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New Britain herald., 1918-01-03
MEXICO PROTESTS
Does Not Want Americans to Cross the Border Line in Making Chase After Bandits.

Austin, Tex, Jan. 3.-The Mexican government, it was learned here, has protested against the crossing of American troops into Mexico in pur- suit of bandits.
 Governor Hobby it was said, has re- ceived no advices from Washington relative to the protest and the Texas Rangers at least will continue their activities against Mexican raiders un- hampered by state authorities until federal authorities instruct them otherwise.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-03

for carrying on the war. The < committee on the, State Councl Defense will be in charge and de will be given out later.
 Josephine Bosko of Maple strd confined to her hope with wita!s an N N of scarlet fever.
 Martin Stevenson of Ca at his home with an a, munion of the is next Sunday, chapel of the Com this evening at 7:20
 AS yet no trace ha the robbers who broAa of Joseph Colella's holt quantity of coal, potatoa4
 The Foresters' club meeting tonight for thAa e1ecting officers for, the All members are asked 6
New Britain herald., 1918-01-03
SALE OF THRIFT STAMPS.

Between $3,000 and $4,O0O was realized by the governm ent by the sale of thrift stamps and war certificates at the post office during the month of December.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-03
Ambassador Leaves.

London, Jan. 3.-The departure from Petrograd, owing to ill health of the British ambassador Sir George Buchanan, is reported in an exchange Telegraph despatch from that city. It says he was accompanied by a number of British military and civil officials,
New Britain herald., 1918-01-03

eSA DS iOSdl PSoplS A NCLS ol thanks was given, to New Britain for assistance at last weeks fire and it was determined that should the town officials fail to respond to the request of that city the citizens of Kensington would see that there would be a set tlement of the bill of s1OO.
 War Savings Meeting.
 The war stamp campaign will be launched at the citizens meeting to- night at the Town hall. Ralph M Lowry of Hartford will be the prin- cipal speaker. The campaign will be outlined and it is hoped that the people will respond to this one as we'll as it has to the many others. The formation of savings and thrift clubs will be encouraged Numerous rallies will be held in the schools. Cooperation will be asked of the To- cal manufacturers and all thrift or ganizations in their blishments. The exchange of Liberty Loan inter est coupons will receive publicity. AS many public meetings as possible will be held and all gatherings pertaining to the campaign will be greatly en- couraged. The daily sale of the stamps at the postofflce will be watched and recorded. The meeting will take place at S:15. There will be a meeting of the Council of Defense committee at 7:30.
 Another Fire.
 Kensington came close to suffering a repetition of last weeks fire last night when a defective chimney at r. F. Williams market caused flames to break out. With the aid of James tn control the blaze which had found it's way up to the roof in which they were obliged to chop a hole. This should tend to increase the demand for more fire protection, which at present is the whole topic for discus sion in the town. Had MT. Williams left the store at his usual hour there is not a particle of doubt but what another building would have been de- Stroyed.
 Forestcrs' Meeting.
 The local lodge of Foresters will meet tonight at Foresters' hall. There will be installation of officers and other important business will be transacted. All members are urged to be present
 Settled Out of Court.
 
 13, against Louis Quinto, a former local liquor dealer, has been settled out of court. The civil suit followed the criminal prosecution of Quinto, who was bound over from the Berlin town court to the superior court for alleged assault upon the girl. He is now serving his sentence in the Hart ford county jail. Tn the civil action against Quinto, M. D. Sake was coun- Sel for the plaintiff.
 Berlin Briefs.
 MT. and Mrs. Richard FrobeI of Beck1ey have moved to their new farm near Wallingford.
 Nicolas Carson and James George of the signal corps are home from Chattanooga, Tenn.
 James J. Fitzsimons and James Brown have been appointed apprais- ors of the estate of the late Leon Le- claire
 The Kensington library will not be open today because of the cold. The weekly prayer meeting will be held ioh
New Britain herald., 1918-01-03
RED CROSS CONTRIBUTES.

Rome, Jan. 2.-The American Red Cross mission to Italy today appro- priated 5O,000 lire for the benefit of the victims and families of victims of the enemy air raids on Padua and other cities in northern Italy which have suffered recently from such raids.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-03
COMPULSORY RATIONING

London, Jan. 3.-Compulsory ra- toning is to be put into effect in Eng land soon, it was announced officially today.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-03
Bank Is Seized.

Petrograd, Jan. 9.~-The Moscow branch of the national city bank of New York, which for several days escaped the general order for the con- fiscation of all banks there, was seized by the Bolsheviki Saturday night.
 The Petrograd branch of this bank, which was seized by the BolshevllIi q week ago, expects to arrange to take care Of the financial needs of Amer ican residents in g. few days.
 The currency shortage in Russia is becoming increasingly serious.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-03
Ma pie

The Won1an's Literary GA Wednesday afternoon at the4 Mrs. J. T. Hart on Thom pac Two interesting papers we1S Early History of Russia, ]" Annie Goodsell and "EnglisE by Mrs. s. B. Bassett. Mrs. assisted by Mrs. l.. l.. Clark G. F.. Root. The next meeN be held January 16 atHthe h< Mrs Richard Hubert, Jr.
 Miss Jessie Hare entertained friends from Hartford FridayN ing at her home on Golf streej
 Clarence Nordstrom is spending Christmas vacation in Pennington.
 W. Everett Hine of the Medic\ Corps who is stationed at the U. S General Hospital, New York, spen New Years Day at his home.
 Frederick Johnson was home from the Bliss school in Washington fol the holidays.
 Leora Saunders spent Christmas week in Chester. Mass
 Harriet Wells of Newington has entered the Brooklyn hospital to train for a nurse.
 R. H. Crawford has moved his family from Maple Hill avenue to Connecticut avenue, New Britain. MT. Crawford is going to France to do Y. M. c. A. work
 Albert Miller, a former resident, was visiting friends on New Years Day. MT. Miller is stationed at Camp DeyenS
New Britain herald., 1918-01-03

London, Jan. 3.-Petrograd dis patches indicate difficulties developed at the first meeting there of the Rus sian and German commissioners for the discussion of economic relations. The regulation of railroad transit be- tween the two countries. The Rus sian delegates strongly emphasized their unwillingness to go beyond the lines indicated in the armistice and refused to fix regulations without pre- else definition as to what classes of persons and goods the railroads were to carry.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-03

of the rulers and p1lall
 many and Austria H ungary. x
 Emperor William yesterday re- ceived in joint audience Chancellor von Hertling, Field Marshal von Hindenburg, General von Ludendorff. Finance Minister von Roedern and Foreign Secretary von Kuehlmann. The foreign affairs committee of the Bundesrath under the presidency of Count von Dandt, discussed the Rus sian situation at the chancellor's palace. Chancellor von Hertling had a long conversation with Admiral von Tirpitz, former minister of marine, and Emperor Charles received in audience, Prof. Kucharzevski, the Polish premier.
 The feature of the conference is said to have been the outspoken speeches of Philip Scheidemann and Friedrich Ebert, for the official socialists and Hugo Haase for the in dependent socialists. They are credited with having told von Kuehl- mann his attitude in the Russian ne gotiations was prejudicial to peace. They told him that to say one day that Germany wanted no Russian territory and to say the next day that it wanted virtually all territory occu- pied by German troops justified En- tente statesmen in declining to place confidence in the word of Germany's leader. The foreign secretary is said to have made complete explanations.
 It is reported both von kuehlmann and Count Czernin, the Austro- Hungarian foreign secretary returned to Brest-Litovsk with new instruc- tions.
 The Ltipzig Voelks Zeitung, the leading independent socialist news paper, commenting on the Brest- Litovsk situation and the activities of von Kuehlmann and tthe government, says:
 ''Germany now reveals her eastern peace aims, Everybody in Germany, Russia and Entente countries knows . she is not aiming at a just peace with out annexations and indemnties such l as won Kuehlmann depicted, but at : peace providing for an enormous in crease in Germany's military, politi- cal and economic strength.
 ''These intentions must strengthen ! the war will of the Entente. Ger i many intends really to annex all ter | ritories she now holds. Her excuse that the population of these territor- 1 ies have declared their willingness to ; be severed from Russia is untrue. In ' dividuals may have done so, but they :: always have been responsible to act | ing on some German suggestion"
New Britain herald., 1918-01-03

London, Jan. 3.-The situation created by the hitch in the Brest- Litovsk negotiations, dispatches from
New Britain herald., 1918-01-03

Albert Miller, a former resident, was visiting friends on New Years Day. MT. Miller is stationed at Camp DeVenS.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-03

Harriet Wells of Newington ha entered the Brooklyn hospital t train for a nurse.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-03
~ ~ @ % DEPEND 0"

terest by local people. A vote of thanks was given to New Britain for assistance at last weeks fire and it was determined that should the town officials fail to respond to the request of that city the citizens of Kensington would see that there would be set tlement of the bill of $1O0.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-03

Miss Jessie Hare entertained friends from Hartford Friday ing at her home on Golf streSj
New Britain herald., 1918-01-03

Leora Saunders spent Christmas week in Chester. Mass
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-03-05
CONSERVATION.

The saving of food products by the
people of the eastern and southern
states must continue. The short
age-the real shortage OF foods
rather in the future than the pres
ent. The local scarcity of sugar or
Hour is usually met within few
days time and passes over when n
supply is received from some other
section. The production of food
crops must be increased materially
to avoid actual suffering. Saving
must be general and must be con
ttnued. The American soldiers
abroad and at home and the soldiers
OF our associates in the war must
he ied. Waste is practiced that
must be stopped; the man of small
family and small means is less
guilty than his brother who is en-
uoWed with larger family and
more of the worldly goods. To the
laboring man who learns his bread
by the sweat of his brow" and at
poor wages, it is little short of
mockery to preach conservation to
him, yet there may be some means
by which he may save proportion
ately with those of large means.
The individual waste among these
people is iniinitesimal, though by
using substitutes in some instances
the conservation of the food supply
will be carried further.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-03-05
INIPRONIPTU.

o!d things are best, 'tis truly said
Old times. old places and old
friends;
Nor can the charms of novelty
For lack OF them make full
amends.
Across the months and distance
came
Your message OF old friendships
cheer;
Mid nearer sounds, engrossing
sights.
Naught else is to my heart more
dear.
For cen in silence echoes come
To 'waken mem'rys vibrant
strings;
My heart responsive feels the Joy
OF mem'ries of old friends. old
things.
hail across the distance dear.
A cordial word of comrade greet
ing;
with hearts to loyalty attuned.
Here's hoping that well soon be
meeting.
A. II. Taylor.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-03-05

OF the treasury" has been appoint
cd by President Wilson as director
general, an Office which, the court
says. the law does not recognize.
The News does not wish to treat
lightly the judges good intentions.
but is reminded OF man who was
arrested for some minor offense and
put in jail. He sent for lawyer
and stated his case. The lawyer
said: why. my man, they can't put
you in Jail for that" "They can't.
eh?' the man replied, where am
now?"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-03-05

tion, which is but few miles from
WaXhaw. On account OF this ineffi-
cheney and deficiency in the mail SER
vice the people of large section of
Lancaster county get mail from the
county town three days instead OF
a few hours after it leaves Lancas-
ter.
OF course, there is no reason to
suppose that the Honorable Post
master General is aware of the con
ditions prevailing in Lancaster
county and around Catawba June
tion. but one thing is certain-the
ineiiiciency in the handling of mail
throughout the country is just about
the same as in this Lancaster case.
and the administration of this de-
partment of the government by Mr..
Burleson is responsible for the CON
dition of the mail service through
out the country.
Postmaster General Burleson's
big idea all along has been to so
manage his department that the
government would make a big profit
out OF the people for carrying their
mail. Acting on this idea he has
cut and slashed and saved until the
postal service has been vastly i'm
paired. Mr.. Burleson does not ap-
pear to have grasped the fact that
the people are the government of
the United States. and that they do
not wish to pay themselves a heavy
profit for the carrying of the mails.
What the people want is first class
mail service If the postoffice de-
partment gets cost for furnishing
this service the people will be de-
lighted They don't want profit
for handling the mails.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-03-05
BRYAN AND HIS HISSERS.

Many people disagree with w. j.
Bryan upon the liquor question and
perhaps as many upon other public
questions, but there are few to i'm
pugn his motives. His retirement
from the cabinet under the peculiar
circumstances brought much criti-
cism upon his head. Some of his
friends deserted him and others be-
lieve he made mistake in forsaking
the President at time when he
needed teamwork. But Mr.. Bryan's
policies and President Wilson's poll
cies were Numerically opposed. and
he felt that he couldn't do good
work unless he had faith in what he
was doing. That was Mr.. Bryans
opinion and he was entitled to IL
He may have been wrong in that;
we are inclined to believe that he
was.
A Canadian audience was 10 hear
Mr.. Bryan speak on prohibition the
other day. but few hundred per-
sons who thought the other way
about it. Kissed him from the stage.
No effort was made. it seems. to
stop the disorder and Mr.. Bryan did
not speak. He is patriotic and
sincere man; leader and a national
hgure of great ability. Just why
crowd of boisterous anti-prohibi-
tionists should have been permitted
to insult him in Toronto. we do not
Know. 1t was only very small
part of the audience which did the
Kissing. and the victim of their dis
order was deserving of better treat
ment.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-03-05
n Splendid Law.
Greenwood Journall

The legislature certainly passed
one law that is splendid one. II
IL had done nothing more than to
enact this one law, il would have
justified the session. We refer to
the bill that makes the owner OF the
premises responsible for the charac-
ter or the tenants. Heretofore. we
are informed, that the property
owner might rent his premises to
any one he pleased and il mattered
not what the kind of business he
carried on. there was no chance to
get at the landlord He could sit
back and be assured of the fact that
he was perfectly safe Why need
he care so long as he received his
rent? That was the only thing that
he need be concerned about. If
mattered not how Objectionable the
character of the tenants might be to
the neighborhood. there was abso.
lutely no way OF appealing to him.
But the recent law holds the land
lord responsible for the kind OF
iolks who live on his premises. and
IL house is used for immoral pur.
poses. the costly furniture may be
seized. sold. and the owner called to
account. 1t is predicted that thi.
law Will do more to suppress one OF
the most Objectionable forms of vic,
In cities than any law that was eve,
enacted in South Carolina. 1t make.
the Indifferent landlord very much
alive as to the kind of tenants tha
occupy his buildings. 1t woult
seem. with this law in force. IL Il
possible to suppress entirely lew,
houses of all kinds.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-03-05
THE QUESTIONNAIRE.
(Paris (Mo.) Mercury.)

Are you male so far as you
know?
Do you crack peanuts with a fiat
iron?
Do you use your overalls for pa
jamas?
What are the gyrolics OF a qua
druple triangle?
DO you look down the barrel of a
gun to see IL IL is loaded?
What is the hole in a doughnut
for?
Can you wiggle one arm at time
Are your toe nails brittle?
Which hand do you button your
suspenders with?
Have you any conscientious scru-
pies about killing time?
Are old maids of their own free
will and accord?
Does the safety match consery.
breeches?
DO you think the spare" is the
majority of spareribs?
What effect did the draft have on
your feet?
What are the status quo of your
bevics?
Is placing the heel OF a woman's
shoe In the center of her foot camou.
| fage?
Would the fellow who eats with
his wife need more elbow room in
the trenches?
Are you reminded OF Joseph's coal
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-03-05
GRASPING a STRAW.

Federal Judge Walter Evans, of
Louisville, in the course of an opin-
ion denying federal courts exclusive
jurisdiction in damage suits against
transportation companies solely be-
cause they are under government
contril, indicated that he had failed
to find any statute authorizing Di-
rector-General McAdoo to take con-
troll Of the roads of the country.
Several dollars being involved in the
operation of the transportation
lines OF the country and the gov
ernment being responsible, we are to
assume that the taking over OF con-
troll Is legal. The Judge probably
means 20 take issue with the gov
ernment on the letter of the law -
but even though he be right in his
assumption, IL is so near to making
a mountain out OF mole hill" that
1t seems to be taking up time and
space for nothing.
The contention of the fedora,
Judge is that congress authorized
the war department, "and no 9th.
err" to take over the railroads, and
points out that congress specified II
should be done through the war de-
partment, of which Newton d. Baker
is the head, and asserts that w. G.
McAdoo, "who was and is secretary
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-03-05
Tho American Spirit.
(Chester Reporter.)

In paper published at Casnoyia.
Mich, under date of February I4th
is contained an obituary sketch of
Ray c. Bonter, the young Michigan
soldier who died here recently. I'M
der circumstances that our readers
VIII all recall, and from this sketch
we take the following: Here (at
Chester) he received the very best
OF medical treatment. and two train.
ed nurses. noble young Christians
gave him their most tender care but
all to no avail, for he passed from
earth on the morning of February
Ind, 1918. The beautiful flag
which draped his casket. the MANY
lovely floral offerings. all contri-
buted by strangers in that far-off
southern city, show in a measure
the appreciation of our people for
the sacrifices which our brave SOL
"'er boys are making for their
country" In card of thanks
signed by the family occurs this.
TO the kind unknown fIiend. OF
chester who so tenderly cared for
our beloved son and brother during
his last illness: to those who con-
tributed the lovely flowers and the
beautiful flag we wish to express our
heartfelt thanks. We hone that
should sorrow come to any of YOUR
homes God will raise up for Won
such kind friends as He gave to us
in our time of need"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-03-05
The Correct Idea.
(Waxhaw Enterprise.)

Mr.. ]. E. Bigham has been buying
seed cotton in little lots and having
1t ginned up when he gets bale.
He said Saturday that he was going
to quit buying cotton pretty soon and
buy war savings stamps. Mr.. Big
ham said his little folks had some
money they made picking cotton and
he overheard them talking about
how they would spend it the other
day. when he told them that they
could spend half OF it that way but
must buy war stamps with the rest.
III parents generally would encour-
age the children to invest in the
thrift stamps or war savings stamps
the total aggregate savings would
help to win the war.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-03-05

The days OF the liquor permit are
luIi OF trouble. Leastwise. the hours
of the man who secures a permit ar.
lull of trouble Most probate
Judges in the state. after March 10
VIII require doctors prescription
in proof of the assertion that the
seeker of the permit needs liauor for
medicinal purposes. Doctors, being
generally reputable men. will not
issue prescriptions indiscriminately.
and, therefore, it will become really
necessary to undergo a few aches
and pains before the doctor will feel
disposed to endorse note for n
quart of liquor.
There's hard shedding ahead for
the seeker of the permit. 1t requires
both money and trouble NOWADAYS
to get drunk, but OF course. in case
OF sickness. the expense is not to he
counted but it is coming to pass that
there must be "bonafide" sickness
behind the issue of the permit. or no
permit will be forthcoming and the
thirst will continue unabated. That's
the status of the liquor permit.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-03-05
PARTY LINES AND POLITICS.

Party lines in this country have
been very much neglected since the
entrance of the United States into
the war. Congress pays less and less
attention to party lines in matters
Ii Is matter now of solidly and
substantially backing up the admin
istration. or course, the lines are
still visible but they are constantly
being crossed and re-crossed. Re-
preventative Bascom Slemp. Vir-
Iinia's only Republican member of
the congressional delegation, is
quoted as soying that have party
lines practically disappeared, and
the Times-Dispatch of Richmond, ad-
mitting such a probability, as to
national matters, says but it re-
nains to be seen what will eventuate
in the ninth district when he comes
up for reelection. When
politics disappear from the ninth,
then indeed will the millennium be
AT hand" In South Carolina it is
party politics-in other words, do
mestic troubles" or fights within
the one party's own household-but
there are lines" just the same;
line fences of barb-wire and built
high, and there is little hope that
they will disappear any time soon.
though a movement for "politicsless
year" has been started in some
states, originating, we believe. in
North Carolina, and which is not
wholly without merit. Some states
are blessed with politics and legisla-
lures and some are afflicted with
them. South Carolina is in the lat
ter class.