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New Britain herald., 1918-07-23
GERMAN ADMITS WAR
IS TO GET REVENGE
Won Strantz, Pan German Writer,
Criticized By The Berlin
VOrwaerts.

New York, July 26-The present
war is a, war of revenge" long re-
sired by the Pan Germans, writes
Kurd Won Strantz, a Pan-German
leader in book entitled "Our Nation
al War Coal" published in Germany.
German newspapers received here
quote the author saying:
I'm my boyhood days the German
war of retaliation" as we must name
this world war more correctly, was
the dream of my life, the realization
of which [ have never despaired of,
although / did doubt that [ would
live to see it in view of the unfortu-
nate peace policy followed by the
st-Bismarckian administration.
But I have lived to enjoy that
happiness. BY word and letter
have fought for this war of revenge
which finally is to restore our old
national and political frontiers which
we had gradually lost in the East and
West since 1852. Neither 1915 nor
1871 restored those frontiers.
Bismarck started our national
rise but he did not complete it. His
discharge impeded the victory prom
Using course, as his successor gave
half of German Africa senselessly
without any compensation to our
new arch enemy, England. Herewith
began the descent which only this
world war could arrest and which
longed for and foresaw when such
thoughts were popular"
The Berlin Vorwaerts, says that
the entire enemy world will learn Of
this confession with great satisfaction
and adds: "If Herr Won Strantz had
been paid for his book by enemy
agents he could not have better work
ed into the hands of the enemy coun-
tries. The book, says the Vorwaerts,
is proof of the criminal activities of
certain Pan-German circles which
now openly boast that they had long
ed for this war as their greatest hap
piness
New Britain herald., 1918-07-23
MADDEN'S NEW SONG,

"A Mothers Prayer for Her Sailor
Boy in Blue, is the title OF the new
war song composed by Edward j.
Madden Of this city. This is one of
the few songs to appear for public
use, concerning the sailors in the
service. At an early date this song
will be sung in the local theaters, for
the first time This song is dedicated
to mothers of young men in the Unit
ed States navy. Mr.. Madden also
wrote a song entitled, Somewhere
Over There. which has had a wide
Circulation.
New Britain herald., 1918-07-23
ARE YOU BOUND FOR THE SCRAP
HEAP?

Doctor, I am not sick, but / dom
feel right" That is what many say
10 me when they come to see me the
first time And that just expresses
it. You are not sick enough to go
10 bed. You can eat, you can sleep,
you can work.
But you don't work with the vim
and zest of former days. Your sleep
Is not restful, and you don't enjoy
your food as you once did. And your
nerves get the best of you. Things
bother you, ruffle you, that you never
noticed before. You begin to see diff
aculties where there really are none
Trifles worry you, and not having
enough troubles Of your own, you
borrow some.
OF course, to a casual observer, you
seem the same, because you are try
ing to control yourself. And if you
should tell a friend, or go to an in
experienced doctor, they will tell you
YOU only imagine things; you should
shake it off. You begin to doubt your
self. You sometimes thiak they are
= right and try to brace up and be
: bright and cheerful. But then your
old feeling will come back with re-
n6W6d NlgOG. GU USSll W WOnuSI
If it really is your mind only. And if
It is so, is it the first step to insan-
ity? Anguishing thoughts begin tor
turing you; you are trying your best
10 fight them down, to appear happy.
but in vain, You find yourself in
g the grip of an invisible power that
seems to sap your life blood.
And when you feel your strength
energy and power slipping away from
YOU, when you find you can't do jus-
tIce to your work any longer, then
you become respondent and might
even feel tempted to end it all.
& You are very much in the same
condition as a delicately constructed
engine, which has not been cared for
right. Put it in the hands of an ex-
perienced man and he will soon have
1t in fine working order. But trying
your own hand at it, or turn it over
to an unskilled person, and it will
soon be fit for the scrap heap.
let me save you from the scrap
New Britain herald., 1918-07-23

The new factory building in course
of construction by the Aberthaw Con-
struction company of Boston for the
recently acquired Cedar Hill farm will
be finished in about two weeks. The
new building stands as an example
of rapid construction. Tt has been in
course of erection for sixty DAYS and
now stands almost finished. Within a
month the machinery in the plant will
be humming and products for Uncle
Sam will be turned out with the speed
for which New Britain is famous.
New Britain herald., 1918-07-23
ROSS THROWS HAT IN RING.

John J.. Ross, member of the
board of relief, has announced his
candidacy for election as representa-
tive this fall and will seek the NOM
ination on the democratic ticket
New Britain herald., 1918-07-23
q. S, MILITARY POLICE ACTIVE

London, June is, Correspondent
of the Associated Press. 1.-The Ameri-
can armys provost-marshal service in
London is now in fun operation
Trim American military police. in
the new field service caps, may be
seen on duty at all hours of the day.
and night in the West End.
New Britain herald., 1918-07-23
BRASS is SCARCE.

New York. July 19.-The German
government is taking the brass plates
from letter boxes in an effort to in
crease the supply of metal needed
for the war, say German newspapers.
New Britain herald., 1918-07-23

The building, which is 100 feet by
$50 feet is two stories in height in
parts. 1t is brick and contains an
unusually large number of windows,
which provide abundance of natural
light. The travelling crane for the
heavy work has been installed.
The manufacturers intend to utilize
the building for the manufacture of a
general line of war munitions which it
is turning out.
A new line of spur trackage has
been constructed. 1t extends from the
Berlin branch line and about 1900
feet Of rails have been laid.
New Britain herald., 1918-07-23
Boston Store

These hot days should
make you think of cool
wearables. They should also
make you think of this store
where such things can be
found.
New Britain herald., 1918-07-23
ARREST Il FOR
RAINCOAT FRAUDS
PerShiDS Reported Material Sent
to Men Was "ROtten''

New York, July 23.-Attorney Gen
eral Gregory ordered the arrest last
11Sht OF II men, all of them we'll
known IN the raincoat industry, who
are charged with bribery, fraud, or
conspiracy in connection with war
contracts given to these men for the
manufacture of rubber garments for
American soldiers now in France or
training for the overseas service in
this country. At present the COM
panies whose officers or employees are
among those arrested last night by
agents of the Department of Justice
have on their books Government con-
tracts valued at more than IS, 900, 900.
The investigation, which resulted in
the arrest of the II men and which
will probably be followed within the
next few hours by the arrest of others
who are believed to have been con-
cerned in the alleged defrauding of the
government, has been undr way for
several weeks and came to q head.
late yesterday afternoon, when word
came from Attorney General Gregory.
The arrests were due in part to re-
ports that came back from France in
the form of protests from General
John J. Pershing, the Commander in
CIlleL OL IHe overseas OfCeS, VINO IN
blunt soldierly fashion informed the
Government that the raincoats being
shipped to France for the men of his
command were in numberless in
stances made Of "rotten'' materials
and were unfit for the purposes in
tended. He informed the Quarter
masters Corps in no uncertain terms
that ne wanted no more coats of the
inferior kind concerning which he pro-
tested, shipped across the Atlantic for
the men who are fighting under his
command
New Britain herald., 1918-07-23

Forest Mills Underwear.
Essex Mills Underwear.
Winchester Mills Underwear.
3. V. d. and Porosknit in
all shapes and sizes.
- Embodying all the require
ments of comfortable Sum-
mer undergarmets.
New Britain herald., 1918-07-23
Army Officers Implicated.

rumor that in addition to the
men who are said to have acted as
agents or manufacturers, there are
concerned in the alleged frauds a
number Of officers of the army, was
current last night. Most of these Off
GERS are said to be of the lower
grades in rank, with q few of the
grades of Major, Lieutenant Colonel,
and Colonel No general officers are
accused. The navy is said not to be
involved, owing TO the fact that long
before this country entered the war
Rear Admiral Samuel MCGOWAN, the
Chief of the Naval Bureau of Supplies
and Accounts took measures to make
the "bartering of contracts, SO far
as the navy was concerned, practical
ly impossible.
Direct bribery of officers In the
army or of civilians in the employ Of
the Government whose duties had to
do with the letting of contracts Or the
inspecting of the goods after the con-
tracts were let and were in process of
fulfillment is charged against some of
the men taken into custody last night.
In some instances, it is charged, those
under arrest include men who resort
ed to the intimidation of both military
and civilian inspectors in their efforts
to defraud the Government
The men now in arrest had con-
tracts for the manufacture of approx
mately 100000 raincoats, and as the
Government is paying an average of
IS coat to the makers this means
that the sum involved was about $5,-
5000. This refers only to the con-
tracts now being filled and not to the
thousands of inferior coats which
General Pershing has charged were
shipped across the Atlantic for the
use of the men in the French
trenches.
New Britain herald., 1918-07-23

An attractive assortment Of
fine, Sheer Waists in Wolfe,
Crepe de Chine, Georgette
Crepe and Silk.
Evening star., 1918-07-21
Fashions Fancies.

THE prettiest Of the new wa:stcoats
= or little sleeveless bodices that are
SO much worn with street suits are
made in slip-on fashion. with no front
closing. This design gives the makers
chance for decidedly attractive ef-
fects in the way of tucks and frills
and rulings on the front
Word comes from France that SO
far as she Is concerned much silk will
be shown for next winter. And as we
try quite probably we will follow the
lead of Paris and wear many frocks
of this fabric.
s. The combination Of dark blue and
white is not new. but it has gained =
renewed interest this summer. Per-
maps the dark blue calico frocks had
something to do with it, for among
the best OF these were the ones with
a tine white pattern on dark blue
ground And they were usually made
up with pipings and facings and other
touches Of white Now, for later
years. frocks Of blue serge enIiyened
ana characterized with touches Of
white satin are shown.
Beaded bags are having, perhaps. n
longer life Of popularity than would
nave peen the case II beads had not
make beaded bags real luxury. AZ
all events they have never become
commonplace enough to make them
unpopular with women who wish thS
unusual So they are stin shown in
the shops, In new designs and OF new
workmanship. Oval bags are especisis
ly good Just now.
Every now and again there is taf,r
OF the practfcability OF making Ger.
tam clothes In Oniy a smaII n,,-S-.
OF coiors. The talk seldom matariaI-
ICES into any tangible plan But somes
times we wish II would. It is extremss
ly Irritating. for instance, to buy 4
SUIT OF certain color and then to Be
unable to match 1t in a blouse. Wa
wish then that colors were standard.
s izea. instead Of being in any Of =
dozen different shades, each Of them.
Pockets are another trimming fea-
Iure tnat remain in good style in spite
ct the fact that they are no novelty
,s meai or seeming pockets. faced or
lined with white or colored satin, are
used smartly son some Of the new
nQSslesp spfspayYs hlae orrsefft 70 -,rsxx ,
Evening star., 1918-07-21

colors from now on. We must wear
what we can get in quantity, for COM
merce will not be allowed to take up
the labor of skilled men for such ex-
periments.
There is no thought of economizing
in our purchases OF clothes to the ex-
tent of destroying the ability OF the
skilled person to earn a living wage.
but there is q demand, and there soon
will be a necessity for MS to conserve
our caprices. We must wear clothes
in materials and colors easily pro-
duced in this country. and through
this means will come the standardiza-
tion OF fashions. j.
This does not mean that we will
dress alike: ii means that we may
dre&s with moro variety than ever be-
fore. But we can't say that we don't
like taffeta and that we want some
thing newer. We must take taffeta IL
there Is plenty of It., and then make
the best OF IL.
Much can be done with this material
Evening star., 1918-07-21

that will result in a gown out of the
ordinary and conspicuous for charm
seen a woman who came into a res
taurant for dinner wearing a certain
black taffeta gown you would have
been convinced in the twinkling of az.
eye that the fabric matters nothing /,
the designer has cleverness.
The skirt was made Of narrow ru1-
fies that extended from waist -
ankles, each ruffie edged with white
silk cord. The hem was excessivel'-
ruffies fitted the fgure like sheath.
There was bodice. straight and sim
pie, and the major part Of IL was Il
yoke with short sleeves which was
design. At the side Of the waist was
a deep pink satfn rose with green,
velvet leaves. The slippers and stock
ings were green. There was nothing
demure about this black taffeta gown.
Blue serge is a fabric that will al
ways be with us. as far as the manu-
facturers and the war board can look
ahead. Now. what are we going to do
with it to lift 1t out Of the common
place?
1t is usually midnight blue, and.
given few yards Of 1t in this color.
the designers do not want to sit down.
and turn it out into insignificant
frocks and inconspicuous suits. AS an
evidence that they do not intend to-
remain in a rut they have already de-
signed costumes Of this average, rou-
tine material which make one gasp.
A woman who came to a defense"
luncheon one day wore blue serge.
gown that was.the product of a clever
designer, and it surely turned our
ideas about suits topsy-turvy.
well as the front. 1t was worn over
a long cui-ass blouse, the kind that
gains in Importance every day. The
blouse was made of a richly embroid-
Of dull red. It did not cling tightly to
the figure. but outlined 1t more than
usual. Over II hung the loose blue
serge coat, opening In deep v in
the middle Of the front and the back.
1t was closed at the neckline and had
a collar of the serge. There was a
loose belt Of the material, and the
skirt. was exceedingly narrow and
short.
an who orders new suit today to see
that the skirt has sixable hem, for
the new order to the shoemakers,
given by the government, which de-
mands low shoes for the duration Of
the war. may change the skirt length.
I doubt II. The length may be
changed. but 1t will not be because Of
the low shoes, for CATERS. which are
made OF fabric. may be as high as de-
sired. and women prefer them to high
boots.
We may also adopt the French FASH
ion of wearing serviceable Oxford ties
with straight heels and rounded toes.
The bootmakers say they have more
orders for these today than ever With
such shoes, the average woman does
not care whether her skirt is eight
or ten inches from the ground. unless
ankles. i.
Evening star., 1918-07-21
The Right Proportions
When Using Substitutes

tutes that ought to be -scalded before
they are used. We have found that
corn meal. when used for fine mufiins
or cakes. gives much better results if
1t is first scalded-that is, If boiling
milk or water Is poured over it, Rolled
oats and oatmeal, too, give better re-
suits when they are treated in the
same way.
Evening star., 1918-07-21

HERE SHOWN
FROM aCoMMoHPLACE
RUFFLES EDGED WITH WHITE Silk CORD PEG-TQP
FASHION THE sLM BODIES MouNTD ON YoKE OF TAFFEFA
LEAVES AT THE wAIsT THERE GREEN SHOES And
AfysVeffges
Evening star., 1918-07-21

~ r HEN the food administration
NA first asked us to diminish
" our use Of wheat flour. even
to the Vanishing point II
we could. we thought food conditions
had really reached q state that would
bring actual discomfort to us. We
ingly. as eating black bread made of
acorns and straw.
However, now that cooks and house.
wives have had chance to master
the art Of substituting non-wheat
cereals. we have found this part of
the food-conservation program one of
the easiest to live up to. There are a
good many women who started out
with every intention Of using their
full allotment of fiour-that is, as
much white flour as substitutes-who
find themselves with perhaps ten or
fifteen pounds of white -four on hand,
but without any substitutes. So, all
though they have not pledged them
selves to go without wheat until the
next harvest. still they are doing more
than the food administration has re-
quested them to do.
The various substitutes, excepting
corn meal, were new to most house
keepers. and that is where the whole
difficulty lay. You can't treat any two
sorts of -four just alike. We made our
8 first mistakes when we tried to use
our old recipes calling for white -four
without changing them to suit the
quality Of the substitutes. Now we
have learned just what treatment
each cereal requires
Here is a table of the relative
amounts NEEDED OF the various substi-
tutes. That Is to say. II a recipe calls
for one cup OF white flour the amounts
given below viii be required Of other
cereals:
barley. IN cups.
BuckwheAt, eup.
Corn dour, ] scanf cup.
Cornstarch. x cup.
Peanut nour, seant cup.
Sweet potato nour. IN cups.
Potato nuur. < cup
Roiaed eats. III cups.
S@Gsu @ meal. ! seant cup.
If you follow the proportions given
in the above table your. proportions
will be right; still you may not be
successful in substituting, for each
flour has characteristics that must be
not make yeast bread with all corn
meal; you must have some glutenous-
fiour-that is. -four which, like ordi-
nary wheat four contains a protein
that when moist forms q glueIike
substance that will keep the yeast
within the dough. Corn meal con-,
tains. an appreciable amount Of pro-
tein, butsit fs not in a glutenous form.
and therefore corn meal dough will
not hold in yeast. ss-.-s.> =
Theps etoe.i there, aFfvseaaA suhstis
Evening star., 1918-07-21

high and dry as far as variety Of re-
sources fs concerned.
There win be no announcement to
experiment in materials, fashions or
Evening star., 1918-07-21
Brilliant Black Go0ns Have Become FashoBut Bright Roses
Co1ored Shoes and Stockings of Ger;ng Jet Are
Utilized to EnIven Frocks-The Latest From Paris.

ward q more brilliant expression Of
the will and the spirit. Therefore, II
we must wear black gowns, even
have them as gay as possible.
Brilliant Jet contributes to the vivid
ness OF a black gown, and 1t has been
retnstated by the designersSin~ a fas-
cfnattng fashion. Entire frocks are
In one Of the most glittering exam
Pies, built for the stage. the minaret
tunic Of Paul Poiret's Invention has
been revived in q slightly nodded
form. 1t iS built Of velvet ribbon and
clashfng strands Of jet. =
1t is easy to realize that taffeta has
come into a hrst summer fashion, al
though the popular mind does not re-
gard 1t as one Of the lovely weaves Of
the world. because it is plentiful.
the tafreta one wants, and it fs best
that we model our wardrobes for the
near future on the materials that can
be bought in this country in sufficient
quantity to correspond to our needs.
The conversion of non-essentials
into war resources il going on mer-
rily and wisely. It takes thought of
the individual and it also takes
thought Of the nation. A member of
the War Industries Board who Is map
ping out the continent into . checker
board Of activity in order to bring
about this transformation in the busi-
ness world is ardent in his belief that
the Individual will not suffer. People
will not be turned out Of work In
mass because government plants will
be given all the work.
v,Ax onA lnh
be carried out II we are to live Is that
every. one be kept at work in the
peculiar field Of labor in which he is
skilled. and there Is enough to be
done fer the government in every
form of labor to keep each individual
at the task for which he IL educated
and in which he can make his wage.
Even though the individual is cared
for in the practice Of the conversion
Of non-essentials to war work-and
we must admit that this is the great
and important thing-there is no
doubt that the process win leave us
Evening star., 1918-07-21

Z y
However, we have started on a
career Of black for this summer sea-
SON. and only the individualists de-
part from it. It is condition for
gratitude that we have enough re-
bellious souls to insist upon blue,
pink. green and yellow as a contrast
to the moving procession Of black jet,
taffeta, tulle. satin, pearls and Jersey.
Another fact about this fashion for
black, for which we are truly grate-
fu1, is the extreme manner in which
it is presented. There is nothing
gloomy or depressing in the way it
q somber note. But color is always the
note Of victory, the sounding Of the
cymbals Of deed wen done, and as
the psychology of the masses is the
most important thing Of the hour we
culfar science Of the mind and exploit
it to the greatest extent.
It might be wise for us to follow in
detail the psychology of the general
tssinao Of the allied armies, Gen. Foch.
Cen Foch thinks that to be gloomy
II to admit that matter has conquered
spirit. Hopefulness Is first in his
creed of victory. He believes that de-
pression is a confession Of Intellectual
of every kind than any other single.
cause. Mind power. thinks Gen. Foch.
can snatch victory out Of the arms
,of defeat as well as the coming Of un-
expected reinforcementa He Sud dur
ing battle that no man need ever
be tired at crisis II he manages his
mind right One Of his great maxims
fs Resist the irresistible," and an
other favorite maxim during his long
life In the thick of things was Vic
tory~is . thing Of the will"
It IL quite probable that Foch will
go down into history as . maker of
epigrams, for the wise student Of this
man and his tactics il garnering up
his brief and vivid sayings It would
be well for us IN America not only to
let him direct our soldiers, as he is
doing. but to let him direct our mind.
our temperament and our outlook on
the war.
There is no getting beyond the sem
tenoe that victory Is . thing of the
will" II is this psychology that we
should work upon. and the constant
wearing Of black dess net 4helR i to1.