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WAR SUPPLIES ON HAND.

Washington, D. c., March 1S.-Fn-
gineering supplies and machinery val
ucd at S45, 661,129 were in the stores
of the war department on February
/, according to an official report. In
cluded in these supplies were 179 To-
com olives, valued at $5,962,650
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Special Sale of Some Good
Books That Thoughtful Folks
.-.. Will Buy

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PLAINVILLE
GOES THROU|GK|
DIES OF DIsA
Sergeant Leon Roberts Ylctla {
Pneumonia "a
WAS ONLY I'll YEARS D

Captain A. HI. GriswoId Of Co. l OI1@es
of Speakers at Reception Given tG
Returned Service Men-Othef Items
of News Interest. Hs
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AA'A'' A " REoE1v nDRYGo US.
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Social Club Meeting.

The entertainment presented last
evening in Grange hail by the Young
NJ lens Social club was a success, both
financially and socially. It was the
first event held by, the organization
John Kilduff Of New Britain rendered
several solos very capably and Ed
ward J. Dyer sang, when Irish
Eyes Are Smiling" The work of the
chorus was creditable for amateurs.
Dancing followed the entertainment.
The drawing for five-dollar gold
piece was held and John T.. Conlon
held the lucky number.
Start On Ninc-H Hour Day.
The Trumbull Electric Manufacture
ing company started yesterday on a
nine-hour day for employees. The en-
ployes petitioned for a schedule of
five days a week of 0 hours each, to-
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-03-18

the village of Molsberg, of which
Lieutenant Scott is military com
mander, but he talks to the towns
people only on questions of business
And so, day after day, the lieutenant
meets no one excepting his soldiers
and the civilians on routine matters
of duty.
The meals of this loneliest Of
Americans are served in his quarters,
where he dimes, alone, with giddy
green warrior tapestry figures gazing
down upon him from their places on
the walls just where they we're hung
something like 800 years ago. The
figures of one panel picture gay
and jolly party and all of the others
suggest com partnership in some form.
The officer has a telephone which
reaches to Montabaur, the First Di-
vision headquarters, but it's use is re-
stricted to business only. There are
other conveniences, too, including
electric lights and running water and
wonderful stove reaching halfway
to the ceiling and at the bottom the
old German makers name and the
date 1854. But to the lonely lieu
tenant even the fire in the stove some
times seems almost cold.
Lieutenant SCOTS nearest American
officer neighbor is five or six miles
away out across the 5000 acres
owned by the count After dark.
visits are out Of the question. And
so, when overcome by Ionesom eness
and WEAKNESS from reading, the lieu
tenant tumoles into a 18th century
bed which stands in the same posi-
ton it has been in all these years.
And within easy reach is the teIe-
phone by which, he knows, eventually
will come the welcome news for
which so long he has been lon ging-
"We've been ordered home!"
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BY Mildred Cram. "Old Seaport
Towns of the South" illustrated.
Regular price $3.50 for $f.45.
The Holy Land" illustrated in
colors. Regular price was $500.
Our sale price 1925.
BY F'ridtjof Nansen, I'm North
ern Mist large 8 vo, 2 vols. cloth,
with many illustration. Regular
price $500 for $3.50 set.
Mrs. Norton Cook Book. &. Sold
regularly for $3.50. Our special
sale price but $1.25 copy.
wild Flowers, East of the
Rockies" by Chester A. Reed, with
800 flowers in color. Regular price
$3.50. Sale price Soc.
ITO the River Platte and Back"
Narrative of the journey of an
American naturalist to Argentina.
70 illustrations with s. plates in
color. Regular price was $3.50
Sale price $50 copy. This will
interest you.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-05
Slick Story No. 5-Who 's7ook the Cuke''?

CNL1CK always liked Monday Most people don't, but in
~ Sticks house Monday meant washday, and that
~ meant Mrs. Dillon, old family retainer who
to wash and iron Mrs. Dillon had large family of
children. She splendid baker and Sticks mother
always helped enough to time that cake might
be baked There at this time great shortage Of
Some grocers would not sell it at all and Mrs.
Forester had forsworn cake except those days
which Mrs. Dillon Thus did she encourage sugar
and get the best cake she could for her
ment.
Slick and his father liked Mrs. Dillon's cake Mrs.
Dillon liked her cake, too. II wish could bake fer
myself, said she aughingly but it took cupsfu Of
sugar and four eggs and too expensive
On Monday came also Rafferty, the iceman. Punctuay,
two hours late he entered with great of noise and
little of ice Sticks mother had have Rafferty,
because she had to have ice but she didn't like him. Hes
so rough and growly she sad and it takes half an hour
to clean after him and blow his smelly tobacco smoke
out of the kitchen" On Mondays he always noiser
growlier and more pungent "Cale?" he growed as he
shifted the atmosphere through his waruske mustaches
I'VE don't git sch lugshuries where live" and he
New-York tribune., 1919-10-05
Coveted
luxuries

The more he shifted the more he glowered and the
more Sticks mother wished he would go off about his
business Afraid to offend him by ordering him out she
left the Kitchen hoping thus encourage his DEPARTURE
but Guyer the mkman entered at this moment and Mrs
Dillon vent round abuse "fer the state of me
ktchen as she expressed herself Guyer was something
of dandy In sharp contrast to Rafferty, he
lar He also clean white duck suit end flower in
as sweet as the forbidden sugar, but there shfty
quality in his that plainly said Im little too sweet
to be wholesome" He always time thus could
afford to waste of it with each customer Nothng
makes poplar with your customers than ten'
them bit o. gossip, he said, but the contrary Mrs
Forester dstrusted him.
Cake, said he, as he shifted the atmosphere through
his catke whskers. owe don't get no sich lugshuries
where live"
Mrs Dillon finally got rid of them and Sticks mother
New-York tribune., 1919-10-05

sef "Leave it to me- dad," said Slick "But we'll have
to square our neghbors for mother thinks they had
hand In it." They thought for moment, then Slick
said, "They bought them. That's true anyhow it,
dad?" Dad smiled Eyes, and at a good price, for
made them bid against each other then gave them
equal fourths at the highest price. was little bit
afraid that your mother would waken in the night and
see me in the yard. But she didn't and I'd have got
away with the whole thing if my son weren't such
sleuth." Slick smiled. "Some ones got to keep you
straight dad, and it's good thing like your I'd
you in"
New-York tribune., 1919-10-05

licked his chops much the Giant did when he set himself
to gobble Jack of Beanstalk fame.
Coveted
Luxuries
The more he shifted the more he plowered and the
New-York tribune., 1919-10-05
''S0ur Grapes
from The Children Tribune of September 2!

FT<HE man whom Slick held up for the theft Of the
grapes stood, and then the two looked
other in the eye pair Of smiles lit up their faces.
well, son, what you going to do about it," Slick
looked the squarey in the eye. "Im going to put
in prison for stealing my fathers grapes" he said
rather to prison than your mother stand over
that hot stove just you and selfshy feast on
jelly and jam through the winter She doesn't know who
stole the fruit and if you attempt tell her III hand
you over to the police, though am the thief my
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
French Annexation
Blocked bv President

Therefore, Mr. Wilson demanded
insisted on, and obtained the support
OF the British for his demand-that
France should annex no German ter
ritory save her own lost provinces. To
this demand the French complied, but
on their side they argued with equal
justice that four times within a CEN
tury, twice at least totally unprovoked
by any French action, German armies
had invaded France, bringing ruin
with them.
They presented the unquestloned
military opinion Of Marshal Foch that
France alone could defend herself
against Germany only on the line Of
the Rhine They pointed out that
Germany might consent to lay aside
her old ideals and become q civilized
nation, but that it was equally pos
sible that Germany might return to
her old pursuits Of power and world
domination, and that if Germany
should do this after France had re-
tired from the Rhine, in obedience to
Mr.. Wilson's demand and as q neces-
sary contribution TO making the league
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25

the turning over Of its members to a
field court martial which condemned
thirty (thirty-seven Bolsheviks to
death by shooting quickly squelched
the uprising, preventing horrible
bloodshed. The greater part of the
Bolsheyiks escaped in II excitement
or hid themselves in tn city. For
the last time I order to surrender all
weapons in the course of three days
and to divulge all constructors who
are hiding. an very pleased that
the representatives of the (Amercan)
mission were witnesses Of this evident
ungratefulness. | command that the
following order be at once promu-
gated to the city of pinsk.
"GENERAL LISTOWsKI"
The representative Of the Ameri-
can mission referred to is Colonel
Fronczak, Of the Red Cross mission,
in Warsaw, Poiish-American.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
Germany Plans
q QgsibbIe Policy

Bernhard told his countrymen that
our next war will be for world power
or downfall" This is fact which
slowly is penetrating the German mind,
and IS revealed alike in German propa-
ganda and German official communica-
tions.
1t is now clear that German policy
had two divisions: There was the pos
sibility of military victory held firmly
up to July Is of last year, in which
case the German terms were to be of
the stiffest, including huge territorial
anneXations and stupendous indemni-
ties. In the second place, if the war
were not won, then, through the skilful
use of Mr.. Wilson and his fourteen
points, Germany was to escape serious
consequences from defeat, and, having
crippled British shipping and smashed
French and Belgian industry, resume
her old place in the world.
To-day every German utterance in
dicates an enormous disillusionment
in the matter of President Wilson.
The Germans believed that he would
save them. They regarded him as an
ally. They were, accordingly, stunned
when they read the terms of peace
signed by Mr.. Wilson, which carried
with them a dated sentence to all their
hopes. For the first time the German
was seized with a fear that he might
lose the war after all.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
Prestige Of U. S. To
Be Determining Factor

The single chance Of a permanent
league Of nations, possessing neces-
sary force, is that it shall have behind
it the great resources of the three
Western powers, and beyond all else
the prestige and power Of the United
States. Germany will not easily find
allies in Europe, nor will the German
people be easily led into new policy
Of militarism if il is recognized that
this policy begins by depriv;ng those
responsible for it of all American
financial assistance and ends by bring
ing the United States squarely into
action against it.
If it be understood in Europe that
the United States now, having imposed
its own ideas upon Europe, having
forced the European nations to accept
its ideas with respect of their own
frontiers, their own defences, means
to retire. not alone in fact but in re-
sponsibility, if it is recognized that
We have washed our hands Of the set
tlement which we have imposed, moth
ing is more certain than that the
league Of nations will die swift and
violent death. The continental ma
tons will be thrown back upon the
necessity OF taking material guarantees
in Europe against aggression no
longer stopped by the American dec
laration.
If Congress rejects that proposal
which Mr.. Wilson has made the league
Of nations VIII disappear from practi-
cal reckoning, alike of statesmen and
people on the Continent Of Europe
French armies Of occupation on the
Rhine will not be withdrawn, opening
a road of invasion to Belgium and to
France.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
Yiddish Journal
Hints at Censor

In an editorial entitled "Sand in
the Mouth" which hints plainly
that the paper cannot speak as it
would like to because of the heavy
censorship laid down upon it by the
Polish government, the Warsaw
Yiddish socialist daily "Lebensfra-
gen" replies thus to General Lis
towski's statement:
"Our whole body cries out with in
dignation, but we cannot speak. We
are buried alive in a dark grave-we
have sand in the mouth. Our voice
does not reach. No one hears it; no
one believes. An artful legend
has been quickly created. Of inno-
cent, respectable people OF middle
class zionists, they have made Dol
aheviks.' Of 8 legally called meeting
of cooperative societies, of meeting
called for the purpose Of dividing the
American provisions, they have made
rebellion. OF grcwSome murdc
they have made an act OF justified de-
fence against tho >ungrateful rebels
And tho Polish press, With it's expert
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25

ence in such matters, gleefuIly Up
holds and spreads this interpreta ton.
Instead of listening to the voice Of eie-
mental justice and duty which must
lie heavy on the conscience OF every
respectable Polish writer, Of every
Pole to whom the true honor Of his
country and his nation is dear-in-
stead OF doing that, the Polish press
takes up this fantastic legend whose
clumsiness stares every ore in the
face.
''The innocently shed blood has
changed into water 10 keep the anti
Semitic mills grinding. Instead of a
storm Of Indignation which should
have risen from the entire Polish peo-
pie against the guilty ones, the pinsA,
tragedy is being used as weapon
against the very ones who are victims
Of this crime
"No one believes US. No one hears
US. We would like to lift our voice in
accusation, point out the guilty. but
we have-saud in the noxth.'
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
Germany Plans Policy OF Quibble in an
Effort to Snatch Victory
From Defeat

the question as to whethe i will be
profitable to sign and not perform, or
merely not TO sign. The German has
no intention of performing. lie has
announced in advance that the treaty
of peace will be for him another scrap
of paper. He does not. recognize that
responsibility for the war is his. He
does not admit that the war was lost
on the battlefield. He is building up a
national belief that Germany was
tricked into signing the armistice by
false promises made by President Viii
son.
In sum, therefore, the actual signing
Of the treaty of peace by Germany is
of relatively less Importance than it
would seem. The German means TO
continue to compel the Allies TO main
tain armies in Germany. He viii quib-
bic and resist the application of every
provision in the treaty of peace, and
he hopes that the alliance Will ulti-
mately disintegrate before he has been
forced to comply.
A past master ct propaganda, free
once more to resume the type of cam
paign familiar to ali Americans, the
same Germans who, o year ago, were
outlining peace of violence surpass-
ing anything in modern history, are
now endeavoring to create public senti-
ment against the Allied peace terms in
Allied countries by contrasting these
with their own Interpretation of Presi-
dent Wilson's fourteen points. When
they were victorious these Germans
frankly affirmed their purpose to annex
all Of Northern France. Now that they
are defeated they are proclaiming to
the whole world the hypocrisy of the
Allies in such cases as the Saar Valley
arrangement.
The old gang IS still in charge in
Germany. they are animated by the
old spirit and they are endeavoring
to use the principles to which they
never subscribed to save them from
payment of the costs of that war to
which they universally consented and
in responsibility for the excess of
which they unhesitatingly shared
Copyright. 1919. Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate.)
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
League Is Only
sn Association

To start at the beginning, the league
Of nations at the present moment is
no mors than an association of the
na.ions which defeated Germany and
Gemany's allies, which, having formu-
.a:sd the terTs Of peace, now are dis
cusslny these terms Of peace with the
German representatives before one of
we things happen: either Germany ac-
cepts the treaty Of peace, or she re-
jacts 1t, and therefore makes re-
sumption Of military opera lions neces-
saJ.
The terms OF peace, as pointed out
he other day, even though they be
now accepted by Germany, do not set
tie anything, but merely provide a
method OF settlement stretched over
astesn years al least, daring which
Tina German can only be expected to
perform them if she finds herself
steadily unable to resist
The terms, Just as they are, are never
.heless, so conditioned upon the Ger
man conduct OF war and German crimes
against civilization that at no time
during the period OF German perform
sucs can there be the smallest posi-
Oihty Of voluntary accep-aGon or free
viii submission on the part Of the
Germans to the sentence o. the con-
ference OF Paris, which IS IL itself all
hat yet exists o. the league OF na-
Ions
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25

endeavor to persuade the Jugo-slavs
to join her group, We shall have a
period Of at least fifteen years in Eu-
rope in which it will be very grave
question whether the old method and
the old system will be brought back
by Germany into effective existence,
or whether the new ideas on which
Mr. Wilson has based his policy will
prevail. If the new ideas do not pre-
vail, we shall have Europe divided
again, as it was in 1914, within rela-
lively brief period Of time.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25

( streets Of Pinsk after 7 o'clock, unless
one wants to take a chsnce Of being
shot- Tie entire population of the city,
therefore, sat IN their homes all night
in panic and despair. Only after day
| light did people dare appear once more
1pon the streets Scenes were then
enacted which cannot be described
'-The executed men had lain ali night
on the ground Even IN the morning
no one vas permitted to get near them.
The Polish legionaries brought eight
Jewish drivers, and told them 10 put
al the bodies on their wagons and talze
them to the Jewish cemetery. There
the following happened: One Of the
men among the victims. named Ban
kowski, Still had lie lefc N hin. lie
recognized the driver, and gathering
all his strength sad to him Say. me.'
The Jewish driver thoreupon started TO
place Bankowski ou top Of the corpses
in his wagon. But the soldiers. noticed
this. Ono o. them came up aos
pumped two bullets into BankcwsAi,
killing him
The remaining mea who we're ander
arrest bat had not been executed were
then brought to the cemetery and told
TO dig graves. They dug out 3 grave
fer the martyred dead near tho
sepulchrc Of the Rabbi Aaron EsrIiuer.
The wagons upon which the dead men
we're led were dripping with blood.
The wall about The church. too, wss
bespnttered with Blood. and whisswasa-
1 ers were sert Ter. who scoa wAise-
washed l. But the holes whSsh no
bullets hsve made in the wall Sti, -
lnaia."
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
Germans Are Now
Denouncing Wilson

The President Of the United States
has become the centre Of German de-
nunciation, exactly as England was
the centre in the early days Of the
war. Great Britain betrayed Germany
so the old propaganda ran, by enter
ing the war. The United States has
betrayed Germany by cooperating with
its allies in framing the present treaty
of peace.
The mass of Germans still stubborn
IS refuse to believe that their army
was defeated. They announce openly
that their fleet was taken by dirty
trick" They insist that, having changed
their government so far as outward
form is concerned they can no longer
be held responsible for the offending
OF the past.
No regret for the war, no remorse
for the crimes Of the war, nothing ap-
proximating an understanding or ap-
probation Of the Western point of
view, has yet been revealed, except in
scattered instances. Meantime, the Ger
man line Of defence against the terms
OF the treaty of peace is beginning to
unfold. The German is going partic-
ularly to make a play Of Mr.. Wilson's
fourteen points, and he still believes
he has chance to separate America
from the other Allies and persuade
President Wilson to advocate a modi-
tlcation OF the terms
The main German attack Will be di-
rected against the financial sections OF
the treaty, and especially against that
section which provides that the total
bill Of Germany shall not be made up
until 1921. The German demands that
he shall know how much he is to pay
at once, as necessary antecedent con-
dition to beginning the business. He
will insist, and is insisting, that the
financial provisions amount to a pro
longation Of war indefinitely.
Germany seems ready now TO sur
render Posen in the east, as she has
tacitly accepted the cession of Alsace-
Lorraine in the west, but the loss OF
West Prussia and upper Silesa is
an almost fatal blow. If the Germans
reject the treaty of peace it will be
on the whole because Of the Polish
provisions, together with the para
graph about reparations. These re-
main vital issues
The debate in Germany now is over
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
By Frank H. Simonds

PARIS, May 24.-Fugitiye dispatches
xhich reach Paris from the United
States suggest surprise and misunder-
standing st home over the agreement
- the President to lay before Con-
cress with his own Endorsement a pro-
oosal that the United States should
nlsdee itself to come TO the aid OF
prance in company with Great Britain,
provided France were wantonly at
lacked By Germany.
American comment, so far as 1t is
accurately reported here, seems to con-
esntrate on the suggestion that this
crocess would be to create another al
lance, whereas the league of nations
vas designed to eliminate alliances,
and consequently that it is unneces-
,srv. since the league of nations pro
yides way for permanently elimi-
usting the element of war.
In the present article l am going to
t-y to set forth the European situa-
ton both with respect to the league
Of nations and to this supplementary
step. which really should be regarded
as an underwriting Of the league of
nations, during the period necessary
for that organization, not merely to
sst to work but TO become established
and recognized by all nations