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New Britain herald., 1918-08-24
EVERY MAN ON HIS JOE.

 Said Michael O'Leary to Patrick Me
 Creery, You sure make me weary the way
 that you work; Last week you lost one day and this
 week-on Monday You laid off completely. Bedad,
 ye're a shirk!" Said Patrick McCreery to Michael Well, what if I did ?-and I did,
 it is true If I grab off a play-day or two
 around payday, I guess it's my business and nuttin'
 to you!" Said Michael O'Leary to Patrick Me-
 Creery, Me son is a soldier who's f1ghtin'
 in France; He's got to have trif1es like helmets
 and rifles, Or else with the Boches he won't
 stand a chance. He needs to have batteries-guns
 thatll shattsr his Enemy's trenches before an at
 tack And motors to carry his camp com
 missary, And ships thatll bring him the
 things he may lack But when you are shirkin' yer job,
 or ain't WOrkin', You're holdin' him up on his arms
 and supplies; For, get this straight, neighbor,
 when you slack your labor, You're doin' more harm than
 half-dOzen spies. There's need for the keenest of work
 leach machinist And fireman and blacksmith should
 stick to the job In wartime conditions to make the
 munitions To help smash the Kaiser and all
 of his mob. And so," said OLeary, "you're ways
 make me weary; You throw down me son as he
 fights Over There; To loaf is a bum thing-you bet it
 means something To me when you're slacktn' from
 doin' your share!' Said Patrick McCreery to Michael O'Leary, q never have thought of it that way before; But now that I see 1t l sure will agree it Ain't me that'll loaf on the job any more!" American Machinist.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-24
Against Mir. Ford.
(DetrOit Free Press, }


 With the candidacy of Henry Ford in mind, we say that decidedly the | next senator from Michigan ought not l to be chosen merely because he ap- | peals to the popular imagination, or l is a pubic hero or a mechanical genius; l he ought not to be chosen simply be- i cause he has achieved an eXtraordi- nary success in a field far removed from legislative science. Assuredly he should not be given consideration or chosen because he professes an ignor- ance of politics and party alignment and principles and pretends disdain for such matters.
 The man who is chosen to be the next senator from this state should be elected primarily because of his special knowledge of or adaptability to the particular work to which he will be expected to devote himself. He should be chosen because he has clear-cut legislative sense because he is Conser- vative dependable, slow to follow after fads and rainbows, and in some de- gree at least is an expert in the sci ence of government. He should have a Knowledge of the theory of Ameri- can government in particular. He should hold in respect the institutions and traditions of congress that years have proved valuable and vital.
 The man who has no regard for party and party poltiCs-we use the expression in the higher broader more honorable sense-stands convict ed of fundamental incOmpetency so far as his candidacy for a place in the United States senate is concerned The party system is the basis of the science of American government; it estab- 
 policies it is one of the main safe guards of our free institutions it keeps them from falling into confusion and disintegration.
 Something more than blind indif- ference to the leadership of the White House is necessary in a real senator
 It Is peculiarly necessary just now
New Britain herald., 1918-08-24
Women in the Fields.
(New York TimeS)


 All possible encouragement Is de- served by the patriotic women who are orea nizing. or rather who have organ ized. a Land Army for the purpose of remedving as well as may be the scarcity of agricultural labor created Inv the war. in this country as in so n, a'ny others The existing emergency ic SD grave that natural and commend able disIikes for seeing women at work in tho fields must be overcome, and overcome also should be the tendency of many American farmers to assume that farm work cannot be done unless there are men to do It.
 The men should remember that the orie,iral farmers of all races were women as they are today among the most primitive races, ana they can re- +urn +empOrarily to their ancient tasks under the drive of wars stern cOmpul- sion For women to be successful in strono+b must be considered and not +oo rnuch expected of them. Worked too hard they will soon wear out, but sensiblv moderate demands they can meet and have met wherever they have been employed.
 Their hours must be shorter, thir numbers larger and the tact that they cannot do as much, as rule, as does the exnerienced and lOng-trained farm lahorer is very far from proving them I,ee1ose--excent to those who have de- termined beforehand that the eXperi- ment of employing women III the fields shall be a failure.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-24
THE TRUTH AT LAST.

That Germany would eventually be 8forced to make known to her peoples
 the strength of American forces over sseas was a foregone conclusion. Prus- ssian deception could fool the Germans sfor some length of time, but the truth spf Lincoln's adage about the impossi- Hbility of "fooling all of the people all Hof the time" is again demonstrated by Bthe announcement from correspond nnts in Amsterdam that the Hun press has finally been permitted to inform readers that America really has a big army in France.
 Naturally attempts are being made to belittle the number of men actually lighting over there. Thus one Berlin publication assures the people in the capital of Germany that on it's own authority it can vouch for the fact that no more than 15O,000 American
 soldiers have been noticed" on the per advise its correspondent to take another look.
 At first the German papers said there were no Americans in France. Then they informed their readers that all the Americans in France had been captured in battle. And we would not have been surprised to read any day in Hun publications that there had been no battle at all The truth of Secretary Bakers fig ures is now admitted even by the enemy. We trust that no one in this country will be skeptical any longer. Tt Is amusing to read the explanations an tho xa&ious German newspapers of
New Britain herald., 1918-08-24
GOING FAST.

The smashing blows delivered this |geek by Foch and Haig, ably assist Id, no doubt, by American contin- ents, have raised havoc with the Not giving the enemy rest for a mo- |nent, the Allied commanders have ldopted the policy of hitting now here, now there, with the result that he Germans have been thrown into he utmost confusion. The fact that Sne French army was able to advance miles overnight is sufficient proof hat the morale of the enemy has been shattered.
 hat section of the British line and if he two Hanks of the Allied forces kontinue pushing ahead the way they have been doing since last Monday, here will be great pocket sewed Bround the German troops. They will hen be compelled either to withdraw Do the Hindenburg line, and even be- kond, or to risk wholesale capture.
 Judging from previous tactics, it may be presumed that the enemy will
 ehoose to withdraw, rather than to buffer the loss of a considerable num- Der of men in pitched battle. Either Iway, the Allies will score another big Victory.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-24
English Schoolbor HowIors.
(BOSton Transcript

The minister of war is the clergy- man who breaches to the soldiers at the barracks.
 After twice committing suicide Cowper lived till 1900, when he died a natural death.
 Much butter is imported from Den- mark because the Danish cows have a greater enterprise and superior technical education to ours.
 The courage of the Turks is ex- plained by the fact that man with several wives is more willing to faca death than if he had only one.
 To all of which we may add an An- erican schoolbOy's recent statement: Patrick Henry said, T rejoice that have but one country to live for,''
New Britain herald., 1918-08-24

when we have altogether too many rubber stamps" in the upper house.
 We have high respect for the ability of MT Ford within his sphere but wS do not thing he is the man Michigan should send to the senate of the Unit4 ed States We do not believe he haa the qualifications or temperament foA such place.
 The Free Press Is of the opIntor that he will be of infinitely greateH use to his country here in Detroit, where he is doing a work that no otheE man in the country could perform so well. It would be 8 great pity ali around to make a poor senator out of a superlatively efficient manufacturSa of war supplies and U-boat ,chasers.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-24
What the City
 Can Do for AmericaniZatiOn

l. Request the Board of Educa- ton to establish sufficient classes in English and civics and interest immigrants in attending them. Ask that home teachers in the immi- grant sections be appointed as domestic educators. 9. Interest employers to ap- point factory class teachers in all plants willing to grant time off to their employees to learn English.
 3. Call the attention of the local draft boards to the need of having special facili- ties for interpreting and en- forcing the draft regulations as they affect our foreign born population. Cooperate with the draft boards in doing this through the vari- Ous city departments. 4. Hold patriotic receptions for all newly naturalized citizens on national holidays. Send to the National Americaniza- tlOn Committee for statement of the plans and forms fol lowed by other cities. 5. See that every court is pro- vided with capable, impartial interpreters, appointed after examination establishing character, ability and experi- ence.
 6. Appoint on library commit tees competent foreign born citizens to help in selection of books in foreign Ian- guages. Request frequent announcement of library facilities at meetings of foreign societies.
 7. Print a Handbook for New Citizens" for free distribu- ton among immigrants tell ing them how to be natural ized and detailing the scores of minor ordinances that they should know in order to be law abiding citizens This should be issued in several languages.
 8. See that all publicity work of the health department and other divisions of the city government Is printed in the immigrant languages.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-24
SEPTEMBER DRAFT
 MEN ARE SELECTED
Two Lawyers in Quota Going to
 Camp Upton

The second district exemption board has notified 30 of it's registrants that they are to be inducted into the fed eral service early next month for either general or limited military service. of these men, 21, for gener- al service, will go to Camp Upton on September 4, while the others for limited service, will go to Camp Up- ton on September &
 Included in the list of limited serV- ice men are two lawyers, Attorney Abraham A. Pouzzner of Winter St., a. local lawyer, is one. Lawyer Pouzz- ner Is brother of Sergeant Major Daniel E. POuzzner formerly of the Herald staff and now overseas with the American aviation corps The other lawyer is Stanley J. TracesBi, at present located in New Haven. Law yer Traceski was one of the first men to be drafted from New Britain but after short stay at Camp Devens almost a year ago he was rejected and sent home for minor physical disabN- ity. Anthony DObTuck, a Y. M. c. A. worker at Camp Jackson, South Car olina, is another limited service man called, and Jung Kun Ping of 3S Church street, a Chinaman, is also in- cluded. When Ping reaches camp he will be the first Chinaman from New Britain in the service
 General Service SeIectives.
 Following Is the list of men select ed for general service:
 Harry Clauson, 117 Whiting.
 Ernest A. Ltndgren, 50 Woodland. Frank Dunigan, 194 North
 Alexander Seifel, v Wolcott.
 Whitney Pierce, 101 Pleasant
 George M. Water, 619 Main.
 Edward H. Campbell, 128 Dwight. John Verillo, 310 Park.
 Russell E. Wininger Al Olive. Silvio Grande, r Spring.
 Fred H. Matthews, 193 Main.
 Paul Zink, care Berlin Construc- tion.
 Stratos l.. Keralis, 98 Commercial. John E. Houlihan, 415 Stanley. Joseph Cook, 232 Hartford Ave. Howard Bennett, 29 Oranges Bridgeport.
 Michael Gedratis, 463 Stanley. Leopold Strohecker, 71 Rhodes. Earl Hagen, 69 Church.
 George B. FItzsimmons, 30 Union. Joseph Starzeneerkj, 115 North. Hiding V. Johnson, 78 John.
 Harold Rollins, 79 Pleasant.
 George A. Krech, 1O7 Dwight.
 Claus J. Clarkson, 76 Prospect. The last four are alternates.
 Limited Service Men.
 The limited service men are as fol- lows:
 George E. Frederick, 55 North. Louis Horwitz, 23 Olive.
 Anthony Dobruck, Army Y. M. c. A, Camp Jackson, Columbia, s. C. Luigi Bali, 2O9 Cherry.
 John H. Johnson, 91 Hart.
 Howard Kilbourne, 17S5 Stanley. James McKenna, 139 Henry.
 Eilmer Olson, 55 Dwight.
 Fernando Tinti, 29 Pearl.
 Abraham Pouzzner, 104 Winter. Jung Kun Ping, 38 Church. Leonard Cafaratti, 260 South Mains Andrew Abrahamson, 4 Bigelow. Stanley Traceski, 349 Elm, New Haven, Conn.
 John Francis Coogan, 568 East Main.
 James F. Molynan, 89 Whiting. John S. Contaras, 8 Union.
 John VazueIs, A. Franklin
 Frank Buell., 75 Queen, Bristol Ct4
 Alternates.
 Ralph Kronholm, POI P. Burns Bldg, Calgary, Alta, Canada.
 Francis McAvay, 12 Hurlburt. Roger c. Brewin, 133 Smalley. Axel Oscar Anderson, 121 Dwight.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-24
TO ARRANGE EXHIBIT.

X committee has been appointed t1 take charge of the New Britain food exhibit at the Berlin Fair. The cOn% rnittee consists of the following men: Herbert V. Camp, George K. MacaulcyI Superintendent George F. KtDbe, of the Town Farm, Alderman Hubert Richards, Park Commissioner, P. J% Murray and Hubert s. Blake.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-24
SPECIAL WOOD COMMITTEE.

4 committee of three has been ap@ pointed to investigate the feasibility oG securing a supply of wood for New Britain. They are Alderman Hubert Richards, Councilman Reginald F. Towers and Councilman George H. Wells.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-24

Over in Middletown a judge ruled that the new time regulations pro- vided by the daylight saving law are legal, so visitors to that city are warned against trying to persuade Middletown's finest at 12 o'clock midnight that it is really only Il.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-24

The Senate aircraft report is noth- ing compared to what MT. Hughes will tell the nation when he is fin ished with his investigations.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-24

From Amsterdam comes the story that Germany Is using coffee made from refuse. There should be grounds for complaint.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-24
in recognition of the gift of Frederick the Greats statue.

A man named Oestreicher asked change his name to Flanagan. The judge granted the application but couldn't conceal a smile
New Britain herald., 1918-08-24

Says Generalissimo Foch: "The American army has proved itself to be magnificent in spirit, in it's real worth and in vigor It has contribut ed largely to our success And he ought to know.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-24

Metropolitan barbers threaten to go on strike today if their demands are not met We can just imagine Father Knickerbocker without a shave on Saturday night
New Britain herald., 1918-08-24

Ministers Ought To Keep Out of Politics. ."-Headline. Especially those ministers who are in the diplomatic service.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-24

We certainly sympathize with that American soldier who studied Ernpcb faithfully for three months and then discovered that he had forgotten how to order Ham and"
New Britain herald., 1918-08-24

The Berliner Tageblatt believes the war will last two or three years 1one- er' Thls same paper thought in Sep tember 1914, that the war would Ia six months, So there you are.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-24

hich the mistake" in 1nates occurred. One Gthe figures first giv- fman public were 1tion prior to May IA big shipments of [ca began after that an they take great Bought that even million and a half lad the seas, only Fighting troops, as ers, railway men
 No doubt the
 hnge their views ers not whether Int we have 400,-
 ee Or millions.
 in which we
 nsolation is that
 shas seen itself
 the practice of
 nrd and ,yto tell
 sae plain cold re6lly can send
 fYairs existed in
 En Germany, the
 6 overthrown at
 Se realized how
 n deceived. But
 ther vassal states
 efore, we should
 s to believe th2t ye incite9 early in
 general upheaval 4Iys Is possible, when Kaiser suffers further kSufferin of the pop 8Aven greater than they the German public has Kg under an iron yoke to @6verthrow the government notice, even though it has Sncealed from the eyes of the Lie real facts in connection var The Hohenzollerns be- o> give the people long ago the heavy armament program first begun. They continued to eive their subjects when they Dcdrted the world war and they have lbeen deceiving them ever since. So Eve should not look for too rapid an awakening on the part of the poor slaves who have been the victims of Prussian treaChery.
 But the German people will wake up just as surely as the sun will rise in the heavens every day until Victory is won. And when they do wake up, the Kaiser and his six precious, un- wounded sons had better decide quickly upon a ''sojourn" to some neutral country.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-24

When the Council fuel committee reports it's findings will the members sing "Massa's in the coal coal ground"?
New Britain herald., 1918-08-24

Three German socialists have been asked to succeed Helfferich as German am bassador at Moscow and each hos refused, which proves that German socialists are not so crazy, after all
New Britain herald., 1918-08-24

Today is registration day for men who became 21 years of age between June 5, 1918, and August "A, 1918.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-24

An escaped prisoner of war from gas masks from tin cans. Rubbish!
New Britain herald., 1918-08-24

Crown Prince RuppreCht of Bavar- la must be glad he's on vacation in Munich during this new drive. That's his best "alib."
New Britain herald., 1918-08-24

A Danbury hotel keeper has en- gagged a lady as day clerk. Now the lounge lizards will frequent the lobby more than ever.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-24

Naturally American soldiers from the South object to the name "YankS."
New Britain herald., 1918-08-24

The office boy says the Kaiser is a drawn three kings for small nations
New Britain herald., 1918-08-24

Add horrors of war-In Washing ton pawnbrokers have been declared nOn- essential.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-24

Hindenburg admits a setback. :" The number of Hun SetbackS must now number nearly forty-flve
New Britain herald., 1918-08-24

Now that the British have captured Albert, what do they intend to do with him?
New Britain herald., 1918-08-24

Inasmuch as German writers de- clare that the success of the Allied operations has been due to the Amer ican reserves, it is quite evident that they do not take any stock in the con- tempt which the kaiser has shown for the Yankee fighters.-NorW1ch Bulletin.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-24

Berlin is thinking about melting down the General Steuben statue which Congress presented to Germany
New Britain herald., 1918-08-24

The French army must be awfully hungry the way the soldiers are rac- ing for Ham.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-24


 Twenty-Five years ago the Hera Id contained the following items:
 August 18-Local people are inter ested in reading the accounts of the international peace conference at Paris which seems to indicate that war between great nations is forever at an end. - Miss Annie Gladden. has returned from her vacation - Cars are now running regularly on the South Main St. line. - A bicycle stol- en yesterday belongs to E. S. Curtis, a son of o. F. Curtis.
 August 19-Trolley officials and Berlin town officers are conferring about continuing the electric car line into the town of Berlin. - The Swed- ish Film Baptist church on Elm street will be dedicated tomorrow. - Wells Foster will spend Sunday with friends in Willimantic. - J. l.. Doyle, proprietor of the Record, and wife and child have gone to Block Island.
 August 2O-Sunday
 August 21-WilHam Scheuy has en- listed as a private in Company E. - Councilman Sheehan is having a flag sidewalk put in front of his home on High street. - Thomas Dyson slid down the pole at No. 2 Engine House this morning and slightly sprained his ankle. He was able to go to camp, however.
 August 22-Lllian Whiting and Annie Gladden. are the only two wo- men thus far who have qualified as voters on the school question. - Master Howard Corbin Wilson is spending the week at the militia camp at Mantle as the guest of Sergeant Wooster of Co. I. William Beers and family have returned from a VacatOn at Cottage City.
 August 23-Willie Collier in "Hoss and Hoss," will be the opening at traction at the Lyceum. Interor painting and decorations at St Mary's church are almost completed. - Figures just compiled show that New Britain's share of the expenses of the Civil war were $162,00O
 August 24-The Chestnut street trolley line Is almost completed and as soon as the wires are put up the cars will begin to run. - Connecticut was swept by a terrific wind and rain storm last night and in this city trees were uproOted, Chimneys blown down and serious damage inflicted to property.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-24

The war news will make even bet ter reading when names of German captured towns appear in it-Albany Journal.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-24

not going to achieve a stalemate. They are going to be beaten smashed, mopped up. There is going to be no peace by negotiations. There is going to be a peace imposed and 1t will not be imposed by German diplomacy any more than by German force.-NeW London Telegraph.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-24

Wonder how long Congress will take to decide the draft bill?
New Britain herald., 1918-08-24

Spain still remains neutral. She doesn't care who kills the kaiser-so long as she doesn't have to do it. Boston Transcript.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-24

Dr. Cary T. Grayson is alive to his duties in keeping the president in good spirits and health. lie haS Just lost a golf game to him.-NeW York Evening Sun.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-24

Shipyards are preparing for another big splash" for Labor Day.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-24
FACTS AND RANCHES.

Gen. Byng is banging again.-New London Day.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-24

The boys will be the last called. That is all very well as far as actual service goes but no one needs the training and military discipline as badly as these youths under twenty. -Meriden Journal
New Britain herald., 1918-08-24

The never-ending Quigley-Curtis feud causes no little comment wher- ever local politics is discussed and seldom are two men, politically, as suspicious of each other as are these two gentlemen who once rode in double harness in the political track. To all appearances it seems that Mr. Gurus can never make a statement an assertion or ask a question but what MT. Quigley immediately sus- poets him of trying to put something over on him, or of throwing a politi- cal canard. And no less suspicious is MT. Curtis. The mayor, seemingly, can never make an assertion, voice a proposition or introduce a new mea- sure but what MT. Curtis imm ediately sees in it some political scheme or intrigue. And thus the feud continues.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-24

And this is just where the German people, the German army and the German kaiser and militaristS them selves are going to get the stunning surprise of the whole war. They are
New Britain herald., 1918-08-24

The defeat of Vardaman at the primaries is a good beginning for the elimination of the "Dirty Dozen".- Meriden Record.