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New Britain herald., 1918-04-12

mind about how they were making machines in those days, The poor workmanship and poor material that would cost a man his life. They agreed with me, but 1 felt a bit 1lab DGrgasted when l found out l had hcen exploding to no other than Lloyd George himself, and a journa- list by the name of Harold Cox We got the news of my crash through to the aircraft depot, and l stayed at the Cox cottage that night
 Copyrighted by the British Cana
 dian Recruiting Mission)
 By Private Hugh Fleming
 Co. C, 1st Battalion, British Expedi-
 tionary Forces.
 1 was an observer, on special duty, for the first Battalion of Leicestors and Buffs Having been gassed at Ypres and wounded by a macldne @ gun bullet, l got all that was com Ing to me, and l cant speak too high ly of the Red Cross work over there. And of the courage Of our stretcher bearers. Here is an example of it.:
 l was gassed at two o'clock in the afternoon. At seven that night two stretcher bearers found me and pre- pared to carry me back to the dress ing station. At that moment a Hun explosive struck the top of the shoul- der of one of the men, and he had to be helped back by his o-worker. The latter soon returned with an other strctCher bearer to help carry me back. This new stretcher bear CT was killed when within a hundred yards of me, and then the first man, by a supreme effort, carried me back himself. Talk about courage and heroiAm.
 Some of my special work as an ob- server was exciting One time I was out after a spy and had considerable e difficulty in proving I was not a spy myself. This is what happened We saw 8 light flash at intervals back of our lines. It appeared to be signal ling to the German front line trench es.I started out to inv vestigate, as this was my special job. 1 went off hast fly not thinking I would have far to go, did not trouble to get a pass. On I went until suddenly halted by guard. There vas nothing to do but to yield or face his gun. He did not believe my story. To the dfvi- sfonal headquarters I had to go. while the real spy and the signalling continued their work I told my story to the British general before whom I was taken. Neither did he believe me. He called up the O. C.. a the battery headquarters at Y Farm, sure he had secured a Hun passing himself off as Canadian My 0. C., of course, verified my state ments, and I was given the necessary paper to permit me to carry on. But it was too late and the signalling had ceased.
 The next night the light bega n flashing again, but a mile and a half farther to the right. By the time we got across the trenches and crossed the roads it had stopped. The next day I spent surveying this ground. I found a man ploughing a field. He was loafng on the job and it was very evident that ploughing was not
New Britain herald., 1918-04-12

UmeS of dark smoke. Clouds of coming on us and the Germans fo lowing it up. Many, of our secor line went down under it. The Ge mans made a pretty bad mess of altogether. Our batteries kept at while we retrcated behind them. went down under it. but some of u ambulance men got me and pull' nlC out of it. .@.'.
 There were no gas masks at ~t tn time. We were totaly unprcpared f manocuvers of that sort. All of u Highland Divisions were in that a tack, about twenty thousand men. vas pretty serious then, but mai times since l have laughed at our a lack, my first The attack came fro the other side.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-12

Copyrighted by the British Canadian
 Recruiting Mission. which main-
 tains depots in all large cities,
 where men, except Americans.
 may volunteer.
 By Lieut.. IT. F. Russell Argyle & Sutherland Highlanders
 British Expeditiona1y Forces.
 Iieut. Russell ran away from his l alf completed college course in Cam bridge and Joined the British Ex- LeditiOnary forces. Later he entered the British Flying Corps for two years. He has just returned from a period of instructiOnal duty at Camp Borden, Canada, and in Texas with the U. S. Army. He says: The 4 m ericans will make the best flyers in the world. They take to it like ducks to water. They are built for it")
 Flying is a soft job compared with my experience at New Chapelle. That was my first attack. We planned 1t as an attack, but it was the Germans who atta cked. It was my first exper- fence with the German gas. l was in two battles after this, but New the worst experience I ever went through.
 After a march of twelve or fifteen miles through French villages in rain and sleet we reached the trenches, carrying all our worldly possessions on our backs rations for three days
New Britain herald., 1918-04-12
his main object there.

his main object there.
 We discovered later that one man pIougheG and got information and sniped our lines. and his brother-in jaw did the Sighal!ing in the evening. The papers found on them told the story.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-12
E HRILLING TALES { OF TRENCH HEROES
Men Who Come Back" Give Re- Cidl Of Experiences

>e9yrighted by the British Canadian Recruiting Mission, which main
 talns depots in all large cities
 where men, except Ameri-
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-03-20
FEAR TEACHER FAMINE
Shortage Is Noted in Various
Parts of Country.
Decreased Enrolment In Normal
Schools and designations May
Bring Crisis.

New York.-The United States is
facing a famine of public school te'ch-
ers. The schools In various parts of
the country are already suffering
from a shortage of teachers. Men and
women in noticeable numbers, reports
from different sections say, are re-
signing their positions in the schools
to take up other kinds of work. But
the worst of the situation, as It is ex-
planned by DR.. William ii. Allen. who
has been q leading student of school
problems for many years. is the GER
tainty of greatly increased shortage
in the future. as evidenced by the fall
ing off in enrolments In teachers
training schools.
There never was time when good
public school teachers were needed
rs they are now and as they will be
in the immediate future" said Doctor
Allen. "The whole problem of Amer
icanization and training for citizen
ship. as It must be met In the ele-
mentary public schools, is fundamen-
tai. yet from all over the country we
hear of the failure Of young men and
women to register in the training
schools. We are approaching cri-
SIS"
From Iowa comes the report that
160 schools have no teachers at all.
In Philadelphia as many substitutes
are needed in a month this winter as
are ordinarily employed in the full
school year. Men have gone to the
war, and woman teachers are resign
ing constantly. Cincinnati reports the
fear of teacher famine.
p. p. Claxton, United States COM
missioner of education. reports: "The
shortage is constantly increasing and
is embarrassngly large in some sec
TONS"
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-03-20

mother-in some, indeed. both parents
had been condemned to long terms
of Imprisonment. We saw children in
charge Of grandparents, who mourned
in common the fate that had overtaken
them suddenly. Everything that could
be associated with the strikers was adj
versely affected. The working people
and their organizations suffered most
severely. The negotiations on eco
nomic matters, which had been initi-
ated with the munitions firms with
the cooperation Of the war Office, have
been suspended. and dlssension has
been sown in the ranks of labor"
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-03-20

be resumed the next morning (Friday)
or the matter would be referred to the
military command. He added that the
working people would suffer heavily if,
against wiser counsels, they persisted
in the strike. The strikers voted to
continue the strike.
"a few hours after this fateful deci-
sion had been taken the orders of the
military authorities were pasted up in
the streets. These required that work
should be resumed on Friday morning,
In default of which strict conditions of
martial law would be introduced.
Special Military Court.
"The instigators of the strike were
the first to return to work, while the
mass of the strikers gathered at their
meeting place, where, however, the au-
thorities would allow no assembly to
take place.
Meanwhile special military court
has been set up, working day and night.
The arrests and trials numbered more
than a hundred and terms of impris-
Onment up to ten months were i'm
posed. Workers between the ages of
seventeen and forty-eight who were
subject TO military service were
brought under military control and
were ordered to perform certain work,
for which they would receive only mil
itary pay.
in many families the father or
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-03-20
SCIONS OF RICH MEND SHOES
Wealthy Youths In Exclusive Chicago
Suburb Learning Useful Art
of Cobbler.

ChicagO.-Making and mendlng
shoes is the latest job of scions of
wealthy families of Winnetka. an ex-
elusive North shore suburb. Instead
Of plotting high-powered racers or
tinkering with expensive motorboats.
more than score Of wealthy youths
are learning the useful art of the cob
bier.
ii. A. DeWindt is backing" the en-
terprlse by furnishing funds for the
renting of shop and the purchase Of
initial supplies. Peter Schram, an
aged cobbler. is acting as instructor.
Proceeds of the shop are to be
given TO the Red Cross and other war
charities.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-03-20
LAY HEAVY HAND
| ON GERMAN LABOR
Authorities Ruthless in Suppress
sion Of General Num-
tions Strike.
Observation-Disclosures
Labor Journal Tells How Workers at
Brunswick Were Tricked Into
Trouble, Then Sent to Pris-
on for Long Terms.

Amsterdam.-Details Of the Ger
man military authorities ruthless sup
preston of an attempt at a general
strike in all the munitions factories Of
Germany last August. no particulars Of
which were allowed out of the country
at the time, are published In the Jour
nal of the German Metal Workers.
In Brunswick, which is the only dis
trict particularized in the guarded
story PUBLISHED by the Journal, martial
law was Immediately put into force,
and both male and female strikers
were sentenced to Imprisonment. at
will be a long time before labor in
received" says the writer of the arti-
Gle. His account of the strike is in
part as follows:
"The great international strike has
come to an end In Brunswick, and the
labor movement is richer by very
grievous experience. The strike was
brought out by a few agitators. and
had been In preparation for a long
time.
CONSUMPTION Methods Used.
"The authorities in Brunswick in
deed knew more about the threatened
strike than the leaders of the local
trade unions, who were unable to take
counter measures to protect the work
ing people.
'"The most INSCRIPTIONS methods
were used to persuade the workers to
take part in the strike. Rumors were
put out to the effect that the strike
was for the purpose of putting an end
to the control, of food exercised by the
authorities, also that 1t was to exert
pressure on the employers to grant de-
mands which had been put forward
by the Metal Workers union. 1t was
also declared that not only in Ger
many, but throughout the world, in
London, Paris and PetrOgrad, work
was to come to a standstill in order to
bring about peace.
"The number of persons out on
strike in Brunswick the first day was
5000, which was increased the next
two days by female workers from the
jam and spinning factories.
"On the breaking out of the strike
the minister of the interior summoned
the heads of the wOrEmans commit
tees. They presented a series of de-
mands, including fair distribution Of
food, the eight-hOur day, grant of right
of free assembly, Introduction of equal
direct voting. peace without anneXa-
tons or indemnlties, permission to es-
tablish labor journal and nonpunish-
ment of participants in the strike.
The minister would not discuss the
demands. He stated that work must
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-03-20
A Word of Advise

To those who are going to need floor cover
ings this Spring, buy Nowl Stocks are more
complete and prices are lower than they will
be later
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-03-20
Labor Comes Hiqh.

Norwich, Conn.-Four dollars a day
for pick-and-shOvel men is being de-
manded by the laborers employed In
this city. They are now receiving $275
to S3.25 a day. Formerly street la
borers throughout the state received
$1.50 day.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-03-20
lis BACK WITH
| NEW STATEMENT
Fully Convinced Now About New
Rheumatic Treatment. Pains
Almost Entirely Gone.

Robert Malcolm, IS, of 1917 Walnut
street, Cincinnati, o., the man who
told several days ago what Tanlae
Rheumatism Treatment had done fol
him in three days has kept taking the
treatment since and is now fully con.
WINGED of the new treatments merit.
"This Taulac Rheumatism Treat
ment with its radium is the best medi'
cine for rheumatism ever tried In my
life and I've tried lots of them, too, !"
said Mr.. Malcolm.
expect there were some folks who
we're bit skeptical when told while
back of the good Tanlac Rheumatism
Treatment had done for me in just
three days They didn't think medi-
cine could help person so quickly and
neither did | until started taking this
IL edicine
The pains used to have in my
knees and the calves of my legs are al
most entirely gone now. They used to
be so bad that could hardly climb up
the two flights of stairs to my fat but
that's easy for me now
81 hope my 3tate-ent will cause
others to try Tanlac Rheumatism Treat
ment and that's why I'm giving this
statement. know I'd want somebody
to tell me If they knew Of a medicine
that would really help rheumatism
Get Tanlac rheumatism Treatment to-
day and get real medicine for rheu-
matism. You can get Tanlac Rheums-
tism Treatment at any good drug store
where you get Tanlac, the famous tonic.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-03-20
Con Knits Sweaters.

Chicago.-One of the handiest men
in Chicago with the needle is Ser
geant e. l.. Van Malta, of the Shakes
peare avenue police station. He has
made several sweaters for soldiers,
having been taught the art by his wife.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-03-20
A TOAST TO THE FLAG
BY JOHN JAY DAILY,
of the vigilantes.

OF the Vigilante5.
Here's to the Red of it,
There's not q thread of II,
No, nor shred of It
In all the spread Of 1t
From foot to head,
But heroes bled for 1t,
Faced steel and lead for 1t,
Precious blood shed for it.
Bathing it Red.
Here's to the White of It,
Thrilled by TIE sight of 1t,
Who knows the right of it
But feels the might of it
Through day and night?
Womanhood's care of it
Made manhood dare for 1t,
Purity's prayer for 1t
Keeps 1t so White.
Here's to the Blue of it,
Beauteous view of 1t,
Heavenly hue of 1t,
Star-spangled dew of 1t,
Constant and true.
States stand supreme for II,
Diadems CLEAN 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 1t;
On to the goal Of 1t.
Carry 1t through.
Home or abroad for 1t,
Unsheath the sword for 1t,
Fight In accord for 1t,
RED, WHITE AND BLUEl
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-03-20

Mrs. Porter Atwood and Mrs. Louis
Atwood went to Irvington Thursday to
visit their brother. Lee Miller and Mrs.
Miller near Paynesville.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-03-20

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The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-06-27
French Labor SHORTAGE.

The lack Of labor has become more
acute in almost all the vital industries
Of France. There are many soldiers
Of the old classes in the French army,
men 40 years Of age or more, whose
usefulness at the front is a question
open to debate. Agitation has been
going on since the time when American
participation In the war made the de-
mand for men less acute at the battle
front to relieve the old Poilus. Early
in 1917 the doubtful privilege Of an
honorable discharge was granted to
carefree fathers Of six or more chill
dren. The real problem before the
chamber Of deputies is whether to take
up the question of the old classes In a
large spirit or whether to continue to
make slight concessions to the demands
Of their constituents.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-06-27
FAD WELCOMED BY ARTISTS
Painted Designs on Lingerie Give OPP
portunity for Unlimited Display
Of Originality.

Now that the hard-hearted hosiery
manufacturers have decided to reduce
their manufacturing costs by cutting
out the fancy colors and startling de-
signs Of the ladies' lines and limiting
the output to plain somber shades that
cannot be heard coming, that portion
of femininity that demands novelties In
dress that fairly scream will have to
fall back on the new fad in underwear.
Oil paintings, done to suit the indl-
vidual taste, on the lingerie, each piece
to follow the same design and make up
the set, and a mosquito net overdress
will put q spiderweb stocking in the
shade when it comes to startling scenic
effects.
Imagine set with lifelike repre-
sentation Of the execution of Marie
Antoinette on the back of the corset
cover and a panoramic sketch Of the
taking Of the Bastile running around
the bottom Of the underskirt, with
other sidellghts of the French Revolu-
ton sandwiched in where opportunity
presents.
Possibilities? Why! A pair of silk
ones never began to offer the posi-
bilities for effective display Of the
artistic temperament that this new fad
does. All struggling artists whose pro-
auctions are not in demand since the
war economics have put a quietus on
the picture market will rise en- masse
and call the originator Of the new idea
DISQUALIFICATION Times.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-06-27
A New London Drink.

An American in public bar In Lon
don was mystified recently when q GUS
toner entered and sang out: "1.035
hop, please" At first the man from
the States believed the newcomer was
seeking to telephone, but the bar maid
put out drink, the thirsty one drank
and paid for it and then left without
saying another word. OF course, Amer
lean inquisitiveness had to be satisfied.
Investigation developed that the
latest beer price order In England fixes
the maximum price Of beer at lower
gravity than 1895 at eight cents a
pint and beer at gravity Of from L036
to 1.042 at ten cents pint.-Montreal
Star.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-06-27
Electricity on the Farm.

1t Is apparent from the fact that
100000 horse power in electric mo-
tors is now actually being used on the
farm that the phrase Electricity on
the Farm" does not constitute an idle
dream any longer, remarks the Gen.
eral Electric Review. Although 160,-
600 horse power of this is used for irri-
cation and reclamation purposes "a pc
culiarity Of semiarid sections), the
remainder, or 10000 horse power, is
actually being used for miscellaneous
farm purposes, such rs driving the
cream separator, butter churn, and so
on. The only thing that we are not
doing with electricity on any scale Is
blowing and cultivating, and this now
bids fair to be commercial reality in
the very near future.-Scientific Amer
lean.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-06-27
IDEAL PLACE FOR SOLITUDE
Bird Island, In Gulf Of St. Lawrence,
One of Worlds Most DesoIate
Spots.

Bird island, most northerly Of the
Nagdalen islands, holds the worlds
record for wrecks. The whole group,
I'm the Gulf of st. Lawrence. IS exceed
ingly dangerous. but Bird island stands
first. More like huge rock than an
island its walls rise grim and gray in
the path Of the mariner. The island
has no beach or coast, only u steep ir-
regular cliff rising abruptly from the
water. The top is barren plateau Of
about five acres.
The principal inhabitants are birds.
Gulls, gannets and INJURIES come in
thousands To nest and rear their young.
The roar of their thousands Of wings
browns the noise of the waters. The
Indians say that they are the souls Of
shipwrecked sailors.
The human tenants of the plateau
are the lighthouse keeper and his wife.
doomed To solitary existence except
about once or twice year when a ship
brings provisions. Sometimes, perhaps
in about every three or four years, an
the bird life on the island.
Ships can approach Bird island only
IN the calmest weather. The slight
est ripple and the craft keeps n re-
spectful distance. The lighthouse is
reached by rope and windlass. The
hardest mountain climber would hesi-
tate before attempting to scale its
rough gray walls.
The keepers of the light have been
singularly unfortunate. The first went
insane and had to be Kept confined by
his wife and assistant until the pro-
vision boat arrived. The second was
borne away by q floating piece Of Ice
when seal hunting In the early spring.
His wife maintained the lighthouse
alone until help came from neigh
boring island.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-06-27
london,a Tea Houses.

The death Of Sir Joseph Lyons re-
minds us what q modern institution
the teashop is. You need not be very
old to remember the time when prac-
tically the only places where cup of
tea could be obtained In London were
the old fashioned coffee houses, with
their boxed-in compartments and mar
row, uncomfortable seats.
The customers were exclusively men,
and If a woman required light refresh
ment she had to search for a confec-
toner's shop, where tea and coffee
were sometimes grudgingly served. at
famine prices, at little round marble
tables tucked away in dark corners
London Chronicle.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-06-27
RECORD BELONGS TO SIRIUS
small Vessel Was the First to Cross
the Atlantic Wholly Under Its
Own Steam.

This spring marks the eightieth an
niversary of an important event in
modern histOry-the voyage from Cork
to New York of the Sirius, the first
vessel to cross the Atlantic wholly un-
der Its own steam. All that remains
OF that stanch little craft Is a number
OF brass paper-weights made from the
metal work after 1t was wrecked in
Ballycotton bay in 1S47. Captain Rob-
erts, commander of the 412-ton Sirius
on Its maiden trip, was later trans
ferred to the President, which went
down with all on board. Thus both
the Sirius and her master met with
tragic end.
The Sirius made the voyage from
Cork In 10 days, reaching New York
only a few hours before the Great
Western, another steamship which
had sailed from Bristol. The latter
made the best time, crossing the
ocean in Is days. The Sirius had
passenger list Of seven on its initial
voyage, the youngest Of whom was
Vincent e. Ransome, then four years
old, who was reported living a few
years ago in Wiltshire, England,
where he was long the rector of
parish church.
The Sirius was a schooner-rigged
ship and was 17S feet over all, with
a beam Of IS feet and a depth Of -
feet.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-06-27
HER TITAN HAIR.

rho matron of the hospital repeated
LA the nurses to be sure to dry as
III as clean the instruments IF you
We We, dry them thoroughly they will
" she had said so often.
f, I'd the little girl, the star patient,
o. called her, who had been there so
~ knew all the Instructions, rules
'v "S regulations by heart, and especially
s .a'. niece of advice and direction.
. now nurse entered the hospital not
. ago Her hair was of gorgeous
, nsS II was the envy Of all.
sHow did you ever get hair of such
.ronderful colorf" asked one of the
nurses, maliciousIy.
aIt,s ouite natural" the new nurse
replied quietly ,,,,-
bed: cho o.ho,
=. md didn't dry 1t well-like the in
N.-uments. and 1t rusted-it did!-
New York Mail.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-06-27

Working in harmony with the Young
Women's Christian association, Count
ess Laura de Gozdawa Turczynowicz
is organizing the Polish Gray Samarf-
tans. She is pictured here In her uni
form as captain in that organization.
She Is also president of the Polish re-
construction committee and author Of
'When the Prussians Came to Po-
land" The Samaritans are all Polish
women recruited in the United States
to do nursing and social welfare work.
When their instruction is completed
they will 60 to Poland to do recon-
struction work or to serve In the hos
pitals.