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New Britain herald., 1918-12-10
Gard OF Thanks.

We wish to extend our heartfelt
thanks to the friends, locally and out
of town, and our neighbors for their
kindness toward us shown at the
time of the death Of our beloved so n
and brother William j. Kelly. We also
are grateful to those who sent floral
tributes, especially tool room Of Cor
bin Screw Corp, Ordnance Dept, the
aero squadron, the U. w. r. A. Of l.,
r. & c. and the cost department of L.,
r. & c..
MR.. AND MRS. IT. H KELLY, sR.,
AND FAMILY.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-10
SENDS HOME HUN HELMET.

IoTporal Jack Rudman of 124
Etford avenue has sent home a
man helmet and shoulder straps
In from a German. He is we'll
awn in this city. He enlisted in
n 1917, and was sent to Fort Slo-
Later he was sent to Camp
8ene, North Carolina as a memDe
Company A, 4th division ammuni-
train. He went to France in
le and has been in all the big
les with the Americans since that
h. He has never received a scratch
ough he has been in the thickost
lighting.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-10
WELCOME FOR SOLDIER.

A party was given last night at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Law
lor of Black Rock avenue by Miss
Mae Cullen. Guests were present
from this city and Bristol. The party
was a welcome to a number Of re-
turned soldiers. The guest of honor
was Private Adams of Bristol, who
saw 16 months service with the
Canadian army in France. A buffet
lunch was served. J. Mccall rendered
several vocal selections
New Britain herald., 1918-12-10
SENATE TO INVESTIGATE
CAMPAIGN ACCUSATIONS

Washington, Dec. 10.-Investigation
of the National Security League of
New York and similar organizations
and their alleged charges regarding
the loyalty of members of congress
made in the last political campaign
was ordered today by the house with
out record vote. Seven representa-
tives who were named by Speaker
Clark will conduct the inquiry.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-10
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
Mrs. Dorothy SnaiZer.

Mrs Dorothy Smizer, wife Of John
A. Smizer Of 26 Locust street, died
last night at the New Britain General
hospital. She was the daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Fl. Rice She
was % years old. The funeral will be
held at 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon
at the Erwin Memorial chapel. Bur
ial will be in Fairview cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-10
Mrs. Margaret Hoct1n1uth.

The funeral of Mrs. Margaret
Hochn1uth will be held from her late
home at 1913 Maple street Thursday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. The funeral
will be private. Services will be con-
Quoted at the Erwin Mortuary chapel
at 2:30 o'clock and burial will be in
Fairview cemetery. Rev. G. W. c.
Hill will officiate
New Britain herald., 1918-12-10
ALLEGED AUTO THIEF HELD.

Joseph Dunnell was arrested at the
Office Of the Southern New England
Telephone company this morning at
the request of the New Haven author
tiles. The chief of the New Haven
police requested that the man be
taken into custody as he was wanted
for the theft of an autom obile in New
Haven. Dunnell will face trial to-
morrow morning in New Haven.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-10
William Sap6erSOy1.

The funeral of William Sanderson
will be held tomorrow afternoon at 3
o'clock at the Erwin Memorial chapel.
Rev. DR.. George w. c.. Hill will off,
ciate and burial will be i'll Fairview
cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-10
Mrs. William Slater.

The funeral OF Mrs. William Slater
will be held tomorrow morning at 8
O'Clock from st. Mary's church In
ter1nent will be in st. Marys new
cemetery. Mrs. Slater died Monday
morning at her home on Sexton ST.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-10
SCHOOLS WILL CLOSE
WEEK FROM FRTDAv

The schools of the city will close
December 20 and remain closed until
the Goth for the Christmas vacation.
At Easter they will be closed from
March FL to 81.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-10

AMERICANS IN CONTROL.
obIenz, Dec. 8 (By The Associated
ss.)-Coblenz tonight is under the
hplete military control of the
orleans, with the municipal au-
hrities cooperating.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-10

Justin Blume, 20 months old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Blu1ne was
buried this afternoon in ST. Mary S
cemetery. Funeral services were
held in ST. Mary's church at 8 o'clock
New Britain herald., 1918-12-10
Miss Anna, OSberp.

The funeral of Miss Anna H. Os-
berg was held this afternoon at her
late home, II Roberts street. at 2:30
o'clock. Rev. Nimrod Ebb Of Bristol
offciated. Burial was in Fairview
cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-10

crown without the Allies being COM
PEELED to use force. In going to AL
turning to the scene Of his former
trumphs. where he still is very pop
ular.
Co Underwood g. Underwood.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-10

gerla as C1Ove444l4 ~.---~~- 1., C.
Premier Clemenceau has appoint
ed Charles Jonnart as Governor-Gen-
eral of Algeria, which post is one
that ranks with the Viceroyalty of
India. Mr.. Jonnart was high Com
missioner of the Entente Powers to
Athens last year. BY using tact and
diplomacy he prevailed upon Con-
stantine of Greece to abandon his
Jackson County journal., 1918-11-15
Perfect Red Cross
Star on Yank'S Back

fore patrol of Boche prisoners.
guarded by an American sergeant,
came by and found him lying there.
He was carried into field hospital
and later sent into Hospital No. 1.
The leg wounds are healing rapidly,
but the right forearm is still partially
paralyzed.
"But what's an arm as long as I'm
getting plenty to eat" says Corporal
He'll "There were three days during
the fighting up at the front when I
missed out on rations, and anc,her "a
hours that I was lying out on the field.
Guess l never will get enough to make
up for missing all those meals. But
they do sure treat us fine here Plen-
ty of good food, good looking nurse
and Red Cross chaplain that comes
around every day with cigarettes"
"All right for you to talk grum-
bles Webb La Pointe of Sheboygan,
Wis, from another bed, "but what do
you think about me? Laid up here like
an invalid and I've never gotten a
crack at Boche."
La POinte is in a machine gun COM
pany of one of the divisions that dis
tinguished itself in the fighting nea-
Compeigne. He had just started over
the top early one morning carrying the
tripod of gun when "soup wagon"
came along and knocked him down.
He was hit in the knee and elbow and
now he is in the hospital grumbling
not because he is done up in yards of
bandages and painful apparatus that
holds his injured leg straight, but be-
cause it will be some time before he
gets back front again for "crack at
q BOche"
David RittOw Of New York city is
another cOnvalescent of No. | who en-
joys the food and the Red Cross
cigarettes. He had several days on
timed ratiOns when he was brought
in from the field and was losing his
strength because he refused to eat.
In the bed next him was a sergeant of
the regular army who had been
brought in to die because a piece of
shrapnel had lodged so close beneath
his heart that an operation to remove
it was impossible.
Steals Food From "Joy Cart"
The sergeant, rejoicing in the name
of Kelly and coming from the town of
st. Joseph, Mich, refused to accept the
verdict that he must die and dine on
liquid rations. Whenever the ",ov
wagon Gas the boys call the food
Jackson County journal., 1918-11-15

cart appeared. the sergeant woul1
food While the backs of the nurses
were turned. After a while the doc
tors listened to his urgent request for
regular meals" and cancelled the or
der that he was to have liquid diet
pending his stay in the hospital. Ser
geant Kelly is still at the hospital,
where he is now working as hospital
orderly. He is eating as much as they
will give him and whenever possible
sneaking extras" which he hides be-
meath his pillow.
Rittow and the other men in ward
23S have developed real appetites
from watching him eat and listening
tc his jokes. They know as we'll as
does the sergeant that any chance ac-
cident may dislodge the bit of shrap
mel that lies beneath his heart, but as
long as he can shake his fist at death
and laugh at his troubles, they laugh
with him. He spins yarns by the hour
of his experiences in the Philippines,
on the Mexican border and in France,
where he has served II months now.
And when he runs out of breath, Rit-
tow catches the ball and tells his story
of service as 'liaison' messenger be-
tween French and American troops
who took Fere- n-Tardenois
Took Wrong Turn.
He trained at Camp Mills with an
other group Of men from New York
city, coming to France last October.
His company was sent to several diff
ferent fronts in France, and by odd
coincidence every time that they were
relieved the company which replaced
them suffered heavy casualties from
attacks, raids or bombardments. Final
ly came the day when they We're re-
called from the Champagne front and
sent in to support the division that had
pressed on beyond Chateau Thierry III
the early days of the July offensive.
The day he was wounded he had gone
back and forth for II hours between
French and American field headQuar-
terS, carrying important messages. He
had just started off on another trip
when a chance turn to the right in
stead of to the left. as he had been
gong, put him in the path of flying
Shrapnel that wounded him in the left
thigh and below the knee
"Oh, the legs all right" he sings
out cheerfully. "But I sure would
have been gone if it hadn't been for
the sergeant there. I couldn't make
myself eat when they brought me here
nerves, the doctor said. Then
used to watch the sergeant sneaking
out of bed when he was supposed to
be dying and swiping food from the
JOY cart. 1t tickled me so to watch
him that l began to get hungry-anu
now I'm getting fat
Jackson County journal., 1918-11-15
Princes Have to Get Off Dancinu
Floor Reserved for Our
Soldiers.
FAMOUS CASINO RESERVED
AK Is Rest and Recreation Center for
American Expeditonary Forces
and American Soldiers Come
First There
BY WALTER KELLOGG TOWERS

AlX-les- Bains, France. Princes,
dukes, counts and other titled person
ages have to yield place to the Ameri-
can soldier in the famous casino of
AK. Even king seeking accommoda-
tlons there would be discarded in IA
vOr of an American lace" No preiu-
dice against the nobility exists. Any
duke or count can have certain accom-
modatiOns, that is, if any remain after
the American soldiers have been sery-
en. AS for the dancing floor and soft
drink bar" none but Yankees need
apply. AK was designated as the rest
and recreation center for the American
eXpeditionary force and there is no
qualification on the priority of that
organization
Counts Don't Count
In the billiard room of the million
dollar casino, formerly a famous gam
bling place and haunt of the titled
Jackson County journal., 1918-11-15
The COMING of Sprino.

An adorable. mystery, this coming of
the spring lido not try to explain if
away, and we, working in our gar
dens, are at the heart of it. Small
wonder that We can hardly wait to be-
gin. Many an enthusiastic possessor of
small garden wishes at this season
that he could enlarge his area and in
crease his facilities. His neighbor's
greenhouse and hotbeds, and frames,
ard pits, do look tantalizingly desir-
able. But even the small garden can
be provided at small cost with the
means for Fastening the maturity Of
many things. Indeed, the garden If
self, if rightly furnished, will be found
ready with it's early gifts. The French
sorrel, already referred to, RumeZ
Scutatus, is among the first. Its leaves,
not yet half grown, are meltingly ten
uer and spicily tart, needing only TIE
addition of oil and a Thought of salt
TO provide salad eft to set before the
king" Why a king? Let us say. be-
tore a faithful gardener. .-Elizabetb
Eddy Norris, in the House Beautiful.
Jackson County journal., 1918-11-15
Titled Persons Yield to Yanks

wealthy of Europe. but now condurfed
by the American Y. NJ. G. A. for orr
soldiers, a tall, distinguished man in
CIVILIAN garb wistfully watched the
uoughboys caroming the ivory balls.
he would have liked to play a little
billiards. himself, but the douchbovs.
from overseas had priority and he WAS
only a. count. He was allowed the use
o! the casino, but only insofar as it
old not interfere with the soldiers
entertainment.
over On the dance floor a well-dress
ed man and woman tried to particinate
III the merry maze where two hundred
Yankees were jostling one another
cheer1ully in an effort not to miss their
cllahce to dance with the thirty attrac-
1--WE girls wearing the Y. NJ. c.. A. uni.
lorhl. 1he couple not in uniform were
told tactfully but firmly that the dane.
ing HoOr was reserved for those in tho
uniform of the A. E. F.. although tho
clFlhan dancers were known to be a
prince and his consort.
Passing through the swinging doors
marked Bar one finds more bright.
laced American girls serving lemon
ade, hot chocolate, cakes and cookies
to the throng of enlisted men who line
the rail. Here, too, the titled and dis.
tlngulshed men in "cits" are denied
service.
Soak the Dukes.
Inc movies in the big hall are free
to all and we'll attended. In the ca-
slnos pig theater vaudeville is pur-
Veyed at two scales Of prices. In the
Iront row recently a duke sat next to
an American sergeant. The duke Maid
ten francs for his seat, the sergeant
pald two francs. It was five times as
advantageous to be an American sol.
dler as to be a duke. The Y. MC>A
arranged that
At the Hotel de rEurope the boni-
lace Daddy" Leder, who has well
coined royalty in other years, recently
assigned three Yankee doughbovs to
the room once used by Queen VIC
tor1a. He had turned away titled
hngl1shman and his lady who doubt
less would have given much for tho
queens room, or any room. But the
nrst gentlemen of Europe have to give
way to the first gentlemen of America
Inc y arranged that. And the Yam
kee boys have proven themselves oen-
tlemen.
Jackson County journal., 1918-11-15
BOY Scouts Finds Black Walnut.

About 100000 feet OF black wal
nut timber has been located and its ex-
iHtehce reported to the forest sergice
u! the boy scouts since they were call
GU upon by the president to assist me
government in locating this timber for
sunstock and propeller material The
ooS scouts send the reports to the for
EST service, where the information IS
compiled, and then forwarded to the
war department. The government IL
sell is not buying tas walnut, but
sends out the information to manu-
iacturers working on government con'
tracts
Jackson County journal., 1918-11-15

Lieut.. II. Il. O. Walker of the rov;,l
navy, who was the hero of the famous
British naval attack on Zeebruggc
Lieutenant Walker, who was an off
GER OF II. NJ. S. Vindictive, had his arm
blown off during the landing of the
British sailors and marines on the
mole. He is expected in this country
shortly to fill an appointment with the
British bureau OF information.
Jackson County journal., 1918-11-15
MoUNTAINEER LEARNS
OF WAR, GLAD, TO GO

Onlontown, Pa.-"Hen, are
we into the warp" asked Jacob
Harris after a moment of SIR
prise. "You don't have to force
me to go. Ny place is at the
1ront using the OLD shooting
iron. I'm d glad I came to
town." Harris, a mountaineer
was making his first visit 70 tho
city IN four years when the no.
lice learned that he had no roo
lstratlon card. Harris was in
Quoted into service at lonce
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-08

Stormont hospital. Mr.. Olferman I'M
derwent an operation for appendicitis
eleven weeks ago, but another one
proved necessary.
Tommy Jones has charge of the
South side office of Conwell's under
taking business. He takes the place
vacated by Mel Diffenderfer who is
working for the Santa Fe as stenog-
rapher.
Nancy May, the little daughter of
Mrs. Paul r. Hurd, WHO has been in
a local hospital for ten days, is inn
proving. Mrs. Hurd and her mother.
Mrs. Ed Burroughs, of Granville, are
staying in town during the baby's ILL.,
ness.
Alf Alhstrom will have charge of
the Union Pacific pharmacy in the
absence of George Knauer, the pro-
prietor. Mr.. Knauer has gone to
Camp Funston. where he has the man
aSement of one of the concessions on
the government reservation. He will
make frequent trips to Topeka
Harry Martin will leave Monday for
Junction City where he will be chief
clerk in the ticket department of the
Union Pacific. He ha been EMPLOYED
in the Union Pacific ticket office here
for several months.
The Rochester Literary society will
meet at the school house tonight at
SIS o'clock. An interesting program
has been prepared by the members
and Messick's orchestra viii furnish
music.
For sale-dining- room table. buffet.
heating stove, maple bedroom set.
o4O N Kansas avenue.-Adv.
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Mr.. Retter of the Booster grocery
has proven himself the original early
bird. Thinking TO take advantage of
the early opening in force this morn
ing he set his alarm clock for an
early hour and went to bed. The
alarm woke him, and he hurried down
TO the store, without awakening Mrs.
Retter. After sweeping out and
Strengthening around, he waited for
trade. Nothing doing. The telephone
rang Mr. Re6ter answered. Mrs.
Retter was speaking. She wanted to
know what he meant by going to the
store at IL O'Clock at night. Retter
has lost faith in alarm clocks
Churches Unite in Red Cross Work.
North Topeka is coming to the front
in organized work for the Red Cross
Yesterday the Ladies' Aid societies of
the churches of the North side met at
the home of Mrs. o. p. Davis, 1927
branch of the Red Cross. The Ma
sons have donated the use of their
rooms at Gil Kansas avenue, and the
society will hold all-day meetings
there every Friday, commencing next
Friday morning, February 15, at 9
o'clock. Persons not belonging to a
church society or not members of a
church will be gladly welcomed, and
all having an hour or two to spare are
urged to help in this work.
At the meeting yesterday Mrs. o. r.
Davis was elected president and Mrs.
]. L. Probasco secretary and treasurer.
The presidents of the different ladies'
aids will act as superintendent of
their own church workers. Each So
ciety will bear a proportion of the ex-
pense of furnishing thread, needles,
etc 1t is believed that by this con-
centrated effort more system will be
obtained and better results will follow.
The Rochester division of the Red
Cross did not meet yesterday, but in
stead will attend the meeting tomor-
row at Crosby Brothers, when the
members of the Shawnee County Red
Cross auXiliarieS will hold an all day
meeting. The meeting Saturday will
be for the purpose of promoting CO.
operation between the town and coun-
try chapters.
Notes and Personals
Richard Foster, of 216 West Laurent
street, is ill with pneumonia.
The H. E. N. S. club held an all
day meeting yesterday at the home of
Mrs. Gene Finck.
Mrs. r. G. Flowers, who has been
visiting relatives and friends for the
past month, left Thursday for Caddo,
Okla
Edward Olferman, of SIS Jackson
street, was operated upon Monday at
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ley Ginger, who has been advanced to
the position of cashier in the bank.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Runyen will
spend the weekend in Mulhall, Okla,
with Mrs. Runyen's brother, Mr.. James
Moore, and Mrs. Moore.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Springer have
taken apartments at the Virginia for
the remainder of the winter.
Miss Rita Work of Ellsworth will
spend the weekend in Topeka with
Mrs. David Page and Mrs. Robert
Kerr, at the David Page home
Miss Maxine Mitchell has gone to
Burlington, Col. to visit her sister,
Mrs. Sidney Godsman.
Mrs. Willis Costop is in Kansas City,
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Walter
Shipe.
Henry H. Hall, New York Life
Adv
Mrs. Hazel Hubbard Small of New
York, who has been visiting Mrs. J. r.
Shelton, has left for California, to
remain the rest of the winter with her
mother.
Miss Harriet Risteen is ill with
measles.
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Be Careful in Using
Soap on Your Hair

Most soaps and prepare shampoos
contain too much a1kali. which is very
injurious. as it dries the scalp ard
makes the hair brittle.
The best thing to Use is just plain
l--dlsified cocoanut oil. fo- it is pure
and entirely greaseless. It's very
cheap, and beats the most expensive
soaps or any thing else all to pieces.
You can get this at any drug store.
and a few ounces will last the whole
family for months.
Simply moisten the hair with water
and rub it in. about a teaspoonful is all
that is required. 1t makes a album
dance of rich, creamy lather. cleanses
thoroughly. and rinses out easily. The
hair dries quickly and evenly. and is
soft, fresh looking. bright, fluffy,
wavy. and easy to handle. Besides, it
loosens and takes out every particle of
dust, dirt, and dandruff.-Adv.
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ting bag. Still further adding insult
to injury, she showed the caller the
lieutenants picture when they got
home.
Tommy Frost is the continuous
performance that keeps his mother S
set of friends guessing as to what he
will think of next. a few days ago
he noticed that his mother was knit
ting a sweater, and wanting to salts
fly himself as to whetherit was not
the second one she had done, Tommy
(who loves big words no less than the
colored preacher does) inquired, Ism
that your toothsome sweater"
X X x
One of the young school boys of
Topeka. as part of his class work,
was asked to submit a composition
about some person that he knew. The
eternal feminine shows up in the es-
say, and in this fashion did the lad
eulogize his young ideal: II know a
lady that 1 like. She has a figure like
a milk bottle, and she minds her own
business
Miss Tillie Virgins, of the younger
set in Sassafras Mound, who weighs
1S9 pounds in her party dress and her
most gracious manner, says that she
regards Mr.. Hoover's campaign for
| the conservation of fats as untime-
ly, discourteous and entirely uncalled
for.-Kansas Industrialist
X K x
A surprise party was given for Mrs.
B. w. Carter at her home, 434 Wood
lawn avenue, by the members of the
S. T. club, of which Mrs. Carter has
been secretary since it's organization.
Mrs. Garter expects ITO leave Topeka
soon to join Mr.. Carter in the south.
Mrs. Carriers daughter, Mrs. Mildred
Anderson, assisted in serving. Mrs.
Carter was presented with a gift from
the club. The members of the club
are: Mrs. Carter. Mrs. Samuel Ma
gill, Mrs. H. o. Warren, Mrs. ]. B.
Heck. Mrs. J. H. Horner. Mrs George
f. Dougherty, Mrs. W. r. Perry, Mrs
F. e. Parham Miss Ethel Warren and
Mrs. H. L. Croft. Guests of the club
were: Mrs. H. Anthony and Mrs
Anderson.
x X X
DR.. Charles NJ. Sheldon, who has
lately returned from a lecture tour of
England, was the principal speaker
at meeting of the Woman's club
Thursday at the Y. w. C. A. building.
DR.. Sheldon's subject was Food Con-
servation," and he told of the way in
which he found the English people
cutting down on their rations. He
spoke particularly of food conserva-
| ton in connection with the drink
question Doctor Sheldon's particular
mission in England was work for pro-
hibition. He said that every morning
women by the hundreds went to the
l grog shops to buy their liquor for the