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New Britain herald., 1917-03-27
One of the Death Squad.

One of the Death Squad. If were one of corps O. ten Piped out at the break O. day, An stood in line with my fellowmen As I heard the dead march play. An k saw a woman before the wall Face front to our slaughter line, I'd make dead sure that she wouldn't From any bullet O mine. I, that was bound by a solemn tic My emperor to obey, Would make right there of my VOW a
 lie,
 An never regret the day, They might drum me out O. the ranks
 O men
 An set me to herdin' swine, But I'd know no woman had fallen
 when
 I shouldered this gun O mine. I might snip leaf of the topmost
 twig
 Of the oak tree standin' by. Or waverin' sort of q furrow dig In the church tower, loomin' f1ig1a. An frightened crow might take to
 wing As the mouth O my rife spat, But no woman's breast should feel it's
 sting. For I'd make dead sure O. that! Edgar A. Guest in the Detroit Free
 Press.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-27
BE KIND TO ANIMALS,

setting aside week for this and | week for that is a distinctive Ameri- can custom. In the past two or three years the movement has grown to such proportions that almost the entira year Is given over in weekly allott- ments to certain objects. In the vari. ous parts of the country these weekly observances differ. While i'm san Francisco the people might be ceIA. brating Rose Week. the people of New Orleans might be in the midst of Wa termelon Week.
 One of the latest affairs of this kind IS Be Kind to Animals week which bids Tor national prominence. This week is designated as April 1s-21. The Sunday after that, April z2. will be observed In many places as Humane Sunday. On this Sunday ciergynl[In [In are requested to devote a whole or part of one service to the subject of Kindness to children and animal. More than 1000 clersymen observed this day last year. Those obser.sr~ some other day than sunday .s tln.,r Sabbath will adjust the celebratio .c- cordingiy.
 Bs Kind to AAimals Week. waich
New Britain herald., 1917-03-27
BABCOCk PLANNING
 CROOKS EXHIBIT
Hopes to Arouse More Interest
 in Work of Police

For the purpose of arousinE more general interest on the part of the public generally in the work and de- yelopment of New Britain police de- spartment, as we'll as to stimulate add cd enthusiasm among the regular and supernumerary policemen themselves in the use of regulation revolvers and the target tournament that is sched- uled to open April 2, Chairman Ed ward c. Babcock of the safety board has arranged for one of the most ex- tenstve exhibits of equipment used by criminals and representatives of the law ever collected In this city. He plans to have the exhibit at the show windows of the Dickinson Drug Com pany at 169-179 Main street, beginning the last of this week. Many souvenirs, .revolvers, dirks and burglars Kits will be shown, many of them connected with some of the biggest criminal acts recorded in the annals of the local de- partment. Police equipment, revol- vers, handcuffs, billies, electric search lights, etc., will be shown from the department. practically out of exist eIce just now. as far as being able to buy this type is concerned, because of th war.
 Not only will valuable prizes be of fered in the tournament hut. from the members getting the best scores, a team, representing the local depart ment will be selected and challenge issued to other departments of the state, especially Hartford. Chairman Babcock, especially because Of the lik- lihood of trouble resultant of the war, is firmly convinced that the police men of the city should be experts in the use of revolvers.
 Both police and fire departments will be represented by baseball teams this season. It is planned to have an series of games. as we'll as with similar departments In other cities. Fireman John Souney of Engine Co., No. will lead his col leagues while Supernumerary Police man William Souney will captain the police team. A call for candidates will be issued soon.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-27
PRINCETON KISSES ] 1
 PACHIST lEADH
'Dr. Jordan Makes Fatal Mistik|
 in Attacking Wilson

Princeton. N. J., March 27.-D1 David Starr Jordan discovered la night that the way of the paci1st hard indeed at Princeton. In Hhs nrst place. his old friend. presiden Hibben. who is heartily in favor o this country entering the war. fiatiJ refused to permit Dr. Jordan to rpsal n one of tho university buildinar. E thls incident Dr. Jordan saad IT I'll conclusion of his speech:
 Whenever any of you wish q e speak at Stanford university you ma1 have your choice of buildihgs.' ,. <
 The Stanford chancellor came h<r( on the invitation of Charles Arrot. junior. and Henry strater. who hS gained much prominence this yeS1| by attempting to abolish the uprS class clubs and revolutionixe Prlnco ton's social system. Barred from tl1| campus the stssdents nrst tried tl set Nassau Inn. but 1t was decidt3 that thu surrouadings there mi8ht I6 be conlucive to . peaceful meetik 70 the old First PresbyteFian chnrr1 was chosen.
 But Dr. Jordan was not kindly t B cetved by the urlderGradua4es yr1s he criticised Presldent Wilson ana fI NSsAS SrAAS 0ONAbOMO C09y taking in the present crisiss The I'll dents. practically all of whom TT earnestly preparing themseivss;llI11 lI1 service in case Of war. were app z' ently willing to show 4heir respecG for pr. Jordan. though not In sympa~ thy with his cause. until he attackod President Wilson. Then . chorus 6E skiases and whistles interrupted l,lf speech. The disturbance might haxd been greater had 1t not heen that iii meeting was in church.
 Evans Clark. an instructor m p6lis| t1Os In the university. presaded at tho meeting, and criticized the univoreity authorities severely for refustng ol.' mi1sion to the two und duat1 IF hold the meeting on the campus HI stated that 1t was ''a violation Of tn1E most sacred tru4t of the univefsayM M for the authorities to den1H Strut
 and Arrot the privilege of univrA sity room as . free forum for deh1fe. Several of the most mill 1tlc ( bers of the faculty. ipcluding Howard McC1enahala. were pra1eag
New Britain herald., 1917-03-27
RAIN AND COLDER.
Unpleasant wea&her Promised Fdr q !
 niei,f hy. Prophet.

HE.S4U
 Nsy Hayen. March s7 NM Haven and vicinity: Rain and coider tonight; Wsdnesday fair and coldsr .
 For Connscticut: Rain md coll ee tonight: "wednesday, fair; coldS strong south to west windA &
 Conditions: The wsstsrn distu ance has developed Anrin8 thA sst 74 hours into . Weli denned distnf6- ance which is nov central oyer on-3 tario. It will probabiy pass 0tlt st St. Lawrence valley tonight. causing cloudy and rainy weathe Tn the eastern portion of the ylalxs IT. on and on the AtIantic ccast HeaSy rains were reported from MisnissiJ Alabama, and Goor4ia. Thun4 4er storms were reported from ssevegAl places in the central and southern dfe- tricts. There has been decided 1eyes in temperature between tho RocI Mountains and the Mississfppi river. zgs
 Conditions favor for this vfcinat cloudy and rainy weather.s foliow46 by clearing and colder on Wednesday.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-27
PAss CIvm SERVICE EXAMS.

Before the civil service commission. at its meeting last night. 4fWilliam Frey and Edward !. Conlon passed examination for appointn It to the fire department and Thomas Gully. John Koylowski and Joseph Pac were successful in the examinations for ap- pointment as supernumerary police men. Gully successfully passed the examination for appointment. to the fire department some time ago but decided that he preferred a police ap- pointment. Two applicants for ap- pointment as regular policemen were examined but the results have not been determined. Report of the commission will be presented to the safety board at its meeting tonight and appointments are expected.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-27
ITALY PREPARED TO
 RESIST OFFENSIVE N
Cordona Expects Austro.Germans to Try to Push Him Out Of
 Occupied Territory.


 Rome. March 27. Via Paris.-A great Austro- German offensive on tho Italian front Is being freely predicted throughout Italy. Information reaching the Italian press from Switzerland has convinced tho news papers that such a campaign has been planned by the Central Powers for this spring. There is no. uneaaness, apparent, However. but q general con- fidence that Italy Is fully prepared and can meet any blow against her.
 General Cadorna is quoted by the Giordale D'Italia as saving to SAlva- tore Barxalai. governor of the occu- pied Austrian territory:
 Whether they come pr not I am acting on the principle that they will. andNin force. am conscious of hav- ing neglected nothing that past ex- perience may have taught, and I am certain of having at my conAmand' . magnificent army. full of enerxy and faith and strengthened rAkher than worn by war. have put 1t its head. with strict impartiality. chiefs posssss- ing the greatest aptitude for their posts.
 ''The first element of success is the active faith of the nation In itself. For the army to resist, the country, whose every feeling is refectAd by the army, must respond also. Itlhas faith in itself and will have victory.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-27
SUES FOR COLLISION DAMAGE.

Claiming damages of $100 as a re- suit of an automobile collision on New Britain avenue in West Hartford about a month ago, Anton Ulinski, through Attorney M. D. Saxe, has brought suit against Mrs Martin Wells of Hartford. It is contended sthat Mrs. Wells was entirely respon6ible for the collision. The papers were served by Deputy Sheriff A. F. Marsh and arc returnable in Nov Britain city court the second Nqnday, in April.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-27
ND R0UNDUPS Of
 ALIEN RESIDENTS
German Citizens Will Not Be h.
 termed During War

Washington, March 27.-There will be no general internment of German citizens or German reseryists resident Tn this country in the event of war be-
 tween the United States and Ger
 many, according to the present pians of the government. Both the war de- partment and department of Justice VIII be on guard and ready to deal
 summarily with any outbreaks inspired
 by Germany, but a general roundup of
 Germans Is regarded as both imprac-
 ticable and impolitic. The X govern
 ment will interfere with the liberty of
 no one unless there is good reason to suspect him of disloyalty.
 Secretary of War Baker authorizes the formal statement that "everybody of every nationality who conducts himself with American law will be free from official molestation, both now and In the future" He declared that rumors that the department had plans for the internment of resident aliens had no foundation in fact.
 The department officials believe that the precautions now being taken will be suMcient to guard against serious uprtsings without resorting to the sys- tenn of shutting up the great number of German citizens in this country in detention camps, scheme which would not only be highly expensive, but which would also work great hard ship on many innocent people. The administration has many times made 1t clear that 1t had no intention of re- sorting to reprisals in its treatment of Germans in this country, and it is said that the government will make 1t plain that it is not losing its head in a wave of spy fever. Neither German nor Russian methods will be resorted to. It Is known that the department of justice has under surveillance at the capital, as well as In othef centers. prominent Germans who have been under suspicion, and there doubtless will be some arrests upon the outbreak of war. butt officials here are inclined to discount wild stories of plots which would actually be a menace to the in- tegrity of the nation. The last two or three days here have seen the develop ment of several sensational rumors in- volving three prominent and we1l-to- and the others of GermAn descent, who are American citizens.
 According to report around Wash lngton, 1t was found that the principal man concerned had built concrete foundations for German siege guns on his country estate outside the city. placed to enable them to demolish the capitol and disguised as fish ponds or similar landscape gardening, and that a secret wireless outfit was found on his estate. with which he had secured valuable information and conveyed 1t to the enemy. An ohicer of the secret service said he had paid no attention to this and similar reports involving citizens of German birth or descent.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-27
GARAGE THREATENED.
Fire in Bidding Housing Southern
 N. E. Co. Autu1nobfles.

Fire in Bidding Housing southesn
 N. B. Co. Automobiles.
 Quick work by Chief Robert M. Dame and members of Engine Co. No. N prevented serious damage at the garage of the Southern New England Telephone Company on Court street shortly before o'clock last night when an automobile truck became ig- nited, supposedly from cigar or cigarette and filling the building with smoke. There was only minor loss. Several automobiles are stored in the garage and considerable concern was felt until the flames were under con- trol Chemicals sufficed to check the names.
 Engine Co. No. was called to S4 Prospect street about 6 o'clock last night to attend to a chimney fire Chemicals proved sufficient to check the names. .......
New Britain herald., 1917-03-27
CENSUS WORKERS
 ARE BADLY NEEDED
Public Spirited Citizens Urged to Cover Streets in Neighbolhood

Through an unfortunate combina- tion of circumstances the military census of the city of New Britain has reached .stalemate after the collec- ton of about 18.00O blanks and unless a number of volunteers immediately put their shoulders to the wheel this city will not have accomplished ~ duty to the state and the census VIII remain incomplete. The volunteers who have been taking charge of the street canvas are In most inStances complete on the streets that they have taken out. Unfortunately. howevsr. there are many. streets remaining to be canvassed for which the assign- ments have not been taken and which the bureau Is unable to take through its own agents. Those streets should be covered at once by as many volun- teers as can be obtained. ' If there is a resident of any particu- lar street who would consider 1t his duty to take charge Of the canvass Of his neighborhood the census bureau would be deeply obliged to have him call in and receive assignment cards for the individuals in his neighbor- hood who have not yet signed sa blank. It will be unnecessary to see everyone but only the ones whose names have been listed for the volunteers benefit. 5 The following streets remain un- canvassed and assignment cards may be obtained at the census bureau of- flee in city hall between 3 and 12 and 1880 and 6:30. It is urged that any one willing will immediately procure cards. The streets are as follows:
 Alden. Ann. Andrews, Atlantic.
 Broad, Burritt, Brook, Beatty, !.
 Clark. Chestnut, Church.
 Dwight. Dewey. Daley. Dix
 East Main, East, Elm.
 Farmington. Franklin street. Frank lin Square. Fairview, Florence, First.
 Grove. Gold. Glen, Greenwood. Gilbert.
 High Hartford avenue. Horace. Harvard. Howard. Hayes. Hunter road. Hunserford court, TIurlhurt.
 Jubilee. Judd.
 Kensington.
 Lafayette. Lilac. Laurel. Linden, Locust, Logan. Lyons. Lee. Lyman. Lawlor. Laseile.
 Main, Market. Myrtle. MIX, Mill. Miller. Madison, MoClintock road. Willard.
 North.
 Olive, Orange. Osgood.
 Putnam, Park View. ,.
 Rockville avenue, Richnaond. Rent schler avenue.
 Stanley, Seymour. Smith. spnalley. shuttle Meadow. Silver. sprt4g. Sun rise. Short Starr.
 Fremont. Trinity.
 Union.
 Washington, Willow, WintAr, Win throp, Wallace. West, Wilson. Wood land, Warlock, WoIcott, Webster. Wilcox, Wellington. Walsh. West Pearl. lsa
New Britain herald., 1917-03-27
IIE NAVY EOHnVER-

1aent yyilson's order to increass' kiisted strength of the United. " pavy to s7.oeo men. and Sec Danisls' appeal for wide news
 ablicity and editorial support ln aeti0n demands the attention Se nation The navy is tho first of dsfehse. In the event of . 6fawn ont war the navy will beI V upon to bear the brunt Of tho Tho vast bulk Of the fight au necessarily take place on haeh seas atnee we have set out lsar tiseee waterways for the 1ral commercs of the world. The 1dent.s order is at once . cali for 6S and an appeal to the patriot- 6f, the young men of the country. meet the present situation 1t Is ted that some 25.o0O enlist 6t1 n che navy are necessary. The must be fully equipped. There n1s ships about to be placed in aloslon. There are ships already I'm reserve. There Is . lack of TIC man tAeses ships. There Is M dearth of officers to take charge
 men. The opportunities of 7ss are therefore manifold. The
 man who enlists in the navy 8oes in with advantages un-: 5h to those who sought service 6osolden times. Some men after
 and twenty years in the navy never been given the chances win soon be open to ambitious enterprising men who enlist in S1ey and generation.
 tdSsnation h thrown into a state IF inc opportunities for achiev- 1nencs in military ranks will be TT augmented. In both branch the service. in the army and 1nyy, there will be untold open 1or young nisn of brain and sai development. The dullards st1Ie sIothful have no places in 4stks of the jaclsiss or the sol ogA Only the ambitious need
 yet, there is q chance for VI and mental Advancement in lvy bscause of the new educa- eaciIities that have been added ' past eight or ten years. Young ho have never had the opportu- Nf Going to college could seek no place in which to round out an,
 - than in the navy. The
 thsse is designed to fit men
 1ce n many walks of life on
 bs Y seodly nun
 l tlAe TInlts1 lsas
New Britain herald., 1917-03-27
TIE ST. louIs.

ller sthe case of the St. Louis nH tIss llssk American liner u tS Dort under the Presldent'a 1sned sneutrality'' proclamation. Il prs,ared to resist attack by sub Y TIT if has arrived safe and Iinif aIS StlAn nnslish port. Just why SIns 4hss set Louis did not meet with 1telIce SSx the hands of aGerman si6S ii6 commander remains to be hin1 1t may have been because
 tan submarines were fearful 1l5I mir n armed merchant. sAip. Say z shaye been because the captain fkS Louis was too sAillful in (pz to be caught, It nay have beanss luck played . prsdon- IL may have been bS- Slafmarines were busy In other & khe Atlantic. It may have i1y one of several reaaons. 5 that stands out pppsrnAoass
 is that the first armed mer-,
 n nyins an American fIag his & alled barred xone with
 1ll The case will be one
 IT HsSlte, ii encourasenept n
 I'm sntefprise and . conapai- W nesicsn courage. Tho free
 Sex tke ssas is cherished senti-
 1 III m nertcaps since the. & 6kes fought for this same
New Britain herald., 1917-03-27
WILSON TO GPEAK.
EAeutenant Governor to Deliver
 dress at Eaks' BanqNe {

Chairman E. N. Humphrey 6tat&4 s Elksf dinner comnntstee eapnoupcedt day that Lieut&pls Tt GnHeg egnor ford B. N1llson sof Btidge1oFt be the principal speaker It tho ' which will be held Thurpday SSl ber of New York profession1 $ to give the entertainment md an<Ms those who will appear are Hattv ry. Mildred Del Monte. Jack Nl Gertrude Gsbest sadie Haxt aQX X
 rletta Byron. k ss
New Britain herald., 1917-03-27
NEW HAMPsH1RE PREPAREs.

Concord, March 27.-Governor Reyes today appointed committee on public safety consisting of 100 citf- zens to cooperate with the civil and military authorities in the work of preparations. The committee includes the mayors of all the cities and the editors of principal newspapers
New Britain herald., 1917-03-27
NO RENEWAL or TREATIES.

| l NO RENEWAL OF TREATIES.
 Because of repeated violations ol
 the ancient treatie. between the Unit
 ed states and Prussia by the present German Government the State De- partinent It Washington has formally rejected proposals to reanirm and ann- plify these treaties With the formal refusal to renew these treaties, the United States Government takes oc- casion' to say -that German subjects residing in the United States may consider sthelnseives safe in the event sof war. provided they do not violate any of the laws of this land.. This informal pledge on the, part of the American. government may be taken
 at higher value than some of the
 formal pledges of Germany In the
 event of AsAbetween the two nations the suhjectspf Germany in this ooun-
 try will besfully protected. No harm can come to them unless 1t Is so-
 ltcited by themselves.
 It n Germany's desire to renew
 the trs4ties of 17s5. 17ss and 1925.
 This (ve on the part of Germany
 came Mhen Ambassador Gerard made
 preparalaens to return to his native land. vious to that the German submaxtlles had violated many of the proviAions of the treaties, and the
 blanket proclamation of January s1 Annauncing the German intention of lnl lnl1AE all ships in the barred xone nAq Sotally destroyed the treaties. It 1 e smother scrap. of paper Germany slnseW to the wind. So long a the fzhties stood in Germany's way they couA not be valid. So lonr as inc treatles offered . means to satisfy 0ermasay's. ends, the Imperial Govern ment wanted them reanirmed and The United States abso. iutely refuses to repair what Germany has broken.
 1T would be manifestly unjust and tnsQuiteble to require one party to any Agreementi to observe its stinula- tiods and to permit the other party tc diFesard them.'' says Secretary L1ansins The particular article of the last trefty, the one of 1928, continued n force from the treaty of 17s9. would rob the United State, of all protectfon against depredations of German subjects on this soil in the event warAis declared. There could be some nine months of pillaxe and arson without so much as an arre.t under theA treaty The step of this government Is the best way. Since Germany saw it to disregard whatever articles of the old treaties which worked against her interest. the Unit ed States has no business to allow further loop holes. At the same time the United States Government vii, do nothing against the peace and security Of German subJec4s on these shore. provided they maiptain a peaceful. at- tttude. There are almost one million subjects of the Kaiser here, men and women who have not sworn allegiance to Uncle Sam. who have not taken out their naturalization papers. They may rest assured that the American sovernment is big and broadminded enough to care for their interest. and to guarantees thsm continued life and 70 long as they violate no laws here.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-27

At all events, the kaiser has been more successful than Henry Ford, in getting the boys out of the trenches. Exchange.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-27

E my living sentiment. and blessing of God t shall be
 3f lying sentiment, Indepen- 6es now and Independence
New Britain herald., 1917-03-27

When Torrington rejects a propdsed new charter for the third time, either that city doesn't want a change or else it has not yet been onered what 1t desires. Norwich Bulletin.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-27
FACTS AND RANCHES.

We only ask the weather power not to permit the mercury to sinl without warningBrooklyn Eagle.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-27

The cost of living Is so high thai only an employe in intuition fac tory can afford to lead double hfe these days.-Don Marquis in New York Evening Sun. -i
New Britain herald., 1917-03-27

Philadelphia, March 27.-Fourxeeo.s { members of the crews of the 0ef166l5
 commerce raiders Kronprinz Wtlheam
 and Pfinz Eitel Friedrich. interned the Philadelphia navy yard made
 dash for liberty last Monday hlyht
 All but two Of them were captufSd II ss 3 aldo Of the yard within . short s. and oflcials of the navy derat a1nOunced their belief that tlhe4e had been drowned in attemptip9 ' slim the back channel. sss I;sss s.
 Despite this announAement, how
 ever, local authorities expressed tse belief that the two men, Lieutenant Chorth and Hermann Schroder. nas7 chinists, mate. had made good thet4s escape. Descriptions of them wer4 sent broadcast by lieutenant Tate ccA the detective bureau. when . seaTce of the waters surrounding the sovsfn- < < ment reservation failed to reveal theisas bodies. 8 5s' 5