New Britain herald., 1917-05-12

black and gold strands. The first lieutenant wears one silver bar on danger the life or limb of any per- son.
 No motor vehicle shall remain standing on a public highway at point where street railway cars or dinarily stop, unless there is at least ten feet between such vehicle and the nearest rail of any street railway track, except to receive or discharge passengers, merchandise or freight or for other reasonable cause.''
 Many of the penalties provided for violations of the automobile law are very severe and herewith are mem tioned two. each of which violations, have often been prosecuted in the local court. A fine of not less than fifty dollars or more than $10O for driving motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor or drugs, and Imprisonment for not less than six months nor more than one year for any subsequent violation of this sec ton of the law. Fines ranging from $50 to $1O0 may be imposed for the first offense of taking any motor vehicle without the owners consent and for a subsequent violation q sen- tence of not less than ono year or more than ten years in prison is pro- vided.
 The draft still continues to be the most important topic of the day and all eligible young men in the city. to say nothing of their friends and rela- tives, are mutely wondering if they will be selected. That one local young man is a believer In true prepared- ness and is stoical in that h. is ready to accept whatever the fatss hold, in store for him Is evidenced by his action on Tuesday when he repaired to the city clerks office and took out a marriage license. II don't want to use it now, and may not need to use it for some time." he exp1ainsd .but [ want it so can use It immediately in case I am drafted. If I'm drafted and have to go away to war want to get married first and II wAnf the any time." ., !.
 How refreshing it would be s for everybody if they could gel, away from this war talk and war news. Just imagine how 1t would seem to pick up a paper and see no g1aring headlines about the slaughter abroad or the military preparations here. and how it would seem to ningle with people and be able to talk baseball, etc., without having the rod of war stalk in upon you- Wouldn't 1t be a grand and glorious feeling?
 Hartford evidently does not believe in passing up an attempt to take all the glory coming her way. even if she has to '.hog it. a little. It has been noticed that New Britain, pro rata, has been sending just as many young i men into the navy as any other city. l Hartford included, yet when a local 1 boy is sworn in at the Hartford head 1 quarters he is given a little blue badge reading: "One of Hartford's { 6OO," thereby indicating to those who do not know better that the man Is | Hartford recruit. There would be no occasion for feeling If the badge read: l cone of Connecticut's - but this untust discrimination in favor of the !, capitol city is anything but pleasing to l native pride.
 You can't convince lot of New | Britain youths that possible Grants. ]! 5hermans, sheridens, Shafters, Funs- 1 tons and Pershings have forever been l lost to the cause by themselves not | being chosen for Plattsburg. Cheer l up, the wonderful Funston was never l } Plattsburger. He enlisted as | raw recruit volunteer too.
 
 After Thursdays news editions the l family album and Bibles and also l faded birth certificates were popular 1 reading. The boys certainly did some { figuring, but to date no amateur ] mathematician has been discovered ! who was able to prove that 1887 from 1 1917 leaves 31.
 How deeply interested everyone 1 aow is wherever their eagle eye l catches sight of the almost forgotten l word peace"
 During the past two weeks tele- | phone queries at this office were more | numerous inquiring about the draft | oill than about the big league scores. |
 When all is said and done, New Britain may we'll point with pride to ner contributions to the service. This 1 @ffxy 1.ou <~l~,A,> .nn~~v t3 nnn1 fhA