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New Britain herald., 1918-04-27
MERIDEN'S SONS.

The latest casualty list from France
contained the names OF no less than
four men from Meridcn. No other
city was hit so hard proportionately
as our old home town. One killed
and three wounded is the sad mes
sage cabled to the Silver City from
over there. The folks back home
know what it means to send their
sons to the colors. 1t doesn't secm
SO very long ago since these young
men went away, yet they have al
ready seen action against the enemy.
and one of them has made the su-
pren1e sacrifice. But if we know the
old town, neither this casualty list
nor ten nor hundred more like it
will daunt her other sons now train
Ing TO go over and replace those who
have fallen. There's a monument
in front Of City Hall up on the hill
which speaks for the patriotism Of
Merldenites in other days and which
will be an inspiration to the new
generation of soldiers which the town
has produced. We were sad. nat
urally, as we scanned the list which
includes lads we knew and we trust
that our neighbour will be spared fur
ther casualties. But we know that
Merlden is proud of them. And we
are proud of Meriden.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-27

Reynolds was q member of the staff
or st. Marys hospital in Brooklyn,
here he went following his gradua-
ton from tordham college. At the
outbreak of the war he received his
commission and was sent to Fort
Oglethorpe, Georgia. Later he was
sent to the Carnegie Mills in Pitts
burgh. Pa. and from there to Fort
Dodd in Iowa. His last assignment
brought him to Camp Devens.
Lieutenant Reynolds is a graduate
of the New Britain High school. He
studied m cdicne in Fordham college
where he received his diploma cum
Ia ude. While a student in this city,
the lieutenant. who was familiarly
known as "Pinky.' was prominent in
baseball circles, playing with the
crack Commercial street team that
contained such we'll known stars as
Bill Kopf, Bill Walsh, Jiggs Reyn
c]ds and Buddy Dobson.
Lieutenant Reynolds. who is the
son of Mrs. John Reynolds of 76 Har-
rison street, is tho second member of
the family to give his services to
Uncle Sam \ brother. Charles, is
now training at the University of
Vermont Radio school.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-27

have organized st. Johns German
Lutheran church and are now rails
ing money to build a church. T. r.
Wilcox and ". l.. Damon have sold
property at the corner of Elm and
Winter streets to Louis $. Muller.
April 23-Suuday.
April 24--Extensive preparations
are being made for the coming Wis
it Of Thomas r. Murphy, the famous
temperance advocate. The board of
health has appropriated $500 for the
collection Of garbage and collections
will begin on May /. Dennis O'keefe
today took oath Of office, rs sealer Of
weights and measures.
April 25--Phiiip J. Tormay and
Miss Katheryn Meskill were married
by Rev Father Tierney this morning.
II. 3. FTumason was elected superin
tondent Of the Methodist church
Sunday school last night. Judging
from the common talk a wave OF i'm
I m morality is passing over the state and
Now Britain is now becoming the
, mecca for all gamblers. Maurice Nc
Garry Of Meriden has been given Il
permit to install lunch wagon at
the railroad crossing. The Beaton &
Corbin Manufacturing company has
been organized and will have its shop
on Berlin avenue. Umpire Tom Lynch
leaves Wednesday for Pittsburg where
he will begin the season.
April 27--T'he air is full of ram ors
his dancing class it's fifth annual re-
ception in Booths hall last evening,
the boys in the class being Master
Frank Traut. Willie Stevens, Dan
Hine, Charlie Merwin, Willie Cohol-
lie SIoper and Eddie Prior. The suit
of Special Policeman John Coffey
against Patrick Mcclure for $4,000
damages for Islander was tried in the
superior court today and much of
McGuire's testim ony was unprintable.
April 21--The air if full of rumors
about the trolley extension and the
Newington people want the road
through their town The common
council last night recommended that
the city purchase the triangular piece
of land at the junction of Burritt and
Broad streets for park. The super
Tor court jury has awarded Special
Policeman Coffey $1,000 in his suit
against Mcclure. Hugh Reynolds has
started grain and feed store oppo-
site the Stanley Works.
Roy. II. W. Maicr says: Germany
wants the United States S25O.000,-
600. 600 I'm in favor of giving it to
hcr-in shot and shell. Buy Liberty
Bonds.
A foreman at the North & Judd
Manufacturing company, where many
bic, war orders are being filed, has
lust left the employ of the concern
under most unusual conditions, This
man. who has a pronounced German
Ic name, declined to buy Liberty
Bond, so the story goes while his en-
ployes, who are classed as foreign
ors contributed handsomely. On
learning that their foreman had re-
fused to buy a bond the foreigners"
threatened to strike unless he came
across and gave him until the end of
the week to do so. He did not see
the writing on the wall, or seeing 1t.
10 lid not heed Today he is out of
New Britain herald., 1918-04-27

If We are not mistaken Senator
Sherman who criticised President
wilson the other day on his war pol
icies is the same Senator Sherman
who voted in favor of the resolution
which, if passed, would have prevent
ed American citizens from travelling
on the high seas. And yet he finds
fault with a President who has al
ways stood up for our rights.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-27

Speaking at dinner of the Anleri-
can Newspaper Publishers Associa~
ton Charles +. Hughes stated that no
one should be prevented from indulg-
ing in just criticism of the Admins
tration. And no one does obpect to
JUST criticism. But those who criti-
else unjustly arc either chronic.
"kno ckers'' or plain disloyalists.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-27
WALLACE WINS DIVORCE.

The action for divorce brought by
Frederick Burton Wallace of this
city against his wife. Lucy TreIoar
Wallace, of Meriden, has been grant
ed by Judge Curtis in the superior
court. The evidence was heard Thurs
day. Desertion was charged. Chill
dren who are with the mother will
remain with her Attorneys Klett &
Alling appeared for Wallace.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-27
TODAYS TABLOID TALE
Votes for Women
BY Joe Blast

We'll. we'll. Boslins Good
morning.' said Kosl1ins full
sively. This is indeed a pleas
ure. l haven't seen you for n
long whilc!' .
NO. not since last night, y"
replied Boskins suspiciously.
We'll, has it been that long
really" splurgcd Kosklns'
beautiful day, isn't it? II
looked like rain yesterday,
rather, didn't it? But Monday
was lovely. wasn't it? BY the -
way, I'm chairman of Liberty
Loan Committee No. 10S-A. l
know you've subscribed al
ready, but
Excuse me, l hear my car
coming!' exclaimed Bosklns
economically. And he broke
into a run and was quite out
of breath when he boarded his
trolley.
well. we'll. if it isn't Bos-
kins!" cried familiar voice
It was Sloskins. "Weil, Bos-
klnS, Cne piCe'S"l .
Splendid day, isn't it? Can't
tel, what tomorrow'll be like,
though, can we? oh, er Bos~
Ilins-I'm chairman of Liberty
Loan Committee No. 867-B,
and naturally
"Tush, I'd completely forgot
ton, I'd intended trying walk
ing to the Office for q change
TO cure my fallen arches!' cN"
claimed Bosl1ins. And he
leaped from the car before
Sloskins had a chance to fol-
low. Almost Immediately he
was approached by a stranger
of the precisely opposite sex
with a magazine cover face,
who splerglcd, "You'n pardon
me, won't you. but you see Tn
pinning one OF these cute Ill
rosebuds on every man that
gives ME a subscription for a
Liberty Bond. See, I've gone
and pinned yours on already!"
"Bully for you, my dear,
beamed Bosbins. Would it be
too much trouble to put me
down for Il thousand collars
worth ?'
Copyright 1918 by George
Matthew Adams)
New Britain herald., 1918-04-27
\ Nuisance.

Editor of the Herald:
One Of our young men living IN the
western part of the city considers 1t
his duty to practice buglc calls daily
Little does he know how such things
get on the nerves OF FOND parents that
have sons at the front II is hard
enough for the parents to bear with
out being reminded Of it daily by peu-
p1e that don't stop to consider the
effect y Y. u.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-27

The following appeared as a head
ing over an editorial in one of our
Hartford contemporaries: Hitch
cock or Whom Which reminds us
of the congressman who once said
THE flag which flies for you and T."
New Britain herald., 1918-04-27
LIEUT.. reynolds IS
READY FOR SERVICE
Stationed at Camp Deyens Await
Ing Call to go Over

Lieutenant John II. Reynolds W hose
photograph is shown above. is now
stationed at the no. base hospital
az Camp Devens, where ne is expect
nGlN awaiting Il call that will send
'hlln overseas for duty over there"
hen the war broke out Lieutenant
New Britain herald., 1918-04-27

girls at the Camp Dovens minstrel
show and dance next week: EhN Nef1,
Mildred and Gcnvieve Anderson Mac
Cox, Rene Byrnc, Anna Murphy, Rita
Cooney, Florence Cashen, Gertrude
Larson, Mary and Helen Monsees,
Marion Egan, Mary Smith and Lilliahs
Gold III
New Britain herald., 1918-04-27
BANK TAKES long LEASE.

The New Britain Trust company
has taken q nine years lease on the
suite of rooms over their banking
quarters in Booths block at 81 500
per year. The lease dates from Aprii
/, 1918 to April I, 1927. Much Of the
detail work of the bank will he done
in The upstairs rooms.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-27

Constable Fred Wink< will sell
the liquor license of the Hotel Nel-S
son and belonging to Hiding Nelson
Monday morning at 10 o'clock at the
hotel. to satisfy an order of cNeeu-
ton. This is the first liquor licelss
sold at auction in the city in H. long +
time.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-27

A German long-rangc gun bonn
damage done was the destruction Of
one fruit tire. Most likely a lemon
tree at that
New Britain herald., 1918-04-27

In the course of a Boston divorce
process woman denied having ever
pulled her husband out of bed. Maybe
she just kicked him out
New Britain herald., 1918-04-27

Too bad Captain Frank H Johns
of Company NJ Homo Guard Men
Of his calibro are needed now more
than ever.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-27

Whenever a commo tion is wanted
in the house of commons, someone
whispers the magic formula ''home
rule and the curtain rises, disc1oS-
ing the angry populacc.-New HAY
en- Register.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-27

Nobody can say that the Liberty
Loan committee is composed Of
slack ers'.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-27
GIRLS 10 SSSISI-

At a meeting of local young wo-
men interested in working FOR the
soldiers war fund last night the fol-
lowing were chosen to act as flower
New Britain herald., 1918-04-27

The kaiser admits he never before
suspected that Professor Wilson was
such a rough man.-HartfOrd Times.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-27

If you have saved a slice day,
eat cornbread and save q loaf. sa
New Britain herald., 1918-04-27

Old Man Winter came back for Il
fnal WaIlop this morning, just to
show us that he does not let go so
easily as we might imagine.--Meriden
Journal.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-27
FACTS AND EANCIES.

Jobs we do not want: Enforcing
consumption In Ireland ngficld
Daily News.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-27

Short circuit on cornbread,
wheat won't go around.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-27
BUY bonds and bin the bOche.

Recently an important city hall
commission had occasion to go to an
other city on business which necessi-
tated an overnight stay. On the
hotel registry appeared the name OF
one "Peter Hail.. The identity Of
Peter is causing some wonder and
amusem ent.
How would YOU like to have a Ger
man army officer i'm City hall helping
Bert Loonis collect taxes until IL
war indemnity was paid? You would
MT? Then provide the Sinews Of war
by buying Liberty Bonds.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-27

Vienna won't parley with Clemcn-
headline.
IT is difficult to parleyv with man
who calls YOU a liar, then proves IT,
Nov York Evening sun.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-27

Clnkcty, chnkety, clAnk:
A Ford ran into Il tank,
The tAnk~-gOod night!
The FOrd's all right;
ClnketN, clinkety. ciank.
Springfield Union.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-27

New Britain, you've done it again!
New Britain herald., 1918-04-27

Two more be}ligcrents will soon
enter this bloody war. They are the
people with chickens and no gardens
and the people with gardens and no
chick Higginsyille Jeffersonian
New Britain herald., 1918-04-27

IF any one attempts to haul
down the American flag, shoot
him on the spot,
JOHN A DIX.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-27

{. Job and the patriotic Foreigners"
are still at work and paying on their
bonds. The moral is plain.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-27
Cough up or take your medicine
Liberty Bonds and War Savings Ccr-
tiIicatcS is tho remedy.

so near and vet so far might be
the subject Of tho following recital
by u local Camp Dcvcns soldier. and
Yum, Yum" might be the title Of its
sequel if q certain first lieutenant at
the same camp saw fit to tell it.
While the local private was having
his teeth filed by the rcgim cnta'
dentist a companion arrived in the
barracks with the mail, included in
,vhirh wa; ~ parka~c from home.
mporarily released from the dental
chair our hero opened his package
and found therein Il dozen little jelly
pics He gave one to the volunteer
Office boy. another to the lieutenant
and enjoyed ono himself. then re-
signed himself to The chair, borne up
in his hour Of trial by the thoughts
Of how nice the other nine would
taste when the work was done. Sud
denly, when he had his patient firmly
clampcd in the chair and his mouth
full of drills and other dental in
strumcnts the lieutenant bethought
himself of the unglarded jelly pies.
"G"e, they're pretty good. said the
officer as he sampled another. Dur
ing the rest of tho operation he said
tho same thing eight other times, SO
that "a lot Of credit for the home
town folks Yves all that was left for
our hero. Moral: II you've got some
thing to cat, cat it while tho eating is
good.
The Germans bombart!Cd Paris
with long range gun. VIC can bonn
bard Berlin with Liberty Bonds. Go
out and get your ammunition for the
New Britain herald., 1918-04-27

Run up the clock and save day
light; Jack up the cook and save
grub; pun in your belt and make
your stomach fit your rations: pray
for more grace, but don't stop the
plou.-Milwood Advance.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-27
Money talks. Let yours and give the
kaiser an car full. Buy Liberty Bonds.


At this time everybody is interested
about life in the trenches and the
word "body lice, or ''cooties" as the
soldiers call them, instead Of being
Il word stunned as in the years ago,
is now accepted as an almost neccs-
sary fact in the trenches and is the
subject matter Of many a joke. The
war talk given hy Captain Keene of
the Canadians on Tuesday evening
brought in a new and humorous OK
planatory phrase concerning them.
The captain. in telling of the activi-
ties of the little "cooties" and the re-
gultant effect on the victim, said:
"And YOU take q stick or anything
and YOU iab it under your shirt and
you scrape and push--anyth.ng TO
keep them moving, just like a traffic
cop".
Your dollars may look big to YOU.
but German army on our Main
path of the enemy with a liberty
Bond.
The city is now making an attempt
to get Paradise Park into a present
able condition. The land has been
plowed and Will be covered with
loam and planted with grass. 1t is
now up to the residents of that vi
cinitv to show their neighborhood
pride by cooperation to keep up its
appearances. The lawn, If one Is
permitted to grow, should not be
used as a baseball diamond and the
children of the neighborhood should
be so taught
New Britain herald., 1918-04-27

nsued daily (Sunday exceptedl at 4:15 p m,
at Herald Building. 81 Church ST.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-27

Copyright 1918 by George
Matthew Adams)
New Britain herald., 1918-04-27

The Germans bombarGCd Paris
with Ions: range gun. VIC can bonn
bard Berlin with Liberty Bonds. Go
out and get your ammunition for the
newt shot.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-27

1tered at the Post Office at New Britain
as Second Glass Mail Matter.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-27
Britain Herald.

HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY.
vs. Propriotors.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-21

OIL am anxious to know
how long l have to file my in
come tax return. Also, where can
] get the blank to fill out? A
Your income tax return must be
filed not later than March 4.
Blanks may be obtained from the
office of the collector Of inter-
nal revenue on the second floor of
the postOffice building. The col
lector plans to have such forms
sent to you, but failing to receive
one will not excuse you from maxi
ing q return. II you DO not re-
ceive one IL is your duty to ask
the collector for q copy.
Q.-What is the smallest in
come taxable? A.-One thousand
dollars. Every unmarried person
whose net income for 1917 was
1000 or more must make q re-
turn. Married citizens, or resi-
dents, Of the United States, with
an income Of $4,000 or more
must make q return.
Q.-How many people In this
state will be required to pay an
income tax? Alt is estimated
that 80, 900 people in Washington
or one out Of every 500, will help
contribute the $4,000, 900 col
lection here.
I Q.-What Is the rate Of taxa
tion on an income In excess OF
$4,000 for u married man? A.
The rate Is 2 per cent ON all excess
above the exemption amount,
whether q man IL married or not,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-21

CRISIS
| ISlEAR

(United Press Leased wire.)
PETROGRAD, Jan. 21.-
The crisis between the boil
sheyiki and the conservative
liberals was at hand today.
Dissolution of the constituent
assembly, effected by the Trotsky-
Lenine government, has brought
to a climax the violent opposi-
ton of the social revolutionary
party.
The bolsheviki leaders today
freely asserted that their enc
mics are preparing a campaign OF
terror. They named Foreign
Minister Savinkoff with $50 men
as leading this counter-revolu-
tionary movement.
Bloodshed was narrowly averted
in the closing of the constituent
assembly. The last few minutes of
the meeting were dramatic In
their intensity.
Armed sailors poured into the
hall and were arrayed in groups
in the aisles. Their commander
demanded that Chernoff, then pre-
siding, quit the platform and that
the members OF the right parties
leave the hall. Chernoff fatty re-
fused. A heated argument en-
sued.
Witnesses today insisted 1t was
only Intervention Ct the bolshe-
Wiki delegates themselves that
saved their political opponents
from violence at the hands of the
bolsheviki troops.
The final act of the assembly
was the formal proclamation of
Russia as a democratic republic.
The speech of former Minister
TseretelM was dramatic. He was
constantly interrupted and often
with violent abuse. His conclud-
ing peroration was a pathetic ap-
peal to all that the revolution be
permitted to bear fruit in the for
nation of a government which
would show a solid front Of all
classes of the revolutionary demo-
cracy.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-21
BRAND
kAR-Ru
4 FAKE

The government Monday
bounced down on the kar-Ru
Chemical Co., makers of
patent medicines at 713 st.
Helens ave., Of which T.. Ii.
Hebb, owner OF the Hebb
power site, is president.
A criminal information was
filed against the company by u. s.
District Attorney Clay Allen,
charging shipment of "cure all"
medicines, alleged to have been
mislabeled, with knowingly false
and misleading statements as to
their curative power.
Pickle Co. in Pickle.
The action was brought under
the government pure food and
drugs act Of June 30, 1906.
At the same time another infor-
nation was filed against the
Northern Pickle Co. of Tacoma un-
der the same act charging that
"Narada apple cider vinegar" ship
ped to Honolulu last March was
diluted with water.
The complaint against Hebb's
medical company contains four
counts, each dealing with one of
four patent medicines put out by
the company-Kar-Ru, Gon-Noi,
Kar-Nitum and which,
according to the labels, will cure
anything from rheumatism to hog
cholera. ~"
Misbranded. :.
The government charges that
the labels are false and fraudu-
lent, applied in reckless and wan
ton disregard for the truth"
Boxes Of Kar-Ru, alleged to
have been shipped thru the mails
consigned to the Clarke, Wood
ward Drug Co., in Portland, a year
ago, were misbranded, it is charg-
ed, because the label contained
statements that Kar-Ru is 1.-The
constitutional remedy for rheu-
matism, stomach and catarrhal
trou bles, mental and physical de-
bility, neuritis, eczema, blood dis
eases and chronic rheumatic afflic-
lions.
AS a matter of fact this REM
edy did not contain ingredients
which would act as a remedy for
such Affections, tho the price was
IS a box, the government main
tains. "a
Labels on all these medicines
bore the statement: Guaranteed
under the pure food and drugs
act"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-21
CHEAP FISH
PASS US UP

State Fish Commissioner Dar-
win is supplying the city of Seat
tie with salmon from the Cham
bers creek hatchery, near Tacoma,
but has thus far ignored Tacoma's
request for fish.
Mayor Fawcetht learned Mon
day that large quantities of salm-
on were being taken thru Tacoma
to Seattle, to be sold on the mu-
nicipal market at Z cents a pound.
Fawcett sent a letter to Darwin
early last week announcing that
Tacoma was ready to sell munich
pal fish whenever the state was
ready to supply them.
Fawcett announced Monday
that he would investigate at once
the reasons why Tacoma has not
yet received supply of fish for
its municipal stands.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-21

The Foundation Co., building
10 ships in Tacoma harbor for the
French government, placed
hastily gathered guard OF % men
armed with rifles about Its plant
Monday morning. Other guards
were being added thruout the day.
The men had orders to shoot any
person who acted suspiciously and
refused to halt when ordered. A
request was made by Manager
Bayley Hipkins for federal and
state troops as an extra precau-
ton.
The Todd shipyards were also
under heavy guard Monday, but
Secretary Holmes, of the COM
pany, said 1t would be unwise to
reveal the nature of the precau-
tons.
Tacoma police were on their
guard, also. Besieged with re-
quests for special protection from
waterfront property owners, De-
tective Capt. John Strickland. who
Is In charge Of the police during
the absence of Commissioner Pet
tit and Chief Smith, was doing his
best Monday to adequately police
the waterfront. Capt. Strickland
also refused to divulge the nature
Of his plans.
In the last week Tacoma ship
yards have been wedding out all
workmen who might be a menace
during crisis. All workers Of
German relationship were dis
charged. Others who we're known
to have affiliations with the /. w.
w. were released. SO far as was
possible, the shipyards discharged
every person OF foreign birth who
might have anti-American senti-
ments.
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