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New Britain herald., 1918-07-10
BICYCLE STOLEN.

Two bicycles were stolen at the Stanley Rule X Level company bi- cycle racks yesterday. Roland Swift of Park Place and Edmund Zup of 215 Curtis street reported losses. The thefts were probably committed by boys.
New Britain herald., 1918-07-10
BURGLARIZE FRUIT STORE.

Gordon Brothers of Commercial street reported to the police this morning that their wholesale ware house was entered during the night. window in the rear was smashed. So far as could be learned nothing of value was taken.
New Britain herald., 1918-07-10


 Pohtoffice official notice frnaz partment at Waslaf1a trance salary for and carriers in the IJe9sl I| hereafter be $1,000 per increase is made in order more young men to the wofl Saturday a special examinatiol the eligible list for the work q held at the postofIice, undo direction of Secretary Cadwelll young men expecting to talk examinations should file their cations at once and they can bd on in time for the tests Sat The entrance age is IS years. same time there will be exami1 for stcnographers and typeWritI
New Britain herald., 1918-07-10
CLASSIFYING NEW REGIsTRANTS

The work of classifying the draf- tees of the 1918 registry will be started soon. The official order numbers have been received by the local draft boards. Two clerks in deferred cassi- Hcahon are wanted to report at Camp NIeigs.
New Britain herald., 1918-07-10
LOSES TWO FINGERS

Wesley Lamphere, an employee at the Stanley Rule and Level company, caught his left hand in a saw at the factory yesterday afternoon. Two fingers and part of his hand were so badly cut that amputation was nec- essary. He is at the New Britain Gen. eral hospital.
New Britain herald., 1918-07-10
Bathe with the Soap and Apply Ointment

If Cuticura did no more than soothe and heal eczemas, rashes, itchings and burnings, bringing speedy com
 fort to tortured, disfigured men,
 women and children it would be entitled to the highest praise. But it does more. By using the Soap exclusively for toilet purposes, with touches of Cuticura Ointment now and then to soothe and heal the first sign of skin troubles, you will in many cases prevent these distress ing experiences. No matter what you pay you can get nothing better, Sample Each Free by Mail. Address post card: "Cusicura, Dept. ar. Boston.' Sold everywhere. Soap 25c. Ointment 2S and 5oc.
New Britain herald., 1918-07-10
GERMANY IGNORED.

Buenos Aires, July 9.-The feature of the Argentinian independence day celebration today was the absence of German flags which had been num- erous on other national holidays.
New Britain herald., 1918-07-10
OLJCE PVrRCHASE STAMPS.

Police Captain Thomas W. Grace reported to Chief Rawlings today that the purchase of Thrift Stamps by the members of the police force yesterday, which was pay day in tho depa rtm ent. amounted to $1 50.
Milford chronicle., 1918-04-05
TEAM WORK COUNTS!

caused the Mule to count Ten In com
putting the Age Of a Moth-eaten OctO-
gen0rian In the Audience. Whereupon
the audience forgot to HOo0erize in the
use Of Eggs and Vegetables.
But that didn't conclude the Trou-
bles of the Mule Minders. The Extor-
TONERS began to arrive with their Ac.
counts Due and Payable and the Wage
Farmers in their Efforts to Economic
cut down on Industry's Diet. Industry
began to get grOggy on his Pins. and
after two or three performances col
lapsed altogether WhereUpOn the Mule
Minders held a conference and decided
that Agitator was the only man capa-
bic Of handling the Situation. so they
sent for Him and asked his advice.
THE Mules taking" responded Agi-
tator He needs good Beating"
The Wage-Earners applied Agitator's
cure until their Biceps ached, and then
came to the Conclusion that although
AgitatOr was fancy Swimmer in the
Sea Of Theories, he needed a Pair of
Water Wings when It came to pructi-
cal application. There was but one
left for the Wage Farmers.
Milford chronicle., 1918-04-05
CONTROL OF BLACK ROT

Black rot Of sweet potatoes is a fungous
disease carried over by spores which may
be either carried potato stock or may be
harbOred in the seed bed
The southern sweet potato sections are
experiencing a serious shortage Of suit
able see stock, due largely TO losses by
frost. With odds seemingly against us
for normal production, it will be well 10
take all precautions possible to help in
sure coming crop. The following treat
ment has been recommended 10 mum
erous inquiries as to control Of black rot:
one ounce Of bichloride Of mercury is
dissolved to eight to twelve gallons of
water and the seed stock soaked in this
solution for ten or fifteen minutes. The
potatoes are spread out to dry and should
be bedded as soon after dry as conven-
lent. II there is any possibility Of the
seed bed being infected. new soil should
be used in bedding the treated seed po-
tatoes.
Test your seed corn now. ISIS easy to do.
Milford chronicle., 1918-04-05
AN EXPERIMENT IN GROUP OWNERSHIP
OR The FABLE OF The PERFORMING MULE

Back in the Dark Ages Of American
Culture, before the French Accent had
found fits way to the Farm, and when
the Cabbage Coaxers in our rurai
Districts still pronounced Vaudeville
"vawdavll" instead Of "Vodeviel," /"
there lived a Snowman whose chief
Asset was a performing Mule. The
name Of the Snowman was Wage
Payer and the Source of his Income
was dubbed Industry.
Now It so happened that Wage
Payer had spent a number of tedious
yea teaching Industry to perform
certain clever Tricks such as would
tend to stimulate the Consumption Of
chewing gum and Peanuts among the
gaping Audiences, and had burned
Milford chronicle., 1918-04-05

calculations were at variance with the
Computations made by the SQUAD of
Husky Mule Tenders whom Wage
Payer had hired to minister to the
material Needs of Industry. Now.
these Mule Tenders, who were known
as Wage-Earners, had always been
content with the Wages they were get
ting until there appeared In their
Midst a Man named Agitator, who
never did any Work himself but spent
his valuable Time in spreading the
Doctrine that the Laher=r Is Worthy
or mis- "Hlgher."
And so Agltator took the Aiuleteers
or Wage7Earners, to the Box office and
aroused their Jealousy by pointing out
to them the gladstone Spectacle Of
Wage-PayeT Taking in the tat Simeol-
cons with his right Hand. They losr
sight Of the fact that his South nav
was equally busy rolling out the silver
elinkers to a hungry crowd Of credI-
tors. They only had eyes for the In
take, and their hitherto substantial
Wages began TO assume the proper.
Milford chronicle., 1918-04-05
sLAcKwATER

The seven months school term win soor
be finished. Mrs. John Clogg entertained
number Of friends at dinner Saturday
Among them We're Mrs. Kate Bennett and
Mrs. Matte Walter and family Of Frank
ford.
Good roads and bright sunshine are
assuring us that spring is here and we
may begin our farm work
number OF homes in this neighbor-
hood have been called upon to make the
supreme sacrifice and have given their
sons to their country. May we remem-
Der that this country Of ours was built
and founded upon just such sacrifices
our part here at home is to be cheerful
and encouraging to those who are far
from home. We should write often but
never sad, pitiful letters-something
bright and newsy that win make the sol
der boy glad that he has a mother sis
ter or sweetheart who can help him over
hard place.
Some Red Cross knitting has been done
in this neighborhood. Can we not get
busy and do more-very much more?
Do we know anything about the County
Farm Bureau. 1t is TO help the farmer.
Let us try to find out what it is.
The following pupils of the Blackwater
school have been placed on the Roll of
Honor; Srd grade, Kathryn Grany, Kath-
ryn Hudson, Everett Layton; End grade,
George Harper, Mary Steele, Russell VIII
iams
Milford chronicle., 1918-04-05

Either they must persuade Wage-Payer
to come back on the job, or starve to
death, so they pocketed their Pride
and sent a hurry call for the former
Chief Of Mysteries.
My Friends" announced Wage-Pay-
er, with his Hand on Industrys pulse.
the Mule suffers from Malnutlit:on
He is in a serious condition, but We
Gun pull him through If you follow my
advice. Bear Ole Thing In mind il you
would manage Industry so as to get
the Best out Of HIM: You can't skimp
on his Food"
But We don't want TO manage him
any longer" chOrused the Wage Earn
ers. That's what we got you back
for. We can wash him and curry him,
and feed him, when we have the Food
to feed him with. but we need some one
to put him through his PAGES and take
care of the Finances"
Moral: You can't shift Scenes and
run the Show at the same Tme.-In-
dustrial Conservation, New York.
Milford chronicle., 1918-04-05
'-certaln Clever Tricks Tending to
Stimulate the Sale Of Chewing
Gum and Peanuts Among the
Gaping Audiences"

countless gallons of Midnight Oil
studying the Diseases that Mules are
Heir to so that He might keep Indus
try in the best of Health and Spirits; /;
for Industry, like all other Stage Art
lists, possessed a Temperament, which
varied with the condition Of his Liver.
In return for the Effort He had ex-
pended in lie Education Of the Mule,
Wage-Payer figured that He was en-
titled to Fair Share of the Income
derived from Industrys Performances,
but 1t appears that his arithmedcal
Milford chronicle., 1918-04-05
WHO IS THE EMPLoYERa

Manufacturers, contractors or those
who undertake the production Of any
thing that the market demands are al
most invariably considered the employ
ers. This Is erroneous; they are sim.
ply the directors Of the industry and
are themselves employees Of those who
desire the product.
These directors engage the services
Of other employees-manual workers
etc.-in behalf of the purchasers Of
the product. The purchasers are,
therefore, the real employers. The d.
rectors and the workers are actually
fellow caftsmen engaged I'm a common
service.-lndustrial Conservation, New
York.
Milford chronicle., 1918-04-05
UNDERSTANDING EACH OTHER.

War surely pulls people together.
and its effects In brtter understanding
among business men are already SO
plain that If peace comes tomorrow
the new cooperative measures adopt-
ed by many of our industries and
trades the last six months would go
far toward paying for the enormous
war outlay to date.
All the cooperation now existing
and planned between manufacturers Is
recognized by labor to be Ineffective
without its whole hearted support, and
every day is Strengthening the growth.
Of new spirit among American work
ingmen.-Industrial Conservation, New
York.
Milford chronicle., 1918-04-05
ANDREWVTLLE.

Death entered our midst on Monday
March 25th, and claimed Luther Il
Spence. He is survived by two daughter,
and one son. Funeral services were held
at Bethel NJ p. Church on Wednesday
at l p. m, and interment at Hollywood
cemetery.
Earl Griffith is spending some time with
his wife at the home of his sister, Mrs.
John Butler
Florence Butler, who has been sick the
past week. is able TO be out again
Nehemiah kentOn, who was badly
burned last week, Is slowly improving.
Sunday school next Sunday morning at
$50 and preaching at 1890 The invita-
ton is extended TO all OF come and enjoy
the service.
Milford chronicle., 1918-04-05

and at the urgent suggestion of Agi-
tator each Delegate carried a knotted
cudgel to help along the peaceful Proc
ess of Arbitration. When they pro-
posed that they be given larger Pro-
portion Of the Gross Receipts, Wage
Payer, who had become nettled by the
Milford chronicle., 1918-04-05

tions Of Il Ford Runabout in a Field
of Superslxes.
Where do you come in on the gate
Recelpts?" asked the cunning AgitatOr.
To which the Muleteers responded:
He gets the Dough and we get the
Crumbs"
And so a Delegation Of Wage-Earn-
ers was sent to interview Wage-Payer,
Milford chronicle., 1918-04-05

increasing Expenses, threw up his
hands and cried in Classic English:
I'm sick of this job, anyway. Take
the old Mule and do what you want
with him. Goodbye, Good Luck, God
Bless Your
WhereupOn Wage-Payer tied a wet
Towel about his fevered Brow, tele-
Milford chronicle., 1918-04-05

phoDed for a nerve Specialist, and
went to Bed for Rest. Meantime, the
Wage-Earners, somewhat Panicstrick-
en- by the unexpected turn OF Events,
set about putting Industry through his
PAGES for the Matinee Performance.
but never having studied mule Peda-
gogy, they got their Signals mixed and
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-19
COULD YOU DO IT?

Why not put at least q portion of
the money which would have been
sacrltled to hoatless Mondays in war
savings stamps?
This Is question which might
veil bo given serious consideration
b all wage carncrs who were iinan
ctslly affected by the closing order
Thero were three heatless Mondays
There were to have been ten. There
acre tbreo wagelcss days for a mum.
Der of workers. There were to have
hcen ten.
True enough. there are many who
absolutely cannot afford to adopt
such plan as the above, but on the
contrary there are others who could
To these, there could be no better
investment. A war savings stamp
costing Sab through this month, will
be redeemablc for $5 on January !,
1923. it is nOn.taXablc and can be
cashed for its value any time.
Let's make these remaining Mon
aal-s stamp days."
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-19
A POOR CHANCE

Norway. II appears, Is assuming Il
very independent tone In reply To the
United States food rationlng propos
al She Is willing to guarantee that
no food from this country will go
through her country TO Germany. but
spurns the American demand for a
restricted export of Norwegian prod
ucts to the central powers.
The United States holds the trump
hand, In normal times, IL would be
folly to attempt TO restrain another
country from sending her own goods
abroad, but this Is war. There Is a
danger which all manner OF caution
cannot do away with, that American
products might eventually lind their
way into Germany,
We have our wheatless days and
our meutless days. We are Just over
our fuelleSs days Why defeat all the
good that has come and IL coming
from these by taking chances with
Norway?
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-19
THE BEASTS NATURE

~ rivals in the pillaging of Italy,
German and Austrian invading troops
have engaged in bloody battles among
thefnselvcs
To replenish the supply Of clothing
ia Germany, Italian women and chill.
drcn have been stripped and their
garments sent to Berlin.
This is the kind of enemy which
tho United States faces in the war
an enemy which violates not only all
Known practices of warfare, but ev-
cry known rule Of human dccency. II
IL monstrous, savage enemy.
The invasion of Belgium, with its
consequent cruelty and brutality is
being dramatized again in Italy. Tho
United States is stll safe, but can
only continue to be safe through the
cxcrtion OF every ounce Of pressure,
especially back home.
Are you doing everything in your
power towards winning this war?
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-19
AUSTRIA'S PERIL

II is equally idle, at least for the
present, to ruminatc upon separate
peace with Austria
Austria Is up against the same sit
uation as were the Berlin strikers--
the mailed fist of the German mill
tary caste. Austria, If rebellious,
could probably be subdued In tho
same fashion.
Foresight marked the organization
of the German fighting machine. The
Austrian men of war were not taken
on as separate units. They wcrc
scattered through the German army
as dice are shaken in box.
If Austria were to break from Ger
many, her fighting men would be
needed at home What chance have
they TO get home. hodged in as they
are?
Austria wants peace OF this, there
can be little doubt. Hut securing 1t
under present conditions would be as
critical as she apparently believes
continuing the war IL.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-19
THE HARDEST TEST

The passing Of hcatlcss Monday n8
an institution, with seven sim TO bc
observed, cannot but provoke con.
temptation of the splendid manner In
which II has nationally been accept.
I'D and observed.
Tho closing order was the most Sc.
ycrc test 10 which the American pco.
pie had been put There was not an
individual In the whole country whom
II did not affect unlayorably. Grum-
bling was 10 be expected, but here
came pleasant surprise. The
amount Of complaint was negligible
and, by the time the order was sus-
pended, had completely disappeared
The response to both Liberty Loan
issues, to the Army T. NJ. G.. A. and
10 all other war CA lpnigns has boon
Il most significant indication OF the
attitude Of America toward the war
hui. none Of these has more faithfully
mirrorcd this attitude than the clos.
ing order, coming ns 1t did after the
others had drained at least the outer
scum of excess individual finances
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-19
WILSON, THE LEADER

President Wilson is head and
shoulders above all others as spokes
man OF the allies, declares the Man.
chester Guardian, of England.
Tbe Guardian is correct and the
nations bound together in the com
mon war against PruSsianism have
not been slow to recognize this. It
ig President Wilson as the head Of
o nation which entered the struggle
long after the others who has practi.
cally formulated tho war policy OF
the allies. Prior TO last April. there
had been individual aims, but these
bad not crystalized into the single,
definite purpose 10 crush militariSm
With minute clcarucss, the prcsi
dent has saturated his people with
this thought this common aim and
cndeayor. He has guessed the secret
Of the war and has gone to It's roots
10 make "A repetition of the struggle
impossible II ever there were to be
a confederation OF the world, the one
leadcr whose name for president
would be ON the lips of everybody Is
Woodrow Wilson,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-19

are supplying ammunition for the
kaiser In keeping his people In the
best war spirits, the senator says II
is tarthest from his mind to embar-
rass the president. If SO. he would
never have spoken as ne did. lie
would never have attacked the integ.
rity Of Secretary Baker as he did. He
would have willingly accepted the
facts as they stand and as the big
majority OF the American people,
sick with this obvious partisan effort,
have.
Not so long ago, an effort was
made to get" Secretary Daniels. II
only resulted in bringing to light the
fact that the naval secretary is one
Of the best the country has ever pro.
duced. Next, the guns OF partisan
fire we're turned on Secretary Baker
The grand climax of the effort peter
ed out into hollow bombast.
Now Weeks takes up the torch.
Like many others of his ilk, he Is u
disgruntled politician. lie would like
nothing better than to see Republi.
can super-pover above the cabinet.
lIe evidently believes this is a Demo.
cratic war, ignoring the hundreds and
thousands Of Republicans who have
been given high and responsible
places, irregsrdlees of their politics,
ignoring the fact that the military
leader OF Amortization. John J.
Pershing-ls Of his own party.
Weeks, Hitchcock and Wadsworth
are not going to gain anything ulti-
mately. Their secret purpose stands
out like beacon light. There is too
much Independent thinking in this
country at the present stage of ar-
fairs back of which lies single in.
terest-win the war!
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-19
SHORT LOCALS

Mrs. Laura Johnson Babb Of Nor
gantown, w. Va, is visiting B, d.
Heron and family, East High street
MIR. and Mrs. Newton Giles left
Wednesday for Jeanette. Pa, where
Mr.. Giles will work in a glass factory.
Miss Alice Corder of Academia I'M
derwent an operation Friday at the
M. & S. hospital.
Mrs. Maymc. Shipley of West
Chestnut street attended the funeral
Of Attorney b. II. Mott at Newark
Wednesday.
Ray Johnson OF Waterford was
taken to Mt Carmel hospital, Column
bus, Friday by DR.. w. II. Eastman of
Fredericktown for an operation.
Don't fail to see the comedy
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-19
FRENCH FAITH

French faith in the efficacy OF
American arms Is no moro surely in
dioated than BY their act In entrust
Ing to Pershing's men that section OF
their battlcline now held by the U. s.
fighters.
II, BY tremendous offensive, the
French we're able TO push the Ger.
mans out of their country, half of
the enemy would be forced into Bel.
gium and Iuxemburg. hut the Huns
which the Americans send scurrying
would 80 right back into Germany!
The American sector Is located on
the lower part of the French line. 1t
is but 10 miles from the German from.
tier and slightly less than % miles
from the German city OF Metz. 1t Is
about % miles southeast Of Vcrdun
where some of the heaviest and most
decisive fighting of the war occurred
American fighters must realize the
compliment OF the French In turning
over this very vital sector and Per.
shing's men may be relied upon to
justify every confidence roposed in
them.
When German soil is invaded. and
ultimately II must be, the Stars and
Stripes Will float over the vanguard
OF the aggressors and carry the glor-
ious message OF freedom, indcpend.
ence and democracy to the galley
slaves OF pilitarism.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-19
< ntertain At
Country Club

The Misses Lucy Ward and Eunice
Hunt entertained with dancing at the
country club Friday evening, honor.
ing Miss Hunts house.guests, Miss
Florence Stevens and Lawrence Der.
ry. both Of Lancaster. About % cou.
pies enjoyed the dance. Among those
present were: Sergeant Alfred Shut,
Camp Sheridan, Ala, and Lieut. f..
kagy and Lieut.. S. Netts, Sergeant j.
Popken, Corporal G.. Young and Pri.
vate n. G. Rupp, all members OF the
S3rd Divisions basketball team, from
Camp Sherman, which played here
Friday evening.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-19

"Thc SNOWFALL" at the Congrega.
tional church Feb 2G A tragic oc.
currencc in the life Of u young mar.
ried couple resulting from not follow
ing Uncle Johns advice, Il should
like to know what it is all about"
says Penelope. Wouldn't you?
Miss Earline Trapp of the Mt. Yer
non academy entered the NJ. a. S.
hospital Friday for treatment.
Mrs. Paisley returned to her home
IN East Liverpool Saturday after be.
ing patient at the Mt, Vernon hos
ptal.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-19
VERNON CASTLE

The passing OF Captain Vernon
Castle cannot but cause great lament
among American lovers of tho dance.
1t was Vernon Castle and his
charming wife, Irene, who arc largely
sponsors for tho modern dance. It
was their skill Of execution which,
five years ago, created 4 desire TO i'm.
itate and lod to one OF the greatest
dance crazcS which has ever swept
this country.
The Castles were known tho world
over. From tho time they first ap-
pcared In Partisan cafe and, as
mere patrons, created sensation by
a peculiar new mode OF dancing uni II
they dissolved partnership, Vernon
to become an aviator and Irene to
continue on the stage, they attract
cd International interest
Ncrnon's career as an aviator was
as spectacular "a that OF dancer.
Joining the British Royal Flying
Corps, hc rapidly rose until, at the
time OF his demise, he was cap.
tain. lie saw active service in the
battlehclds of Europe and returned
TO this country as an Instructor.
lie has done his share In the war
for freedom and his unique career
VIII long survive in the rocollections
CT many who have cnylcd the dancer
for his skill and admired the aviator
for his courage.