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New Britain herald., 1917-12-01

and It would give anyone. confidence
to simply look at him. Describing the
duties of the soldier he writes that he
is always tired when night comes and
usually gets to bed early. The letters
follow:
Somewhere in France.
November 2.
Dear Foiks:-
Well we have arrived somewhere at
last. We are now in a little French
village about -- or miles
from the front. Monday, we left Eng
land and had a very rough trip across
the channel the boat was a ,
very narrow and heavily loaded. Sure
thought 1T was going to turn over sew
eral; 1T was -- you can bet. Luck
was mine and 1 wasn't seasick, in fact
stood guard for another fellow for
four hours
We land in France eventually and
marched about 4 miles in the pouring
rain to a rest camp way up high
above a little city. It was a good
camp and we got one good nights
sleep. Tuesday afternoon we marched
again in the rain for about milesfto
a station where we waited from
O'clock to 1890 to get on our trains.
I happened to get a second class apart
ment and so was in luck. We trav-
eled through France until morning
making little speed and stopping all
the time.
like what have seen of France SO
far and the people too. They seem so
glad to see us and it is lots of fun
talking French to them.
I guess they are now having their
rainy season and it's not too pleasant.
The sun comes out everyday for about
ten minutes and decides it's to wet
for it to do any good and goes back in
again. However, it is warmer than it
was in England. All the. land seems
to be under cultivation and war is the
real business. Everywhere there are
aeroplanes, balloons, guns and SOL
diers.
All our boys are we'll and feeling
fine. Call up their folks and remem-
Der me to all my friends.
Love to all,
GARDNER.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-01
TO MAIL QUEs11oNNA1REs.
All Eligible Men VIII Receive Omcial
Notices Within Short Time.

Within a short time all men between
the ages of FL and 81 years who have
not been included in the first draft
will receive a copy of the official gov
eminent questionable, which they
will be required to fill out preparatory
to second draft.
Members of both local exemption
boards have received complaints from
Eligible men not sent to camp with the
first draft. but who had been called
for sexamination, who claimed that
That are not being permitted to enlist.
Ia this connection it might be en-
planned that according to Provost
Marshal crowder's ruling, registered
men can enlist only when they have
81 not been called for examination. This
privilege expires December IS, or, in
Hartford ,on December IS, as the re-
cruiting station here Is not the main
one Of the state. After December Is,
registered men can enlist only in tho
navy or marine corps, ana in these
branches only when they have a ley
Ter certifying that they will not be
seallod until the last OF the draft.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-01
Y. NJ. G.. A. NOTES.

The Beverly Entertainers will fur
nish the program at the third of a
series of musical entertainments at
the Y. M. G.. A. which will be held
Tuesday evening at 8:15 o'clock
At the mems meeting, which will be
held Sunday afternoon at o'clock,
r. l.. Watson. of Mount Hermon
school, will be the speaker Special
music will be provided.
The Fellowship supper at the or.
eanization will be held Monday night
at GAS o'clock. Rev. W. F. Cook will
begin the first of a series of talks
which will run through December
New Britain herald., 1917-12-01

lions concerning physical or mental
condition and dependency.
Gen. Crowder stated draft officials
have no inclination to cause injustice
Or embarrassment to registrants, and
the rules and regulations make it q
misdemeanor to divulge any 1nforma-
ton regarding physical fitness or de-
tendency of registrant to persons
others than those directly connected
with the administration of the law and
one year Imprisonment penalty will
be imposed for violation.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-01
CITY ITEMS

n During the month OF November
I Tax Collector\ Bernadotte LOOMS COL
lected total amount of $11,13S.14,
a1As& Increase over Octoher's record.
The departmental collections were:
Taxes, $5,11s:15; sewer. $459.OS;
street Improvement, $5.414.35; street
sprfnkling, $148.56. Total, $11,138.14.
B The weekly payroll Of the water de-
Artnent is $44s.O2. The water de-
D ArtmeI1ti receipts for the past month
ave heen 50, 406.4o.
/ Your Liberty Bond, taken at par
] otf< Pianos, Victrolas. C. L.. Pierce
81 Co.-advt. - t~<\ -
s 81 During the month of November the
building inspector, A. N. Rutherford,
| issued "a permits, the value OF the
new buildings to be erected being
y $S5,915. Two new brick structures
vill cost $4,000: 25 alterations will
cost $40, 465. and seven frame build
ings will cost $23,450. A dozen .tene-
p1ents and one new store were added
during the month
Goodness of Aunt Delia's Bread
advt. ~. >4yr..
4 The Women's guild OF st. Marks
church will hold its annual sale and
supper on Wednesday, Dec. 5.
Mr.. and Mrs. John J. Johns, OF Sui
phur Springs, La. are the weekend
guests sof Mr.. and Mrs. Buell. B.
Dassette. r. W
"A large service flag bearing 100 stars
Has been unfurled at the Landers,
Frary & Clark factory on Center
street.
The health department. has quaran-
tined a new case OF Ndiphtheria ON
Glen street. y
8 Phil. Band dance and turkey, Mon.
eVe'g, Dec. 8, H. & II. Hall. Music
~ orch. Of 20 pieces.-advt. @ 4
Owing to the very generous con-
tributions received at the New Britain
General Hospital In answer to the ap-
peal for Thanksgiving donations, sent
out under the auspices of the wo-
mans Hospital Board, it will be i'm
possible to give complete list of gifts
before Monday.
In the absence of Desk Sergeant
Kelly, Street Sergeant Theodore John
SON was in charge OF the police head
quarters from midnight until 8 a. m.
\ this morning. Sergeant Hart is off
duty for few nights.
George Bahia Of IL Maple street re-
ported to the police last evening that
Garbrial Iskandal OF, 81 Union street
assaulted him in pool room on Main
street.
Elina Harrison was taken to the
police station last evening by Police
man w. s. Strolls for safe keeping.
She is said to be mentally unbalanced. .
s She returned from q retreat recently
I and her relatives do not want to care
Tor her.
Twenty dollars was stolen from
Kaminskis garage on Pennington
avenue yesterday. The police were
notified last evening.
The local police have been notified
that Bruno Guida of 141 Broad street
and Joseph Niedwicki of 1872 Broad
street have been found n Springfield.
They will be returned to this city
: and may have to go to the reform
school.
Two small boys arc suspected of
stealing a small bank from the Red
B Cross branch in Harris block yester-
day.
Charles Lass of 27 Lyman street re-
ports that his bicycle was stolen from
q the rear of Armour & Co.'s building
on Commercial street yesterday.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-01
FOR RELIEF WORK.
Red Cross and War Bureau Amalga-
mate Committees for Home Service.

, At a meeting of the War Bureau
last evening a committee consisting Of
four War Bureau members and four
Red Cross members was appointed to
act as subsidiary committee of the
two organizations to be known as the
Home Service committee Of the Red
Cross. To this special committee,
which will have headquarters with the
War Bureau in City hall, will be en-
trusted the matter of relief for the de-
pendents of soldiers.
The members of the committee are:
w. w. Leland, chairman: Mrs w. F..
Brooks, Miss Minnie Pease, Attorney
p. F. McDonough, DR.. J. F. Mann.
Councilman A. Gorbach, Frank II.
Afford and Stanley Arzylowic11.
". F. Brooks, chairman of the New
Britain chapter of the Red Cross. is
a member ex-off1cio.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-01
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Cards have been received here an
nouncing the marriage of Miss Mil
dFod Danforth, of Worcester, Mass, to
Lieutenant John Minot Bartlett, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah Bartlett, for
mcrly of this city. Lieutenant Bart
lett was commissioned at the second
Plattsburg camp and has been as
signed for dItJ at Camp Devens.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-01
PUBLIC INSPECTION
DURING OFFICE HOURS
Provost Marshal Says All Records Of
Local and District Boards
May Be Seen.

Washington, Dec. Provost Mar
shall General Crowder announced to-
day that all records kept by local and
district boards, adjutants general and
other persons in connection with reg
istration, examination, selection and
mobilization of registrants under the
selective service law will be open to
public inspection during usual bust
ness hours, except as to regards ques-
New Britain herald., 1917-12-01
AUTO TRUCK BURNED.

Fire destroyed an automobile truck
owned by the New Britain Paper Box
company in Newington last evening.
Engine company No. was notified
and was on it's way to the scene when
it was met by an autoist who stated
the car was beyond assistance. The
company returned to it's station upon
receiving this information.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-01

jaw. It would give anyone confidence
simply to look at him.
We have had a couple of papers
dated October 20 and "a. It seems
good to get the news although it Is a
bit late and we almost wear the pa
per out reading it.
We are all well.
Lots Of love,
GARDNER.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-01
November IA.

Dear Folks
Lots of doings since my last letter
We have moved from our old quar-
ters to billets and are now in an old
chateau. Gordon, 'Dute", Chandler,
and are in a little room together with
a nice little stove. It's pretty crowded
to sleep in but we will be fixed fine
when the hunks are built. We are still
sleeping on the floor at present.
The chateau probably was some
p1ace in it's day. There are all the in
dications from a stove set in about
10 Wears ago to the general place and
layout Of the grounds. 1t is set up on
a hill and seems quite dry in COM
parison to our old place.
We started in Monday to clean up
the town and the improvement is GER
tainly we'll worth the work. We saw
wood, dig dirt, build walks. barracks,
clean up the streets, etc. It is going
to be a regular spotless town before
We get through.
Believe me, one gets tired by night
and the funny part of 1t is that almost
everyone is in bed by or before eight
o'clock. You see it gets dark about
4;3O or and we eat at 4:30 and have
q long evening.
Last night we bought some kind of
cocoa with sugar In it, little butter
and milk and made fudge. It sure
war great.
Lots of excitement today. Major
General Edwards made us a visit. He
certainly IS a strong commanding
looking man with regular Dull oog
New Britain herald., 1917-12-01
CROOKS! BEWARE OF
DETECTIVE MALONE.
Faithful Policeman Assumes New
Duties in Connection With De-
partmcnt With Fine Record.
GARDNER.

Detective Sergeant Anthony G. Ma
lone, heretofore known as Officer
Tied" Malone, has commenced the
new duties entrusted to him by the
board of police commissioners at re-
cent meeting, and with the new office
go the wishes of his multitude Of
friends for success. From the time of
his appointment as an otficeH Detec-
tive Malone has had the confidence of
New Britain herald., 1917-12-01
Weld Tells OF
LIFE IN FRANCE
Soldiers Always Willing to Go to
Bed at End Of Day

In the following letters from Gard
ner c. Weld to his parents Mr.. and Mrs.
William L. Weld of Park Place he
states that the members of the COM
pany with which he is connected has
safely arrived in France. He writes
that he saw Major General Edwards
New Britain herald., 1917-12-01
Sunshine Society.

Notto-Good chaer.
Elower-Coreopsia.
Colors-Gold and whita
The Sunshine socie.y will meet
Monday afternoon, when it will cele-
hrate the 18th anniversary of it's Or
ganlzation in this city. An interest
ing program has been arranged and
at the close of the meeting tea will be
served. 1t is expected that a large
number will gather to hear of the
early formation Of the society. The
business meeting is called promptly
for 2:30 o'clock and regular session
at 8 clock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-12
REALTORS ID HEAR
 LECTURE ON LAW
Laws of Real Estate Will Be Outlined at Luncheon
 Today

Birmingham realtors are urged by Secretary Robert P. McDavid not to let their soup get cold at the Hili- man today and when the luncheon hour of 1 o'clock arrives every member is expected to be on hand, as course will be served that Is not down on the menu card. Realtors will be given an opportunity to start a course in such laws as relate to the real estate world.
 Associate member attorneys will be asked to crate considerably on this topic inasmuch as the Alabama State Bar association will be in session here three days of this week.
 A report will be heard on the bal becue given at West Lake last week The national convention of realtors. which will be held in Milwaukee on July 2427. will be discussed Hill Fer guson, Ray Schultz, S. E. Gillespy and Bob McDavid will attend the conven- ton
 Many other matters of importance will be discussed at the weekly lunch con. as these meeting are live affairs and we'll attended each Thursday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-12
RED CROSS PICNIC
 AT FAIRGROUNDS
Italian Societies Make Splen- did Donations to the Red
 Cross Fund at Meeting

Splendid progress Is being made by To- cal Italians on their Italian and Ameri, can Red Cross picnic to be held at tly fairgrounds on August 26. according tod E. Paradise, one of the moving spirits in Italian circles.
 At meeting held at the Chamber of Commerce. presided over by Frank Ar rico, general chairman, and president of tiie consolidated societies, much enthas- .asm was displayed when announcement was made by the three Birmingham socie- ties of large subscriptions to the Red Cross funds.
 The Ensley society, Victor Emanuel III, through MT. Gagliano, announced con- tribution of S225 from his society; Bir- minghan Society Umberto P'Savoy an- nounced through Joe Felice donation os s335; the Pratt City Society Unione Fra tellanza gave s25o, as reported by Rose Schlleci, which he stated was only the first instalment of what they proposed to do.
 Committees were named for all of the rhascs of entertainment to be offered the p-iblic on August 26. when the picnic will pc held, and splendid co-oporation was re- ported from every society Bessemer so- clety. Regera Elena, was represented by NJ Canzoniere, who stateI at the meet ing that isessemer society would do hey part, and cooperate in every way with the ether societies to make the picnic a big financial success.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-12
Numbers in Red Ink

Bfrmingham's revised registra- tion figures totnl 2O,O14 and rap- idly the men that these numbers represent, from 1 to 20,014. are getting their numbers in red ink. ny Friday Secretary Pepperman hopes to have the cards all com pleted and on their way to Wash ingten. which will be an official announcement of ready from the Birmingham boards of exemption.
 Secretary Pepperman has been about the busiest man in Birming- ham since he was cOnscripted for the secretary of the resistration board. The stenOgraphers and cIer- ical force nt the city hall head quarters of the six exemption boards have been working at night for over n week In order to have their report in Washington on time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-12
A REGULAR MAN JOINS THE FOURTH ALABAMA
Milton Bailey States He Is Ready to
 Answer Presidents Call

T came all the way from Maryville. regiment from my own state. said Mill ton Charles Bailey, yesterday he applied for enlistment in the Fourth Ala bama infantry recruiting office, 427 Brown-M Marx building. "I did not feel right about the matter while I was at work and some days ago told the fel- lows with whom I was working that l was not going to wait and be con- scripted and be sent somewhere that I didn't know anyone. I know lots of fel- lows in the Fourth Alabama and they have written me that it is the best on the lot so I want to join Company D and go with them wherever the Presi- dent wants to send us."
 Bailey is fine specimen of American manhood and passed the primary exam ination easily. In talking about enlist ing he stated that in the past about the only opportunity he had of showing that he was patriotic was to wave flag and shoot few firecrackers on the Fourth of July, but now he knew there was a job open for a regular man and he was applying to take it.
 The Fourth regiment recruiting office has been having a large run of appli- cants daily and the recruits are being sent in to Montgomery for final train ing and instruction as fast as they come
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-12
Good Barometer of
 Business Conditions

Our receipts are a pretty good ba- rcmeter of business conditions in Bir- mingham," said R. B. Smyer, postmas- ter, and al the present rate, the re- ceipts in this July will pass the receipts of last July by about 20 per cent These receipts are largely in stamp sales, and big number of letters being mailed all ways means prosperous town. The number of money orders We handle has decreased about l5 per cent since July l, when the state went bone-dry, but the ol ders we lost were small, sl or s2 or ders, and the total will not be much af- feeted. though our work will be consid- erably lessened, Another place where we have been relieved of much work is the stopping of mail order houses from sending whisky advertisements into Bir- mingham."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-12

out by the report of the army engineers, in whom we had full confidence. If the board had given first place to any other site we would have yielded our judgment and have cordially supported the de- cision of the board. We rejoice in the fact that the Warrior river site has been recognized on it's merits alone, and we beg to express our appreciation to the in terdepartmental board for it's favorable consideration and to assure it of our ac- tive cooperation in every way in car rying out the recommendation and re- moving any possible difficulties from it's successful development.
 BIRMINGHAM CIVIC ASSN. By c. L. HAROLD, Secretary Man
 ager'
 A telegram to the Tuscaloosa Board of Trade is as follows:
 President Board of Trade, Tuscaloosa.
 Ala.
 Birmingham Civic association, 230O strong, congratulates you, ourselves and state at large on decision of interdepart- mental board in selection of Warrior river as first choice for nitrate plant site. See in tomorrow's press telegram of this association to Secretary of War. We stand ready to cooperate further with all others in consummation of this project.
 BIRMINGHAM CIVIC ASSN. '.C. l.. HAROLD, Secretary Manager
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-12
CIVIC ASSOCIATION SENDS
 TELEGRAM TO SEC. BAKER ON
 DECISION OF NITRATE BOARD

The Civic association is still celebrat- ting the action of the nitrate board in naming the Black Warrior site as the first of the sites considered. When the board sat in Tuscaloosa last February, the association insisted on presenting this site in the face of much opposition which claimed that all Alabama S forces should be concentrated on the Muscle Shoals location. To express it's pleasure over the selection, the association dis patched several telegrams yesterday, ex pressing it's appreciation of the action of the board.
 A telegram sent to Secretary of War Newton Baker reads as follows:
 Honorable Newton D. Baker. Secretary
 of War and Chairman of the Interde-
 partmental Board, Washington, D. c.
 .,The Birmingham Civic association. the largest civic body in the state of Ala bama, with 23oO members, through it's ex- ecutive board, desires to express it's pleasure and approval of the nitrate plant report just made public. This as sociat ton urged the Warrior site upon the highly important grounds that there could be manufactured nitrates in req sonable quantity with minimum cost and delay. Our faith in this was borre
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-12
ROCKEFELLERS ARE
 THE GUEST OF CITY
Government Building Was Domicile Until the City Officials Took
 Hand

Who knew that John D. Rockefeller and his brother, William, were in the city of Birmingham at very early hour yesterday morning and are still he.e?
 Whether or not Birmingham knew 1t and felt honored by the presence of these two persons is speculation but that they are here now is fact.
 Who knew that John D. Rockefeller and his brother, William. were taken into custody by local police here early yesterday morning and slept behind bars?
 But this happened. Whether it was the John D. Rockefeller from Tarry- town, N. Y, and his brother, William, is different thing, but the officer found John D. with his said brother sleeping in some rat hole" in the postoffice building where they had been staying for the past several nights Then the officer carried John D. and his brother, William, with bits of the straw they had been sleeping on still in their woody hair, to the warden's office.
 And here John D. Rockefeller and his brother, William, told their story, with John D. doing most of the mouth work And despite the fact that they did not happen to be the two Rockefellers of New York, the officers and those around llSleHeu patiently to lnelr WOrQS, spoken weakly and from shivering lips of the two little darky boys.
 Their names, they said, were John D. Rockefeller and William. Their father was sent up' and working on the county road Their mother had died sometime ago. They had been sleeping in any sheltered corner they could find. They picked up rags and with the few cents obtained eat sometimes and some times they didn't They didn't know what their names were other than the ones given above, doubtless bestowed on they in a spirit of fun.
 And when the policeman carried them to to the juvenile court, because one was about 6 years old and the other 2, and the woman in charge of them there looked to see what they had in theii pockets, their share of the worlds goods tctaled five peanuts, little twne and one rag.
 Then they went to bed in the juvenile cell, with their night clothes already on the same as they wore all the time-a .'hole with piece of cloth around it' for a shirt, a ragged pair of pants and strap across one shoulder to hold them up.
 Thus John D. Rockefeller and his brother, William, slept in Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-12
COUNTY MORGUE
 IS RECOMMENDED
Coroner Hogan in Report for June
 Shows Extensive Work Done

The coroner's report for June, which was filed yesterday, shows an extensive amount of work done by this department during the last month. Seventy-one deaths were investigated. of which IT were white and 54 colored. Of these deaths. were from homicide. from suicide, p from accidents and 39 from atural causes.
 The request which was made in the April report that morgue be provided at FIilman hospital was repeated and emphasized. The report shows that sev- eral cases have come up in which post mortem examinat tions and autopsies were necessary, but that no good place to hold the operations was obtainable. It is stated that such a morgue could be provided at very small expense and would be of great service to the depart ment. It was stated that the automobile which has been provided for the use of the coroner and his assistants has been very Instrumental in the efficient dis charge of his duties. Owing to the large amount of work that is being done. the department also asks for more office space.