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New Britain herald., 1918-04-03
SHIP EVERY SOLDIER
 POSSIBLE ABROAD
Camps to Be Emptied If Transpor-
 tatiQn Can Be Found

Boston, April 3.-Immediate and drastic action to man the new mer- chant ships now coming from the ways and the Dutch ships taken over by the governm ent has been imposed by the great German drive, and steps to that end were taken at an inn portant conference of Shipping Board officials and representatives of mar iners' organizations held here vester- day.
 We are going to send over to France in the next three weeks every man from the camps that we can find ships for" said Andrew Furusetl, president of the Seamen's union. This means ships and more ships to take supplies Officers and men must be found for those ships. There is no time for dallying--they must be found now"
 The conference voted to push the nationwide recruiting campaign now being conducted by the Shipping Board for officers and men, and plans were discussed for impressing on local exemption boards the need of granting immediate exemption to all men 'hiic " II Io 'o iileh1 ilISi III Oflucu US recent regulations. in order that they can at once be sent aboard ships Henry Howard, director Of recruit ing for the Shipping Board, told the | conference that the checking of the 1 German drive emphasized the ship 1 ping crisis.
 Service on a m erchant ship is now
 as important as in the trenches" he 1 said, "and takes the place of mili- 1 tary service, from which merchant l marine sailors are specially exem pted. ''The shipping board wants to hear from every licensed deck officer and
 engineer in the country. Experienced
 men without licenses will be given 1 intensive training In our forty free
 navigation or engineering schools to ! qualify them as officers. Any man l who can serve e+s an officer and does
 not now come forward is desertine
 his country in it's time of need Men without seagoing experience between 21 and 30, will be accepted for the new merchant crews, and no l only will be exempted from draft bu | will be given proper pre1iminar!
 training on the shipping boards 1 training ships.
 l National headquarters for recruit ing officers and men for the merchan
 ships are in the Boston custom house
New Britain herald., 1918-04-03
Advertised Letters.

The following is a list Of letters re- maining uncalled for at the New Brit ain. Conn.,. Post Office for the week ending March 30, 1918. Andrews. Harold, 134 South Main street.
 Brakott, Miss M, 71 Fremont street.
 CrandaN Mrs. A.. R. F. D. Calsumis, Allen, care R. R. Walker Co.
 Cooper. Elizabeth Erickson. r. A., 474 Stanley street Galionuski, Anna. 65 Park street Kawinski Michael Kuieslwsky. Tony Kinsiey, Fl. Stanley. 3 Lake Court Larson. Mrs. C. W. 327 East street Mcclure, Miss E.. 50 Barnett street.
 Mosinie, Peter Moftt, Michael J., $50 Fremont street.
 Meyers, Eva Mayer Martin, 134 Whiting street, Nelson. William F., 705 Stanley street.
 Nye, w F., Olsen, Peter, 3e9 Main street, O'Keefe. J., (Town.) PIskowitz, Winoas, 4 High street, Rubinstien, Sam, 131 Hartford ave nue. ?scudder, F. B., Sullivan, F.. J., Snow, Act. F., Walther, c. E.,
 ". F. DELANEY.
 Postm astsr.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-03
KNIFE ON CORNS CAUSES lOCKJAW Tells how to loosen a tender corn so it lifts out with
 out pain.

You reckless men and women who are pestered with corns and who have at least once a week invited awful death from lockjaW or blood poison arc now told by a Cincinnati authority to use q drug called Freezone. which the moment few drops are applied to any corn. the soreness is relieved and soon the entire corn, root and all, lifts out with the fingers.
 | is sticky substance which dries the moment it is applied and is said to simply sFrivel the corn without in flaming even irritating the sur rounding tissue or skin. It is claimed that g quarter of an ounce of freezone will cost very little at any of the drug S 1ores, but is sufficient to rid ones feet of every ard or soft corn or call lus.
 You areSfurt per warned that cut ,os,ahuRo suicidal habit
New Britain herald., 1918-04-03
TURNER'S BALL FRIDAY.
several Prizes Will Be Awarded for
 the Best Costumes Worn.

The annual masquerade ball of the Now Britain Turner society will be Teld on Friday evening in Turner hall. Lynch's orchestra will furnish music and a number of out of-toWn guests are expected. This masquerade will De Of a private nature and invi- t9tions must he secured from the members of tbe com mittee in charge
 The prizes to be given away con- slst of s10 for the best group of not loss than six persons, $5 for the best woman's costume. s5 for the best male costume, $2.E0 for the most comical female athre and a similar prize for the male1 costume.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-03
"OH YOU NURSE GIRL:

Samuel kessler. owner of q vaude- vile act known as "Oh You Nurse Girl,' has brought suit through At- torney $, Russell Mink, against P. s. McMahon, manager of keaneys the ater, for the recovery of S130 alleged to be due on contract for the appear ance of the act there The price of the act was $330 for the week and McMahon Is said to have paid only S200. Money at the New Britain Trust company was garnisheed.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-03
.AlH Al Stalled on Turnpike Trying
 to Drag Others Out
,CHOOL ATTENDANCE REPORT
lass Instructed by Mrs. A. C. Mansfield Leads for Month of March-Blue Cross Thespians Are Rehearsing for PlayIets.

As the result of a part of the turn bike caving in last night near the : :l1-ickyard. about a dozen automobiles fvere stuck in the mud and forced to R-emain there for several hours before hey were drawn out. The first auto fSent through about o'clock a little h forth of Berlin street, and every auto Ithat attempted to get near enough u Et to draw it out of the rut into which Alt had sunk about three feet also Seank until there were in all about a bFozen cars stuck all along the way. 3In several parts of the town at the lend of winter, when the frost begins to thaw out of the ground, there is difficulty caused by the sinking of the weakened parts of the road, but this IS the first time that such trouble has been encountered on the main road. force of workers has been busy all morning repairing the road to make it fit for travel, as traffic at this part of the turnpike is very heavy.
 { School Attendance.
 { The record of attendance for the school rooms of the Berlin public schools for March has just been con- pioted and forwarded from New Haven. The record shows excellent results from the attempts of the teachers to secure 100 per cent. at tendance. The highest average for the month was secured by Mrs. A. G. Mansfelds class, being 96.47. The closest to this high average was 93.i she percentage attained by Hazel M Todd's room.
 The list is as follows: First 96.47, Mrs, A. c. Mansfield; second, 93.17, Hazel NJ Todd; third, 935. Nellie T. keene; fourth, 91.20, Edith Northrop; fifth, 91.13. Annie H. Scollon: sixth 31.11, Mrs. Minnie W. Bacon; seventh, 90.64, May Straubinger: eighth, 9O.63, Evelyn k. Strong; ninth, 9O.O1, l.. Adele Bassett; tenth, S9.2, Mrs. Inez J. Crane 1,tth, S7.5, Florence L. Fletch- er; 18th, S6.41, Anna F. Sabonis; 9th, S4.95, Rose J. Nelson; 14th, S3.56, Edith J. Mathcr: 10th, S2.67, Mildred F.. Aspinwal: 18th. 823o, Edna G
 Rugbee: 17th, S0.39. Mildred A. Pal
 ner; 18th. 79.93. Helen J O'Bricn; 18th. 59.74, Mary O'Connor.
 These figures arc compiled at the
 end of each month. and the figures ot
 this month show decided improve
 7lent over those at the end of last
 month.
 Sons of Veterans Meet.
 The meeting of the Berlin Sons of
 Veterans will be held in the court
 room Of the Town Hall on Thursday
 aNcning. This is an important meet
 !nG and all of the m1,nhers should
 ake an offo"t to attend to take part
 the discussions. ScVcrai matters of
 interest to the members arc to be Brought up for discussions. and it is
New Britain herald., 1918-04-03
HOSIERY,S srTyH ANr1

The 50th anniversary of zation of the American Hd this city will take placd The products of the hosie| was awarded medals at t1 position several years ag} \ bration is planned. Wo1 masks is now being doneI tory and among the yq regularly volunteering tA are: Misses Lillian, GN and Frances Brady, F1o1
 bury, Olive Rood, Gertr
 Mary E. Mack, Elizabeth
 wigglesworth and Helen
New Britain herald., 1918-04-03
HAVING AN rop4a TpTnR hre471Sc % % DEFEND ON

members be voiced on them. The m eeting will be called to order at 8 o'clock sharp. Arthur H. Bushnell, secretary of the society. has sent out notices to the memb bers to be present.
 "Suffs" May Be Carriers.
 Due to the scarcity of labor at the present time, an am endm ent has been made to the requirements for those seeking appointment as rural carriers Is the examinations are to be held for the appointment of one of these car riers for the town of Kensington on < prjl 13. any of the women who wish to be considered candidates for ap- Dointment to this office may take the examinations. Notice of this amend mont has been forwarded to the post lAaster at kensington. and is to take effect immediately. The amendment states that during the course of the War tine women may be candidates for appointment to this office but does hot state whether the ruling will be permanent.
 RchcarSing for Play.
 Rehearsals for the two plays which are to be put on by the Blue Cross chapter of this town on Friday night or tp1S week, are DelnS nelu reg ulSllS this week. to put the finishing touches or the work of the cast. The two plays were written by Marjorie Moore, one of the mem bers of the chapter. and are The Blanched Almond' and Trips to the Pantry" Already a large number of tickets for the performance has been sold, and those in charge anticipate the sale Of many more. Tickets have been placed GIT sale at both of the postoffices of f hC town.
 Town Hall Re-finished. The work of Te-papering the Town Hall was completed yesterday by the raper-h hanger hired by the town for much better appearance than it has in some timo For the past five years there have" been large strips of paper off the walls near the wainscoting. This has been remedied by placing a TOW of heavy paper over this part of tho wall.
 Berlin Briefs. l Radio Operator Earl B. Lewis of ! the L. s. $. Wasp, who has been visit 1 ing at the homo of his parents, Tax 1 Collector and Mrs. Charles F. Lewis 1 of kensington. returned to duty to- l day.
 An important meeting of the For i esters will be held at their hall Thurs. day e.. ring.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-03
SHORT CALENDAR Q

There are fourteen cases the short calendar list an which will come up at the Friday afternoon are: Am q Lock Co., against A. Levine ford; M. H. Fox against D| ston, judgment and hearina a ages, M. D. saxe for plaini Greenberg for defendant; rinton against Morris J. Ol pleading or default, Roche for plaintiff, M. Fl. Camp f@ ant: Frank MIonkiewicz Rocco Ferrara, pleading q F. B. Hungerford for plain Greenberg for defendant; Shoe Company against wi phae1, pleading or default, son for plaintiff, M. D. Sa fendant, David J. Goldmar CTS against Louis Raphael, Mink for plaintiff, F. B. \ for defendant, pleading q Louis sohwinkin against
 Torrell, rleading, F. B. for plaintiff. Cooper & Mi ,fendant; \Roco Mastroian Jacob s. Libson. default fo plead, F. B. Hungerford f Seymour c. Loonis for
 Candido Scarca1la against Scarcella, pleading. F. B.
 for plaintiff, M. D. Sake
 ant; Ernest Necri and W Danti Moreno and wife, d
 Hungerford for plaintiff, E ing for defendant; Feli1 against Ludmi1ler1 Hamms particulars or substft
 p1aint, A. A. Greenberg f F. B. Hungerford for defe
New Britain herald., 1918-04-03

members be voiced on them. The meeting will be called to order at
 o'clock sharp. Arthur H. Bushnell, secretary of the society. has sent out notices to the members to be present.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-03

to become wst. As1roga and 4 cided to retain saloons. Or dry townships were returned wet ooiumu, The anti-lioud won 13 wet stronghoHs-
 Interest oantsred in the f! Springfield, Bloomington anl Island. The liquor xntsrest
 to carry that part of Springj side the city which Is dry defeated.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-03
LENR00T LEADS DAVIES
Has Comfortable Margin Over Democrat in Contest For Sem ator From Wisconsin

Milwaukee, April s.-rReturns to o'clock on yesterdays senatorial cleo tion show Irvine Lenroot, republican,
 maintained his lead over Joseph Da-
 vies, democrat. With 15 counties
 missing and many others incom plete,
 Lsnroot had a plurality of 10,547.
 Victor L. Berger, socialist, was
 27,769 behind Davies, according to
 the latest figures,
 In the contest between the wet and
 dry forces Of Wisconsin in yesterdays
 election, the drys today appear to
 have made some headway, in terri
 tory gained. Cities and town in
 cludtng Superior Ashland and Beloit,
 which were wet, were voted dry.
 Other towns dry voted to become wet
 Nine dry places remained so. Chicago, April S.-Socialist candi- dates endorsed by Mayor Thompson were defeated in every ward in which they appeared on the ticket at the aldermanic election yesterday. Portland, Me, April s.-A platform endorsing the administration of President Wilson and setting forth principles on which the party will en- CT the state campaign was presented to democratic state convention for adoption today Development and conservation of water power was one of the main blanks.
 Party leaders sought this year to ignore the prohibition question. Boston, April 3.-Befief that ratifi- cation of the federal prohibition amendment by the legislature yestsr- day will have a great effect on other states was expressed today by officers of the council for national prohibit ton.
 The action of Massachusetts, as the first great manufacturing and cosmopolitan state to indorse the amendment, they said must have very great fnhrfSnce throughout the country and will we believe be inftu- ential in deciding the action of the group of license states necessary to secure the final result
 l Chicago, April 3.-Reeults of town 1 ship local option elections in Illinois yesterday showed gains for the anti 1 saloon forces many saloons being put ] out of business according to returns 1 today. Bloomington and Rock Island ! voted out saloons.
 1 None of the larger dry towns voted
New Britain herald., 1918-04-03

Chicago, April 3,-Socialist candi- dates endorsed by Mayor Thompson were defeated in every ward in which they appeared on the ticket at the aldermanic election yesterday.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-09-02
BIG COUGAR KILLED
BY EUGENE HUNTER

c. d. Rorer, Saturday evening.
while hunting on the upper Siuslaw.
had what he refers to as the thrill os
a life time, when he killed a cougar.
firing for the first time at a distance
~ 80 years, says the Eugene Guard.
horer first noticed the animal COM
ing from behind him at a distance
OF about so yards. It was moving
IN his direction and paralleling the
track over which Rorer had walked
in climbing to the top of a ridge.
where he was hunting deer.
Mr.. Rorer and John Gogart. we'll
Known farmer of the Willakenzie dis
trict, had been hunting during the
day in the region between the Clav
owen and the Bill Hawley places. on
.he upper Siuslaw. They had an
early supper, after which Rorer de.
clded to hunt on a ridge about milo
rom the camp. He took his gun
and started out alone. His attention
was attracted by noise in the brush.
a few minutes later the cougar NOV
cd into the open. Rorer fired n
shot which struck the animal in the
shoulder, but it made away into the
brush. He fired a second shot and
missed. The animal by that time had
disappeared from sight. Rorer re-
turned to the camp and secured the
assistance of Bogart and a fox ter
rier and an airdale dog. It was only
short time until the cougar was
located and freed. Rorer directed
The shot that brought the animal
crashing down from the tree top.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-09-02

OF the staff captains, who kissed the
child as he took the flowers.
But with all this whoop and hurs
lah. with girls as pretty as can be
found wanting to give flowers and
smiles, with airplanes looping right
overhead, the thousand Yankees
marched as though on their own pa
rade ground miles from any crowd.
They marched with fixed bayonets,
each row of eight glistening like
single saber in the sunlight; viewed
from any angle the lines were per-
feet. Mess Sergeant L. R. Snyder,
who did not have to march, saw the
parade from balcony window where
he was surrounded by a Lyons physi-
clan, his wife and three daughters.
The sergeant spared a minute to look
at the troops, and he declares that
they made a perfect line Not a man
locked to right or left or upwards;
every arm swung in unison, and the
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-09-02
INFORMATION GIVEN
FOR NEW SOLDIERS

An elementary knowledge OF the
uritary system of the United States
ermy may prove of use 10 Americans
vic become liable to induction under
The pending extension OF the draft
are limits The new Standardization
Of the infantry, which forms The ma
jor part of the service, is briefly out
lined below:
The squad forms the ficst unit, AMI
consists of seven privates and a cor
Ioral.
The platoon is next, consisting Of
two or more squads.
The company consists of four
Ilatoons, numbering 1j3 men.
The battalion is made up Of four
companies, with 614 mon.
The brigade is composed of three
Lattalions, or 205S men.
The brigade has three regiments,
with G193 men.
The division consists of three bri-
Gades, with 2S,334 men.
The field army consists of two or
more divisions.
An army consists Of as many field
armies as are available.
The American unitary system diff
fers slightly from the European.
While the names of the units are
practically the same the United
States plan calls for higher enroll
ment generally in each. For instance.
a German division consists of from
1900 to $4,000 men, while the
American division has practically
twice that number.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-09-02
New Wheat Rules
Are Made Liberal

Almost a wholesale resembling ana
amending of wheat regulations has
reen made by the United States food
administration, following the return
Of Herbert c. Hoover from London
where he was in conference with food
officials of England, France and
italy. The $3.50 basis for the pur-
chase of wheat has been changed
to a 2O-SO basis, that is, 20 per cent
substitute to so per cent wheat flour.
Mills of the country are requested
to turn out supply of ready mixed
flour, thus eliminating the necessity
Of the retailers haking combination
sales of flour and substitutes. This
regulation mixture is to be labeled
Victory flour and the proportions Of
ingredients will be signified
THE new regulations affect the
householder, retailer, wholesaler and
millers alike and should be carefully
studied" said w. b. Aver in explain
ing the changes.
mo bread, pfc crust, cake or any
other edible in which wheat flour Is
used must be mixed or baked with
out the required portion of substi-
tate flour or meal. A strict observ-
ance of the regulation is expected in
all households.
The complete statement as receiv-
cd from Mr. Hoover, follows:
THE recent careful survey of the
food administrators of the United
States, France, England and Italy Of
the food resources of the 10000
OCO people fighting against Germany
shows that to maintain enough sup
plies and necessary reserves against
disaster there must be maintained
in all countries conservation of
wheat flour during the coming year
1t has been agreed that the wheat
bread of allies shall contain 20 per
cent other grains than wheat, and 4.
is only just that we should bear our
share in this saving and our bread
should be at least universal with
those who are suffering more greatly
from the war than ourselves.
Distribution and transportation
circumstances in the United States
render it necessary to rely very large
ly on volunteer action in our homes
to enforce this mixture. The Victory
bread so made is wholesome and
there is no difficulty in preparation.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-09-02
Amaze French BY
Military Fitness

Mothers and sweethearts may have
good grounds for fsnrs that their
Toys may not return from France,
or at least come back unencumbered,
IL the stories of their reception by
the French people are true. France
seems to have received the Yankees
with open arms, and classes every
mothers son in the United States
uniform as a hero.
As an illustration of this hero wor
Ehip on the part Of the French peo-
pie for the Yankee soldiers, David
w. Hazen, the special correspondent
for the Portland Telegram, who is
with the Oregon boys in France, tells
in the Portland Telegram of
the ovation given to the Ameri-
cans at the celebration on Bastile
day. July IA:
The grand parade and the dedica-
t!on OF the Pont Wilson, the beauti-
ful new white bridge named in homo
OF the American president, took place
in the forenoon of July IA. The
Yankees led the parade. The COM
panies were in column fours, two
companies abreast; the Oregon
route steppers" formed one of the
advance companies. Every man look
ed as II he had just come out of a
band-boX, and every enlisted man in
the Beaver company was smooth
ihaven with the exception OF Ser
seant c. II. Henrys, former city en-
gineer of Seaside, who wore the stub
by, brick colored mustache he
brought to France.
A yell went up the instant the
crowd caught sight of the olive drab.
Men shouted and women applauded,
waved handkerchiefs and threw flow
ers; along many of the streets the
Yankees marched over almost solid
carpets of roses, while hundreds of
bouquets were thrown from upper
story windows. One could easily i'm
agine 1t was Lyons own favorite reg
irnent come home from victorious
wars. a tiny tot not more than 4
years old at most ran out in the
street with shower of roses bigger
than herself; she tried to give them
to the lieutenant colonel, but could
not catch him, so handed It to one
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-09-02

Lyons physician, his wife and three
daughters told the Portlander that it
was the finest military exhibition
they had ever seen.
When the Yankees crossed the
Pont Wilson they were led by the
lrlgadier general commanding this
division. And here also the lines
were as exact as though laid out by
a civil engineer. But on the other
side of the bridge the crowds were
so dense that the men had to march
through in columns Of twos. Here
they were so showered with flowers
that each man looked like Fred V.
Holman's rose garden marching up
the street.
But the great test of American mil
itary training came at the review.
'rhc men were lined up and ordered
&C present arms" Then a squadron
or airplanes began cutting up capers
directly overhead; the aviators drop
ped flowers, then did all sorts of
fancy sky steps. But those darned
Yanks just stood there, every mans
eyes looking straight ahead; not once
did a man glance up to see what was
going on above them; not once did
one of them look to the side to see If
his partner was standing straight.
And they stood this way for fullY
10 minutes while the Croix de Guerre
was being pinned on the tunics OF
numerous French heroes.
The French officers were simply
dumbfounded. The officers of other
nations who were present could not
understand it, either. But II did not
curprise the American officers, for
they know exactly what their boys
will do.
It's all the same to Buddie, parade
ground or battlefield; where he is
supposed to stand at attention, he
stands there like a post; when it is
time to fight, he, to use his own
term, flights like hell"
And then they were given liberty
Well, say, there were British and
Italian and French soldiers also in
tfe parade, but II seemed that every