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New Britain herald., 1919-01-11
IF HE COMES NOT BACK:
(Waitin8 for Final Casualty Reports) And if he comes not back

(Waiting for Final Casualty Reports) And if he comes not back, c. pleading heart, Reach up to touch the pityins
 heart of God. If We IT us>t always listen for his feet And hear their eager eager hurrving
 home. Yet always find it is the falling
 leaves! If we must always hear, with fam
 s1leu hearts, His voice in happy greetin. to his
 child Whom Life brought while he faced
 Death overseas. ct always know it is he 1nUrm Ir-
 ing pines. If we must watch with strainine eyes
 to see His face light up with wonder at his
 son,
 Yet always know 'ti~ but the sun
 light there, If we must always feel on aching
 lipa Sweet lips thai finger, welcoming his
 first born. Yet. yearni, g. know lis but the
 passing wind, If he must always sleep on that. far
 line While hearts grown desola1e unsleep-
 ing lie. And stars through all the night of
 blackoned years!-- IT he comes not c, lc.tl, ohildron'S God And Father Of the nesoIdte Bind up With bands of steel my woman $
 heart. Make strong The erieying soul! Make strong the hand! No easing Of the agony I plead. My spirit still can stretch iss bleed
 ing hands Upon the cross Of desert years and
 smile To see tFem crucihed. This, God. if I May only live as strongly as he
 died!-- If I may only fling my fife. AS he flung death, In one unhreakine line across tue
 years; Mey only guido my dead mans son
 to march With fearless feet beneath the lus-
 trOuS stars That light the groping world to lib-
 erty; May only guide his hand to hold aIoft Unwavering, unsulIied. that far dream That eleams upon the flag for which
 he died. The flag fer which his father, smii
 ing. died. Not easing pain, but strength. God,
 strength, l plead. With which to fill his son, That hands of steel May strongly hold the things he died
 to save!
 ELEANOR COCHRAN REED,
 in the New York Times.
New Britain herald., 1919-01-11
Wilson's Lone Hand.
(New Republic.) )

The president has played q skiuul and a powerful game, It is hard 10 see how he can in the end be forced to yield anything essential within reach of democratic common sense The peace treaty. it seems certain will appear to represent notable ad- vance upon the old order. Indemni- ties, if levied at all, will have to be adjusted to a common sense instinct Of damages for injuries borne. An ncxations will have to be limited to such boundary "rectifcations' as do not strikingly violato the principle of the consent of the governed Com mercial observation-disclosures. if any are permitted. will have to clothe them
 selves with garb of fairness. Form ally. at least a community of power wilt replace the balance of power,
New Britain herald., 1919-01-11
BRITISH CABINET
 MEMBERS SELECTED
Headed by Lloyd George With
 Balfour as Foreign Secretary

London, Jan. 11.-The new British cabiner will be headed by David Lloyd George. as premier and first lord oa- the treasury. according to an official statement. The other members will be:
 Lord Priry Seal and Leader in tho House of Commons-Andrew Ronar Law
 President of the Council and Lead CT in the House of Lords-Earl Curz-. on of Kcdleston. %
 Ministers Without Portfolio-Geo. Nicoll Barnes and Sir Erie Geddes
 Lord Chancellor-Sr r.. E. Smith.
 Home Secrotary-Tdward shortt 'nder Secretary Hamar Greenwood.
 Foreign Secretary-A rthur J. RaI- four: UndeI Secretary, Cecil BIsshopr IIarmswo2 til
 Secretary for the Colonies-viS- count Milner
 Secretary Of War and of the Ai~- Ministry twhjch have been combined, | Winston Spencer Churchill: Under Secretary. Viscount Peel.
 Financial Secretary to the War Off, fee Henry w. Forster. Secretary for Tndia-~Edwin s. Mon tagu; Under Secretary. Sir S H Sin ha.
 First Lord Of the Admiralty-Wa ter Hume Long.
 Parliamentary SecretarN--Thomas < J. MacNamara.
 President of the Board of Trade Sir Albert Stanley.
 Under &eCretafy--W. F.. Bridgeman
 Department of Overseas Trade De- VeloDmcnt and IntelIicence-Sit Ar
  pointed an additional Under Secre- tary for Foreign Affairs and an addi- tional Parliamentary Secretary to the Eoard Of Trade
 President of the Lr cal Governren --Dr. Christopher Addison.
 Parliamentary Setretal y-Stcpho hon Walsh, labOrltc.
 Secretary of Agriculture R, r.. Prothcro.
 Minister or Edrcation--l4, A. l.. Fisher.
 Secretary of the Ministry Of Muni- tons (which is to bee ome eventually ; the Ministry of Supply) y)--Andrew Weir
 Food tontroIler--George Fl. Rob- . ortS
 Minister of shippine--Sir J. P. Ma clay.
 Minister of Labor Sir Robert Stevenson.
 Home Minister for Penstons-sir Iaming WorthinGton Evans.
 Minister for National Service and Rccopstruction--S Sir Auckland Ceddes
 Chancellor of the DTchy of Lau- caSter--The Earl of Crawford.
 First Commissioner of Works Sir Alfred Mond.
 Atorncv Gencra!-~sir Gordon He- Wort.
 Solicitor Gcnoral--Sir Ernest Pol- lock.
 Postmaster General Albert Holden Inin2WOrtn.
 Paymaster General Sir Joseph Compton RicI>cl
 Chancellor of the F,Xcheoucr-Aus- ten Chamberlain.
 Lord Lieutcuant of Treland--Gen- 2 eraI Viscount French.
 Chief Secretary for Ireland Sir James Ian NacPherson.
 Secretary for Scotlard-Rohert M0nro.
 Both aTr. Prothero and Andrew Weir were raised to the peerage on their nry- offices.
 II is announced that until there has been more time 90 make permanent peace arrangements, the existing war !. ga btner will he continued. a." The, govern nert intends to submit io Pariianent proposals for the eStah- Eishnent Of 8 Ministry of Ways and Communications. If these are adopt ed. Sir Eric Geddes will be invited 10 hea1 the new department
New Britain herald., 1919-01-11
LADY OWLS 7HNSTREDs.
Entertainment Wiu Re Given in Eiec- trjc Hall Next Wednesday Evening.

Vie Lady Owls will hold minstrel show and dance in Electric hall. We'd nesday evening, January l5. The minstrel troupe mas been augmented with a number of new Soloists and members of the chorus and promises to give an overture which will surpass those of the past The troupe has given several shows in this city and elsew here and has met with the ap- t,roval Of its audiences. A chorus of 22 female voices will assist the solo ists Following the opening chorus, "Givc a Little Credit to the Navy" the program will be carried. out as fol- lows: Watch Wait and Hope,
 Little Girl -. Miss Margaret Walsh Wee Wee Marie .... Miss SlaclhurE Belgian Rose ......... Miss Huit1en Oh, Helen. ........ Mrs. Middleton Don't Cry, Little Girl
 Don't NrN ................. Nrs. DoNu Goodbye, Alexander -, Bill ScheNd Till We Meet Again -. Mildred krsch The Worst Is Yet to
 Come ............. Jack Connolly The End of a Romance -. A, fanlon Coffee Coolers Tea ..... Ted hllduh My Daddy's Coming Home A. Hubert Everything Is Peaches Down
 in Georgia ....... Mrs. Clanghsey Bring Back My Soldier
 Boy ..............,.. |, Walsh
New Britain herald., 1919-01-11
sssss fn Which 1t will be pnahi s ''taP sEsAsAksa flaas.. esaltnation 9n1ess in

e4NssT %AA.Ns AsSt"' Sseased facilities are found,
 The school survey submitted to the soard of Education yesterday hy Su- Holmes is sufficient to hock the public into a realization hat conditions here are serious and \ may require the expenditure of 1000, 00o for tho accomnro dalton of 8ne school population, estimated at [s4,7t1. Taxpayers will no doubt lake wry faces but if we wish to asep abreast of the times, if we wish | do justice by future generations. it hll be necessary to act quickly and ect new schc ol buildings.
 Superintendent Holmes report ows that many ,nakeshifts are now ling resomed to for rhe purpose of x ing children daily instructions. len the old Elilu Burrftt school is rtIy occupied and capacity attend < ncarning the need of new buildings,
 Holmes says: "I consider that it buld pc q neglect or official respOn~i- XXI ity to delay longer 70 bring these @ eds to your attention. The progress .ich follows, even though it may ,m Do be eyter <ivc and expensive, | in my opinion. both reasonable and cessarYeir the schools are to accom- < < sh all Chat the public has a roason- . e right to expect or tEem and if " are to give 10 the children of the M such educational equipment and
 ilitias as arc necessary for the sat hctol'v accom- plishmcnt of effective
 complete education and train
 F. That expresses the situation
 cinctIy If New Britain expects to lcate it's children M must have re buildings. There is no a1torna- x In the past q modest building pro- lm has been followed Additions ve been tackled tn here and there small structures erected to keep ce with immediate demands. The UT has arrived when New Britain M Est build for the future. Ii may pve to he a costly proposition. but
 will make for economy in the long
 Estimates for the coming fiscal
 1T compiled by the Boaa q of Edu-
 ion throw cur schcot problem into g# d relief. For the maintenance Of present school plant it is declared b9,56o vii! be required. This is an
 rease of $113,415 over the appro-
 ation for the present year. Teach
 salaries. which were $251,DQ0 the Asent year. increase to $?SO, 900. lis is the most important single
 m in he estimates and 1t is an
 n that cannot be avoided. In or H to provide standard education for
 children competent teachers are H ;essary and competent teachers de-
 nd saaries ill excess Of those they
 eived In the past.
 New Britain's growth is nowhere e so clearly revealed as through the 1idIy increasing school popula ton. tween September 1917. and the responding month of 1918. the in ,ase was 6&9 These figures furnish ,robIsm for serious consideration.
New Britain herald., 1919-01-11
l1e State School Program.

Waterbury Republican,
 Ehere can be no objection on the saAce of them to the seven objects of sthe state school board in it's move siment for the improvement of the Con- necticut public school system As voted upon by the board they are as follows:
 l. To clarify and vodify the school laws and adapt them to modern con ditions.
 ?. To obtain the increase in rev. enues imperatiVely needed for the proper support of public schools which is estimated to amount to about from three 10 five million dollars per an- num-
 3 To secure uniformly good schools throughout the whole state.
 4 To distribute rationallN and justly the burden of cost.
 ,. TO obtain more effective body of teachers.
 6. To provide largely increased proportion of men teachers.
 :. To secure the adoption of a pro- gram Of school work suited to modern conditions, prom oting the American ization of the alien clements of inc population and adapted to produces a state of physical and moral as well as mental health in the children who are soon to be the substance of our people
 No one will object to the theory of this nrogram--it sounds well. But if is marked by gencralities and vague ness and upon analysis would seem to give just ground for the growing op- position to 1T by the progressive Con nectiCUt cities. The rub comes in the second recommendation with it's fine disregard for explicitness concerning the source of the revenues Of $3,000- O0O to 5000. 900 needed. Are cities such IS Hartford Waterbury and New Haven, with their admittedly pro- @ressiVe school systems, to be taxed for the improvement of schools in backward cities and towns? Further more, does the carrying out of the program mean a highly centralized control of all schools resulting in the abolition of local school government?
 These are questions which the state board must answer definitely and sat isfactorily If the plan in any way in wolves penalizing progressive com mDnities in order to help those that will not help themselves, it cannot be countenanced. If it means that the school system as a whole will be re duced to a dead level as result of central control, there are few who will think it desira hle. If ii means that the parents in a given community will have no voice. in the government of the school which their children at tend, it can hardly be a step toward the preservation of dem oCraCy.
 The boards desire to secure 1ni- formlE good schools throughout the state is entirely comm endahle. but this should be done by forcing laggard communities to bring their schools up to the standard, and not by doing any thing that may lower the standard of schools in progressive cities and towns. begi.:!2+'on that will guaran- tee proper schooling for every child in the state. no matter where he lives, would be welcome if it does not mean the destruction of the educHtiOna in itiative, or morale, Of the larger cities. The state board should act at once to ciarifv these questions.
New Britain herald., 1919-01-11
t1nSta tt.Sn1 RsrIilIp Talk
(iNew York " orFdD

Senator James w. Wadsw0rth, Jr., went abroad 10 make ''an intensive study of the aims tasks and achieve ments of our army and he returns with this verdict:
 'I have absolutely no criticism
 10 make of the adm mistration of
New Britain herald., 1919-01-11
Facing tho Situation.
(The Public.)

After-war tabor and industrial problems are to be solved in Tulsa, Ol1l oy means of a million-dollar fund which has been pledged by about 40 leading citizens.
New Britain herald., 1919-01-11

President Wilson is reported to feel confident he will be able to settle the Italian -Jugoslav differences stmicably. The man fears for nothing.
New Britain herald., 1919-01-11

If Herr Liebknecht is dead We hope he stays dead. The ghost of Roman off disturhs the front page with it's organizations.
New Britain herald., 1919-01-11

Alfred Moves complaint that poets get too little for their poetry is prob- ably just. But they might form union and strike for something bet ter, including shorter hours.-Phila- delphia Press.
New Britain herald., 1919-01-11

Peary proposes to have the polar regions mapped by means of an air plane, while Stefansson considers T submarine the one best bet. Why not consult old IDr Cook k?---CleVeIand Plain Dealer.
New Britain herald., 1919-01-11
C0otie-Ilil<c OrbS.
(EXChango.)

NIVNN TIaFT TTEV.I ------ From a' story-~"Ber eyes hit hit again and again during the evening"
New Britain herald., 1919-01-11

Apparently the Dairymen's league has plenty Of cows milk but mighty little of tho nnllk of human kindness. New York Sun.
New Britain herald., 1919-01-11

uughtful person Sneezing once in succession theso 3will at least smother all but ls1 ffrst one Boston Transcript.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-01-03
MANY HUNGRY PEOPLE
WILL SOON GET FOOD
Hoover announces Arrival at Triest
of First Steamer Carrying Sup
plies for SerBians-Special Mis-
sion Also Go to Warsaw and =
Vienna.

Washington, Jan. 1.-Arrival at
Triest of the first steamer carrying
food supplies for the Serbians and
the sending of a special mission to
Warsaw to organize food relief in
Poland and another to Vienna to in
vestigate food conditions there were
announced in cablegram received
at the food administration yesterday
from Herbert C. Hoover at Paris. A
commission also has left for Bel
grade to take charge of the situation
there. '.
Conditions i'm Vienna and also in
Roumania were said to- be desperate.
Mr.. Hoover said representatives of
the Viennese municipalities now at
Berne stated food supplies for : the
100000 people in the Austrian
capital would not last more than ten
days. The Swiss government, the
cablegram said, proposed to for
ward at once a weeks supply for
Vienna. -
AS to Roumania the cablegram
said the American and allied minis
ters there had telegraphed they were
convinced that the food supplies
would not last more than another 80
days and "that immediate steps for
relief must be taken if the country
is not to be submerged into Bolshe-
ISM" -
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-01-03
1919 SERIES w. s. s.

Commencing January
1st the new series of war savings
stamps known as the 1919 series
will be on sale, and will mature jan
uary 1, 1924. The sale of the 1918
series ended on December /, and
postmasters and agents of the second
class have received supplies of the
new stamps and have them for sale.
The January price of the new W. S.
S. is $4.12 each, and this price will
advance one cent each fonth. They
will be blue instead Of green, and
are slightly smaller in size than the
1918 series, of which nearly $10,-
100000 worth were sold in South
Carolina.
New cards, on which the new
stamps are to be stuck, have been
prepared, and no 1919 stamps should
be placed on 1918 card. If a
1918 war savings certificate has
been only partially filled, it is per-
fectly valid and each stamp will be
redeemed for $500 at maturity.
The Treasury Department has
plans in progress for continuing the
campaign of thrift during the year,
and these plans will be made known
in due course In the meantime,
the government urges that the peo-
pie continue to invest as much as
they can of their savings in war saw
ings stamps.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-01-03
GERMANS HUMBLE
Z AT AMERICAN RULE
Didn't Believe They'd Be as Strict a,
British-Prohibition of Alcoholic
Liquors Has Upset the Routine
Of German Life. -.

Coblenz.-An order has been is.
sued to the American soldiers that
an officer or soldier who speaks to
German woman does so at the risk
of court-martial.
The dinner hour in Coblenz and
throughout the American zone Of oc.
cupation has been advanced from
one to two hours. In restaurants and
hotels the evening meal is eaten
without music. These changes are
regarded as necessary because OF
the recent American order that the
sale and gift Of light wines be pro-
hibited except within certain hours
in the evening.
Several days of the operation OF
restricted regulations has produced
some mumbling by the, Germans
There has been no open protest, but
many Of the people appear to be mys'
titled as to the reasons FOR the
change in the American attitude, q
itlseems they believed the Americani
would not be go strict as the Rritist
ar French. In addition. propsgand
ists, have been dilisent 10 trging th'
people to be friendly to the Amen
cans in the apparent hope that al
attitude Of friendliness might hsv,
some effect on the peace negotiation
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-01-03
SOLDIERS COME HOME.

Newport News, Va, Jan. 1.-Three
thousand overseas soldiers landed
here today making 5000 who have
landed here. in two days in time to
celebrate the New Year. The men
today came on the transport Princess
Matoika, and besides 1000 wound
ed, include Maj. Gen. Charles T.
Menoher and his staff, IL casual Of.
ficers, the Second and Third Battal-
ions, Forty-third Regiment Coast
Artillery; One Hundred and Forty.
first Machine Gun Company, Thirty
ninth Division Cadre and headquar-
tiers of the Thirtieth Brigade Coast
Artillery. The men were given a
great ovation by the big holiday
crowds.
The transport Antigone is due to.
morrow with another list Of about
5000 troops, which include wound
ed, parts of the Fifty-second Regi-
ment Coast Artillery, Four Hundred
and Second Casualty Company and
men from the Seventy-sixth Diyis.
ion (New England). The last name
will be sent to Camp Devens, Mass.
within the next few days.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-01-03
DIR. POWER WOUNDED.

DR.. J. R. Power suffered severely
from being scalded on Tuesday
morning. He had a pan of hot wa
.
ter on heater. In undertaking to
shake the ashes out of the crate of
the heater, he accidently knocked
the pan of water off. Some of the
ot water struck him on the side of
The face and on the neck burning
i'm quite severely. He was out on
yesterday, but considerably bandag-
ed up from the accident.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-01-03
NOT A QUESTION OF PAY.

Washington, Jan. 1.-Belief that
perhaps uncertainty as to pay was
preventing anyone accepting the job
as director general of railroads was
dispelled by officials here today.
They pointed out that the power
granted the President to take and
operate the roads enables him to pay
EMPLOYEES of all ranks. .s
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-01-03
CONGRESS FAVORS
BIG NAVY PROGRAM
Looks Now As If 1t Will Be Passed
Soon-But the Lessons of the War
Have Impressed Many Little
Navy" Men.

Washington, Jan. l.-Congresslon'
al opposition to the administration
policy of the "world's largest navy"
which month ago looked threaten
ing, is disappearing.
>All indications today are that
when the new naval bill embodyine
this policy is carried before the
House, there will be some squabbling,
great deal Of jockeying for politi.
cal position but little real opposition
There are three principal reasons fol
the melting away Of opposition:
: First, the whole hearted endorse.
ment by the President of a "big
navy" policy has swung many to that
side.
Second, many s'little navy" rnen
have experienced a genuine change
of heart because Of the lessons that
the war has brought home to this
country. &e
Third, those who are still inclined
to fight extensive naval conEtructior
are fearful that such. a move viii
afruptiy end their politich careers.
The administrative policy ahd rea'
sons for it as set forth BY secretaf,
Daniels. was this:
sYhe United States Is one Of th'
greatest Il not the greatest. nation
ia ia sthsstfe shonM hase aaes lars
.se lid most powerful navy. y 4
I. If.there is to: be q league Of ma
E+ions, then this country as the great
Pisst isssst natsDn shaal q contribute as man,
! suniss .as sany; ptherr great ! country y
laa yintefnasional poliss i, 4 with '
dasMhfeh Daniels, speaking for @
admins sssstion, 4'balieves 4he a1ssen'
would be only a name,
!, IL there is 20 be no such leagu'
them this country must still have
force large enough to. protect he
t,own interests, enforce freedom Q
| the seas and the Monroe Doctrine.
But through all this Daniels hold
out the nope that an agreement t
decrease armaments may enable Am
erica to &curtaH building. Ee Sha
| asked for clause in the naval bil
to allow the President 10 do thi
whenever such an agreement j
reached. =,
In effect Daniels has asked tn
American Congress TO say to othe
countries:
"We can and viii build faster thai
you, if necessary, but you can hal
competitive building in moment b
agreeing to a disarmament pact"
Daniels today. was scheduled t
continue his testimony before th
House naval affairs committee, ez
planning details of his proposals a
they touch the naval organization
/ b..
Land personnel. .%.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-01-03
MERIT MAY RULE
ADvANcENlN NAVY
Nouse 7cemnittss Askea to Insert
sAasndmsnt ffSviAins For Needed
.4.s Rsforms in Service. -

fur
fore the house naval coihr p
explain the navy's needs ,as regards
'personnel until permanent ,F'estab-
lishment canbe detprnined In ..xIs
light Of thesaction n the peace egh-
,kssencs, sssssa that hsrsafser naval
'ofBcsrs sbe pssmssed ia merit. /: sSi :i;s
NE secretary recommended an
amendment that wouid swlshdtsw afl
applications Of seniority in making
promotions and also suggested that
officers in each grade 5;be permitted
to select men for promotion to sue
cessive grades instead Of continuing
the present system Of having all se-
lections made by single board. :.
! Increased pay for the men Of the
navy Misc Eas rseesasshe ended BY Ne.
Daniels who asked the committee TO
write into the new naval bill a pro-
vision making permanent the war
time pay increases Of from Sc to SIS
for enlisted men. This would make
the pay range from $36 to $51 a
month. The secretary also asked that
one months pay be given navy men
when they are discharged.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-01-03

Miss Elizabeth Clinkscales came
up from Columbia and spent several
days last week with her mother,
Mrs. E. M. Clinkscales.
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BIRTH.


Born-At AbbeIlle, Dec. 18th
1918, to Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. d. sher-
ard, daughter, Nanette.
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