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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-08-03

private hands, the hands Of employ
efs themselves or Of private agencies
winch throVe upon the ignorance and
SulIlbllty OF the crude human ma
terlal with which they had to deal
me fearful conditions of waste and
poverty produced by such a system,
as we'll as the obvious abSurdity Of
it, have at last been brought TO the
serious attention Of the government,
Signs in Detroit advertising for labor
to go to Pittsburgh. and signs in
Pittsburgh advertising for labor to go
to Detroit clearly illustrate the false,
Wasteful and unjust principle upon
which labor, without the protection
of government auspices, has been
knocked about.
And so an organization has been
effected under the management Of J.
r. DcnsmOre, director general of
employment Of the United States de
partment Of labor. The territory Of
the nation is to he divided into dis
trictS. Industries and laborers will
he listed and la Dor apportioned ac-
cording to need among the employers
applying for 1t, provision being made
to supply war and essential indus
tries first
This policy and practice is said to
be the most drastic action taken by
the government since the passage Of
the military CONSUMPTION bill
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-08-03

discipline the States by levying texeS
on State and local officers, as suChs
But when 1T comes to laying a tax on
all citizens, as citizens for purpose OF
national defence, the comfy traditio1
becomes an absurdity Moreover. Il
there ever was any Foundation for il
in constitutional law or interpretatio}E
that foundation was destroyed whuI
Congress and the States adopted a
constitutional amendment which per-
nlits the Federal Government to tax
incomes from whatever source de<
rived"
No patriotic State, county or muni1
"ipal otiiceholdcr wants to remain an
income tax Stacker. In order to carry
on the war every one should gladl|~
pay according to his means. No Stats
capitol and no municipal building
should be turned into a sanctuary for
! tax dodgers. Let all citizens share
Tue burden equally. Even onireho1f~
"r9 are citizens. Congress should
| 10 ume in annuIling the foolish
| discrimination which segregates State.
county and municipal off7ceholders
INTO an lhVidious and pampered class
group.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-08-03
A THOUGHT FOR SUNDAY.

Tomorrow is the fourth anniver-
sary of Great Britains declaration OF
not decided to Intervene, and had not
British soldiers come to the aid of
Belgium and France it is doubtful
whether the trained Teuton legions
could have ben checked in their drive
on Paris and the coast. SO let US re-
member Great Britain In our Sunday
thoughts and pray that the glorious
success now browning the efforts of
the Allies may continue.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-08-03
CANNING CLASSES TO MEET.
Enrolment Cards for Distribution
Given to- Team Captains,

At meeting Of Tie captains Of the
canning teams, he'd last evening with
the chairman OF the food commitcee,
Mrs. Martin x. Pasco, in Chamber OF
Commerce rooms, plans for the CAM
pai8n to secure pledges from tho
housewives throughout the city as to
the number of quarts of canned GOODS
they plan TO put UP. were discussed
and perfected. Each captain was Civ
en- the required mum Der Of enrolment
cards and the work oil caNVasatng the.
city will start Immediately. -
The canvass will be conducted on a
similar basis as that of the Child'a
Welfare campaign. Captains have been
appointed for the various scfOC1 dis.
tricts, and each will appoint her own
canvassng team, TIN, s&ee estion bcin5
made that mem bers OF teams reside
in the districts which they are to can.
vasS
Following are tho names OF th1
captains and their respective districtss
St Mary's district, Miss Meta ATCTY-
tyre; tSmalley school, Mrs NJ. u SAKE;
East street, Miss Ruth Steele: Monroe.
Miss Josephine Durham: Lincoln.
Mrs. Peter Long; Smith, Mis- Ida Bar-
ncr; OsgOod Hill Miss Ruth noo1ittIe.
Stanley Miss Gladys Andrews: Camp
Miss Mildred Leeds: Rockwell. Nfiss
Grace Wood; Nort1end. Miss Rubv
Andrews.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-08-03
5000 AND MORE.
flgureS On Baby Weighing Week
Continue to Increase

me executive committee of +be
CHlld welfare campaign. which has
JUST oeeh completed in this citv. held
d meeting yesterday afternoon. in tba
chamber of Commerce rooms o+
Whlch time directions for the disnosie.
tlon of the enrolment cards were eiv-.
en- A committee is being formed to
complete the cards and classify them
before sending them to WASHINGTON
According to reports of the captains
handed in yesterday, over 5000 ha
bles were weighed and measured in
this city during the CAMPAIGN. En-
rollment cards are still coming in
from the doctors of the city. wbo
have been called upon TO weigh
measure and examine babies priva+ fey
~. AS was stated before the cam
pa1gn started, persons wishing to have
their children attended PRIVATELY
must do so at their own expense
Early next week it is expected the
final report will be ready. At the
same time the committee viii be in
position to state the total number of
pounds of babies, the average height
also designate the number weighed
and measured at various ages.
The committee extended a vote Of
Clle'hh9 W Cll6 uoCIOfS ana nurses who
so kindly assisted in the prosecution
Of the campaign, the janitors Of the
various schools, and all women of the
city who either assisted as helpers or
clerks at the weighing centers: also t%
Mrs. Columbo, who was of such in
valuable assistance in the italian dis
trict, and Mrs Arthur r. J. Kelly
and Mrs. Novakofsi1y, who worked
hard in making the work al the Bart
lett school q success.
A committee will be formed very
soon for the follow-up work 70 DO
carried on in correction with the
Child's Welfare camp4ien l.,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-08-03
No German Diplomacy.
lChicagO NeWs.(

From a most unexpected quarter
comes an assault on German diDiO-
macy. The influential and at times
QuasioffiCial Frankfurtcr Ieltulg COM
plains that during the last four years
the Berlin foreign Office has acted IN
an erratic and bcWi]dering manner.
It admits. in short, that German diplo-
macy has forfeited all claims to trust
and condolences. How, 1t asks, can any
government take the word OF the Ger
man foreign ONCE when 1T contradlcts
and stultifies itself so often?
It is not likely that the Weli-ln~
formed newspaper which INDUCES IN
these remarkable comments Is really
at a loss to account for the antics or
the German foreign office. 1t must be
we'll aware that there is no such thing
as German diplomacy. Germany
boasts of it's mighty strength OF tne
good German sword" OF it's right to 90
whatever it chooses, since German
| judgments. being German, are neoeS-
sarily righteous judgments.
In Germany the military cabal rules
| and the so-ca1led diplomats are mere
| puppets. Imperial chanceIlorS ana
I secretaries of foreign affairs take or
| ders from the great general stan. LII
| dendorff is now the dictator or Ger
! many. The foreign office has no terms
| Of peace, for its terms nOtoriouSly Vary
/ with the military situation.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-08-03
THE FIGHTING MARIN rs.

Thrilling with the bugle's notes.
Forth to the scenes
Where death waits on glorY's deed.
Go we, Marines
Settings we have never been.
Sparing to smite;
Now we are, so just our cause,
Devils in fight!
Were she but a petty state,
With no proud past
BraveIr we would fight for her,
Spend 10 the last:
But great winds are in our blood.
Prairie and sea.
Here. TOO, died our mighty sires
To make men free!
Were she triply in the wrong,
Our own dear land,
We would dCHl out stOutest blows
At her command:
But . Liberty. we drain
AS from q cup:
With the Old high dreams our hearts
Are lifted up!
With an inner ache for home,
Left far behind,
Proud we bear the dearest hope
OF all mankind
While the daWn-tost flag above
It's beauty prcens--
Storm VIC through the gates Of hell,
The Fighting Marines!
by Frederick Brooks Lindsey In the
New York Tribune.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-08-03
(I3OStOn Herald.

The work -or-tight program, if it is
to contribute anything substantial to
the relief Of the labor shortage, must
be pressed with far greater VigOr
than has yet been diScernible. The
registration, as the meagrc totals dis
close, was pretty nearly a complete
Hasco. Dozens Of communities re-
ported no reGistr9nts at all, While
many large CentCrS mustered only
mere handful. Yet everyone knows
that these cities and towns contain
thousands of men who are either
busted with non essential occupations
or are engaged in no occupations at
all.
If we are to comb out the drones
effectively it must be done with the
same thOTOuGhness and persistence as
tile work of enrolling men for the
draft quotas.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-08-03
MERIDEN HONORS HERO


Meriden, Aug. 3.-MiIitary honors
were paid by the city Of Meriden TO-.
Gay to the memory Of Leroy Chester
Higglnson, first class carpenters mate
VINO died at Queenstown. Ireland. on
June - and whose body was buried
mere. The deceased was a son Of Mr..
ana Mrs. Edward Fl. Higginson. Al
me funeral the state guard city and
town officials, police and fire depsrA-
IhehtS were represented. The activs
bearers Were from the naval reserves
d' New Haven, while the honorarp
bearers were Civil war veterans.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-08-03
I 0u'u Z op1cs

ore Of the most important and far
r"uchil1& measures that has come be-
fore the council in a long time is the
one passed at the last session. and We
toed promptly by Mayor OuigIev pro-
Vldlng for the city to make uD the
difference in pay for all CITY emploves
who enter the government service
nile 1T would be q, fine thing if the
city could continue its patriotic en-,
pIONeS on the payroll, MANY DpODIe
leel that in view Of the large number
or employees who have 1oc<cd to the
colors it would be a little too much
OF d drain on the city; and inasm1rch
as a majority Of other employers of
laoor do not do the same thing it is
thought unWise. The MAYOR has ve-
tood the measure because he does not
want TO show any discrimination
Aamong city employees in the service
AS these rules were originallv de-
V1sed 1t was the intention to keen no
hcemen and firemen on the payroll
when they enter the service. to hold
their positions open for them and to
have the city pay them the differences
htWecn their government aIlOtmcntS
and their pay in civil life. More care
tu' investigation however. shows that
MS would be unjust discrimination.
There are u number Of board Of puh-
tic works employees in the SERVICE
there are a numbc Of street EMPLOYEES
IN the service and there are also a
large number of school teachers in
the service, s well as others who
could Justly claim to be on tho city
payroll. 1t is the IuayOr's view that
all city employees, from the HIGHEST
paid down to the most common
street laborer, should be paid or else
none of them should be paid Already
some of the fremen and policemen
who enlisted previously have been
kept on the payroll, but according to
the mayor these men will have to be
stricken off. unless the city votes to
treat all of It's employees on the same
basis.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-08-03
u step in the right di-

II step in the right di-
yould be productive Of
Apre satisfactory than
se until now.
Zeal for funds were
seds could be appor-
RAJ various organiza-
Ito a pre-arranged
This would be bet
Tor the organiza-
soIdiers in France.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-08-03
The Labor Campaign.
(NeW York Tribune !

G.
There is no duty that the war laws
upon every American more PRESSING
than that of studying and comprc-
hendlng the labor problem of this
crucial period. 1t has many aspects.
The goal is one: To secure a maxi
mum production from the nation as
II whole. Without maximum produc-
ton. We cannot win the war at aiI;'
or, II we by luck do win it, the end
can come only after much avoidable
agony.
The department Of labor is begin
ming Il campaign of education
through advertising, through volun-
teor speakers. through every source
of public appeal, to explain to every
employer and to every workman ex-
actly where waste occurs and how it
can be avoided. The central feature
Of the mechanism for minimizing
waste is the United States employ
mcnt service. There has been IN
limited bidding for labor and as a
result we have seen a colossal waste
of labor, through frequent shifts
through long trips, through a confu-
sion in the labor market beyond all
experience. This central agency aims
to reduce this confusion to a mini
mum. 1T is organized upon a vast
scale. One Of the first aims is to
create II labor recruiting system. to
be known as the public service re-
serve, with 100000 skilled men reg
istered, literally mobile army Of
labor. Through a system of branches
and labor clearances, 1t Is hoped to
fill all labor needs promptly and
fairly. with minimum of disturb
ance to industry and at a minimum
cost to the individual and to the ma
ton.
President Wilson outlined at once
the ideal and the practical bearing
of the endeavor in his plea to the
country:
"Therefore. solemnly urge all
employers engaged in war work to
refrain after August /, 1915 from
recruiting unsl1illed labor in any
manner except through this central
agency. | urge labor to respond as
loyalty as heretofore to any calls is
sued by this agency for voluntary en-
lstment in essential industry. And
| ask them both alike to rememb Der
that no sacrifice will have been in
vain if we are able to prove beyond
all question that the highest and best
form of efficiency is the spontaneous
cooperation of a free people"
Much depends upon the will with
which the nation answers this call.
We shall be able to measure in blood
the lives of our sons, our husbands.
our brothers, the degree to which
employers and laborers respond The
overwhelming might of America
working as one. working here at
home to the last limit Of eticienrf
and devotion AS our men are light
ing over there, can shorten the war,
can save untold lives. Let all Hnder-
stand, and who will hahS baCk!
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-08-03
FL. COvALEsKIE REIrAsrD,

Detroit, Aug. 3.-Unconditional ref
lease by the Detroit American league
baseball club of Pitchers Harry Cove
leskie and Carroll Jones was made
known here yesterday. Coveleskic
joined the local club in 1914. Jones
has been with the team since 1919,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-08-03

Deys liable for ter be trouble
'twixt Mandy an Rastus: kaze Mandy
done lay holt her rollin' pin en- she
say when dat good fer nuthin- Rastus
come home she g,vine pintedly tell
him he got ter work or f1ght.-~NeW
Haven Union.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-08-03
WITHIN WRTI,E 8

Seaman Charles Witkip of the Unit
cd States navy has written al interest.
ing letter to Mayor George A. Quiolel.
telling of the life on the bounding
main. chasing U-boats Witkin Iiheg
navy lire and is going up the la9l@f
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-08-03
RACING AT SARATOGA

Saratoga Springs, Aug. 3.-Polvrae-
liam ran six furlongs with 1923 pounds
up in 40 SIS AT the track here YES
terday afternoon. Ii was just about
as close to lying rs a thoroughbred
can get and established Il new track
record.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-08-03

Thrift Stamps and the high cost Of
Whiskey have cut the number of cases
of alcoholism treated at Bellevue hos
pital to one-thrd Of the average.
Perhaps war may make prohibition a
non essential industry--New York
sun.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-08-03

One account Of the subway onfu-
sion related that many passengers
were "caught in the JAM" Did they
lick their fingers?
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-08-03

In his annual war proclamation the
Kaiser says: God is with US" SO
the firm is still doing business at the
old stand.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-08-03

One of the commanders leading
General Goutte, But the General
showed that he has a few "klcl1s" left,
lust the same.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-08-03

The District Attorney of New York
has warned Countess Chiquito Same
dra de Cervantes Mazzuchi to curtail
her war fund activities. He might fin
name.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-08-03

A woman in New York praised the
Kaiser and was fined $50. If anyone
in Germany, except Herr Harden,
praised President Wilson, he would
face q firing squad.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-08-03

The Staats-zeitung Of New York
says that 1.-The Kaiser must CO. but
fails to state whittier However, any
number of Americans would be glad
to tell him should he inquire
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-08-03

The new chief Of the Hun Admiralty
staff may be able to hold his JOB a tit
tie while by Scheer nerve.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-08-03

Now let's all laugh at those New
York subway passengers who had TO
be told how to get home.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-08-03

Imagine the position a poor news
paper reporter is IN when he returns
to the office and informs the city edi-
tor that the barber he has tried to in
terview has nothing to say''-Spring-
field Daily News.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-08-03

woman Arrested For Impersonat~
ing Officer. "-Headline. Officers con-
slider this the most unkindest cut of
all"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-08-03

Lord Cecil believes "Ludendorff has
something up his sleeve His Ger
man arms, no doubt.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-08-03

According to a Hub newspaper fire
destroyed q Triton On. HI garage.
Had it been standing erect. the gar
age might not have burned.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-08-03

One place captured by the Allies
yesterday was d village called Cohan.
Dollars to doughnuts George M. viii
write new play around It.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-08-03
sERvENTION

9Es word that the
e4an Government
he terms FOR the
3ntervention in ST.
1npIete plans have
lit is thought that
will lend all aid
eho- Slovaks who
Mad with great
fy Great Britain
help, and it is
will also be able
MIST in the general
too early to pre-
,ss of spch move,
k1tb4t It is time for
4 an Russia have
|pw. Tpe rank and
eDuntry are~0cl1 Of
gfon and if the plan
&tfon without delay,
Russians may join
;s and make it neces-
my to send additional
5lA Ii she intends to re-
FNSprovinces. It was only
sfstance of forces recalled
Astern front that the Ger
Nj command was able to
Sffensives in March and May
2Ar against the Allies in the
81 and If the number of enemy
Cps now opposing our boys and
MAeir gallant comrades in France can
be reduced, the great advantage to be
gained is obvious.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-08-03

e'HOuI lie CITY Jig OI0t S1Al'A "AA" va
the walks is SO heavy as to be uh-
clean This is especially true on the
north side of Park street, near the
American Hardware corporate"
pant
W. - s. ...,,
i"GHtS -hNe Years ago CHe"6 l'0i.'"
appeared III the coIuihhS ol Ill0
Ileralo'
'ulS 90 W. Il. <N'W oo"' - ~ All
crews august l>ui chHtVl a. James
Nochfane' Is. +. carney a. L. 1hoillp
SON. H. u. humphrey ana other mem
; oers OF the "a hour blue hshlng clun
! Wall go to watch XIII and Block ISIand
next Wednesday and THURSDAY lor
! theH amman ouuhS. MIS- Il. j. vance
AARS' wilson ana several otncfS from
thE' citN attended {. i. MerW1n
mouse party nt Wooonnon' ,aSl eve
l'i1 =, - / ''i7o''S' / - '.'''Il'' =,
@"'' j. D%(iS' ~ ',''NSq, I' w. ~
1''' ~ :" o., - w 11 No'lS
I'.,,' ~ 80 '.l< ma! - IlS',,@
- olI~ yt1I,o
- o ,,t1 80 a. ~, -, w o1oa
ant ti,,,e Anc,I1s+ P,,rc1-hord+ VS.
o1ao+ed +,.oaeI,re' If +1,o ,.arn,or D.
,a,.o}o,,t a,,l,i,t,. ,.,'4 ,i[u,,t
L,I,, 90 trba t2,,;,.4l., .i,,,o,, ,,
conner mine * idle and tbe workbench
have hoen discharood DOG DAVIS he
pon vos+ardav II q NobIo has MN
cboeod . LOT ~, tI,o zo,.+ eido If -,
i,,,,+o, stron+ o,,d ,.to,, 49,, +i,,,o ,o,,,o,,
VIII o,oat ,,o,,..> +,ono y, 1.oo,i,,,r
Win Tho s,,rrn',rdino.s
univ 80. sunday,
Univ a. p,,of ro,.,,i,, ara -,.if,
Will snand o fo,,l ,,.ooI-,. j., Tt,or,o,.ta,,,
Nyoodn,o,+ 49,, 49,,
RETURN abont Ano,r+ I,o, r,.,,
and William blair are At ths worId,e
fair, Mrs. c. r, STANLEY and danobte,,
Ruth. are at Port washinotor T, r
| Dennis Riordan pa+rio,x NTcr,oho ,r
w O,Connor and 1osonl, nT1,ui, s.,,o,,t
Yesterday at ea1.in r,oc,,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-08-03

Why doesn't the food administra-
ton put a stop to throwing rice at
weddings?
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-08-03

American LdpOi "'oO"iO00
War Camp Commun-
ity Service ....... 1o,VuO.oVV
These aggregate $187,OoO.0oo. If
the public should be asked to con-
tribute to each of thenf in rapid sue
pession, land this must be done If
a merger is not agreed upon}, the
organizations which launch their
''drives' first will probably succeed
in obtaining their quotas but those
which come last may have difficulty
in securing the desired amounts, in
asmuch as the impulse to contribute
would be spent to a great measure.
This should not be taken to mean
that the American people are tired
of giving. They have proven their
willingness to contri butte on every oc-
casion, and no campaign, so far as
we know, has fallen short of the
mark aimed at. But it would not be
surprising if the public, so sorely
tried by the world war, should be-
come irritated by an unending sue
CGSSlOh OF appeals IOr money lot
agencies other than federal.
There is no reason why all the
agencies should not unite in a joint
financial effort. They are all striving
for the same goal: they are all re-
lated to one another; they are all
under the supervision of the same
body, the so-called F'osdick Commits
sion, and they all carry the same ap-
peal--so why shouldn't they effect a
merger, present a united appeal to
the country, and have this thing over
with in a short time?
The War Department is said to look
with favor upon the idea Of q union
Of forces, with joint drive to cover
the needs of all the organizations.
Certainly, to the average citizen. thai
Mar. seems the simplest and the most
economical. in that it eliminates much
waste and confusion. All the econ
pnic and military forces of the coun-
try are being welded together nova
days, and it would appear that mer
ger Of auxluafy Wal dSCilcIeS 9Hoult
prove most beneficial.
1t is difficult to understand why {
merger along the lines suggested has
not been carried out already. Thus
EaT only two organizations have
pooled their resources, the Y. M. G. A
and the Y. W. c. A. Why cannot thi
union form a nucleus for genera
consolidation of all the agencies which
are doing such magnificent work il
France? "Over there" all these or
CARNATIONS cooperate in mos
whole heerted manner, regardless o
creed or race, and it seems as though
The respective home headquarter
ought to be able to evince the sam
spirit in this country. There has beef
some display OF local co-operatio1
during drives, but the real, neces
sary fusion--that of funds-is still t.
be accomplished. If the FosdicI
Commission can bring about a con
solidatjon Of effort in the premises, /
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-08-03

Government control OF street rail
ways is now prophesied.. Jitneys next?
New London Day.