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New Britain herald., 1918-05-15
Enthusiastic Patriotism.

Tens OF Thousands of people have
cheerfully given up their flour for the
use of the allies. From every State
N the Union come reports Of the
success of the total abstinence move
ment. Some of the flour has come
from farmers who had held certain
amoEnt for use through the season.
Other -four has come from people of
the towns and villages and cities
who have determined that until the
next harvest at any rate they Will
eat nothing made of wheat -four. 1t is
very important that the patriotic ac
ton Of these thousands of men and
women should not be confounded
with the surrender Of. boarded flour.
Hoarding is unpatriotic and the Food
Administration is ready to use all of
its machinery to stamp it out, but the
-four which came out in such a plen-
tiful stream in response to the de-
mand for food for the fighters was
not hOa rded -four. II came from the
stores upon which the people were
depending for their support during
the spring. In. giving it up they per-
formed a voluntary act of patriotism.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-15
Milk in the Diet.

Every Government engaged in the
war stands sQuarely behind milk as a
necessity Of the ration. Milk has
teen restricted only to the extent alb
solutely dems nded by conditions, and
then the milk supply Of the babies
and young children has been careful
ly protected. During the hardest
months OF her second year in the war
Germany was not only encoura sing
the consumption Of milk by young
children but instituted propaganda
to secure milk from America.
The Food Administration has is
sued the following as it's policy on
milk in connection with the confer
enoe of the national dairy industry
held in Chicago. 1T is significant also
in view Of the National Milk and
Dairy Farm Exposition to be held at
Grand Central Palace. New York
city, tho week of May 20
For the proper nouriShment Of
the child it is essential that milk
should be kept in the diet as long as
possible Not only does it contain ali
the essential food elements III the
most available fora for ready dlge5-
ton, but recent scientific discoveries
show it to be especially rich in GER
render growth possible. This essen
tial quality makes it also of special
value in the sick room. In hospitals
it has also been shown that the
wounded recover more RAPIDLY Wen
they have milk.
For the purpose of stimulating
growth. and especially In children,
butter fat has no substitute. During
this last winter when much agitation
arose in some of the larger cities
over the price Of milk. which was
advanced from to cents per quart
by reason Of the rapid rise in the
cost of feed and labor, many famil-
les among the poorer classes We're
found giving their children tea and
coffee instead of milk such methods
of feeding fail to nourish the child
properly. The widest possible pub
licitv should be carried on through
public channels to bring these essen
tial facts to the attention Of all
mothers.
tn spite Of the shortage Of milk in
Germany. that country has at all
hazards maintained the milk ration
of the children and In the hospitals
even though to do so has meant that
tho adult population has had to fore
go largely it's use. In a 'safety-frst'
health campaign it must be remom-
bered that it should be children
first"
New Britain herald., 1918-05-15
Is There Life in Mars?
(BOstOn Ierald)

Are there men in Mars? Professor
W. H. chickering's latest report on the
ruddy planet, which he is observing in
the clear atmosphere of Jamaica, lets
in a flood of light on conditions in our
neighbor world and comes near dis
sipating one of the fairy tales OF
science" to which we would all fam
cling The theory has been-at least
since the late Dr. Percival Lowell
made it his own--that the strange
lines on the surface of Mars are
"canals' which have been constructed
for irrigation purposes in the planet,
which is drying up" It's 1ce-caps
melt with every returning spring and
the flowing water is thereupon pumped
through immense conduits to the
areas where il is needed. By evap-
Grafton much of the water is returned
again to the poles; it falls there as
snow, thus renewing the supply and
permitting it to be again drawn upon
in the melting season All this predl-
Gates "Martians' of a high order OF
intelligence with a degree of engineer
ing skill to which even we have not
yet attained.
Objections. of course, abound. 1t
has been held that the canals are
pure optical illusions. that markings
GXIS1, DuL lildt IL - IllS eye " lAie1l
makes lines of. them, and that if canals
are really there large telescopes
should show them better than small
telescopes. which is the very reverse
Of the fact. 1t seems established,
nevertheless, that lines have been
seen by different observers and that
the most prominent of them have
been photographed. The whole hy-
pothesis which assumes the existence
Of engineers in Mars turns on the
meaning of the lines. Are they ma
tural or artificial products? Accord
ing to Professor Pickering and his
assistants. the planet is subject to
high winds and great extremes of
temperature and has surface "eX-
tremcly fiat and marshy.' The most
conspicuous of the canals turns out o
he marshes which dry up at times, to
show themselves again after months
or years; other lines may be nothing
ore than cloud drifts due to storms
beginning at the poles and rushing
toward the tropics with tremendous
velocity.
Here is nothing in the nature of a
denial that sentient beings, however
low in rank, may not exist in Mars |
There are extensive areas of the planet !
which turn green in spring and later
turn brown. This means vegetation. |
and "where vegetation exists animal
life is almost certain" lacking as is
New Britain herald., 1918-05-15
War in TraS-CaucaSia.

From Toronto Mail and Empire)
The report few days $50 that the
Armenians had, after heavy fighting,
occupied the town of Van, in Trans
Caucasia, received hardly second
thought by newspaper readers. But,
with little advertising to the outside
world, and with only limited military
supplies and organization, the Ar
menians and Georgians Of this dis
trict are putting up stout struggle
against the invading Turks. They
are seeking to establish themselves
as distinct national state.
Georgia is little known to the out
side world except, perhaps. as the
home Of beautiful Circassian women.
But it had up to the nineteenth GEN.
turv. 1000 years of existence as an
independent Christian kingdom. Join
ed to Russia, principally for protec-
ton against the Moslems of Turkey
and Persia, it has been the home OF
2 fighting race. Thrown to the Tur-
kish wolves by the Bolsheviks, the
Georgians have naturally taken up
the Arm enians driven out by the Tur-
kish reoccupation of the Trebzond
and Erzerum areas The demands by
Germany that Turkey be coded the
Batoum district were granted by the
Bolshevikf, but the Georgian Supreme
New Britain herald., 1918-05-15
Army CO-OpcratiOn i'm Food.

NO one can put forward the idea Of
Jack Of coordination among the AM
cr1can agencies enlisted in this war
and get away with it. This is the
hrSt war America has fought in which
the War and Navy Departments have
used any other agency but their own
IN the pUrcha sing Of food. These de-
PaTHmentS nave usually secured the
supplies NEEDED by independent COM
pett1Ve bids. Where 50 much is re.
CURED rs In tho present war this sys-
tenn would serious diSCrganize stocks
ana prices. For the general we'll be-
ing OF the Nation and to improve it's
hghting efficiency, purchases for the
Army Navy. and tho allies are now
made through a central purchasing
agency. The Food Administra ton af-
fords the machinery through which
the reo1isitiOns are allocated.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-15
SUGAR Distribution.

Distribution Of sugar to meet this
summers canning demands will be
inder a modified certificate system, in
order to make sure that home can
ners may obtain sufficient sugar to
preserve pcrishable fruits and at the
same time to place a check upon
those who would endeavor to obtain
unreasonable quantities for household
consumption. The check on cOns'mp-
ton will be exercised through the re-
tailers--conSidered a much more sat
isfactory method than the card sys-
tom adopted in other countries
chiefly to guard against temporary
SHORTAGES that may occur if moro
vessels arc diverted from the Cuban
trade. and at the same time to assure
q supply adequate to meet the extern
eive demand hoped for from home
Gamers.
Retail dealers in all States will be
provided by their Federal Food Adj
minlstr1tion with certificates Whlrh
must he signed by the consumers be-
fore they obtain the amount of sugar
needed for home canning. Each GER
ti1cate has blank spaces for the name
Of the dealer, the signature and adj
dress of the consumer, and the
amount needed for canning and pre-
SERVING purposes only, The certth-
cate must De returned within one
week after it is signed to the Federal
Food administrator for the State in
which The purchase is made.
In order to build up reserve stocks
to take care Of the canning demand
iobbers are now permitted to hold SUI
gar sufficient to meet their needs for
so instead Of 80 days. Where neces-
sitv demands Federal fCod admins
traitors will have authority to allow
the sale of more than 1000 pounds
the present limit--to retailers. The
nrescrihcd limits of retail sales for
other than canning purposes will still
be maintained over pounds TO
people living in cities; not more than
New Britain herald., 1918-05-15
German school in NaInur.
Cologne Zeitung).

On the occasion Of the llaiser's
birthday the German school first at
tracted the attention of the general
public 1t gradually developed from
Il holiday school with German
courses, as it was originally founded
in August, 1917, into a German ele-
mentary school. Many difficulties
had to be overcome. All Germau
children in Namur were finally
brought together in the German
school. In the highest grade there
are on the average 6. In most cases
they are children of German fathers
and Belgian mothers. In these cases
the children almost always speal1
French as their native tongue and
if they speak German at all it is with
a foreign accent. This makes the es-
Enlistment of a German school Ii
necessity, so that these children may
obtain complete mastery Of German.
A gratifying feature is the develop.
ment of the evening courses, whicfk
are intended primarily for the Bel
gian wives Of Germans, so that they
can learn the German language. The.
boys are also taught manual training
and the girls are given instructions
in typewriting. Generally speaking.
the German school in Namur is there
fore to be regarded as superior
elem entary school. The plan Of
opening the instruction to children
from outside of Namur is being con-
sdered by those who direct the policy
Of the school, For this purpose Id
Will be necessary to esta blish a Ger
man pension We wish the German
school in Namur continued success
full development for the promotions
of German culture and German
character.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-15
Conservation in the COmn1iSSary.

Some criticisms YOU hear against
the Government may be fair and may
indicate conditions that should he
remedied but some a re simply wild.
Don't believe it when some enc tries
to SOW discomfort in your mind
against ono Of the nations associated
with us in the war. Look carefully
when your neighbour plays up the ad-
vantages Of one to the discrcdit of
another Again, when some one tells
you there is waste IN the Army camps
that foodstuffs are being thrown
away prodigally from the kitchens Of
the Army posts, ask your informant
to prove it. The War Department is
watching waste. There is conserva-
ton in the comnlissary.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-15

that we are grateful. True, they did
not make the sacrifice for praise or
thanks. but just the same gratitude
is characteristic CT the American
people ard il will ne given ample ex-
preston on Saturday when that di-
vision Of noble women passes along
the line of march,
Lastly, we must not forget the i'm
mediate purpose Of the parade 1t is
a prelude to another occasion. the
Red Cross campaign. which begins
on Monday next During the coming
week we will be called upon 20 OK
press our gratitude in material terms,
SO that the work Of the Red Cross
may so on until Victory is won. aud
then We shall have another parade,
another day full of JOY and peace,
when the boys come home"
New Britain herald., 1918-05-15
FOOD CONSERVATION NOTES
(C. $. Food administration


potatoes have bean moving fTocl,-
from the States, that had large stocks
three weeks ago and MANY markets
nave been cleared of their surplus. It
WAS u serious eme1 Gcncy and an nnrr-
&etlC response has been given to the
appeal to relieve it.
Thirty million bushels were likely
TO spoil unless consumption could De
practically doubled.
1t is too soon to measure results,
but it is plain that the railroads have
made extraordinary efforts 20 move
the potatoes; dealers have cooper
ated, handling them in many in
stances without profit, and the OPP
portunitv has been seized both in
household and public eating places to
relieve the wheat situation by setting
potatoes on the table in various
forms
The significance of the potato CAM
paign is tWofold. It promotes con-
sumption of stocks that were in dam
ger of spelling, which is true conser-
Vation and it eases the tension on the
wheat supply, which is al this NOM
ent the most serious condition in the
whole food SITUATION
Ihus lar, the potato campaign has
pFtii ttiIleu OH lnCcnS1(01N IN the
States where there was surplus on
hand or where stocks could easily be
obtained from the States having sur
plus. The degree of intensity was to
be determined III all cases by the Fec
eral Food Administrator for his own
State.
AS the old stock is disposed Of u
new campaign of educa ton will de-
Velop AS fast as the new crop comes
to market, This educational cam
paign will hold at least till the next
harvest of grain, urging the use of po-
tatoes as freely as possible to make
our stock Of wheat sufficient for it's
double duty.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-15
The Latest Use For Silver.

(NcW York Horald)
Under the Pittman bill the plethora
Of silver dollars in the Treasury will
be at once melted into bullion and
used to settle trade balances adverse
to the United States and to assist the
foreign Governments at war with our
enemies.
Silver certificates outstanding
against the dollars will be retired and
any void in the circulating medium
will be filled by the issue of Federal
Reserve notes. The Treasury holds
more than forty millions of silver
dollars excess OF outstanding silver
certificates and notes, but the Secre-
tarv is authorized to melt UP the
greater part Of all the white metal in
the Treasury and to buy silver at q
dollar an ounce to restore the dollars.
The recovery in the value OF silver
from fifty cents an ounce or less to a
dollar affords the Government prof
it on much of the silver metal pur-
chased in the old days and affords OPP
pOrtunitv to at once stabilize the
price and encourage production UNI
der the present vastly altered world
conditions.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-15

the proof. There is even a residuum
of appearances whose origin and ma
ture Professor Pickering tells US are
still shrouded in doubt" But he be-
Iieves that the true explanation Of the
chief lakes and canals has been
reached, and that opinion, reinforced
by results obtained in other observ-
atories disposes of the theory of arti-
fetal irrigation. If finally overthrown,
DR.. Lowell's fascinating speculation
may come to be best remembered for
the impetus it gave to study Of the
red planet Of Mars
New Britain herald., 1918-05-15
All Along the Line.

There is conservation in the SOW
ing Of the wheat. reaping Of the
wheat thra shing of the wheat. its
storing IN the farmers bins. and in
its handling at the elevators.
There is conservation In the mill
ing of the -four, the transportation Of
the flour, and it's sale by wholesalers
and retailers,
There is conserva ton in the baking
of bread and its distribution from the
bakery door.
There is conservation in hundreds
Of hotels restaurants, and dining
cars in the country.
Is there conservation in your home?
New Britain herald., 1918-05-15
Berlin, y. TT.
Portland PresS)

There is little wonder that the resi-
dents of Berlin. n. H, are anxious to-
change the name of the town AL
ready hundreds have gone from the
thriving New Hampshire city to fight
the Kaiser and those who remain at
home are bitter against anything Ger
man, Or anything that has the stamp
of the heinous Hun. The Chamber
of Commerce is active and the Legis-,
lature may be petitioned to allow the
loyal people Of that city to change the.
name to the one under which it was
first tnCorporated-May esboro.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-15
A MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY.

"A NAihA> w lIoAa n WV
All who have read of Philip Nolan.
the man without a country, will be
American of German birth who, after
enjoying the privileges of citizenship
in this country for thirty six years,
has been punished for disloyalty by a.
Federal District Judge in Newark,
New Jersey, by having his papers
cancelled. This is thought to be the
first judgment of it's kind, and if the
opinion of the court is confirmed. 1t
will have great bearing on the status
of numerous other naturalized citizens
who are suspected of entertaining
sympa thy for the enemy.
The defendant in this case was a.
voter for years and a man of prom
inence in his community. He has held
public office, and was highly regarded
in contact. Since the outbreak Of
war, however, his sympathies were
proven to have been with the land of
his BIRTH and even after the entry of
the United States into the struggle, he
dared to avow his championship of
Germany's cause. For his, as we'll as
for other acts of disloyalty he has
sacrificed his citizenship.
The judge who, rendered the deci-
sion based his findings on evidence in
dicating that when the accused took
out his papers Of citizenship, he must
have resorted to mental reservation
and that this did not become appar-
ent until the United States and Ger
many became enemies Then he was
to be loyal to his adopted country,
while at heart he still was devoted
to his native land. Thus he was
guilty of fraud. and the court main
tanned that his fraudulent action
made the transaction, whereby he ac-
quired his papers, null and void.
When a foreigner desires to be-
come an American citizen, he must
HrSL rSnOunCe arrogance to the ruler
under whom he was born. This he
does when taking out what is called
his first paper" which is a declara-
ton of intention to acquire American
citizenship. After he has lived five
years in this country, he may then
obtain his second paper, or certifi-
cate of naturalization, which confers
citizenship upon him. He must then
swear allegiance to the United States.
and in this second oath, as we'll as in
the oath of remuneration, there is a
clause which concludes as follows
And 7 take this oath without any
mental reservation or purpose Of eva
sion, so help me Cod The force and
significance of this oath make it clear
that there can be no two ways about
the question of loyalty. Either man
is sincere in his remuneration and in
his new allegiance, or he is false. He
cannot serve two countries. If he is
true to the DID, he is false to the new.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-15

George Creel is alleged to, have cast
a slur on Congress by comparing it
with the slums. When Uncle Joe Cam
non heard of this his advice was to
take Creel by the seat of the
breeches and the nape Of the neck
and throw him into space" But not
newspaper space, Uncle Joe, if vol,
please,
New Britain herald., 1918-05-15
pounds to these living in the coun-

10 pounds to these living in the coun-
try.
Commercial Gamers in every State
will be allowed to increase hmm diate
purchases and gradually to accumu-
late sufficient sugar to meet full re-
pIirenents Of their 1918 cunning
operations. TIE new regulation which
permits Gamers to carry a seasons
supply does not. however, extend the
latitude TO manufacturers Of less es-
sential foOdStuffs
New Britain herald., 1918-05-15

on pay for making grave charges
against the British Government, has
correspondent of the Daily Chronicle.
That's one London paper we have no
desire to read SO long as he is con-
neCted with it.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-15

James Gordon Bennett, owner Of the
New York Herald, is dead. But the
institution he inherited from his
father, and which he carried into
fields the latter never dreamed of, will
live on, a constant reminder of the
genius who guided its destinies.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-15
TO THE LADIES.

TO THE LADIES.
r sex,-if it were. we would begin
nethdng like this:-Man, Gods first
Pught- Woman, Gods second
ought. Second thoughts are always
ft,-so here's to the ladies! We
Iy wish to call the attention of the
|ies of New Britain to the Red
kss parade next Saturday after
IN. For it is, in an especial sense,
aides parade. First Of all, the
honstration Saturday is for the
b Gross, and the Red Cross is pri-
lilly woman's organization. 1t
founded by a woman, and it has
ined the exalted position, which
holds today throughout the uni
lie, because of the sacrifices made
IS name by the best women of the
h Again, in every country at
(and that means practically the
lie world), women are working
and night during this terrible
iict for the Red Cross. The wo-
who are devoting their time and
h to this noble work do not stop
Ending membe of their organi-
n to the scene of battle where
are caring for the wounded and
6. Those who remain at home
Engaged in other activities almost
s. tai, in that. they toll increasingly
Divide their sisters In France with
hat they need in order to enable
to continue their labors of
to think why it is necessary to
such an organization as the
Cross. we realize at once that it
pecially indispensable in war
To conduct war, men are nee
b. How could we get the man
to fight this war. If we didn't
patriotic women who are proud
re their husband or their boy
their country calls? And SO
ircle of womanly sacrifice CON-
itself. A woman gives a soldier
nation, helps in equipping him
bet the foe, and then follows
bnto the scene Of carnage, risk
er life, if necessary, to succor
pmfort him should he fall in the
", every American woman,
or old, must feel herself in
thy with everything for which
I'd Cross stands. And it is New
his boast that the women Of
ty have demonstrated time and
in this critical stage of our
US history, that they and the
ross are one.
eday, someone will attempt to
PIE the patriotic and heroic
of the members of the local
during this war. But the
of such deeds is countless
eir scope is boundIess. Never
the parade on Saturday will
rm of tribute to the organiza-
which they belong, and for
ason, every won. an and girl III
y, who can possibly do so,
take part in it. Let not a
bne of the fair sex decline to
he parade without very good
Indications point to the most
he demonstration of its kid
ld in New Britain, and it is
y of every n other, sister and
art who can do so to partiCi-
fine committee in charge has
splendid suggestion. 1t is that
dies who have sons in France
special division in the parade
e requested to appear at Red
eadquarters Saturday morning
hey will be given service flags
hey will carry in the after
That's the proper spirit. Give
others a place of honor. It's
that can ne done by way Of
hem know how we appreci-
+ love of country and their
us 1t is for us that they
ven their beloved lads, and
not fail to convince them
New Britain herald., 1918-05-15

The Central Powers are expected
soon to announce the appointment of
rulers for the Baltic provinces which
they have ''liberated." And all the
dear subjects have to do is to live
under these rulers. Prussian philan-
thropy.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-15

Now Germany demands that Rus
STA give up Moscow land other large
cities Why not take the whole
country and finish the job?
New Britain herald., 1918-05-15

Air mail service begins today be
tween Washington and New York
That means postage is going up.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-15

Secretary Baker paid a wonderful
tribute to our boys in France when
he said-"From the time I landed to
can soldier living days life which
he would not have lived willingly un-
der his mothers eyes"