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The Washington herald., 1918-08-18
Newsie Notes.

"The Flame that Is France" by
Henry Mslherbe. which won the Con-
court Prize in Paris as the best book
published in France during 1917. will
be brought out in an Engiish trans
lation on Aug. . by the Century Com
pany. II Is described as o collection
OF impassioned meditations and i'm
pressions in the trenches written by .
Lieutenant in the French Army. that
express the weariness and the reso-
luton Of France At war.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-18

Carrie Home is the patriotic woman who never
says send it,"
The Washington herald., 1918-08-18

Now if Secretary Baker can make the Senate
work or fight.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-18
Montague Glass. ventriIoquI.t.

Montague Glass. author OF the just
published book. Worrying Won't
Win" has been in Washington this
week seeing exactly what the stage
manager has done to his newest play
in the course OF rehearsals. Mr.. Glass
last-season play achieved a record run
and he departed for Washington after
safely launching Worrying Won't
Win" The new book deals largely
with the war through the eyes of Abe
Potash and Morris Perlmutter. Mr..
Glass has been wanting to say some
things which ought to be said about
the war and he has conhded them TO
Potash and Perlmutter in this book.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-18
Crown Prince Pleased at Insult to
Father.


The Abbe Z. Wetterle gives In his
Behind the Scenes In the Reichttag
(Doran Company q vtvacious ac-
count Of the people he knew and the
things he saw and learned during his
sixteen years OF service as . Deputy
from Alsace-Lorraine In the Reich
stag. The chief reason for the wan
ing popularity Of the German En-
peror previous to the war. he says
was because the whole population
wanted a more openly aggressive In
ternational policy. I'm 1913 and In
the spring OF 1914 the Berlin crowds
were sulky with the Emperor. whilst
the Crown Prince was the object OF
noisy ovations every time he appeared
I'm public. During the months imme-
diately preceding the outbreak Of war
the Prince Imperial was on temporary
duty at the Prussian home once and
every morning the students assembled
in front of it to cheer in the most
noisy manner the heir to the throne.
The fair-haired degenerate youth
seemed to take the greatest pleasure
in these demonstrations. which were
directed against his father.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-18

Lapse OF time alone is not sur
ficient to determine whether or not
a given service is temporary. The
trend of the comptroller's decisions
and the courts has been that where
a person is assigned duty at a par
ticular place, and remains for an
extended period without any circum-
New Britain herald., 1918-06-29
Flag EtinIIeffe

When the colNrs are pasang,~eue spectator, II man, should halt tr walking, arise if sitting and uncover holding the headdr>ss opposite tho left shoulder with th> right hapd; if bareheaded, he shoIhd salute vAth the right hand. A wofsan should stand at attention as theNeag passes by.
 When the flag is waving frofa 8 ta-a tionary flag staff or pole it is hot sa,- luted with the hand.
 In decorating, the flag should nevA CT be festooned or draped, but alvays hung flat. If hung with stripes hor- izontal, union should be in upper left hand corner. If hung perpendicular ly, union should be in upper right corner
 When the flag is carried in parade, or when crossed with other flags, the Stars and Stripes should always be at the right.
 The law specifically forbids the use of and representation of the flag T any manner or in any connection with merchandise for sale.
 The flag should be raised at sum rise and lowered at sunset. It should not be displayed on stormy days or. S>N|pb "licli lllS ol l1l6 SneIHyp left out over night. Although there is no authoritative ruling which com- pels civilians to lower the flag at sun- down. good taste should impei them to follow the traditions of the army and navy Tn this sundown cerem onial. Primarily the flag is raised to be seen, and secondarily the flag is something to be guarded, treasured and so tra-l dition holds it shall not be menaced by the darkness. To leave the flag out at night unattended, is proof of ShiftleSSnesS, or at least carelessness,
 On Memorial day the flag should be displayed at half mast from sunrise until noon, and at the peak from noon until sunset. It should, on being re-I tired, never be allowed to touch the ground.
 When the "Star Spangled Banner is played or sung, uncover, stand and remain standing, in silence, until it is finished.
 Applause at the conclusion of the Star Spangled Banner" is out of place.
 Worn out and useless flags should be destroyed by burning.
 A flag torn or frayed by the wind and weather should never again be hoisted until it has been repaired. This is a regulation of both the army and navy and should also be followed by all civilians.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-29
Haig at 57.
(Montreal Gazette. )

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig is fifty-seven years of age, having beeT born in Scotland, June 19, 1861. The commander-in-c chief of the expedi- tionary forces in France and Fland- CTS is the most notable member oi a family well known in the United Kingdom. Several of the Haigs are high officers in the army and other have achieved success in the spherSe of medicine and education. Sir Dou- glas Haig was educated at Oxford in 1895, when he joined the Seventh Hussars. He saw service in the Sou dan in 1898 and in South Africa in 1S99 in both of which campaigns he did good work In 1903-6 he was inspector general of cavalry in India. His promotion was rapid. In 1904 he was appointed major general and In 1910 lieutenant general When the great war broke out he was one of the first high officers in the field, and after the preliminary engagements with the German armies he was ap- pointed a general for his distin- guished services. In 1916 General Haig succeeded General French as commander-in-ch chief of the British fighting forces, and a. year later he was awarded the coveted rank of field marshal.
 Today he is in higher esteem than ever, for under his direction the tre-' mendous military establishments raised by the United Kingdom and the dominions have reached a high state Of perfection, and are doing their full share in holding in check powerful foe. Haig's men may be t relied upon to continue their great resistance, with the armies of France. until the rapidly growing United States army shall have reached 8 size to justify the assumption of a general offensive movement against the en- emy. So success to Haig and may the war have reached satisfactory conT clusion before his next birthday comes round!
New Britain herald., 1918-06-29
SENSIBLE SETTL EIAIENT.

note with satisfaction that the
 Bridgeport machinists, who oeen on strike since Wednesday, ed to work today. As usual the
 was preclpitated by 8 disa- ent over a wage adjustment, pr three days thousands of workmen whose services are so b the war industries, have been |How was the strike settled? gh the intervention of the Taft Labor Policies Board, estab- by the Administration for just This Board gave Fikers full assurance that what | fage decision arrived at by that would be strictly enforced by bvernment, and that was good , for the strikers.
 trust that all future disputes In labor and capital may be so tly, amiably and conscientious ; ed as the one in Bridgeport len.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-29
The Gallant Portuguese.
(Fron the Boston PoSt.)

in the great racial divergences that hold the stage of war on the western front we are apt to lose sight of the gallant part played by Portugal al- most from the beginning of the strug- gle Indeed, we sometimes hear definite slurs upon the work of her soldiers, as if they were an unimpor- tant part in the contest.
 All this is wrong. Portugal has put nearly 25O, ,OOO highly trained and well-euuipped soldiers into the trenches, and splendidly have they ac- uuitted themselves. And. by propor- ton, these 25O,o00 men are as if they all came from a state of the popula- ton of our own Illinois and of the area of Indiana. It is, in ratio, as an army of more than 5,O00,000 men from the United States. A splendid record, indeed.
 The Portuguese are a brave and patriotic people. Over here they show their zeal for the great cause when ever there is opportunity-as in par ades where they have made extreme 1y fine showings. We would like to see more recognition of these allies of ours and more of their flags flown. They deserve it. ....
New Britain herald., 1918-06-29
E. $. s. WORDEN.

 There's a roll and pitch and a heave
 and hitch
 To the nautical gait we take For we're used to the cant of the
 decks aslant As the white toothed com bers
 break on the plates that thrum like a beat
 en drum
 To the thrill of the turbines might, As the knife bow leaps through the
 yeasty Ceeps With the speed of 8 shell in flight. Oh, our scorn is quick for the crew
 who stick
 To the battleship's steady floor, For we love the lurch of our own
 frail perch
 At thirty-tve knots or more. We don't get much of the drill and That the battleship Jackies do, But sail the seas in our dungarees. A grinly destroyer crew We needn't climb at our sleeping To a hammock that sways and
 bumps; We leap kerplunk in a cozy bunk That quivers and bucks and jumps. We hear the sound of the seas that
 pound
 On the half-inch plates of steel. And close our eyes to the lullabies Of the creaking sides and keel. We're a lusty crowd that is vastly
 proud Of the slim gray craft we drive, Of the roaring flues and the humming Which make her thing alive. We love the lunge of her surging
 plunge.
 And the murn of her smoke screen,
 too, AS we sail the seas in our dungarees. A grimy destroyer crew.
 Author unknown.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-29
Our Mu1ti-Millionaires.
(Brooklyn Eagle. )

"IlI fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, where wealth accumulates and men decay" Of course. But is not the land where wealth accunlu- lates and men do not decay the ideal of all political economy?
 Income tax returns show that we have in America 206 persons whose incomes are each s1,000,000 a. year or more. An estate of S20, 0,000,0 000 wisely administered should produce as much return as that. We have 316 persons getting more than S500,00 arknually, more than 4,000 with in- comes running between S100,0o0 and the half million figure, almost 400,. 900 whose earnings plus investment revenues are more than S3,000 g year. The figures are stupendous. Is there any reason for worrying over them as an indication of national des cadence?
 Not unless our standard of man. hood is going down. The magnificent response of that manhood to the de1 mand for war sacrifice, the fine eff. ficiency of our navy, the work our soldiers and our marines are doing in France utterly negative the de- cadence theory. /And at home, de- spite hlgh pT1ceS, our WoTkeTs are the best fed laboring people on the fact of the earth, and have a spirit of in. dependence which no employer today thinks of trying to suppress or .coerce
 Optimism seems to have the right we believe it has the right, to revel in the vindication of our system oi government. Old Hickory was nof mistaken-"Our constitution has pre- served unimpaired the liberties of 4 the people, secured the rights ,oA property, and our country has iI proved and is f1ourishing beyond former example in the history of tions" President Wilson migh the same thing in 1918 witho of contradiction.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-29
FAME SPREADS.

The famous Toast to the Flag, product of the pen of John Jay Daily, who recently gave up the edi- torship of the Herald to fight for his country, has been copied and recop- led by many contemporaries and other publications. This morning, the Boston Post, which carries a patriot lc verse or sentiment every day across the top of its front page, gave Mr. Daly's Toast to the Flag" the place Of honor. Little did John Jay imag- inc, as he sat at this very typewriting machine, i'll this very room, and con- posed those splendid verses, that they would be hailed as one of the gems of patriotic poetry. We congratulate him again upon his famous verses and'upon the fame they have brought him, and We take pleasure in repro ducing there herewith, to refresh the minds of his former readers whom he thrilled so often with this and other classics:
New Britain herald., 1918-06-29
Patriotic Banking.

, (New York Journal of Commerce) Secretary McAdoo has announced 1 in letter to the banks of the coun- 1 try the intended issue of I$6,O0O,OO 1 900 of Government certificates of in- l debtedness at the rate of S75O,OOO O0O ! every two weeks, in addition to float 1 ing $2,000, 0,OO0,000 of certificates to be l taken up for the payment of taxes coming due in June next year. At 1 the end of what may be regarded as
 an appeal of the Secretary of the Treasury to the banks for taking up the certificates of indebtedness, he re- fers to the patriotic service and sac rifice of "our splendid American boys on the soil of France,' and declares that the bankers of the United States "can render a peculia rly helpful serv- ice to our gallant sons by keeping the Treasury supplied with the money re- quired by the Government to furnish every American hero with the things he must have to fight victoriously or die glOriOuSly." He is sure that no patriotic banker will fail to do his full need of essential service to his
 country and to her noble defenders" ."
 We'll it is not as if the bankers
 were having all these hundreds of
 
 to be disposed of at will. What they
 get comes from others and is to be
 disposed of to others first or last in
 the way of investment, of their earn ings of their profits, the banks being
 paid for only their Intermediary service. This they may be willing to render with slight reward or possibly none at all for profit or at 8 loss in this particular line. Even so
 it is to be kept in mind that the
 banks act only as agencies and do not own what comes to them to be disposed of They might handle 1t to more profit some other way. What is proposed Is to make the first is sue of these certificates on June 25 to
 mature in four months, or the first on October 25, and to bear interest at 1-2 per cent. per annum, others to the same amount to follow every two weeks till the full amount or
 s6,ooO, 100000 has been taken up. The banks are expected to hold these till they mature, when they are to be taken up with bonds of long term, which they will have to dispose of.
 It is proposed to distribute these certificates among the banks and trust companies in proportion to their resources. The federal Reserve banks in the several districts will advise their members of the amounts they are expected to take. It is calculated that this will be equivalent to 12 per cent. of their resources, for each period of two weeks, or 5 per cent. a month for the four months neceS- sarv to cover the whole issue, after which the process of conversion will begin for another Liberty Loan Six billions is pretty formidable amount to raise by this process for single fiscal year in addition to what is al- ready provided and with two billions more from tax certificates which have no redemption for the contributor No doubt our banks and investors are equal to the task imposed upon them and patriotism will lend a strong motive for meeting it: but there needs to be careful consideration of the general financial effect upon tho production and interchange of values from which all the funds must come whether from loans or taxes.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-29
MOB RULE.

&e energetic Italian crowd | invaded the German owned |hssy building on Capitoline in Rome, overturned the le and smashed the ugly face kaiser on the wall did good
 and we take it as an augury hat is coming later to the + IT'S palace in Potsdam. The ge thing Is that this Ger edifice should be allowed to in in Rome. If the building brth while 1t should be put hr purposes, converted into a tai or made useful. Other . it should be made an exam the Beast of Berlin as to
 is due him and all that he
 For the good of humanity must be wiped off the face e earth.-BristOl Press.
 hre surprised and grieved at 4tude taken in the premises by eemed neighbor. We are sure e Bristol Press would be the raise it's voice in protest if a Germans should ransaCk what American Embassy at Ber- is all very we'll to wish de- n to the enemy but to advo- d approve of such work as he by 8 mob of Italians is de- The American Govern Fould never permit anyone to
 the German Embassy at Eton. and we surely have more ees of a serious nature against than the Italians have. When ke out in 1914, mob in Pet stormed the German Embas- e, destroyed q great many f art and killed the aged care
 the building. We are posi-
 Bristol Press would not ap-
 such wauton destruction and
 And yet it calmly praises hlian non-combatants who nto the German Embassy at nd wrought irreparab1e dam the premises.
 are not won by such actions. no brief to offer for Ger ut we must admit in all fair t when the war broke out, Hers and police guarded the of the enemy countries in most cnscientiously. The ad occasion to see the Amer bassy in Berlin after MT. Ger his staff had left. There were policemen and soldiers pa- the territory surrounding the nd persons who were inclined
 without reason were con- move on Similar care Is ken by our Government to the German Embassy prem Washington.
 te too big to stoop to such
 We are certain that the overnMent will repudiate the
 the mob. The serious mind officials are too chivalrous upon such silly business. We re will be no further occur
 this nature.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-29

For those who like statistics we quote the following from the Univer- sity of Washington News Letter:
 There are 1oO,0oO Smiths list ed in the allotment and allow ance files of the War Risk Insur- ance Bureau. Of these 1,040 are John Smiths, 200 John A. Smiths, 1,56O William Smiths, 200 Will liam H. Smiths. There are 262 John J. OBriens, and In fifty cases the wife's name is Mary. There are 15,O0O Millers, 900 Wilson's, 100 John Browns and 1900 John JohnSons.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-29

1 to be familiarly called Charley" park because Charlie" Parsons," Charlie Faulkner, Charlie" White, Charlie Hart, Charlie" Parker Charlie 1 Glover, Charlie" Irving and 1 Charlie" Burgess all lived in the inn l mediate vicinity and took much in- 1 terest in 1t.
 ! ", S. s..
 Another year has rolled away and another class has been graduated from the Grammar school another
 has been graduated from the High school and another class has been graduated from the New Britain State Normal school. Yet these com mencement exercises are nothing new in the cycle of events. Twenty five years ago the same exercises were held, the same keen interest held the attention of relatives and friends of the graduates and the graduates them mselves had the same feelings of pride and distinction when they re- ceived their coveted and, in some in stances hard earned diplomas. Grad = 1 nation time is called commencem ent
 beca use 1t really the commence ment of a new life for the individual. Those going to college or higher in stitutions of learning put aside their
 more childish ideas and enter upon
 their new course with a more pro- found interest. For those who con-
 clude their school days at the same
 it is even more truly a commence
 ment time, for carefree childhood days and pleasures are left forever |behlnd and the pupils go out into the
 world, to face an uncertain but ever
 beck oning future. But to the grad
 uate, whether that person be from the Grammar school, High school,
 Normal school or college or univer-
 sity this comm en cem ent season is per- haps one of the most pleasant and important of a lifetime. It is we'll
 that it should be so for, after all,
 what is more pleasant to look back
 upon than pleasant memories. Con-
 gratulations and best wishes to those
 who have been graduated this week
 from the several institutes of learn
 ing. May the evening of their more
 worldly life be as cloudless as the
 morning of their youth.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-29

The Fairfield county Republican leaders were able after all to compel their opponents to accept Mayor Will son of Bridgeport for another term as lieutenant governor. Inasmuch as that county alone saved the state for seems only fair that the voice of it's leaders should carry some weight this time.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-29

Won Kueh1mann's statement that there is no hope of 8 military victory for either side in this war goes about halfway to admitting that Germany will be defeated. This is the first ac- knowledgment that any German civil or military official has made that the Allies are invincible. They have all heretofore claimed a clear victory for German arms inevitable. Von Kuehl- mann's speech should be regarded by the Allies as most encouraging .-Ex- change.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-29

Even governors make ludicrous blunders sometimes. Here is an or der from Governor Whitman: No alcoholic beverages will be allowed to to men in uniform unless they are drunk on the premises" Of course drunk on the premises refers to the beverages. not to the men in uniform.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-29

If people who write out articles they wish to appear in the paper would only remember to write on but one side of the paper they would be more certain of seeing their items ap- pear and there would be less chances of errors made in copying. Every item, which takes up both sides of a sheet of paper, has to be rewritten and if the item is at all lengthy this becomes tiresome, errors are likely to creep in and omissions are likely to occur. So just remember to write on but one side of the paper.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-29
IeninC'S Mask Off.
Portland Press. )

Nicholas Lenine has taken off the mask, although it would hardly be said that any camouf1age undertaken by him deceived anyone. He is going to visit Berlin and Vienna and Of course will be received with glad acclaim by the representative of autocracy at their capitals
New Britain herald., 1918-06-29

When Herr von Kuehlmann learned from the papers that he had made his Kaiser furious by talking too much, we imagine he started to whis- tie that old refrain: I'm goin' to be here bout three seconds more, and then I'm goin to be gone'.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-29

The general merchandise store at the country corners Is not what it used to be. Big things are going on in the world for discussion, but anti loafing laws forbid sitting on cracker barrels to talk them over. The crackers in these flour mixture days are not what they were. either.-Wa- terbury Republican.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-29

When a man has 8 sore throat he realizes that while one swallow does not make a ummer. several in rapid
New Britain herald., 1918-06-29
TOAST TO THE FLAG.

Here's to the red of it, There's not a thread of it, No, nor a shred of it In all the spread of it
 From foot to head. But heroes bled for it, Faced steel and lead for it, Precious blood shed for it,
 Bathing in red. Here's to the white of it, Thrilled by the sight of it, Who knows the right of it, But has felt the might of it, Through day and night? Womanhood's care for it Made manhood dare for it: Purity's prayer for it. Kept it so white. Here's to the blue of it, Heavenly view of it, Star Spangled hue of it; Honesty's due of it
 Constant and true! States stand supreme for it Diadems gleam for it; Liberty's beam for it
 Brightens the Blue. Here's to the whole of it, Stars, stripes and pole of it, Body and soul of it; On to the goal of it
 Never to lag!
 Home or abroad for it, Unsheath the sword for it, Fight and applaud for it.
 Here's to the flag.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-29
Although lotteries are forbidden by

Although lotteries are forbidden by law in this country, the Government Thursday in Washington. when order numbers were drawn for the 744, ,500 young men who attained their major ity since June 5. 1917. And it was perfectly legal, too.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-29
FACTS AND RANCHES.

A Detroit court has ruled that man. angels are out of place in front of a local cemetery and ordered the sculp- tor to make certain changes which will transform the effigies into wom- en.-New London Day.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-29

One half of the dual monarchy is is hungry by circumstance.