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New Britain herald., 1918-04-04

It's quick work that's needed when the sub does come up. Sudden work :; immediate, active, accurate work; and work that's swiftly sure. Or else down goes another victim just like a big tin McGinty.
 To attain this suddenness Is the loading machines raison d'etre which is French, for "Eventual1y, why not now"
 A fve-inch breech, lever, plug and all, is taken from an old gun and mounted on legs. With dummy shell and sand bags & green crew oan be hammered Into shape for the real thing. The real thing is about 25 shots per minute on a dark night with the ship rolling 20 degrees on each side Of the vertical. It's about the realest thing there Is, up to and including cold steel itself.
 This drill game gets monotonous. After about the two-millionth load the fun of petition shades off into a rivalry between one plugman and the next to see who can come the nearest to smashing the whole nearest to smashing the wh hole mechanism by slamrning his steel ihC"AA dozen men couldn't much more than burr the tough metal, even this lit tie pasti1ne loses it's punch.
 One day aboard the U. s. $. things frightened Up a bit. A col Iege highbrow had come in as 8 sea- man. He at once doped out a psy- cI1o1ogicai method of trimming two seconds off the loading time, and thereby cleaning up a few side bets for his crew.
 His idea was based on the ex- pectancy of vision, or persistence of 1t, or some such wrinkle. He figured that if on the third load the men went through all the motions of putting shell and powder into the gun. but really didn't. anyone not in on the game would fail to notice the omission and that much time would be saved. In the crash and bang and wild antics of loads in 20 seconds ones sense can scarcely grasp small detail.
 The scheme worked smooth as Albany grease. Holy Trunne1s" ex- claimed the hosun's mate, studying his top- watch. You ginks are sure
New Britain herald., 1918-04-04
COMPLAINING AGAIN.

During the past few days we have noticed paragraphs in the esteemed Hartford Courant's' editorial page complaining about the late delivery of certain newspapers or exchanges to it's office. This morning our con- temporary again takes occasion to criticize the postal service as follows:
 "The rush of our sef-supporting postal service continues. Yesterday noon The Courant' received the Boston News Bureau of last satur- day It came in what we call the mail"
 ''The Courant' will not improve the postal service by such petty outbursts as this, nor will such evidences of its chronic malady Of constant complain ing against @ government institution find much favor, except with those few, who, like itself, seem never hap pier than when finding fault '"The Courant" is not the only newspa per in the country where exchanges have aII1SSU 1dtt, out IL IS tDS OIiS one so far as we know which has so little to do that it can find time to indulge in sarcastic remarks about the delay We are in the war now, and our pos tai service has many duties besides that of delivering newspapers to "The Courant' The postal service must carry mail to our soldiers, it must car ry orders between our various official f1ea dduarters, it must aid in the sale of Liberty bonds and thrift stamps, 1t must carry newspapers and "The Courant" as we'll to all parts of the country besides tons upon tons of letters and periodicals. And yet "The Coura mt in times like these, when we have so many other real problems to deal with, and so many things vastly more important to worry a bout, pouts like a peeved child because three or four exchanges were deliv- x,.a =. ix lS1xut an, i,,o ,,,a
New Britain herald., 1918-04-04
"A REAL AMERICAN.

was a news item in yester- Hra1d which may have escaped ntion of some readers and $ntained not only q great deal bn interest" but also a valu- &on in patriotism. We refer ecount of the sale of Thrift n our factories in which ap- e statement that, owing to a Btanding the total sales of one &ere reported 8 week ago to bore than the actual amount Ordinarily the standing of pany in the contest would pc correspondingly reduced and if this were done, the fight tend to discourage the of this particular factory, tle of stamps there in the Int suffer accordingly. But being set back, the com nrd was bettered, rather ed, and this, too, by the ne of the employees who is lineage. His name is rkesian, an Armenian. gentleman learned of tho on in the sales at his fac- nee purchased $500 worth so that what otherwise r as a. deficiency of $19o and the surplus of S391
 handsomely the total bis colleagues.
 praise cannot be given n for his generous and on. It proved that he, others who have found
 Is country, appreciate the E liberty and equality to \, and, at the same time,
 exam pie for native born
 l as for his feIlow-coun-
 hgratula tions, Mr. sar-
 we're about it, let's all
 it Stamps.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-04
T0DAY'S TABLOID TALE
By Joe Blast Gittup and Git,

For some time the wash cloth and spectacle poltsher factory owned by Gittup and Gatt had been near the jagged rocks of failure. The partners who had been obliged. by de- srees, to sell their pleasure cars and limit them selves to two-f five cigars are having a business meeting as today's story opens.
 ''Gitt." said Gittup. some thing has been troubling me lately and it last I've come to the conclusion that it's my conscience, Gitt. we've been plugging along after our own selfish aims ever since this war began, without a thought of helping our goVernmen In it's hour of need. Git, we're in duty bound to do som ethins to help win the war, and I sug gest that we grve up this slackers' life that we've been leading and start in using our machinery to manufa cture uniform cloth exclusively"
 Gitt reached over solemnly and clasped Gittup's hand.
 'Gittup," he said. in a voice shaken by. emotion, ''you have shown me the way to become a sood~ citizen in this crucial moment in our country's his tory. Let us write to the war department imm et'iately and offer to furnish uniform cloth almost at a 1oss-say at four dollars a square foot. that's a bare five hundred per cent profit"
 Gittup, his eyes damp with tears of patriotism. reached over so1emnly and claaped Gitt's hand.
 "Gitt." he said, you have proven that the spirit of Amer icanism still lives. Let us call the stenogra apI1er and dictate the letter together, dividing the sacred words equally between us.''
 And they did, and seven months later they were each smoking fifty cent cigars and rolling about in s12,00o lfmou~ sines with American flags float ing gracefully from the prov. Copyright 1918 by George
 Matthew A6ams).
New Britain herald., 1918-04-04
OUR AIHIES AND OUR PRESK-
 DENT

We wonder what the thoughts of those who criticize the President so often must be when they read two staten ents which emanated recently from Entente sources. One of them was contained in an official British comm unication which said that President Wilson has shown the greatest anxiety to do everything pos sible to assist the Allies and has left nothing undone which would contrib ute thereto" The other bouquet for the President comes from the British Am bassador, Lord Reading, who pays him this compliment: The knowledge that, owing to the Presi- dents prompt cooperation, the AL lies will receive tho strong rein- forcements necessary @uring the next few months is most welcome Ho tho British governm ent and people,
 That Is what Great Britain thinks of President Wilson, and her spokes- men do not hesitate to say so. What a pity that some of our own citizens must have an example in this regard set for them by a foreign power!
New Britain herald., 1918-04-04
PLAIN ENOUGH.

When Premier Glenn menceau learned that Czernin, the Austrian foreign Vienna that France had enquired as to the basis on which Austria Hun gary would be willing to negotiate peace, M. Ciemenceau said just this We take 1t that Herr Czernin will not mistake M. Clemenoeeus meaning.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-04
LIST OF NEW BOOKS AT THE NEW BRITAIN INSTITUTE

Balkan Home-Lsfe, by L. Nt. J. Gar nett.
 Electrical Machinery. by T. W Croft. "A manual of explanation of basic theoretical principles, operation and management prepared particularly to assist the average man. . engaged In practical electrical work.'-Pre- face.
 Ethics of Confueius with foreward
 by Wu Ting Fang.
 The editor and comp piler, MT. Daw- son. has selected from the various books of COpfucius and some Of the works of his disciples the more inn portant passages and teachings, ar ranged them according to Confucius' own plan, and connected them by critical and explanatory conment.- A. l.. A. Booklist. Flying Fighter, by Lieut.. E. M. Rob
 erts.
 Labour Saving House, by p. E. Peel Recreation and the Church by H. w
 Gates.
 He discusses the recreational needs of the community, gives a rec reattonal program, equipment and organization, and cites some typical church recreation programs "A. L. A, Booklist.
 Scottish Poetry, Drummond of How
 thornden to Ferguson. Lectures
 Delivered in the University of
 Glasgow by Sir Geo. Douglas The content and pleasantly col 1oquial style of the lectures give them value to the student of English liter ature. A most attractive book of essays"
 Spell of Scotland, by Keith Clark. Tt is a book that all who love Scotland will enjoy reading; also any who wish to know this beautiful country"
 Wonders of Modern Astronomy, by
 H. Macpherson.
 For Teachers. General Science, Elementary, by D.
 R. Hodgdon. America the Wonderland: A Patrt-
 otic Festival, by N. '. Ethical
 Culture School.
  Question As a Factor in Teaching, by
 J. ". Hall and A. C. K Hall. Concrete, practical chapters on the teaching of stories and other subjects, made up mainly of model questions that are suggestive." Documentary Source Book of Ameri- can history, 1606-1913, Edited by Will
 Ham Macdonald.
 X new edition. Folk Dances for Young People by
 Cecilia Van Cleve.
 Adapted from Swedish, Danish and Norwegian originals and illus trated by pictures of Swedish school children arranged by Professor Hel- Gren of the College of Naas, Sweden" A. l.. A. Book1ist Introduction to High School Teach
 ing, by $. s. Colvin. Life Of Inland Waters, An Elemen-
 tary Textbook of Fresh Water
 Biology for American Students bv
 J. c. Needham and J. T. Lloyd
  Listening Lesson in Music. Graded
 for Schools, by A. NJ F'ryberger. Psychology of Special Abilities and
 Disabilities, by A. F. Bronner The purpose is to mako a stndy (a) of particular disabilities in those who have normal general abjlit, and
New Britain herald., 1918-04-04
AGAINST U-BOA!TS.

|in the latest news of flare are sure to pro- satisfaction in Entente s that the ocean liner lot sunk after all, de- made on it by a sub D other is the material c mum Der of sinkings | week, as announced y. Only thirteen ships gainst tWenty-eight the f the thirteen, only six pms or over. Thus we llies' U-boat hunters Fed last week by the ts predecessor. They
 determined that there
 ecurreHce of such &
 sinkings, and we see
 measures they took.
 uld bs governed ac-
 De news is bad one
 despair of the situa-
 sat our brave sailors
 will do better next
New Britain herald., 1918-04-04
AT THE FRONT.

! week that 100, 900 E lad been sent to the our first one hun Their numbers al sos that first British she Kaiser referred ptible little army"
 contemptible little Although almost Id. that army of ew itself into the hrned back the ad- and saved the day bn as France had
 e Marne. We may
 our men will give
 themselves, even
 CT is as yet only ews from Europe
 Amsterdam that
New Britain herald., 1918-04-04

Just to make Londoners feel fn- terested, the Germans announced that their long distance gun work on Paris was just q trial previous to ombardment Of London. Those Ger mans certainly have the mean dfspo- sition-PaterSon Press-Guardian.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-04

nothing of less consequence, except perhaps the non-arrival of The Courant' in our midst one of these fine mornings.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-04

The residents of Gypsum were convinced that the late celebrated meteor was a Zeppelin. One citizen bla zcd away at it with his shotgun and said he made her wabble.-Kan- sas CitY Star.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-04
Germ any has forced R

Germ any has forced Rumania into an agreement by which the kaiser gets the exclusive use of the Ruman- ian oil fields for the next 99 years. Alter that, Rumania may have them back, provided she can take them New York World.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-04
FACTS AND RANCHES.

All earnest daylight savers will keep their sundials very much in the dark for the next six monthS.-Phil- adelphia Public Ledger.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-04

New Jerseys fine enthusiasm for jailing loafars seems to have sub sided. Even & policeman must sym pathize waEh 8 son of rest on days like theser--Tew York Sun.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-04

The New York hotel managers are to sit down to a big dinner tonight to discuss how to save food--New Hav- en Register.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-04

& of the brave! thy folds 8hall fly $ign of hope and triumph
 High.
 PSEPH ROMAN DIR AXE.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-04
The official hotel flag of the U. S.

The official hotel flag of the U. s. food administration has 8 white body bearing in crimson letters the words, s.Eood Will Win the War" and also the administration seal. Hotel res- taurant, dining ca0' and steamship com panies which are members of the food administration may fly this flag, and the administration has arranged to supply it at cost to such hotels if they desire it..
New Britain herald., 1918-04-04

rered by carrier to any part of the cit,
 for Is cents a week, 65 cents a month. ftiption for paper to be sent by mall,
 aaRyahlo in advance, 40 cents a month. #7.00 8 year.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-04

led daily Sunday exceptedl at s:is p. m. lat Herald Building, 67 Church St.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-04

tb1 Of particular abilities in those ar below normal in general capacities. i A. L. A Booklist State in Relation to Education. b1
 Sir Henry Craik. Teaching of English in the Secondary,
 School, by c. S. Thomas.
 The book is characterized byj thoroughness and common sense Long experience and much study havel not made the author lose his fresh interest in the stimulating of bovs and girls to a real love of literature - A l.. A. Bool5list.
 Use of the Plant in Decorative De-
 sign, by Lawrence and Sheldon.
 Fictio1l. Apple Tree Girl, by George Weston. As dainty and amusing as Oh,
 Mary Be Careful!'" Brown Brethren, by Patrick AacGtll. Here are three fit companions for Kipling's Soldiers Three.' brought up to date by being thrust into the war where we follow them breathlessly through the dread hours of waiting ir the trenches. the thrill of going over the top. the horror of hand to 1tand struggle and the return to Blighty. The Brown Brethren are the sort who keep that quality known as the morale of the Allies" Enlisting Wife. by e. s. Richmond
 
 Fanatic or Christian? by IT. R. Mar
 tin
 Here is presented the curious sit uation where a modern manufactur- ing business, with all its problems is in the hands of a Pennsyl- vania Dutch family. ly.'-Publisher Note.
 Ivory Tower, by Henry James. 'This was unfinished at the time of the authors death. The notes make the book much more interest ing as one sees how the story is de- ve1oped IA. L. A. Bookhst.
 
 Oh Money! Money! by E. H. Por-
 ter
 This is the story of a bachelor ana q. ululC1-IlllnOndlEG. WhO ulL upon the idea of giving one hundred thousand dollars at once to each of three distant cousins. Then he pre- tended to disappear on an extended trip but went to live in the same town with his relatives in order to test out the effects of these gifts. Publish CTS Note.
 fis1rar> War Service.
 More than 500 volumes have been r,cceiyed for the SoIdiars The sim p1e
New Britain herald., 1918-04-04

Secretary Daniels shows nerve in telling Philadelphia to clean up and be respectable. He deserves a war cross.-Springheld Republican.
 This new German gun is said to be 72 feet long. If it isn't good for anything else, after the war is over it can be set up on end as a monu- ment to the German mind New York Evening Sun.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-04

Bred at the Post Office at New Britain Aas Second Class Mail Matter.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-04

8only profitable advertising medium i7 Ahe city Circulation books and press
 Boom always open to advertisers.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-04

and shells and poison gases. Shall you and I, at home, be any less brave in exacting the extreme penalty of those who are fighting our boys, not face to face as soldiers, but through the most cowardly and fnsidfous methods behind their backs?
 There Is no danger of misjudgfng anyone, for there is now no middle ground either you are an American to your last drop of blood or you are not.
 The giant is rubbing his eyes; you can by your own pronounced expres- sion do your bit to fuk,v open those eyes.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-04
Library War Service.

More than 800 volumes have been preparation needed to make them ready to put into the Camp libraries will be done as soon as the supplies come and then they will be packed end sent wherever we are told proba blv to the sorting station in New York.
 Books will be welcome as long as the war lasts. This drive is only an tnaial push, the campaign is to be 2 continuous one.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-04

$ Herald will be found on sale at Hota~
 Mng's News Stand, 4and St. and Frosa
 N ay, New York CltS; Board WalA' ALI ga ntic City, aad Hartford Depot
New Britain herald., 1918-04-04
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New Britain herald., 1918-04-04

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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-06
Washiuston's War Workers

VARIOUS agencies Of tho Federal govern
ment are appealing frantically for moro
skilled women workers TO fill up the great
war-making organizations which have been
created in Washington. 1t is stated officially
that 0.oO0 additional typists. accountants, ste
noEraphers and experienced clerks are needed
at once in tho national capital that the CT
tcient prosecution Of the war is being ham
pered by lack or such help, and that i is
a patriotic duty of the American women to
disengage themselves from their present en-
ployments in order 10 volunteer their SER
vices 10 the various departments in Wash
ington.
This appeal would be responded to more
Loyalty by the young women OF the country
II they could be assured OF 4 more hospitabe
reception in Washington; ii they could lie
safeguarded against the boarding-house and
lodging-house prohteers; if they could be
guaranteed even reasonable comforts in that
over-crowded and unde' Governed city. But
there is no such assurance to be offered. In
stead, every woman who .esponds TO the call
from the government does ii at Il risk If
she proceeds TO the capital without some
previous arrangement as 20 where she is to
live, she is apt TO fall into the hands OF the
petty eNtortionists, live wretchedly for
time and then sadly resign her position and
return home.
".Such has been the experience of thousands
OF women workers who have drifted 10 Wash
ington within the past year If the govern
ment could have retained the services of all
those who have volunteered within the past
twelve or fifteen months, there would be no
shortage OF help in that city. There would
be no canrasSing OF the country by the En-
ployment Service agents. But many thou
sands of women have some 10 Washington
been buheted about or robbed by landlords
and others who have felt a, liberty 10 prey
upon such war workers and have felt com
PEELED 10 quit their posts.
This is not intended ASA blanket criticism
OF all the people in Washington. Many
thousands OF residents OF that city have
thrown their homes open 10 war workers and
have taken the women into their families
and the war no doubt has forced conditions
on the city which its people, unaided could
not possibly meet. There is criticism 10 be
visited on the government itself. II has been
man!feStly short-sighIsd il not anticipating
the hardships which il asks its army OF civilian
workers TO undergo. The dormitories which il
is now building, for instance should have been
built and occupied months ago, and whereas
II is now providing housing facilities for less
than 10000 workers, il has become obvious
already tina, more than twice that number
will need 10 be provided for before these
buildings can be finished.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-06
FROM OTHER VIEWPOINTS
Authoritative Wrters-A Daily Editorial Feature.
AUTOLESS SUNDAYS AND UNUSED OIL.


means for speculation. Both bills pro.
pose hfty-year leases. but opponents
nar; ,Ss plan; The facts seem to sup.
waeer is In me Ease Of
people will invest in any enterpr,
which practically may be destroyed any
Increasing the demand for royalties
IL is calculated that about one CT 100
borinss for oil hits tho spot. and is
the business gamble. with the
chances long against tho investor.
Men c on to prespsot and to sink
rico and Wessmoreland Counties in
VIII be of the promise OF
chances with nothing in sight. but the
ordinary commercial profits and tho
additional handicap Of being subject
ture administration or it's minor en-
ployecs.
The leasing, system has been applied
on public coal lands in Alaska. There
the miners get fifty-year leases on
tracts not to exceed $500 acres and
atom OF all coal mined and 81 an acre
year until mining begins. The re.
suits are in doubt because of present
abnormal conditions and delays OF
transportation facilities: but. at least.
somebody has been found to take some
or the land and 70 begin work. On the
by members Of both parties that the
real purpose of the House oil lands
bill Is TO force the government to take
over and work the oil and gas land BY
making the leasing terms so hard that
private capital vii! refuse 10 touch IL.
Probably the Senate will yield That
seems TO be the sensible and patriotic
course. However any OF us may ou-
pose and diStrust government owner.
ship. II is better to have the experi-
ment tried and our oil supply put in
our own hands and made secure by any
means than not at ALL With oil this
nation Of more than l00.000.000 people
is az Tantalus was with water-plenty
OF II In reach and suffering acutely for
II and denied II. II honesty requires
ruined in the withdrawal he compen-
stated by the government that trapped
them. 1t would be better to appropriate
some time a few millions to repay them
than to continue to deprive patriotic
anG unoTending people OF pleasures
and conveniences to which they are
entitled and accustomed and TO subject
the general public and the government
to the deadly danger OF u real oil
famine. II to end that situation we
must accept the view that any risk or
loss Is preferable to Offering private
enterprise and daring opportunity for
rich profits. we had better accept IL.
There would be tragedy made all tho
more awful by it's absurdltv In failure
taking their chances OF finding oil or
or In suffering imposed on great com
munities by lack of OIL with oceans
OF II within from 200 TO 1000 feet OF
US, under our own ground and accessi-
ble within few weeks