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Evening star., 1917-09-27

A few hours after hs attempted to brain
lieut.. Creamer and ether county ofiicera
With an ak. Frank Jordan. twent{-eight.
J. negro desperado. hanged himself in =
cell in a Baltimore police station.
Evening star., 1917-09-27
Opposes Shock Units.

The military section of the soldiers
and workmen's delegates has voted in
favor of a motion demanding the dis
solution of shock" battalons. The rea-
son given for this action are, first, from
the viewpoint of principle it is mad
missible that there should be in the
army groups of privileged soldiers who
arrogate to themselves the right to
die for the liberty of the country when
this right belongs to all soldiers; sec
ond. that shock" battalions place the
Russian army in the position of an
army which refuses to defend liberty,
and. third, that shock" battalions di-
minish the capacity of the army by
creating on one side a category of
heroes and on the other mass of
constituencies soldiers.
Gen. Tcheremissof to Command.
Gen. Tcheremissoff, the official news
agency announces, has been appointed
commander in chief on the northern
front. Gen. Volestchenko succeeds Cen
Tcheremissoff as commander in chief
on the southwestern front.
Gen. Tcheremissoff, according to a
dispatch from Petrograd, on September
81. had been that day appointed chief
of the Russian general staff in success
sion to Gen. AleXieff.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-01-02
At the Cathedral of Rheims.

I believe I had thought of Rheims
as city empty and desolate ruined
by shell and fire, as are the little viii
lagos I had been In near Verdun. But
the first impression was otherwise.
Children ran across the street, a
, trolley-oar stopped to let off mid
dle-aged woman, a dilapidated facre
drifted by us, searching for a fare
One felt that there were not enough
people about, that there was less life
than the streets and houses led one to
expect, but such activity as there was
seemed normal, and for many blocks
l saw no destruction.
But we passed very quietly through
this part of the city. The cathedral,
our destination, of course, may be said
to stand in a sea of ruins. except for
the unscathed statue OF Jeanne dare
The arolIbishop's palace gives the i'm
preston Of an abandoned wreck
thrown up on the shore. Many of the
houses have been burned down to
their cellars: in others the floors dam
gle from the walls and the walls lean
against one another. The ruin, one
felt, was final, unredeemed, and was
prepared for the same emotions when
I stood by the cathedral.
The outer roof of the cathedral
WHICH was made of wood, Is entirely
destroyed, as all the world knows:
much masonry has been crumbled by
shells: statues have lost heads and
hands; the most delicate tracery Of
the Middle Ages Is obliterated; a pa
thetic amount Of the patient, rever-
ent, inspired toll of many centuries
and countless hands has been swept
away and hlotted out forever. But as
l stood in front of the great edif1ce
felt none of the depression and sense
of unrelieved loss conveyed by the
ruined villages near Verdun, and even
the ruined stores and houses of
Rheims. The famous cathedral
noted architects to the contrary-is
for me more wonderful than ever. It
still stands in all the grandeur of its
magnificent outlines It's burned roof
it's pierced walls its broken statues
envelop with a new nobility, because
these scars tell and will tell forever
of the great tragedy through which
France is passing. The hand Of the
restorer should never touch the cathe-
dral of Rheims except so far as is
required for its preservation. History
has always been written on it's walls
and the courage and faith in the heart
of France today are worthy of this
recording.
I can only liken the appearance of
the Cathedral of Rheims, as T saw 1t,
to the face Of a beautiful woman
which has lost the smooth freshness
of youth but which has attained a
new beauty through the marks that
the sorrows and vicissitudes Of life
have left upon it-Mrs. w. K. Van
derbilt In Harper's Magazine for jan
uary
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-01-02

gazes around the forum and secs New
Britain with her thumbs down. Death
dies.
Ye Stone Age scribe dustss of his
chisel, nicks q few chips off his mall
let. gazes with satisfaction at the lat
est edition printed on the cliff and
retires to his Office and his corn cob.
Fortunately, in this day, 1t is not
necessary for the people to crowd to
a palisade to read the news. The busy
press of 1917 brings the latest hap
penings right to the home Of every
one who would read. Thus it is that
we are able to chronicle the approx
innate results Of the battle between
Life and Death in New Britain during
the year 1916 and perusal Of the
figures shows that Life was the victor
by thirty per cent. This is a record
Of which the city might we'll be proud
and while 1t Is difficult to distribute
the credit fairly, 1t Is not probable
that anyone will challenge the state
ment that the defeat Of Death was in
no little part due the efforts Of Health
Superintendent T. r, Reeks, whose
stewardship was dispatched so CON-
scienciously and so capably that there
Is no room for doubt as to the best
health officer In the state.
Efficiency has been the keynote of
the health department and thero are
many who suspect that the superin-
tendent's real name Is r. Efficiency
Reeks. Thumbs down. has been
DR.. Reeks' signal and that signal
meant the defeat Of Death in New
Britain.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-01-02
Why He Knew He was Safe.
(Montreal GaZette),

A Montreal soldier who succeeded
after several attempts, In escaping
from Germany, says he knew he had
crossed the boundary and was In
Dutch terFttory when he met two
young men on bicycles riding to work
In the enemy land there were no men
of that class not in uniform. Germany
must indeed, by this time have all
her available male citizens either on
active service or in training The
youths coming Of military age each
year are called to the colors and none
but the physically weak are released.
Women have been obliged to seek en-
ployment In factories and workshops
to earn livelihood for themselves
and dependents. They are to be found
In munitions plants, in underground
railways, in the tramways and postal
services. The increase Of women
workers from July 1, 1914, until July
l, last. amounted to 13 per cent. over
pre-war figures: In Prussia, % per
cent. and In Greater Berlin, 20 per
cent, according to a Berlin dispatch
to an American newspaper. The
figures indicate the extent Of the wal
drain on the manhood. The German
empire is suffering in the most vital
way.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-01-02
Give Him Time.

Something of the pride that the
English working man has In the abil-
ity OF his new prime minister is we'll
illustrated In an incident reported by
Isaac F. Marcosson in Everybody's
for January.
Lloyd George sat one day In tho
compartment of a train that was held
up at the station at Cardif. A por-
ter carrying a travellers luggage no.
ticed him and called his clients alton
ton, saying:
There Is Lloyd George himself in
that train"
The traveller seemed Indifferent.
and again the porter pointed out the
great man. After persistent efforts
to rouse his interest the traveller.
much nettled, said tartly: Suppose
1t is. He's not God Almighty"
All" replied the porter, "'remem.
Der he's young yet
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-01-02
Under German Shell-FYre.

We all--that is, our party and such
of the boys as had not gone Off on
night duty-went to bed about eleven
| o'clock. Just before saying good
night, Mr.. Andrew turned to me and
remarked, You had better show me
which is your room, in case any,
thing happens during the night" I
replied, laughingly: "All right, but
I don't think anything will happen.
1t will probably turn out that neither
the Germans nor the French will fire
a shell all night" I was so exhausted
that I went to sleep without even un-
packing my bag excepting for the
real necessities.
About twelve thirty woke up with
a start and felt as If the whole house
was coming down on my head. I
reached for light, but without Sue
cess. I did not seem to be thinking
at all, and the idea that a lombard
ment was going on, or even that 1t
was the explosion of a shell which
had walked me up, did not at the first
moment occur to me. But explosion
followed explosion with great rapid
ity, and as the whistle of one shell
died away the shrill shrek Of an
other was audible. I knew at last
L
ment I do not think I had much
sense of fear. but 1 instinctively made
myself as small as I could in my bed
and with each explosion wondered If
the next shell might not land in my
room.
I must confess that I was greatly
relieved when some one knocked on
my door and I heard Mr.. Andrew
| In Nrc
! must hurry UP and come down in the
cellar" 1 reached in the dark for
| my dressing gown and opened the
| door. Mr.. Andrew was standing there
| in his stocking feet with a great
coat thrown over his pajamas and a
| candle in his hand. I did not think
| of my own appearance at that time,
| but a little later l realized that my
| hair was streaming down my back
and that / had no stockings on. But
| three or four shells, some seemingly
very near, exploded simultaneously,
| and, hardly saying word, Mr.. An
| drews hurried me down to the cellar.
| All the boys, Madame Marin, and
| a constantly increasing number of
| French soldiers, who rushed in from
| houses where there were no cellars,
| had already assembled there. 1t was
| together without talking much except
| together without taking much except
| to count the explosions and to watch
| through q cellar window a house
which had been set on fire by shell.
Then when the bombardment slack
| ened somewhat we went outside, but
not far from the cellar door as long
as the shells continued to arrive.
| However, they stopped as suddenly,
| as unreasonably, as they had begun,
| and I went back to bed and almost
Immediately to sleep, for the ordin-
airy silence Of the night seemed very
soothing.-Mrs. w. K. Vanderbilt In
Harper's Magazine.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-01-02
Lincoln and War.
New Haven Journal-Courier.

New Haven Journal-Courier.)
The pride of the American people ia
naturally touched by the constant
references made by European speakers
and writer's to the war philosophy Of
Abraham Lincoln. Lloyd George in
his recent speech in the house Of
commons quoted from the Lincoln
papers, and, though we have been
unable to locate the exact quotation, 1t
corresponds SO intimately to other
statements that are being taken from
his public utterances as to make it's
genuineness assured.
Through the kindness of the Rev.
DR. Newman Symth. we printed in The
Forum yesterday extracts from the
public utterances of Lincoln during the
civil war which have direct bearing,
almost an uncanny bearing, upon the
consideration of peace among the war
ring nations of Europe. 1t was in
June, 1864, that he expressed his will
| lingness to receive emissaries of peace
but he was careful to state exactly
what they must be prepared to dis
cuss. He said: Amy proposition
which embraces the restoration Of
peace, the integrity Of the union and
the abandonment of slavery and
WHICH CoIIleS Dy ana WITH an auCnOr1Ly
that can control the armies now at
war against the United States will
be welcome! This was his way Of
warning that a visit predicated upon
more hopeful grounds would be a
waste of time. In September Of the
same year he expressed his lack OF in
terest in a peace which could not be
Of much duration" Still later In tho
same year in his address to the con-
gress he declared that the war will
cease on the part of the government
of the United States whenever It shall
have ceased on the part Of those who
began It," A year earlier he ex-
pressed his desire for peace but Of a
variety that would be worth the keep
ing for all future time"
We shall be much surprised If the
reply of the entente powers to the
central powers, and to President Will.
son, does not follow exactly this philo-
sophy Of the great emancipator Con-
ferences for an exchange of views will
not be acceptable: conferences to con-
slider an avowal Of views will alone be
in order. Thus Will history repeat it.
self in a most unexpected manner. /.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-01-02
AIMING MERCHANT SHIPS.
Not 50 Easily Done as Some Suppose
(New York Evening Post)

(New York Evening Post).
Arning merchant ships Is not ex-
actly as easy as falling off log. This
can be asserted on the authority of
a British admiral. Sir Cyprian Bridge.
It Is not the legality of the process
that troubles him, or its consequences
In the treatment Of armed merchant
men by neutrals, but the practical
dimculties. He argues that If the
arning of vessels Is to be attempted
at all, 1t must be done universally.
If guns are an essential means of
protection against submarines, they
cannot be refused to any class Of
merchant vessels. Well, there are at
least 1000 British steamers of 1000
tons or more. Each of them must
have at least two guns-some con-
tend for four. In the latter case,
there would be need of $4,000 guns.
Admiral Bridge declares that two
sufficiently trained men per gun would
be the smallest number that 1t would
be prudent to employ" That means
$4,000 gunners. In face Of these
staggering totals the admiral asks a
question which seems to smack Of
cemmon-sense: Would not that
great number of men and guns be
more effectually employed in hunting
and attacking the enemy's subma-
rines?" He distinctly favors putting
those thousands of men and guns into
the classes of men Of war suitable for
destroying submarines.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-01-02
kE DEATH OF DEATH.

ping the tip Of the world firmly
kngle formed by the thumb and
niger and forcing Father Time
pirouette from East to West, it
&if1icult to imagine Ye Scribe of
bne Age chronicling, with his
hnd mallet. the record Of New
for the past year. Standing
cliff, he chips, bit by bit, the
&f the fight between Life and
for the twelvemonth whose
ION would not cause the slight
on the brightest Of mirrors
bse to it's lips.
doust is on. Life dashes onto
4. pulsating and throbbing. with
eager for the battle. With
aglow and lance held firmly,
ID around, for his. opponent. ST.
knters DEATH breathing malevo-
carelessly fondling the shaft
handle Is notched with the
of victories won in the past.
nd fear OF defeat struggle for
acy on the face of Death. They
b the center of the field. Steel
Jon steel. Sparks fly. Life
into the encounter confident OF
kcome and forces the fighting.
made wary and cunning by
Experience, allows his youthful
hist to assume and maintain
tiative. Finally. Life scores
BIT that makes Death stagGer
bw is quickly followed up by q
slash that lays Death low. Life
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-01-02
The Soldiers Wife.

I lie alone and dream, forever dream
or War and You.
Yet sometimes just a little fitting
CLEAN.
OF Hope slips through.
You may come home at last, some
happy day,
To laugh at me
You may return to kiss my fears away,
Alive and free!
It may be so, and yet. this sullen day,
The Winter rain
Falls like a curtain, shutting Joy away
Beyond the pane.
I work all day, but in the night pray
that we may win.
And sometimes I can hear the things
you say
Through all that din.
I hear your boyish laugh, so unafraid.
Your whisper low
In answer to the frightened prayers
I've prayed.
1t makes mo glow!
pure tie
And doubt sin.
Such love the very Furies must defy
And Heaven win!
All! Thus my spirit! But the flesh is
frail.
This Devil, War.
Can make lonely woman faint and
quail
It's flame and roar.
1t is not for her body that she fears.
IT'S for her Love. 80.
Could she but fight, dried all her
futile tears!
All, God above!-
For Us the festered horror of that
Hell.
The blaze of Hate
Not theirs the final pang-who fight
so we'll
But ours who wait!
And yet you may come home, serene
and gay.
To laugh at me.
You may come back to kiss my tears
away.
Alive and free!
ELIZABETH NEWPORT HEPBURN
In New York Timesl
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-01-02
Name For the New Coin.
Newark Ncws),

Congressman Isaac Baccarach OF
New Jersey may, through his intro
duction OF a bill for the coinage Of
21h cent pieces, claim to be the ia
Their of a new word added to English
as she is spoken. But 1t Is In the
record that a former assemblyman
from this state first made the sugges-
ton that as a "jitney" is nickel
then the half of nickel must be a
'jit''
TITS true that money talks on Wall
street. but in this ease Jersey speaks
also ir, a small way.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-01-02
Corn Bread.

Justly dismissing as "a legislative
impossibility' the embargo on wheat
asked by bakers and millers, Repre-
sentative Rainey of Illinois urges a bill
permitting the use of oornmeal with
flour for a bread-ma king mixture In
interstate commerce
Twenty per cent of corn, as pro-
posed, does make an excellent flour
But American families need no lsgis-
lauon to use much more of this ma
tive food. Properly cooked, corn is
wholesome and heartening In varie-
ty of forms. Ignorant cooks spoil It
by too much shortening or make it
needlessly expensive by the addition
of eggs. A New York that sings
Dixie" has Or pretends to childhood
memories Of corn pone of more Spar
tan structure, fit to rank with the
men.
1t is odd that q food so rich in cal
cries is more eaten in our south than
in the north. 1t is much the same In
Europe. During the famine of 1S47
the people of Ireland did not know
how to use corn sent to them Corn
bread" Murphy, patriotic evangel Of
nobel food, had little encouragement
in Germany, though now they would
welcome his goods. In Southern Italy
and Sicily. where they call it Turkish
grain" corn is more used.
Habit is slow to move. If Mr.. Raj
ney's idea could prevail. 100 900
bushels of corn cbuld we'll replace as
many of wheat the loaf might be
cheaper, the people as well and more
abundantly fed. Why wait for cruel
economic pressure to work reform ?
Why not eat corn now?
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-01-02
NO END IN SIGHT.

There should be no criticism of the
n-aiser's New Years proclamation to
~ troops what though 1t Is hailed by
posals. Those who are not In SYM
pathy with the doctrine express a dis
like for its spirit OF bragadocio and
claim that 80 long as the Kaiser and
trine Of Hohenzollern, just so long
will the war last. The Allies will not
be given to discuss peace terms based
on the proposition that Germany Is
victorious. 1t Is conceded by fair
minded reviewers the world over that
neither side is victorious at the
present moment.
The Kaiser would indeed be I'M
grateful If he did not send a congrat-
ulatory message to those brave men
at the front who have fought the
battles Of the past two and half
years. Whether they were victorious
IN all engagements is not the oues
ton. They displayed the spirit of self
sacrifice that knows no bounds. They
offered their lives on the altar of
their country. And greater devotion
than that has no man. 1t is to these
| warriors that the Emperor of Ger
many directs his message. 1t Is for
| him to buoy up their spirits with a
| review of their greater accom- plish-
| ments. TO this end he must tell them
| they were 'victorious In all theaters
| Of war on land and sea-" Ostensibly, If
| the Germans had been victorious in
all theaters of war on land and
| sea there would be no need
now for the Allies to reject the peace
| proposals. !. The Allies would be
forced to accept whatever terms Ger
many offered
| The New Year offers no modicum
of relief for the soldiers on the var
.ious war fronts. 1t Is doubtful now
Christmas. Diplomacy has failed be-
cause diplomacy did not go after a
completion Of the war in the proper
fashion The bombastic differences of
the German diplomats called for the
same tone from diplomatic offices in
the enemy countries. A peace based
on such a flimsy ground as that pre-
sented could amount to nothing more
than truce. The nations would go
back fighting again because of the
spirit of brag and buster. it, for no
other reason. That is why the war
will probably be fought to a finish.
One side or the other must &C
| knowledge defeat. France Is pre-
pared to be destroyed before giving
in. Germany through her Ambassador
in this country announces she will
fight for twenty years more If neces-
sary. Russia, Italy. Japan. Great
Britain hold to the same attitude
Only a miracle can now stop the wal
under such circumstances.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-01-02
PAPER TROUBLES.

a0TA1Q lAO D00n appearing Uo'
readers during the last few
a more condensed form. ten
being the rule for each edition.
ws has been covered up to the
I'd insisted upon by this paper
everal methods have been
whereby to conserve q certain
Of space.
paper situation Is such that
be utterly. impossible during
ming year to get enough news
aper to run the usual editions.
per company with which the
does business Is not able to
US with the news print pa
1t is necessary to carry on
5 for the year, providing the
OF business Is as large as 1t
1t, even at the present high
The amount contracted for
EN- cut heavily over last year
ere is, as yet, no signs of let
he situation.
means that the Herald, in
h with all newspapers, has
much space, or so much
Taper, to use daily during 1917
n use no more unless it Is
to suspend publication when
ount for which it contracts is
ed. Naturally we are unwilling
his and must take every possible
save every bit Of paper we
bur news service has been a
OF pride and we will continue
It up to standard or make it
than before. With the nee
amount of space allotted to
he advertising columns will
y be cut down In space.
the only method Of saving
" exists. Our advertisers are
that there will come days
hitch It will be impossible to
aodate their ads or It will be
~ to cut them down In size.
have just SO much space
. each day. II 1t Is used up
have to turn down our GUS
despite the fact that we re-
do SO.
will be new schedule of
Elective here February flrst,
will possibly result In q slight
is off Of advertising matter.
Merchants are asked If posi-
let the Herald know as defin-
they can the amount of
hey plan to use daily and the
mount for the year. II this is
lie will allow for their space
Ing contracts for national ad-
b and they will not md them
debarred from advertising be-
{ our lack of paper. Natural
Herald prefers to do business
he local merchants IL possible.
incerely hope that the paper
IA will improve by next fall so
may be able to get more pa
here is no sign of it now
and we do not dare to put
rye papers, run over the
Of our contract by Novem-
id suspend publication because
of paper.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-01-02

The Society for tho Prevention OF
Useless Noises might probably give
It's attention to some of those newly
elected congressman who have been
arriving in Washington with their
pockets full Of remedies for every
trouble on earth.-Philadelphia Press.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-01-02
The Trouble With Cain,
(Christian Science Sentinel.

IChTlStIan ScIence SentlneT0
The first to repudiate any respon-
sibility for his brothers. welfare was
Cain, the first murderer on record in
the Bible. But after all 1t was not
because Cain had failed to be his
brothers keeper, but because he had
failed to be his own keeper that the
mischief had occurred. Had he kept
his own thoughts under control of
kindness, he never could have COM
mitted such a breach Of brotherhood.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-01-02

There should be no surprise at the
opposition of Colonel Roosevelt to the
proposed League to Enforce Peace.
The Colonel has been fighting for SO
many years that he Is never happy
unless he is fiaying something or
somebody. He is living on the Euro
pean plan.