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New Britain herald., 1918-02-02

good enough for me-"
The two men were secret service
agents of the U. S. A
Recent controversy about the city
clerks office has brought that depart
ment into the melight, and now, since
Colonel Thompson has explained that
it is possible to get along easily with
out a deputy, who received a salary of
$1,000, many ask the question as to
what need there is of a deputy and
what the duties of the former incum
bent were. Also, the politicians are
casting envious eyes at the deputy
clerkship and there now seems reason
to believe that they will not permit
the colonel to hold the vacant posi-
ton open until the end of the war so
that he may give it back to the for
mer incum bent as he plans. With
election coming on this spring, the re-
cent controversy over this office may
have some bearing on the outcome and
it might appear that the colonel has
been sacrificing his employees by
crowding work onto them, and then
not favoring an increase in their pay
too strenuously for fear Of getting his
office into bad repute with the voters,
in order to save the Job for the for
mer deputy, to whom, he says, he has
given his word to use all his influence
to keep the position open. Just at
present the city clerk and his office
are causing more gossip, political and
otherwise, than any other in the City
hall.
When he appeared before the salary
committee recently, Chairman P. F.
King Of the police board, in mention
ing the need Of a matron at head
quarters, referred to the lady prison
ers' A most flattering remark, judg-
ing from those we have seen there.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-02
FACTS ABOUT THE AMERICAN NAVY
MAST

Yes sir" doggedly.
Haven't you any excuse ?-dont
you know how serious it is to refuse
duty?"
Yes sir. Well sir, you see it was
this way The words once started
to tumble out as though conscious of
the panis inside. My sister she had
a wedding last night, and she WAS
married And I went to the wedding
hoping, sir that perhaps I'd, get mar
! ried too And I stayed until
But JON I'D Man breaks On
not unkindly, that has nothing to do
with failing to work
Yes sir, it does sir. You see
sir"
The Old Man smiles. yes, I think
1 see' And turning to the woman,
| TWO hours extra duty" is the ser
tence he pronounces. t.t
Next comes Mulvaney for fighting.
! Smith for wasting water at the scat
tle-butt. Pernickityvitch for net
! having his hair cut at Sunday inspee-
ton. And finally a Filipino mess
boy for some obscure crime which
tn native steward makes only ners
| obscure by going off into a TRADE az
native profanity. One or two haye
com plants to make, and several wish
The captain hears them through
with a kind impassivity. Most OF
the men are in their early twenties.
A few lads are still in their teens.
Some are glib, some embarrassed. A
few are fearful. One poor wretch
with home and wife and baby, but
no money breaks, down as he admits
deliberately staying away from this
ship to look after the one he loves.
knaves are not labeled. The csP-
tain has no way Of choosing be-,
| tween the scoundrel and the honest
man-no way but his experience.
Twenty five years at, sea with men Of
all kinds and conditions of mind and
body and soul have given his gale
| lined eyes a keenness of vision which
can penetrate the shell Of the tough1
est nut on the maritime market
And the men know it.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-02
COMMUNICATED.
Joseph G.. Mann Sees His Duty and
Intends to Perform 1t.

Editor or the Herald:
Cowardice will never help to win
the victory for which our nation to-
gether with our allies, is. fighting.
The towards of nations exist usually
not In their armies in the field or
at the front, but in the heterogeneous
host of dependents behind the firing
lines who in comparative ease, and
comfort, in war times fear threaten
ing deprivations- I feel that the SOL
der, who, like our American soldiers
and those of our allies, goes Qua to
m eet the enemy in response to mis-
country's stand for principle, is brave
to a point of deserved praise,-he as
a hero deserving special gratitude
from every liberty loving citizen of
our little world.
In reading the splendid account re-
Gently published in your worthy paper,
which our esteemed citizen, Mrs.
Traut, gives of herself, as an Amer
lean born in Germany, I could not
help informing a deep silent amen to
the sound reasoning she there sets
forth. 1T seems to me that at this
STAGE of the great war the time is
ripe for all Germans in this country,
at least, and the American born Of
pathizers, who for one specious rea
son or another are in hiding, 20 come
out into the open, and, for the good
Of the world cause positively identify
themselves as at least mentally sup
porting the boys who are called to the
front to give, if required, their lives
fer the good of us all, including the
shrinking and Sinking while the
meantime, they suffer discom forts and
hardships untold. Mrs Traut grsndly
sets an example for all Germans 70
follow. AS have already openly de-
clared through your paper, I was born
in this state of German parents, there
fore j feel it a special duty to do
what I can, not only to prove my 10y
atty to what 7 have always been proud
to know as my own my native land
bnt to call to the American standard.
the present faint Or half-hearted citi-
zens or benefciaries of our freedom
loving nation who are not alive to
the wickedness of blindly, sympathet-
ically, or marciousty fastening blood
relationship or friendship at the OK
pense Of loyalty to Principle. 1t is
clear to me that if Germans in THIS
and in allied and in neutral countries
would help the freedom lovers of the
New Britain herald., 1918-02-02

Old muzzle-loaders have gone, and
poop decks, and topsail yards The
mastless battleship is in sight. One
old custom hangs on: that of hold
ing mast
Since the beginning of naval his
tory it has been the sailors ancient
privilege to lay his side of trouble
before the captain. The upper deck
just abaft the mainnaSt used to be
the official spot reserved for the cere-
mony and is yet where there's a
mainmast. In the Fleet a lower
compartment is used.
1t really is a ceremony. Comes six
beMs-eleven A. M.-aud you will
find lined up a row of serious looking
men. Their lips are set and hands
are nervously lingering hats or
neckerchiefs. The Old Man., they
know, will have the truth out of them
whether they will or not.
The master-at-arms or ships police
man checks his list and reports to
the Executive officer, IAN here. sir"
An orderly is dispatched to the cabin.
returning after few minutes fol-
lowed by the captain.
A tremor of apprehension runs
through the waiting men--at least so
writer would describe it. Fact is
only a few guilds are shifted, whis-
pe1ing is left off. and the line I'M
consciously stiffens in imitation of
the fine figure of the commanding
officer.
The yeoman steps up with his re-
port book. Zones, c. G., seaman Sec
cond class" he announces. The mas
ter at arms pushes a tall had out or
ranks admonshing him in a hoarse
whisper, uncover, yuh bonehead, an
pipe up in yer answers.''
Yhi1e the culprit stands sheepishly
before his superiors his fellow pirates
listen with great satisfaction to the
report against him: mot turning to
in the morning watch" which the
yeoman proclaim sin his most dra-
matte voice.
The Old Man studies his defendant.
'Is that so Jones?"
New Britain herald., 1918-02-02
EXPOSING THE GOOD.

Having indicated his department
and himself. Secretary of War Baker
may now sit back and wonder from
which quarter will come the next at
tack. Or, looking back over the past he
may indeed feel that the storm has
blown over his head and may never
return. It was so with Daniels, tine
Secretary of the Navy; it was so with
McAdoo, the Secretary of the Treas
ury Both Of these men went through
periods not unlike that which en-
quilted the Secretary of War. In fact,
President Wilson'S entire cabinet came
IN for no small share of criticism. Tt
had been pronounced the weakest
cabinet the United States ever knew.
Daniels was denounced as "a coun-
try editor and as such, unfit to hold
the sreins of public office. Yet some
Of the very men who heaped the red
hot Goals of fire on his head are in
Ing goes. It was only a few nights
ago that Senator Warren G.. Harding,
Of Ohio, one Of the severest critics and
enemies OF the presidents Adminis-
ration, publicly admitted in a speech
at Waterbury that he, Harding, was
Ind is "a, country publisher" The
difference between country publish
sr and a country editor Is mere
" the difference between owner
ship and employment The pub
Usher may hire and fire an edi-
tor. AS it happens, Daniels owns his
own newspaper, 50 he too is a coun
try publisher. Harding has probably
done some editing on his own nc
count. The thing to remember here
Is: Harding has aspirations whic n
turn his thoughts towards the Presi-
dency He would be, so we are told,
The next President of the United
States. He was hailed as such at the
recent Mckinley club banquet in this
state. Now, reasoneth a thinking
man, if "a country editor is not
worthy of guiding the destfnies of the
United States Navy, which is only a
1epartm of government, how could
a country editor aspire to take hold
Of the complete executive function, the
Presidency, which carries with it the
post of Commandments of the
United States Army and Navy? The
answer of course, is simple. It is as
Harvard professor once remarked,
Politics, my friend, politics"
Josephus Daniels, Notwithstanding
The many attacks made upon his adj
m1nistration of Navy department at
fairs has performed notable achieve
ments as holder of that portfolio.
Even MS most rabid critic, Theodore
Roosevelt, must perforce admit that
and go 1t is the Terrible Teddy" has
New Britain herald., 1918-02-02

Under the new scheme of select
ing men for the draft the United
States army will soon have in it's
ranks an ideal combination. The
physically fit will be apportioned to
places demanding all around military
work; the men possessing minor de-
fects will he placed at those tasks
now performed by those who are
fully up to the standard, thus re-
leasing the fighting men for activi-
ties at the front. In this way, almost
all who arc within the law will have
a chance to serve the nation and at
the same time benefit themselves.
since the doctors are ordered to
patch up the physically imperfect 1t
is an i'll wind that blows no good.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-02

Epterpret the strike StOr1eBTONpDA<1 c
many as capital, for this side. let them
not be hasty in forming conclusions
What is going on now in Berlin and
other parts of Germany may be po1iti-
cal unrest, and probably is; but the
nroof is not final. We must not fall
into the German habit Of distorting
facts, until we are sure of ourselves.
we know, if we read at all, that every
bit of news from the United States
which permeated the German Empire
was washed and hung out on the line
by the Kaiser's laundrymen. Nothing
got by that they did not want to get
by. The Presidents various MESA ges
to Congress and the American people
we're garbled by the German press.
Knowing the unfairness of those
things, we shall be at least fair to
ourselves and not believe one-half of
the stories out of Germany until we
have the first hand knowledge so
u necessary for proper guidance.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-02

Lincoln, but for his kindness of
heart, thinks the New York Evening
Post, might have put it this uav.
You can fuel some of the people all
of the time and all of the peon,e
sorne of the time but you can't fuel
all of the people all Of the time.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-02
FACTS AND FANGTES.

Income tax information; Net in
come shall be considered (see chap
ter Of the acts Of -, also re-
port of fish comm ission for 1892,
likewise bicycling rules and regula.-
tons for 1878. Then divide by four
and carry one. After which drop
in to see the ollector.--Springfie ld
Daily News.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-02

1t was Roman punch that killed
Caesar. One good American blow on
the western front should do the same
thing for the Kaiser.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-02

##11l realize, says the FreSl-
VAS T think statesmen on both
sides of the water realize that
the achieveme nts of this year on the
one side OF the other must determine
the issue Nor does he believe that the
forces of the Hun will conquer. For
the President knows the men and
women of France and England and
Italy are determined to go through,
with the assistance of the United
States. And that the people here have
firmly resolved to leave no stone IN
turned in the winning Of the war.
We are fighting as truly for the
liberty and self-government of the
United States as if the war of our own
revolution had to be fought over
again" is the way the President puts
it, adding: And every man in every
business in the United States must
know by this time that his whole for
tune lies in the balance. Our national
life and our whole economic develop
ment will come under the sinister in
Huehce OF Iore'5h cof11Toi II we 40 NOT
win There is truth in this state
ment. 1t can be fully appreciated only
when we realize just what would hap
pen to this land if the coming crisis
were to find Germany in the ascend
ency and her enemies conquered.
When We picture what a German VIC
tory means. we know there is but one
thing to DOWN the war
New Britain herald., 1918-02-02

People who lack fuel are getting
tired of reading about the past year
having been a. record breaker in coal
produc tion.--Norw Bulletin.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-02

Cheer up, girlss Suppose you hat
to knit sweaters with that papel
yarn they us in ian
apolis News
New Britain herald., 1918-02-02

The Germans execute suspects I'M
less they can positively prove they
aren't spies In this country we let
them go free unless it can be posi-
lively proved they are sples.-Nor-
witch Record
New Britain herald., 1918-02-02

We read that somebody's air cooled
automobile has proven a success In
a trip from Canton to New York
Wen say that if this air failed tc
cool 1t no air ever could.--Paterson
Press Guardian.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-02

Seems as though we ought to cele-
brate these Mondays with little
more Of the real hol1daY spfr1t! Why
not a straw ride to sap1n ROCK =
New London Day.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-02

The heavy hand of justice holds
some men down; others are under
their wives thum bss-Philadelp hia
Record.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-02

Some of the descriptions Of rail
road rolling stock sound like hos
nitaJ report-Meriden Record
New Britain herald., 1918-02-02

Bv the time a man is ready to loo1
at the thing his Wife wishes him tx
see she has called his attention tt
something else-CappeT's Weekly.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-02

Many weeks ago, following an ex-
preston of sentiment by the council,
the Municipal Farm committee low
cred the price of potatoes from s1.s5
to s175 per bushel. 1t was also hint
ed that following tlris reduction those
who had purchased at the higher price
should get a rebate. No one as yet
has ever received the rebate, inas1n UGH
as the farm committee cannot pay this
money without council ratification and
the council has not yet taken the mat
ter up. Either a rebate is to be paid
or it is not, burt it should be decided
definitely and hmm ediatelv.
During the recent military classl-
fication the second exemption board
officials have learned of a relglous
sect, old but yet new to most OF the
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-10-17
Vernon McClltchan Writes to Grand
parents from Paris Island.
Paris Island, S. c.. Oct. 6, j

. TdIls !SIaHU, .: ", Ocl: D, 10.
| suppose that you will be surprised
to get a letter from me but | have
thought of you a great many times
and intended to write long before
this. When a fellow works for I'm
Gle Sam he doesn't have much time
for writing letters but just the same
manage to find time to write a
few. | have been in the service for
four months and the first two
months | spent in just drilling from
early morning until late at night. 1t
was hard work but | enjoyed it a
lot. This is a big camp that l am
in and is close to Charleston, S. c.,
which is a historical place from the
Civil war. There are several old
forts near here that were used in
the Civil war, SO you. see, that we
take big interest in looking at
this camp up every day and within
a few months it will be big enough
to hold $4,000 men. At present
am acting as government inspector
and have charge of the building of a
big sea wall here. 1t is interesting
work but | expect to leave here soon
and will probably be in France by
Christmas. But that is just where
want to be.
l am getting along fine and hope
that both Of you are the same. At
ter the war | will be down to visit
you and to get some fried chicken
and strawberries. Love from your
grandson, Vernon McCuthan,
Public Works Department
Paris Island, South Carolina,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-10-17
Fred Wion Building Ships at Port
land, Oregon.

Dear Mother and All: How are
you? / am fine, hope you are the
same. Well, anything. is fine out
here. Ship building is progressing
fine. ] am boss of the toe BOY
gang. expect you VIII WONDER
What that is. It is putting toes on
o ofr ten le men e carry over $4,000 worth
of bonds more than any gang on the
lob. and we put in more timbers
than any gang. l think it is be-
cause we are from Iowa, Kansas,
Minnesota and eastern states, ha; ma.
We are working about, 60, feet high
on banistered scaffold, but I can
sleep or walk on 2x6. One man
fell 40 feet not long ago., out OF our
gang, but was lucky and had no
bones broken. Some big Judge gave
us speech here last night, the best
talk | ever heard. He, said our
shift leads all yards IN bonds ana
that Foch was about to deliver the
lighting Bob Evans was. stirring the
Spanish American war. Fighting
Bob was on the Battleship Oregon
and he heard he would meet the
Spanish fleet at some Pacific port.
Old Bob cleared for action at San
Francisco and would have fought
the whole Spanish fleet ii he could
have met them, so Oregon is clear,
ing on the Liberty Loan So Genera Gen aat
blow how and I don't believe it will be
long off either sure hope not.
expect / will have to go pretty soon.
About my shoes, you have extra
soles put on them. We wear pig
steel corks and when we walk on the
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-10-17

pavement you can hear us mile
and see fire fly. When they get off
street car to catch another one,
all you can see is fire. Two street
cars bumped together here yester-
eG foge lane SIX aho Gu9 cars eoun
them and another car coming
across the big tunnel about 60 feet
high and there was a big fog and
they collided but no one was hurt.
If they had been running fast they
would have gone off the bridge.
work the night shift from APO to
1900, not much like on the farm
from 1920 in the morning till 1900
at night. | am sure getting fat.
Will write soon, Fred WiOn.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-10-17
As Dangerous as Poison Gas Shells

in the head, eyes, ears, back or other
parts of the body and feeling of Sc
we're sickness In most Of the cases the
symptoms disappear after three or four
ing. Some of the patients, however,
develop pneumonia, or inflammation
of the ear, or meningitis, and many Of
these complicated cases die. Whether
this so-called Spanish Influenza is
identical with the epidemcs Of influen-
"a of earlier years is not vet known.
"Epidemcs of influenza have visited
this country since 1917 1t is interest
ing to know that this first epidemic
was brought here from Valencia,
Spain. Since that time there have
been numerous epidemics of the dis
ease. In 1889 and 1890 an epidemic
of influenza, starting somewhere in the
Orient, spread first to Russia and
thence over practically the entire CIV
allied world. Three years later there
was another tlare-up of the disease.
Both times the epidemic spread wide
ly over the United States.
although the present epidemic is
called Spanish Influenza, there is no
reason to believe that it originated in
Spain. Some writer's who have studied
the question believe that the epidemic
came from the Orient and they call at
tention to the fact that the Germans
mention the disease as occurring along
the eastern front in the summer and
fall of 1917" -.,r-.~.. -.-..
How can Spanish influenza" be rec.
osnized?
There Is as yet no certain way in
which single case of Spanish infiu-
enZa' can be recognized. On the 9TH
er hand, recognition is easy where
there is group of cases. In contrast
TO the outbreaks Of ordinary coughs
and colds, which usually occur in the
cold months, epidemics of influenza
may occur at any season Of the year.
Thus the present epidemic ragged most
intensely in Europe in May, June and
: July. Moreover, in the case of ordi-
nary colds, the general symptoms
t(fever, pain, depression are by no
means as severe or as sudden in their
onset as they are in influenza. Final
ly, ordinary colds do not spread
through the community so rapidly or
so extensively as does influenza.
I'm most cases person taken sick
with influenza feels sick rather sud-
{ denly. He feels weak, has pains in the !
seyes, ears, head or back, and may be
sore all over. Many patients feel
dizzy, some vomit. Most Of the pa
eients complain Of feeling chilly, and
with this comes a fever in which the
temperature rises to 100 to 1O4. In
most cases the pulse remains relative
~ slow.
'In appearance one is struck by the
fact that the patient looks sick. His
eyes and the inner side of his eyelids
may. be slightly 'bloodshot,' or con-
aested,' as the doctors say. There
may be running from the nose, or
there may be some cough. These signs
of a cold may not be marked; never
theless the patient looks and feels very
sick.
"In addition to the appearance and
the symptoms as already described,
examination Of the patients blood may
aid the physician in recognizing Span
lsh influenza for it has been found
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-10-17

Since the war began there have
gone overseas from British Column
bin, and the Yukon 43,300 soldiers
of all ranks.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-10-17

Practically everything along chem
ical lines is manufactured in the
United States.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-10-17

The United States will buy jewelry
and precious metals of any kind in
lots of 500 or more. and will pay
at the rate of $20.67 an ounce for
gold and 81 an ounce for silver.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-10-17

Washington, D. C.-(Special.)-Al-
though King Alfonso of Spain was
one Of the victims of the influenza cpl
demic in 1898 and again this summer,
Spanish authorities repudiate any
claim to influenza as Spanish dis
ease. If the people of this country do
not take care the epidemic will be-
come so widespread throughout the
United States that soon we shall hear
the disease called american" int1u-
enza.
In response to request for definite
information concerning Spanish intlu-
enza, Surgeon General Rupert Blue of
the q. S. Public Health Service has
authorized the following official inter-
view:
What is Spanish Influenza? Is 1t
something new? Does 1t come from
Spain7
"The disease now occurring in this
country and called Spanish Influen-
"a resembles a very contagious kind
Of cold accompanied by fever, pains
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-10-17
UNCLE SANS
ADVICE ON FLU
u. S. Public Health Service Issues
Official Health Bulletin
on Influenza.
--LATEST WORD ON SUBJECT

Epidemic Probably Not Spanish In
Orioin-Germ Still Unknown-Peo-
pie Should Guard Against "Droplet
Infection General Blue
Makes Authoritative Statement.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-10-17

Why is a picnic dinner always so
much better than any other?