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New Britain herald., 1917-03-10
SENT TO ATLANTA PRISON


FIofence, 3. C., Mafch 1U.-Eight
officers Of the German steamship
Liebenfels, sunk In Charleston harbor
the night OF Jan. 81 last, today were
sentenced to a year In the Atlanta fed
eral penitentiary and to pay fine Of
$500 each. They were convicted yes
terday Of sinking vessel ON 4 nav
igable stream In violation Of the nati-
cation laws.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-10
Girl Reported Threat.

Suspecting that something was
wrong and, according to her story,
threatened with the vengeance If she
did not agree to their plans and take
the trip to New York, the informant
Of the authorities called at head
quarters for aid and conferred with
Desk Officer Malone at headquarters.
From the first, he realized that it
was no ordinary complaint and sus-
pected the motive behind the apparent
interest of the girls acQuaintances.
She was encouraged to give all de-
tails of her acquaintanceship with the
strangers and agreed to call upon
them at the hotel, as originally
planned.
Detective Richardson and Police
man Malone were suspicious that
there would be trouble as they entered
the room. AS soon as the woMAA
"a .sls -.-------ssf - Is =
g <xs<,,. %s,,,,n1a an enc0nd Pare. ysSsT
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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-07

eagerly bough, by British soldiers
mindful Of their women folk at home
and often orders have to be placed
weeks ahead The price, charged
leave a good margin OF profit.
Work for Everybody
Plenty e other means of livelihood
are open 20 any who care TO take al
vantage ~ them Road repairing ab-
sorbs the energies OF every available
man or boy and for the women there IS
good money in washing or mendlnc
clothr, The British soldier is inclined
10 be particular about his wearing an
parcl and the neatnesS of thc Frencl,-
women's mendrug is a ncycr-endlng
source Of delight 10 him
Then hille'lng brings IN 'ome gooi
returns Thousands ~ soldiers are
hl'crd in houses and barns belonging
80 the local population and though the
presence Of soldiers in their houses
causes somc inconvenience. the people
are lar from showing auv recruitment
I'm addition to .hc rent paid them other
crrolumcn'S accrue from the sale 1'
dar'ics and the performing Of llu.
services for the guests The mayor OF
each community supcr'ntcndS 'hc b'l.
letting ard secures fair COmDenSatiur
for any damage done 10 nroOerty in th'
OCCUPATION of troops That the work'n'
arrangements are generally EQUITABLE
is showu by the nonularitv o' the Brl'
. iSh soldier on all warts Of the line
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Dnniel Willarh

Thc IVAN selected bv President Wilson
20 organize industry for war worked IN
from fireman 70 the no,i'ion ~ nrcSi-
der, of the Baltimore & OHIO Railroad
His name IS Daniel Willard and his IS
enc oi the most arduous and vital posts
under The war regime \ man with
qualifications such as ~ make him
available Tor such trust cannot but
possess sterling qualities An admir-
able sketch-a genuine and sympathetic
close up to employ movie metaphor
,' TO he found in Everybodv's MaVazin,
for Nav |, is written hy Edward
Hunperford now advertising manager
for the Wells Fargo, and a recognized
authority on railroads-men and op-
Grafton
Daniel Willard was born to his mo
'cSSlon." writes Mr. HunVcriord "H~
has alwaySbeen a railroader - His
reputation has gone aiar. His LOYALTY
10 'he proner,v he hcadSis second only
TO his LOYALTY 10 the nation oi which he
Is 60 active and valuable a citizen He
, believes that he is as president OF the
Baltimore & Ohio in no small degree a
public servant He believes that the
highest duty oi any carrier iSto serve
the public. And his actionsrcpcatedly
'ho wthat these belief, arc no, the cant
of mere words He has builded his
railroad into a public servant"
Willard is straight slim. almost boy
iSh in appearance His hair iS,urnng
gray hut he refuses to grow old
You no sooner come within hi, office
than YOU realize that YOU are in tho
presence OF an eSecutive-a man born
not alone TO railroading, bu, to a win.
ming ot the respect, the confidence. the
cooperation Of his fellows. For her,
rs a man born to command and now
come into the iulncss OF his birthright
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-07
NEW YORK.

Nl,W YORK. May Z Tn" cotton mar
lpi opcucd az n decline ~ 10 J. points
,od,v In resrou.o 10 lower Liverpool
cables with July selling At ~ 35c ana
October at IS C6r ON the call. The tone
however. wus firm and pricca aoon rnll'n
on u renewal OF pence talk and feeling
thst beneficial rains in the soVh hai
been accompanied hy temperatures too
low TO urou'ofo imwrdti" growth JuN
sold up in 1880 and October 10 lAN',
hrfnr. the end ~ tho trst hour, or ahout
2 10 . POINTS net hlghe'.
Tho favorable western belt forecast
checked tho early rally and prices has"u
back 10 nearly the opening figures, but
gtcadird later on m" low temperatures
shown by the detailed weather reports
Trading continued quiet around mid IA,
with July holding IN the neighhorhood OF
| ~ BIC and october lS.75c, or about tc
| I nnLnla not hlgher.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-07
PROSPERITY BACK
OF BRITISH LINES
Floating Population of Sol
diers Makes Profit-Mak-
ing an Easy Task.

EEUIND THE BRITISH LINES IN
.ryA,,r W. H., "a. -, c..,,,,
''''.''.'. " ''''' ''' WV. ~
INVASION swept through Belgium ana
into France, thousands oi the inhab-
ran,s fled before n leaving their pron.
a. IT.. .... ~.
.. ~ '' we ''''', '' ''' '''".'' "'
tide "aN ''cmn1ed ana made to cbh, hnt
I'm A., backward rush still more material
l.,,,.. ,... l,,c ,.l ro, ,tc~ ry,
years ana more '' "'h'h warfare inc
country behind the British lines con-
,,.,s of q broad h,l, oi blarkerei and
....,.-,. ,.,, , H.,
l ,,, ,''''
'A'" 1"'''''.N, WV, ''
t',. W. '.' '''''',' 49, w '''' "',' p.,i'' :,
., ''' u ~ l"'P' ..".I ~ ,''''' ',',,' 81.
WV. HpIHl ,'. 'u'''. ..',, ''' p.uu'',,,, ,J
,l.,' ''.- ~ '',...,' N,a', "'.
,:. u, ,.''.' ''''' S''''''' "'''' '' ''''
V,ry..f ,hc old Inhabitants are gone
IL Z. ,rre lr , large nrooor,,on hay,
,,.,cl hrh,rl IA .,,tr of the n,rl an,
,,,,,,,,,,o. ,Hr,.h ,r,,;,,,y ,o ,h,
trench ,-,, ,,y,ryc ard though m,
L,,,l. a r.- L,, ,,r an end ,o man,
of ,b,;r onn,rJ daily av,ca,,ons ,,ar
,,,,,r :, IA, rcm,ycd from ,hc doc
even NJ ,bc nc,rc,, dvell,ng placc
secret of Prosperity
The vast floating nopula,ion Of sol
d;crs ;s the secret of .he war zone
nrosneri,v The soldiers men able an
willing 10 nav good currency for serv
ices rendered have provided the re
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-07
the we'll designed and properly Coz

the well designed and properly Coz
Struc,ed roadway
A properly constructed highway Is eSs
penSivc, hut It is an asset too obvioue
for argument Too often, however, the
first cost represents the deciding fac.
tor in tho selection of certain type NJ
construction, and the upkeep cost Il
overlooked II IS this attitude on the
part ot the town or county taxpayers or
road commissioners, coupled with graft
and politics on the part OF the con-
tractor. which accounts for large part
OF the improved roads which need to be
constructed each year.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-07
Goes UP
With OPENING
Buying Is Stimulated by Cold
Weather,

NEW OtLEASs May 5-Coid weather
100 thg belt stimulated moderately h'tN,
luying of cotton today which resulted
I'm nu advance Of " TO 10 points boo the
INST hnlf hour uf business In This market
4 somewhat hcttrr tone 10 foreign poo
utl,nl ncws also worked for higher prices.
The market took am II nervous ana un-
settled tone. owing to rcpur's that W'll.
tarv Huthorlijrr iu England had r,'un-
moud,d stoppngc of - percent a. NE
cotton manufacturing machinery oi NC
Oldham district: also the utoixsal IN I'M.
country to tax cotton production created
hrnfish sentiment ~ noon prices weI,
= IN points under Saturday 4, close
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-07
The Righ, Man in the Risht lob.

In the April American Magazine il,
an article entitled "Ate You a Square
Peg m a Round Hole" hy Herman
schneider. deal oi the School Of Engi
ncerlng oi tho University Of Cincin.
matt Dean Schneider has devoted his
liir TO making successes out OF failures
and to finding the right Job for the
right man lie believes ,ha, failure
is seldom more than an indication of
the rich, path TO success, Among other
things he says
Every individual has certain general
traits every kind oi work, has certain
general characteristics. The problem 's
10 interpret the traits oi the individual
classify the Characteristic, OF the lob.
and then guide the individual into the
job Tor which he is ,uptemely fitted
This Is one real employment prob.
lem
There arc yety many human char.
ac,erlStlcS, hu, there arc few broad
and general ones which frequently
make for success OF failure
There is type oi man who
wants to ge, on the same car every
morning, get of at the same cofnet,
go To the same shop, ring up at the
same clock, stow his lunch in the same
locker. 20 to the same machine and do
the same class of work day after day
Another type oi man would 20 crazy
under this routine the must move abou,
NEE, new peeople, see and do things
The first is settled the second i, rov.
ing The first nigh, make a good man
for shop manufacturing standard
product. the second nigh, make a good
railroad man or good outdoor car.
| peutrf
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-07
Yelled Youth.

CBy Edith Thomas)
Once desired, as a magic toy, to have
and enclose
In a shrine that avs fashioned OF ice q
perfect and fadcless rose.
oh, the pas,lonlng heart OF that rose !
Oh, tho crystal pylolate shrine J
But never a mage wasfound who could
give me this wish OF mine.
Now ha, White Time bestowed that
rose in It's circle Of frost ''
But what is this word | hear They
say my youth is lostl
II seems that they do not see, It seems
that they never will know
That the Rose Of Youth IS but veiled N
wreath OF the winters snow
Eyerybody's Magazine
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-07
Without Experience.
DUTCH LANGUAGE GROWS.
Plans on Foot to Establish Chair at
London University.

THE HAGUE. Netherlands Signs
are not wanting that. partly as a con
sequence ot the war, the Dutch Ian
guage is to take a more prominent
place in the world than It has done
in the last century Plans on foot TO
establish a chair IN tn clutch language
literature and history at London mi
verslit a movement that has attracted
the more interest in the British me
tfopoliS because oi the numerous and
growing Dutch speaking population
that now forms part OF the BritSh em
pire. as citizens Of United South
Africa.
In Germany ptoicSSor,hipS in Dutch
already existed at Bonn and Munster
universities, and the events ot the war
have led the authorities at Leipzig
to afford vsimilar facilities The tenn
porary German rule in the Flemish
parts OF Belgium has naturally evoked
increased interest IN Dutch Germany
Indeed. many oi the Germans more di-
rectly concerned have already acquired
knowledge Of the language,
Dutch Strong IN U, \.
In addition to existing Dutch ,nSti-
tutlonS in America, there is move.
ment on foot in the United States for
the establishment OF a chair in Meth
etlandS history and literature at the
University OF Michigan. II is in
Michigan and 1.-Two that the Dutch cle
ment is still strong today
A recent writer on this subject est.
mated the numbers Of the Dutch
speaking race in the world at 1850,
600 souls
Big Future Awaits.
n the Dutch manage to hold llol.
/ land and ~ that there seems little
doubt, and IT, as is likely Flanders is
afforded more opportunity for dey,l.
opmcnt after tho war then It has en-.
loved hitherto. the Dutch believe a
bright future awaits them in north.
west Europe. where this sturdy race
already forms , compact population oi
llN0OO souls.
In the Dutch East Indies the making
and moulding Of new nation is com
mitlcd to their hands. altogether the
Dutch are convinced that the signs
poinl to an increasingly important
hare for them IN the mission and
future Of the write race
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-07

pREMIERS CHOICE SURPRISES
Postmaster General Selected Formerly
Unknown Politically.

LONDON One oi 'Iloyd George
young men" as they call the. group OF
business men whom the nrcmlcr ha,
brought INTO his cabinet is Albert }.
lllupworlh 'Ar postmaster general
Old politician, were not = LITTLE sur
pri,cd At nj, appointment for he was
unknown in the political world a year
ago Mr lllugw1r,h !, ihc head "i
ono ~ the largest worStcd spinning
firm, in England and Of large
French iirm Of woolcumbcr, whose
work, Nave been almost destroyed by
the German army Financially Mr. u
llngworth va, been one OF the heaviest
sufferers IN England from the war
Manager Largest Business.
As postmaster general o' Great Br'.
ain he administers the largest state
owned business IN the world The
British pp,,oiiicc has charge o' al
telephones I'D tclcgraphS. Distribute
pensions and ,cparailoh allowances
collects revenue, and taxes oi Nariau
. kinds. and IS an important cog IN 'A'
maChucr, ~ issuing government loans
The poNpif,c employs IN norma
| times about $4,000 persons II, say
ings bank department has l2WW0 dc
posi,ors and about 81 01OmWO m de
posts. It has sold war savings oet
| ufcates" to total OF nearly SlopD
10000 The army postoitice serve
alone employees about 1000 men an
handles 100000 letters and parcel
every week
without Experience. 81
Mr. Iillingwor,h Is the first post
master general ever appointed in hrea
Britain with virtually no parllamentar
experience. In the opinion OF Lloy
f. George, business experience and api'
,udc arc the master qualifications.
. Mr. lllingwor,h, although grea dis
cirle ct efficiency" Is not rcyo
, lutonist but he has already found oc
casion to put some rather startln
changes into effect.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-07
SHOWN
BY STEEL ISSUES
Little Change Of Prices in the
Early Market

NEW YORK May Apart from the
decided strength shown by United states
steel. Bethlehem steel shlppings, Central
leather and kcnnccott Copper, todny's
early market manifested no great change
from last weeks irregular and uncertain
trend There was less pressure against
rails. some Of which were substantially
higher. Equipments and munitions also
recorded fractional gains
Trading ,cpme Sp1thDtic In tho after
noon. hut rails held strong with ship.
pings. motors and prominent spccinlties
steel and allied industrinlE rcoslcd fr0c.
uoutllN on prnfit taking and fractions
were increasingly heavy
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-07

Anywhere m the war zone IN France
a Gun oi coffee and an omelet can gen.
orally hc obtained at reasonable cost,
and many Of the houses have notices in
their windows announcing bacon and
chips" at moderate price Almost
every house contains something Tor
sale. ranging from a modest store oi
chocolate and picture postcards to the
full stock in trade ct 4 equipped
village general store
Another very profitable occunation in
the war zone /, lace making The WON.
en- behind the northern part oi the line
make lace as good as can hc bought
anywhere in the world I, can he oh
tanned either in lengths Tor trimming
purroscS or made mp in the form oi
dainty hanlkcrchris, caps or aprons
All day they work At the windows oi
their cottage, old Women aid young
girls. needless oi the guns which often
thunder around them The laces are
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-07
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. May COTTON, Spot
weak. good mddling. l2eid. mlddllng
II sod; low mlddlug. 10 G2d. Sales. 5000.
Including 500 for speculation and export
Receipts. none. futures, quiet May,
l2 2qd. May-June, ~ ed July August
~ O7d. August September, llsId, Oc'o-
her November li6d, peccmher.Janu
.ary, II i7d, January February, litd.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-07

"He's at the Front"

In the spring OF 1913 occurred the
disastrous floods in Ohio Daniel Will
lard, president oi the b. & O., could not
rest content with merely directing relief
from his office in Baltimore lie rushed
Immediately to theScene .oi suffering
and destruction, where he remained I'LL
the danger was paSE
A New York banker. whose influence
and friendship were much needed by
the Baltimore & Ohio. ran down 10
Baltimore. lie was a man to whom time
is monoy-n capital letters and he
had a positive date with Daniel WI.
lard. But when he reached the railroad
offices. the president was gone.
Hes at the front," said ono OF IN,
secretaries, and explained how the ch,ct
had gone ont oi Camden station on IN"
preceding night a message canceling
the engagement had been .sent 10 New
York Willard is most punctlious IN
such mattcrS-but II had failed Ia ar
rive
The banker irowned lie was not IL
the habit OF hurtying TO meet railroad
ers who were seeking loans and then
having them fail to keep appointment,
with him. But when he was back N his
own office next day and the paper,
were telling oi the catastrophe tina, had
swept over Ohio, he sent personal
message to the prcsiden, Of the Balt,-
more Ohio. lttold him tha, he might
draw as much money as he needed 20
put his railroad on It's leet again.
Hes at thief ront"
That was the thing that had HIT The
Wall street man clean between thC
eyes Eyeubodyg Tor NAV
One evening panhandlcr Sided NJ
n William Collier as the player wa
walking aound the theatcr and ad
dressed him thus
"Sir. began life poor and in har,
luck. -"
Don't say anything more, my man
interrupted Collier. as he slipped tn
man quarter ITS worth money t.
horn how well YOU have held YOU
own. Eyerybody's Magazine
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-07

Among the possessions OF the British
museum is the largest book in the
world, an alta, oi beautifully engraved
Dutch maps, bound in leather and fast.
encd with clasps oi solid silver. The
volume is more than $50 years old, Is
nearly : feet high and weighs 500
pounds.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-07

weather and fairly good run around
tho west packers again dictated terms
In tho hog division today Locally. m-
though tho crop was scant, hut 1900 hold
showing up, packers insisted on u Jn l0c
reaction nnd It was on this basis that
the GRO was slowly weighed. Quality
was below par. not only for the bulk but
also for the top. nothing averaging NOR"
than 200 pounds being available. TOP
was $3.50. white the bulk sold |li.ij and
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-07

An English lad who ran away 10 sea
at the aye ni 10. and was not heard
" again for ~ yeats, recently the, hi,
father in a Leeds hospital. Roth hal
been wounded on the same day Will,
fighting with the British forces IN
france
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-07

The town Of Northbrdge Mass, in.
orpora,ed three years before the bat
lie Vt Bunker llill, has voted iut lAS
consecutive years agalns, the licens,
Of the liquor traffic.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-07

The railroads " the United State
consumed DOU0OO0 tons Of coal las
ycar
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-07

Patent Applied Fot
cut %, the picture IN Ali tnuf sides
ThuN carefully fold dotted line I We an
ilte lsnHth Then dotted l'ue ani ~ on
void tarh section underneath arcutatelN
when ccusigtyd turn u,vt aud Nnu'l fnt
a surprising result Save the pictures,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-15
Nontapu Love Knocked Out

Montagu Love, while rehearsng for
the next World Film picture of the
Peerless studio, became the victim of
an unusual accident which will cause
him to remain in pain for u week and
idleness for three weeks. While Di-
rector George Archambeault was re-
hearsing n scene preparatory to film
ing IL, Albert s. Hart. a big six footer.
was supposed to strike Montagu Love
a severe Jolt behind the ear. The
first two times the scene was re-
hearsed, Hart merely tapped Mr.. Love
but the third time he landed a real
blow, clipping Love squarely on the
right jaw 1t waS so unexpected and
carried such force, that Mr.. Love was
Knocked down, landing on his wrist.
After coming-to, Mr.. Love feared that
he had broken jaw, as he could not
open his mouth. Medical assistance
was sought, and after a thoro exami-
nation, 1t was found that the Jaw
only suffered a slight abrasion, but
that bone was broken in the left
wrist II will be three weeks before
Mr.. Love is able to resume his act
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-15

The first OF these is young mem-
her of the class popularity known as
the idle rich This is the role
played by Alan Hale. one OF the most
popular of the younger leading men
of the screen. Tho heroine of the
story finds IL necessary TO marry
quickly ana we'll i'm the worldly
sense. when ON the death of her eX-
tIa'1r1ut father she and her mother
iiud themselves practically destitute.
So long accustomed 90 the luNurios of
lie Hs 90 believe them to be uecessi-
ties. the girl does everything but ask
The rich young man to marry her.
only 10 learn eventually from him
that he has engaged himself 10 am
other.
Then there comes into her life a
remarkable character. General sid
.dall' For this part Director Charles
Gihlyn engaged the veteran character
actor Suitl Edwards. Siddall is a trc-
mcndously wealthy hoor. but urged ON
hy her mother aud schcmiug step
father. the girl sells herself at the
mntrimou1l altar for the generals
millions The life she leads with him
brings about revolt and Just as
things are looking darkest for her Il
third man appears
This third suitor is a real man apd
from him the girl learns the truth
.nhout herself and acquires the cour-
ago to make her own way i'm the world
as an independent. forceful woman.
This revolution. brought about by the
third man, aWakens the first real love
she has known and brings the story
eventually to its Unexpectedly happy
ending. David Powell plays Donald
Keith the third OF the trio of lovers.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-15

Thomas Meighan, Famous Players
Paramount leading man, has asked
the New York police to make a search
for Miss Marjorie Van Allen, former
~ his secretary, who has disappeared
with several hundred letters contain
Ing stamps and small coins sent to him
by various fans with the expectation
~of receiving Mr.. Meighan's photograph
in return. Many of these letters were
brought by Mr.. Meighan from the
Lasky studio when he was transferred
10 the east coast, and the others have
been received since his sojourn to the
Famous Players studio. They had
been turned over in bulk to the newly
engaged secretary who had taken
them home for the purpose OF ad-
dressing envelopes and enclosing the
photographs already autographed by
Mr. Meighan.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-15
HAS TOO MANY sCHOOLMATEs
Lloyd George Flooded With Letters
From Boyhood Friends.

LONDON. April 1i.-Lloyd George
told friend the other day that he
was beginning to think that he had
almost as many schoolmates as there
were passengers on the MayfloWer,
which carried the Pilgrim fathers to
the American coast in the seventeenth
century The premier made this OBJ
servation after the amusing discovery
that he had thousands of schoolmates
when he was "A schoolboy in Wales
He said the attendance never exceeded
thirty, but that almost every day his
mail includes a letter from somebody
who begins by saying: 81 was once
at school with YOU"