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New Britain herald., 1918-12-03
RED CROSS PEACE
ACTIVITIES MANY
Release of 10000 Graduate Nurses
Permits Social Welfare Work
Plans For Service Abroad.

Washington. Dec. 3.--Peace activi-
ties Of the American Red Cross will
need as active cooperation from the
nurses and lay women of the country
as that given during the war, said
Miss Jane A. DeIano. director of the
depa rtmen of nursing of American
Red Cross, in a statement issued to-
day.
physicians and rurses," said Miss
Delano. will have an important part
in rebuilding the health and morale
of the invaded countries of Europe.
Tuberculosis, tEphus and influenza are
prevalent over there and malnutri-
ton, exposuse and exhaustion hace
assumed no mean prcI ortions In Eu-
rope. There will be opportunities for
American nurses along this line OF re-
construction work"
In this country, said Miss Delano,
the town and lntry nursing service
will be developed to the utmost I'M
der the direction of tho Red Gross.
Release of nearly 10000 graduate
nurses from military service she
said, will enable the Red Gross to en-
gage in various lines of social well
fare work.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-03
DEMOCRACY GOES FORWARD.

Those 'Idiotic Yankees arc on the
sacred soil OF Prussia.
II is officially announced that
Am erican forces have crossed tho Dor
der following closely in the foot
steps OF tho German rear guards, and
are grinding underoot the hal1owed
earth where, even many citizens OF
the United States once foolishly be-
lieved, all culture and efficiency we're
bred and flourisned.
Miles to the northWard, gazing INTO
space and haunted by the spectres OF
millions of victims, sits W1lhelm'
alone with his thoughts. Deep cha
grin grips at his heartstrings He Is
not repentant for his misdeeds; ne
ef-ieves that he could not accomplish
his purpose. Despair weaves bitter
thoughts i'll his mind. He is hated
and hunted.
The Americans are in Prussia. Will
helm is out OF Prussia. The Lusl-
tania is avenged.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-03

does not occur once, and every phrase
that can be construed as including
General Pershing includes also every
man under his command The sem
fences quoted from General Per
sings remarks contain no hint Of
Selt-pralse, nor even of a conscious
ness of his own Importance in the
organization for which he spoke. This
interesting result is accomplished
without that apparent effort which
marks the product Of vanity subdued
by circumstances. Instead, the ma
tural inclination Of the author OF the
lines under consideration is obvious in
the words he uses, in which his com
plete identification of himself with the
great machine he has done so much
to create and which he directs as
COMMUNICATIVE chief is made manifest.
General Pershing plainly does not
think of himself alone, but Of his
comrades and himself as fellows in a
trem endOus enterprise.
What we. know of General Ter,
shing's task in France and the way
he has done his work is fragm entary
and incomplete, but our knowledge
covers mum Der of the addresses and
writings, official, formal and INFORMAL
1t has been necessary or advisa BILE for
him to put forth, and in all of them
the true nodesty of the man who
neither eNalts nor belittles himself is
conspicuous His utterances are
marked by heartiness good sense and
instructive recognition of the relative
values of individuals and organiza
tons We have. indeed, been fortu
nate TO have in the supremely impor-
tant post General Pershing fills a man
so gifted as the commander in -chiet
of the American E&peditionary Forces
in France.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-03
ALLIES TO DEMAND
ARREST OF KAISER
Holland Not Expected to Make Much
Objections to Claim For
Extra tlition.

London Dec. 3.-7A demand for the
surrender of William HohenzoIlern
will be submitted to The Netherlands
government in the name Of the Allied
cabinets, according to the Express.
The views of France and Italy have
been fully communicated to the Brit
ish government and President Wilson
also has made suggestions relative to
procedure in the case.
Authority is claimed by the Express
for the statement that, although there
are some little differences as to points
of law among Allied jurists, Mondays
conference in Downing street re%
Vealed unanimity relative to the
bringing Of the former German en-
peror to answer for his crimes.
The opinion is held that Holland
will not be disposed to put obstacles
in the way. She will not be asked to
deliver Herr Hohenzollern under the
ordinary extra dition laws, but his
status will be considered analogous to
that of q pirate or slave trader, who
is not regarded as entitled to sanctu
AIRY in any country.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-03

DISPUTES CHAMPIONSHIP.
Manager of YanI>s Does Not Think
MOlawks Have Just Claim.

In the following letter the Yanks
A. c. football team manager disputes
the claim Of the Mohawk A. G. to the
115 pound cham pionship.
There seems to be some disputing
as to which football team in this city
is champion Of the 115 pound aver
age. In last nights paper the Mo-
hawk A c. claimed the championship
and about week ago tho DubIins did
likewise. To be fair With everyone
the Yanks Football Il. G. wish to an
nounce that to their opinion no team
has the championship. as is proved
by the following: The Yanks de-
featcd the Mohawks, the Mohawks
defeated the Dublins, and the Dub
Inns defeated the YankS. SO as it is
too late III the season to play foot
ball, the cham pionship can be set
tied next year and the winner can be
known as champion for both years.
Every mem Der of the Yanks team is
urgently requested to report at the
corner of Jubilee and Chapman
streets Thursday evening between
and S:15 P. NJ. to discuss the future
activities OF the team.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-03
The Lucia.
(NeW York Sum-


The latest accounts of the sinking
of the steamship Lucia, which went
to the bottom after being torpedoed
by a German submarine, give a diff
ferent aspect to the practicability of
the buoyancy boxes with which she
was equipped. The early reports were
taken to mean that these had failed
which they were installed had been
proved to be inapp1icable to vessels OF
her size.
1t is now asserted. however. that
the Lucia survived she torpedo. and
did not go to the bottom because Of
the injuries inflicted by it. What
happened was that Il deck load Of
army trucks broke loose from their
lashines in a storm, and pounded
the ship to pieces. Once out of con-
troll, these trucks, according to this
report, knocked the Lucia to bits,
finally reducing her to such state
she could not remain af1oat She
sank, the victim of this accident. not
the prey of a German sea snake.
The complete officialaccount of the
loss of the Lucia will be awaited with
the greatest interest, because the ap-
pliances installed in her might easily
be found valuable in the merchant
marine, and if they did save her from
sinking when she was torpedoed every
shipper and every traveller as we'll as
all marine architects will be anxious
to know it,
New Britain herald., 1918-12-03
FAFNIR BEARING co.
BUSINESS GAINING
Takes Over Part OF Building Used BY
Hart n MISUNDERSTANDING
Expansion Expected.

The Fafnir Bearing company for
some time has been occupying quar-
ters with the Hart & Cooley Manu-
featuring company and owing to in
creased business, the latter firm is
moving part Of it's stock and ma
chlnery into a new building just COM
pleted near the Hart & Hutchinson
factory, to accommodate the rush of
work at the Fafnir Bearing company.
The finished products are taken to the
new building and shipped from there.
This extension CT the Fafnir Bear
ing company is regarded by many
people as an indication that the whole
building now used by Hart & Cooley
viii sometime be taken over by the
Fafnir Bearing company. The addi-
tional space will give the Fafnir Bear
ing company an opportunity for the
extension of toe bearing business and
give the workn1en in the factory more
room. Plans are under way to estab-
lish a technical school for Fafnir
workmen. The en1plC yes will be
trained in their particular line of
work
The Fatnir Bearing company was
incorporated about eight years ago
and has had a most successful growth
during that time, The company en-
ploys about $50 operatives, most Of
them skilled workmen.
The company produces high grade
bearings, not confined to production
for any one manufa ctrrer of autOno-
biles, but for cars of the finest makes.
The company also has high standing
in the manufa cture of bearings for
machine manuactL re.
1t is possible that the large central
plant at Booth and Orange streets
may be enlarged and used for factory
extensions
New Britain herald., 1918-12-03
CONSERVATION CAMPAIGN
Public Meeting In Interest of Movs
Held All Over United States Today
Hoover Tells Of Great Task.

Washington, Dec 3.--PubIic meet
l1gS in connection With the "conser-
walton week for world relief cam
palgn of the food administration were
held today in virtually every COM
munity in the country under direc-
ton Of state and county administra-
tors. Speakers emphasized that fail
ure of the American people to con-
serve food would result in famine in
Europe.
In message to local food admin
1strators throughout the country
praising them for their efforts during:
the war, Administrator Hoover de-.
clared the American people nov arsy
summoned to still larger task-to
provision the Allies and the liberated
nations of Europe which face not
hunger alone, but the collapse of all
that holds th"ir civilization together
unless steady stream of food sup
plies can be kept flowing to them to
repair their graVest deficiencies and
in far greater volume than by utmost
stress was sent last year"
New Britain herald., 1918-12-03
Our Soldiers Over Here.
(,New York Wor1d)

Among the thousands Of young
soldiers who are being discharged
these days from the great training
CAMPS III America are many with
sense of individual disappointment.
They have not been called into bat
tie. They have not reached even the
outlying goals of the crusaders over
there" They feel that by an oceans
breadth they have, after all, missed
the Great Adventure for which they
went under discipline.
For these boys it is true thai an
Ultimate of soldierly desire has been
denied But they have not been
thWarted i'll the purpose of their mar
failing. There has been waste not of
their time. their manhood or their
equipment.
These young stalWarts represent in
the present, AS much as do their COM
rades abroad, the strength and spirit
of America. For the future they will
stand with their fellows soon to re-
turn from the fighting as the coun-
try's guarantors of peace-inspirins
readiness. They are the youth of the
republic, called alike from great cen
ters and provincial corners. taught to
look out upon q broad world of af-
fairs, trained to unity of action and
to an imperative sense OF duty. For
10 years to come any of thom. for
much longer most of them. will be po-
tential soldiers. They have become
the literal minute-men of the land.
In the possession of such u great
body of drilled and disciplined young
manhood lies the sanity of prepared
ness as opposed to the ruinoua frenzy
of miltarism. Under stress we have
been compelled over here 20 raise 4
militant hand. That ii Will be IL hand
New Britain herald., 1918-12-03
WHAT SHALL NE GIVE THEM"

Dear Col, what Shall we give them as
our blind our crippleu--men WITH
fa ceS marred.
or aged by anguish, their Young
spirit sruTred---
Our soldier boys. come home?
How may we show our reverence. our
pride
For all they dared, for courage
clean and whole
Of mind and body and resistless
These boys vino have not died.
Yet who may feel. perchance, that
Death so fleet.
Compared with tagging life thus
twisted, drained
OF Youths bright cagerness, Life
n1arred and stained.--
That Death were passing sweet!
For they who die for Freedom still
shall live
In every heart that loved them'
young and fair,
But these, the living, wounded over
To these WnaL I11dN We SlHS'
Not gifts-such gifts as men G1Ve to
the weak
But Work that lifts the spirit,
tiicks the will
Awakes to vital thought, to hopes
that thrill
such work as whole men seek!
Not pity--never that! nor coward
tears,
But re-creating friendship, healing,
gay,
And gratitude not only for today
Rut through the coming years!
And down those years the balm OF
memory,
SO when we meet some GRIPPE
withered gray,
Some poor old soldier who yet IN
his day
Did fight for liberty.
We see not shabby garments, surly
glance,
But through the yelling flesh the
gallant boy
Who touched the Great Adventure
knew its Joy
And gave his Youth to France!
-IGliza beth Newport Hepburn IN the
New y ork Times.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-03
GERMAN GOVT. UNDECIDED
Does Not Know just HOW 20 Deal
With Kaiser Or His FamiIy-Enves-
legations Proceed.

London, Dec. 3--"The German gov
ernment still is undecided how to
deal with the former emperor and
the Hohenzollerns," said Hugo Haase,
secretary for foreign affairs in the
German cabinet, to a correspondent
of the Express on Sunday
II think he continued, they may
be sufficiently punished by the interA
national odium they have incurred.
Discussing the war, Haase said:
1.-THE guilt of starting the struggle
lies with both German and Austrian
militarism. The government now is
investigating the pre-war methods OF
the foreign office, particularly regard
ing the handling of secret funds. The
result will be published when the in
vestigation is completed"
New Britain herald., 1918-12-03
Don't Pity Germany.
{ Waterbury Republican.

(WaterburN RepubIlcan.)
IF We had won," said Albert Bailin
the head of the Hamburg American
line, a few days before he died, we
would have ruled from the Urals to
the Bay of Biscay.'' EIe was trying
to convince the German public that
the terms forshadowed by the Allies
We're reasonable.
Any demand the peace conference
is likely to make will be reasonable
by that test and by comparison with
the actual treaty made by Germany
with Russia. German has no wal
rant for self-sym pathy but perha ps
the people realize this better than
her more noisy newspapers.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-03
HE TRIED TO DO HIS DUTY

There is something genuinely hero
ic about the death of that New Jersey
Bow Scout who sacrificed his life, try
ing to save another. Seeing his moth
er's maid about to kill herself by
shooting, he attempted to wrest the
revolver from her grasp. The bullet
was discharged, fatally Wounding the
girl and killing the boy. Before his
spirit fled he lay in his mothers arms
and said: Il saw Pauline with the
pistol and l tried tc 90 my duty as
a. Boy Scout When [ tried to take
the revolver away from her it went
off and then something hit me in the
throat"
The world is sprinkled with the
graves Of uusting heroes who tried 10
perform their mission in life as their
hearts dictated. Boy Scouts through
out the nation should feel proud of
this young hero who sacrificed his
own life to prevent the death of an
other human being. His epitaph?
What more beautiful and profound
than He tried to do his duty?
New Britain herald., 1918-12-03
NEW YORK BOYS ENROLL.
Youths Between Ages of t6 and 10
Years Register For Training.

New York, Dec. 3.--Boys in New
York state between the ages of 10
and 10 years are registering today
for military training under the mill
tary training law 1t is estimated
that the number of registrants will
total 100000.
Every boy will get q certificate as
signing him to an armorE or school
where drills will take place. With
out such a card a boy cannot work or
go to school, and if he decides to do
nothing he will be arrested a va
grant on the anti-loafine law. The
training will take up one and one
half hours week
New Britain herald., 1918-12-03
PRESIDENT EXPECTS
TO SAIL TOMORROW
Steamer Has Been RefurniShed
and Navy Band Engaged

Washington, Dec. 3.-President Will
son is expected to leave Washington
this evening for New York, from which
port he and the other American rep
resentatives to the Peace conferences
will sail on the liner George Wash
ingtOn for Europe.
Official announcer ent as TO the time
Of the Presidents departure was not
Forthcoming early today. 1t was Gn-
derstood, however, that the regular
Tuesday cabinet meeting would be-
held this afternoon and that fact
precluded the departure Of the Press
ident before evening. 1t was gener-
ally believed that he would leave
Washington this evening, arriving in
New York early tomorrow so as to sail
probably tomorrow at noon.
The cabinet meeting today was cX-
pected to be the final meeting of the
President with his advisors, either NA
a body or as individuals, with the ex-
ception of Secretary Lansing, who Will
accompany the President as one of
tho delegates to the peace conference.
With the departure of Mr.. Lansing,
Counsellor Frank l.. Polk will become
acting secretary of state.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-03
MUST FILE CLAIMS NOW.
Government Asks to Be Informed Of
L. s. Losses BY U-BoatS.

Washington, Dec. 3.-Amerlcan
citizens are advised in a statement by
Secretary Lansing that they file at the
state department within thirty days
from December | information con-
corning losses suffered through Ger
man submarine warfare either before
or after the United States entered the
war
Losses and details concerning them,
covering cargoes or personal property
or effects, should be submitted where
the property was uninsured or only
partially insured, and regardless of
whether the property was carried In
American or foreign vessels.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-03
HAVE YOU AN ADDRESS?

The value Of an address was never
so sha APPLY emphasized as today when
it provides practically the only link
between the home and loved ones in
foreign countries. It is the bridge
that connects the boys "Over There
and their folks cover Here" and it
can easily be imagined that when a
soldier seals his letter home he says
to himself This is going to the best
people on earth
Many do not appreciate the value
of having a permanent or temporary
address. This condition is brought to
light through the difficulty Of tele-
graph office managers in locating
people to whom the war department
sends messages notifying them that
relatives bay been wounded. The
same difficulty is experienced by let
ter carriers who frequently are I'M
able to deliver letters because the ad-
dressees have moved away with out
leaving word Of their destination
Everyone should have an address just
as everyone has name.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-03
A Castor.

Nurse" said the soldier when he
recovered consciousness, what is this
on my head ?"
Vinegar cloths. she replied. You
have had a fever" 49,.
And what's this on my chest"
"A mustard plaster; you've had
pneumonia, too"
land what are those things at my
feet"
Salt bags; you were badly frost
bitten.'
At this point IN spoke GONZALES
chg Tommy in the next cot.
Hang a pepper box on his nose,
nurse and he'll be a cruet"
New Britain herald., 1918-12-03
General PerShing'S Literary StyiH'
New York SUM

(New York SUM
General Pershing's ability to say
the right thing in the right way ana
at the right time has never been more
happilv displayed than in his fellcl-
tous remarks to d party OF frehch
newspaper correspondents on WeoneS~
dav. reported in the American news
papers of yesterday In a few more
than 200 words he expressed com
plctelv and eioquently the admiration
he and his comrades in arms feel to'
their French associates, a sentiment
shared by all Americans, and WHICH
many of General Pershing's country
men have endSevored to put into
words. None Of them has succeeded
better than General Pershing in this
laudable enterprise, and precious few
have done as well as he has.
One impressive quality Of all Gen
eral Pershings utterances is the alb
eence from them Of any shade or
tinge of egotism. He speaks habltu-
ally as a representative. not as
master Thus. in his praise Of tn"
French fighting men, the pronoun Il
New Britain herald., 1918-12-03
FAMOUS PITCHER THROUGH.
Alexander With Army of Occupation,
So Can't Play Neat Year.

Chicago, December Borrower
Cleveland Alexander, the Chi
cago National league club
pitcher who entered the army soon
after the club paid Philadelphia
$4,000 for him, is with the American
army of occupation now marching
into Germany.
This information was received by
Manager Mitchell today and dissi-
pates hope that the manager had en-
tertained that Alexander would be
available for duty next season.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-03
Coz MILES IN 81 HOURS.

Madison Square Garden, New York.
Dec. 3.---At o'clock, the end of the
thirty hour. the fourteen lead
ing teams in the six day bicycle race
had covered 603 miles, seven laps
with the Bowker brothers team one
lap behind. Granda was leading.
The record for this hour is 70S miles
one lap, made by Lawson and Root i'll
q1:I.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-03

New York, Dec. 3.-The transport
George Washington, newly painted n
battleship gray and handsomely decor-
ated, has steam up today at her dock
in Hoboken in readiness to carry
President Wilson and the peace dele
gates to France.
One Of the principal tasks of the
special force of three hundred work.
ers was to enclose the promenade deck
IN glass to ward off the Deem Der
gales. Decorators and filters gave
particular attention to fitting up the
suite of three rooms which the Pres
fdent will occupy. Mrs Wilson'S quar-
ters will be directly opposite those Of
the President Forty-nine staterooms
have been prepared for possible oc~
Cupants.
The dining hall, formerly the Off
GERS mess hall. will accommodate 40
persons. The ships cuisine WI1i~}5eaSla
charge of a well known New York
hotel chef and so assistants and
walters. The navy yard band has
been assigned to furnish music.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-03

more instantly available for long
years to come is. a fact to carry no
menace to any other people, but much
of reinsurance to ourselves.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-03

ington Yesterday could be paralleled
only by Il Belgian mother pleading
FOR her child before congress of Won
BissinsH.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-03
The Word Was Pale.
(LondOn Opiaion.)

Salesn1an-'T suppose YOU require
a grand piano. madame?"
Mrs. Mewnishuns-"Gran I want
a magnificent one"
New Britain herald., 1918-12-03

Even now. for all we know, Soma
tor Bob LaFollette may be on his
way back to Chicago to reassert his
claim on the 1916 Bull Moose nomi-
nation for preSident.-Springfie
Union.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-03

You Will be glad to know that the
United states district attorney is in
vestigating the high prices of food
stuffs. One doesn't mind paying
dollar a dozen for eggs so long as
one knows who is getting the money.
Chicago Tribune.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-03
FACTS AND F1NCEIIS.

The speed and jOyOusness charac-
terizing the German withdrawal sig
mites that the goose step has been
abandoned for the loose step.-NeW
York sun.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-03
Not That Duchess.

(New York Evening POST
Duchess Calls for g. Vote Sounds
like Alice in Wonderland, but refers
to Luxemburs.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-03

For once. managers of local motion
picture houses admit that the other
fellow is showing a good feature.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-03

Salesman-I, suppose you require
grand piano, madame?
Mrs Mewnishuns-Gra I want
a magnificent one.-London Opinion.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-03

What has General Pershing ever
done that he should have the presi-
dency thrust upon him M eriden
Record
New Britain herald., 1918-12-03

Whatever freedom of the seas"
may mean, it will not include the
privilege of ordering n-combatants
into open boats 1000 miles off shore.
Boston Herald.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-03

We want to be sure and make the
indemnity Germany has to pay so
large that there will be no cash on
hand for propaganda purposes for
years to cOme.-TrOy Record