell; ser
geant-at-arms, Thomas White; mar
shall, William Beckett: llbrarlan'
John O'Brien; cha plain, Rev. john
T. Winters. The new officers OF tho
society will be installed at the next
New Britain herald., 1917-12-24
THE TIN1E NOT RIPE.

There shall be peace on earth and
good will towards men, all in due
season
It Is felt by those who have the
destinies Of nations in their hands
that the present is no time for peace
discussion with a power that has held
to the ideal of militarism; that such
peace as might be brought about
at this time would be a shallow one,
an armistice.
The peace-makers, then, have a
long wait before them. Those who
hope to negotiate terms with the
Hohenzollerns must suffer setback
in their dreams. There can be no
peace with the present representatives
of the German pople as those repre-
sentatives and their misrepresentation
government are constituted.
1t is recalled that Admiral Won Tir-
pitt, the submari11e-cam of
Germany, recently uttered this senti-
ment at Hamburg: peace based on
the status quo ante or on renuncia-
ton. is out Of the question for Ger
many. For real security we
should have, besides Flanders and
Antwerp, Calais and Bou1ogne."
That is what Won T1rpitz wants;
that is what Hindenburg wants; that
is what the Hohenzollerno want; that
is what all the pan-Germans want.
So long as they want these things
they win never consent to peace terms
Of such q nature as to permit the En-
tente Allies entering into a pact. So
long as the Entente Allies refuse to
listen to this basis Of reckoning so
long must peace be held in the 'offing.
There shall be peace on earth, and
good will towards men; but the sea-
SON is net yet here.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-24
CLARK HEADS BNAI BIRTH.

Officers for Ensuing Year Elected Las
Evening.
The annual election Of officers al
Jehuda Halevi lodge, Bnai Birth, was
held last evening, and the following
were chosen: President, Benjamin 3.
Clark; vice president, S. M. DAVID
son; financial secretary, William N.
Greenstein; recording secretary. Louis
Croll; treasurer, A. Berkowitz; mon-
itor, DR.. B. L. Protass; assistant mon
itdr, B. Myerson: trustees, B. Katz,
Fred Wrinkle and M. Raphael; inside
guardian, Eli Kalln1an; outside
guardian, Nathan Google; delegates
to the national convention, M. D. SAKE;
DR.. B. L. Portass and M. N. Miller.
The convention will be held in New
York early in February, and will be
observed as the 18th anniversary Of
the founding of the order
New Britain herald., 1917-12-24
COMMUNICATED.
DESPICABnE EDWARDS.

Mr.. Curtis Replies to Critic Who
Questions Patriotism of Some
Council Members.
To the Editor of the Herald: ~
The communication headed ~Advice
to the Council" in Saturdays issue of
the Herald deserves an answer, not on
account OF the writer's criticism Of me
but for his seeming inability to size I'm
the real issues in question, attributine
the controversies to small political
motives, building up fences, etc.. and
then bringing up matter in a. way
showing the writer's ignorance and
smallness, unworthy Of red blooded
American, which, I presume, he
would have the public believe he is,
If he is one, though, he, or possibly
a she, was not enough of an American,
whether hiding through shame or
fear, to sign their name for print.
The writer mentions Artemus Ward.
Did he know that his friend, while
known as a hunorist of more than
national reputation, was in that crit
1CA1 p0I1OQ Oh LN6 naI1On9 tine
Civil WARY what was called a Copper
Head, and what are now termed Paci-
fist? Perhaps the writer might re-
member one of his witticisms that he
(Ward) was doing his bit or what he
could for the prosecution of the war
that he was trying to getsall his wife's
male relatives to enlist.
Can the writer, who would have it
appear that he Is an American and
remembers back Is years, make it II
to 10 and remember Councilmen Pat
rick and Tourtelotte of those DAYS of
the Cuban occupation and Philippine
hght1ng following the Spanish war?
II he does, he must remember their
public expressions Of Americanis,n,
such as: Our soldiers ought to be shot
and bayonetted in the bacl-it was
what they deserved; those that were
killed were poor, misguided men who
should be left to lie where they were
New Britain herald., 1917-12-24
DsTABRooK KNOWN HERE.

Henry Dodge Estabrook, widely
known as a lawyer throughout the
country, and for many years solicitor
for the Western Union Telegraph
company, died Saturday evening in 4.
theater In Tarrytown, N. Y. Mr..
Estabrook delivered an address in
this city at Third Ward Republican
club supper in Turner hall, prior to
the national convention in Chicago.
He spoke on Peace, Preparedness
and Patriotism" Recently he was Sc
cured by the opponents Of the plan
Of the Red Cross to donate a large
sum Of money to the vicisectionists In
New Britain herald., 1917-12-24
Center Congregational Church.

Monday-The Christmas entertain
ment for the Primary and Beginners
| departments will be held at 4 o'clock
Wednesday-Girl Scouts will meet
with Miss Fox at 412 Chestnut street
at 5 o'clock and on Saturday night
at $3.50 o'clock. Troop Boy Scouts
will meet at 7:15 o'clock .. -
!, Thursday-At $3.50 Armenian wom-
ems Bible class; 4 o'clock, Lafayette
Sewing school omitted until January
10; 7:45 o'clock, Mid-week service will
be held.
Friday-Red Cross Sewing meetine
at the South church from $3.50 till /
o'clock. .s ~ a.#
Saturday-Choir rehearsals at Z
o'clock. More tenors and bases are
needed in the choir and all who would
be interested in joining are invited
to do so. From the first of January,
the church and chapel will not be
heated on Mondays, Tuesdays and
Wednesdays The organizations ard
asked to hold their meetings on
Thursdays, Fridays or Saturdays.
The Christmas exercises of the|
Kindergarten Department will be held
at the church Thursday afternoon, att
$3.50 o'clock. If bad weather inter-
venes the exercises will be held at the
same time on the following afternoon.
The Thursday night meeting will be
held as usual this week.
The Sunday school has sent out
pound boxes of candy to each one of
the soldier boys of the church in SER
vice.
South Congregational Church.
The organ recital which was to have
been given this week on Wednesday,
has been postpond to next Sunday at
ternoon when it will be given at the
vespers at 4:BO O'Clock.
The Thursday evening meeting for
devotions and work for war relief will
be held as usual this week.
The all day Red Cross sewing meet
ing will be held on Friday, from $780,
till o'clock and luncheon will bel
served.
The following have been selected q
nominating committee to name ON
GERS and committees for the church
of the year 1918. F. N. Wells, E. w. \
Schultz, w. w. Bullen, Mrs F. II.
Brooks, and Miss A. Tuck.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-24
Is THERE a SANTA CLAUS.

1rore than twenty years ago the
Y1ark Sun printed an editorial
EaaRlA under, the above caption. II
.nagtn answer to . letter written by
Mftle girl, VarginiR OHanlon, who
anted to know, az all little girls ana
avs want to know at some time or
kher, IL there really l. an old gentle
kAn who answers the name OF Santa
fnaus. Almost every Christmas sea-
"a the Sun and other newspapers
throughout the land are asked to re-
ant this article. The Herald this
complies with the many requests
= reprint. The article itself is
bly, enc OF che most popular edi-
800 ever written by an American
arniiist ana came from the pen of
~ late Francis Pharcellus Church
~ dashed It or in the regular
Dutfne Of newspaper work.
We take pfeaBure in answering at
aes and thu4 prominently the COM
nnfcation bel0w, expressing at the
me time our great qualification that
fnithfu1 a1d91or b numbered among
" friends OF The SUN:
..Dear Editor:: II am 8 years old.
..some OF my 9lttle friends say there
no Santa Caans.
"Papa says Il you see 1t in The
an It's So ~.
.'Please teli,me the truth; is there a
nta Claus7 .?-E.
VIRGINIA O'HANLON.
s11S WEST Ninety-F,ifth Street" ~,
yfrKinia, your little friends are
rong. They have been affected by
d acepticism Of sceptical age.
hey do not believe except they see.
hey think that nothing can be which
not. comprehensive by their little
inds. All minds, Virginia, whether
tey be mems or chf1dren's are little.
this great universe of ours man is
mere insect, an ant. In his intellect,
compared with the bound1ess world
bout him, as measured by the intelli-
4nce capable of grasping the whole
truth and knowledge.
tAuS. He exists as certainly as love
d generosity and devotion exist, and
" know that they abound and give
your life its highest beauty and joy.
1Aa! how dreary would be the world
there were no Santa Claus. II
fo&a1d be as dreary as II there were
Virginias. There would be no
ild1ike faith then, no poetry. no ro-
New Britain herald., 1917-12-24
PAINTER DIES.

Felix Moschels, God-Son OF Mendel-
sshon, Active in Peace and Arbitration
London, Dec. 24.-Felix Moschels,
the painter, died on Saturday. He was
born in London February 8; 1888 He
was a son of Igna1 Moschels, and the
sod son of Felix Mendelssohn. He
studied painting inS Antwerp and
Paris and his flrst pictures were ex-
hibited in those cities. He was very
active in the cause Of international
arbitration and peace. He was a MEM
Der OF the internationaIipeace bureau
at Berne. ~ @
New Britain herald., 1917-12-24
CHURCH
NEWS
First Baptist Church.

Monday-The Christmas exercises of
the kindergarten and Primary De-
partments of the Bible School were
held on Monday afternoon in the
chapel at o'clock.
Thursday-Junior society meets at 4
o'clock. The church night service will
have for it's theme, John 16:1-11. and
the class in Biblical literature will be
conducted by DR.. Cross at the close
of the service.
Friday-The all day Red Cross sew
ing meeting will be Friday in the South
church. The regular monthly meeting
of the Workers Council will be held in
the chapel on Friday evening, Janu-
airy 10.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-24

which win be held at o'clock III
the afternoon. There will be special
music. The Sunday school will cello
brate Christmas by having festival
at o'clock in the afternoon.
Sergeant Edward W. Peterson spoke
at the Young Peoples meeting yester-
day afternoon. Sergeant Peterson II
stationed at Camp Devens. @sf