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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27
HIS STAR.
We laughed when little Ri1 cold
Dad

I'm going to the war;
But that's his star a-waving
On the flag outside our door,
It didn't seem conceivable
That such a puny lad
Could get into the Army
But it shows the spunk he had.
Yes, Bill was a persistent
Bull-headed little cuss
Though when the doctors turned him
down
He didn't make a fuss
Just said, me for the country, Dad,
TIL come back fine as silk;
I'll eat my weight in potcheese
And I'll swim in cream and milk"
That night he came and told me
Just before he went to bed,
AS near as he remembered,
What the Army doctors said:
"They listened through a stethoscope
To get some inside news,
And something in my heart told me
That [ was going to lose.
They didn't mention leprosy,
I'm glad I haven't that
But I've got everything else, Dad.
To put me on the mat.
I'm underweight and undersized;
| They say I have fat feet;
| I'm short a few bicuspids
| Used for f1etcherizing meat
| My right lung is as good as new,
| The other ones a wreck
| But though the left one is not right
The rights ones left, by Heck!
| Then, infanti1e paralysis
! They say I've barely missed,
But spinal meningitis may
| Soon put me on the list.
| My optic nerves do not project
| Clear pictures to my brain:
| My pericardium shows that
| I'm suffering from ptomaine.
| Then somewhere In my system
| There's a, floating kidney loose
| And there's too much sally -something
| In my pancreatic juice.
They limited at sarcoma
Of the epithelium;
don't know what it is but you'll
| Admit that's going somel
My respira ton is too short;
| My tonsils are too long.
| My whole metabolsm Is
Absodamlute1y wrong!
But why should a corpse worry?
T don't care now, what they said,-
Their autopsy distinctly shows
I've been a long time dead!'
| bill lett next DAY Tor the OlQ farm
Owned by his doting aunts,-
! We haven't seen him since, although
he wrote to us from France
| We laughed when little Bill said.
| Dad,
I'm going to the war;"
But that's his star a-waving
On the flag outside our door.
Yes, Bill was a persistent,
Bull-headed little cuss.-
He writes he's now chief deck-hand
| On an eight-ton Army bus.
BY Adolphe T. smylie Of the Wig
ilantes.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27
MFS SAGES TO ENEMY
COUNTRIES.

According to the Official Bulletin.
Tho American Red Cross is now the
on1v channel officially authorized to
transmit messages from persons IN
the Tinted States to relatives, friends
-. aco11afntances in enemy countries,
and a system Of operation has been
devised by the State Department
which makes such messages as nearly
"snv-nroof" as they possibly could be.
When war broke out, nearly every
bel1igerent in Europe had a secret
channel, or perhaps several channels
through which messages for enemy
countries could be received. some
nations did not even hesitate to abuse
the privileges of the Red Cross, and
under the pretense of forwarding an
Innocent query through one of this
organizations branches in an adjacent
neutral country, intelligence agents for
a long time sent valuable military in
until it finally reached the ultimate
destination.
The Germans we're quick TO discov-
sr how dangerous this practice might
be. They refused to permit letters, as
originally written by the sender, to
leave occupied territory. They tran
scribed the message onto a prepared
form, which was then forwarded to
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27
BurIeSOn i'm Charge.
Charlotte Observer

President Wilson signed the bill for
taking over the wire service of tho
country and it is no surprise to know
that in the meantime the post office
depa rtment had anticipated the even
tuality and had made ready The tele-
graph and telephone systems are to
come under the operation of post
master General Burleson, and the OBJ
servers recent suggestion that the
stockholders would be in no hurry
after the war to start an agitation for
a return to corporation ownership and
management, stands more than ever
likely to be justified-for Burleson Is
great on the dividend end of a propo-
SttiOn.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27
LiChnOwsky's Punishment.
New York Tribune.)

Prince Lichnowsky, expelled from
the Prussian House of Lords, has gone
into exile in the mountains of
Switzerland. Truth and freedom live
on the heights. In Switzerland the
ex-ambassador will find q kindred
spirit, DR.. Wilhelm Muehlon, the casti-
gator of German barbarism. Why
shouldn't they elect themselves char
ter members Of "TelI-the- Truth
ut-Germany Lacquer"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27

The American system
thorough, according to
To illustrate "A man
wishes to send a mes
epther in Berlin, to in
kter that their aged
Isl here. He goes to the
ross Office, and writes
This is sent to the
unication, where it is
time and labor, and
&bsolutely changed.
hen goes to the CEN
is next transmitted
md, where the mes
put onto another
to the addressee.
news to many that
communicate with
enemy countries and
ws to all true Amer
has been found to
E spy- proof"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27

If the folks in Plainville get all
excited over mere rumor of Allied
success what will they do when
they receive news of big victory?
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27

1t the Kaiser repeats his Rossner
larry stories about pretty violets, etc.
to his soldiers, they will tell him
about the planets and CONSULTATIONS
winch they saw when Foch hit them
between the eyes.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27

Rabbi Stephen $. Wise has taken
"a job in shipbuiIding plant. Does
the reverend gentleman anticipate a.
work or fight rule for the clere,,9
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27

Now that the Government has
charge of the Western Union what
will become of the Federal indict-
ments returned against that cornor-
alton Tor delivering kilograms by
mail.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27

Railroad porters have been classi-
fed as mon essential and now a
traveller may carry his handbag IN
peace without being pestered to death
by a score or more red-capped pi-
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27

One can almost hear the Huns
fingers crunch within the mailed fist
as Focll and Pershing and Haig land
on it.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27


The average citizen, sweltering IN
the hot sun during the past week,
could not help but pause in his own
grumblings and sympathize with the
traffic policemen whose lot was even
worse than the ordinary. To be
compelled to stand in the direct rays
of the sun, without shade of any kind,
while the heat also radiates upward
from the asphalt pavement is not an
easy task. In many places the traffic
police are equipped with an umbrella
like shelter for hot summer days, pre-
venting the sun from shining down
upon them directly. Even in the town
of Wallingford, whose claim for fame
lies in the fact that half century ago
it was visited by a tornado and more
recently it was the accredited home
town of Major Raoul Lufbery. the
famous American ace, protects its
traffic policeman. A huge umbrella
has been erected over the traffic post
in this little town, shielding the police
man much. New Britain should TAX
official notice of the conditions and
take steps to make the lot of the traf-
fic cops easier.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27
Hawaiian Swimmers.
Dallas News J

4 Hawaiian swimming champion
has just won the prize at Chicago ID
negotiating sixty yards in thirty
seconds. If we lived in Hawaii and
could swim like that we would cd
home without waiting for the boat.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27
FACTS AND FANCIEIs

Autumn will be here two months
from Tuesday, q thought Of peculiar
solemnity in view of the fact that DR..
Garfield is still at the head of the
fuel stration-Prividence Jour
nal.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27
ENT'S REPLY.

eynching occur
many made capital
claiming that it
6nerica to pose as
democracy and
S4rmitting such dis
take place within
hits. Germany was
America, or rather
y. did not permit"
the sense of cOndon-
ker attitude individual
suAae toward mob &C
esaFederal Government,
President, has con-
The President empha-
Net that it is not patriotic
Sfr to assault anyone even
6e be suspected of sympathy
ri enemy. 1t is not courageous
hundred men to attack single
rtdual It is directly against the
bgan of ''fair-play'' which has ever
been held up as an ideal in this
Country. When the mob spirit seizes
a number Of men, they are no longer
rational beings but just plain or
binary brutes. Their best traits are
hidden and their worst ones appear.
And by the actions of a few, certain
critics abroad hasten to judge all
Americans.
II we are to be the Standard bear
ers of civilization; if we are to save
the world from the Hun and all that
he represents, then we must take to
heart the warming Of the President
and stamp out every trace of mob
instinct.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27

zvfded in spirit and purpose than ever
before. Some of them have actually
deserted her and gone over to the
side of right and justice. Hungary
stands defiant and Independent. Ger
MANY, her ally, is rapidly reducing
her national. structure to mere
howell Her laws are made no longer
j., Vienna. but in Berlin. Hunger and
starvation threaten to exterm1nate
The populace at home. Her soldiers
a+ the front are abandoning their flag
u, droves. Her officers are looked
upon with /scorn and contempt by
their German colleagues. Her armies
have thrice invaded Italy and as
manv times driven back. These are
some of the results of the war which
Austria at Germany's instigatlon,
forced upon the world, Already she
has paid dearly but she will have to
nav much more. She stands without
victory, without honor, without mon
sy. without food. without a govern
nent, one may say, and yet the end
has not vet come. If Austria has suf-
fsred already, it is nothing compared
TO the hardships which she must
utill undergo. If she is penniless now,
rhe will be swamped in debt before
the war Is over. If her peoples are
DIVING by the hundreds, they will
vtarve by the thousands if the end
does not como soon. There is only
ONE way for Austria to begin to make
amends for the great wrong she COM
rnstted. That is, by concluding sep
nrate peace with the foes of barbar-
Ism and the champions of civilization.
Yer peoples are clamoring for peace.
Let her give it to them, by ceasing to
struggle against the Allies. Victory
will be theirs sooner or later, and
Austria. would DO we'll to reflect on
such a move on the fourth anniver-
sarv Of her terrible crime.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27

A meatless week will not astount
Germany. Meatlcssness is like dying
according to Artemus Ward, moth
ing when you get used to it,
Brooklyn Eagle.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27

rates who almost steal the luggage
out of his hand
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27

Washington, at all times, the lead
ing city Of our country, and so much
more so now during these times Of
war and strife is a very busy war
time capital. The business of the ma
ton goes on, the President and states
men attend the business matters of
state, the soldiers, our own and those
of our allies, as we'll as the great Gil
william population, are hard at work
at their various war winning tasks.
Yet in the midst of all this hurry and
hustle, care and responsibility in the
business of 'fcarrying on, the great
city, our nations capital, pauses daily
at noon to say a prayer for the sue
cess of our arms and a speedy and
complete peace. It is an inspiring
thing to see and know that this GUS
tom, universal in Catholic countries
has come to us to help us on our way
to victory.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27

While America wonders why Lu~
dendorff has taken Won Hlndenhurg' $
place Ludendorff worries about what
Foch is going to do next.-New York
Sun.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27

Postmaster at Washington states
that he is going to hire women letter
carriers if he can't get men. AS the
salary of letter carrier is $1,000 a
year at the start, with automatic in
creases of 500 per year for five years,
he will probably be able to get Wo-
men We have yet to hear of Post
master w. F. DIS opinions on this
matter. He finds it difficult to get
help.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27
w, S, S

Roston autoists, many of them, are
displaying a red heart on the wind
shields of their cars. This means
that the driver is glad to give any
soldier or sailor they overtake a lift
Have heart
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27

Uniformed fakir selling American
flags evidently believes i'll that old
saying, trade follows the flag. -
Springfield Daily News.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27
on,n opfcs

Is 1t true that the crown prince
ana his army has been captured ?"
1h!S question has been answered at
the Herald office somewhere in the
nelghborhood of 19,4S7,532 times
within the last three days. Never,
since the war began, have New Brit
ain people generally taken such d
lively interest in the battlefront as
they have since the F'r IncO- American
offensive was launched and on Thurs-
day, when the reports came III Of the
crown princes army being IN dan
gerous position the news spread like
Wildfire and in spreading was en-
larged upon. Thursday afternoon.
after the papers went to press, the
telephone began to ring. ''Is 1t true
that the crown prince and his army
has been captured 2" Nope, not yet,
anyway" Ding ling. Us it true
that 10000 Germans have been cap
tured % We've got no such report
here" That's funny, I just heard
it," Ding-a-ling. us there any truth
to the report that the crown prince
has been captured and 1906 huns
have been taken prisoners?' mo"
Ding-a-ling. Say. has the crown
prince been taken and is there any
truth to report that 414,000 German
soldiers have been captured with
him 20 mo" well, I just got this
news straight from New York and
they say it's so, you people must be
slow"
And so it went, all Thursday eve
ming and all day Yesterday People
just insisted that the crown prince
and his army was captured.
w. S. S..
Leslie's Weekly Of the issue of July
81, is a picture Of Lieutenant Henry
Leslie Eddy, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Hor-
ace Eddy of West Main street who
was killed in action, fighting with the
Marine corps in France, last month.
Unfortunately however, Lieut.. Eddys
name and mention Of his heroic deeds
and death appears beneath the pic
ture of another roll of honor man,
Lieut.. Lester L. Meyer of Glendale,
California, while Lieut. Meyers sac
rifice is told beneath the picture of
the brave New Britain boy.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27

Just in the offing is Hindenburg'
successor, old General Disaster-Pa
terson Press Guardian.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27

Where is there a man or woman in
New Britain who would want to. say
ing nothing of daring to, arise and de-
clare that the 102nd U. S. Infantry is
q bunch of tin soldiers? Although
New Britain is a law abiding place, 1t
is possible that some of the lamp
posts might have q few gruesome dec
Orations If they should. Yet only a
couple of years $50 when these same
boys who are now fighting so valiant
ly and dying so nobly on the bloody
fields of France used to march down
the street on Memorial Day, or used
to drill at the armOry on Thursday
nights, these same people would stand
on the curb and sneer and call them
tin soldiers and make other sighting
remarks about the militia. All of
which impresses more forcibly on To-
cal people the need of military train
ing, for had not these mon, who were
oftiines annoyed by hearing them
selves called tin soldiers in the past
continued their drilling and training
they would not now be fitted for the
superman's task that ConfrOnts them
on the other side All credit to the
militia CT the past and the men Of
the 102nd of today.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27

One of the things that puzzles the
public Why under the sun does a
woman wear a fur neckpiece on a,
sweltering day?
w. IS. S.
On interest to local men who are
members of the Royal Arch Masons
will be the explanation given by a
Missouri editor of the mystic letters
on the kaystone-T. K. S. H. w. S. S.:
The
Kaiser
surely
Hates
War
Savings
Stamps.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27

The German soldiers who are sur
rendering in such large numbers evil
IDENTIFY want a place in the sun TOO
and believe they know a better way
to get it than by waiting for the ka1-
ser to find it for them.-Kansas C1tS
Star.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27

evening to spent a few days with
Charlie Merwin
July 26-George W. Klett will soon
sever his connections with the Record
and will study law. - The engage
ment of Robert n. Peck of the Stan
ley Rule & Level company and Miss
Helen L. Curtis of Chicago is an
nounced.
July 27-New Britain is experience
ing real estate boom and already
400 building lots have been placed on
the market and 16 new streets have
been opened. 49, Twenty five young
people of the Methodist church spent
pleasant time at White Oak last
night. Four cars, containing 200
persons, made the trip to Plainville
this morning, this having been the
first trip over the new trolley line.
w. S. S.
The potato blight is again with us
1t has invaded certain sections of this
city with disastrous results and al
ready large tracts of potatoes have
been cut down by the pests Many
are the disappointed amateur gar
dener&
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27

There is a popular fiction eXtan1
that a telephone operator is supposed
to report to subscriber If the num-
Der he asks for is busy.-New HaVer
Register.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27

Generations Of Germans vet un-
born will have to hear now their
forefathers sunk hospital ships and
waged war on the cross OF humanity
Let the living Germans pause to con
template the heritage they are leaving
their chiIdren.-Baltimo American
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27

Marriage also means That man
must stand still three Or four tunes
a day while a woman picks the raVel-
ings off his othes.-Capper,s Week
w
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-08

New York. June ~ renewal q
discussion about peace possibilities
rallted The cotton market today after
II had weakened following 4 hrrner
start Although Ju]v lost ground tile
opinlon prevailed that there is sttll a
large shor Interest i'm that position
Business today .as not active Adj
vances of Us 70 Is points were re-
corded al the opening and the tone
was firm. TIE market later became
unsettled with july relatively easy
That delivery sold of to 1874 or
~ points net lower Unconfrracd ru-
mors Of the sinking Of A large steamer
loaded with cotton on tts way from
merket IN the early afternoon aud led
TO q sharp selling movement which
carried prices To decline ~ "a
points on Jul, and ~ % TO rs points
IN new crops
moderately huilishe statistical
staten ent from New Orleans peace
talk and covering brought about a re-
c0very OF about 20 to rs points late in
the day The anal tone was steady
~ . net decline Of II points TO an ad.
vance Of nine points
a Receir,s d, ire ports for the day
swere 7i,IT1,S against ls.2Z7 bales d
Swaek $50 sas. II $50 t.s4es year ago
&A sSS Tho exreris fni the day aggregated
6hASf bales.
I M ~ .Nev Orleans ~a.Isfeady at
a1Mee Nf ~ xciR<s ~ ~ sc; Gales
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-08

primary receipts $4,000 bushels,
compared with $4,000 a year ago Cash
sales were small at 10000 bushels.
July oats pojd from "a or to
ss&, and UP to era at the close COM
pared with SIN as a resting spot for
THURSDAY Cash sales were 10000
bushels with 50 oot bushels TO export
crs The cash market was unchanged
to &c higher and premiums were u q
&C higher.
There was better demand for dry
saIted meats and this caused shorts to
cover and resting spots for the day
we're 1874 n 40c better.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-08
TWO HORSES KILLED BY
TRAIN ON II. q q. TRESSET

HarrisonburF. Va, June Two
horses were found early this morning,
one of which was dead the other with
one leg broken entirely off at the knee,
beside tho hig tressel at the Y that
is used by the southern and Baltimore
and Ohio railroads to turn their en-
gines in the yards north of this city.
1t is supposed that the horses wan
dered on the bridge during the nicht
and in the darkness had either fallen
several feet below, or that the ANNA Is
had been struck by one of the en-
gines operating in the yard. The
horses belong to Wade Fadden. and
were valued, one at $40 the other at
SIPS.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-08
GRATEFUL APPRECIATION

But for Blue Ridge Water, do not
lieve | would be alive today."--Mrs
tyrtle c. Treadway. Chatham, Va.
My only escape II ON invalidism Is to
keep up my general health. and this
the Blue Ridge Water does for me,
when specialists and medicines have
failed, Mrs, T. NJ. Esmont Cleve-
land, Tenn. II never hesitate to dine
when having access to Blue Ridge
Water - l-ate) Judge w. T. Joynes.
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals.
Blue Ridge Water is more valuable
TO me than medicine. Jas. !. Pritch-
EFT. Danville, Va. 40-Ral. barrel, 81. 10:
reflled for $500 5-gal. demijohn,
SEES: refilled for Si.00. All orders
shipped direct from springs.
PHIL r BROWN
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-08
DO LITTLE PLANTING FOR
FEAR OF LABOR SHORTAGE

Seattle, Wash. June Farmers in
the Yakima and other eastern Wash.
inEton sections are hesitating about
planting fall crops because they he
IleNe they Will he unable to obtain
sufrlcient farm labor to harvest them.
Every man and woman capable of
welding a farming implement can be
used, say the ranchers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-08
CnftnnA~cd OIL.

New York. June Trading in cot
t0nseed oil continues feRturel"ss, but
the undertone ia stronger and offer
}uGs have been raised 10 the 20 II c
level Buyers are not anxious. also
bids recently have been raised about
nc No tenders have been made on
June contracts 80 far.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-08

WHOLESALE MARKET CONDITIONS
Business was brisk on Cary street
today. The market showed greater ac-
tivity than in the last few weeks and
interest was keen, All lines were In
excellent demand without specialties
and produce was readily taken up.
Prices held rather firm
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-08
PORK Is VAITA BLE, But
BLIND PIGS? NEVER,

Ashland. Wis. June Pork may
be valuable and thc.vfcre the raising
of p.es is profitable but it all de
ponds upon the Kind O. q Zig. city
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-08

conduct a study Of children's work.
and Mrs, Wolfe wilt report the re-
cent hi-county convention. All are
invited
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-08
Highland Springs w. c. T.

Highland Springs w. c. r. z.
The Earnest Workers w. c. T. L.
of Highland Springs will meet with
Mrs Crandall Tuesday. June II, at
100 L. NJ, This hour is chosen for
the convenience Of many of the wo-
men and girls Mrs. Crandall will