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New Britain herald., 1918-12-05
"NIERNOUS BREAKDOWN. y
Is Really 'Shell-Shock" Without Any
 Action of the Shells.
H. P.7 Tn the ManChesteT C
 dian.)

II. Ii. r. Tn the NanC hester tfuar- dian.)
 4 few days ago trench fever and shell shock were described as "possi- bly the two toughest problems that this war has presented to medical science" Both these terms now seem to be admitted into, our everyday vo- cabulary, and have even dropped the apologetic inverted commas which marked their hesitating popular ter miaoIogy.
 It is probably unfortunate that the term shell shock" at any rate, has established itself quickly and firmly among us. For it's apparent definiteness and it's specific reference to war conditions as it's cause may do much to blind us to two vitally im- portant facts. These are, first that shell shock, or rather the class of troubles and disorders winch it con- notes is always with us, in war and peace; and secondly, that the tough ness of the problem which it now pre- sents to us will not vanish when peace comes.
 For workers in this field. both in our own country and abroad, are agreed that none of the protean man. ifestations of shell shock is new to us. Their apparent novelty lies not ia their nature but in their number and severity Most of the symptoms of shell shock are the everyday disor- ders of nervous breakdown" That which is called shell shock today is the nervous breakdown" of the past and--immeasurably more important of the future 1t therefore be- hooves us to look carefully into this matter, remember that the thousands zc hn 1Nr of mental and nervous disorders which this war has afforded have yielded results of immense signif- canoe for the future treatment of these troubles in our civilian popula- ton.
 It is important to realize that the inadequacy of the term shell shock has served to cloud some of the most essential aspects of ethe problems pre- sented by it. But an almost equal portion of blame is deserved by it's popular pre-war equivalent, nervous breakdown Literally interpreted. such a word would imply actual ma terial severance of connection in some part or parts of the nervous system.
 Now, though such organic accidents actually occur, is safe to say that the term "nervous breakdown" is sell dom applied to them. The symptoms of the "nervous breakdown"--'m wandering" 'insomnia.' accompanied by and often due to mental excitabil- ity. lack of lf-contidence, so-called obsessive worries, false mental per spective, exaggerated emotional re action. durability, hyper r-sensitivity- all these hardly indicate that the suf ferer's nervous system has broken down. We can scarcely say that the continuous transmission of numerous and disquiehing n1xassages along con-
New Britain herald., 1918-12-05

The best thing that can happen to
 the whole world is for all nations toI get to work as soon as possible in or \
 der to repair the stupendous damagd done by over four years of war, tn q cost of which in the aggregate is es timated in London at approximately 200 billions of dollars. Germany s| present condition seems rather like
 that of the South after our civil war I for she had evidently fought to thoA point of economic exhaustion. Horac t1 Greeley's celebrated advice to theI South to raise more cotton and lesss hell had a sound economic truth bacld of it, for the reconstruction of thcI defeated and ruined South remainedl without the necessary bread and bpt-l ter basis until it's power to produced wealth was restored.
 If Horace Greeley's sententious ad1 vice were to be applied to Germany with the aid of the Victors in ind war, there would certainly be no outA side obstruction to the restoration oq the German people to a condition od economic solvcncy. Judging by thel present political and social conditions in Germany, the people there will helpI the bolsheviki make Europe a bed
 lam which we might have to policeI if they arc not afforded opportunities| to revivie their industries and thcl1 commerce
 Where lies the real interest of thes outside world should be obvious tool the Paris peace conference, now thaH German autOcracy and militia rismY have been destroyed.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-05
Put Europe Back to Work.
Springfield Republican,

The answer of theeconomist to pro- posals to boycott German goods and in all ways prevent the revival of German commerce is that the Allies will never be able to get their indem- nities and restoration funds paid un- less the German people are allowed to trade and make money.
 It will even be necessary for Ger many to market bonds abroad on a great scale in order to meet the f1nan- cial demands of the victors for repar- ation, and those bonds will have to be bought by Germany's former enemies, if they are to find any market at all. France thus made the payments on her war indemnity to Germany in LS71-1875. There WAS no other way.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-05

aections which seem to have incress- ed rather than decreased their sensi- tivity is indicative of breakdown or the nerves Rather the reverse! A truer view of this tangle of phe~ nomena Is obtained if it is realized that the troubles described above are predominantly mental in nature. Here again we meet the difficulty that this word has acquired an artificially mar rowed meaning in some branches Of m medical science. A mental case in the parlance of the general hospital often describes a person who Is likely to become, or is already, certif1ably insane. Now the nervous breakdown, much more often than not, does not fall into this category at alls Never theless in the true sense of the word, it is a mental case" So also is the ordinary man who is suffering from 8 poignant sorrow a great anxiety, or 8 severe moral conflict. AS co2tt- mental physician has said; Those Suffering from nerves are sick in spirit"
 And it is here that We find the keystone of the modern conception of the nervous breakdown. No longer is the physician afraid Of using the word mental" in describing such con- ditions. Rather does he realize that these sufferers are tortured by the same doubts, fears and hesitations which are the lot of all men who have relations with and duties toward their fellows He finds that in these cases the common factor is mental conflict a mutiny in the patients own mind, caused by the discrepancies existing either between bis individual instilc- tive desires or between them and the imperious demands Of his social and material environment.
 But the physician is not content merely to observe and record the na- ture of these opposing mental forces; he endeavors to discover the lines along which the split occurred, and, in the light of that knowledge, to re- store iategration and harmony of ac- ton to the patients mentality. A nervous breakdown is regarded not only as a failure of the patient to adapt himself to his surroundings but as aggravated by his repeated and ineffective endeavors to overcome this failure.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-05
OUR ALLY THE DOLLAR.

Those who find enjoyment in mentally juggling billions were sur feited until their brains became dizzy while boring over the annual report of William G. McAdoo, as Secretary ot the Treasury, published in yester- days papers. Like 8 vast army the figures were marched up and down the page, striking at the enemy here. entering the employ of farmers there and everywhere with a single pur- pose, crushing autocracy.
 Tn addition to being the annual re- port of the Treasury Departm it is a unique document deserving of occupying a foremost place in the archives Of the Great War. Defeat for Germany is written through every paragraph. The dollar was the chief aid of the vast military machine that struck down the Central Empires. It was represented in ships, docks, m1l- nitions, guns and a thousand and one other items that brought success to our arms.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-05
THE DlFEERENCE.

It makes a difference whether you are in Congress or in the army. If you are a member of Congress you are quite in style attacking President Wilson But the following extract from an Associated Press dispatch describing the sailing Of President Wilson yesterday demonstrates what the soldiers think of the Chief Fixecu- tive:
 Aero 's the waters of the Hud-
 son just "Ls the George Washing
 ton was about to sail there came
 the roaring cheers Of more than
 2,000 American soldiers returning
 to American shores on the Brit
 ish transport Lapland. From
 crowded riggings. from densely
 packed rails, and from every porthole the hom ecoming fighting
 men shouted greetings to their
 President.
 No question there of whether Pres ident Wilson Violated the Constitu- tion by starting for Europe. No question there of whether the Presi- dent is champion of mankind and human rights or merely playing po1i- tics. Your U. S. warrior knows a man when he sees one
New Britain herald., 1918-12-05
Woefuly Petty Politicians.
(Bristol Press

The depths to which petty, per sonal and partisan politics can de- scend was Illustrated when the presl- dent appeared before congress and made his address. He faced a hostile gathering. many of whom are men so small that people in their own dis tricts have to get a congresslonat dI- rectory to identify them, Some of these little fellows attempted to eIn- barra the president by introducing bills declaring his office vacant and otherwise advertising their lack of brains cbara cter and inte1ligen ce, Senator Sherman, of Illinois, mo- torious character, was one of those who went on record as political idiot rbut such q demonstration is not new for him. A chap named Roden- burg, house memb Der, also from pe- culiar Illinois, showed a desire to en- ter the class of men in their dotage Such acts are exasperating when they occur in such an important body as congress. but perhaps after all they serve the excellent purpose of fur nishing a background of shadows against which genuine patriotism brains and manhood stand out in re- lief. The president is not harmed and the mongrels have photogra phed themselves for public view and re- membrance.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-05
THE MODBSTY OF GREATNESS

General Parshing is possessed of the happy faculty of saying the right thing at the right time and saying it In such q manner that tnerc is never Rny question of his meaning. For many weary months he has been at the head Of the American arciy in France. He has seen his men charge at the enemy lines, stand and waver in the storm of shell and steel that greeted them and then go ahead. always on- ward, until at last the Hun raised the white flag of defeat.
 Tn his report 10 Inc War Depart ment, General Pershing mmarizes in a few words the gsllantry and valor of those two .niIlior men. but the few words arc pregnant with thrills and tell the whole story:
 pay the supreme tribute to
 our officers and soldiers of the
 line. When I think of their hero
 ism, their patience under hard
 ships, their unf1inching spirit of
 offensive action, I am filled with
 emotion which ] am unable to
 express, Their deeds are im-
 mortal and they have earned the
 eternal gratitude Of odr coun-
 try.
 There is marked difference between the report of General Pe~hing and the accounts of battles forwarded to German Grand Headquarters by the enemy leaders. The difference is in the use of the tIoird person in prefer ence to the first. The German of it was T did it. The Pershing of it is My soldiers did it'.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-05
INDUSTRIAL WORKER TO i
 BE PEACE LEAGUE WORKER

New York, Dec. 5.-Peter ". Col lins, of Boston, industrial expert foE the U. s. Shipping Board, has beeB temporarily released by the govern-' ment to act as labor secretary flor thei League to Enforce Peace. ln an-I nouncing MT. Collins appointment to- day the league said he would direct it's campaign to cooperate with the American Federation of Labor and affiliated labor organizations in popu-E larizing the idea of league of nations among working people.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-05
NO REDUCTION OF APARTMENTS.


 Winston Spencer Churchill, British Minister of Munitions, makes plain, In 8 statement published elsewhere, that England has irrevocably deter mined not to permit the reduction of her naval strength. decision that dis sipates any anticipated armament re- vision program.
 This is the first official statement from any of the powers regarding one of the must important matters to be discussed At the peace congress Minister ChUrchill's announcem en t leaves no room for doubt as to Great Britain's real intentions It is flat and final.
 We enter the peace conference with the absolute determination that no limitation shall te imposed on our right to maintain our naval defense" Is the opening sentence of Minister Churchin's warning. This leaves no chance tor hair splitting. Naval de- fense" can mean only one thing to Britain--the maintenance of the most powerful sea force in the world.
 Continuing the statement says: We do not intend, no matter what argu- ments and appeals are addressed to us to lend ourselves in any way to any lettering restrictions which will pre- vent the British navy maintaining it's well-tried and well-deserved su- premacy.' Great Britain is ada mant and is frank enough to admit it. for which the peace congress should be thankful as it can face a concrete not nebulous. situation.
 Minister Churchill serves notice on the world that Great Britain will not accept the fourth in President Will sons "Fourteen Points" which reads: 'Adequato guarantees given and taken that national arm aments will be reduced to the lowest point con- sistent with domestic safety. As in other statements by President Wilson, the interpretation of this point is open to discussion. As Great Britain's domain extends to all corners of the sphere the word domestic" offers an argument for the continued existence of the greatest navy in history,
New Britain herald., 1918-12-05
DUKE OF GRAFTON DEAD
Head of Iitz-Roy Family in England Dies at Age of 97 YcarS-Was Retired Army Officer.

London, Dec. 1.-The Duke of Grafton, head of the Titz- Roy familA' and retired general in the British army, is dead. He was 97 years old.
 Augustus Charles Lcnnox Fitz- Royl seventh Duke of Grafton, was born in 1921 and entered the British army in 1887, becoming colonel of the Cold - stream Guards and retiring with the rank of general in 1881. He served in the Crimean campaign and was an equerry to Queen Victoria during most of her reign. The duke was an hon ! orary equerry to King George. His heir is the Earl of Euston.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-05
ITALIANS VISIT BOSTON.
Foreign Labor Mission Taken to All
 Points of Interest.

Boston, Dec. 4.-The Italian laber mission to this country arrived here today and was greeted by representa- tives of the Italian government and labor leaders. Later, the party was escorted to Quincy for an inspection of the Fore River and Squantum ship building plants of the Bethlehem Shipbuilding corporation and the ex- ,tensive granite quarries in that ,ity
 The mission will return here tanish: to be entertained for two days by city and state authorities.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-05
CHRISTMAS TREE PLANS.

The Christmas tree con1mittee in charge of the municipal Christmas tree cele ton will meet next Tues day evening. At that meeting ethe hnal plans will. be made for the ans, nual big time in Central Park. This years celebration is expected to out- rival all demonstrations Of previous years. The community singing is ex- pected to be a feature of the cclc- bration.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-05
ALL IS WE'LL
Absence of Messages From Wilson
 Reassures Washington Officials.

Washington, Dec. 5.-Evidently all was we'll today aboard the transport George Washington upon which President Wilson and his party are crossing the Atlantic. No word had come to the White House, nor had the navy department heard from AdmirS.l Mayo, commanding the convoy, and if there had been the slightest inciA dent worth reporting since the ships left American shores yesterday a radio flash would have come promptly to the Arlington naval towers.
 White House officials say the presi- dent left his desk clean and until there are developments no instructions are needed for the conduct of the executive offices.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-05

Governor Whitman of New York and Henry Ford of Detroit and Co., penhagen would do well to admit de- feat at the polls instead of contesting the election of rival candidates for office. The public has no sympathy for a poor loser.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-05
LIST OF NEW BOOKS AT THE NEW BRITAIN INSTITUTE

l TEACHIN GOT ARITHMETIC, by D. E. Smith. VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE FOR THE PROFESSIONS, by E. T. Brew ster.
 ? WOMAN CITIZEN, A PROBLEM IN EDUCATION, by H. A. Hollister. EILzABETH's CAMPAIGN, by Mrs. Humphry Ward. A story of the various currents at work in English life today--ardent patriotism, selfish indifference, pa cifism, war-weariness, women in khaki and the many scrifices that are being made for the great cause. l EYES OF ASIA, by R. Kiping. FROM BASEBALL TO BOCHEs, by H. c. Witwar. "Sprightly letters of Ed Harmon, an ex-baseball player who Jeff base ball fiat on it's back and signed up with Uncle sam IA. l.. A. Book list.
 GREAT TAB DOPE: and Other stor- ies, by Ole Lux (Col. F. D. Swim ton.)
 1 LOVE OF AN UNKNOWN SOLDIER -manuscript found in a dugout.
 MAN WHO SURVIVED, by Camille Marbo.
 it worked out by the fantastic device of having a dead friends soul enter soldiers body with the bullet that passed through both their brains. ] Overlooking the artifciality of this trick the book is one which will meet the new interest in psychic fields. '-
 A. l.. A. Booklist.
 MERRY ANDREW, by F. Roney Weir.
 "A story of girl. or two girls, who ! help to raise the mortgage on their 1 grandfather's farm. It is clean, wholesome story that will interest older people as we11."-Publisher note.
 OUT OF THE sILENCEs, by Mary
 E. Waller.
 The story opens In Manitoba, near the Dakota, line In the winter of the early eighties Library Notes. The Institute library has received an urgent appeal for novels for sol- diers in the hospitals and on trans ports.
 The supply of suitable gift books ts exhausted. We want the sort of books young men like. Theology and olo school books need not apply. If you have g. soldier in France to whom you could only send a dlnky little box here is an opportunity Tor vour Christmas spirit to expand. If you haven't a soldier you have a chance to do twice as much for the boys who haven't folks. If your book shelves have been plucked bare there are book stores We will buy them for you If you like If you cannot bring them In, tele- phone and we will send for them Nov, ie Inc accepted time.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-05
LANGFORD DISBARRED.

Trenton, N. J.. Dec. 4.-Sam Lalg- ford, pugilist, has been disbarred for six months by the New Jersey athletic commission from participating in box ing bouts in this state under the com missions direction He was charged with violating the states boxing regu- lation'
New Britain herald., 1918-12-05
TO SPEND S2O3,0OO, ,O0o
George w. Perkins and NJ. l.. SehiF Directing War Work Expenditures

New York, Dec. 5.-George W. Per kins and Mortimer L. Schiff. repre- senting the Y. M. C. A. and the Jewish Welfare Board, engaged pass4 age on the steamer Mauretania today for Europe, where they will super wise the expenditure of the $2O3,OOO,- 900, united war work fund They will coordinate the work of the various organizations engaged in war activi- ties abroad, and eliminate duplication so far as possible. MT. Perkins and MT. Schiff were delegated for this work at the request of the committees of eleven of the seven accredited or- ganiZations.
 They probably will remain abroad for two months
New Britain herald., 1918-12-05

Johnnie Evers is reported to be on Apparently there was not room on the same continent for Evers and the League to Enforce Peace.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-05

JAPAN OR GERMANY, by F. A.
 Coleman.
 The inside story of the struggle in Siberia.
 LIFE AND LETTERS OF JOEL
 CHANDLER HARRIS.
 This popular account will have special interest for all friends of Un- cle Remus, as the personality of an interesting and gifted man. and de- lightful father shines out through his daughters affectionate apprecia tion. = -->A. l.. A. Booklist, MY LORRAINE JOURNAL by Mrs.
 O'Shaughnessy.
 This description of the part of France now held by the American soldiers is artistically reminiscent of the Lorraine of history and literature, and enantly alive to the unhappy conditions ot the prescnt''-A l.. A. Booklist
 RUMANIA's SACRIFICE. by G. Ne
 gulesco.
 THROUGH WARi TO PEACE, by A
 G. Keller.
 From the sociological point of view this author shows how Ger many has diverged from and threat ened that code of international nor als which has naturally developed from national customs or folk ways and which has permitted civ iization to progress. "A. l.. A. Book list
 Books For Teachers. ART OF TEACHING AND STUDY ING LANGUAGES, by F. Gouin. CREATIVE IMPULSE IN INDUS
 TRY, by Helen Marot.
 The author, a worker of the Bu- reau of Educational Experiments, makes a plea for better workman ship through creative joy and social ized effort rather than the mechan- ical efficiency which highly special ized machines have brought about" A, l., A. Booklist
 "A timely and significant work. - Springfield Republican. EDUCATION FOR LIFE, by F. G.
 Peabody
 "A history of Hampton Institute" |"
 "A volume of deep, human inter st.''-N. r. Times EVOLUTION OF A DEMOCRATIC SCHOOL SYSTEM, by C. H. Judd. FOUNDATJ ONA STUDY IN THE PEDAGOGY OF ARITHMETIC, by H. B. Howell.
 HISTORY IN THE ELEM E1NTARY
 SCHOOL by C. N. Kendall and F.
 Stryker. (Riverside educational monographs.y
 HISTORY OF EDUCATION. by P. J.
 Mccormick.
 HOW TO TEACH ARITHMETIC, by
 J. c Brown and L. D. Coffman. PROBLEM OF THE SOUL, by E. G.
 4. Holmes.
 SUPERVISION OF ARITHM ETIC,
 by W. A. Jessup and l.. D. Coffman.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-05
FACTS AND RANCHES.

Willie Hohenzollern must have to change his visiting cards uncomfor- tably often these days.-Meriden Rec ord.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-05

Is indeed dead in Germany when We see a photoEra Of the crown prince with a full beard.-Toronto Mail and Empire.
 4 soldiers and workmen's council is composed of soldiers who won't fight and workmen who won't work. New York Sun.
 Vice President Marshall seems to be somewhat confused by the glare of the IiDehgbt turned so suddenly in his direction.-New Haven Regis ter.
 If the telegraph, the telephone the cable and the mails are not hopelessly scran nblcd it wilt not be through the inactivity of MT. BurIeson.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
 The more we read of Dutch min isters with names like Pui1a de Beer enbrouck, the gladdcr We arc that Holland didn't figure prominently through the four years war,-~kanbas City Star.
 F Lenne or Trotsky could take
 
 Count Wilhelm might feel that he was still in command Of some inter- esting Bolshevik nfLence.-W ashing- ton Star.
 A million and a quarter tons of fuel were conserved by daylight saw ing, and now we should like to know who's got it.---PortIand Press.
 It is announced from Washington that the restri rictiOns on the use of grain by brewers will be retained "for an indefinite period' until ''the European food situation has improV- ed" Cooperation by European brew cries might help in cxped1tlng the imprOven ent.-NeW York World.
 Turkey at half q dollar pound is not that much more nutritious than tripe, but more sentiment attaches to it on Thanksgivng day.-Concord Monitor
New Britain herald., 1918-12-05

4 soldiers and Workmen's council is composed of soldiers who won't fight and workmen who won't work. New York Sun.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-05

is indeed dead in Germany when We see a photogra ph of the crown prince with a full beard.-Toronto Mail and Empire.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-05

The Grown Prince says Germany cannot be crushed. Probably not, but it has been jostled around bit.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-05

If the telegraph, the telephone the cable and the mails are not hopelessly scram blcd it will not be through the inactivity of MT. BurlesOn.--St. Louis Globe Democrat
New Britain herald., 1918-12-05

Vice President Marshall seems to be somewhat confused by the glare of the Iipelgbt turned so suddenly in his dirUction.-New Haven Regis