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New Britain herald., 1918-04-22
Stay-at-HOmes Have
 A Big Work to Do

The evening session at the '. w. c. A. was in charge of E. H. Arnold, of New Haven and among the speakers were Dr. Cyrus Stimson, who spoke as the representative of Ray mond B. Fosdick, chairman of the war department commission on train ing camp activities; Mrs Henry Mos cowitZ, representing the New York Council of Women's Organizations on War Activities; and pr. Valeria H. Parker, representing the State Coun- cil of Defense.
 Of these speakers Dr. Parker is perhaps the best known to Connecti- cut people as she has done a great work not only along prohibition lines but also among the lines of correc- tions and charities as applied to the states method of handling delin- quency cases. She has ben a prom inent worker for these causes with the state legislature. She took as her subject, The Health and Rec reation Program of the State Council of Defense and said that a history of all countries in the great war, previous to the entry of the United States shows an increased juvenile delinquency and imm orality among the younger sets. She also explained briefly the work of the State Council of Defense in it's special department of health and recreation which en- deavors to conserve the moral and spiritual forces.
 Dr. Parker declared that an in- creased amount of delinquency is just as dangerous to the welfare Of any nation as is the loss and injuries of it's men on the field of battle and as a result of recognizing this fact it is the obvious duty of those who are not on the fighting line to take their share of the nations responsi- bility and exert all energies to safe guard the young people in civilian life just as much as the welfare of the soldiers and sailors in the can comments is safeguarded by the war and navy departments. She recom- mended that every community of the state organize some such welfare group which can look to the State Council of Defense for aid and ad vice and explained the two big phases of the work as protective and re- pressive The repressive work would entail the responsibility of seeing that the law against the illegal sale of liquor Is enforced as well as the law regarding immoral resorts, etc. Another statement of Dr. Parker was that public recreational facilities un- der competent direction are an ab solute necessity and in this she in cluded such organizations as the Boy and Girl Scouts, the Girls Patriotic Protective league. The duties of such welfare workers would be to protect all, from an abandoned baby to b drunken soldier. The varied prob lems of the sexes, illegitimacy, home service work, soldiers aid work, etc.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-22
TWO PER CENT. OF
 CHILDREN DEFECTIVE
(Continued From Seventh Page).

Williams said that already 5000 men have been rejected from service out of million and a half examined and declared that 2h per cent. of the men examined are rejected for these reasons. In rejecting men for these causes the greatest numb or re- 1ections are for mental defects, While the next in order are epilepsy and nervous disorders. pr. Williams recommended and said that it is be- inG done. that before taking the men into the front line trenches the ones who are not mentally or nervously fit should be take out and put into a hospital for treatment until they have recovered. When the war is over, Dr. Williams said, many men will re- turn home nervous wrecks and there will be some who will become chronic 1nvalids unless the state takes prepara- tory measures to give them proper care and restore them to health. He said that in Canada the returned sol diers who suffer from nerves are placed as high as 90 and 100 per cent Tn this connection Dr. Williams rec commended that the Connecticut leg islature amend it's law governing vol untary admission to insane hospitals.
 
 fly admitted for treatment provided the person can pay. "How many of kthes sprivates in our Connecticut regi- kments who may need some such men ktal treatment will be able to pay for s3t when they come back ?' the speak Ter asked. He then added that Con- knectfcut now has it's choice of paying Hn thousands of chronic invalids and stnsane people who might have been ksaved, or making provision for their kcare and cure by amending the vol unfary admission law.
 Luncheon this noon was served at Catholic delegates were entertained at luncheon by St. Mary's Sodahty in the parochial school hall. The noon hour talk at the First church was given by Mrs. Frank Mitchell on '""Training Courses For Nurses" Mrs. Mitchell is 8 member of the commit tee on the Maintenance of Existing Social Service Agencies of the State Council of Defense.
 The afternoon speakers were intro duced by John P. Sanderson, Jr., of the Connecticut Children's Aid So- ciety in Hartford. C. " Williams, director of child welfare department, Ohio state board of charities, spoke on '"The States Responsibility in the Care of It's Children" as did J. Prem tfce Murphy general secretary of the Boston Chi1dren's Aid society. Both urged proper legislation to help and save the children.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-22
LADY GERTRUDE IS CLEVER

London, April 22.-Lady GertruI Crawford who has been appointed q rector of the Women's Branch of U Air Service is one of a very f9 women classed master turner's Sj was one of the first women ip En( land to enter intuition factory al has ever since done great technie and organizing work that natural led to her new appointment whe( the work of thousands of women ml cEanics will come under her dird ticn.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-22

week Service We are working1 Red Cross and Surgical Dressi enlist now; your country needs
 service; your boys need Your ] S:15 D. m., meeting of the stan Committee in the Chapel.
 Friday-5 D. m., Girl Scouts; 1 Troop 4, Boy Scouts. All day ing meeting for the Red Cross { be held in St Marks Parish Hl until further notice.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-22
WAS UNLIKE SOME HERE.

Hull, England, April 22.-On
 post card written by an aged GermI who hanged himself here was t following message: ''I am naturf ized as a British subject, but wh right have I, German, to take me that belongs to Englishmen? VII right have I at all to live? 2 proud to sa~ that though a Germas
New Britain herald., 1918-04-22
Germany Is Close
 To Losing the War

Tn introducing Dr. Beesley, assist ant director of the speakers bureau of the Am erican Red Cross, MT Hun gerford explained that word has been received that w. Frank Persons. in charge of the Home Service depart ment of the Red Cross, who was
New Britain herald., 1918-04-22

Nothing is more appropriate for dressy occasions than 8 silk suit, such as those shown at the Kavan- augh Shop, 40-46 Pratt St. Hartford. They also have some lovely new capes lined, unlined and with coat effects.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-22

New Britain will send 8 large del gation Of Italians, accompanied byj band, to the patriotic war rally
 Meriden, Sunday, when Gen. Gu liemotti will be the speaker.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-22
First Baptist Church

Thursday-The Prudential commit tee will meet in the chapel at & o'clock. The regular Church-night service will be held at 7:45 o'clock Lesson for the evening will be John 21. The class in Biblical literature will meet at o'clock.
 Friday-Crusaders! Every Crusad- CT present Friday night to enjoy an" other get-together evening. Remem. Der the date, Friday the 26 at s o'clock.
 Saturday-The class in Teacher Training will meet at 7:15 as usual.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-22
CHRUCH NEWS

Tuesday-4 p. m., Junior Boys Club; 7;30, Standing Committee. Wednesday-7:30 Boy Scouts. Troop g.
 Thursday-5 D. m., Girl Scouts: 7r80. Devotions, Red Cross and Sur gtcal Dressings Work.
 F'r1day-9:30, All-day work for Red Cross, Episcopal Parish House; o'clock, Little Tourists
New Britain herald., 1918-04-22
First Church of Christ.

(Center Congregational.
 Thursday-2:30 D. m.-Arm enian Women's Bible Class: D. m., Lafay- cite Sewing school; 7:30 to 9:30, Mid
New Britain herald., 1918-04-22
DECATUR INSPIRES
 OUR NAVY OF TODAY
"Our Country, Right or Wrong"
 His Greed Of Life

Washington. April 22.--"Our coun- try! In her intercourse with foreign nations may she always be in the right; but Our Country, right or wrong
 This toast given in Norfolk, Va, in April, 1915, by Stephen Decatur, was the keynote of an ideal that made him one of the most famed characters in naval history. Dec atur's career was filled to overf1owing with remarkable deeds that rang loud with bravery, an absolute dis regard of personal safety, and a cleverness and ingenuity that in- variably resulted in notable victories
 Decatur was born in 1779 and en- tered the navy as a midshipman in 179S. Five years later began a career that made the young officer a per- manent place in the front rank of history.
 Ordered to the Mediterranean to join Commodore Prebe's squadron, Decatur took command as a lieuten- ant Of the Enterprise and proceed ed to Syracuse. There he learned that the frigate Philadelphia. command ed by Captain Bainbridge, had run ashore in the harbor of Tripo1i and had been captured by the Tripolitans.
 Commodore Preble determined to destroy the Philadelphia as she lay at anchor, having been rehoated by the Tripolitans. Lieutenant Decatur volunteered his services to command this daring expedition. He disguised the Intrepid, which he had captured from the enemy, and accompanied by the Siren, Lieutenant Charles Stew art as a support and to cover his re- treat. made the venture with a volun- teer crew of seventy men.
 The Philadelphia was protected by the guns of the pashas castle, by the neighboring forts, and was sur rounded by all the gunboats of the enemy's fotilla. The Philadelphia was a frigate of A guns, but her armament had been destroyed by Captain Bainbridge before her cap- ture.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-15
RAIL WAY OFFICIALS
BLAMED FOR DELAY
Thousands of Crippled Cars, Occu-
pying Miles of Track, Found
by McAdoo's Men.
ny Associated Press to Every Evening

WasnrNSToN, FEn =.
Thousands of crippled freight cars,
accumulated through the winter because
of gross neglect of railroads III making
repairs, occupy miles of tracks III eastern
rail centres and are largely responsible
for car shortage and traffic congestion,
it was shown today by reports OF Inter
state Commerce Commissioner McChord
10 Director-General McAdoo.
Conditions are worst at Phaadelphil
pittsburg, Harrisburg, Altoona, Cieye-
land and Buffalo, it was shown. The
Pennsylvania early this week had 1892
so-called bad order ears at Altoona.
| .233 at Harrisburg, more than | 500
at Conway yard, near Pittsburg; 500 at
Cleveland, AIS mt Philadelphia and $40
at Buffalo.
1t was estimated crippled cars at these
main terminals occupied ID miles of
track The Philadelphia x Reading had
,, 052 bad order cars IN It's principal
switching Yards covering l6 miles OF
track. The Erie had 500 at Buffalo, 367
at Port .IcrvIs and 235 at Jersey City,
making eight miles of track covered by
defective rolling stock The Western
MARYLAND had 4l4 at Cumberland alone
and the Baltimore & Ohio had III in
one yard at Philadelphia.
COULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED.
These cars could have been repaired
quickly during the winter if railroads
had made proper preparations Tor COW
cred repair tracks III advance, according
TO Railroad Administration officials.
OF the many empty cars congested In
the Philadelphia yards OF the Pennsyl
vania, more than 2,400 are coal cars,
inspectors reported and at no time within
the last month have there been less than
800 empty coal cars there awaiting
movement, while coal mine operators
cried for more cars.
Todays reports of inspectors indicated
a slow clearing up of congestion ON sew
cral eastern trunk lines.
''On one or two of these" says the
report ''for the first time locomotives
are now available for trains without delay.
On the New Haven, Pennsylvania, Balti-
more 4 Ohio, and Erie railroads, how
ever, there are still large numbers of cars
stored on sidings or main lines between
terminals waiting to be moved as soon
as motive power is available or con
gested conditions will permit.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-15
55 INFANTS PERISH
IN NUNNERY FIRE
Heroism of Sisters and Firemen
Averts More Serious Loss of
Life at Montreal.
BY Associated Press 20 Every Evening
MONTREAL, QUE., FEB. /!

MONTREAL, QUE, FEB. 10.
From the ruins of the Grey Nunnery's
iire-swept west wing the bodies of four
teen more children were recovered this
afternoon, raising to 55 the death toll of
the tragedy which visited the institution
last night.
The heroism OF the sisters who were
nursing soldiers invalided home from
overseas fighting averted greater loss of
life. Nearly 1000 crippled men and
women, wounded military men and babies
only few weeks old were enabled 10 es-
cape through the valiant efforts Of the
nuns.
The origin of the fire has not been
determined.
The fire, cause of which is attributed
10 defective electric wiring started in the
dormitory of the creche, where there were
10 children. mostly babies OF few days
or few weeks old. Nurses and nursing
sisters made heroic efforts TO save the
children. The flames and loss OF life
were confined to this section of the
nunnery, although at one time the entire
institution was threatened with destruc-
tlon.
There were more than 900 inmates OF
the nunnery, including patients in hos
ptal for returned and sick soldiers, situat-
ed directly under the babies dormitory
All the hospital patients and many aged
bed-rIdden inmates were carried TO safety
by hremen and soldiers.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-15
j, s, TROOPS GUARD
LOCAL SH|PYARDS
Detachment Of Regulars Sent Here
For Duty at the
Plants.

Two hundred and fifteen United States
regular soldiers are now encamped in
Wilmington, at the foot of French street,
directly in the rear of the office building
Of the PENNSYLVANIA railroad. The SOL
dicrs arrived in this city shortly before
: q clock last evening over the Baltimore
X Ohio railroad and in short time had
taken possession of the barracks erected for
their housing at the Pennsylvania wharf
The soldiers are members of Companies
\ and Il, 50th Infantry, United States
Army.
The men came to this city from Camp
Greene, Charlotte, \. G., They were
sent 10 this city for the purpose of guard
ing the local shipyards and are in com
mand Of Captains c. h. LYMAN and Rob-
crt Dale and four licutenants
The soldiers left Camp Greene last
Wednesday afternoon about 3 O'Clock
and after stopping of for IA brief time in
Washington, proceeded to this city. They
were taken to the barracks in four cars
nf the Wilmington & Philadelphia Trac-
tion Co 1t is understood that the train
which the men came to this city on was
well filed with soldiers and many more
went on to Chester, Pa, to guard manu-
featuring plants there.
In the advance of one of the detach-
mentS was handsome bull dog 'Tige' hy
name, the soldiers mascot Soon after
the arrival Of the men the lights were on
and the empty little buildings, stretching
along the three parallel lines in the rear
of the Pennsylvania Office building, were
transformed into beehives of activities.
The commanding officers Immediately
wired to headquarters Of their arrival TO
this city and guards were sent out for the
night.
No details could be given out by
the officers As to the scope OF Their work
in this city and the period OF time they viii
remain here, the men being under orders
directly from the War Department. II
vas evident. however, from the manner
IN which the barracks were prepared for
the men that their stay IN this city Is
anything but temporary.
The new barracks. warehouse, kitchen
and other buildings were erected under
the direction Of c. II. Collision and were
completed within the last ten days. The
piece OF vacant land Was transformed into
J, living camp huzzing with activities.
Boardwalks and cinderwaiks made every
part of the formerly muddy yard accessible
without any difficulty.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-15
R. 7. THOMAS,
WANTED IN SUSSEX,
PUTS Up A FIGHT
Indicted III Connection With Land
Deals. He Was Arrested
IN Washington.
CLAIMS ILLEGAL ARREST

T. L Thomas 81 Washington, ID. c.,
indicted February hy the Sussex county
ftand Jury for conspiracy 10 defraud in
fed estate transactions and arrested
February ) ~ Washington. rs fighting
n,qulsltion state Detective Frank "
McCoN went 60 Washington February 9
WITH pQuiSItion papers for Thomas. but
lelorr the detective arrived the prisoner
Wus p,leascd on haheas corpus, having
claimed that has arrest was illegal. that he
VA. detained without warrant of court
md that he had ,iot violated any laws on
Which hc could hc rrqustIoncd
The Chnt Justice pf the Supreme
curt Of the District of Columbia will give
s hearing on the hahcas corpus next
Monday morning. when John T.. l.askey,
district attorney for the District of Col
imhla. Will represent thr district, which
SAL act Tor the state Of Delaware, and
lrputy AttorneN-t General fCrcN Narrn
,,reen also Will represent thr SAatC Detec-
tive NJ Is oy will accompany MIR trcn to
Washington They Will take two sets oi
taptrs for n,quisition one set authcntl-
Gated hy Governor Townsend. complying
with Federal statute. and another set
authenticated hv Chicf Justice Pcnncwill
81 Delaware. hccause complication has
ausrn. the Distinct of Columbia having
~ governor and the Chirf Justice of the
~uurme Court of the distinct acting in
liru ~ 4 governor The State will contend
that the Court 81 General Sessions
tor Sussex county ISSUED h,'nch warrant
uome,hatch after Thomas indictment
and thar hc was arrested on telrgraphic
communication based on the bench war
alnt
Paul I Scott and William @ NcCabC
a ~elh,Nlllr and Grover G. roulSon of
N gshlf gton. alleged partners of Thorn
a- also were indicted February FOR con
epracy "a dciraud and have hrcn held in
-. 40 haul each for appearance at the
Apul term of the Court of General
sessions There arr six indictments against
~rutt McCabr and Toulson and one in
dlctmcnt against Thomas The defendants
-, alleged 20 have traded tracts Of land
ln the District Of Columbia. sand 10 have
cost S6O each. for farms ~ Sussex county,
some uf which arr said 10 be worth s 900
each and they an accused of saving the
District of Columbia tracts were improved
rial estate, whereas they an said not 10
have been improved. comprising wood
lard IN the suburbs q, Washington IL is
ilirr,sd that s'vcn farmers II SUSSEX
,0umtv vcp induced 10 part with their
land
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-15
MANY CATTLE DIE
AFTER TAKING POWDERS
George w. Blackburn of Hare's
Corner Sustains Heavy Loss,
Evidently Through Error.
staff Correspondence of Every Evening

staff Correspondence of Every Evening
Hare's Corner, Feb. l5-Presumably
as a result of somebody's error, six cows,
one horse and one colt owned by George
W. Black burn, q prominent ioc al farmer
are dead and nine cows are sick, with
little hope of their recovery.
Last night the cows and horses were
given what are known as condition pow
ders, 20 get them in shape for spring
work, and this morning some were dead
while Others were sick. DIR. Ii. p. Ewes
OF Wilmington was summoned and at
tended the animals that were sick, which
gave evidence of having eaten poison
with the hope of saving at least some of
them.
l. d. Chapple, who lives on the Con-
cord pike, near LombRrdy, from whom
the powders had been purchased, was
subsequently, arrested on "a warrant sworn
out before Magistrate Broman Of Will
Inington. charged with practicing vetcri-
nary surgery without State license. He
was held by the magistrate under $500
bail for the Court of General Sessions
Mr. Blackburn has been decidedly
unfortunate lately. He had l02 chick
ems stolen last week.
When Mr.. Chapple who sold the pow
ders to MIR. Blackburn, was spoken TO
about the matter by a reporter OF Every
Evening, he was at a loss to explain the
trouble that followed taking the powders
He said he bought the ingredients in a
drug store and mixed them, and, as he
bought some arsenic for another pur-
pose, some Of it may have gotten into
the mixture by mistake, but he said he
did not believe it was his mistake. The
stomachs OF some Of the cattle are TO be
examined, when it will probably be de
termined Just what caused death. Mr..
Chapple was exceedingly sorry over the
incident. In regard to his business, he
said he had been following it for some
time. II is his intention, he said, to
take out State license.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-15
y. S. SEXES PHILA. PLANT
Schultz s. Koertins Co., Owned by
Interests IN GerInany-Note
Reveals Plot.
PHI1.ApELPHIA. Eco. Is.


Immediate seizure BY the government
OF the plant and business Of the Schultz.
X koerting Co. Of Philadelphia, headed
BY Adalbert Fischer, nov interned ~
Fort du Pont, Del, was announced lsst
night BY A. Mitchell Palmer. alien propert
night By a. Mitchell Palmer, alien property
custodian, following hearing ygsterda,
The hearing developed that the raid on
the Fischer home Yesterday hy Depart
ment of Justice operatives Was dlrcctei
by Mr.. Palmer IL also VA developed the
Schultz & koertIng Co. . owned cnlrey
BY interests in Germany and that an efoEt
70 conceal from the United States govern
ment the enemy character Of the property
had been made through q note FOR $3.50
000, payable in 1881, alleged as the price
Of the common stock IN the company held
BY Mrs. Fischer.
All papers IN the case, many Of which
were found in q safe taken from the Fischer
residence in Philadelphia, vii bc turned
over TO the Department ~ Justice for use
in prosecutions for alleged violation 80 the
trading act ~ attempt-
ing to conceal enemy Tslperty.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-15
RAISE 5000 TOWARDS
SALVATION ARMY FUND
Subscriptions for War Work
Averaging $500
Day.

The ten-day campaign of the Salvation
Army, for $1,000 towards the National
Fund with which 10 carry on war work
IN France and this country has resulted
III 5000 being subscribed up 10 today
This Is an average of $500 a day but is
not as much as had been hoped for. In
some cities and towns throughout Eastern
Pennsylvania, the sum apportioned to
the town has been raised within the first
three days, and the workers are now
devoting their efforts To increase the
amount, some striving to double the
original amount asked for.
The advantage that the Salvation
Army has in working at the front lies in
their trained women workers. These
women. while they are soldiers and have
the military training and the spirit To
endure the suffering, have retained the
full power of their womanliness.
This is the thing which makes them able
10 play the part OF sister and mother TO
the BOYS. Many of them are mothers,
and thus douhly able 10 perform this
great service.
There is no kid glove arrangement, for
the women are working with the men in
this struggle Scores Of men turn to the
Salvation Army women as Christian
mothers and sisters and tell them their
troubles and temptations.
The tired boys come in from the front
line and find hot coffee and sandwiches
waiting for them and warm socks. Time
and again these boys have said:
You good women caring for fellow
like this bring to him whole chunk
of mother and home" One soldier said
to one of the workers: why if fellow
gets started half straight in this war, he
couldn't go wrong with women like you
around
All subscriptions to the fund should be
paid TO Richard Reese, of the Equitable
Trust co.