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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-06-26
FUE TORPEDEADO UN FAPOR
ARGENTINE
-erviciu Especial para la FRENSA.

-~erviciu Especial para la FRENSA.
BUENOS AIRES, JUNO 25.-Hoy
Sc supo ell esta capital que el vapor
argentine "Toro" fue torpedeado por
un submarine en- las cercanias de
Gibraltar.
E. gobierno ordeno inmediatamen-
te al consul argentine en Madrid,
que practicara una investigation So
bre ell particular Y la trasmitiera a
esta capital a Ia mayor brevedad.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-06-26

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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-06-26
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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-06-26

Cuando ~neczlite libros en- espanol.
Di-ijase aIgnacio E. Lozano, N San
ia Rosa Ave. San Antonio Texas.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-24
Motive for Rasplltin'S Murder.

In "The Killing of Rasputin' by Lincoln Steffens in Everybodys, the author gives the authentic details as they were related to him by the as- sassins themselves. A woman or a1oble birth headed the conspiracy, and MT Steffens has this to say about hre motives:
 "The lady loathed the dirty peasant that put his possessing hands upon her. She felt about him as any up standing creature feels about a crawl ing snake which has struck and will strike again She had a human inn pulse to step on and crush Rasput1n. She counted the fools he had made of women, the towards he had made Of men, and she wanted to save them. This, too, was human. And she had a class consciousness about him. A grand duchess by birth, she hated the low born interloper who had crept into the imperial family and pulled the ears of the Tsar and the Tsarina down to his whisp ering lips and away
 from those of the grand dukes and
 grand ducnesses; turning them and the aristOcracy out of the court to
 whine and trembe, his slaves in the courtyard. And she resented his per version of religion and his degrada- ton of her church. But there was one other, more democratic. motive at work in her. She accepted the common belief that Rasputin was the agent through whom Eermany was designating or purchasing generals in the Russian armies. mlSmak and miss!lipping ammunition, and direct ing millions of Russian troops into w.
 shaped swamps where von linden (S ell Irhf hfny Hny in blood and mud!
 "The lady believed, in short, that her beast was a traitor to God, man. and the Tsar; to her kind, to her class and to her country. And upon that conviction she acted deliberately: not impulsively, but slowly, surely, like the able woman she is.''
New Britain herald., 1917-09-24
What One University Has Done.
(Boston Transcript.

Although it has escaped notice in the news columns one of the matters which proved of special interest to members of the American Chemical society was report made to the pres ent convention on a piece of work which has been going forward at the University of Illinois. The depart ment of chemistry there determined to see what could be done about re- stocking the country's supply of cer
 tain chemicals. required in small quantities but of large importance to certain industries and to research, which were formerly furnished from Germany or made here from German products. Since the regular commer- cial companies were not finding the manufacture of these materials de- sired in such small quantities, funda- mentally attractive, the University of Illinois discovered here an opportu- nifty of particular usefulness. It's success has been considerable. Not only have some chemicals been com petently produced if a great value to laboratories and the steel industry, but also it has been possible to con- duct the enterprise as a financially sound gong-concern. The work of production has given paid employ ment to d number of graduate stu dents and undergraduates who vel comed the chance to earn. Indeed, the" venture at the University of H. linois has now found much work on it's hands that it's efficient director is appealing for cooperation from other colleges and universities which might offer to take over the manu- facture of some of the chemicals. Collegiate departments of chemistry will be missing a good opportunity if they do not investigate the share they might take in this enterprise.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-24
Lucky Lads at Aver.
(BoStOn Hera1d)


 Cheers for the chosen mon of Bos- ton and of New England, those who parade and those who do not, who as semble at Aver for the drill and the discipline that will make them sol dlers. By all means let them know that we honor them and wish them gOdspeed-b no tears for them. Not only can we well spare ourselves and them any present grief oyer the haz ards of their prospective active ser vice. for that is many months away, and much may happen before another summer, but we may well refrain from any sorrowful sympathy concerning the hardships in store for them at the cantonment itself.
 On the contrary, they are lucky boys and to he envied rather than commits erated--nOt simply for the honor of being chosen and for the opportunity for patriotic service, but for the life in the open, the wholesome food and exercise and the general mental and physical regeneration that lies before them. They may well go singing and laughing. for they start on an eXperi ence that will show it's beneficial re- suits through all their lives If it is straining a point to call it a vaca- tlOn on SOOO pay, IL IS at lStiSt SaIG to cha ra cterze it as something closely akin to that. What appetites they will have when they crawl out from under the blankets on these crisp fall morn- ings and how much better things will taste than in any city boarding house. Those who have too much weight will lose it and those who need it will put it on. They will stralghten up ,I lac oy.I clp2r-nun6 bronzed and alert of mind and mus cle They will come home with new friends, new ideals and new interests that they will never lOse
 Some of them will write home dole full letters, for boys like to play the martyr and make out that they are undergoing grave hardships: but wise parents and friends will not worry. The boys at Aver, and at the other camps, are in for the time of their young lives, and a few years from now by far the most of them will be glad ly and gratefully acknowledging that they had it.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-24

have covered themselves with glory.
 The list of worthy accomplishments is a large one. Red Cross work here is pre-omincnt. The Liberty Loan of 1917 was over r-subscribed. There has been no trace of shirking. no sign of the stacker. So it should be with this new demand upon the citys populace
 This. it may be said in passing, is the easiest of all requests, since the amount of money required is con- naratively small, and the joy of giv- ing so large. Books for soldiers Is the thought then for this week. We must do our part in the nations cndeavor to secure one million dol lars for one million books for one mil lion soldiers. And we must not fail
New Britain herald., 1917-09-24
BOOKS FOR SOLDIERS

Beginning today. there will be waged in this city a campaign the purpose of which is to provide books for soldiers in the various training camps of the nation and for those who have actually gone to the battle fields of Europe.
 Easing New Britain's share of monetary interest in this nation wide movement at five per cent. of tho population the sum to be realized here should go well over the three thousand dollar mark. We have been accredited with population of 65,- Oo0. What though that figure is slightly more than the most radical estimates. New Britain will have no trouble in securing the desired s3,250 for this work.
 five cents for this book fund the aforementioned sum would almost be realized. That is, taking it for granted we have not quite 65.OO0 peo- pie here. Yet those in charge of this campaign hope to dn even better than this The trustees and librarian of the New Britain Institute have under taken the task of raising this money. All contributions should be sent to the Institute, wherever possible, and if not, to any of the local banks or trust companies.
 In every public task undertaken in this city since the war began. and particularly since the entrance of America in the struggle, the people
New Britain herald., 1917-09-24
SUCH AS TT IS.

Life. at best, is a funny thing. Twenty-four hours a day, All in, which must have their fling, Sleep. and Work, and Play. Eight hours Sleep, and all too short, Away from dull, dread Care, Over in Drcamlan nd'S comedy court Wandering way off there. Eight hours Work, like a galley slave, Hammer, or dig, or write; keepin' a-goin' from crib to grave, Morning, noon, and night. Eight hours Play,-and how they fly,- WondrCus and fast they go, Barely born before they die; Play-time never is slow. Life, at best. is a funny thing, Twenty-four hours a day. All in which must have their fling, Sleep, and Work, and Play.
 JOHN J. DAILY.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-24
Cheap Money.
(The Path fnder).

People who have cherished the doc Urine that everything would be lovely if there was only plenty of money are having a very good chance now to ex- perience the actual effects of that doctrine in practice. August 1 the amount of money in circulation in this country was $46.52 per capita. This shows the phenomenal increase of 23 per cent, in the last year.
 A century ago there was only about S5 per capita; by 1850 tho amount had risen to about SIP; by 1880 to about $20 and by $500 to about $21. It is an interesting and significant fact that in the last year prices have risen just about in proportion to the expansion of the currency. That is exactly what is to be expected, and just as long as government continues to blow air into the currency we must expect the purchasing power of our money to be correspondingly re- duced.
 Here we have imitation pure and simple, with it's good results and it's bad ones. The only question is when the thing will burst The little neu- tral countries of Europe are quoting our dollar very much below par. and even China, who usually will give $2 of her silver for $1 American, is now allowing us only $1.50.
 For the first time since the Civil War the United States dollar is de- preciated, and as nation we find ourselves taken at a discount, marked down and humiliated. Moreover, the depreciation of our dollar means that we shall have to pay correspondingly more for all products, whether for eign or domestic. The dollar is worth less; hence it will buy less in labor or materials.
 The radicals in all times and coun- tries have clamored for cheap money and plenty of it. because they thought that this would benefit the "have- not" The cheapening of money does primarily injure the ''haves" in one way. because it dilutes the cash car ital they possess. But the trouble is value of all property is increased; rents and interest rates go up and in the end it is once more the poor worker and poor consumer who foot that at the same time the nominal the bill for the loss,
New Britain herald., 1917-09-24
QUESTION BEFORE THE
 CITY

Iany people of this city believe there should be an end to the
 lal farewells to mAn going to E, Mass, for training in the new Ional Army.
 he official send-otf on last Thurs morning is said to have caused
 e heart-aches than anything that took place within the confines New Britain. old timers who can back upon the day when this city it's men to the front in the Civil can recall no such scenes. In Spanish War when a contingent t from here there was not even { same degree of sadness. Even
 lin recent memory is the day when boys marched off to entrain for Mexican border. Then there Ia no such heart aches and sohs. E there is any feeling of regret at boys going away to Camp Devens
 bust be because they are sent. per De, without the military uniform. re is indeed a great difference be- len seeing men march off in the llation suits of khaki and witness them go pell-mell in their conven- bal multi.
 Before the second large number of h are sent away from this town Ter the workings of the Selective Fvice law sentiment should he |nded to such a degree so as to |w conclusively what the people ht. Shall there be a parade, or Ill these ceremonies be dispensed
 h? That is the question of, the lr. The answer must come from
 people.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-24

desired would be perpetrated upon us.
 To such an extent had all these crimes been directed against the American nation that the Kaiser was even advised by his Amba ssador at Washington that the American Con- ereSs might be corrupted. A sluSh fund was asked for with which d cer- tain society was to Coerce. or buy, Congrcssmen and divert the. declara tion of war that was then standing in the OffinG. The revelations which the Government is now making, and which will be published in the news papers for some time to come show how far-reaChinE was the reptile hand of Germany. They show, too, that although there were those who fell before the soft words and honeyed f1attery and tainted money from the Cerman Embassy there were others who proved true to their trust. For every traitor in our midst there must be somewhere near ten million patriots
New Britain herald., 1917-09-24
Poland as a Nation.
{ Springfield Republican,

Farcical though the new govern ment may be, it serves a serious pur- pose. In the first place, it regular izes the position of Poland and gives it's conquerors legal rights which they have lacked. It is not permissible, for instance, to conscript the inhab itants of occupied hostile territory, but by converting it into a state with a government Subservient to the con- queror, the requirements of law may be compiled with, and the desired end attained That the Central Powers had reached an agreement about their plumber was made certain by the re- cent announcement from Vienna that the Poles were to be cOnscripted into the Austrian army. The excuse then offered was the need for more man power imposed by the general offen- Sive of the Allies. It is quite pOssi- ble, too, that the unexpected military energy shown by the United States shows the German staff that no more time must be lost ih tapping the mili- tary resources of Poland, the last res ervoir of man power left. If this is the case, this country has had it's share, quite innocently, in bringing this new misfortune upon Poland, and is morally bound to make it's rehabil- itation, like that of Belgium, d war aim.
 But aside from conscription, the imm ediate creation of a Polish gov ernment under Teutonic control was dictated by political consideration On the one hand, while working for peace through the Vatican, tho Gen. tral Powers are doing their utmost to settle, in a way to their advantage as many as possible of the problems which it is proposed to leave to the peace congress the a7tute idea being that at a great international council whatever had been actually finished and put in working order would prob- ably be allowed to stay as 1t was That this policy is perfectly trans parent does not make it much the less dangerous; if the course of the war should compel the Allies to enter con- ference with the military map as much in Germany's favor as it is at present, the scheme for forcing Po- land, as a Teutonic satrapy. into the system of Mittel Europa would prob- ably go through precisely as planned.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-24
A DOCTOR. AND \ MAN.

New Britain has been more than fortunate in the selection of it's pub lie officials. There have been in- stances. of course, where politics brought in man who was not all he might have been. That was but natural and a thing to be diScounted. In the long run, however, New Bri- tain has been we'll served by those placed at the various posts of service. One notable instance of this is the case of Dr. T. Ebon Reeks who some time ago resigned as the head of the health department. Under the care full guidance of pr. Reeks this de- partment developed until it fairly out local government. So much so, was this the case, that the state of Con- necticut in searching for a man to help quel epidemics lighted upon the was then offered a high place in the councils of the state.
 No sooner had the resignation of pr. Reeks been handed in and a logical successor sought than it was found that the place indeed would be a hard one to fill. A difficult one for more reasons than one. Avail able men wanted, and do want, more money to perform the tasks than pr. Reeks received or asked for. Where the former head of the health depart ment was paid the salary of $3.0O0, or therea bouts, those who sought to fill his shoes asked for an increase of one thousand dollars, making the place pay s4.ooO.
 The high cost of living naturally is given as an excuse for the new high salary. Yet the tax payers seem in no disposition to give such an in crease. Not that the work is not worth it, nor the position high enough for such a salary. The idea is, Dr. Reeks did not get s40oo, did not ask. for S4,OOO, and, seemingly, did not worry because he was not receiving S4,O0O salary. He went along doing his work with the same zcst and vim he might have expended had he been paid ten thousand dollars.
 Therein lies the worth of pr. Reeks. He placed the work of the health de- partment above dollars and cents. He worked for the joy of working, with the knowledge that he was helping his fellow citizens. He worked for the betterment of the city. And now that he realizes what is going on, what a scramble is being made for his old job at higher figure, he wants to relinquish all claims to a. state honor and come back to the old town at the old salary. This we cite as an instance where New Britain is | fortunate in the selection of a public 1 official If there is to be any raise in , salary for this office we know who l should get it, and there are just five ! letters in his last name.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-24
First Aid to the Injured.
lNeW York Tribune.)

Philip Albert, an American of Ger man birth, was arraigned in West New York, N. J., yesterday before Recorder John Brewer, charged with making remarks derogatory to .hc flag and the United States. At g previous hearing he had been ordered to decorate his house with the Stars and Stripes. He reported that he had done so.
 Here is a flag" said Recorder Brewer. stand up and wave it.'
 Albert did so.
 Say this.'' commanded the record CT: God bless America; I'll stand by you.'
 Albert did so.
 Kiss the Flag" was the recor- der's next order.
 Albert did so.
 Now shake hands with She com- plaipant md apologize for your re- marks
 Albert did so.
 Il will discharge you; you can go."
 Albert did so.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-24
TRAITORS VS. PATRIOTS,

having started upon a |nplete revelation of German in
 eue and perfidy the country at ge takes the discloses with calm, host benign. indifference. Outside these stories from the nations bital contributing interesting read for the cool winter evenings lead, they cannot add more coals ! fire upon the head of German .tesmanship. The American nation, fn before it went to war with the Phenzollerns, had sufficient evidence convict Wilhelm and his trained |upe of malefactors.
 Ehe men in this country whose
 mes are linked with German agents plots which were destined to thWart herican good will naturally must fer at the hands of their fellows. ley will feel the wrath of an indig- |nt people if they do not receive Fger punishment at the bands of the urts. We have been a patient peo- B, almost to the point of foolishness. e stood silently by and let German
 ents and their&paid tools corrupt an and women within our borders. lese things we allowed until the aster of the German people came
 the belief that we were moral
 wards and that almost anything he
New Britain herald., 1917-09-24
The Connecticut Senators.
Washington Corr. Springfield Repub-
 jcon

liCan.)
 The New England senators next
 best in prestige at Washington, if comparisons may be tolerated, are probably the two from Connecticut Brandegee and Mclean are not the men that O. IT. Platt and General Hawley were back in halcyon re- publican times. As much could hard ly be expected in the changed situa- ation. Platt and Hawlcy, in these latter-day congresses would not have attained to such senatorial stature as they enjoyed toward the close of their careers. Senator Brandegee has pos slbly been more industrious in later years. He is quite constant in his at tendance upon the daily sessions, which has become noticeable uual- ity in senatorial service. He scru- tiniZes measures carefully, especially for small defects. Senator Brandegee has a good legal mind and the work he performs in helping perfect enact ments is certainly worth wEilc It is not the work that appeals to the galleries but nevertheless tells. AL though of Old Guard tendencies. Sen ator Brandegee's activities contri- bute to the prestige of New England as a minority influence there He speaks occasionally and quite fear lessly He devotes a deal of energy to the judiciary committee, of which he is a member This committee handles considerable important legis- lation.
 Senator Mclean is not particularly conspicuous in the floor proceedings. He is a conscientious legislator and has done not little good work, which advances him somewhat above the rating of an average senator. He was identified with the migratory bird legislation, which he handled in ad mirable fashion.