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Evening star., 1918-03-06
The New Roosevelt.

Mr.. Roosevelt, out of hospital and eau
foned by his physician as to the future,
win, IN way, be new man. The
country VIII have to make his aequaint-
ance.
He has led q life of extraordinary ae-
-tSvity, and met with extraordinary sue
cess A puny childhood was followed
by an improved ladhood, and that by a
robust manhood. He has done many
things, and nearly all of them we'll. As
student, as sportsman, as writer, as
speaker and as politician he has made
= mark
Heneeforth we shah probably see him
draw Less literally on his versatility
The sportsrnan very likely has retired
Big game hurting is not for man dis
.asbied by the loss Of an eye and an ear.
Evening star., 1918-03-06
Our Work at the Front.

Repeated German raids on the Ameri-
can sector in France show that the
enemy is intent upon ''strafng" the
men from overseas, IN the hope, doubt
less, of weakening their nerve. But these
raids are not successful in either ma
terial or moral effect The latest one
was completely reputsed and was
promptly followed by counter attack
which yielded prisoners.
We are now in the thick of the war,
holding a considerable area and respon-
sible for its retention. Our men are
gaining experience rapidly, and there
is indeed reason for thankfulness for
the persistence of the German attacks,
which hasten and intensity their train
ing.
American artillery is holding its own
against the German guns. There seems
to be no enemy preponderancc in that
respect Evidently, however, the Ger
mans have an advantage in aviation
equipment. Our air-warfare program is
extensive and when carried through will
give rs a full equipment in France, with
the best of machines and highly skilled
pilots. Speed in this line of our work
is essential. Not until we are at least
fully equal to the Germans in the air
will we feel that our participation in
the actual lighting measures up to the
requirements.
Evening star., 1918-03-06

A View York theatrical man claims to
have won 5000 from a German baker.
This incident, even though bringing ad-
ditional resources to the drama, should
not be permitted to boost the price of
bread.
Evening star., 1918-03-06
Tables Turned.

'You used to scold your boy Josh a
great deal"
'Yes," replied Farmer CorntosseL "But
he's even for any uneasiness we gave
him. All we think about now is runnin'
the farm and investin' money in war
bonds in a way heH approve of when
he gets home"
Evening star., 1918-03-06
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Compulsion.

care you a mule driver!n
II dunno's I'm 'zackly driver. Dat
mule needs somebody to tend am feed
i'm. He goes along an jes' natchelly
gotter keep UP VIII I'm OF lose my Job. :.
Evening star., 1918-03-06

Petrograd has not yet fully decided
whether to send Trotzky and Lenine
Rlong into history as astute politicians
pr plain grafters.
Evening star., 1918-03-06

Something interesting would probably
happen If the crown prince were really
to undertake to give orders to Hinden-
burg.
Evening star., 1918-03-06

Vienna grows angry because of the
Lack of food supplies. Austria must re-
gard this situation as indicating care
lessness on the part OF friend Germany.
Evening star., 1918-03-06

Government ownership might enable
the accomplishing telephone subscriber
to feel little more like a patriot and
less like an easy mark.
Evening star., 1918-03-06

The habit of making speeches re-
mains unchecked by the fact that white
paper is too valuable to permit the print
ing of most of them.
Evening star., 1918-03-06
Morning SYMPHONY

My ear to music new awa!1es,
An artist takes control.
love the noise that father makes
When shoveling IN the coal.
Evening star., 1918-03-06

Col Roosevelt has announced that he
feels fine. At this juneture he refrains
from saying he feels like a bull moose.
Evening star., 1918-03-06
Combination.

@Noah was lucky to land on Ararat.n
"What difference did that make!"
"He was able to please the members
of his family who wanted to 90 to the
mountains as well as those who wanted
to go to the seashore"
Evening star., 1918-03-06

Germany is buying up Ruszias plat
mum; and probably paying for it in
counterfeit money
Evening star., 1918-03-06

While the German people are called
ON to subscribe to loans, the kaiser sub
seribes to more Krupp stock.
Evening star., 1918-03-06

The kaiser's declaration to Hertiing
that @kuitur" has been saved is another
of those dispatches to be classified as
important if true"
Evening star., 1918-03-06

Those little old-fashioned arguments
about protection and free trade have
disappeared from current discussion.
Evening star., 1918-03-06

: Asthe Claims of Prussians to territory
expand, the facilities for holding the
alleged eonquests grow thinner and thin
nE.
Evening star., 1918-03-06

As-soon as a socialist begins to inter
est himself in high explosives he be-
comes an anarchist.
Evening star., 1918-03-06

: A decline IN the price of eggs again
calls for ss3utations of the hen as a.
greater bird than the dove of peace.
Evening star., 1918-03-06

36-inch Fine, Soft, Si1k-fnish Eng
lish Nainsook 10-yard pieces
of $500 value at Sz.z5.
Z8-inch Splendid Quality and
Weight White French Pique,
softly finished. In FIVE different
width cords. For skirts, suits
and trimmings. Special at SOC.
Evening star., 1918-03-06
Taxpayers Paw.

From the indianapolis News.
Perhaps the reason for the failure of
railroad executives to oppose the giving
Of wage increases to their employees is
that they won't haSetoS Spa@-4heR,
Evening star., 1918-03-06
Waiting.

Waiting.
Oh, what's the use of tie swimming ps,oI
And what's the use of the fish,
Where the shadows gather SO soft and
cool,
And the npplies shine and sxishf
oh, what's the use of the impid song
Of the careless bird so gay,
Since the boy who was handsome and
brave and strong
Is marching so far aways
You'll be back again with your smile
SO trne-
And the river viii shine as bright
As it did when we said goodbye to you
And we hope that tie fish viii bite.
Our pulse beats slower through weary
hours,
While yours beats faster and high,
And the world with its sunshine and
song and flowers
VIII seem useless till you draw nigh.
Evening star., 1918-03-06

36-inch English Longcioth. A fine
quality and splendid weight
12-yard pieces. At $500.
40-inch White French Wolfe, made
of fine two-ply yarn. Tape
edge. For waists, etc Only
1000 yards at this price. 371zc
value at 25c
Evening star., 1918-03-06
Replacement,

'1 started golf to get my mind off
business"
"Did the plan work7D
eyes. Now I'm looking for some other
game that'n get it back again.
Evening star., 1918-03-06
Spring to Be a Season of White


than Reasons
white dress Here the materials you'll
Evening star., 1918-03-06

A1l-w oil; non-crushable; jet
black; big reduction. A ma
terial that will make a service
able and attractive dress to fin
ish the winter up with. At
SI.69.
New Britain herald., 1918-07-23
The Grand Trunk.
(BostOn Herald

Will the national government--or,
desirable to take up and push to a
conclusion the work on the extension
OF the Grand Trunk through southern
New england to Providence? Those
VINO nave at heart the resumption of
C1le Work that Was discontinued a few
Years ago have prepared an imposing
''lfay OF arguments to be laid before
lhe federal authorities at the coming
nearing in New York. The work al
ready done has cost about $1,000, 900,
ana that money lies idle at present.
1t would cost about $4,000. 900 more
to carry through the construction
work remaining. Would the results
Justify that outlay?
Providence. which built rosy COM
merclal hopes on the Crank Trunk
extension, point to the freight embar-
goes on merchandise to that region as
proving the inadeQuacy of the present
northern and western connections IL
points to the Northern gateway to New
England as the only one not chroni-
cally ChOked. 1t argues that the pres
ent routes cannot carry the waiting
freight at any cost, and points to the
preference given by the government
to western war contra ctS-n0t ON &C
count of lack of plants, labor or or
ganizatlOn III New England. but on
account of deficiency of racllage to
the coast
New Britain herald., 1918-07-23
ABOUT THE TELEPHONES.

Complaints continue to be heard on
ali sides about the telephone service
in this city. There seems to be great
difficulty in placing responsibility for
incivilities on the part of operators.
For example, when subscriber
an operator, it is very often the case
that the complaint OPERATOR after
listening to the subscribers tale of
woe. calmly informs him that mas
much as she does not know which
operator attended his call, the in.
quiry cannot be pushed further.
Whether this is so Or not, we cannot
say, but we offer the following sug-
gestion to the management, gratis:
Let each operator have number,
and when she answers a call, let her
say to the person using the telephone:
mo. g., or mo. 24', as the case
may be. It does not take any longer
to sAy her number than it does to say
Operator. as is done at present
W
or If the operator is impolite. the sub
scriber need only inform the official
to whom complaints are referred that
the operator at fault was NO So-and-
so. In this way the trouble may be
quickly settled and the blame placed
upon the offending operator. This
method has been followed for years
with great success in certain Euro
pean countries, and it has been OBJ
served that the operator is always
more careful when she realizes that
the subscriber may readily obtain re-
dress for his grievances.
The plan is SO simple that it could
be inaugurated in five minutes and it
has advantages which would seem to
make it worth trial. at least.
New Britain herald., 1918-07-23
CORP. KECKELEY OVERSEAS.

Miss Rose Cohen of Curtis street,
this city, has received a brief COM
nunication from Corporal Fl. 3.
KeckeIey Of New York, who states
that he has arrived safely overseas
and is with the Australian JmeDrial
forces in France He was formerly
with the 1929 u. S. Engineers Miss
Cohen stated that 1T was -four months
since she heard from Corpora! I<eckc-
ley. The previous comm aicatiOn
was sent from Camp Humphreys, Va.
having been transferred there from
Spartanhurg, s. G. Corporal Kecl1e-
ley. when he first entered the service,
enlisted with the New York National
Guard. While in Camp Humphrey,
he, with the other members of his
company. built q railroad trest1e
eight miles in length extending from
the camp to the nearest railroad sta
ton. The ties we're made from trees
cut down for the purpose.
New Britain herald., 1918-07-23

be her sufficient justification for vio-
latng any promise.
All this was fully realized, but the
pressure of the public demand on
governments, by which public de-
mands cannot be ignored, has been so
great that at last the bad bargains
have been made and the incidental
disadvantages will be charged off to
profit and loss. The result will be
an additional burden for the French
and British to carry, and the task of
beating the Germans will be made
a little harder but higher consider
atOnS than these have prevailed, and
the price will be paid for the sake
OF saving Gcrmany's prisoners from
further abuse.
The greatest sufferers from the eH-
change arc the Germans who will be
transferred from the hands of enc
mics who gave them humane and
even generous treatment to those of
their own government, and set down
IN conditions such as now exist in
tho Central empires. 1t is a Door
sort Of liberty that they will get in
place of the imprisonment they have
endured, and it is no wonder the
first of them to gain it are already
lanonting the change as one for the
worse.
New Britain herald., 1918-07-23
BRIBERY AND GRAFT ALLEGED
Member of Council Of National De-
Tense and Inspector Arrested In
Connection With Raincoat Contract.

New York, July 23.-Agencies of
the Council of National Defense were
involved today in the nationwide con-
spiracy of alleged bribery and graft
i'll the manufacture Of soldiers rub
Der raincoats through the arrest of
Harry E. Lazarus, a member of the
councils sub committee supervising
raincoat production. He is accused
of attera pting to bride a government
Inspector.
Department Of justice agents also
took into custody Charles l.. Fuller,
chief government inspector for the
New York manufacturing district, and
1t was announced he had confessed full
details of the workings of an extensive
bribery system in connection with
manufacture of raincoats and other
soldiers clothing.
New Britain herald., 1918-07-23
General Ca6O1'na.
tTcrOnto Mail and Fn1nIre

Toronto Mail and Emplrep
Many military officers of high rank,
both CT the Central Powers and the
Allies have been removed, retired or
recalled since the beginning Of the
war as a result of failure to per-
form the tasks expected Of them.
General EadOrna. formerly COM
mander of the Italian forces, is the
first to be disgraced He is retired,
with loss of rank and loss of pay,
for his failure to stem the German
and Austrian advance at CapOrettO
last fall This failure, which result
ed in the chief reverse the Allies
have sustained. apart from the Rus
sian collapse, was partly due to
propaganda. which paved the way
for the enemy advance. Whole bat
talions of Italian troops refused to
flht the Austrians. A Neopolitan dt
vision opened it's ranks and let them
them through. In view Of the de-
moralization that prevailed in some
Of the most important sectors of the
Italian front, the wonder is that the
enemy did not continue his advance
to the Venetian plains and int1iCt
such q blow on Italy as would have
put her temporarily out of the war.
However, the herOism of the great
part Of the Italian army, even in des
perate retreat and the assistance lent
by British and French troops, checked
the drive on this side of disaster. In
the succeeding months the morale of
the army was restored and prepared
the way for the fine success of Cen
eral Diaz q short time ago. Today
Italy is stronger than ever; her SOL
diers are eager to fight. and there is
the utmost confidence in General
Diaz
One Of the remarkable features
a bout the Austrian success of last
year is that General Cadorna was
we'll informed of the movement con-
templated. For some days before the
stroke fell bulletins were issued by
the italian commandments an
nouncing that he was well prepared
for whatever might happen. There
was time for the other Allies to have
sent him help if he had asked for it,
a circumstance that made his failure
all the more amazing. Before the
Austrian break through at CapOrettO,
General Cadorna had displayed fine
sOIdier-like qualities. Alone among
Allied generals he had been fighting
from the first upon enemy soil, and
the long periods of comparative in
activity Of his army were reasonably
explained on the ground that it was
fighting over the most difficult ter
rain of any beI1igerent force.
New Britain herald., 1918-07-23
Meeting German Mass Attacks.
(New York Herald.)

IINoW OTK HGTITU.
1T is noteworthy that our troops
have largely depended on machine
guns and light field guns. These are
easily moved and they worked enorm-
Gus execution on Monday. Already
these appear to outweigh Germany's
mass attacks and use of heavy artil-
1ery, and are likely to do still more
in the future.
The experiences of Chateau-Thier-
ry, Hame1, Vaux and finally the Marine
on Monday, leave no room for doubt
as to the training and mettle Of
American troops In the field and Ger
man commanders must be fully con-
scious that they face armies Of new,
unwearied and redoubtable fighting
men, which can and will be constantly
renewed and repienished.
New Britain herald., 1918-07-23
CITY ITEMS

NJ NJ. Dalton has transferred
property on Putnam street to Gather
inc c.. Dalton and Mary A. Bunyan.
Catherine Fitzpatrick has pur-
chased the Bertha CIassons house on
Greenwood street through II. Dayton
Humphrey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul T. Boyer of Is
Whiting street have announced the
engagement Of their daughter. Piney
Pearl, to Harry G. Engdahl of sc
Howard street.
There will be q meeting of the
Woodmen Of the World tomorrow
evening in Turner hall.
Miss Kathleen Murphy of Fremont
street is spending her vacation with
her uncle Thomas McQueeney, at
Lynn, Mass.
Graydon Cowles SON of Mr.. and
Mrs. George COwles Of Chestnut
street. who has been employed at
PIattsburg, n. Y. left' today for
Camp Meade, Md, where he reports
for service with the National Army.
He spent the Weekend at his home
here.
Wesley Redden of 40 Hart street is
home from the Walter Reed hospital,
Washington, on five-day furIough.
New Britain herald., 1918-07-23
Improving Our Manhood.
(DOver. n. II, Democrat. }

A recent survey of the physical
condition of the men at one Of the
camps shows by comparison with the
data taken at their coming that they
have gained from q half-inch to an
inch in height and from to IS
pounds in weight. This is convinc-
ing demonstration, both to the men
themselves and to the home folks, of
the value of substantial and nourish-
ing food, regular hours, sanitary en-
vironment and regular exercises.
STOPPED shoulders have been straight
ened, caved-in chests filed out, sag
ging "tummies" made hard and able
to hold their own in the place where
nature Intended them to be, and
steps that once dragged Hstlessly
move with q springiness and Vigor
that indicate the healthy man.
New Britain herald., 1918-07-23
COVETED REWARDS.


Says the bearded wheat in the sum-
mer heat:
II am growing like the deuce,
For [ want to fight and with all my
might
Do l Ions TO be of use
I shall hold the field till the foe shall
yield,
Till the Hun to earth I beat,
It would be enough for my struggle
tough
If he dubbed me Devil Wheat.
Says the tassellcd corn in the sum-
mCr morn:
ST am growing tall and quick;
And [ take no rest on my shooting
quest
For the Hun I want to lick,
In the blaze Of day, in the moons
white ray,
7 have labored hard and well.
And I yearn for tllis-it would be
pure bliss
Would he call me Corn from He'll.
Wilson in the New
York Sun.
New Britain herald., 1918-07-23
"Farthest North"
idaho Statesman)

Germany's "farthest east aspira-
tons are generally understood to be
linked up with the Berlin to Bagdad
railroad and a desire to gain an out
let to the Persian gulf which would
menace India. This grandiose con-
ception of the pan-Germans has been
expanded since the unexpectedly COM
pletc collapse of Russia opened the
way for new schemes OF conquest and
Germany now has il addition to her
'farthest east policy a new "farthest
north" idea.
General Mannheim, former officer
of the Russian Gar, and now a rem
egade acting as a German agent with
the White Guard government in Fin
land, explains the 'farthest north
idea as follows:
owe are agreed with Germany up
on the creation of d Great Finland,
which is to include Carelia, Ingria
with Petrograd, and the railway to
the MourmansI- coast. In this way
we shall have frontiers in common
with Germany. who holds Esthonia
and Livonia. and who must obtain a
free port on the Arctic ocean. The
Aland islands viii never be separated
from the new Finland, which will be
greater than Sweden and Norway
combined. and will become, after Ger
many. the perpendicular power on the
Baltic'
The Berlin to Basdad route is to be
extended to the icc-Gree Arctic ocean
bv 4 ferry system from Reval to Hell
singforS. and thence northward by q
Finnish railway system to the harbors
of Archanccl and Kola after the
Mourmansl5 coast has been annexed
by Finland
Fortunately British, French and
| American forces are already on the
! Mourmansk coast, cooperating with
| the anti Bolshevik Russians to repel
New Britain herald., 1918-07-23
Csonstantinople Dilly-DaIlies.



The Ottoman Government continues
to delay any explanation of the SELF
ure by It's soldiery of the American
consulate at Tabriz Persia, and of
the sacking of the American hospital
in the same city, the Turkish foreign
office protesting inability to get a re-
liable report.
The outrage wan committed on
June g.. almost a month ago, and was
reported at the time by the Spanish
Consul who took over the consulate
when the official in charge left
rather than trust himself in the
hands of the Turks. Since then cor
roborative evidence has come which
leaves no doubt about the facts In the
case We may assume therefore that
the Government in Constantinople Is
lying when 1t says it will reply to the
protests and demands Of Washington
at the earliest possible moment.
Constantnople is playing its usual
game It Will evade, deny and twist
and turn as long as may be possible
and it will meet the issue only when
It is absolutely forced to do SO. The
rep1v Of the American Government to
these tactics should be a sharp and
short ultimatum, allowing q. brief
time in which to confess apologize,
make amends and definitely turn
over A new leaf by quitting the
Central empires and regulating all
their works; aud the alternative to
acceptance of this ultimatum should
be war.
New Britain herald., 1918-07-23
Stock Market Reflections.

(New Haven UniOnD
A correspondent informs us that
the stock market is rejecting an early
end of the war, and it generally has
it's own inside information"
Don't you believe it for one mo-
ment. Wall street manufactures news
for its own ends, and has put over
several of these INSIDE information'
tips during the past year, none Of
which had passed the censor or was
printed by the newspapers.
The market has it's own troubles
these days, and must periodically Gre
ate "bull' sentiment in order to keep
its spectators Interested FOR a real
tip. study the contracts that the army
is awarding for future delivery.
New Britain herald., 1918-07-23
Exchange OF Prisoners.
(Nnw York Times. !

There is much of significance in the
fact that, though this war has been
going on now for almost four years, it
was only, a few weeks ago that the
French made arrangements to eX-
change prisoners with the Germans,
and not until this week have the
British taken what seems to be the
last steps toward the same end. The
reason for the long delay III both
cases was the same--appreclattOn OF
the very bad bargain they would
make from the enormously important
military point of view, in exchanging
men who have been treated as France
and Great Britain treat their prison
erS for those who have long been sub
iected to systematic cruelty and star
Walton in the German camps.
The French and the British know,
too, that while they will abide by the
usual agreements as to the future
utilization of their repatrlated cltl-
zens, they cannot expect Germany to
be equally scrupulous, or scrupulous
at all. about what she does
with the Well-fed men whom she gets
in return for the broken wrecks she
sends back AS d matter of course,
the plea of military necessity WILL
New Britain herald., 1918-07-23
GEORGETOWN ATHLETE HERE.
r. J. German Visiting Roommate,
Vice COnSuI Curtin.

Eugene !. German. Of Allentown,
Pa, is the guest Of William +. Curtin,
Mr.. German, who was Mr.. Curtin's
roommate at GEORGETOWN University,
was manager Of the baseball team
this wear and also played on the
VARSITY football team, securing his
letter in the big games last FAN. Mr.
German came to bid farewell to Mr.
Curtin who leaves tomorrow for New
York. whence he will sail Immediate
w for Santos. Brazil, where he will
be the American VICE consul.
New Britain herald., 1918-07-23
The German leaders tell the

The German leaders tell their
slaves that there are very few Ameri-
cans on the western front. Neverthe-
less the German people can read in
neutral papers that the Americans
captured $1,000 Germans. Now if
they are not too stupid, let them
figure out how many Germans will be
captured when the German high COM
mand finally admits that there are
thousands of Americans landed in
France.
New Britain herald., 1918-07-23
INTERVENTION IN SIBERIA.

President Wilson announced yester-
day that plans approved by him for
American and Japanese Intervention
In Siberia would be published later in
the week, and it is to be concluded
that the plan will be put into imme-
dtate execution. The Japanese Gov
ernment states that it will abide by
the decision as agreed upon with Am
erica, and there is every reason to be-
New Britain herald., 1918-07-23

A man in Boston who celebrated
not wisely but too well the American
victory in France and was arrested
for intoxication was discharged by the
Judge. And he told His Honor that
when the final bell of victory is rung
he'll celebrate again and ask to be
taken before the same court