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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-11

Nth the coming of the open
I her it is feared that tho Germans
renew with greater vigor than
their submarine campaign; and
mis- end tho United States Ship
Board promises to speed UP the
Hing of ships-a promise that
les on the patriotism of the work
|of the nation. From statistics
n out by the board it is seen that
ship building program is going
g at lively rate. The start was
e in January with all almost clean
:. What though weather condi-
S were adverse, the deliveries OF
| at the various shipyards were in
ping with the work to be done.
February the shipments grew to
tier proportions, and now it is con-
plated that the present month Of
Ech will set the work on a high
he of efficiency. Ships have been
hched with a good degree of regu-
ty. If this is kept UP, the Kaiser
|oats will have more to contend
h than their commanders figured
and every man and every piece of
hilton that goes to Europe within
next month or so will help stay
hand of the Hun on the western
bit. That is what ship building
ms. 1t is the one great means Of
ming the war.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-11
THE EOAFERS.

Nest Virginia and Maryland are
two states which have, for some
e. cherished the slogan, "Go to
n. Go to Work, or Go to Jail"
Nv comes the state of New Jersey
III the announcement that there
i st be no idlers within its boundary
Is. Governor Waiter r. Edge has
bed a. proclamation ordering his
kntv-one county sheriffs and tho
yors of all cities TO sweep all loaf
i into the workhouse. The Anti
bling Act is TO be upheld at all
its.
AlI aibled- bodied males between the
BIS of eighteen and forty -four are
sected by the new law. There will
no faworftes. The idle sons Of the
In and the indolent sons of the
|or are placed in the same boat.
Ie village loafer and the city lounge
ard who frcquents the afternoon
!, parIors and spends his time
aped over upholstery wifi both
we to knuckle down to brass tacks.
,vernor Edge says so, and the Gov
nor knows whereof he speaks.
s+afd old Connecticut will wait and
. the results of the Anti-Loafing
Il in New Jersey before it enacts
.e of it's own. What though this is
= of the greatest industrial states
the union, the people here know
hat it means to have oilers on their
.rds The woods are full or
em.-rich ones, poor ones, little
les. big ones, old ones, young ones,
.od -1ookinc ones and homeiy ones.
,ers run true to all forms and
nos And having them on hand we
,,,7 If is easier to talk about get
,e rid of them than actually &C
M plishing this desired end. For
q idIers can get enthusiastically
7zv when it comes time for actually
-adinn work,-under penalty of law
otherwise.
IF all the idlers and loafers and
~ones and what not in New Jersey
ere within the so-caIied conscrip~
on age--twenty- to thirty one -
he task before Governor Edge and
is stalwart shcriffs would be COM
aratively easy one; but they arc not.
n 1910 there were in New Jersey
/ 1856, 463 mon. Of that
.nn,ber 597.51s were within the old
me military age,-eighteen to forty
he new law which would make al
aen go to work prescribes that those
thin the aforementioned age arc
q be affected. Therefore, the state
Ill have a task all. all its own in
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-11
T0DAY'S TABLOID TALE
The CDDnoiase,Jss
BY Joe Blast.

AfN1 NCn1ofhse1IFa
Sfrolltng Iunguidiy down
Chestnut Street, Yarmouth
Sherry and Vintage Label cor.
noisseurly eyed the girls al
they passed,
pipe the little bionde-i1ot
70 bad. observed Sherry.
Nose Il bit to short, though"
Strikes me that way"
agreed Label. THE tail br1n-
cite with her, though. might
pass IN Il crowd---a little too
w1llowy I should say
II should say 1t with yo11 old
top o. Sherry coneurred.
What say you to yon lnssle
with the naval convoy"
He aliuded to fl dnzz1l1g1H
beautiful young woman ac-
conlpanied by a sailor lad. La
bel sauinted at her
II never could abide gil
that turns her toes out when
she waikg," he rem a1ked.
Same here" said sherry
"a girls gotta be al absolute
ly all wool Al sample to get
by with me-"
THAT'S the way 7 feel only
more So" said Label.
Nay, gentle reader, before
we go any further let us take
look at our two heroes.
Yarmouth Sherry was an
understood, sawed-off, ham,
mered- down. dyspeptic looking
little gink with tapping ears
and a receding chin.
Vintage Label was a skinny,
overgrown, gangiing mutt with
his chest where his hack
should have been and one eye
brow doing duty as "a mus
tache.
Nay gentlereader, before we
go any further, let us stop
where we are.
Copyright 1913 by George
Matthew Adams)
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-11

lican convention renominated William
Mckinley on the first ballot, and for
vicc-president Theodore Roosevelt on
the first ballot
Four years later at Chicago, Theo-
dore Roosevelt received on the fTSt
ballot the presidential nomination OF
what was then his party; and likewise
on the first ballot Charles W. FalT-
banks, of Indiana, was nominated lor
vice president
In 1908. at Chicago, the presldenu.t
nomination went to William II. 1a1l
on the first ballot, and the Ylce-preS-
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-11

over, run over, f1attened out, and
squeezed. First, by the United States
government for the federal war tax,
the excess profits tax. the Liberty
Loan bonds and The bonds OF mat
rimony, in New Jersey for the state
tax, the highway tax, the insane Lax,
the auto tax, the chauffeur tax, lead,
iron and carpet tax, personal ruN,
school tax. cab tax and SNutaN. aL4d
by every society and organization thel
inventive mind of man can invent TO
extract what YOU may or my not pos
scss From the Society Of John 7.hc
Baptist. tho G, A. r., the Wornon's
Relief Corps, the Mems Relief. the,
stomach relief the wifeleSS. the biiS-
bandicss, the childless, the fath,rIoss
the motheress. the homeless. the
conscientiOusIess the NAVY LoarIe
the Red Cross the green. the ir,n
cross. the double cross and every
other cross Of all colors. shapps al.
sizes, until feel I am a cross and
get cross, and by the Y. Il. G. 4. a;,,i
the y. w. &. y. and the : z / s q
d NJ NJ Z A y. tho ChiIdreH's Home
the DorcaS Society, the hosnita1.
"One of my mills burned down. the
henhouse and Boardwalk hlow aNav.
and because ! will not sell all that T
have and then 90 out and beg. nor-
row or steal, / have been cuast7d. ,ie
cussed, boycOtted talked %. talked
about, tied to and lied lh0ut held.
up, hung up. robbed, TaNishcd and
nearly ruined, and the only reason T
am chngin2 10 life is to see what in
he'll is coming next. Yours very truly,
|TAApAYE2."
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-11
Copyright 1913 by George
Matthew AdamS)

craft swung up from the south. She
had Goa sted up. She had this very
day seen a large dark object awash
on the beach. He thought it might
be a stranded submarine,
But. when we got there we wished
we had Worn sasmasks," declared
the officer who investigated. For
it turned out to be a dead whale.
It's wounds were those OF she'll fire
could it be posi- bic"
He received no answer His audi
ence had melted away.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-11
The One Ballot Record Of the Repub
Ii,.an Conventions.

In the Chicago convention Of 1888
Beniamin Harrison was nominated for
president on the eighth ballot. Levi P.
Morton was nominated for vice-prcs-
ident on the first ballot
In 1892 the republicans met IN Min
neapolis and Harrison was renomi-
mated on tho first ballot, and White
law Reid named for vice-president on
the first ballot
In 1896. al St. Louis, the republican
DELEGATES nominated William Mckin-
lev for president on the hrSt ballot,
and Carrot A. Hobart for VICe-presi-
dent on the first ballot
In 1900. at Philadelphia, the repnb-
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-11
COMMUNICATED.
MAYOR QUIGTF,T REPLIES.
Claims He Has Greatest Respect for

Italians.
Rev. Aurelious Sophia,
is Camp ST. City,
Dear Sir: I read with much sur
rrjsc your letter which appeared in
the New Britain Herald Saturday.
March 9th, which was in reference to
remarks made by me at the suffrage
meeting held in the Chamber Of Com
ncrce rooms
You very evidently misunderstood
my remarks. which were in no sense
directed at the Italian people,
lave nothing but admiration for the
1ta liam people. who have borne such
It glorious part In the great war, and
regret that you should have miscon-
strued my few remarks as an attack
upon such j people,
Hoping that the above staten ent
explains my attitude toward the Ital-
ian people. I am,
Very truly yours,
G. w. QUIGLEY.
Mayor.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-11

Maine, aside from it's political
crops. According to John A Rob-
erts, commissioner Of agriculture in
that state, the high cost of feed, fer
tilizer and labor played havoc with
Maine farmers. AS a result a crop
Of about fifty per cent. normal was
produced. The Commissioner ad-
Vises Maine farmers to get a hustle
on" and plant more this year. The
same advice might be we'll needed by
asr1cufturists in other states. It's
gong to be a long, long war. And
the need will be for food, as well
as men and munitions.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-11

idential nomination to James $. Sher-
man on the first ballot,
In 1912. at Chicago, Mr.. Taft re-
HeiVed on the first ballot moro than
the number of votes needed to renono =
mate him; and the same thing was
true of the denomination of Sherman
for Vlce-president Mr.. Sherman died
just before election day. and the eleg-
torai votes that would otherwise have
gone to him were recorded for Mich
olas Murray Butler. of New York.
For 'tWenty-eight years. therefore,
fol, more than d quarter OF d century
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-11
Mr.. Taxpayers letter.
fNew York Evening sun ;

fNeW York ENonITI |UT
"Dear have YOUR letter 1e
guessing the donation for. no DOUBT
what YOU consider very worthy
cause 7 natter myself that | have
boon = nublic spirit of loyalty and
.rooarositv have contributed 10
each and every object that mas been
presented to me. but I shall have to
decline helping your cause along for
the following reasons:
Il have been. held up" heid down.
sand bagged, walked on. sat on, rolled
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-11

OF the three candidates for the Re-
publican nomination not one has yet
announced his intention of faUoring
a municipal pigsery. Yet this is an
opportunity to work hand in glove
with the Federal Food Admins
tration and even doing away with
fporkless Saturdays" Some of the
western cities have already taken up
the plan of pig raising, putting the
porlers on the large outlying tracts
of land owned by the municipalities.
Last year the city of Omaha went into
the pig business on a large scale. as
did Denver. Fifty thousand pigs are
fed by the Colorado city and in the
Nebraska strong hold the municipal
piggery yielded more than a quarter
OF a million tons of pig meat which.
some one might arise to remark, is
going some" Since Candidate Jes-
ter refuses TO take Mayor Quigley's
advice on the purchase of a chicken,
perhaps he wifi take this on the
raising Of pigs.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-11

Meanwhile, we approach the first
anniversary of the abdication Of the
car Of all the Russias, which will be
on March 1o---A good deal has hap
pened since that time, but not all Of
it has been to the advantage of r us
sia.-Hartford Times.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-11

One of the best examples OF COM
plete devotion described in the news
is the contractor who Golfers himself,
son and machinery to the United
States. New York Evening Sun.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-11
CHORUS.

"Of1 father, dear father, come home
with me now,
The clock in the steeple strikes
ONE
You said you were coming right
home from the shop
AS soon as your days work was
done.
The fires all out, and mother is sick.
And we have been waiting since
tea,
And poor brother Benny so sick in
her arms,
With no one to help her but ne"
The crowd within that barber shop
then loudly did declare
'Twould be a shame to trim that
beard, but let him cut his hal IL.
And SO the barber laid aside his clip
pers and his shears.
And father put his necktie on and
dried his youngsters tears.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-11
FACTS AND FANCIES.

The wise man makes hay while
the sun shines, but the fool soWs wild
oats by electric lights.-Chicago
News
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-11

Se far as pocketbooks are con.
cerned, no egg can claim today that
it's yolk is easy or it's burden lieht.-
Phi1adcl mia Inquirer.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-11
\ SENTIMENTAL SONG.

The barber shop was crowded when
a little child appeared.
She cried "Oh father, please don'r
let the barber trim your beard.
Don't break dear moth er's heart and
sink our little home III gloom
We need your beard for busting
chairs and sweeping out the
room"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-11

VS. that Secretary
Mad read a line about
tourney, no one had
&f1ed the Secretary was go
gVer There. How, then, did It
s&1M come about? How was the Sc
crecy maintained? In answer, We
quote from the Associated Press dis
patch from Washington
The Secretary and his party left
Washington without any other at
tempt st concealment of their move
mcnts than a request that the press
refrain from reporting his departure.
The newspa pers again worked IN
hearty cooperation TO mako the jour
ney as safe as possible from German
submarines for the party. No hint
of the trip has been printed"
If there was needed additional evil
dence of the loyalty of the American
press. there it is; but there is really
demonstration of good faith on the
part of the American press. From
Civil War days down to this the vast
ma iority of newspa per writer's in this
country have held true to their boast
that they never violate confidence"
And, as q rule, they do not.
The Washington correspondents
who visit the office of the Secretary of
War every day in the Year knew Of
his contem plated trip to the actual
front line of battle. On February %,
I or therea bout, when they visited him
| in search of news, he told them Of
! his contenp la ted departure. At the
same time he asked that no mention
! be made of tho depa rturc, in view Of
the subma rine menace. What though
there are two or three hundred news
paper correspondents working in this
one department, not one violated the
confidence. Which, as we see it, is
pretty good evidence that Washington
correspondents are on the level. @'f
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-11

Considering what he thinks he has
done in Russia, the kaiser must he
thoroughly jealous of that mention of
Lenine for the Nobel peace prize
Springfield RepiI bIifcan
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-11

am patriotic through and
through, writes c. w. L., who is in
the hospital at Camp Sherman on &C
count of a broken leg. Il am so pa
triotic that even my broken bone is
knitting. - Bridgeport Standard
American.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-11

The Congressional Record is not
circulated now outside Of Washing
ton, due to the shortage of paper, but
enough other government material in
the printing line is franked daily to
burden the mails.-Mfdd1etoH Pen
ny Press
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-11

A Dallas, Texas, child four weeks
old has developed full sets OF teeth
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-11

in BOTH jaws. They have to quit milk
ana so onto alfalfa so carly in Texas.
-~Meriden journal.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-11

That German general is publish
ing lessons of this war to be learned
for the next one is big reason why
this one has to be fought to a finish. -
New York World.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-11

Richard Harding Davis estate
footed up only $5o,375. The fate of
most literary professionals is that Of
he provcrbial lawyer. who lives well
and dies pOOr.--Ncw London Day,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-11

When Mr. Garfield advises the pur-
chasing of next winters coal now, il
is proven beyond a shadow of doubt,
as has been so often claimed, that
Washington doesn't appreciate what
the fuel situation really is in Now
acknowledgements Bulletin.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-11
SHIPS TO WIN.

THOMAS JEFFERSON.
Evening star., 1918-05-18
GERMANY TO REDUCE
ITS FLOUR RATION
Sc Ounces Daily Are to Be Al.
lowed Each Person, Beginning
June 6.

AMSTERDAM. May 1.-THE German
food department has ordered reduc-
tion of the -four ration from 200 to
commencing June s. according to ad-
vices from Berlin.
The announcement by the department
breaks the news to the German peo-
pie by saying:
while the supply of promised grain
from Ukraine can certainly be reck-
oned upon. 1t is uncertain whether
such supplies will reach Germany in
large amounts before this years har-
vest The reduction is made in order
to be quite certain of meeting the
peoples needs"
The addition of 10 per cent Of pota-
to flour is to be permitted. This
means that the normal bread ration
of about two drains daily, with an ex-
ira allowance to workmen. will be
continued. The ration will be re-
stored after the harvest IL the arrival
of supplies does not permit this soon
err. To make UP for the reduction OF
bread ration. the sugar ration will be
doubled and the distribution Of croats
and corn -four will be Increased.
AMSTERDAM. May 1s.-In COM
menting on the reduction Of the Ger
man bread ration. the socialist news
paper vorwaerts Of Berlin says:
THE physical and moral power of
the people for resistance Is visibly
diminished by these new privations." !"
AMSTERDAM, May 17.-"only 1882
tons of grain have arrived In Ger
many from the Ukraine" says the
koelnische Volkszeitung. a copy of
which has been received here.
This Is less than one-hftieth of
what we ought to have had by now"
the newspaper adds.
BASEL. Switzerland, May IRE
ductton OF the German bread ration
from 200 to 100 grammes daily per
person has been decreed. says an ON
cial dispatch from Berlin. (The equiv
alent of 100 grammes Is Sc ounces).
Evening star., 1918-05-18
Red Cross Marchers
to Start at 4:45 PM.

starts promptly mt 4s4S O'Clock
from scott Circle. 18th and
Massnchusetts avenue. Partica-
Eanfs 20 assemble Mt O'Clock
on the streets intersectinE at
Scott Circle.
Line OF marchs South ON 18th
street to X streets east ON X
street to 18th streets south ON
18th street. Vermont avenue
and Madison place to Pennsyl-
vnnia avenue; west ON Pennsyi-
vnnia avenue past the White
House to West Executive ave-
nues thence to the south Of the
State. War and Navy building.
west to 18th street, south ON
17th street to National Hed
Cross headquarters.
Women not I'm uniform Will.
If possible. wear white. Men
will wear dark cl0thes. and. II
possible, straw hats. No auto
mobiles VIII be allowed In the
Iarade. All women members OF
the Red Cross having servfce
haEs who are not members OF
uniformed bodies will march
together at the head Of the
eighth and last division.
Secretary Of the Navy Daniels
will review the parade ~ II
passes the State, War and Navy
building.
Parade Will take about two
hours to pnss a given point.
Exercises are to be held at the
National Red Cross headquar-
tiers.
Evening star., 1918-05-18

West. John Beale and John o. Gheen.
An unusual float in the parade H. to
be that presented by one of the In
terror Department companies. OF
which Mrs. Margaret Hopkins wor-
rell is captain. Mrs. Glenna Smith
Tinnen. assisted with this float. which
win show a number OF girls in Greek
costume. encircling a globe. to depict
the earth encircled by the Red
Cross" Mrs. Worrell is to hold aloft
the Stars and Stripes and Mrs.
Blanche Strong is to portray the God
dess of Liberty.
Mrs. Daniels. Mrs. Baker. Mrs. Cor
gas. and officers of the local chapter
are to constitute the first division OF
the parade. together with the execu-
tive and financial committee of the
local chapter. Following divisions
will be composed of uniformed mem
hers of the Woman's Volunteer Aid
constituting the various auxiliaries
in the government departments
stores, etc.
Evening star., 1918-05-18
TAG DAY TO AID FUND
OF COLORED DAY NURSERY
Alley Improvement Association
Makes First Street Plea to Meet
Pinch Of War.

Washingtonians with the welfare OF
the capitals infant population al
heart are today buying tags sold by
representatives OF the Alley Improve
ment Association for the benefit OF
the day narsery Of that organization
This nursery. located at 1135 New
Jersey avenue northwest. performs a
valuable work in caring each day for
from eighteen to thirty-five colored
children of poor alley mothers.
Never before in the history of the
organization has it held a tag day..
according to Mrs. NJ. NJ. Waldron
president of the ladies' auxiliary and
superintendent of the nursery, but
like all Washington charities, this
one has felt the pinch of war and Is
taking this means to make possible q
continuation of Its work. It II hoped
that when returns are in substan-
tial sum may have been realized.
Evening star., 1918-05-18
COMMUNITY CENTER OPENING
Public Invited by Y. n. H. A. to
Inspect New Rooms.

An all-day reception ending with a
mass meeting in the, evening will
mark the formal opening tomorrow
Of the Y. M. H. A. Community Center,
11th street and Pennsylvania avenue.
The building will be open for inspec-
ton by the public all day. A recep-
tfon committee will be headed by
Meyer Greenberg, executive secretary
Of the center.
Col. Harry Cutler Of Providence, r.
l., national chairman Of the Jewish
welfare board, will be the principal
speaker in the evening. Others who
will speak are Rev. DIR. Abram Simon.
pastor of the Washington Hebrew
Congregation. and Moe Ofenburz,
president o fthe Young Mems Hebrew
Association. Judge Milton Strasburger
of the Municipal Court will preside. .
Although the building has been in
use for nearly two months the pub
lie has never had an opportunity to
inspect 1t. Capt. julius Peyser IL
chairman Of the committee ON ar
raneements,
Evening star., 1918-05-18
'PRESBYTERIANS TO HEAR
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Unfavorable Report Expected on
Proposed Union Of Northern
and Southern Branches.

DURANT. Okla. May 18.-The pres
entation and discussion of committee
reports was expected to occupy the
greater part of today's sessions Of the
General Assembly of the Southern
Presbyterian Church. meeting here.
The various committees which met
yesterday afternoon were to present
their reports during the day.
In advance of today's meeting in
terest among the delegates centered
in a report that the committee on
union with the Presbyterian Church.
U. S. A. (the northern church,. would
report that the committees from the
two churches were unabl, to agree on
any form Of union. 1t was not know
when the report would be presented
to the assembly here.
Evening star., 1918-05-18
Only Charity of Kind in City.

Prior to the establishment Of this
nursery many colpred working wom-
en- who went out by the day had to
in danger of fire and other forms OF
accident. and of sudden illness. This
charity is the only one of its kind in
the city and is indorsed by the chari-
ties Endorsement committee OF the
District Of Columbia. It's running, ex-
penses are about 5000 a month.
The Alley Improvement Association
Of which Rev. ]. Milton Waldron il
president. in addition to this day
is styled. also maintains a summe er
vacation Bible and industrial school
boys and girls clubs. children's and
mothers summer outings. etc.