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New Britain herald., 1918-02-07
Recruiting

RccEutUinT
 TTo do they do it? Nine out of every ten recruiting officers ask them selves that about the tenth. The tenth of course is banking character ;n
 Washington on the number of excel lent men he is able to produce from
 his district
 The other day was in the office of a 'tenth.' I wished better to under stand his methods, to discover if pos sible the secret Of his success. I found the secret q think) when T found Short, seaman T.. s. navy Short had been in the fleet for two cruises, that is eight years For vari-
 ous and sundry reasons he had not advanced Perhaps he wos not am bilious but from the story he told
 an applicant I guess it was his TO-
 mantle soul that stole the laurcls from his career.
 ITO be sure,'' I heard him say with all the dignity of an upstate senator, 'if you wa-nta ship, sign up and take these here papers to MT. Smith over there,' indicating a young lieutenant behind another desk. But if it's justa mans natural interest in his great national protection on the high seas of the world. I can ladle out bit of gravy that will make the meat go ! sweet
 Short cooked his eye at the lad | who was rather a slight pale boy, too ] frail to make 8 good deck hand but 1 with an intelligent face. Taking no l response as interest he continued: "I went in for yeoman myself, elev- 1 en years ago come June. That's q l nice job for a kid having business learning.
 'Yeoman, you know, are clerks. A first class, Al, line-o'-battle war ship is more than floating fort She's the biggest bachelor apartm ents in the world; and. taking count of all, the cheapest boarding house between
 Chicago and Aurora, H., by the way of Liverpool.
 There may be fifteen hundred men aboard her. Each and every one has a record worse'n a blue bulls pedi- gree. Each and every guy has got to be paid, clothed, fed bedded. doc tored, to say nothing of being drilled and learned. It's more complicated than turning out a high-class auto, and with double the number of tests. Fact is, one good gunner is worth
New Britain herald., 1918-02-07
RFNFFJMBER THE TUSCANLA.

There can be but one effect from the sinking of the Tuscania.-that is, solid cementing together of the American people. As the blowing up of the battleship Maine in Havana harbor brought a realization of grim war to the minds of our people in the ! late ninetes, so the sinking of this ! ship carrying American troops will #open the eyes of those who have l1ith- &erto been blinded by conflicting lights. #From now on there must be but one #aim, one purpose. Every man knows what that means.
 d The disaster which has awakened 1.-the nation is one that was bound to Xhappen sooner or later. It could be Inverted only by miracle. The won- der is there was not transport sunk before this on the way to Europe. Some ships returning, after they had lisembarked their precious cargoes, were hit by torpcdoes from German Submarines. The loss in. those cases was slight. So it is in this, the first great disaster to American troops. For out of almost three thousand &nore than 150 arc unaccounted for at this writing. And, with the com- ng of another day, the reports may be more encouraging.
 Whatever loss suffered will be borne with extreme courage by the American people. There will he Tightening of the belt there will be
 girding up of Joins, there will be
 better determination to stay the hand of the brutes who wage under lea warfare. The outcome will be haped by this incident of war, just S punishment is meted to the crim~ & nal who is caught red-handed in the eft of murder. While legitimate rev to the submarines, the men who yere saved from the horror of a cath at sea will VOW vengeance for ll the innocents who went down op merchant ships, the Lusitania and thers. The non-com women Ind children and men who lost their yes in the days when international lw was torn to shreds by the wilful ands of German submarine pirates
 ill not be forgotten.
 The Germans have been planning
 sink our transports ever since our
 ntrance into the war. That has
 ben their one great aim and desire.
 p to January i, according to the re-
 ent testimony of Secretary of War
 aker, We have shipped more than
 pO000 men to France and of this
 umoer not one man was lost Now
 pmes the first loss and it is not as
 reat as it might have been. The
 lnding of all but 16S officers and
New Britain herald., 1918-02-07
DESCRIBES ITALY'S PART
Prof. Clark of Academy of Rome Speaks to Large Audience at Con rcgationat Church.

One of the most interesting patriotic last night at the First Congregational church when full house greeted the speaker of the evening, Prof. Charles Upson Clark of the Aca denny of Rome, who spoke on Italys part in the war. The doors were opened at 7:30 o'clock and the High school orchestra and the Liberty chorus under the direc- ton of Prof George B. Matthews, rendered a program of popular and patriotic songs and music before the showing of the stereopticon views and the address by Prof. Clark began.
 The subject of Prof. Clark's address was Battle Above the Clouds" and was greatly enjoyed by all present, Previous to the lecture he told inter estinS facts concerning the part which Italy has played since the beginning of the war He compared Italys mobilization of her army and men with the speed and dexterity shown by all the other nations involved in the great war. The views that were shown on the screen were interesting and showed many scenes in the life of the soldiers on the battle front and also showed the hardships and strug- gles that were endured in the fight ing in the Alps mountains.
 A collection was taken up for the benefit of the maimed and blind sol diers who have been on the battle front and who are now being taught how to earn their living in schools that are being paid for by the money thus contributed.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-07
TODAY'S TABLOID TALE
By Joe Blast.
IIlC INCaliSt

Inc IdcaliSt
 When Essence Wallop threw up her job taking dictation from Bullion Skidd in favor of a more lucrative position, talk Ing riVets in ;L government ship yard, Bullion Skidd advertised Tor another Stenographer.
 The next morning when he reached the office, he found a line of two young women in front of the door. One was h1ondcly beautiful the other brown and boney.
 T got here first" said the brown and boney one.
 t1rSt come. first served,,' replied Bullion Skidd who man aged his office on a purely bus lnessl1kc and efficient basis And he dictated a sample let ter to her. She took his dicta-. ton down in shorthand, using the new Heistcrdink system, at the rate of nine hundred words minute not counting pauses or hYphens, and then she dashed it off on the typewriter with out a mistake at the rate of four hundred words minute.
 "NcrN good. M iss-- ah--if Tou'll kindly be seated a few moments I will give you my dc cision," said Bullion Skidd And the brown and boney one was kindly hcscated and started work on a knitting bag for the soldiers while Bullion Sllidd be- gan dictating to the bloudely beautiful one.
 "Oh, not so dwedfully, dwed- fully faStH' she begged him with an unWithStandablc smile. You see, I don't use any spe- cial shorthand system-I just make cute little marks and then try to guess what they mean. Sometimes when I get my mind down to it can average twcnty-three words minute"
 In the course of time she got 1t all down and started type WI lAlie~ It, s>bcfpIltS ONt"tSiC 10 ask Bullion Skidd how many t's there are in "such,' or whether he didn't think a per iod at the end of every single sentence might not look monot- oncus. Bullion Skidd. gazing cookishly at her classic fea- turcS, answered her kindly. and,
 
 ninety mistakes when he looked over the letter, he hired hcr on tho spot and gallantlN pointed out the most com fortablc ole- vator for the brown and boney one to take down.
 Copyright 1918 by George
 Matthew Adams)
New Britain herald., 1918-02-07
COMMENDED FOR BRAVERY.
NfaCIliuiStS Fought Cloud of Steam in
 WarShin'S Engine Room

Washington, Feb. 7.-Heroism shown by Neils Anderson, chief ma chinist mate. IT. s. N., and Walter McLca, chief machnists' mate. Ma tional Naval Volunteers, on Decem- Der IT. when break caused the en- zine room to fin with live steam, was commended today by Secretary Daniels
 At the first alarm, Anderson went down the ladder and was driven back by the steam, but later on, with McLca, made two other attempts to get to the engine room to shut off the steam. On the third attempt they were successful
 Anderson lives at Philadelphia and McLea at Cleveland.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-07
TREASURY CERTIFICATE ISSUE.

Washington. Feb. Tn announc- ing an offer of $50O,0O0, 900 treasury certificates of indebtedness. Secretary. McAdoo indicated somewhat the gi- gantic program of war financing, that must be put through by July 1. There will be offers of treasury cer-, tificates at intervals of two weeks so that if the 25, 900 banks of every character throughout the country re- spend to the appeal made that 1 per- cent of their gross resources be set aside each week at the disposal of the government there may be raised $S,000 100000 before the next bond 1 issue.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-07
BRITISH LOSE IS SHIPS.
Arrivals 2,339, SaiIings 2,373 During
 Past Week

London, Feb. 7.--The official sum- mary from the admiralty reporting the loss of 5 British merchantmen sunk by mine or submarine in thet past week follows:
 Arrivals 2,339; sailings 2,37S.
 British merchantmen of more than 1900 tons sunk by mine or subma-' rine, 10.
 British merchantmen of less than 1.6OO tons sunk by mine or subma-4 rlne, 5.
 Fishing vessels sunk 4.
 Merchantmen unsuc cessfully at-t tackled, 13.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-07

puflhE tue past week, according to the British report there were 10 ships Of over l,600 tons sunk by the Ger man submarines. That is not the low est amount of shipping destroyed in any given week, nor is it the highest. 1t lS however, far below the rate of oestructlon manifested during tho early part of the year.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-07
LIST OF NEW BOOKS AT THE NEW BRITAIN INSTITUTE

 l Alice Gordon Gulicl<: Her Life and Work in Spain, by F. r. Gordon. | French Miracle, and French Civiliza- ton, Two Essays by Victor Cir 1 My Days and Dreams, by Edward Carpenter. "Reminiscences and autobiOgraphi- cal notes by the English author and ] poet telling of his education, his { family his friends and much Of his l democratic ideals. "A. l.. X. Book | list Political Ideals by Bertrand Russell -In him intellectual power and concern for human values have fused at a more intense point than in al most any other mind of our time" Randolph Bourne. The Great War. Army and Navy Information, by D. C. Falls
 "Gives details of the uniforms. arms, equipment and pay of the American army and navy and brief
 
 other warning powers "A. L. A. Booklist.
 Book of Verse of the Great War.
 Edited by w. R. Wheeler.
 About seventy American, English, French and Belgian poets arc repre- Sentcd The editor has aimed 10 exclude those poems which seemed to be inspired by tho extreme ani- mosities of the present conflict - A. l.. A, Booklist. Campaigns and Interludes. by Jean
 Gira udaux.
 Cavalry of the Clouds, by Capt Bott
 "A fighting airman depicts the daily life Of the flying officer in France"
 Crusader of France, by Ferdinand
 Belmont.
 "The letters of Captain Belmont to his parents are some of the finest bits of literature of all letters and narratives that have been written during the war."--Publisher's note. Hand Grenades, Compiled by G. M.
 
 Accurate and practical informa. ton in regard to the various typcs of rife and hand grenades with methods for using them."--A. l.. A. Eoo1list.
 Immediate Causes of the Great War.
 by 0. r. Chitwood
 Biased on official documents this gives a clear, brief summary of the causes of the War."-A l.. A. Book list. Journal of Submarine Commander von F'orstner. Militant America and Jesus Christ, by A. M. Rihbany. "A vigorous answer to those paci- fists who seek to entrcnch themselves behind the teachings of Jesus. The author is a Syrianrand pastor of the Church of Disciples, Boston."-A. l.. A. Rooklst. old Front Line, by John Mascfeld. "A vivid piece of descriptive writ ing of the front line held before the battle of the Somme. It has the charm of a veterans reminisconco" "A. L. A. Bookist. Red Cross and Iron Cross; By a Doc tor in France Short stories. To Arms. By Marce1le Tin0yro. "A description in story form of Paris during mobilization.  United States and Pangermania, hy Andre Cheradame. He continues the work begun in The Pangcrman Plot UnmaSk ed" bringing up to date the evidence of the German plans and their fulfill ment. He writes clearly in detail. , Extremely interesting and necessary to any well informed Amcrican's un- derstanding of what we have to com bat in Germany's airn''--A. L. A. ROOkliSt. Fiction and UumOr. Belinda of the Red Cross. by E. w.
 Hamilton.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-07
Fiction and Uun1OT.
Belinda of the Red Cross, by R. w.
 Hamilton. "A thrilling war stOVy.'

Belinda of the Red Cross, by R. w.
 Hamilton
 "A thrilling war story.' Cabin Fever, by B. M. Bower. Country Child, by Grant Showerman
 "A picture of life in the country in the Middle West some thirty years ago as seen through the eyes of a very small boy. The kindly neigh bors and relatives. the hired girl and the hired man are pictured with the unerring judgment of d very young person" "A. l.. A. Booklist. Emily Does Her Best, by Mrs. Hor-
 ace Tremlett.
 "A pleasant and amusing little talc"-N. Y. Times. F'rcnzied Fiction, by Stephen Lea
 cock.
 Nv Story. Being the Memoirs of
 Benedict Arnold, by r. J. Stim-
 He has written a romance of the Revolution which as sheer romance is interesting and which history is probah hly more informing and ac- curate than nino-tenths of the actual history books on the subject. :. The volume is one of the most val uable contributions to American Rev outionary literature that have ap- peared in this gencration.'- Y. Tribune.
 Hustler of Wind River, by G. w. Og-
 den.
 An exciting tale of the attempts of the interruptions cattlemen to drive the homesteaders from their holdings and leave the land free for grazing. "A. l.. A. Booklist Weights and Measures, by F. F. Adams.
 Library War Service to Date. A fund of moro than q million and a half dollars has been raised
New Britain herald., 1918-02-07

Anyhow, the German chancellor appears to have abandoned the pro- feet for annexing Texas to Mexico.- Dallas Morning News
New Britain herald., 1918-02-07

In '9S the slogan was, ITO Hell with span; Remember the Maine" In 1918 It looks as if it will be ITO Hell with pefinanla; Remember the TuScania.' .''
New Britain herald., 1918-02-07

ieLhS tue birthdays, Garfield days and meatless days out of February and there isn't much left.-New York World.
 The mcancst man we've heard of in long time is tho New York crook who charged the poor SIP a ton for coal delivered in bags and short weighed them 20 pounds on each bag -Patcrson Press Guardian.
 HanSlnS some of the German crooks inside would obviate the ne- cessity of increasing the guards out side the muntion shops.-M eriden Morning Record.
 February need not think it has to beat tho arctic record of January. It can make itself popular by going to tho other cXtrcmc.--Ansonia Sentinel.
 The man on the corner says: It doesn't make any difference what it is, the sacrifice is always less when everyone else is doing it.-NorWich Bulletin.
 War marriages may come and go, but divorces go on forever.-Sprmg- field Daly News.
 Nobody suggests indicting Madame @ Luna, though she has repeatedly Vio- lated tho fuel commissioners orders for lightless nights.-Providence Journal.
 The Florida Times Union carries an editorial captoned "Keep Cool The fuel administrator and the iani- tor together arc making it i'm pOssi blc for Us to keep any other way Norfolk Virginia Pilot.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-07

L. Hoover. And therein we are right. Save food.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-07
FACTS AND tNNCILS.

Take the birthdays, Garfield days and meatless days out of February and there isn't much left.-New York World.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-07


 linen and women Of this country to come out of their feeling Of security !fIt is a challenge nonetheless to those 4usy- bodies and political agents at Washington to get down to business and lay aside their pestferous inter- ference with the war work of the administration. We arc taking | long chance in sending our troops | three thousand miles a>ross the At- 1 lantic ocean. Due to the vigilance of | the American Navy WIG have been l more than successful The only mis- 1 hap thus far suffered is this which, 1 unfortunately, came while our boys
 were on British ship, conveyed by l British warships manned by British 1 sailors. There will be a disposition | to critcisc the efficiency of the British 1 Navy. That should not he done. The l British Navy has proven itself ohi- ccnt in the transportation of more l than 3,0O0,000 men a.rross the waters l to France without the loss of a single 1 ship or a single life.
 1 There must be no loss of confidence
 in the British Navy which is assist
 ing the Am erican Navy in the task l at hand. The work of protecting our l troops is hazardous at best Tho ! chances of a torpedo hitting it's mark l are high, The consequences when
 one shot strikes true arc terrible; but 1 the American people will bear their
 loss with the same spirit of bravery l that has characterized this nation
 since it's very existence. The day of i reckoning is coming. When the American army strikes, as it will
 strike, all these debts of accumula- 1 ton will be paid, and paid in full | As the Maine was not forgotten, so 1 shall the Tuscania be remem bered
New Britain herald., 1918-02-07

Uuted states and PangeTmanla, ny
 Andre Cheradame.
 He continues the work begun in The Pangcrman Plot UnmaSl< cd, ' bringing up to date the evidence of the German plans, and their fulfill ment. He writes clearly in detail. :. Extremely interesting and necessary to any well informed Amcrican's un- derstanding of what we have to coln- bat in Germanys aim. "A. l.. A. FOoklist.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-07

War maria GeS may come and cf but divorces go on forever.-Spring field DalN News.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-07

February need not think it has to beat tho arctic record of January. It can make itself popular by going to tho other cXtrcmc.--Ansonia Sentinel
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-28
SHOT At DOG,
SAYS BAILEY
Defendant in Murder Trial Explains
the Empty Cartridge in His Gun
Says Blood on His Trousers Was
From Pigeon He ShOt-Argument in
Case Tomorrow.

William Bailey, charged with the
murder Of Dan Gansemer at Rock
wodo on December Is, went on the
stand today in his own defense.
He explained that the blood found
on his trousers after the shooting was
from a pigeon which he shot week
before the murder.
He also explained the empty cart
ridge in his gun by stating that the
morning before the shooting he fired
at a dog in front of the store. He
stated he did not hear the two shots
heard by the men in the warehouse on
the morning of the murder, being too
drunk to hear them.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-28
He was told of the death of Gense.
mer, the ranch owner, by "Doc' Cur
ran, he said.
SPIES IN CURT|SS
PLANT, SAYS SENATOR
(ByAssociated Press)

Washington, March Ex-senator
overman today charged that German
spies were responsible for the coun-
try's failure to maintain its airplane
program.
He charged that there We're spies
IN the Curtiss plant. Senator Over
man said he would commander the
plant, put out every man employed
there and hire Americans in their
places, if he were secretary of war.
He declared spies took metal braces,
sawed them apart and joined the
pieces with lead. The first Bristol
machine fell and an investigation dis
closed the defect. Many other pieces
were tampered with and the building
OF the Bristol machines was DELAYED
for two months.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-28
NO UNEMPLOYED
IN THIS DISTRICT

The first year of participation in
the war, by reason of increased oov-
ernment requirements for men and
materials, has resulted in practical
elimination of unemployment in the
Twelfth Federal Reserve district and
IN general and important advances in
wages, with consequent increased pur-
chasing power on the part of indus
trial workers. 1t would aid the coun-
try IN greatest measure if this en-
larged buying power were exercised
only to the extent necessary for es-
sential things and if the remainder
We're loaned in some form to the gov
ernment. Reports from throughout
this district, however, Indicate in
creased sales of luxuries and non-es-
sentials. The need of curtailing nom
essential consumption has not been
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-28

you right up and make you feel fine
and vigorous want you to go back
to the store and get your money. Dod-
ons' Liver Tone is destroying the
sale of calomel because it is real liver
medicine; entirely vegetable, therefore
1T cannot salivate or make you sick.
| guarantee that one spoonful of
Dodson's Liver Tone will put YOUR
sluggish liver to work and clean YOUR
bowels of that sour bile and consti-
pated waste which is clogging YOUR
system and making you feel miserable.
l guarantee that bottle of Dodson's
Liber Tone will keep your entire fam
lily feeling fine for months. Give it
to your children. 1t is harmless;
doesn't gripe and they like it's pleas
ant taste.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-28
Episcopal.

tomorrow, Good Friday, the service
popularity known as "The Three
I1ours will be held at st. Paul's
..Episcopal church from IL noon to 3.
The service is very simple devotion.
consisting of the familiar hymns of
the Passion with meditation on the
;Seven Words from the Cross. The
Frequency of the hymns offers the
opportunity for worshipers to come
and go without disturbing the serv-
ice.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-28
Ca|ome| Users! Listen To Me!
Guarantee Dodson's Liver Tone
Your druggist gives back your money if it doesn't
liven your liver and bowels and straighten
you up without making you sick

Ugh! Calomel makes you sick. It's
horrible! Take dose of the danger
GUS drug tonight and tomorrow you
may lose days work.
Calomel is mercury or quicksilver
which causes necrosis OF the bones
Calomel, when it comes into contact
with sour bile, crashes into it, breaking
it up. This is when you feel that aw-
full nausea and cramping. If you are
sluggish and "all knocked out" if your
liver is torpid and bowels constipated
or you have headache, dizziness, coat
ed tongue, if breath is bad or stomach
sour, just try a spoonful of harmless
Dodson's Liver Tone tonight.
Here's my guarantee-go to any
drug store and get a bottle
of Dodson's Liver Tone. Take a
spoonful and if it doesn't straighter
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-28
TWO MORE DAYS
FOR FILING YOUR
INCOME RETURNS
Collector Bates Calls Attention to the
Fact That Time for Making Returns
on Income Taxes VIII Expire This
Week-MayOr Egerer Issues Proc
lamatiOn.

Income Tax Collector Bates. who
has an office in the Security Bank,
calls the attention Of the people of
the Valley to the fact that there are
only two or three more days to make
their income tax returns without the
heavy penalty. He urges all to make
returns tomorrow or Saturday, while
he is hers.
Mayor Egerer today issued the fol-
lowing proclamation:
"To the People of Ell Centro:
"The last day for filing your in
come tax return is April /. This is
matter of serious import to the peo-
pie of the city, and one to which they
are not giving sufficient attention.
"The penalties affixed to neglect
Iof this duty are severe, and at the
same time the good name of Ell Cen
tro is involved.
"I appeal to your patriotism, your
pride and your love Of country, that
you take immediate action in this i'm
portant matter.
'"The condition is grave. Your coun-
try's need is immediate action, and
desire to impress upon you this fact
File your income tax return before
April /.
'DO NOT NEGLECT IT.
"WM. EGERER, Mayor"