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New Britain herald., 1918-09-10
PERSHING DAY.

Once more we remind our readers that next Friday, September the 18th, is the 58th anniversary of the birth of General John J. Pershing, com mander- in chief of the American Ex- peditionary Forces. We ask again intend to let this notable date pass without some observance of it. We are glad that those heroes of Verdun are coming to this city to give con- come them royalty, and we trust that their reception will be a worthy one. However without intending to detract in the least from the honor due to these sons of France, and with no thought of dampening the enthusiasm which we hope will mark their visit here, we believe that the people of New Britain ought to realize that if soldiers of another country are en- titled to honor and applause when they are with us, surely our own greatest soldier, the man who holds the fate of so many of our lads in his hand is worthy of our attention and consideration on the occasion of his birthday. Therefore, it behooves us 70 act before it is too late, and ar range some kind of a celebration in honor of this event. The occasion is 9nly three days distant, but we still nave time to formulate plans for the observation of General Pershing' s birthday. The least that we can do to hold a mass meeting, secure the services of band, and have the aud ence join in singing patriotic songs, after which greetings from the city could be cabled to the General. If one or two speakers could be obtained for brief addresses 50 much the bet ter. The plan is sim mplicity in itself, and we are confident that Pershing Day will not pass unobserved in New Britain. But we would like to see some ACTION! Talking and writing will not accomplish very much. The
New Britain herald., 1918-09-10
COMMUNICATED.
ENEMY ALIENS VOTING.

Alien enemies" plotters and other disloyal men in our midst cannot and will not be trusted in intuition plants nor in many other lines of war wark to which women are being urged, yet they may vote!
 To many Americans it is shocking news that alien enemies may vote in this country, but in eight states this Is true, the qualifications being first napers only. These are Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri Nebraska, North Dakota South Dakota and Tex as. Den congressman confessed that the Germans composed a majority in his district and that very large num- Der voted on their first papers. He admitted that he could not safely of fend these men by voting for woman suffrage. Other congressman, leaders of political parties and legislators have been equally frank in their declara- tion that they repr.sent German con- stituencfes md piuss ote to please
New Britain herald., 1918-09-10
WISE, SMITH q CO.,,

them. Tn Nebraska, seven hundred and eighty-five men in one county claimed exemption from the draft upon the ground that they were "ene- my aliens" but upon being questioned they admitted they had been voting for years!
 An enormous number of slackerS in war, but actors ln voting have . been revealed in the German counties
 in South Dakota-the counties which
 defeated woman's suffrage on refer endum in 1916.
 Great Britain and Canada in order to make certain of loyalty at their elections have disfranchised for the period of the war all objectors and obstructionists. More Great Britain has held no general election since she entered the war. Canada has disfran- chised all men naturalized within the last fifteen years for the period of the war. Such caution is not easily talk en in the United States and is proba- bly, constitutionally impossible. With the exception of Germany, all countries relinquish their claims upon their citizens when they are natural ized in another country and the nat uralized citizen is expected to take a solemn and sincere oath that he will give up any claims of the land of his birth and become a loyal citizen of the l land of his adoption. But Germany, in 1913, enacted a law that German citizens should not be considered as 1 having lost their German character" when naturaliezd elsewhere. pr. Ne we'll Dwight Hills, in German Atroc- ities" claims that the vote may be exercised in Germany under this act, even though men have been made citizens of this country. Thus sup ported by the Fatherland in the the ory that man may be a potential citizens of two nations, the German taking an oath of allegiance to the United States may find excuse to re- serve his real loyalty for the land of his birth
 That there are many genuine Amer ican patriots among the Geman pop ulation of this country is we'll known. That the great majority of Germans are loyal, all Americans hope and most of us believe. but that the ma
 jority is engaged in insidious propa
New Britain herald., 1918-09-10

ganda among their people is unfor- tunately well proved. No other coun- try is confronted by such a problem Here among us are hundreds of thous- ands of men too alien In sympathy to fight for this country and too-un- American to be trusted with respon- slble war work, yet they are permit ted to help Federal representatives and senators, governors and legisIAe tors who may obstruct needed war legislation, and if the war lasts so long, may help elect a president upon whose attitude and character the fate of our country will depend.
 On the other hand, hundreds of thousands of women, American by birth and education, who are backing the war by work and sacrifice never before demanded of women, are de- nied the privilege of recording their patriotic views at the polls. Our na- ton is engaged in two wars, one with an enemy in Europe and one with an enemy at home. Many an American family is left behind without a voteN to represent it. Many a voter wil1> never return and will leave no one be- hind to protect that which was his at the polls. America may beat the
 
 him at the polls at home! The reme- dy and the defense is the immediate enfranchiseme of women by the shortest possible process.
 The above facts reveal four clearly justified conclusions:
 1. The possible number of non- citizen votes is sufficiently large to present a real hazard to social pro gress even in times of peace.
 2, The risk is tremendously agra vated by the excitement of war.
 3. The condition Is transformed into a genuine peril by the withdraw a of a large number of loyal voters who in normal times offset the un- American vote.
 1. Woman Suffrage would not dou- ble the danger vote owing to excess of foreign males over females, but it would make good the patriotic tvots and thus go far to readjust condt- tions in the interest of united patri- otism.
 From "The Home Defense"
 By CARRIE CHAPMAN GAIT,
New Britain herald., 1918-09-10

model villages for the benfit of ship ping workers.
 Now comes the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and in the person Of acting Governor Coolidge, under the authority of the State Defence act, confers upon Henry D. Endicott, man. ager of the public safety committee, power to seize property for which an unreasonable rent is charged work men and the families of workmen employed in the production of muni- tions, ships and other articles for war uses. And we do not doubt that he will use it if the profiteers do not reform.
 It will become painfully evident to the rent sharks. if occasion arises, that the law of 1917 conferring eX- traordinary powers on the governor in war time has teeth. 1t was not for the mere pleasure of phrase making that the general court passed that act Men who defy the underlying principles will discover this to their hearts content.
New Britain herald., 1918-09-10
Rent PrOfiteers.
(Boston Post.)

There are many kinds of profiteers "a good and great word. men, and brethern. invented by true linguistic genius-brough forth by this war; about the meanest and unworthy of whom are the rent profiteers, the house and tenement owners near gov ernment works. who. because of the enormous demand for homes and parts of homes, boost the prices of their hoIdines for about all the traffic will bear
 The United States government has a1readv dealt vigorously with some instances of this low form of greed notably down in Bath, Maine, where Uncle Sam seized couple of tene- ments whose owners had raised the price of four-room apartments from $7 to $50 month! In other places the Federal authorities have built
New Britain herald., 1918-09-10
his car home on the Sabbath.

The latest story from the trenches is told about an American soldier who sent 8 cloud of gas into the German trenches and then sang out to the ,veening Huns that old refrain: 1T m sorry I made you cry!'
New Britain herald., 1918-09-10

The three Scandinavian kings will meet again soon. If couple of queens attend the meeting that would make a full house.
New Britain herald., 1918-09-10

It is all right to talk of near bear and other substitute beverages but who will find a substitute for the rev. enue derived from taxes on liquors?
New Britain herald., 1918-09-10


 S bandent Poland; in view of |EKe facI that the Allies, singly and IcoIfectively have pledged themselves Ito a restoration of that unfortunate lcountryS and, finally, in the face of the magnificent efforts of Polish SOL diers in France, it ought not to take very long for this country to adopt the suggestion of the congressman from this district and declare to the world that Poland is henceforth to be regarded as a free country.
 The very reasons put forward for the recognition of the Czecho- siovaks obtain in even greater measure for the recognition of the Poles, and the data compiled by Ignace Paderewski, the Polish leader in this country, out lining the aims, aspirations and achfevemen of his countrymen will no doubt carry great weight in the official deliberations on the question.
 Those of Polish blood in this city, as we'll as in other comm unities throughout the country look forward to an affirmative decision in the premises in the very near future. And when our Government does issue a formal decree along the lines sug- gested. Congressman Lonergan will have won the lasting esteem and gratitude of every Pole in the United States and other lands.
New Britain herald., 1918-09-10

The most original excuse we have heard for using an automobile last CT who said he was motoring into town to find out why he must leave
New Britain herald., 1918-09-10

As Maine goes in September, so the country goes in NoVember.-PoItica proverb. But Maine went dry many years before Uncle Sam de- ;ded to go on the water wagon.
New Britain herald., 1918-09-10

Herald will be glad to cooperate fully with patriotic citizens who may patriotic program for next Friday. Who will help?
New Britain herald., 1918-09-10

Henry Ford announces that for the vii be produced. Junk dealers re- gard this as crushing blow for their business.
New Britain herald., 1918-09-10

In all the despatches about the tor pedoing of the Mt. Vernon we fail to note single word as to whether Sen ator J. Ham Lewis pink whiskers turned pale in the crisis.
New Britain herald., 1918-09-10

It Is all right to talk of near beer cellor was literally thrown out of of flee, historians may record that he went Hertling through space.
New Britain herald., 1918-09-10

Shipyard workers have been warned not to wear rings while at work It might be we'll to advise them also of the danger of wrist watches, powder puffs and monocles.
New Britain herald., 1918-09-10

If Douai is pronounced Doo-eye, we can almost imagine Ludendorff pun ming thusly with the Kaiser: q don't want to retain that fort, Douai?'
New Britain herald., 1918-09-10

Cheer up! Some wise one has dis covered that 'prosit" is not German after all but Latin.
New Britain herald., 1918-09-10

An American soldier writes home Bullets are no respecters of anatomy.
New Britain herald., 1918-09-10

Add horrors of war-Nat. Goodwin is divorced again.
New Britain herald., 1918-09-10

And the Bolsheviki are also beat ing it while the going is good. They all have the habit now when the al- lies appear in sight.-Bridgepor Post
New Britain herald., 1918-09-10

Speaking of funny names a crook arrested in New York yesterday called himself Izzy Strate.
New Britain herald., 1918-09-10

One government office is said to embrace 77 bureaus. Did you ever try to embrace bureau?
New Britain herald., 1918-09-10

Some folks call it St. Quentin, while others prefer the French pronouncia- tion--thus: St. Quentin.
New Britain herald., 1918-09-10

The more general the observance of the motorless Sundays the fewer there will be of them.-New Haven Register
New Britain herald., 1918-09-10

Chicago ball players will NOT spend the winter reading the book or Ruth.
New Britain herald., 1918-09-10
FACTS AND RANCHES.

Korniloff is alive again. PosltVely his last appearance ?-NeW Lohooh Day.
New Britain herald., 1918-09-10

We might refer to it as the Hinde- burg lyin'.
New Britain herald., 1918-09-10

The King of Bulgaria has returned home after a months visit in Ger many Bulgarian restaurants report a rushing business.
New Britain herald., 1918-09-10

recognize the Kaiser when our lads get through with him.
New Britain herald., 1918-09-10

La-on. General Pershing, and hear the Hun squeal "Enough!'
New Britain herald., 1918-09-10

Allies Bite Huns Flank" Head line. Soldiers can eat most anything.
New Britain herald., 1918-09-10

We suppose it would be all right to sneak of our new conductorettes as members of the fare sex.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
New Britain herald., 1918-09-10

America has recognized the Czecho- Slovaks, but no one will be able to
New Britain herald., 1918-09-10

Registration day Thursday,
New Britain herald., 1918-09-10

Indian summer is here.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-03-19
PALMETTO GLEANiNGs.
Happenings and Events Of Interest ir
South Carolina.

DR.. r. ASbury Coward. director o'
the state laboratory in Columbia. who
! is a first lieutenant in the officers re-
serve corps OF the army, has been or
dered into active service and will leav.
| Columbia about the first Of April. DR.
| Coward has been with the state board
OF health since the organization of the
laboratory, and is regarded as onr oi
the most competent men in the country
| in his line of work. He will report &c
the Rockefeller institute in New York
]. Wilbur Hicks. a young attorney
OF Florence, and Geddings lldrrton
aged about 2l. also of Florence, were
Thursday afternoon declared not guilty
OF the murder of DR.. William lldrrlon
1 father of the last named defendant. IN
circuit court, Judge Hayne f.. Rice OF
Aiken. presiding. The killing OF DR.
Ilderton grew out of circumstances
connected with the legal separation OF
the deceased and his wife, and the
tragedy occurred on the day set Tor Il
hearing in Mrs. Ilderton's suit for ali
mony. II was alleged that DR.. lldrr-
ton, n man of at times uncomfortable
temper, was bitter in his hatred to-
ward those arraigned against him
particularly so toward J. Wilbur
Hicks, a defendant, who was Mrs. IL
derton's counsel. Geddings Ildcrton
also, it appears. was on the side ol his
mother. although there was no "vi-
dcnce to show that he had any malice
for his father. An unusual featur" 0l
the trial was the direction of the vcr-
dict of acquittal by Judge Rice upon
motion OF the Hon. J. Monroe Spears
OF the counsel for the defense. In
instructing the jury to return verdict
of not guilty. Judge Rice stated that
he was convinced. from the evidence
that j. w. Hicks. had shot DIR. llder-
ton in self defense, and that young
| Ildciton, the dead mans son. had
fired in an attempt to protect his
friend and his mothers attorney
Hicks. who had been shot down and
was being further attacked 10y DR.
IldcrtOn. Ii was not shown. however
that either Of the three shots said Ia
have been fired by Geddings lldcrton
took effect in the body OF his father.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-03-19
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Record Of Current Happenings COL
Iected from Various Sources.

| lected from Various sources.
| Cant. Archibald Roosevelt is report
rd To have bcc6 wounded in action
with the american forces in France.
BY Il vote OF - To 6 the lower house
of the Delaware legislature Thursday
lartcrnoon ratified the federal prohibi-
ton amcndrnt. The senate has still
TO act.
Members of the crew of a Russian
shin at Norfolk, Va. were arrested
Thursday after attempting to take
charge of the vessel and operate on
lsoishrviki principles.
The suffrage committee Of the lower
house of the Texas Legislature has re-
ported favorably on woman's sur
frayr bill TO all women 10 vote in the
primaries.
Newspaper men were held TO bc en-
titled 10 enrolment in class three in
the draft list, in Il decision reached
board on the ground that newspapers
are necessary to the wars success.
Leon Battig. an instructor in the
high school at Abba. Ia. suspected OF
disloyalty, was dragged Thursday night
To the courthouse steps, where a coat
of yellow paint was applied. Battig.
who said war was against his religion.
had refused to push the sale OF thrift
stamps. He was asked to resign.
Americas first fighting seaplanc
equipped with Liberty motors has been
tried out and accepted. and number
of the craft are now being delivered
for the use of the naval air service.
They are the advance guard OF a big
fleet which will be added to the forces
engaged in submarine hunting in the
war zone. The machines develop 700
horsepower.
Because. it is alleged, he circulated
fictitious story of the sinking Of an
american transport in the Mediterran-
can with the loss of many lives. while
an American battleship stood by. fear
full To lend assistance lest it too, be
blown up by the submarine. George
Smith. of York. Pa. was found guilty
in the federal court at Scranton. and
| fined $50 and severely ccnsured.
Through curious economic freak
the American housewife is about to
obtain steaks and rib roasts at n much
lower price than war conditions ordi-
narily would warrant. and serious con-
sideration Is being given by the food
administrator to the elimination of
meatless Tuesdays from her kitchen
calendar. The only thing to prevent
such an unexpected benefit from war
will bc the ability of delegations OF
cattlemen and packers who went TO
Washington to find a solution Of the
difficulties arising from an unprece-
dented surplus Of meat in the United
States. Fears OF general collapse in
beef prices, resulting in cheaper meat
! to the consumer but causing heavy
losses to the farmer and cattle raiser
and probably injuring seriously next
years production. were expressed by
representatives of the industry.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-03-19

Total .... .... BE-. .........~-l,3l7
Il. .,hany ioinrd Clover and rorkvill"
chapters.
R,,hcl-l:rnnch to Glover chapter.
blIIiS>tl!. - joined Sharon branch.
I.nwlin. Gr""n--.Ioinrd Glover chap
ter.
lsullOck'S crc"k--Is organizing.
Hickory I;roVc--I1rnnCh to Iorkvili"
chapter.
Iioprw"ll- Joined Hickory Grove
branch.
India IIook--.Ioin"d Rock Hill chap
ter.
I.csSllc--Juiurd Rock Hill chapter.
Nrwport--J0incd Yorkvilir chapter.
New IiOn-NOt heard from.
omt--Juin"d Glover chapter
Santi;,go--Nut heard from.
Sharon-l:ranch 10 Iorkvillr chap
ter.
Smyrna---Joincd Hickory Gror"
branch.
TirZah--.I Joined Iurkvill" chapter.
EOrkvill" (col0rcd I"Vpi") branch tn
Ynrkvifc chapter.
Red Cross Organization in Western
York County.
H,rhrl--Hranch to Glover chapter.
Clover Chapter.
Hickory GroNc--Iiranch To York
Vile chapter.
McConnciISvillr--A Auxiliary.
M,ConncllSvillr---.N Auxiliary.
sharon Branch TO Yorkvillc chap
ter.
Observation-Disclosures.
YurkvilIc (colorcd pcopl") Branch
to Yurkvillc chapter.
Bullock's Creek is organizing.
This Red Cross membership drive
was under the direction Of Rev. j. l..
Oates. manager, and Carl II. Hart.
secretary.
The results were tahulatcd 10y a
committee consisting or Miss Bcssi"
Barron. Miss Annis O'LGary and Miss
Mary Williams president of the York
willie chapter.
The members are working zcalously
and in perfect unanimity. There are
no slackcrs among them.
We ask the Red Cross members and
also all who care for our boys In
France to send in their magazines as
directed by Postmaster General Bur-
lcson. as soon as they themselves have
finished reading them. Gen. Pcrshing
has requested the setting aside of fifty
tons of cargo space per month for the
shipping of books and magazines 10
the american soldiers in France. This
request speaks for itself. Also the
word comes that 100000 prisoners
are suffering more for mental nouriSh-
mrnt than for daily food.
Margaret Gist.
Chairman of Publication.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-03-19

Europe have relied largely on the bay
onet and hand bombs or grenades, We
are still counting on our soldiers to
do most OF their work with the rife.
Here's why.
The soldiers Of European armies.
tactical maneuvers. are mighty ordi-
nary marksmen. The German army.
for instance. though disciplined and
drilled to the minute, had little target
practice in the years before the war.
Less than 81 per man per year was
spent on ammunition for small arms
practice in the German army. Pro-
portionately small sums were spent
by France and England.
The average citizen of these Euro
pean countries has little opportunity
to develop skill in the use OF fire
arms. Only the favored few are able
10 practice craftsmanship. either at
target ranges or in hunting.
In the United States. however. n
very large part OF our young men are
familiar with firearms and n high
percentage Of them are good shots. As
boys they practice with air rifles and
target rifles. AS young men they
perfect their skill in rabbit and quail
shooting and in hunting larger game.
They develop a sense" of aim and
range largely lacking with Europeans.
This sense" is now being perfected
on the rifle range at the training
camps where the billion rounds of
reserve ammunition is being used in
target practice.
The result is expected to be that the
American forces in France will be
able to do more effective work with
the rifle than any body OF soldiers
now in Europe, with the possible ex-
ception of the Canadians. II was the
Canadians craftsmanship. inciden-
tally, that made possible their sue
cessfuI stand at the second battle OF
Ypres, against overwhelming odds.
General Pershing himself has insist
cd that this ability to use the rife be
developed to the utmost in all Ameri-
can troops sent abroad. He expects
his soldiers to shoot and to shoot
straight. Instead Of pausing 10 hurl
a hand grenade at an enemy In sight.
he expects his men TO be able to put
n bullet through him at twice or
thrice the distance a grenade could
be hurled. AZ superior American
craftsmanship has given us the ad-
vantage in every war in which we
have been engaged. 1t is expected to
do the same in this. our greatest war.
In addition to superior native
craftsmanship. our men will have the
advantage of superior ammunition
and as is generally conceded-supe-
rior guns. The American type Of
cartridge is much more powerful than
that Of the British, French or German.
II Is rimless. reducing jamming to a
minimum. and the gun from which IL
is fired il considered the most depend
able of any army rifle, being the only
army gun that has been modified to
meet conditions that have developed
in the present war.
Whereas Germany spent about 81
per man on ammunition for target
practice before the war. Uncle Sam
spent about $13. The same ratio will
not he maintained between our am
munition supply and that Of Germany
in war. but 1t Is safe to say that our
marksmen at the front are to be sup
piled with everything they will need
to make their craftsmanship effective
and in quantities sufficient to prove
to the Boches that Uncle Sam means
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