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New Britain herald., 1918-01-31
FACTS ABOUT THE AMERICAN NAVY
BY LIEUT. rrrzEueH GREEN u sN
Division Officers

Imagine a com bination of John
Paul Jones and a Mexican desperate.
Picture the sea-wide life of the pirate,
and the restless looting guerilla ex
istence of the Greaser.
Got that Well
Ii, muS'ng thusiy, you happen to
be sitting in your faNorite chair on
the deck of your favorite yacht. and
II You know positively that any min
ute you may have to fill the boots Of
a Pirate or I1e spurs of a Greaser
an awful mental stretch know
why then yeu are feeling all the sem
sations OF a Division Officer aboard
a modern nfan-of-war
He has casnfort- The warship is
his fa;vorite yacht. He can sit or,
deck in the evening. Except for
cloudy nights and mid watches he can
enjoy moonlight meditation, mer-
maids, and martial music of the ships
band. He is passenger on an ocean
greyhound. Perhaps I ought to say
gray Bulldog.
All this and more-when business
lis dull.
AT a. m. Or a. m. not infre-
quently at a. M business picks I'D.
A shadow In the night, sharp cry of
a lookout, chopped-off command Of
the deck-watch, and the Passenger
becomes a Divisional Officer, and his
yacht a craft of war. He springs
from Ids bunk. He throws on shoes
shirt, trousers. In seconds he Gov
ers the 200 yards to his end of the
ship. His camoufIage for duty is the
makeup John Paul Jones'"
A hundred men stand ready; two
hundred she'll; four hundred tanks Of
powder--al1 munitions of a man-of-
war. Together they form a unit, a
division. Their section of the ship
may be cut off m battle. But engines
still run. And the single turret or
group Of guns, manned by the him.
dred men, is the grim pirate-1ike
command of the Divisional Officer, a
Lieutenant U. S. Navy.
Action may come on land. War
ships everywhere have had their
chance to do battle on the beach
New Britain herald., 1918-01-31

Fine Clay, by Isabel c. Clarke.
Fortunes of Richard Mahony, by IL
Fl. Richardson.
"A long story with more charac-
ter delIneation than plot. Good
descriptions of Australia sixty years
ago."-A. L. A. Booklist.
Sense of the Past, by Henry Janles-
Seth Way, by Mrs. C. D. o. Snedeker.
"a delightful, Ieisurely story of the
New Harmony community which was
founded IN Indiana in the early nine
teenth century by Robert owen.
Some of the characters were mem
bers of the community, some are fc-,
titious but all are real in the story.
as they show their loyalty to the fine
principles on which the community
was founded. "A. l.. A. Booklist.
Some Elderly People and Their
Young Friends. by S. Macnaush+
Via Berlis. by Cr1ttenden Marriott.
IAN exciting story of German i'm
tr1gue by a war correspondent"
Library Notes.
The war has not destroyed the,
public interest in reading, although
both the publishing and reading Of
books has diminished
England produced last year two
thirds as many books as in 1913. In,
the u. S. the loss was but fourteen
per cent Fiction has fallen OF
notably. History has made a. great
gain. Books on domestic economy. /
language and agriculture have gain ed !
in a lesser degree.
Our library gave out eleven hum
dred and siSty-fol1r books last Satur-
day which was more than for any
one day during last year.
The great demand is. of course,
for war books. Our collection on
the technical side of war is well used.
but the great demand is for personal
narratives. lover the Top easily
distances all the rest In fiction ''Kr.
Britling' and christine have been
the most popular
New Britain herald., 1918-01-31
The Man Behind the Shovel.

Men have written charming lyrics on
the man behind the gun
And the man behind the ploughshare
and the things that they have
done;
And even Of the man behind the deSk
we've often heard;
But Of him behind the shovel, l. nave
never read a word:
When the skies begin to darken and
the wind begins to blow,
And in clouds into our f. "NT blows
40 ''7ooa :7ti e-r7 ~ 800
The poet sings of 5fng1ing be1ls and
how the white SNOW hiOa--~
But the man who yields the shovel
only shakes his head and signs
Then, New England's gentle breezes
pile the f1eecy snow in heaps,
And packs in every sidewalk, while
the poet, dreaming, sleeps;
But early in the morning, ere his lids
the poet lifts,
The man behind the shovel has at
tackled the g1istening drifts.
As from out the deep-cut path. the
heavy humps on high he throws
In binding clouds into his face the
drifting snow now blows:
And when he's reached the end, and
turns to rest his aching hack
The stuff has drffted in again and
covered every track!
SO you who viii may sing about the
man behind the~gun,
hc17i01 fha 1110uoh r
and the Things that they have
done.
But here's to him whose name should
stand til time has passed away
The man behind the shovel-he's the
hero Of the day!
CLAUDE s. BARROWS.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-31
Afraid of Popular Vote.
(Sprin gfield Union.)

The Anti-Saloon league objects
vigorously to the submission of the
proposed prohibition amendment to
the voters Of New York state be-
fore the question of ratification, and
the natural inference is that the.
league fears that public sentiment In
New York viii be shown to be So
strongly against prohibition that the.
Legislature will refuse to ratify the
amendment What the league evil
IDENTITY wants Is to have something
fotsted on the people that a major
ity of the people do not want. It
seems to be the belief of the pro-
hibition leaders that it would be
easier to coerce the members Of the
legislature into ratifying the amend
ment than to influence the voters Of
Of the state to accept it. The people OF
every commonwealth have, however.
the right to be heard on matters per-
tanning to local self governm and
it is scarcely to be doubted the de-
spite the opposition of the Anti Sa-
loon league there will be referen-
dums in New York, Massa chusetts
and nearly in all the other states be-
fore legislative action is taken on
the amendment.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-31
THOSE "BOMB-PROOF JOBS"

There will soon be a second draft.
Under the tentative plans now before
Congress. and which have the ap-
proval of the military authorities, all
Youngsters who have come into the
age of twenty-one since June last,
national registration day will be called
/ for examination.
4 Under the workings of the Se1ective
Service law the United States came
#into possession of the greatest army
lit had ever known. The amazing fig
I ures given in the testimony of secre-
atary of War Baker before the Senate
military Affairs Committee on Nom
DAY show conchlsivefy what has been
done.
In the workings out of this law
there were mistakes made,-a natural
strait of humanity. Some were glar-
kng, others were trivial. In making
the apportfonment of quotas, for ex-
ample, some cities were compelled to
Yield a larger proportion Of tn cir ma
tive born citizens than other cities
/ were forced to give. This was the ia te
1 Of New Britain. With a huge popula-
#tion of foreign born. most of whom
+ blamed exemption, the native born
boys went in goodly mum bers.
& Having heard the ompla ints of the
nation on this score, any new ruling
which will draw young men to the
#,olors, will have as its basis a method
of exact determination of who shall
Hhnd who shall not go, The aliens will
be counted out on the start. This will
shid greatly in Connecticut where there
saro so many foreign-born.
& Governor HoIcomb has estimated
q hat, in rough numbers, the United
States called for 100000 men from
This state under the Selective Service
Jaw. After the physical and mental
examinations it was found that ap-
Rroximately sixty thousand of these
men were exempt under the law.
hus, 100, 600 men were called to do
&c duty originally apportioned to
100000.
That is one phase of the old law
@Vnich will be corrected at the time the
lew law goes into effect. There is an
Bther place for Improvement, and it is
Melieved the military men at Wash
Nngton will see to it that this i'm
Mrovement is made. That is, the do
Mns away with bomb proof" jobs.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-31
TODAY'S TABLOID TALE

BY Joe Blast.

FRESH FROM THE FRONT
Well. Nell" wrote Private
Sid Gonky to his fiancee, Nell
Gatawny, home in Spillbury,
Conn--"Well, Nell, once again
L take my pen in hand to try to
give you d faint idea of what
life at the front means, of the
perilS and hardships, not to
speak of the dangers and priva-
tons.
"Only last night I went
through an experience that a
few months ago / would prob
ably have considered quite
thrilling. But now l am blaise,
as the French say, to every
thing
We'll, Nell, it seems that the
general had heard of some of
my modest achievements, and
he picked me- out to lead a raid
against section J-9 of the Ger
man first line trench. "All right,
general 1 says to him, mine
to do or die, not mine to rea-
son why, gem [ says.
"W ell, Nell, it was some raid.
We'd barely started when the
Boches sent up a wurstgedumpt
(star shelly that lighted us up
clear as day for them to shoot
at. In the bright light L could
see twelve kruppgem einds
German machine guns) point
ing at me. Well, Nell, it took
some lodging on my part. The
bullets whistled in front of me
SO thick that it was all I could
do to see where I was going
l thought sure I was going TO
be hit any second, and, as a
matter of fact, one of them did
carry away half of my right
eyelashes, but
Hay, Gonky, you scribblin'
again % roared Merk Blithers,
the officers cook. TIN sick
an tired an disguised with
these here COINS on and not
only that, but since you've been
detailed as my assistant I don't
b'heve you've undressed a doz-
en- potatoes. Now if you don't
want me to bean you with this
here coffee kittle--''
We'll, Nell, T must close
now" Private Gonky added
hastily, they are calling for
volunteers to dash across No
Mans Land and bring back
German captain, and / hope
they choose me SO I can tell
you all about it,
Copyright 1918 by George
Matthew Adams)
New Britain herald., 1918-01-31

pCIfnlSnl IS last taklHS LIE pace
of Pessimis1n. The duh dark days
of the past are fading into oblivion.
the clouds are rolling by. Those
grumblers and GROWERS of a few
weeks ago, and even few days ago,
are getting in step with the march
of patriotism. The music of the
Union is lifting, uplifting, and ener-
waiting. SO it happens that all who
hear the strains of Americanism are
ready and willing to lay down their
sledge hammers and stop knocking.
Fit it amounted to that, this abuse
and 5argon levelled at the head Of
the Administration. Secretary of
War Baker succeeded in, esta Alishing
himself as 3, bigger man than even
his most ardent friends supposed
and there is therefore Joy in the
land The War Department has not
tfalIen down" as Senator Cham berlain
1 had suggested nor had it -"aln ost
stopped functioninG." Instead, it is
going along at q good rate of speed,
I not too fast, not TOO slow,-a momen-
tum commensurate with the import
Bance Of the task in hand. The out
Hook is bright The nation cannot fail.
Therefore, we recall the old slogan,
Cheer up, Cherries will soon be ripe"
New Britain herald., 1918-01-31

DDe found the truth of
the entire problem now hefoEaet tire
people of Germany. In a nutshell,
the president Of the Social Democrats
warns the Kaiser and his cohorts
that they are pursuing forlorn
hope. Fraught with the highest
moral principles, the address of Herr
Schiedemann gets down to brass
lacks when it points out the :mpos-
sibility Of Germany conquerirg the
world. Admitting that the Allies
cannot absolutely conquer Cd fmany,
even if they would, the 1eadertof the
Democrats holds it to be true that
Germany cannot conquer the Allies.
Suppose" he says, that the army
conquered Calais and Paris. Would
that mean peace? I say no. Sup
pose we succeeded in conquering all
of France and England. Would that
mean peace? I say no! For we
ca And, he might have added,
America cannot be conquered. With
such sane sentiments as these being
spread before the people of Germany
it is not too much to hope~that they
will see the light which is already
BEGINNING to penetrate.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-31
The Dutch Ships.
(Spring1e1d Republican,

(Springhe1d RepUDHCaN)
IF Holland and the United States
have at last reached an agreement
regarding the eighty or moro Dutch
STEAMERS held in American ports
since the war began, it Is an event to
he welcomed. The agreement newt
abhy involves a. compromise, but if
these ships can be used later on in
our coastwise trade. or in the trade
with Java and Australia, they will
eventually be a great help in reliev-
ing the pressure upon shipping.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-31
HE NEW BRITAIN NSTITUTELlsT OF new BOOKS At I

''crumps, ~ by Capt L. Keene.
France Bears the Burden, by c. r
Leaves From An Officers Notebook.
by Eliot Crawshay Williams.
Life and Letters of John Fiske. by J.
S. Clarke. vol
Pilgrimage With a MI11i1ers Needle,
by Anna Wafther.
Theory Of Evolution, With Special
Reference to the Evidence Upon
Which It Is Founded, by Will
liam Bergman Scott.
IAN excellent restatement of the
evidence of organic evolution, forci
bly, and very readabfy presented In
addition to the evidences from clas-
sification of comparative anatomy.
embryology, pa1eontology, and geo.
graphical distribution, the author
presents evidence derived from do
mestication, from blood tests, and
from experiment. I have seen no
better presentation of this body OF
reader" Open Shelf (adapted from
H H Newman in the Botanical Ga
~zette, 1910 The Richard Westbrook
. lectures of the Wagner Free Insh-
tute, Philadelphia
Principles Of Modern
Legislation, by w. J. Brown.
p,~L-c
Carpentry for Beginners, by j. D.
Adams.
Begins with simple things and
works UP to quite elaborate furni-
ture. Can be used by older boys
and men who have had some train
ing and are able to follow a draw
ing."-A. L. A Bookhst.
Dykes Automobile and Gasoline En-
CINE Encyclopedias.
+
Equipment for the Farm and Farm
stead by II. c. Ramsower.
''Duscusses the layout of farms.
lighting, water supply. sewage dis
posal, farm implements, windmills
and other matters relating to the
equipment necessary to carry on
present-day farming operations."-
Publishers Note.
Gray's Plumbing Design and install
la,tion.
Written by practical plumber for
master plumbers.
Health for the Middle-Aged, by S.
Taylor.
Home Labor Saving Devices, by r.
G. Scott
1.-THE devices may be made at
home or in schools
Keeping Up With Your Motor Car,
by A. F. Collins.
Practical advice on the kind of
car to buy. and clear, simple explain
atoms on learning to drive. and the
various parts of CARA. l. A
Book1ist.
Meatless and wheatless Menus, by
Eugene Christian.
Telephone Apparatus, by G. D. shep-
ardson.
Author is professor of electrical
engineering, University of Minnesota.
War of Positions. by Paul Azan.
1.-THE author is one of a group Of
officers sent over by the French gov
eminent His book is written
primarily for soldiers"
Fiction.
Cabin Fever. by B. M. Bower.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-31
Needed in Washington.
{ milwaukee, News

7 INfF WcUkEF ANEWS.D
Some souls surely are STEPPED In
charity. II is being whispered by one
of the professionals that people who
have bit of sympathy to spare can
turn it over to the federal fuel admin
ristrator."
New Britain herald., 1918-01-31
FACTS AND FaNCIES.

what has become of the old fash
loned weather prophets who not long
ago were predicting that this was to
pc a mild winter? New York Herald.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-31

Steps have been taken to denatur-
ailzc pTo-German. But he will not
New Britain herald., 1918-01-31
The Sable PHILOSOPHER.
(AtIanta COnStitl1tion1

Don't worry bout when an whar
de long lane'll turn, but des keep good
holt err de HOSES SOS de wagon'l1 make
de turn without spillin' you in de
briarpatch.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-31

They say the government is look
ing for the prettiest girl in the
country Ask any young fellow with
a definite yearning in his heart and
he IL produce hcr.-Buffalo Express.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-31

The leading indoor sport this WIN
ter is running a home on the average
husbands sallary.-Bridgep Tele-
gram
New Britain herald., 1918-01-31
Government Operation OF Industries

Government Operation OF Industries.
Engineering News-Record)
In the earliest war contracts, man.
ufacturers and builders were more or
less independent agents. Today the
inefficient ones are being reduced to
the role of government superlntend-
ents. The movement is significant. In
dustry, as we'll as the railroads, is
coming under complete governmen emit
control For the time it is not clear
whether efficient contractors-and the
word contractor is here taken in gem
eral sense-wiIl maintain their indie
pendence. The really efficient COM
panies, though. are SO few that the
sweeping statement Is warranted.
The first result of federal control
will be a new system of letting con-
tracts IF the government assume all
risks, 1T will pay only a management
and a plant rental fee. Private prof
its will cease The public which
takes the risks, will take the profits.
The argument will here be applied
to the cost plus profit form of con-
tract, though it holds equally we'll for
the fixed sum" type.
In cost plus contracts, the gov
eminent necessarily has taken the
Now the assumption of responsibility
is more complete. Originally the gov
eminent merely paid the bills Months
ago it began insuring the procurement
of materials. Now it is beginning to
assume responsibility for labor supply.
In other words, it is taking all labor
and material risks.
It is also attacking MANAGEMENT
problems Progress charts are dis
covering delayed production. and pro-
duction specialists are being sent to
cure the ills disclosed. Labor, as we'll
as materials and equipment problems
and inefficiency, comes within their
purview. The government is thus as
surfing the management risk.
Finally, if a contractor is in diff
Guilty financially, if the banks will not
carry him longer, the government ex-
tends the necessary credit It is talk
ing the financial risk
New Britain herald., 1918-01-31

'tDearie, VIII you put a shovelful
Of coal on the fire?''
And feel like a traitor to my
country the rest of the day? L
guess not. If you don't want the
fire to go out do it yourself
Detroit Free Press.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-31

One Of the missing questions on
the missionaries is "how long
since you stepped out of bed on a
warm floor in the morning ''--aaiddLe-
New Britain herald., 1918-01-31

Yon know the fable about the frogs
that had a nice good-natured log for
a king. They were not satisfied, and
kept on croaking-then Jupiter sent
them a stork and the stork swallowed
them.
Don't forget that fable. Jupiter in
this case is the voting public, not any
too good-natured with war, and IN
come tax and high prices. The rulers
put over you for the time being, are
conservative, we'll balanced, just
minded men.
If YOU are too energetic in your
croaking, if You are too vicious in
your opposition TO successful public
management of railroads, the voter
Jupiter may hand you king that will
not suit you SO well.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-31

town Press
The price of horse meat IN Ven
ice is said to be 40 cents a pound.
Pretty nearly up to the price of beef
in this cOunt1y.-Paterson Call
New Britain herald., 1918-01-31

After complaining bitterly because
wooden clothes cost 50 high, many
people proceed to buy mongrel
pup that will grow up to vbe a sheep
killing dog.-New Haven Union.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-31

Indiana editor suggests that folks
having conscience money put it
into liberty bonds. If that editor
has large influence, Indiana ought
to be able to swing the next Liberty
loan all BY hersef.-PateTson Press
Guardian.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-31

Carpenters at work in shipbuild
isSss plant ON the Delaware river are
now demanding that they shall be
paid so cents an hour an emolu-
ment which is sufficient to cause
many father to grieve because he
did net raise his boy to be a car
Record.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-31

possibility of cheating the public for
it's own benedt-you may persuade
the public that full com pensation for
railroads, especially for the worst
and most dishonest of them, would
be false generosity.
You republicans in and out Of the
railroad business may succeed If you
pursue your present tactics, in giving
the public a great bargain in the price
that they will pay you for the roads
they are not getting that bargain un-
der the present plan Of full compen~
Sation.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-31
BACK FIRING.
Republican "Sta tesmen' Attack Re-
publican Railroad Presidents
Without Knowing Tt. How
Transportation Landed in
Cwa shington Times

Distinguished republicans in con-
gress imagine that they are attack
ing McAdoo's railroad administra-
ton. and making political capital for
their party.
emfnent,v respectable republicans
presidents Of the various railroad
systems.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-31

Warning to republicans. whether
they be railroad presidents or con-
gressmen:
You want to serve private owner
ship faithfully.
Look out that you do not render
private ownership an evil service.
The inclination of the public at
present is to be extremely generous
to the real railroad owner, the Sc
curity holder.
The intention is to pay him as
much AS he has been getting in the
past-very generous.
But administrations change, con
gressmen change, and presidents
change.
And if you make it too clear that
railroad management disregards the
public interest. and thinks only OF the
New Britain herald., 1918-01-31

r1nen be-
Inc and
form of
rrny and
Is swivel
If there
generals
old off,
bars pre-
|e on the
even Sec
are the
'asy jobs.
physically
I get out
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1918-10-08
Start Tomorrow
and Keep It Up
Every Morning
Get In the habit Of drinking .
glass Of hot water before
breakfast.

Were not here long. SD lets make
out stay agreeable. Let US live we'll,
eat well. digest we'll. work well, sleep
well. and look well. What o glorious
condition to attain. and yet. how very
easy II is II one will only adopt the
morning inside bath.
Folks who are accustomed to feel
dull and heavy when they arise. split
ting headache. stuffy from cold; foul
tongue, nasty breath. acid stomach.
can, instead. feel as fresh as a daisy
by opening the sluices In the system
each morning and flushing out the
whole OF the internal poisonous stag.
nant matter.
Everyone. whether ailIng. sick or
well, should. each morning. before
breakfast. drink a glass OF real hot
water with a tcaspOonful Of limestone
phosphate in II to wash from the
tomach, liver and bowels the previ.
GUS days indigestible waste. sour bile
and poisonous toxins; thus cleansing,
sweetening and purifying the entire
alimentary canal before putting more
food into the stomach. The action OF
hot water and limestone phosphate on
an empty stomach Is. wonderfully In.
yigorating. 1t cleans out all the sour
lamentations. gases. waste and
acidity and gives one a splendid ap-
petite for breakfast. While you are
enjoying your breakfast the water and
phosphate is quietly extracting large
volume Of water from the blood and
getting ready for thorough flushing !,
OF all the inside organs.
The millions OF people who are I
bothered with constipation. bilious
spells. stomach trouble; others who
have sallow skins. blood disorders and
sickly compilations are urged to get a
quarter pound OF limestone phosphate
from the rhug store. This will cost
very little. but Is sufficient to make
anyone r0pnounced CRANK on the
subject Of inside bathing before
breakfast.---Adv.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1918-10-08

Ing may be . symptom Of onset and
dissiness II frequent. Chilly scnsa-
tions are usual. and the temperature
10 from 100 to l04'. the pulse re-
maining comparatively low. Sweat.
Ing ls not infreQuent. The appetite
10 lost. and prostratlon 10 marked.
Constipation 10 the rule. Drowsiness
and photophobis are common. The
fever usually lasts from three 10 five
days; but releases are not uncommon.
and complications. particularly pul.
monary. are TO be feared. The death
rate II usually uiven ~ extremely
low; but In the latter periods Of an
outbreak an Increased number OF
deaths. presumably due to complica.
tions. has been reported In Spain and
In the United States. Besides bron-
chitis and pneumonia. Inflammation
Of the middle ear and cardiac weak.