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New Britain herald., 1918-04-10
FACTS ABOUT THE AMERICAN NAVY
Sea Paw

thing over s.. but even IN those
halcyon days a man couldn't raise
family on u ducat a month.
Sailors in the Revolution often got
no pay. Their prizes were enough
and many got rich. IN the war of
1872 privateersmen made fat booty
of cir captiVes. Yet their legal
pay, such as it was, became known
around the world as the best any
power had ever paid. Already the
nation was standing by its navy.
The first staggering sum for YES
sci of war was $275, 600 appropriated
for the ironclad Atcrrimac in the
Civil War. The contract however.
stipulated that not dollar was to
go if she was 4 hit less invulnorable
than Ericsson claimed The inventor
always gets it in the neck.
At this time Italy was waking up
to navy business. BY 1886 she had
spent $50, 900, 900 IN u few years on
her men -of-war. But she was too
late. For lack Of proper personnel
the Austrians cleaned up her fleet
in the same year at LISA.
And so it goes: Chinese, sailors re-
ceiVing Toe a week i'll the sos; men
bleeding on sanded decks q century
ago for $3.50 month; naval heroes
Of the middle ages screaming VEN
gcanco with wages three months
overdue.
And now We pay a billion for the
OUTFIT. But show the man
that says it amt worth two!
New Britain herald., 1918-04-10
OPENING THEIR EYES.

When America entered the war the
German press greeted us with snccr-
ing comment and remarks intended
10 belittle us There were two ex-
ceptions, however. One was the 'Vor-
waerts." the strongest socialist organ
in Germany, and the other was the
''Berlner Tagebatt" which was at
all times against a break with the
United States. The other papers,
however. assured the German people
that they had nothing to fear from
what they inevitably referred to as
american b}uff,' and hence it is of
interest to note, subsequent to the
opening of the great German drive,
20 check which American troops have
been pressed into service, that Ger
man newspapers arc now endeavor-
ing to correct the false impression
they gave their readers at first in re-
gard to the possibilities of this coun-
try in the way Of assisting the Allies.
Here is what Captain Persius mill.
tary critic of the Tag blatt,' and
one of the best known German mill
tary experts has to say about us now:
I'VE were at first a good deal per
Suaded to under estimate the partici-
patton of America in the war. We
begin now to note q change of opin-
ion. It is beyond doubt that it would
be we'll to curb at the present time
these more or less fantastic vagaries
of persons discussing the submarine
war. We cannot for the moment es-
innate when the United States will
have ready the millions of men which
her population will permit her to
raise, but it is certain that America
Will in the very near future succeed
In amassing armies which in any case
VIII constitute very valuable aid for
our enemies"
1t Is refreshing, if nothing else to
observe that the enemy, which rules
the prex of Germany with an iron
hand. is apxiouslv preparing subjects
Of that country for the contingency
that the presence of American troops
in Franco may make itself felt in a
way that will afford the Germans little
consolation.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-10
THE RESULT.

voters have spoken and Mayor
Ey is to be our chief executive
pother two years. The Herald
/ Ills Honor a successful third
Pand assures him that he will
Us support in his every .endeavor
E the city a good, clean admin
|on. While Mayor Quigley ran
\ his ticket in every ward ex-
|he sixth, which, strange to say,
democratic stronghold, he can
Foud of the vote he received
his fellow citizens. 1t is no
Ihonor to be elected three times
|sively as mayor of New Brit
ind we trust that Mr.. Quigley
Pontfnue to merit the confidence
|sed by the vote of yesterday.
pr. John r. Martin, the defeated
eratic candidate, the Herald
extends Fluctuations. The Doc
bed not be ashamed of the re-
He ran we'll ahead of his
! in five wards, and it is incom-
tsible why the sixth, where he
Expected to poll a large vote,
such poor showing. DR.. Mar
IN against a strong candidate,
bad the prestige Of four years in
Behind him, and though de-
he has the satisfaction. of
llg that he fought good fight.
now that the election Is over,
forget petty, partisan SQUAD
and let us all work together
clip the administration make
s9ritain bigger and better than
Tong as the war lasts we should
{ ourselves become too muoi,
I'd over local issues, unless they
ye war questions. Democrats
Republicans alike must unite in
&t of the President. For our
I've can only say that any pub
= cial Of this city, state or coun-
! no attempts to en- barrass the
Rment in it's war policies, will
ktle comfort in these columns.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-10
CLIP THIS OUT
MAY COME HANDY
Tells how to take soreness from
a corn and lift 1t
right out.

Hospital records show that every
time you cut a corn you invite lock
jaw or blood poison, which is needless,
says Cincinnati auth GRITTY, who tells
you that a quarter ounce of a drug
called freezone can be obtained at
little cost from the drug store but is
sufficient to rid ones feet of every
hard or soft corn or callus.
You simply apply a few drops Of
this on a tender, aching corn and the
soreness is instantly relieved. Shortly
the entire corn can be lifted out root
and all, WithOut pain.
This drug. freezone, is sticky but
dries at once and is claimed to just
shrivel up any corn without inflam-
ing or even irritating the surround
ing tissue or skin.
If your wife wears high heels she
will be- glad to know of this.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-10

Cheer up, brothers Of poverty, and
let us have discourse on the great
god Dollar
In these days when a Naval Budget
may be 81, 100000 and {; battle
ship may cost SIS, 100000 and ST.
100000 be not enough to buy the
guns needed by an admiral who
makes $40 900 a year-it is pastime
full OF humOr to view Old naval ca
pcnditures.
The historic example of maritime
parsimony is Columbus. Think whore
we'd be now if the Spanish Queen
hadn't hooked her rings and pins
that the great explorer might set
sail. And even at that he was so
far in debt at departure that Jail
was his only alternative to dscov-
erins America.
Queen Eliza beth of England-A. d.
15S3--WaH the next naval tightHad.
Frankly feminine as she was, the
British Admiralty had the princely
sum of $4,000 year on which to
buy and build a fleet of warshtps,
maintain naval stations and remu-
nerate loyal sailors. No wonder they
turned pirates to keep from starving
to death.
Rut the ship Of the line that Liza"
bought for $1,000 in those days was
extravaganza alongside the Spanish
admiral who had 100000 ducats to
pay the crews of a hundred ships for
seasons work. \ ducat is some
New Britain herald., 1918-04-10
ERMANTC INVASION OF
AMERICA.

eare indebted to the New Britain
Committee for a copy of its'
bulletin, prepared by superin-
It of Schools S. H. Holmes,
illustrates in a startling man
he pressing need of what the
|n aptly terms the Americaniza-
K America.
find that there are 100000
L Of foreign birth in the United
Fnow engaged in industry. They
ate 81 per cent. of all the en-
in our iron and steel indus
least of the Mississippi river),
j cent, of our soft coal miners,
/. cent. of the workers in our
H. manufacture centers and
&rds Of the total number en-
in railroad maintenance and
[uction.
10 the population, the bulletin
4 that we have in this country
100000 persons of German
koyer millions born in coun-
u the Central Powers. "a mil
whose mother tongue is Ger
o4q BAL born males
IRE not voters and t27,10S Ger
,orn males not voters. The
ar of aliens of military age from
antral Powers who are not nat
"a is placed at 1,115,392. .
$4,000 foreign Language news
in the United States with a
circulation of 1,O00.0O0.4S1 or
] cent. are German with a cir
Ia Of 1858, 626. There are fur
are 2,761 German parochial
b attended by 146.S60 pupils.
n York city the registra ton in
y schools, maintained espe-
or foreigners, has dropped
- in 1914-15 to 19,024 in
and this falling off is partly
american propaganda. In
districts in Nebraska the
B. 5 =. =.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-10
OUCH! RUB BACKACHE.
STIFFNESS, LUMBAGO
Rub Pain from back with small trial
bottle Of old ''St. Jacobs
Oil"

Back hurt you? Can't straighten up
without feeling sudden pains, sharp
aches and twinges? Now listen! That's
lumbago. sciatica Or maybe from a
strain, and you'1l get RELIEF the mo-
mcnt you rub your back with sooth-
ing, penetrating st. Jacobs Oil"
Nothing else takes out soreness, lame
ness and stiffness so quickly. You
simply rub it on Your back and out
comes the pain. 1T is harmless and
doesn't burn the skin.
Timber up! Don't suffer! Get a
small trial bottle of old, honest .sst.
Jacobs Oil' from any drug store. and
after using it just once, you'll forget
that YOU ever had backache. lumbapo
or sciatica, because your back will
never hurt or cause any more misery.
1t never disappoints and has been rec
commended for 60 years.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-10
CUT OUT MEATS
IF KIDNEYS ARE
TROUBLING YOU
Uric Acid in Meat Excites Kidneys
and Trritates the
Bladder.
Noted Authority Says We Must Flush
Kidneys With Salts If
Back Hurts.

We are a nation of meat eaters and
our blood is filed with uric acid, says
well-known authority, who wants
us to be constantly on guard against
kidney trouble.
The kidneys do their utmost to free
the blood Of this irritating acid. but
become weak from the overwork;
they get sluggish. the e1iminative It's
sues clog and thus the waste is re-
tanned in the blood to poison the en-
tire system.
When your kidneys ache and feel
like Jumps Of lead, and you have
singing pains in the back or the urine
is cloudy, full of sediment, or the
bladder is irritable. obliging you to
seek relief during the night; when
you have severe headaches, nervous
and dizzy spells, sleeplessness, acid
stomach or rheumatism in bad
weather. get from your pharmacist
about four ounces of Jad Salts take
a tablespoonful in glass Of water
before breakfast each morning and in
a few days your kidneys will act fine.
This famous salts is made from the
acid of grapes and lemon juice, COM
bined with lithia, and has been used
for generations to flush and stimulate
clogged Kidneys to neutra'izc the
acids in urine SO it is no longer a
source of irritation, thus ending
urinary and bladder disorders.
Jad Salts is inexpensive and cannot
injure; makes a delightful effeTves-
cent ithia water drink, and nobody
can make a misake by taking little
occasionally to keep the Kidneys
81
New Britain herald., 1918-04-10
T0DAY'S TABLOID TALE
BY Joe Blast
ESscntia Oils.

Esscntia Oils.
Essentia Oils stepped grace
fully from her 3-cylinder
Pierced Packard and entered
the Red Cross recruiting Of
fee. With the immediate, un-
erring instinct Of the real
American girl, she stopped at
the dask marked: "Apply
Here"
"Are you Mr.. Here % in
quired Essentia Oils.
MT. Which ?" said the man
behind the desk.
Mr.. Apply Here--I no
noticed the name on the DESK
explained Essentia.
oh, I see. No, he's at the
other end of the building this
morning, assisting Mr.. En-
trance Out. My MANS is Bur
ford Seeds, and if there's any
thing in the line Of anything
l can do for you--"
Il want to go to France and
be a. NURSE said Miss Oils.
"Splendid. Splendid. You
can take a four months course
at the school for nurses, and
then, if you pass the examina-
tons"
That's too slow interrupt
ed Essentia. Il want to so
right away"
That's the spirit we like to
see" approved Burford Seeds
warmly. And, if you have
any special Qualifications
I've got it all figured out"
explained Essentia chipply. In
the first place, I'm just natur-
ally suited to be nurse. I'm
simply bubbling over with life
and animation, and if I do my
limitations of George M. Cohan
and Harry Lauder for the men
suffering from shc1l shock, it
ought to do them no end of
good. And then I'm generally
conceded to be the best dancer
of our set and I'll consider it
part of my duties to dance
with all the convalescents and
take their minds off their
wounds. I'm naturally an
early riser, and If necessary [
can sign contract to begin
my limitations each morning
not later than thirty"
BUrford Seeds clasped the
desk to keep from falling un-
der it.
"WeIl----Ne'll send for you
wheI. We need you" he gasped
ginnishly.
Nov or never said Els
Sentia, and swept haughtily out
and drove to Mrs. Epson
Downs bandage- winding head
quarters, where she made it a
point to wind two bandagcs
every day.
- Copyright 1913 by George
Matthew Adams).
New Britain herald., 1918-04-10

public schools were compelled to give
way before the German-Lutheran
parochial schools, Of which there are
over 200. where elementary instruc-
ton in German is given. and in some
OF which the use of English is pro-
hbited.
Finally, we read that women Of
German and Austrian nationality are
not classified as enemy aliens, but some
of them are actually replacing men in
war industries. 1t would seem that
prccaution should be taken by the
proper authorities against the prac-
tice of allowing wives Of enemy aliens
to obtain employment in plants where
war material is nlanufactur Tam
pering with gas masks is only one
feature of the work which enemy
aliens or their agents can do if they
obtain admission to our local fac
tories.
These facts furnish food for
thought. They make us realize what
a cosmopolitan people We are, and
they point out to us tho urgent ne
cossity of constantly applying our
selves to the great task of Americana
izing our alien population which
plays such a significant role in our
economic, industrial and educational
life.
The facts in regard 10 the number
of German schools and newspapers,
and the extent of their influence and
activities give cause for concern.
While we trust that the federal au-
thoritics will look after encmy aliens
Of military age, there is need Of
watchfulness in the cases of the hum
dreds Of thousands OF others who do
not come under this classification. IN
Nebraska especially it. would appear
that German influence in the schools
has already Como too far. 1t would
be difficult to imagine more ag-
sravating piece Of effrontery than
that of the heads of certain German
parochial schools there at whose in
stance the use of the English Ian
suage is actually forbidden. That is
an astounding example Of Prussian
impudence.
1t is high time to put a stop to
such evil influences and We hope that
before this war is ended our educa-
tional authorities will have succeeded
in checking it entirely and replacing
German doctrines with American
ones.
We congratulate once more our
school committee for it's untiring eff
forts to make our evening school q
model for othar institutions Of its
kind upon whiA we must chiefly de-
pend for the education Of our for
eigners to American standards and
ideals.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-10

From the New Britain correspond
enCc Of the hartford Coukant:
1T WAS peculiar but t9ue, that
at practically every rallA in the
interests of Mayor QuigFey, the
mayor was loud and SINCERE in
his praise Of Father B0jnowski
Vet last Sunday night at the
sacred Heart parish hall lhc spoke
TO d large number of Polish resi-
drntS against the reelection Of
the mayor. and repeated his
statements at the final demo-
cratic rally in RentZ's haH Mon
day ni& ht. To his work. the re
pUblicans attribute their defeat
in the Fifth Ward.'
Whaddvc mean. "peculjar. but
true"H Was the Mayor the only can
didatc who was loud and sincere N
his praise of tho reverend Father /?
If the parishoners of the Polish
church voted for every man who has
praised their worthy pastor there
would be u lot Of repeating at the
polls.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-10

Poor Mr.. Crecl, AS head Of the
bureau or public information, he has
been "roasted' repeatedly, then last
week he almost broke his neck in an
airpl5ne fight, and now some SEN
ator calls him the arch traitor Of
the rcpubic', because he said he was
glad America was not prepared when
ii entered his war.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-10

Perhaps the HUNS wish TO get to
.Amiens because of the nice Gothic
cathedral they could there Destroy
Tim es-Star.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-10
ESQ APES FROM REFORM SCHOOL

Stanley Dohruk, who was commit
ted TO the State School for Boys from
this city, escaped from the institution
last night with Stanley Valese. Ths
local police Wore Motif ed
New Britain herald., 1918-04-10

II might also add a little interest
to his discourse if Berger should
toll why he was overwhelmingly de-
feated in the Wisconsin election.-
Springfield Union.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-10

After this war America will well
come no Immigrants who do not
come resolved who heartedly to be
\ mcri cans. ---ChiCag go News.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-10

The young idea Will never be
taught to shoot until we have mill
tary training in the schools.--F hila-
delphia Public Ledger
New Britain herald., 1918-04-10
The End of n Hoover Day.

The End Of a Hoover Day.
I nave come to the end of a mea tless
day,
And peacefully lying in bed,
My thoughts revert in Il musing way
To the food which today I've been
fed.
When I think Of the cheese and the
beans and fish
And oysters I've had to cat,
I've no regrets for the good old
days
! really didn't mss the meat,
I have come to the end Of q wheat
less day.
have eaten no cookies or pie.
] have had no bread that was made
with wheat;
1t was made out Of corn or rye:
And | like 1t so well, that when war
is past
And a glorious victory won,
I'll keep on observing ''wheatless"
days
And I'll eat corn pone" for fun!
SHOP WORK.
in "Thc Stanley Workers."
New Britain herald., 1918-04-10
FACTS AND FAN(JEo.

Have you a little Liberty bell in
your home? It won't be complete
without onc.--NeW York World,
New Britain herald., 1918-04-10

New eetin@-Good evening, have
you eaten ground glass?
New Britain herald., 1918-04-10

The perennial aftc1 election -
told you-ao" pest VAS kro1nd TODAY
as usual.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-10

Herald readers found
election edition very sat
paper was on the street
New Britain herald., 1918-04-10
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New Britain herald., 1918-04-10

While the German army was driV
ing forward the kaiser laid emphasis
on the statement that he was in per-
sonal command of the movement.
When the time came to fall back
we heard no more of this phase of
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Bulletin.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-10

Congratulations, Mr.. Mayor,
New Britain herald., 1918-04-10

Down in Texas they're reviving
the 'barefoot clubs" Some folks
don't like to pay 80 for pair Of
leather shoes made out OF roofing
fett.-PatcrSon Press Guardian.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-10

In the opinion of some statesmen
in Washington true loyalty consists
in not hurting the feelings of a job
holder by warming the public Of
dangers ahead.--Ncw York Sun.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-27

primary problems of war arc biological
problcms~why do men fight, what kinds Of
men make the best fighters what conditions
conducc to the most effective fighting, and
what are the probable consequences of the
fight to the winner and the loser? In gcn-
cra, why men deliberately plan wars is be-
cause they are different boogically, in
structure, habits, mental outlook thought
or other ways, and wish to preserve intact
their ditfercntiations.' The group differ
cnccs have an emotional context of passion,
and the modern Psychologists have shown
us why rage is more generally followed by
fighting than by judicial arbitration As to
the belief, held with particular tenacity in
Germany, that warfare is in line with the
process of nature selection which has made
on the whole for progressive evolution, it
must be pointed out that nowhere in nature
does natural selection, as indicated by mod
crn careful study of the subject, operate
with anything like that mcchanistic pre-
clson which the German political philoso-
ply postuatcs; =. much less does
natural selection operate in a rigid and
mechanical manner with reference to human
affairs; military results are not, in
fact, measured in terms of biological sur
vival.' THE plain fact in the matter is that
the proudly ruthless philosophy of Treit-
schke and Bernhard is not only immoraly
cruel, but also Immortality stupid.''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-27

The explosive is all carried very care
FULLY and put in position, the detonators
liked and the cables laid along the gallery
TO the surface, and then begins the work
of "tamping'
lanplng, or stemmng. consists of flEno
IN the gallery for a sufficient distance he
hind the charge to insure the effects of
the explosion being expended in the re-
quired direction along the line of least re-
slstancc. Thus, if it was desired to blow
crater at the surface from depth of saw
80 feet, about 40 or so feet of the gallery
must be tamped, and this work has tn he
done entirely By hand with sandbaps 6lled
with earth.
AS all the substance extracted from III.
NINE has also to be dealt with in sandbaos
there IS usually a good supply near the
shafts ready for use when firing. unless
the infantry in the line has commandeoroa
these bags for parapets and dugouts Era
quently, however, there is such ni,e tao.
the tunnellers are glad to get rid Of them
owing to fear of observations from ai,craf+
and subsequent unpleasant relations with
trench moftars. shells and "Minnies."