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New Britain herald., 1917-10-29
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DOING OUR BIT.
Bankers Thank Herald for Aiding
 Liberty Loan Campaign.

october 2I, 191l The New Britain Herald,
 City.
 Gentlemen:
 At a meeting of the Liberty Loan committee held Friday evening, Oc- tober 26th, it was unanimously voted that the thanks of this committee are hereby extended to the New Brit ain Herald for its efficient co-opera- tion in securing the maximum sub- scriptions for New Britain for the Liberty Loan.
 Your editorials as well as reports have been of high grade and have con- tributed materially in bringing the importance of this loan before the people of this city and I wish to as- sure you of my personal appreciation of the courtesy and efficiency of your reporters and your editorial staff.
 Yours truly,
 A. J. SLOPER, Chairman Liberty Loan Committee.
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Won Tirpitz, zu Reventlow & Co. no longer offer dates for the starvation or Great Britain by German submarines, but excuses for their failure to make good old promises.-New York World.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-29

It would be interesting to know just how the defeat of constitutional prohl- bition is explained in Iowa. The state has statutory prohibition and seems satisfied with it, or did. Does 1t think best to let we'll enough alone, or has the Federal bone-dry law made the Iowans uneasy ?-Portland Press.
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Result of Practice.
(BostOn Transcript)

You appear to eat we'll. Johnny" snid his aunt whom he was visiting.
 "Yes'm," said Johnny. I've been practicing all my life"
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FAC.TS AND FANCIES.

France has a way of demonstrating on frequent occasions that it is not yet bled white. The capture of over 75O0 German prisoners and twenty five guns near Soissons by the French army shows what power Is behind it's, bloWs.-New York World.
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October 27, 1917 New Britain Herald
 Church street, City. Dear. Sirs:-
 At a meeting of the Liberty Loan committee last night it was voted to extend to you a vote of thanks for your hearty cooperation in furthering the Liberty Loan cam paign. - Yours very truly, 'f J. c. LOOMS,
 Sec to Committee.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-29

Serious as the labor a nd food situa- ton must be for Germany, it is nev- theless necessary to insist that the con- dition in itself does not bring peace nearer. Overwhelming military de- feat is indispensable for the peace, liberty and happiness of the world. Petain and IIaig are the true peace makers and in a short time General Pershing will be contributing his hu- manc cooperation to the same end.- Wall Street Journal.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-29

Although only a private Dewey Se- lander. who Is pictured above, will be one of the first New Britain boys to go lover the top''. He enlisted April 3, 1917, with Company I, in New Britain and was later sent to New Haven where his company was merged into another regiment. At present Selan- der Is believed to be in France. He is the son of MT. and Mrs. O. Selander of 718 Stanley street.
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he only profitable advertising medium in the city. Circulation books and press room always open to advertisers
The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-12
WEALTHY FOOD GAMBLERS
 FIGHT CONTROL BILL
MEASURE APPROVED BY THE AD. MlNlSrRATlON INTRODUCED
 IN ThE SENATE.

Washington May ll--A food e n. frol bin approved by the administra- tou and containing many features of the agriculture department measures pending in the house wac introduced in the senate today by Senator Gore. chairman of the agriculture commit. Tee. An early effort will be made to bring lt To the senate floor.
 The bill contains most of the TO- posa fought according to Carl Vroo- man, assistant secretary of agricul. ture by powerful lrbby of wealthy food gamblers. It calls for a teod sur. Ney by the agriculture department and would give the department power to license the manufacture, storage and distribution of food One vi. sion would legalize the mixture of wheat and other cereals in inc making of four and would fix food standards.
 The house agricu. ure committee heard several food experts during the day. A commission tr deal with he situation was the suggestion of Joseph Cullinan. representing the Texas in dustrial congress. Edwin C. Dinwid. die, representing temperance organi- .2ations urged national prohibition 10 conserve the grain supply
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confined 10 tho rose of England and the lily or France.
 The ro.uuda boxes of the hall were l'lIed with handsomely gowned women.
 Al the close of the banquet Mayor Mitchell presented to Mr. Balfour and M Nyiani gold medals emblematia Of their visit 10 New York. The mayor saen proposed a toa-t 10 the president Of the Uuted States. The diners rose. cheering trantically and throw ing their napkins into the air. while the orchetra played the S.ar Sp4ngled Banner. The mayor then toasted King George Of England, whGe the orches- tra played God Save fine Kng. This was followed ty a toast 10 the French republic, which was drmll 10 the strains of the Narseillase, and then there Was another toa [ tO the presi- dent or France.
 Mir Cloate who followed the mayor. referred to those dear allies of ours Great Britain, our be owed mother country and France, our fascinating. hypnotizing sister,
 Mr. BaltoW was the next speaker. He moved his hearers to hieh en- Jhus'dsn when he said:
 "\e have not come here as instruc. tor of t.y American republic but it Is lmp tant for me to proclaim my unalterable conviction that We have reached crisis when the whole of civilization must rise up and voice it's appeal fer the preservation of human liberty"
 M. Viyiani whose address was in French, was the last speaker, he drew a distinction between the German .teaS of life and those Of democracies. In every thought Germany had been thinking and planning world domina- ton, he said, not only by mnitarism. but by finance, diplomacy and trade. The whole state directed every energy to this end.
 Germany chose it's own time and then ie1ped upon the democracies of the world, he declared. Those de. mocracies answered the challenge, the French statesman asserted, not be cause of individual and different ts- sues, but because the one predomi- nant danger underneath was the same for all
 Owing 10 the brief stay of the Brit ~h comm ssion in this city, only two events have been arranged for tomor- row. They will be the guests of the chamber Of commerce a- luncheon and at night are expected 10 attend an en- tertanment for the benefit of the British Red Gross
 The French commissioners left the city tonight
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PLANT IF HARVESTER
 COMPANY DESTROYED
ORIGIN OF FIRE UNKNOWN AND LOSS WILL EXCEED A MIL
 LION DOLLARS.

Sioux Falls, S. D., May 1l.-Fire of unknown origin tonight totally de- stroyed the International Harvester Company's offices and warehouse building here. The loss is in excess of a million dol ars. More than one million pounds of oiled binder twine ienited, spreading the flames to all parts of the four-stary structure, which occupied a quarter blcck in the manu- facturing district The warehouse was heavily stocked with farm imple- ments and machinery repairs.
 Three of five employees cut off from escape on the fourth floor of the building were injured when they jumped for an awning three stories below, one suffering a br ken leg and ribs another a broken arm and the third minor bruises. The others g i'd down a rope 10 the ground
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Washington. May 11-Scnsationai charges that lobby of "to.d gam blers some of them men If immense wealth, already is at W rk in Wash inston seeking to defeat the admm- istration food control bills, were made tonight in formal statement by As sistant Secretary Vrooman of the De partment rf Agriculture
 Allies Of the Kaiser-unpatriouc and sioyal-who should he made to feel the ahng and contempt of every patriotic American, are some of the characterization applied by Mr, Nrooman 10 "food rpeeulators, f od cornerers and food gamblers wh', he promises, will in time oe touched by appropriate legslati n.
 Mr. Vrooman's statement said
 Never in the history of the world have business men shown as much patriotism and uneeltishness as have been manifested since the war began by the business men of America.
 However. this attitude has not been universal. There are food speeulators to-d cornerers and fed gamblers
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Commission to Purchase
 for Allied Nations
In Future There Will Be No Bid- ding Against Each Other
 for Supplies.

steel munitions clothing and count less other articles which America alone can supply to the allies.
 Were there no check on the efforts of the allies to satisfy individual re- quirements in this country, it Is real1 ized that their united demands would send prices soaring, decreasing the ef- fectiyeness of the money to be loaned them by the United States. Repeti- ton of this process, officials he.ieve, would minimize the effectiveness of American financial cooperation and seriously cripple the purchasing power of American money for military, naval and other needs of this government
 The program of making loans it is believed, probably will remain um- changed until the proceeds of the first offering of liberty bonds are available. except with respect 10 Great Britain. tu which additional loans probably wiE be made. Details of the mammoth task Of receiving and distributing sub scriptions received are under formula ton by treasury and federal reserve bank officials. 1t is believed these details will be completed within a few days. tho prospectus will be issued, and the nationwide campaign for &C., tual subscription will then gain head. waY.
 There Is little doubt that virtually every allied nation. large and small, will participate, 10 some extent in tha loan Great Britain. France. Italy and l Belgium already have received loans.
 Because of the great work involved, tabulation of estimates of subscrip- | lions has been discontinued.
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Sensational Charges of
 Lobby of Food Gamblers
Referred to As Allies of the sKGiser, Unpatriotic and DislOydI
 to the Country.

some of them men of immense wealth and others Of very small means, who are today taking advantage of war conditions to exploit their te low citi- zeus to the full extent of their ability. These men are allies Ct the kaiser, and are d ing their utmost to defeat the patriotic purposes of the nation. Wherever they are seen, in high places or in low they should be condemned and made to feel the loathing and con tempt of every patriotic American These men will be taken care of in due time by national. state and mnict pal legislation, but unu such egb. la. ii n can be enacted the Culy eemctive power that can be brought against them is the power of an outraged pub. lie sentiment and that should be used vi -orously and mercilessly.
 "I am told that some of hese mon are actually in Washington today conducting a lobby against the re quest of President Wilson that con. 2ress emp wer him and his cabinet t- take the necessary means to mobi lize the agricultural resources of thi. nation for victory
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RESTRICT ATTORNEY CALLS
 ON BOARD MEMBERS
President of Board Of Trade An /nounces That Trading Was Stepped on Account of Patriotic Duty Of Board Members to the Country In This Hour Of National Stress.

Chicago. May l1--Trading in May wheat was ordered discontinued at a meeting of the board of directors of the Chicago Board of Trade tonight. The directors also decided that exist ing contracts should be adiudicated either by delivery of the property or at q selling price to be fixed by a com7mitJee appointed for the purpose. This committee is headed by James A. Patten and VIII meet tomorrow morning.
 About the board of trade offices, a number of which remained open long after the directors had adjourned to meet again in the morning. 1t was cur rent hat action by the federal author tiles in the last few days, and par tcularly early in the day. had hasten ed the action of lhe board of direc- tors. None of those at the meeting would confirm or deny that 1t had been intimated to board officials that some action 10 curb soaring prices or wheat should be taken or government officials would close the board. It was admitted that a number of board of trade members had been summoned to the office of the federal district attorney in the morning and others - -----------------------s
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Crown Prince Throws His Men in Waves Against the French But Without Gaining His Point.
Grown Prince Repprecht Makes Bitter Attacks in an Effort to Dislodge the British From the Advantageous Posi- tions They Hold About Lens and Laon.

New York, May ll-Bi.tar a tacks by the troops Of Grown Prince Bup. prccht and the German crown prince are beng made against the pc. uous vital To the defenses Of Lens and I.aon held by the British and French. Field Marshal faig and General Niveue are holding their recont gains and threw Ing back the alta king Ger mans with heavy -sses
 Souh Of the Souchel river one or the natural barriers 70 Leu-. the Ger. mans have made a third attempt to reCapture the positions taken bv inc British Thursday. and for third time have been thrown back. 4 momeutary oting was won by Prince Rupprecht men. aided by liquid fire. n the new British positions. bat a brilliant conn. ter-attack recovered the 1st .reuchcs and left the British inc unchanged.
 Around Cerny-Eu-Laonnois in the plateau overlooking the \ lette river and only nine miles south oi Laon an important link in the German defeu. slyp system in France The German crown prince is eNpeudug his man power freely. bu- intellectually in an attempt to regain l st ground Throw ing his men in waves a9a.ust Il. French on both sides of The village. he succeeded only n gaining about goo yards of an advanced element but his Aain was short lived. a, a French ,ounterattack immediately oyicted the Germans
 On the engthy front in Ma .edor.a the entente forces continue their o- fensive with success between Douu and the Cerna river The British have checked Bulgarian attacks southwest of Doiran and hold their recently Eaned positions with tenacious grip
 West cf Doiran and yves. of the Var dar river. French troops have carried by storm important positions south ot Humai on the Serbo4rreeh border end withstood violent coun'er-auack- a} the Bulgarians. Twenty miles lo the west and also near the border the Eerb.ans have captured two Bulearian works north of Polar In addition to inflictmg heavy losse. on the Germans and the Bulearans. the entente forces in the Macedonian theater on Thurs
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Washington. May 1l.--An interna- fional agreement under which there will be placed in the Hands of a small commission, possibly of one man, the purchasing power of virtually every dollar of the billions to be lent the allies by this government and the ad- ditiona. billions winch they vii spend in this country out of their own in come, is at present in process or formulation
 A draft Of the proposed agreement has been left to Secretary MeAdoo who already has held a number or conferences with foreign enyoys on the subect Great Britain, France and Italy are understood to have signified their desire to enter such an agree ment and other entente governments are likely to assume the same atti- tude.
 Discussion of the proposed agree. ment has reached a stage where the chief beneficiaries Of the huge Ameri can loan have agreed tLat 1t would be to the interest Ce all concerned to eliminate absolutely competition among themselves for American prod. ucts. and have signified their readi- ness to pledge them- elves to do so. | The agreement. when drafted wou d have for is aim the attainment of maximum efficiency both for the allies and the American government for every dollar spent in this country for war purposes
 The plan involves no fixing Of prices, however. First efforts will be confined to a program eliminating competitive bidding for the foodstuffs,
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ROOSEVELT DOES NOT
 WANT ARMY BILL DELAYED

Nas1uston May ll-Senator Hard ius and Representative Gardner. lead ing advocates in the senate and house of Colonel R.oseveu.s D an 10 raise a volunteer division received tele- gram from the colonel tonight sayng he hoped u-ne of his friends in con- grcss would carry their light for u- hcri2aton Of the plan t the point Of seriously delaying enactment of the army draft hn
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GERMANS THROWN BACK WITH HEAVY LOSSES

discriminatory aeanst corporations. The who tax load also was criti- cised as too large. and the suggestion was made that the tax burden be dis tIfhuted over several decades
 Tomorrow the committee will cen. sider the tax leyies on public utilities advertising amusements. club dues, Insurance and general manufactures. including automobiles, moving picture uIms. cosmetics and chewing gum.
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NOTED AVIATOR MISSING.

Nottingham May 1t-Capt. Albert Ball of the British flying squadron, who recently received the freedom of the city of Nottingham for having brought down German airplanes, has been missing since Monday, according to a letter received by his father.
 Captain Ball, who sometime ago was awarded the distinguished service or. der medal, was credited with having brought down 29 German airplanes He was said to have fought more than 100 air battles before he reached his twentieth birthday
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RUSSIAN SOCIALISTS
 WILL GO TO STOCKHOLM

Petr0grad May H. via London An appea to Inc peoples ol the world con. coming the calling sf a peace confer euce in a neutral country will be pub. u he'd immediately by 'ha Council of Soldiers and w rkmeu's Delegatee. according To resolution adapted a a meeting yesterday of the executive committee Of the council The com mIuae also resolved 10 send a deleea- ton establish relations win -h. socia ~t deie-alcs at Stockh Inn and 10 send delegate. t2 neutral and allied countries to further inc peace move. meut
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day and Friday captured aoo prs oucrs
 The British government has issued grave warning To munulou workers uoW on strike and gives tice pun hmeut for the mtuens ot tho strikes which were not authorized by The trades unions Of Eugland Noln tary recruiting the British var office announces. soon will be extended to men up ta Ip years of age. bo.h single and married
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New York. May ll.-Ono of inc most brilliant banquets in the history
 America wa- given here tonight in hon.r Of the British and French war missions 10 the United States.
 The guests included Arthur James Bali1ur British foreign minister. Rene Niyani French minis CT of jus. uce Marshal Jo0re and two former presidents f the United State Theodore Roosevelt and wi liam fl. .Tatt
 The distineuishad representatives Of America's allies in the war aga hst Germany arrived at the Waldorf As- toria in enc party
 The stree.s on all sides If the hotel were literally packed with men and women eager to pay their re-pccts To the city's guests.
 Outlined in electric lights on the front ot the hotel were the flags ot the three natl ns represented. while far up and down famous Fifth avenue double rows of street amps. eleamng through 2 lden globes, broueht ut d sea of flags floating over parallel lines .of patriotic citizen. who damned tho sidewalk, on both sides for mile and Ia hall
 The members Cf the missions were escorted first to the great ballroom. where a brief recep.iCu was held and then to the erand banquet hall which has been the scene of many bri liant .assemalagee. They entered in the f flowing order
 Mr. Baltour and Mayor John Pur- roy Mitchell
 M Niviani and Governor Whitman
 Marshal Jonre and United States Senator Calder
 Sir Cecil SpringRiee, the British ambassador, and Colonel Roosevelt
 Jules JUsserand, the French ambas- sador and Mr. Tatt
 Sir Thomas WhHe. finance minister | of Canada, and Joseph P. Choate. former ambassador to Great Britain Vice Admiral Chocheprat of the French navy, and Frank l.. Polk, counsellor of the department of state. Rear Admiral Sir Dud ey R. s. De Chair of the British navy and Dr, Nicholas Murray Butler president of Columbia university
 The Marquis de Chambrun and Rear Admiral Nathaniel R. Usher. com mandant of the New Ycrk navy yard Lieutenant General Bridges of the British army and Major General Leon ard Wo d commander of the depart ment of the southeast. Lord Cunlife. governor of the Bank | of England: Sir Erie Drummond, NI | IHovelacque. French inspector general of education, Charles Give Bayley British consul general in New York and the other members of the mis- sions
 Stretched across enc end or the ban quet Ina was a great curtain of hort zon blue In the center was the Ameri can flag. flauked by the Colors of France and England and with the flags Jof the ten other allies surrounding
 them Below the flags wa~ a copy of medallion representing France and England, supported on a golder panel bearing the now famous words of President Wilson. "To make the
 world safe for democracy
 Tho menu was one of the simples
 eyer served al a great public dinner ii
 New York l was limited 10 fiv'
 cour-ea. each one ypically Amer
 can diT, and was designed to eN
 emplfT the Spartan simplicity tha
 shou'd( govern the nation in its hon | O. danger. The tebie decorations wer
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.RUM0RS OF RUSSIAN
 STRIKES UNFOUNDED

Petrograd, May ii, via London, 9:16 p. m.-N. C. Tcheidse, presi- dent of the Council of Soldiers and Workmen's Delegates, after an in- Vestigstion, declared that all ru. mors of anarchy, the proclamation Of a autonomous unit, or strikes in powder works in the Schluessel- burg district are absolutely un- founded.
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TO MURDER
 POLICE DEPARTMENT HEADS

Baltimore May ll-A conspiracy to murder the heads of the police depart meut here and enable e,ng of thugs with headquarters in New Iark to blow a number of banks in the excite men. that uld follow was reported to General La~rason Riggs, head of the Police Board, here t.daY
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FIRE SUSPECT ARRESTED.

Pittsburgh. Pa, May 11.-Thomas ]. Pfarr fire marshal of Allegheny coun- ty, today caused the arrest of Joseph s Dean, whom Pfarr alleges was re- SD nsible for the fire which destroyed the factory cf the Union Paper Box Company here October 25. 1915. with the loss of l3 lives. l2 of the victims being girl employees.
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BRILLIANT
 BANQUET 10
 WAR MISSION
AMONG THE GUESTS WE'RE FORMER PRESIDENTS TAFT
 AND ROOSEVELT.
DECORATION PATRIOTIC
 AND ELABORATE

The Menu Was the Simplest Ever Served at Great Public Dinner in New York, Being Limited to Five Courses, Each a Typical American Dish.
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WEATHER
 FORE A ST

Forecast for Arkansas-Saturday and Sunday generally fair, somewhat warmer in east portion.
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A FOR RENT 40 WILL RENT THAT VACANT ROOM

People looking for rooms turn to the classified ads of the newspapers to see what is offered An ad in the SeutinelRecord is almost sure to bring you a customer.
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