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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-06-07
COMMUNICATED.

Now men Of Colum bia, arise in
your might Like your fathers, who
battled for freedom and right; who
believed that all mankind was* made
to be free, with a God given right to
the land and the sea. Remember
those patriots who died not in vain,
who persisted, that we freemen's
rights might attain, whose glory
though distant we treasure with
pride, and whose fame ever grows
like the incoming tide.
Strike the Teutonic hordes rushing
on like a flood, who would deluge the
world with innocent blood; for the
widow and orphan and multltudes
slain, strike hard and strike often,
the victory to gain. With God to di-
rect you, and justice to guide, on the
records Of heaven your deeds shall
abide; then strike with full force this
perditious crew, the traitor and slack
er and pacifist, too.
JOHN O'BRIEN.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-06-07
HIGH COST OF TRAVEL.

When the New Haven road inau-
gurates, next Monday, the new fiat
rate of cents per mile over all lines
operated by it, New Britain people
will be brought face to face with one
of the most drastic war measures yet
enacted Whereas thousands Of resi-
dents have been going to Hartford
and back every week for 20 cents a
round trip. they will be compelled,
under the new rate, to pay three times
that amount. The price of a ticket Is
computed on Scents per mile basis
plus an per cent. war tax. It will
be especially hard on those who COM
mute daily between here and the
Capital City. AS is we'll stated in an
other column, many Of the commut-
ers will find it necessary either to Sc
cure employment here at home or to
reside permanently in Hartford.
Over in Europe, the railroad COM
panies, which are for the most part
controlled by the state, have long
tripled their rates, for the sole pur-
pose Of discouraging passenger traf-
f1o in order that the lines may be left
free for freight transportation. This
Is especially true in belligerent coun-
tries, and as result, much of the
wear and tear on rolling stock has
been eliminated.
The writer recalls that in Ger
many he paid something like the
equivalent Of so cents for ticket
which two years before, in peace
times, had cost only one third ofnthat
amount. In Poland, when the Ger
mans assumed control of the rail-
roads, rates jumped in some cases
500 per cent, and even in neutral
Sweden where the state had great
difficulty in operating its lines, owing
to the lack Of fuel, prices increased
within a year to three and four times
the normal cost of a ticket.
While writing this it just occurred to
us that we have a few "dinkey" tick
cts for Hartford. Inasmuch as we
cannot use them between now and
Monday, we are willing to sell them
at reduced rates, provided the bust
ness manager downstairs doesn't
charge us for using this column for
advertising purposes.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-06-07
JOY At THE front,
GLOOM in THE REAR
A. P. Man Finds More HuInor
Where Shells Fly: Thick

New York, June 7.-Experiences
under fire and difficulties faced by
correspondents in the battle zone in
France are told in a letter just re-
ceived by The Associated Press from
one of its correspondents with the
American Expeditionary Forces. He
also tells of the fine morale Of the
American troops
The conditions in the north. Gre
ferring to the Disc district,) were
quite exciting for, correspondents, he
writes. when I was there I was
living in a. town so close to the lines,
that six-inch shells came in on us.
A number of shrapnel broke. right
over my house, breaking off the
brick-like shingles. Carnegie
bowler) (steel helmet) was my best
friend. There is nothing quite SO
upsetting to be writing a piece for
tho papers and hear that whistle of g.
shell coming your way, hear it break
almost over your head and then hear
the whistle that shrapnel makes as it
shoots. downward. - The incessant
racket. kept up. day and night.
Nights 1t was worse: absolutely
preventing sleep. r. There. was the
UNI BILE and roar of French and Ger.
mar guns nearer the line, the crash
Of a French heavy about a block
away, the whistle of shells going out
and coming in and the c-h-r-r-r-r-
Jump of .Boche H. E.. shells exploding.
When you finally drop off to sleep
about 3 in the morning the racket is
not SO great but you never know
whether you will wake up in the bed
he to al hoS tai
ben, or whether the. next thing you
hear will be the. voice of Old st. Peter
telling you to wipe the mud off your
boots before -entering.. -.-~+."."
added to other troubles probably
| have small quantity of gas in
me- got a Whit about, three weeks
or so ago. 1t wasn't enough to do
any harm, aside from making me
Vomt once and making my eyes and
throat smart. The throat is still
little sore. I did not get enough,
luckily, to make me go to a hospital
or even see doctor. But I am glad
| only had one small Whit instead OF
a couple Of big ones. .-..- .-.
But the whole business Is full to
the brim. with excitement bred by
uncertainty, and quite, the most In
teresting~ thing. in the world. I would
not have missed a single one of the
experiences l. have had for a million
dollars Any front / think, is prob
ably the most cheerful place on earth.
although, nobody would ever think
so. The further you get away from
the lines the more gloom there is.
But where shells fly and life. is
worth about a nickel nothing matters
to anybody. A laugh and a smile 10
the thing. I suppose this is because
the average American soldier :. goes
into battle Or into the. front firmly
convinced that he'll only get a wound
if the luck is right and at the same
time determined to. forget all. about
ii and enjoy life. [ have heard more
funny stories and more laughter
among our men in the line in one
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-06-07
to know tells us that it is not SO diff

to know tells us that it is not SO diff
cult as Mr.. Hoover Thinks
Seriously, however, MI. Hoover's
stand cannot but meet with the
hearty approval of all rational minds,
when he says:
The Food administration has
gone as far as it can toward tenn
perance without precipitating
worse situation If the American
people or congress will stop the
sale Of distilled liquors, the ad-
ministration will find no difficult
ty In stopping brewing.
It must appear to everyone else, as
we'll as to Mr.. Hoover, that "the loss
es in food are entirely secondary to
the moral and physical dangers.
which would inevitably result If we
were forced to drink nothing but gin
and whiskey.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-06-07
k.EAL ,wIN-THE-wAR RECIPE.


kund logic Ii contained in g. state
E issued by United States District
|rney Martin Of Porto Rico, anent
EGerman demonstrations on. the
Id. MIR. Martin, says:
|Be calm and quiet and deter
lned to win the war. The harm
q OF Germans In Porto Rico
LII hurt us. Killing them in
|1rope will hurt them. The most
3ective way to avenge the sink
3 Of the Carolina is to subscribe
{erally to the Red Cross which
ixes care of the families of our
tdiers who put their lives in
card.
kty- three words, yet a complete
narration Of how the war can be
There is something about Mr..
= in, if he is to be judged on the
It's of the foregoing statement,
smacks Of efficiency. He breathes
pirit of calmness, not repose: de-
ined action, not empty words.
Martin is apparently a man who
hises the future and then goes
with the, avowed purpose of con-
ng it.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-06-07
The Pre-MiIIennarians
philadelphia Bullettn)

For some days Bible conferences
have been held in this city in which
the Pre- Millennarians have been
prominent. These do not look for
the immediate coming Of the Millen-
mum, but predict a collapse of evil
and general state of chaos before
the Second Coming.
Many clergymen and laymen have
participated in the discussions, and
constant reference has been made
to certain verses In the Bible which
are supposed to prove that the Bat
tie of Armageddon is on, and that a
crisis in the worlds history is at
hand. All these men are devout and
filed with the idea that events Of
today are mere fulfllment of proph-
ecies issued more than two thousand
years ago, as we'll as some in the
time of Christ or mediately there
after.
1t cannot be said that these per-
sons have the unanimous backing Of
biblical scholars. In fact modern
biblical scholarship of the progress
sive type, which includes the ablest
Orientalists, and as devout men as
live, pays little attention to the words
of jeremiah, Amos, Isaiah, Daniel,
or even to the Apocalypse, as throw
ing any light on present conditions.
They look on the work of those great
men Of old as local, and without
modern significance,
That the world today is going
through the greatest crisis in history
needs no demonstration; that it is to
be followed by apocalyptic catas-
trophies is not nearly so certain. The
Second Coming has been predicted SO
often that not many are now basing
present conduct with any relation to
it's consummat ton. The need of the
hour Is personal conservation to duty
public and private-to thinking
and doing those things which make
for that righteousness which exalt-
eth g. nation. The fundamental
truths which the old Jewish proph-
cts taught are as vital today as then,
and these are to be accentuated
rather than any effort to ina CINE full
flllment Of prophecy.
One thing is certain--if the Ger
mans win this war, the world is to
be plunged into a chaos from which
it will not arise for several genera
tions to come. That is truth
which needs no demonstration from
Holy Writ.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-06-07

More recently 1t SCENE ed to ali con-
cerned that the earlier considerations
we're not With out just reason In the
death of their Youngest child and the
manifest shapings of Providence in
other respects it came to see the
part Of wtsdo ON that change of resi-
dence must be made rz,.-
Learning Of possibilities, and Moth
ing daunted by the former declina-
ton, on the 2Sth Of March last the
church in this city renewed their call
to the vacant passionate with the re-
suit indicated in letter of &C.
ceptance, dated June Sd, and conn
municated to the church at its mid
week prayer meeting last evening. III
is needless to say the members of the
church feel greatly pleased that their
presistency is SO graciously rewarded.
Mr.. Steinhoff enters upon the duties
of his new pastorate at once, his resig-
nation of his Bridgeport charge hav-.
ing taken effect last Sunday. He
comes to his new field of service with
an unblemished reputation for alt
that is good in a Christian minister.
He is unpretentious and without af-
fectation He is to reside at 121r
Griswold street.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-06-07
A Remarkable Heritage.

(F'rom the Montreal Gazette.)
There is not creature in Great
Britain Indifferent, to the issues
wrapped up in the war. Men, women
and children-all are engrossed by the
transcendent possibilities of the world
struggle, destined to reshape a planet.
And yet note, through the press,
the signs of an abiding calm. Parlia-
ment meets and discusses large
themes, certainly, but does not think
the Town Pump beneath it's regard.
The routine of government proceeds
with inf1exible regularity The law
courts sit; and half a dozen elderly
gentlemen in horse-hair wigs sit round
a table. in a dingy apartment and
make laws for 500,0oO,00O people
calm and unruffled. War is at the
very door; and death diffuses itself
from innocent skies; loved ones are
MANNED and killed; but the London
Bobby" still holds up his hand in the
streets as the embodiment of the ma
jesty of the law-strong and unper-
turbed. The daily life is regulated
with it's accustomed routine. Hyde
Park echoes to street oratory. The
great machinery of government con-
tinues. The noble lords sit in the
Upper House and wear their coronets.
From the ends of the earth British
subjects come to the heart Of the en-
pire and plead their case before the
learned Judges, who sit in silent ma
jesty, while the Whirr of the engine of
the enemy airplane is heard overhead.
The business Of life goes on.
The business of war goes on---the one
absorbing interest; but this is the re-
markable thing-that though the fate
of England-"My England, inviolate,
and set in the silver sea''-the fate OF
the world, is tren7 bling in the balance,
the national phiegm asserts itself, side
by side with the keytng up of the
whole nation to the necessities of the
war This is the wonder-the unin-
pairme nt of national calm. Parlia-
ment meets with due regularity; Black
Rod makes his customary bow; the
papers are full of details Of the par
Iiamentary discussion as to the merits
Of this or that public individual. One
might be deceived, who. did not know
the British character; but this is the
quality which guarantees the con-
tinuance Of the Empire in the world
that, however pressed, however immi-
nent be the danger; the British char
acter meets the need, calm, lnarticu-
late, If you will, but deeply and highly
resolved silent, but firm as a rock,
conscious OF an august past, and con-
secrated to an absorbing purpose
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-06-07
HEARINGS ON new
WAR TAXES NOW ON
Champion Of Income Assessments
First Witness Before Committee

Washington, June with the rec
ommendation of Secretary McAdoo
that the new war revenue bill be
drawn to raise one-third of the ma
tons expenses for the next year, or
$4,000, 100000 before it, the: house
ways and means committee mally
took up the drafting Of the tax ~ais-
ing measure today by the Inauguration
of series of hearings. Benjamin G.
Marsh. representing an organization
favoring increases in income and ex-
cess profits taxes, was expected to be
the first witness before the committee.
Framing Of a bill which will double
the revenues derived from the exist
Ing schedule was the task before the
committee. Such a bill would leave
approximately $4,000, 100000 to be
raised in the fiscal year Of 1879
through loans.
Government taxes gathered from a
vide variety Of sources every m onth
are barely sufficient, if levies on in
comes and excess profits are excluded,
TO pay war expenses for two days Of
the month. This was shown today by
a detailed treasury report Of tax col
lectione for April, giving the yield of
ordinary and war taxes for that
month an s93, 100000. Government
expenses now are running nearly $780,
100000 4 day.
CORPORATE income and excess
taxes collected in April were S127,-
e1t,u0O, and individual income and
excess profits receipts were S4l, ILL.,
600, making a total Of $169."35.do0
from these sources, these -, reported
only a small amount, comp ratively
with The two billion dollars or.uore
which i'll be collected within the
hext ten days.
Other minor sources of revenue are
shown BY the following April co;le,-
IONS:
From whiskey and other special
tics, 22,711, 900. tobacco s15,S3a.-
900; Beer and other fern ented Ii
uors s11,23s,ooo; freight taxes, S.
$4,000 passenger ticket taxes, S.
$4,000; theatre admissions $685.
900; 4 automobiles and motorcycles
s3,429, 900, estates, s4,7s4,o00; ex-
press*sta 1915 geo, taxes on tele-
phone and telegraph messages. ST.
$685. ::
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-06-07
PICTURES OF SOLDIERS.

Sergeant J. Bayer, Jr., in charge OF
the men In the first company, 1921
Depot Brigade, in which most Of tho
New Britain men at Camp Upton are
located, has written to Mayor Quigley
to inform him that the New Britain
boys have had group photograph
taken by government orders. The
mayor is to purchase one of these pic
lures and friends or relatives Of the
soldiers can obtain information con-
corning the same from him.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-06-07
Call for More Nurses.
(From the New York Sun.

VI rom the New Ork Sun.
There is immediate and pressing
necessity for more nurses in the
army and in civil life Already
large number have been sent to
France. Many more will be needed
in the American hospitals abroad In
addition to these. the great institu-
tions for the treatment of wounded
men to be brought to this country
viii require large staffs. These needs
are the primary consideration of the
nation at this time, but the demands
of the civilian population are not of
less Importance. The country has
scarcely got its men On the fighting
front, yet for months there has been
q marked scarcity Of nurses in the
hospitals here, and ihe number in
private practice has been reduced
almost to the vanishing point.
Of the work Of the nurse there
must be no misunderstanding. It Is
arduous and difficult. She must have
physical strength for heavy tasks,
strong nerves that will not be shaken
III dangerous situations, unlimited do
votion to her calling, the strength of
character to keep her natural SYM
pathy under control, and intelligence
Of high order. She must be cheer
fully responsive to discipline under
ali circumstances. The woman who
conceives military nursing to be a
perpetual smoothing of the fevered
brows of handsome heroes is destined
to rude awakening if she enters the
military service.
But the rewards of the nurses are
mmensurate with the onerous la
bors they perform. They hold an
honorable place among those who
give their all for their country. They
are rightly counted as partners Of
the men in the trenches. Their min
1stra tons are a direct contribution to
the defense Of the nation. The SOL
d1er with his rifle and the nurse with
her clinical thermometer are major
figures in the mighty struggle that Is
now in progress.
1t has been proposed to give army
rank and titles to nurses We can
see no objection to this, although
there may be good reasons for the
opposition to the plan shown by
some army officers. Naval titles are
worn by constructors; the medical
department of the army has it's gen.
erals, colonies, majors, and so on;
the ordnance and quartermaster men
ere distinguished by titles. If it will
strengthen the nursing force Of the
military establishment to have mill
tary titles, those titles should be
promptly conferred
But the necessary thing to do now
is to get a sufficient number of nurses
to meet the needs Of the military,
naval and civil practices. The oppor-
tunity is open to all, and the response
to the call should be sufficient to fill
DOStS
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-06-07
PEOPLES CHURCH
HAS NEW. PASTOR
Rev. r.. @. SteinI1off of Bridgeport
Coming to Social Church Next
Sunday to Begin Passionate.

It will be recalled that nearly two
years ago the Peoples church of
Christ of this city called to their va
cant passionate Rev. r. c. Steinhoff OF
Bridgeport, pastor of the Christian
Alliance church in that city. 1t was
known at that time that considera-
tons Of health might make removal
farther inland an imperative neces-
sity both for Mr.. Steinhoff and mem
bers of his family, but it was found
that he was too strongly entrenched
in the affections Of his people. to al
low of his imm ediate.~ removal, and
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-06-07
ER. HOOVER AND BEER.

spatches from Washington yes
Iy made it apparent to all con-
Id that President Wilson and
Administrator Hoover have no
'ncea with those who are attempt
o maize the United States bone
&s a.sresuft, the Senate will kill
kandaIE amendment to the Elmer
Food abf1l, which provided that
10. 900 of : the appropriation in
a in the measure itself should
be expended unless the Presi-
had first issued proclamation
biting the use OF fruits and Ger
dur4ng the war in the manufac-
OF beers and hight wines. This
not have made the country
dry" Immediately, because
are 100000 gallons OF whiskey
bcfx, as we'll as large supplies OF
and wines, according to Mr..
or, butt it would have ended the
facture in this country of any
olio beverage.
are glad that Mr.. Hoover, who
harmony with the Presidents
on the question involved, has
this occasion to point out to the
ates OF prohibition that they are
sighted In their belief that the
ion of the manufacture of beer
light wines would prove benef1-
b the country. If the prohibit
ts plan were adopted. the sa-
would be confined practically to
skey and gin business. To quote
Foover:
ny true advocate Of temper
% and of national efficiency in
be times will shrink from this
alton, for the national dan
in it Is greater than the use Of
10 4,000,00 bushels of grain
1thly in the breweries. If the
erican people want prohibi-
it should prohibit by legisla-
to that end and not force the
d administration to the re-
visibility for an orgy of drunk
ess.
only does Mr.. Hoover hit the
bn the head, going directly to
kain issue at stake, but for one
broclaims himself a lifelong be-
in national temperance, he dis
remarkable knowledge of the
ites for getting drunk. eft is
v difficult" he adds, "to get
on 2% per cent beer Of
Mr.. Hoover meant that it is
y difficult provided ones time
ted. We are not. well versed in
natters, but a friend who claims
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-06-07
CONGRATULATIONS, TOM!

If you see us on the street today,
A-smiling all the while,
Strutting proudly as peacock
With our chest thrown out a mile;
If we seem to be contented
Like kid with apple pie,
Or man with scotch and soda
When his tongue is parched and
dry:
If you wonder why we're happy,
Ask and you shall learn the truth,
The reason is because today
Our baby has a tooth!
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BURBERRY.

He has not made his last brave
flight
Among the stars he flies tonight.
Yea, higher than the moon he flies,
With a new wonder in his eyes;
And winged angels lead him still
Beyond the last white heavenly hill.
0 brave and blest! to sail so far,
Where blue celestial mornings are,
Our hearts fly with you since you go
Above the splendid peaks Of snow,
Above the borders of the spheres,
A young Icarus with your peers!
CHARLES HANSON TOWNF,
in the New York Tribune.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-06-07

lTENTTON. HOHE91zOLLHRNSf
Let us run high the old Flag,
be odd, the true Flag; the Flag
George Washington and Abra-
km Lincoln. the Flag Of tho
Puernment OF, for, and by the
hop1e; the Ffago3 national faith
bld sacred and OF national hon
unstntned. the Flag of human
tghts and qof%good example to all
ktions; the Flag OF true civil
|tion. peace, and good will to
|en.
-CNRL SCHURZ,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-06-07
rest Of the time that I have been In

rest Of the time that I have been In
Europe.
And they are a great crowd. these
fighters Of ours, whether they do
their fighting on the ground or in
the air. They are game to the core,
cheerful. happy and have one thought
only That is: Kill Germans And
they never overlook a chance. You
cant beat an army that sails into an
enemy with a grin on It's face and
ChEckle in its heart"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-06-07
PORTER-PARKER.

Announcement of the engagement
Of Miss Rachel Estele Parker to Max
we'll Stoddard Porter was announced
last evening at a dinner given at the
Porter to Miss Parker and her friends
Miss Parker is of the class Of 1920,
Connecticut college at New London,
and Mr.. Porter will be graduated
from Yale university this coming
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-06-07

Evidently others think as we do
about some Of the local conductors
Today we were told that a conductor
on the Arch street line stopped his
car last evening for seven minutes
While he went into a drug store and
had a drink Some servicel
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-06-07

Noah was 500 years old before he
knew how to build an arc.--Mr. Hur-
ley, of the Shipping Board. He was
even older when he discharged his
light. Cheer up, ye electricians!
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-06-07

According to dispatches, a London
man lay in bed two years to escape
the draft. Bet he didn't forget to
close the windows.