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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-17
DEAR UNCLE BILL: We received

Jun NAlN hiS1 SOu WIZ '"hS
Over There. Mother was quite pleased 10
hear that the Subs had not got your ship.
She was so glad that she cried which is
queer way to do when you are glad. But
You know how women and girls will do,
and, guess we had better be glad we are
men. Sammy Jones, says women, are ex-
treamly nessessary but, men are differant
they have TO throw the Bull.
As Dad has always taught us to always
tell the whole truth | will say | had 10
wink a little myself but you will be glad
to hear did not disgrace you with she'd
ding unmanly tears. shall always re-
member that / am the nephew of Soldier
and If the War lasts long enough shall
be in it myself, but think the huns are
Just about WHIPPED.
Marines for mine Uncle Bill though the
other kids do not say so. Harry is for
Field Artillery Tom says, the navy and
Philip has not decided although he would
like to have a horse TO ride, being only. six
do not think he needs to yet. The mar
rines are First TO Fight and you know
uncle Bill, / do not want TO be far from
the front of the line. 1t is TO bad Mother
is a woman and cannot fight but she knits
many socks and sweaters, also aunt Mary
who, is a strenuous patriot.
Well Uncle Bill we are getting on fine.
Though only thirteen am pretty big for
my age and Jack Burton whose fourteen
cant put me down. We had go the other
day in the basement at school, he said I
started it and old Woodsy the principle Of
the Junior High kept me in but l didn't
care for / threw Jack fair and square
though his left shoulder wouldn't quite fit
the floor for he is built sort a crooked.
After hitting his head on post he was
not much good. l am developing much
MUSCLE especially in the bicep of my right
and my wind is GREAT.
Frank Potter had trouble, he lost his
grandmother. But as / tell him be does
not know what real trouble is, for we had
very great sorrow when Trixie died, and
wv LliAuh ollC was huCSJ
that God ever created.
They have a new baby next door. The
Tylers are away having rented there
house TO some people that have kind
of an idea that they may be Germans, if
so let them Beware!
Reggie Wharton who is now in Prep
school was home and acted very proud but
as his brother has not gone over yet 1
paid no attention.
Well Uncle Bill get all the huns you can
and don't let them get you, at least till you
can send us helmet. Were all well though
Aunt Mary has touch of the rumatizzum.
So goodby from your kid nephew
SAMUEL CARRUTHERs JONES JUNIOR
p S, Walter Finley was Dragging about
his uncle whose Sergt at Camp Dix but
when / told him your Lieutenant at the
Front with Pershing he said o Kamerad.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-17
By EDWARD N. TEALL.

Copyright, 1918. al rights reSerred.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-28
GENERAL PERSHING
ISSUES new ORDERS
CONTINUED from First Page)

cal military commander transmit any
message or communication to any
person outside the territory occupied
by American troops except through
the post Office.
THE use Of carrier pigeons is for
hidden. Owners Of carrier pigeons
will make Immediate report Of their
pigeon cotos to the military COM
mander, with e list OF the marks
borne by thcir pigeons. Pigeon
houses mus; be F"rt OPEN day and
night
""The taking Of photographs out
doors except by permission from the
local military authorities is forbidden.
Special Rules Given Out.
Especial rulcs--WhOSOcvGr attacks.
disturbs or impedes any American
troops or officer or soldier thereof, or
destroys, damages or disturbs any
railway telegraph or telephone in
stallation, any lighting or water pow
er system or any part thereof, or who
Destroy, damages, steals or sccretes
any property or Of or III possession
of the American army; or purchases,
receives in pawn or has in his posse
sion articles Of clothing. equipment or
rations furnished American soldiers.
or belonging to American armies, or
destroys, DANA ges, pollutes or secretes
any fodder, water or other things use
tul 20 the American army or acts as
a spy or commits acts Of war or trea-
son against the American army: or
commits any act whatever injurious
to the American army, or III ObStruc-
ton of the military government or in
violation Of these regulations or any
other regulations or orders hereafter
New Britain herald., 1918-12-28
Lincoln in London
(NeW York World }

The long controversy over the Peace
Centenary Lincoln statue, TO stand in
the Canning Enclosure in Westnl mister,
London, has now been settled by the
decision of the British committee &C
ceptina the Saint Gaudens copy as
most suitable for erection in the
chosen site" The Barnard statue is
also accepted, but for erection Sin
some other English city"
This gives the place of honor to the
statue most deserving of it and ori-
ginalIy selected for the Westminster
site. while providing a place Of refuge
for the Barnard work. AS Lincoln
himself might say, for people who like
that kind Of art, that is the kind Of
art they will like, and will go to see,
even if it requires special journey.
But the important thing is that Lon
don will possess as its conspicuous
statue Of Lincoln an artistic offigy of
the great president, exem plifying his
dignity and the strength Of character
beneath his HON eliness, and not one
merely accentuating physical ungain-
illness. If the Saint GaudenS work
ideaIizes Lincoln. is a public opinion
which also idealizes him likely 10 OBJ
iect TO the sculptor's conception? At
least the grosser fault of caricature is
avoided.
Certainly the final outcome of the
controversy justifes those who pro-
tested against the Barnard statue as
misrepresentinE Lincoln under any
canons of art A curious light ia
thrown on the agitation by the poll of
the American centenary committees
showing only one member frankly in
favor Of the Barnard statue as against
all opposed. With informed opinion
so unanim ous, why has there been any
TODD about the matter?
New Britain herald., 1918-12-28
War Love.
WON en-


Gle has just returned from Francs
on a furlough They are sitting to =
4cther by the fire.
She-Did you meet anyone else
over there?
He--Yes
shc--1 thought so. somehow
felt it.
He tthouehtfuuy)-Yo know the
war has made every"tl15n& differoat
Now one loves everybody-that is,
everybody but the Germans. You
mustn't mind, dear.
Shes (wistfully)--No Still ii is
out ] promise not to mind. Tell me
about her. Was shea nurse?
He-Ycs.
She (sIowly) - DID - she - love -
you?
He-Why. everybody loves every
nody-now, over there. Yes, she did,
of course; but I suppose, in a general
way Still, 7 know that she did love
me, because she told me so. And she
kissed me. But. then: the var has
made everything so different.
She--{after a painful pause l-Yo1
don't love me any the hess. DO YOU?
He--Morc! And dear, yo.l couldn't
help but love her yourself. So saved
my life.
She--I suppose not. Dtd voH--!1iss
her?
He-No. was all tied up.
She-Wou1d you, if YOU hadn't
been?
He--I suppose SO.
(There is a step on the front piazIa.
He utters an exclamation.D
Hc--Hcre comes my old pal, We
were ut St. Mihicl. I told him to come
here, His name is johnson
johnson enters,)
TIe-ttTe1lo, old fellow! This is
She-Hello, Johnson. (Goes rp 70
him and kisses him tirmly.)
Ho--What do YOU mean
Johnson is beWilderc
She Notwithstanding, dear. It's
only the custom Of the country. You
know, everybody loves everybody disc
now,
New Britain herald., 1918-12-28

mcnt. # all our shipbuilding facili-
tics were employed to their utmost.
England could never equal our out
nut except by greatly increasing tho
number Of her ways and yards.
Chairman Hurley proposes to open
Offices IL London. Paris and Rome,
and from those central points con-
stant communication will I've MAIN
tanned with trade representatives in
every important country in the world.
Re-routirg in order to prevent YES
sells proceeding in hallaSt-a nom pay
ing propoation-~-will he one Of the
most important functions OF the cen
trail offices which will learn from the
trade representa- tives in their respec-
tive spheres where a demand for
bottoms exists. Every endcaWor will
be made TO keep an even balance be-
tween supply and requirements.
After the machinery of the new or
yanization begins TO turn there IS no
reason Why the United states cannot
continue as the greatest commercial
nation since lNre had that distinction.
A glance nj Mr.. Hnrlrys blueprint is
rea#suring but tine human clement
must be considered. We must h9Nc
men to run the ships. Equally as I'M
portant we must have men Cf intel
ligence and energy as trade represent
tatives Politics should have no bear
ing on their qualifications for Office.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-28
AMERICAN LEGATION
PROTESTS MONOPOL1
Chinese Company Wants to Cor
troll Exports and Imports

Picking, NOV. It (Corrcaq CONFIDENCE
The Associated Press The AmericaY
legation has lodged a protest WitI
the Chinese governmental authoritieI
against the sanctioning OF an cxpoY
and impoM monopoly ny Chinese lind
tied liability company. plans for vhici
were put forward by Ts'ao Julin. act
ing minister of finance, and 1"ieN
Wen-lich, minister Of agriculture and
commerce.
The company is to have a capital il
zation Of $5,000.000. with shareholder
limited to Chinese citizens, and is II
begin operations Immediately thd
shares are subscribed. The objects
as set forth in the Official Gazette, ard
TO deal in all sorts of raw and manu-
featured articles both eMnort and iml
port, and to act as agents for the govi
ernment for companies, for business
firms or individuals IN handling both
exports and Imports" 2
Article Six Of the "RoguIa tions']
contains the feature to which especial
objection is made by the America
legation as a direct contravcntion OF
American treaty rights on the ground
that it creates q monopoly which
would effectively shut out all compe-
titiom by American firms or corpora+
tions in the Chinese market The ar
tiCle provides:
All comm ODDITIES which can be OK
ported or i'm ported only on special
PERMITS from thc government shall be
handled by the company by special
permits
"Whon the government or any or
sanitation under the control of the
government needs articles this com.
p2ny shall be appointed the agent bF
special permit to purchase the goods
reQuired.'
Another article provides that when
the government wishes to "stimulat a
trade in any native products" it shall
notify the company OF the fact and
shall "order the company to talks
measures to increase the import or
export as a part Of its obligation"
New Britain herald., 1918-12-28

the controllers, the m otormen must
exert constant pressure on the handle.
When pressure ceases the power is
disconnected, the brakes arc automat-
ically applied and the cars stop. The
new vehicles are several tons lighter
than those now IL use and are cap
able OF greater speed.
Progress. Of course. must take
precedence over romance but the
public Will miss the pinll-cheeked
guardian of tho bell and register
cords. a carnation in his buttonhole,
the querulous voice from the crowd
LAW ri tIrere?'' the gay tiirtations as
the cars pass certain houses and the
glance the other way as women with
babies in their arms attempt 10 step
OFF unasSistcd. But romance and the
Connecticut company don't live eve-l
in the same block.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-28
NEW TRADE ORGANIZATION.

One direct outgrOWth of the war
at will prove of inestimable benefit
the United States is planned by
hartman Hurley of the Shipping
bard, who announces that per
hnent world organization for di-
citing the American trade fleet will
established at once. In other words
are going into the markets of the
pbe With busin ess-Hke methods,
lepnred 10 compete Iegitimately for
losperity and determined 70 win our
.oper share. From being of far less
Aportance than many other coun-
les much smaller than we are, we
I've sprung into being within less
an two years as the greatest mar
me nation on earth so far as ship
Ing and ship construction facilities
e concerned. In respect to actual
Image, we have taken the lead over
hgland and concede that the great
|itiSh Empire holds supremacy in
DIV one epartment-naval equip
New Britain herald., 1918-12-28
BRISBANE NAMED IN
SOCIALIST TRIAL
Witness Says Hearst Editor Owned
stock in Bcrger'S MiIVvau-
Ilce Paper.
IIce Paper

Chicago, Dec 2S.-DisaIppe arance
of the German code letter. from the
government exhibits in the trial of five
socialist leaders charged with viola
tion Of the espionage law is reported
to Federal Judge Lands. The letters
was alleged to have been written by
William f. Kruse, one of the de-
defendants, to Private Arnold Schiller,
one of the governments chief wit
nesses. who testified to plans for an
underground railway to smugg1e So
cialst draft evaders into Mexico.
Schiller said that notation made by
Kruse on the bottom of the letter was
in a German code used by socialists
to oppose the selective service law
Kruse, on the witness stand yester-
day. denied making the notation on
the letter and said there was no truth
in the story of the underground rail
way. He asserted he advised all So
cialiSts 10 obey the laws. He said 65
per cent. of socialists of draft age
claimed exemp tion.
Testimony dealing with the financial
affairs Of the Milwaukee Leader. the :
socialist daily of which Victor Berger
is cdstOr. was given. Frederick ReF-
field, business manage Of the paper,
testified that Arthur Brisbane. Of the
Hearst publications. owned 1000
shares in the paper until four or fve
months ago.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-28
THEODORE'S comfy" ERROR.

BTarrihlc Theodore RoC<e> cit ad-
#its that he has made an error. His
Rlstake. he declares, was III support
X President Wilson'S neutrality eau
bn during the first two months Of
le Wocld War. This fact comes to
sht through Instructions from
boswell to the New York City
lhool department to delete from it's
pr syllabus a statement made by
Sln in the course Of a magazine ar
lie in which he expressed the opin-
b that the United States should re
ain strictly neutral.
Roosevelt wrote at that time:
1t is certainly desirable that
we should remain entirely neu-
trial and nothing but urgent need
would warrant breaking our neu-
trality and taking Sides one way
or the other.
But that was written before Roose-
1T interviewed members of>the Bel
an commission. He decided there
8ter that he would throw in his lot
Cainst Germany and he made the
sertion yesterday that The only
Aror I committed in connection with
e war was the support thus gave
resident Wilson for the first sixty
VS."
In view Of ris more recent utter
ces Roosevelt demands that the
ew York school authorities remove
pm the syllabus his early views on
utrality, claiming that posterity
build gain a false Impression of his
titude unless the syllabus also con-
#ned his subsequent utterances
Future generations will probably
Dor under the impression that
boswell was THE original Anti Ger
an in America. AS q matter of
Blthful record, the New York school
thorlties should preser"e HIS neu-
plity views in the syllabus.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-28

Fairfield county Republican leaders
Re in session in Bridgeport today
apping out their campaign to cor
Il the plums in the General Assem-
b. The principal differences in the
Rirf1eld county cabinet are caused
/ the candidates. Of Representatives
Federick w. Huxford of Stamford
hd James F. Walsh of Greenwich for
10 Speakership nomination. 1t is
ESTATE people who, 1t is said, are
fom otang the aspirations of Mr..
falsh in order to divide the House Of
Rirfleld against itself IT Is felt,
|erefore. that the county will sup
brit the gentleman from Stamford.
It has not been settled definitely
lhether the county will produce a
|ndidate for president pro tenn of
lie Senate. According to one Bridge
brit paper should HuXford he
Rmed Speaker, Fairfield county will
content to let the presidency OF
|e Senate go elsewhere" Now that's
Bwnrisht generous of Fairfield coun-
say we. But it brings up the
bestion whether Fairfield county is
hgg1ne Connecticut or whether the
mine intends to continue to have
Minority and control over its own
H.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-28
BRITISH AMERICAN
. OPINIONS AGREE
Conferences Show Cordial Har-
mony Of Ideals, London Press Says

London, Dec. 2&.-N csterduy's con-
ferences betWeen President Wilson.
Premier Lloyd George and other
members of the British cabinet were
extremely successful. according 20
the Mail, which says thc most cordial
harmony of ideals was found to ex-
list with the happiest augury for the
future relations of the relations of the
United States and Great Britain"
The premier has rarely been so en-
thuSLaStic over the results Of any con
ference, the newspaper continues 1t
peace conference at Paris will begin
lowing.
When Mr. Wilson reached tho pal
ace last evening he was in conspicu-
ously good spirits, without the slight
est trace Of fatigue Those nearest
him were, according to the Mail "COn-
WINGED the president had fruitful
and satisfactory day. They believe it
unquestionably laid tho foundations
FOR an AnglO-American entente cor
dale on all vital subjects at issue"
\ member of Mr.. Wilson'S party is
quoted as saying:
The conferences were conducted
in that hoart-to- heart atmosphere
which the president is trying to find
in the capitals of Europe as best de-
signed to enable him to give calm
and cogent exposition of his views on
cardinal issues. Mr.. Wilson encoun-
tered a good deal of the White house
environment in Downing street. and
SO felt very much at home"
New Britain herald., 1918-12-28
Yale Reforms Sheffield.
(BoSton Transcript.)

The Important votes just passed
by the Yale corporation make for
the Qualification and certifiCatiOn of
academic conditions at Yale. For
a long time il has been rather hard
for anyone not thoroughly CONVEX
SAINT with the ms and outs Of New
Haven, to understand the courses fol-
lowed there by some students. A
young man went to Yale, and the as
sumption PRONE tlN arose that he had
gone there for the usual training pro-
vdrd by the liberal college. But no;
it more than likely developed that he
was not in the college of arts. He
had entered the Shcficld Scientific
school. Visions Of Il technical or
otherwise scientific training there
upon offered themselves. Doubtless
the youn@ man would turn up. Il few
wears later. either as engineer or
chemist. or AS research worker in
science. Again no! When he came
home at the first Christmas holidays
one found, in the GO "Sheff
case. that he had no such intentions
at all lie was in the Scientific
school. hlu n" didn't propose to do
anything With science. The three
year ''seiert course" offered by Shelf
field had simply '';tppcaled" to him
the colleges. enc oAtrancc REQUIRE
ments had also been somewhat cas-
Ter, AS much OF his work was in
the arts as it WAS in the sciences.
And rs for his purpose. it WAS no
more or less than Chat general aim
of the modern collnge~bred man "t0
eltcr business. Ga the other hand.
some OF the highly trained scientists
one found among Yale men had tax
an their degrees Mot from Sheffield
at all. but from the college.
Rightly or wrongly, these rondi-
tons led the outside world to thial<
that t!!n relationships between Yale
college and {hH Scientific school were
somewhat anomalous. Apparently
the Yale corporation had como to
think itself. Its resolves, an
nounced Yesterday. altogether ahol-
iSh the three-year select course"
set Shoffield more distinctly on it's
own feet than it has been, at the
Same time IenGthening It's course of
study to four years, and build
sounder structure for the graduate
departments Of Vale university,
What the changes appear intended
to secure is the establishment Of
Sheffield as more distinctly and avail
ingly a scientific school than it has
ever been before. This seems desir-
able. The need that our scientists
should haNe as much liberal and
humaniStic training as possible is.
of course greater than ever, and it
is to he hoped that the present re-
form at Yale will not leave that
need out Of account The important
thing. however. is that an education
al institution, in its desire for
breadth, should not fail to be definite
in what it does undertake, Let
there be OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and
suronesa of purpose, d determination
to bring collegiate study through to
a clear result and our universities
viii be the better, Y2lc's corporation
bias gone out for This Qualification
and certific0tion. and Yaio, by mis-
effort, will cain additional glory.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-28
Tax the Emigrating Aliens.
(TorontO Mail and Empire)

From northern Ontario come re-
ports that thousands or aliens, in
termed and otherwise. are getting
ready to go back to their native coun-
try in Europe or Clamo ring to be free
to do so. Reports from Atlantic
points indicate that wherever room
can be obtained on eastbound steam
ers these aliens are crowding in. The
United States and Canada Will exDe-
ricnce p regular exodus of Europeans
once traffic becomes partly normal.
This would not be an evil under pros
pective conditions. but most of these
aliens are going home loaded down
with war savings and without paving
income or any other taxes. In Toronto
aliens have been making from $50 to
$50 . week in munitions and other
war work, saving most Of it, but ever
paying income or other taxes while
En- rlish-speal king workers alongside
Of them. and supporting families are
regularly n111cted. IF the enemy and
other European aliens enriched by
war wages want to go homo, we can
afford to let them go. because our own
workers will have so much larger o0-
Dortunity hut at least there 0lIi~rt 10
be enfgration regulations recurring
these aliens to have from the mimi
cipaI officials of the city or town
where they worked a certificate that
their taxes have been paid,
New Britain herald., 1918-12-28

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The Rcd Flag.
(Providencc journal.


\ bill for the suppression of tho
red flag il America. introduced the
other day in the United States SEN
ate ought TO be passed without delay
and then enforced with all the vigor
Of q strong and patriotic governments
Tho American public has been alto
eethe~ too tolerant of this emblem 81
murder. loot and destruction Of prop.
e~ty. The great majority Of our peo-
pie are Industrious and law respect +
ing, and there is no reason why theyt
should permit the bolsheviki to march /
through the streets haunting tho fas-P
of lawlnssncss. Both federal and
state governments should exclude
every faG which is not representa-
tive of civilization and eSta blishedt
government. Let 90 time be lost inc
placing the nations ban on the redl
FLAG
New Britain herald., 1918-12-28
TAPS!

i1ddi|. an linn an Squint-eNe Joe.
f;arcfootcd. frecIllcd an tanned
lay on their backs. With their
moth-eattn pap.
In the warm September glow:
Az told what they'd be when they
grow cd up
Eddie. am jim, an ice.
Eddie, an Jim, an Squint-eye Joe,
Were bound to be richer''p kings.
Eddio's ambition a judges Wig
Jim would cNplorin' go.
An Ioe'd be &. actor, when he got
Eddie, an jim. an ice!
Eddie. 49, Jiu. an Squint-eye Joe,
Lie on the Aneu-torn earth!
Jim arags Joe TO q crater's brink.
Where Eddie. dyin' below.
Beckons, an gives 'em his last drop
to drink
Eddie, an Jim, an Joe
Eddie. an jim, an Squjnt-eye Joe.
Lie on their backs. asleep:
Their Great Adventure has come,
and passed,
And crosses three, in Il row
Tell that they're richer than kings
at last
Eddie an Jim. an Joe.
JOHN T. TROTH
In Everybody's Magazine