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The Washington times., 1918-09-13

LONDON, Sept. 13.-British troops
on the Flanders front have captured
Pont du Nieppe, near the Belgian bor-
der, according to information from the
battle front this afternoon.
This arvance was carried out on the
northern wing of the Lys salient
northwest of Armentieres.
LONDON. Sept. 13.-The American
offensive is developing under the
best of conditions" according to the
night report of the French war office,
which SAYS: "The American army at
tackled this morning in the region OF
st. Mihiel."
West of ST. Quentin, Savy was oc-
cupied," the statement said. This
town is within four miles of st.
Quentin.
'Northeastward of Mesnil-les-Hur-
lus. an important enemy surprise at
tack was repulsed. In the region OF
Verdun our several surprise attacks
; brought in prisoners"
Berlin. announcing the attack, said
between the Meuse and the Aoselle,
the French and the Americans at
tackled the st. Mihiel bend. The
fghting continues"
The night report OF the Paris war
office also told Of progress to the
Holnon Savy road, three and one-half
miles west of st. Quentin.
The Washington times., 1918-09-13

proper remedy is submission to the
award, with an application for re-
hearing to the tribunal But to
strike against the award is disloy-
New Britain herald., 1918-04-22

HAVING AN @ % SD ON
New Britain herald., 1918-04-22

CTS for gardens to medicine chests, tahOurettes. etc.; they make brushes, door mats and learn t0 cobbe shoes. Rhythmic physical exercises, folk dances and wand driiIS help them to improve their physical appearance and develop motor coordination. From a dirty suilcn group of truantS and idlcrS they become industrious workers because they are taught to do, something within their ability clean, because they have hot water and are taught its uses-regular in attendance because they arc far hap pler in school than they are at home. There is hardly q boy or girl who is not vastly improved by a special class.
 In esta blishing the class the public school has relieved the normal chil- dren and the teachers and has de veloped the best within the de- fGctivc children. It is highly impor~ tant to do this but supervision dur ing school hours is not sufficient. Re alizing this the public school should add it's weight to the fight for more adequate institutions for these un~ fortunate children.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-22
Should Care for
 Shell Shock Cases

Dr. William l.. Russell, superin- tendent of the Blooming Hos pital at White Plains, N. Y, was an other of the morning speakers, taking as his subject; Community Respon- abilities Relating to the Treatment of Mental Disorders" pr, Russell. very familiar with his subject by vir- tue of his position, was able to add much of interest to the question of mental hygiene.
 "War NeuroseS: Military and Civil Significance, was ably treated by Dr. Fran1wood F. Williams He is asso- ciate medical director of the national committee for mental hygiene in New York city. The term war neu- roses" as explained by Dr. Williams. means shell shock or any other highly nervous disorder to which a soldier is subject during his period Of train- ing or fighting. He declared that the United states war department has come to realize that mental insta bill itv and nervous afflctions are of great hindrance to an army and as a result the present Am merican army is the first in the world that has been recruited of men not only physically fit but also mentally fit. He also said that men whose mentality is not of the highest or who have a predispo- sttion for nervous troubles are first affected by war neurOSeS and cy- plaincd that some succumb in the training camps. other succumb at the point of cmbarkation. while others do not succumb until they have actual experience In the trenches, but unless
New Britain herald., 1918-04-22
TWO PER CENT. OF.
 CHILDREN DEFECTIVE
(Continued From Third Page)

cla ssroom: her life there consisted of sitting quietly at her desk, doing simple kindergarte work, with a spe- cial privilege of sweeping the floor occasionally.
 She has been 8 great trial to her family for years. She shrieked most of the time so that people in passing the house inquired what animal was there and the ia miles in the tenement houses were continually making com plaints to the landlord. In the sum- mer when they couldn't send her to school, they found it necessary to tie her to a post. Her father, g tailor was obliged to move his shop from the business section of the city to his home to restrain Minnie from violence to the mother and children. She bit the normal brothers and sisters and drove them out of the house; if any playmates came there she forciblv elected them. She threatened to sca1d the smallest children with boiling water taken from the stove, and in her shrieking and cursing one frequently heard a mutterinE of I'll kill you" or "I'1l stick you with a knife" Min nie was in the special class for three years All of that time worked and waited for a place for her at Iakeville. AS she grew older she hung around pool rooms and saloons. Both for the sake of the com munity and her family, we were very glad to
New Britain herald., 1918-04-22

house. taking the defective children from the regular classroom, and sending the worse cases to institutions as fast as there is room for them.
 Where the special class cannot place it's pupils in institutions quickly enough to prevent crimes, it can step forward on the occasion of their ar rest, and see that the offender is not sent to prison to be released in short time but to the proper insti- tuition for continual supervision.
 How Children Are Cared for.
 Just what does the special class do for the children themselves? One visitor looked around our roomsl and said, "Why l supposed you just kept them here and entertained them.' One superintendent objected to es
 tahishing classes because the chil- dl en make no progress he said. We have just esta blish"d two new rooms ir New Haven and could show you more there in a very few minutes than I can tell you. We took them
 from several nearby schools ttruants) the one bad boy or girl in the room who has passed from room to room as unmana geable child; those who continually repeat grades, dirty, sullen. unhappy lot of children, who didn't want to go to q different SC hool because il was little farther from home. Instead of trying 10 push them Vainly along in hard read
 CTS they were given a book that they could read: in several cases a first reader was beyond twelve, thirt ecu and fourteen year old boys and girls from the fourth and fifth grades. In stead of long division and fractions when they could not add or suhtrac ct or multiply as the case might be, thev played store bought or sold. the
 kinds of things they use every day with paper money. Each child is given all the academic work he can grasp although if he has been in the regular room seven or eight years he has usually reached his limit in that line. In addition to this he is given 1 a great deal of. manual work to de- veJop what ability he has and to teach him what will be useful in his
 every day life. The girls learn to- wash and iron and to cook; they take war receipts home to their par erts and thus aid in food conserva- ] non They learn to sew, eventually making clothes for their little broth CTS and sisters and for themselves. They learn to crochet and to knit.
 Our special classes in New Haven have done a great deal of Red Cross
 work making clothes for little French children and Belgian chtl-
 dren, knitting for the soldiers, mak- tng comfort pillows, scrap books and 1 i:g-saW puzzles
 ''The boys do wood work; they rake all kinds of things from mark
New Britain herald., 1918-04-22
Tax Delinquents Warned.

to get some of the men released by other contractors.
 Tax Delinquents Warned.
 Tax Collector Charles F. Lewis has begun drive to collect all the taxes, property and personal, which are due the town Of Berlin, and so that he may not sink his victims without warning, he has posted signs in sev- eral parts of the town warning all whose accounts do not balance in his ledger to settle. All those who do not settle by the first day of July will be prosecuted and will have to pay in addition to the hrn o,1nt of the taxes the charges of the court. There are still a large number of men in the town who are liable for personal tax who have not squared themselves with the collector. and it is for this reason that MT Lewis intends to launch his campaign to collect the money due the town.
 Novelty Minstrel Show.
 Hand painted posters have been put in several business houses in the city calling attention to the big nov city minstrel show which is to be StkdStu lHpTS@taS HiEHt uudST the aus pices of St PauPs parish The per fornlanoe will be given In the parish hall, and the proceeds will go to the parish fund. The show promises to be something unusual ELS the troupe, The Novelty Minstrel Company, have written stating that they have an en- tirely new show. Following the show will be g. dance in the hall.
 Potato Week.
 This week is to be known as potato week, and all are asked to help make If a success. It is hoped that by hay ing a potato week occasionally, a large amount of wheat, which Is much needed by the boys in France, will be saved. It Is very easy for the people over here to abstain from wheat but it is essential that the soldiers get that much needed staple. WANTED-Paintina and decorating,
 carpenter and mason jobbing, H. J.
 Fovien, Kensington, Conn. 4-b-tf
New Britain herald., 1918-04-22

to get some of the men released b other contractors.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-22
! Berlin News
 PEDESTRIANS LEG
 SMASHED BY AUTO
 Iugene GlaZer Of New Britain Run
 Down by Harry Taylor ROAD REPAIRS BEG U N

lanc Construction Co. May Be De-
 layed By Shortage of Laborers-
 Novelty Minstrel show-It's Potato
 Week.
 i Harry Taylor of this town figured <a an auto accident late Saturday 3fternoon while he was returning to ] his home here from Middletown, re- &ulting In the breaking of Fugens 1laziers leg. Mir. Glazer. who lives In CIV Britain was on his way home kronr- work, and failed to see the ap- {roach of the machine driven by Tay- x pr. until it was too late to get out of 3he way. The car fortunately was not koing at a very fast rate Of 5peed which accounts for the fact that &e was not more. seriously Injured. He did, however suffer a very painful krac lure above the knee cap. Taylor Etopped his machine, and as there svere no doctors in the vicinity hurried The injured man to the Middletown hospital He Is reported today as rest Ing fairly comfortably.
 Road Started Today.
 At last the work on the road from he railroad bridge to Berlin street has been started This action is in Heed nothing short of an suspicious k,ccesion for the residents of the parts 6bf the town connected by this road, knd the others who have occasion to rec it. For the last five or six years, nf and on, this matter has been brought up and the need of repairs discussed but nothing was done, until line last town meeting, seeing that 1t Twas absolutely necessary, made the hecessary appropriations for the work. |rhet Lane Construction Co. has the kontract. The repairs have been Etarted at the end of the road nearest |+be railroad bridge, so that this part If the work may be finished before the ',,eayv traffic to the depot is started, and the gang will work toward Der 1ir street A large spiked road roller ,u.ifh a trailer has been at work all Nav digging up the road and leVeling s the high spots.
 Now that the work is started, how over. another problem has presented i+self to the contract ctors, that of se- curing the necessary help. As yet .bay have no need of more than half dozen men, but as soon as the road is spiked up. large force of work ers will be needed. The contractors nave been trying for some time to o,at the Ia bor but at the present time 1.bor is so scarce that they have been t,ayinc considerable difficulty in hir-
 I,. ir In al tfs n 2 ean be seen now that could in any rav affect the quick progress of thc work They hope, however, that be- fore the time comes when the men wiq be needed that they will be able to hire enough to carry on the work quickly. as there is not much of this work being done in other places, and At is probable that they will be able
New Britain herald., 1918-04-22

TO RENT--12 acres land for garden
 ing Tel 36-4 4-22 d2x
New Britain herald., 1918-04-22
kJMONO TISSAHS, width 0

kJMONO TISSAHS, width one yard, prettily patterned in pleas ing floral designs, fine for dressing sacques, kimonos and like uses. Priced 75c yard.
 SCOTCH GINGHAMS. the best imported kind with plenty of the popular plaids as well as stripes and checks. Wears splendidly, Colors guaranteed fast. tOday's market price S1.25. Our special price $1.OQ yard.
 REGARDING NOILES. we offer choice of the largest assortment in town, so many Colors and designs we cannot begin to describe them. 28C, 35C, 3ec yard.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-22

lanc Construction Co. May Be De-
 layed By Shortage of Laborcrs- T sN~~ Novelty Minstrel Shou-It's Potato
 Week.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-22

Is the benefit to the town or city. For the protection of the community. we need, not special classes in large numbers, but institutions where the mentally defective can be happy, largely self supporting, and where II ey can be prevented by segregation,
 from filling the special classes of the next generation With their offspring. These institutions will not spring up
 full grown. The public must be edu- catcd to demand them. and that is where the school is so important. By exhibition. and publicity, the special classes can show the public menace in their midst and the necessity of institution care for the pupils. The special class acts also as a clearing
New Britain herald., 1918-04-22

HANDSOME FOTIARDS of silk and cotton weave. 36 inches wide, one of the most popular materials this season, wears and washes well, prettiest designs. $1.OO yard.
 YARD WIDE TUSSAHS-They are silk and cotton in handsome plaid effects. As plaids are very stylish this ason. this material Is going fast. We have a fine show ing of patterns priced at S7 t-2c yd.
 TNDERWE.AR CREPES in the plain shades of light blue, flesh, and pink. Fast colors. for 33c yard-
 VISIT DEPT. in new section for these and other wash goods
New Britain herald., 1918-04-22

the man is of strong mentality and his nerves are in good condition as will ultimately fall a victim shoH- ilC the extent of nervous ti&ord crs a1G mentality cases in the army, Dr.
 Continued on Tenth Psger
New Britain herald., 1918-04-22
Are Itself, Some of Our New Wash Fabrics That Fashion Has Approved
 for Waists and Dresses


   AND COTTON P0PTIN also yard wide offered in all the  material that rich looking handsome sforS f-2c Yard
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-18
W. S. S. Sales Have
Passed Fifty Million
Mark

Washington d. c., Feb. Is, 1915
War Savings Stamps sales today passed
fifty million dollar mari, and sales have
been running az the rate of more than
tro million day. Tie steadily growing
vo.umc Of savings placed at the service
u the nation by million of citizens is
Splendid evidence of your effective work.
business as usual is wholly wrong the
rv in war times. 1t is only by teaching the
people to save and not to compete for
labor and materials with the Government
that we can put the whole strength of
TIE nation into this war. This is not on
ly our most important contribution to the
war but it is the sure way to raise the re-
quired money In the next few weeks
we and our entire organization of near
ly two hundred thousand workers must
make it our common purpose and resolve
to spread this gospel so that there will
be a militant army of war savers to put
War Savings Certificates and the mex,
Liberty Loan over the top.
F. A. VANDERBILT.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-18
Franklin Lieutenant Is
Now Seeing Life In
Trenches
Lieut. Jos. Suny Martel OF
Franklin Writes His Father
7. Of Army Experiences

~-asaonl- / Liaaateaauta .LoS-- SuIlx.- Marte1
member Of prominent Louisiana fami-
". with the famous Rainbow Division,
sent to France several months ago,2O.oOO
strong, is now with the forces defend
ing the American sector on the western
front. His father J. Sully Martel, we'll
known lawyer of Franklin, was at the
Monteleon Saturday night. He had Just
received a letter from his son, Joe.
and although the censor had used his
sczzors quite freely, the folks at home
could understand that this young Louis
ianian was in the trenches and had al
readv smelled gunpowder.
One of the wealthy women OF this
country equipped every soldier III the
rainbow division with a complete out
fit, from overcoats to silver mounted
Splrs before the departure for the 9th
er side. The boys never forget 20 re-
fer to their anonymous benefactor
Lieut.. Martel volunteered with the
Jennings cavalary troop early IN the
war. He gave up lucrative position
as cashier of the Southern Pacific at
Rayne to serve his country. His troop
was the first to be called from this
state, and became a unit in the ram
bow.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-18
The Grave Of James
Riley Formerly Of
The U. S. A., lden-
tilted In France
Mrs. Riley Has Received Let
ter From Graves Registra-
lion Service Extending
Sympathy And Information
Concerning Husbands
Death

lette- from the Graves Registration
Service Of the ExPeditionary Forces i'll
France has been received by Mrs.
James Riley whose husband was killed
in action there. The officer in charge
informs her that Mr.. Riley was buried
January 18th in the cemetery of Tai
marked and permanent marker will
soon be erected.
The letter to Mrs. Riley follows:
France, January IS, 1918.
FROM The Chief of the Burial De-
partment, A. f. F.
TO: Mrs. James Riley, Morgan City,
Louisiana.
SUBJECT: Location of Grave.
l. 1t is no easy task for me to write
you as to the burial place Of your hus-
band, James Riley, and l would be glad
if l could send you more comforting
message.
Your husband was buried January 7,
1918, in the Cemetery Of Talence,
France, in Grave No. 20, Row l, Amer
lean Division 20. The grave has been
temporarily marked and permanent
headboard will shortly be erected.
2. The work Of guarding the resting
places of our soldier dead is very sa-
cred one, and we feel that it is indeed
"A mission of mercy in behalf Of SORROW.
ing friends at home.
You will please be assured that this
sad letter is sent out to you with q very
full measure of sympathy in the great
grief that has befallen you.
BY direction:
WILLIAM L. HOY.
Major, @. NJ. c., N. A.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-18
The Devil Writes TO
The Kaiser
DECIDED By Eugene Il. Blake
Of The Viglsntes
Internal Palace, Hade'

Internal Palace, Hades
My dear Wilhelm:
I owe you an apology for my delay in
congratulating you on what you have
put over lately. n
- That While Book issued BY the Gov:
ernment of Norway is a real tribute to
the efficiency Of Kultur. I thought des-
troying a million tons of enemy shipping
by our German methods was going some,
but to sink all those ships belonging to
helpless little neighbor Norway.-great
stuff, Wilhelm!
But the thing I like about it most is
that those five thousand Morse sailors
have tasted the fullness Of Kultur and
will be out Of the way when you get a
German peace and replace them with
German sailors.
How are things going with Argentine
She has a few ships yet.
Yours for freedom of the seas
THE DEVIL
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-18
Saturday Night Popular
For Weddings In
Morgan City
-Four Couples Coincidently
Made Their Vows To Live
As One On The Same Date
And Time

Four marriages were soemnized iii
Morga,l Ciry Saturday night. NJ of
the couples are well known in local cir
c.ts ana much interest was created by
the events. They will all continue to
live in Morgan City.
The marriage Of Mr.. Earman Badge
am! Miss Cora Arcenearx took place at
eight O'Clock Saturday evening at the
Catholic Rectory. The ceremony was
performed by the Rev. Father Souby
The bride was attended by Miss Thelma
Gautier and Mr.. Watkins acted as best
man for the groom. Miss Arceneaux
was well and favorably known here as
an operator for the Cumberland Tele-
phone Company.
Mr.. W. A. Thomas and Mrs. Clara
Olen were married at the Methodist
parsonage by the Rev. C. C. Miller. Mrs.
Olen is proprietoress of the Louisiana
Hotel. Mr.. Thomas is employed at the
Shipyards.
At the home Of the bride s parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George McCann, Mr.. w. j.
Robson and Miss Mary Eta McCann
were united in marriage. The Rev. C.
c. Miller of the Methodist church Off
ciated. They will make their homo
with Mr.. and Mrs. Dorio on Railroad
Avenue.
Mr.. Roy Morton and Miss Ola Bern
asho were married Saturday night by
the Rev. C. C. Miller of the Methodist
church. The groom is the son Of Mr..
and Mrs. R. NJ. Morton and the bride is
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Berna-
sho Of Glen Orangs. -,--....x..,.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-18
Anniversary Of Boy Scout
Observed

Sunday was the anniversary OF tns
organization of the Boy Scouts OF Nor
gan City and Berwick. Appropriate
services were held in their honor Al
the Methodist church in the morning
The pastor, the Rev. c. c. Miller dehv'
cred an address applicable to the wori
ard aims of the Boy Scouts. HIS tex
vas characteristics of The Life O.
David, The Shepherd King"
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-18
lI;a of Sneakers Who VIII Give Five Min
tr Talks On Topics OF Both Local And Ma
tioual Interest
,,nces Have Been Received By Secretary Palmer From
4, Cites Of Lake Charles Hounla, Vinton and Frank
: Indicating Much Interest Outside Of Morgan City

their addresses follows:
Mayor NJ. D. Shannon, Morgan City,
La.
Percy saint, District Attorney, Frank
lin, "Inter er-community Movement.
Mr.. Chas. Lauve, Franklin, ''Munic-
ipal Ownership
L. o. Pecot, "Paris'a of st. Mary
r. f. Brumby. Franklin, effect of
Good Roads ON Food Supplies. -
G. R. Parkerson, Franklin, "Legisla-
ton of Roads and Modern Enter
prises.''
Professor Gott, Supt. of Schools,
Franklin, Vocational Training In
Schools
Jos. A. Humphreys, Houma, "Lev-
ies.'
Calvin Wurzlow, ex-Mayor Of Houma,
Incorporation Of Communities.
c. c. Duplantis, Houma, "Good
Roads And City Improvements.
C. C. Krumbhaar, Houma, "Right
Or Left Bank OF Bayou Black
Roads,"
John D. Schaeffer, Houma, con
Any Subject
]. n. Wetherill, vinton, Banking
And Finance.''
c. J.. Frenaux, Vinton, "Traffic And
| Transportation.
W. T. Peterman, Franklin, "Some-
thing Easy"
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-18

a.u,tary Palmer Of the Commercial
q, ..noupces that twenty-five busi-
9. from Chicago will be present
!. 4. Inter. Community meeting to bs
4, 4 tie City Hall in Morgan City
,,,y night, February 10. These
:, N . tour Of investigation in
. ~ of the state and fortunately
1a, n,uayy called for stop in Nor
q, ,0y sad Parish Health Officer,
! \. ,lsr-Community meeting. During
u ~ here they will be the guests OF
I. f1uia;ana Live Stock Company. Mr..
AZ Z ned left Saturday to be with
" ~ in New Orleans and bring
~ Morgan City in time for th'
- Tuesday night.
- sulbse and the character Of &C.
nhsssl b rsFy gratifying to the
= ! shazgs Of arrangements. Twen'
edrlt nsnbsrs Of the Morgan dey
S ilakue have signified their in
- u attending. Herbert Bayliss,
u1ny 4 ths Chamber Of Commerce
al1h Oaziea La, has sent an ac-
ens 70 secretary Palmer and will
- = "Good Roads And Their Rela-
Nh Aricnltprs .'i--He saso-nstifisa
lnay Palnsf that DR.. G. c. McKin-
~ Csty nd Parish Health Officer,
sN accompany him and speak on
~ Health Officer And His Relation
Z h school Work. I"
y - probable List Of speakers and