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New Britain herald., 1918-01-05
CREAN CALLS WAR
 ONE BIG VACATION
Local Soldier Advises His Mother
 Not to Worry

The following letter has been re- ceived by Mrs. M. T. Cream from her son, Corporal Gerald P. Crean, who is with Company l, l02d U. 5. Infantry, ill France:
 My dear loving Ma: / s
 This week has thus far been M1 glorious week of rejoicing because o1@ the letters and packages I've received 1 received your package yesterdaX Dec 9, all o. K, and gee! it wac sin1vs ply great. Believe me, this stuff o1s recelvlng packages over here in rance has Christmas beat q mile. l FtcelFed boN from Uncle Tom Grace, too' ana that was a sumner! He had ~ thlhg imaginable in it, and I wrote to him to thank him for it. Sour letter is dated Oct. 30. and YOU were wondering when l was going to write. Well, I've written every week. at least, and I know by this time that you must be in receipt of some of my letters. And, Mother dear, I hope you re not worrying about me. I'm nft on big vacation, and I'm seeing the world, and I'm coming home in very snort while. I'm feeling about 2s fine as anybody could feel and my cold has flown away with all my wor- rics, and I'll be some husky boy when come home. l was glad to read about Feingold's letter. If you could nave seen us as we were when he saw us think you'd be laughing yet couldn't write from England because We were continually on the hop and We could not slip in a letter. You can imagine it when we couldn't even shave. We are still working hard at our training, and we are getting in trim fast, and I think it will be Good Night, Kaiser, when we get at those Germans. We'll be fit for anything by the time we get through our course of training, and with the thoughts of those whom we are fighting for, we'll about me, Ma, because no Boche is going to get me, and I'm going to get quite a few of them if I get a chance. You can read about our American boys and the battles they've already put up, and you'll read about us pretty soon and what Co. I is doing Just imagine what it'll be when all our troops get over here and start banging away at the Kaiser's pets. Cant you see those Germans running back to their homes like snakes to their dens? If you cant, I can, and it's great picture.
 Jack O'Brien, Callahan and all the boys send their regards, and I'm going down pretty soon to a camp near us to see John Carroll, of New Haven. Have you any news of Tom Feeney? If so, ask him to write to me and I'll answer him.
 "I'm going to close now, Mother, and write to Made, Claire and Larry. I'll write to you every chance I get. Good night, my sweet Mother Ma chree, with a bushel of love.
 Your loving son,
 GERALD"
New Britain herald., 1918-01-05

- scout for each dread nought, to locate the enemy and work With destroyers, and two destroyers for each capital ship. When this ideal
 is attained eff ever) we could bring to
 bear in either ocean a minimum ef-
 fective fleet of 36 scout and 1O3 de-
 StroyerS. Of course, in addition to
 these there should be a more or less
 extensive fleet of auxiliarfes, fuel
 ships, ammunition ships, food ships, repair ships, hospital ships, mine lay CTS transports, tugs and tenders
 There remains to be determined the number of submarines and aircraft needed to complete our defense. The scope of activity of naval aircraft is still largely problematical, but we arc safe in assuming that we need at least two effective machines for each scout and that probably three machines arc necessary to insure that one may aI- ways be effective. This would give us in all a very modest air fleet of 324 machines, or an effective fleet at all times of 10S machines
 When we come to discuss subma- rlnes we take up D vast subject. Much that has to do with submarines is con- hden Il, much is guesswork and much IS faith. Yet no one denies that they are powerful and increasingly in fluential weapon of warfare, but chiefly in defense. Submarines should not be required or expected to work continuously, and probably one day in three on duty is sufficiently taxing.
 If one will glance at our naval frop- tier he will see behind it at various places, points of manifest strategic value, as New York karbor, Delaware bay, etc. Each of these points should at all times be covered by not less than three submarines, which will make nine, based on each of these strategic points that could come out when summoned to actual attack Of these strategic points that really go to make up our naval frontier leaY- ing out Guam and trs Philippincs) here are 20, which glves us for our required number of submarines 1S3
 The outline here given of what constitutes for us an adequate navy may seem to many Americans ex- treme, but here is only one stan dard of comparison for navies, and that is other navies.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-05
NEW MARKERS GONE.
Automobilists Will Be Permitted to
 Use 1917 Markers for Present.

Edward l.. Stebbins, deputy automo bile commissioner, has received word from the Hartford office to the effec, that all the 1918 markers for com, mercial cars have been given out and until further notice owners will be permitted to use the 1917 markers but operators must show 1918 reg- istrations
 Deputy Stebbins will be at police station next Tuesday for the purpose of examining chauffeur applicants for 1918. All persons not holding chauf- feur licenses during the past year will be obliged to undergo this exam ination before licenses are issued to them. The deputy will also be at po- lice station next Saturday from 9 o'clock until 4 o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-05
INFORM McADOO OF
 ABNORMAL TRAFFIC
Insufficient Motive Power Responsible for Freight Congestion on
 Some Roads.

Washington, Jan. 5.--Abnormal traffic and insufficient motive power on the Pennsylvania, Baltimore and Ohio, and Erie railroads are mainly re- sponsible for the freight congestion in eastern territory, according to reports today to Director McAdoo from Interstate Commerce Commis- sioner McChord. West of Pittsburgh practically the only congestion is caused by the inability of eastern roads to accept traffic and move it eastward. A great quantity of west bound empty cars consequently arc held up by the east-bound movement.
 In New England and districts near New York, hundreds of locom otives are disabled and have not been re- paired as promptly as commission in spectors believe they might have been. At Boston the New Haven is badly crowded with excess freight. but the Boston and Albany is in much better condition. This. situation prompted the suggestion that freight should ba re-routed over the less congested lines.
 At St Louis. conditions are cons!d- cred excellent.
 Congestion at Cleveland, Toledo, Columb bus and Indianapolis is caused almost entirely by the inability of the Baltimore and Ohio and the Penn5;'.- vania to move trains through tho Pittsburgh freight jam.
 The Baltimore and Ohio is reported short of locomotives at Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, the Cum ber- land region and a number of other points.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-05
COAL DELIVERIES
 MADE OUT OF TOWN
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hagging and delivery in the yard. Good morning."
 Mayor Quigley has received several complaints today regarding coal. One woman, who claims to have five small children and is without coal. com plained that one dealer. who is known to have coal, refused to sell her any.
 Attempted to Shoot.
 It is reported that distracted hus- band and father who was unable to secure coal with which to keep his family warm became frantic in the office of M. I. Jester, a retail coal dealer, yesterday and drew gun on those in charge of the office.
 The man entered and attempted to buy some coal AS the concern is behind in it's orders he was refused. He continued to create 8 disturbance.
 "Oh, go out, you make me ner- vous," said one of the clerks.
 'Ill make you nervous, replied the man, whipping out a revolver and waving it in a manner that boded ill for those present.
 After some time he was calmed and prevailed upon to leave the premises.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-05
BOARD FAVORS INCREASE.

At the monthly meeting of the po- lice commissioners last evening, the committee from the police depart ment were. heard in regard to the request for a 15 per cent increase in salary. The increase includes the officers in the department. At the close of the hearing, the commissio on- CTS voted to recommend the increase to the common council The board
 will meet in the near future to take up the budget for the ensuing year.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-05
ICE BREAKING.
Tug, Buc1ing in Ice Five Days, Makes
 New Haven.

New Haven, Jan. 5.-After bucking ice in Long Island Sound for five days tug Charles McWil1iams with two barges of coal made the harbor today with it's buDEers almost empty.
 Sound pilots reported that ice is breaking up and moving and this condition will help navigation. The New Haven road had one of it's large transfer floats sent here from New York to aid in breaking out a. channel in the harbor.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-05
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
Mrs John '. Kennedy.

Mrs John J. Kennedy of New Haven, died at her home in that city yesterday afternoon. She is survived by her husband, one son and three daughters in New Haven and two brothers and three sisters in this city, William, Thomas, Ellen, Eliza beth and Catherine Lowe. The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 30 o'clock from her home in New Haven. Mrs. Kennedy was for merly Miss Nora Lowe. of this city.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-05
JAPAN TO STICK.
No Peace Until Allies Agree to One,
 Too.

Mexico City, Jan. 5.-If the enemy proposes a separate peace, no matter how advantageous. Japan will reject it, Baron Fugitaro Otori, the new Japanese minister to Mexico, declared today in a statement concerning the attitude of his country Japan, he said, would remain on the side of the Allies, and was cooperating in the war to her full extent Being one of the signatories of the treaty of Lon don, Japan, he added, would not look uuon that treaty as a scrap of paper
New Britain herald., 1918-01-05

 ous specialties registered extreXkS sessions of to points. Support was negligible, final quotations being almost at lowest levels of the session. The closing was weak. Sales approxi- mated 550,0O0 shares.
 Liberty As sold at 9e.92 to 96.Se and the l-2's at 9S.S0 to 9S.7S
 Heavy selling of rails, industrials, metals and various equipments pro- voked considerable unsettlement at the opening of today's stock market Recessions extended from 1 to 1-2 points in Union Pacific, leading steels, Utah Copper, Montana Power, Central Leather, U. $. Rubber, Industrial AL cohol and American Tobacco. Partial rallies were succeeded by another set back before the end Of the first half hour. Liberty Bonds were steady
 New York Stock Exchange quota tions furnished by Richter & Co.,, members of the New York Stock Ex- change.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-05
RUSSIAN CHRISTMAS.

The Russian Orthodox church will hold it's Christmas services at the church on 305 Washington street, at 12 o'clock midnight, Sunday. Services will also be held on Monday morning at 10 o'clock. They will be conducted by Rev. A. Vannyush.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-05
52 DEATHS IN DECEMBER.

During the month of December there were g deaths in the city, due to the following causes: Tuberculosis, 6; accident, '; croup, l; bronchitis, g.; nervous disorders, 3; heart trouble, 5; pneumonia, 3; cancer, 1; influenza, 2 ;; whooping cough, 2; meningitis, 2.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-05
Abraham w. De Long.

The funeral of Abraham Wesley De Long, will be held at 2:30 o'clock to- morrow afternoon at the Erwin Nor tuarv chapel. Rev. W. F. Cook will off1ciate and burial will be in Fairview cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-05
Car~i of Thanks.

We take this means of expressing our thanks to our neighborS and friends for the kindness and sympa- thy, shown to us during the illness and death of our beloved mother. MRS. W. J. HOFFMAN
 AND FAMILY MIR. w. HEINZMANN JOHN J. HEINZMANN
 AND FAMILY FRED HEINZMANN
 AND FAMILY IT. T. HFINZMANN
 AND FAMILY MATTHEW HEINZMANN
 AND FA MILY
New Britain herald., 1918-01-05
SHIP TORPEDOED
American Vessel, After Being Struck, Succeeds in Running to Shore, and Crew Are Safe.

New York, Jan. 5.-The American steamship Suruga, a vessel of 4,374 tons gross register and owned by the New York and Oriental Steamship company was torpedoed and com- peIled to run ashore on Dec. 27 while m Mediterranean waters according to a report received here today in lnsur- ance circles. So far as can be learned her crew was safe.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-05
Miss Mabel CIary,

Funeral services for Miss Mabel Clary were conducted at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon in the Erwin Mortuary chapel by Rev. Henry w. Maier and Rev. r. w. Greene of Middletown. Burial was in F'airview cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-05
PROBATION REPORT
 FOR LAST QUARTER
Records Show Decrease in Num-
 Der Of PrObati0lerS

The report of Probation Officer Ed ward C. Connolly for the quarter end ing December 31 shows a gratifying decrease in the number of cases han
New Britain herald., 1918-01-05
ANDREW R. BRADIEY.

New Haven, Jan. 5.-Andrew R. Bradley. head of Bradley, Smith com- panv, wholesale makers and dealers in candies. died today after a short illness.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-05
Edith MenOlI.

The funeral of Edith Menoll was held this afternoon from her home 293 Myrtle street Burial was in St Mary's new cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-05
VEIN CAVES IN
Four Men Believed to Have Lost Their Lives, and 100 Entombed in Mine Accident.

Wilkes Barre, Jan. 5.-One hundred men and boys were trapped in the Bgrnes mine of the Pennsylvania Coal company at PittstOn today when the middle vein caved in letting down thousands of tons of coal and rock. The main gangway was not entirely cut off and most of the imprisoned workers got out safely. About 20 were slightly hurt and there remain behind the fall seven miners of whom the company officials can get no traEe. Four lines are believed to- have been lost.
 The cave-in is one of the largest since the disaster in the Twin Shaft mine nearby in which numbers of men were entombed
New Britain herald., 1918-01-05
|. ]. WHITE LEFT
 HESITATE OF $29,222
Inventory Of Property Of Business
 Man Filed in Court

&Three inventories were filed in the probate court today, the estates being estimated at their gross amount with no deduction encumbrances as fol-
New Britain herald., 1918-01-05
The Chinese Situation

One of Washington's citizens recent ly saw Admiral Gleaves, the man who drove the submarines from the Persh- ing fiotiIla, walking in civilian clothes Thoro is an order requiring officers to wear uniform at ali times.
 The citizen went to Secretary Dan iels.
 MT. Secretary" he whispered breathlessly, 1T just saw Admiral Gleaves in citizen clothes. Why is he in disguise? ?' ..-
 'Sh!' said the Secretary. It's the Chinese situation"
 Chinese situation ,'
 "Ees,' replied the Secretary. "Ad- rniral GIeaves' last clean uniform did not come back from the Iaundry- New York Evening Journal.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-05

CARL YOUNGBLAD, M. S., Graduate Masseur, "A West Main St, Office Phone, 42S-13; Residence Phone, 675-5. Thermolite Bath, Massage, Vibration, Neuritis, Rheumatism, Impeded Circulation. Electric treat ments. Open afternoons and eve- nings. By appointment at your res idence.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-05

Silk is cheaper to wear than wool
New Britain herald., 1918-01-05

Onions and bacon make a good dish. the onions being stewed in salted wa ter till tender and then put in the oven in 8 baking dish, with little strips of bacon on top. Bake till tender.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-05
Estate of C. J. White.

The estate of the late c. J. White, ex-president of the Chamber of Com merce and prominent business man, was appraised as follows:
New Britain herald., 1918-01-05
Total ......... S29, ,222.1Q Mrs. Ann PoWclI'S Estate.

The inventory of the estate of Mrs Ann Powell of Maple street follows: 17 ShS Carr Fastener Ca rar
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-02
MONDAY CLOSING
MAY Be ENDED
One More Day of it for East
and Then Order is to be
Suspended, is Present
Prospect.
CONDITIONS IMPROVED
Terrific Weather Thought to be over
and the Embargo Has
Worked to Great
Advantage.
CONDITIONS IMPROVED

limited Press Leased Wire Servlce.1
WASHINGTON, Feb. a Next
Monday may mark the end of Fuel
Administrator Garfeld's sensational
Industrial closing order.
Successful application Of priority
and embargo on freight shipments.
together with assurances that the
terrific weather of the last few weeks
Is practically over, has convinced
Director General McAdoo and Gar
field that fuelless days probably will
be needed no more this winter after
Monday. There will be conference
next Tuesday to finally determine
the question.
Priority orders and the embargo
on unessential freight will probably
be continued, however, even after
the coaIless Monday order is revoked.
If the action is taken, it will mean
the conditions have improved even
beyond the expectations of Director
General McAdoo, who recently before
the senate interstate commerce COM
mission expressed the hope that the
middle of February would see an end
of the shut down order.
1t is said that the expected revoca-
ton, however, comes in answer to
wide protests against the hardships
workless days have inflicted upon
business and some industrial centers
Many men and women employees Of
stores have received their regular
wages, but probably more have not,
and the complaints have increased in
the last week.
While it lasted, the Garfield order
stood out as a measure unparalleled
in this country. But after eXempting
approximately a thousand industries
from its effect. modifying 1t to eX-
clude certain business and further
modifying it last night to permit mag
azine publication on Mondays, it has
dwindled away to a measure restrict
ing the use of coal to industries nee
essary to the war and business vital
to the health and welfare OF the
populace.
With its probable complete disso-
luton after next Monday, the step
which shook the country probably will
have passed from sight forever.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-02
Fixed Figures on Food May be
Allowed if Congress Passes
the Bill Being
Prepared.
RELIEF Is NOW IN SIGHT
Cost Of Living Over Fifty Pevoeno
What Il Was When War
Started In
1914

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servtce.1
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The gov
ernment plans to strike directly at
high retail prices, if congress will
pass the drastic food bill soon to be
introduced in congress.
Following labor bureau statistics
today, showing living costs from fifty
to seventy-five per cent higher than
when the war broke out, 1t was learn
ed the new administration bill asks
plenary power to fix prices on what
ever products are deemed necessary
It promises direct relief to the farm
er who has complained that fixing
prices on wheat has wrought injustice
in that other products for which he
has had to pay more than ever-farm
implements included-have not been
affected.
The measure provisions OF which
have been kept carefully secret, Is
aimed at retailers-the food admin.
istration already having the wholesale
end fairly we'll in hand through its
general licensing system. it is Of
ficially stated.
At the same time, whore it Is nee
essary to guarantee producers dxed
profit to sIpulate production, the
administration would be empowered
10 ESTABLISH OTlb1L1il pIIS0o.
Power to fix prices on agricultural
implements and other commodities
necessary to food production and dis
tribution also was deemed to be Ger.
tain to be embodied In the measure.
Leather is considered one byproduct
brought under price control. The ad.
ministration is known to be determ'
ined to apply the check to rampant
retail profiteering. This determine
ton was forecast by President WI
sons declaration before congress.
that the law of greed" had seemed
to have already supplanted the law
Of supply and demand
The new bill-drawn after weeks of
consultation between food admins
tration and agriculture department
officials, President Wilson and mem
bers of congress, is to be introduced
in the house by Representative Lever
within a few days it IS expected
Violent opposition already has shown
Itself in both houses and administra-
far delayed "springing" the measure
/ until they round up support.
1t is costing the American people
today just fifty per cent more to eat
than it did in August, 1914, when
| the great war broke out Retail
prices on food stuffs most generally
consumed in this country show the
following increases on December 81.
1917, over August /, 1914, according
to the United States bureau OF labor
| statistics:
Potatoes, 50 per cent; flour, 80 per
cent; corn meal, 1870 per cent; sugar.
20 per cent: lard 112 per cent; pork
! chops, AZ per cent; bacon. "A per
cent: ham, SO per cent; eggs. SO per
cent; round steak, 21 per cent; but
ter, 4S per cent; milk, ~ per cent;
sirloin steak, IS per cent; rib roast,
20 per cent, and hens, SO per cent.
| Wholesale prices generally have in
creased seventy-nine per cent during
! the period The greatest gain in
these Is found in farm products which
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-02
GOOD TIMES IN
RUSSIAN PRISON
Favorite Dungeon of Gear is
Used Now for Prisoners
J Who Are Given Many
Liberties.
CLEAN AND SANITARY
Electric Lights and Open Windows
Transform Famous Old Plaoe
From Mystery
Building.
CLEAN AND SANITARY
by Joseph Shaplen, United Press
Staff Correspondent

by Joseph Shaplen. United Press
Staff Correspondent
PETROGRAD, Jan. (delayed)-
Grim Peter and Paul fortress, mys-
terry prison of the old departed days of
czarism, today is alleged "the best ho-
tel in Petrograd."
Some OF its inmates themselves told
the United Press staff correspondent
this in interviews which the Bolshevi-
XII government permitted three Swed-
ish socialists-Messrs Grimlund, Mes
sen and Hoegland-and myself to have
in their prison cells today.
The fortress of SITS. Peter and Paul
was the czar's own particular prison
spot. Only the most important Of DO.
litical prisoners entered there. Few
emerged. The place was shrouded in
mystery.
But the Bolsheviki governments
political prisoners-sixty in all-find
the prison we'll lighted by electricity,
the cells large and kept scrupulously
clean, with plenty OF windows and air.
Not only that, but the prisoners of the
new regime are given many liberties.
They rise and retire as they please.
They wear their own clothes, are per-
mitted to receive visitors and allowed
to send letters and books without Gen.
sorship restrictions.
General Sukhomlinoff, former minis
ter of war under the czar, was the first
of the prisoners to whom our party
was introduced. It was Sukhomlinoff
who was called not long ago one Of the
men who caused the world war. He
was sentenced under the regime OF
Kerensky for treachery, having al
ready passed three years behind the
bars at SITS. Peter and Paul.
Sukhomlinoff Is very small man,
with gray hair and moustache. We
found him well preserved despite his
Imprisonment and his age-75.
How do you find conditions in
Peter and Paul under the present re-
gime?" he was asked.
Better than under the czar." he re-
piled instantly. 1T Is as good as a
man like myself, who has spent fifty
years in the saddle, could expect.
Conditions here were worse while
Kerensky was in power. Then we
were unable to receive letters from
our friends Now see my wife daily.
/ / have papers and books. Formerly
/ contributed $50 books to the prison
library; now 1 am here using those
same books"
The former minister declared the