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Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-11
fern.r killinsIy Man R.appoin.ed.

Police Court Judge Frederick G. H1ber1e of Hartford has reappointed Probation Off1cer Frank A. Arnold to aerxe until the expiration of the term for which the judge was appointed, the third Wednesday in January, ,1915. MT. Arnold was engineer and master me- <1Snnfc at the Blackstone and Norton Cotton mills in Killingly. Later he engaged in the bicycle business in nEeriden, when this trade was at its height, and was then appointed day wafchman at the state capitol when this ofi7ce was created
 August 8, 1903, he was appointed
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-11
THE NEW COATS Upward from $8.08

They're all here, from (pe swagser Banaeaan to tho dressier ripple and flare effects which predominate. Coats in Eponge, crepes, Bedford Cords, Mannish Serge and other good fabrics, and all made and see them.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-11
MILL NOTES,

Edward Adams of Danielson is em- ployed as overseer of the carding room of the Locustville Woolen company at Hope Valley. R. l., in place of Mich ael McCurn, who has gone to Worces- ter.
 Sidney Brown of DayviIle is the new overseer of the spinning department of the Locustville. R. l., Woolen com pany.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-11
Oh, You Gate Receipts!

Having worried all spring about their players, managers are anxious now about how many fans will jump to the Federals.-Indianapo Star. Makes Him Smile.
 At that we cannot deny General Hu- erta the right to a sardonic smile when he thinks of the situation in Colorado st. Louis Republic.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-11
The POrteous & Mitchell Co.

probation officer by Judge Edward Garvin and when Judge Walter s. Clark aScended the bench he received his second appointment In a few months, MT Arnold will have com pleted a period of II years of service as probation officer
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-11
White Cotton Fabrics

lS-fnch White French Batiste. sheer and dainty and launders welHat 25o, ,9oe and up to 75e.
 17-inch White Persian Lawns-at ;z6o to soc yard.
 2s and so-inch White Dotted Swisses -ax 26o to 75c yard.
 1e=znch White -Linaires, F1axon, Etc. |fGG - yard
 . Un Basemen
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-11

sLakevilIe-Gov. Simeon E. Baldwin has approved an appropriation of $3,146.41 for the Connecticut School for Imbeciles at Lakeville,
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-11

Bolivia is soon to have four new railway lines.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-01
NATIONS PREPARE
To COMMANDER
SHIPS AND TRAINS
Steamship and Railroad Com
panies Notified to Hold Fa-
cilities in Readiness

London. July 3l.--The agents Of the
Ham burg American company deny ire
suggestion that the imperator VIII be
required BY the German government
for the purpose of transporting troops.
They say she would be useless for this
object because of her size. which max rs
her visible for distance OF twelve
miles.
There was r,lrnor in circulation that
the MauretAnta herself might be com
mandeered ~ the British government
at the last moment The agents OF the
Cunard company deny, however. that
this is probable.
The majority of Americans now In
London have abandoned the idea of go
ing TO the continent Crowds Of them
have been TO the American embassy
10 ask advice. They were told that in
the event Of general mobilization. trav-
cling on the continent would be most
uncomfortable and would also be sub
jeet TO very serious delay. as all pas
seDgers had been reduced to a mini
mum and they would be held up for
troop trains
X Is, of course, impossible AT pres
ent for any embassy 10 talk in an
alarsnist strain. The American ambas-
ssder car. wuh pfoprfety ereiy point
out the possible Inconvenience TO ira
vel on the continent. Nevertheless. the
American embassy issued today ffty
or sixty passports which. however. may
not he used.
II LIS reported that the government
has notified the London and Southwest
and Dover railway that e might be
necessary TO take over their telegraph
lines and train service. The London
general omnibus company has also re-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-01
FINANCIAL HOPE
RESTS IN THE NEW
CURRENCY SYSTEM
President Decides to Rush Or
ganization and Inauguration
Of Reserve Bank

+ Washington, July 31--The heavy
flow of gold from the United States
to Europe is the feature Of the pre-
sent situation In this country 10 which
government officials are now directing
\ serious attention. Several con fer
ences were held on this subject to-
day but no decision Was reached in
regard to any action BY this govern
ment, The conclusion that has been
reached in Washington H. that the
greater source of relief from this
drain Will be the establishment OF the
new banking and currency system.
The president and his advisers have
accordingly. decided To rush with all
: possible speed the organization ana
Inauguration of the new system One
| OF the first and most important de-
| velopments in this direction was the
! announcement that Paul NJ, Warbure
! Of New York, has consented to appear
4 before the senate committee on bank
| Ing and currency tomorrow after
noon.
! This probably means that Mr.. War
I burg will be confirmed. for neither
I the senate nor the country is In a.
( temper to tolerate the playing of
/ politics by Senator Bristow or others
who have been opposing the New
| York banker.
/ Mr.. Warburg consented to appeac
( before the committee only after tho
/ president this morning had made a
< personal appeal to him for his ser
vices in the present emergency.
In the meantime, the president is
rushing the selection OF a man to
/ take the place Of Thomas d. Jones.
and II Ia expected that his name will
be Gent to the senate tomorrow or
Monday. Edwin A. Potter. banker
and business man of Chicago, la the
strongest probability for the place.
The belief OF Washington officials
Ia that tho control of discounts by
! the federal reserve board. together
with the other commendable feature
Of the currency law, will Immediately
put this country In much stronger
position to contend against the flow
| Of gold to the war aonc,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-01
Many of Ninety
Cotton Factories
Will Close Today

Fall River, Mass, July 3l--ToI-
lowing day of frequent informal
conferences between mill treasurers
represented In the cotton manufae-
turers' association it was decided this
afternoon that most of the ninety odd
factories should be closed down to.
morrow and some of them next week
with future action dependent upon a
meeting Of the association to be held
early in the week.
Certain corporations controlled by
the Braytons which blocked an at
tempt ten days ago to bring about q
curtailment will continue operations
as long as possible, but the great ma
tortty are more than likely to run or
short time until matters clear up.
The closing Of the cotton exchanges
today and the turmoil that resulted In
the wake of the failures at New York
left brokers and manufacturers in a
position that they knew not where
they were.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-01
CHANGES IN PRICE

With this issue the price of the Daily Virgnian is
changed from one cent to two cents Ours has proba-
bly, been the only morning penny paper in the South
The Sunday Virgtnian will sell in future for three
cents. And it will be good
There will he change in the prices charged for
the delivery of the paper either by carrier mail The
price Of the Sunday edition by the year will be $3.50
The daily paid circulation Of The Vrgnian is
$4,000, and it is growing every day
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-01
TERRIFIC BATTLE
BETWEEN REBELS
AND The FEOERALS
Band Of Iregulars Under Pas
cual Oroxco Attacks Consti-
tutioralists- Heavy

Chihuahua. Mexico. July s1,-Tel-
cgraphic advices were received this
afternoon by General vita from Aguas
Caiienttes announcing that on Thurs
day that party OF 400 constitution
aIists under Major Nurgfa- while
scouting through the foothills. was at
tackled by a force OF 1000 faderal ir-
regulars A terrific battle waged for
several hours and Nurgta was forced
to retreat to the mountains. leaving
200 dead on the field. The federals
loss was heavy also,
It ia believed that the federals were
by General Pascual
Orozco, the famous federal officer who
evacuated San Luis Potosi some weeks
ago General Villa sent telegram to
Murgia. informing him that he has
reinforcements to the
scene, and for him to refrain from
until they arrive.
villa continues to remain at CHI
huahua, absolutely declining to dis
cuss developments In Mexico. and 1t
can be stated positively that no tele-
f1or+tn.~a ~ o~NNrA pu~at
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-01
General Preparations for Mob
ilization Under Way In All
Countries
Situation Rapidly
Approaches Crisis
Pessiimistic Outlook Reported
From Each of Involved Ma
tons lighting Continues in
Servia

London British warships,
with coal lacked high on
their decks, left Plymouth
ostensibly for the North sea,
General preparations are be-
ing made for mobilization.
st. Petersburg The re-
port that general Russian
mobilization had started IS
uncontirmed. The reservlsts,
however, have been sum-
moned.
Berlin Martial law has
been declared throughout
the Empire. General n1obl-
lization is said to have been
ordered.
Vienna Conversations
between the Russian ,snnbas-
sador and the foreign office
were continued. No results
are vet known.
Paris French troops are
being moved towards the
German frontier. No gen.
Standardization has etbeen
ordered. but preparations
continue. Jean Juarez. the
Socialist leader, was shot
down by an assassin because
of his anti-war attitude.
Saraievo- Fighting con-
tinues between the Austrian
and Servian armies at Sc
mendria. in North Servia,
and at Klotovatz, on the Bos-
Man frontier. Here the
Serbs are reported to have
checked the advance of the
Austrian army.
London Large crowds Of
Americans made frantic at
tempts to book passage ON
New York bound liners, sew
eral Of which have already
been held up because of the
fear Of general war.
Paris There is a report
in circulation that Germany
has asked France if she in
tends to remain neutral. Ii
the answer is in the atfirma-
tive it MAY mean that Ger
many will not assist Aus
tria.
Washington The federal
authorities at Washington
took steps to protect tais
country. The secretary of
the treasury announced that
the government was ready
TO issue S500.0 100000 of emer-
gencv currency under the !,
provisions of the AIdrich-
Nreeland act. Paul NJ. War
burg agreed to appear before
the senate committee on
banking and currency which
probably means that he will
be confirmed as a member
of the federal reserve board.
The government is depend
ing on the control of the
discount rate by this board.
Secretary McAdoo made a
reassuring statement in re-
gard to the gold supply Of
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-01
Progressives Will Support Re
pubGcans Only Where Rec
ognized Leaders Repudiated
Gives Reasons for
Support Of Human
Writes Letter to the Voters Of
Maine Disclaiming Amy Idea
of Nation Wide Get-to-
gether ..

Oyster Bay. y. z, July 3l.--Theo-
dore Roosevelt went on record today as
favoring fusion with Republicans In
the senatorial and congr essional CON
tests in States where the Republicans
are willing TO repudiate their recog-
ntzeG leaders, whom the colonel char
acteTixes as bosses" bourbons and
rSa dictionaries.
HalOert b. Gardner, Of Portland.
Progressive nominee for governor of
Maine. and his campaign manager, f.
Il. CocheIus, came TO Oyster Bay to
protest against nationwide fusion
with the Republicans Gardner Is n
sifnon-pure Progressive and objects to
alliances with the old line Republicans,
Colonel Roosevelt assured me-
said Gardner, that his endorsement OF
Hinman IN New York does not mean a
.get-together' movement in ether
States
Gardner expressed confidence that
he will be elected governor at the cleo
lion on September II.
win Speak In Maine.
Roosevelt addressed a letter 10
Gardner to be nred In the Maine cam
paiSn and promised to speak IN the
State, probably at IAwistown on
august Is, The letter Is construed
here as an open bid tor the analga-
nation OF the Republican ard Pro-
gressive forces In every state where
the Republicans are willing to over
throw their present ;eadera or
'fscsses." AZ the colonel terms the men
OF the type Of Eenstor kurlexgh. OF
Maine. and Senator Galitnger. OF New
Hampshire.
Colonel Roosevelt. In explanation Of
hts endorsement OF Human for gov
srnor OF New York, gave Mr.. Gardner
this statement to be published IN
Maine:
I felt that In New York State our
prime business was to fight against
he Invisible government, against the
two Bosses and the two old machines,
with their sas-saw In tho government
Of the State. / wanted - take tho
most effective m.thr6 Of doing 1t. and
when & Republican like Hinman and
a Democrat like Henaessy would come
out openly against these two machines,
was GLAD to back them No. fust as
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-01
COMPARISON AND CONTRAST

Driven by the criticism which from end
open letter to the sope Of Virginia in Which has attempted to Justify his
Judge Christian that
p ia epse ss II c
tan vanase IN the extreme examination will indicate In the very be
from and lack of af6iation With the saloon says
Il have yet to tale my a Richmond
b Why does Judge christian think inform the public that
a s % d snd be p ' p the s'a'
Of his neghbers and their
nds n % d asfhe and their sons to their "sn "D''
IT have hl ated with by
Is possible that Judge Christian the letter
from Richmond May 80 by the Brex Vine and Spirit Merchant,
Hessbers secretary SCI ta treasurer signed PD chair
s1 a asssa6 &c which f sG @ @ sv 3
n se s IL he sa ss sss 'f
ns7s s.eer ssss .s s declares !" " most manner
!" s ; @ 7s ':ssss s ' t ps II: n
@ thanks As 5a % Music Mr. Ca
bought LIQUOR principal while the sold liquor the
H Christian M, G
with this class been considered by them ally in Surely
sf ss kan ss's no :!sff ii % tina" that be
keepers n's s CHRISTIAN a licensed s. thu @ The 's @ r? @
r4ep af a e es TIGHTS s sa 'a r If r
There Be that when keep have been granted
ssa ss sy
s s dssr ssa pre has he T
,. s,s; s,s % @
drsa them ~ all in way Surely the Brewers Wine Spirit
s
ard e hst f ss ssi esz rs
5 s s se 1s
sn they penr ont e the assist the
correspondence with other that this association an
sss IS E: %
nn nn r. ms 70 e a any M or alliance with
Judge open letter to his citizen.
a
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-01
DRAWING CHAIN
Of CIRCUMSTANCES
AROUND MRS. HALL
Prosecution Scores Heavily In
Fourth Day of Green Springs
Murder Case
Attorney Gordon
Retards Progress
Effort of Accused Woman to
Fix" Testimony of Miss
Wood Described to the
Jury

Especial to The Richmond Eirgintan,l
Louisa Courthouse, Va. July 81
The prosecution scored heavily today
iii the trial of Mira Victor Hall. charged
with the murder of her husband on
the morning of April Is II was the
fourth day of the celebrated case and
il was the commonwsalth's day all
through.
Very slow progress was made, how
ever, due largely TO the attorneys for
the defense, r. Lindsay Gordon. chief
counsel for Mrs. Hail, persisted In
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-01
SHAMROCK PROVING
GOOD IN HEAVY SEA

On Board the Erin. at Sea. July
sf.--The Shamrock " Is now in iaii-
tude IS minutes 20 seconds north
longitude. 33 minutes 30 seconds
west. From midnight last night a
hard westerly wind prevailed and
there was n strong north northeast
wind at noon today. The sea was
heavy. The challenger sailed ia
nautical miles In the Last twenty-four
hours.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-01
BRITISH SHIPS OFF
FOR NORTH SEA:
WAR INEVITABLE
AUTOMOBILE HITS
TRAIN; FOUR KILLED

Butler. Pa. July 3i.~-Four per
sons were instantly killed. one mile
south OF Rentrew on the Bessemer
and Lake Erie railroad this afternoon
when an automobile In which they
were riding was struck by north
bound passenger train. The dead
are:
Vance Mckee. thirty years old, Of
Butler, driver OF the automobil
George s. Oliver. fifty years old, OF
Great Belt, Butler county.
Mrs. Dora Oliver. aged about fifty
years wife of George y Oliver.
Miss Oliver. sixteen years old,
daughter of George s. Oliver
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-01

c. & q. MOUNTAIN SPECIAL
TO White sulphur and Intermediate
Resorts
Saturdays August /. and is.
Leave Richmond ll:4k A. NJ Enquire
Of G.. q %. Ticket Agent FOR de-
details. 49,.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-01

Wire Systems DISCONTINUED.
London July 3l.--The teleEraphs
and telephones connecting Denmark
and Belgium with Germany have been
discont inued.
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Evening journal., 1914-04-30
JACK POWELL near
CY YOUNG'S Record
Veteran Hurler Has Been in
Baseball for 20 Years
Still Going Strong

On first sight Jack Powell impress
es one as about the biggest thing that
ever happened in the way of pitch
er. II this impression is wrong sec
ond look does not serve to correct IL
or in any way reduce his dimensions
Powell gives an impression Of Inn
mensity. He is built along cubit
lines. with great square shoulders
that stand out like the Golden Gate
He admits only 2O7 pounds at the
present writing. The uninitiated
would grant him at least $50 pounds
He isn't particularly fat, but he SIM
ply looks big--big enough TO give a
batter the jimjams even If he had
nothing more deadly than a rainbow
drop.
Jack doesn't claim 10 be a young
ster, knowing that TO do so would be
futile in the face of facts in the rec
ord book. These show that he broke
into the big league with Cleveland IN
1896. He was with Fort Wayne. then
farm" for Cleveland, a year before
that
IL TIE NAtAtI AlNAn must NN hANWh
Powell has been pitching for TWEEN
ty years, and eighteen Of them in the
major leagues. In this respect h'
stands second only to ICY" Young
who saw something like twenty-five
years OF major league service.
Powell continued with Cleveland un
iii 1899, when he went to the st
Louis Browns I'm 1902, or the thirt
year of the American League. H'
pitched for the Yankees for a while
and went back to st. Louis and con
tinued with that club until last sea
son, when he was sold TO Louisville.
His work with the Colonels was of
high order, and he won a good pei
cent. Of his games. As the genera
run Of ball players go, Powell should
have landed I'm the discard about ter
years ago. But like Young, mature
was lavish with him and fashioned
! him on enduring lines.
Powell impresses one as a grea
piece of granite, against which th'
! elements have been wasting thei
| fury. But, of course, this simil'
does not give an adequate idea of hi
ability to field his position.
Evening journal., 1914-04-30
SOME EARLY RECORDS
IN BASEBALL WORLD

Two no hit, no run games; one
one hit. no run game; five shut-outs.
That was yesterdays baseball rec
ora among college and high school
teams and the four larger baseball
leagues.
On Fordham Field, New York,
Robert Johnson-no relation TO Wal
ter-Ursinus College, held down
Fordham for nine innings He hasn't
been hit safely yet only two men
reached second base Only four Of
his shoot were knocked beyond the
diamond, three flies to the Fordham
centerielder and one to the left
fielder. Fourteen batters famed
As remarkable record was made
at Stamford, Conn, by Carl Edgren,
OF South Bend, Ind, who pitched
Stamford Preparatory School TO a
no-hit, no-run victory against Green
wich High School. Edgren struck
out sixteen men.
lie is eighteen years old.
AT New Haven, Tyson, of George
town University, let Yale down with
ole hit Errors behind Tyson kept
him from a shut-out
In the American League the Yanks
heat Boston 10 and Detroit treated
Chicago to a similar dose. Pitts
burgh, In the National, whitewashed
Chicago 10. Newark, in the Interna-
tional, was shut out by Toronto by
/ to 0, and In the Federal League
y indianapolis beat Pittsburgh , to 0
: And Connie Mack please take no.
tice. The single run which gave
the Yankees their victory over the
Red Sox was the result OF a circuit
whack by one Jimmy Walsh.
Evening journal., 1914-04-30
CUBAN STARS TO Play
Chicks ON SATURDAY

But four more games remain on
the Chicks exhibition schedule. MT.
Moriah is here this afternoon and the
Cuban Stars will come ON tomorrow
for Friday and Saturday games. The
stars are one OF the fastest indepen-
dent teams of the east, and have been
cleaning up many OF the best teams
In this section. The charity game
between Fort Dupont and Whining
ton on Monday afternoon will bring
the exhibition games to close.
Evening journal., 1914-04-30
BOYS JUNIOR LEAGUE
III rTun nnnnr unnHEEsG
IN IHE SURl FAMILY
President Graham Hopes to
Make Success Of Organiza-
ton the First Year
CLUBS WILL PLAY
FOR $12 REWARD

The Boys Junior League, the LATEST
member of the baseball league family
in Wilmington, got away on It's first
scheduled game on April Is, playing
fine quality Of bali with every prospect
Of having successful season. r. H.
Graham, who for years has been inter
este in local amateur baseball. is pilot
ing the boys their first year out and is
brimful OF enthusiasm over the league'r
prospects.
According to the league schedulq
which appears in these columns today
the boys win play twelve Saturdal
morning games for a Sl2 pennant q
watch fobs of that value. MIR. Gmhaig
guaranteeing The gift. Only boys unde'
the age Of l6 l2 years are eligible to
membership ON the four teams. Settle
ment Juniors. Winfield. belmont and
Northwest. The league rules limit team
membership TO twelve players each;
games TO start at 1890 o'clock each
Saturday morning between the date OF
the opening of the season and Septcm'
ber ~.
Protested games Of the league are TO
be decided by board of arbitration 10
be composed Of one arbitrator 60 be app
pointed by each club interested in the
protest and third arbitrator TO be sc-
lectod by President Graham. With the
idea of maintaining the best OF order
ON the playing field, the league has de-
cided on sort of n merit system, con-
duct unbecoming a ball player being
punishable by a reduction OF two points
in the percentage of any club whose
players conduct themselves mgentle.
manly during any game. President
Graham hopes this win insure good ccn-
duct and clean sport ON the part of the
boys during the life of the league. Teams
that are unable TO start their games for
any reason are directed to SO notify the
! sporting editor of THE EVENING
! JOURNAL at once.
Al the team managers and captains
have subscribed TO the league rules. The
clubs. managers and captains follow.
settlement Juniors Edward Roth.
stein. manager; Owen De Night. captain.
Winfield Frank Duhling, manager;
James uorty, captain.
belmont Henry Fulton, manager;
! Harold Freeman. captain.
J Northwest -MncCrca White mama
} ger: Ralph pnrvis. captain.
THE EVENING JOURNAL viii b'
, the official paper Of the league
People who know are attending Rt-
ldolph's sales. and are profiting bv the
Evening journal., 1914-04-30
INDOOR GAME AT Y. M. {. a.

The Chicks defeated The Phillies at
indoor baseball at the Y. NJ. c. A., last
night, IL to 5. Friday nights game
viii be the last of the series, when
the Athletics and Cubs will clash. The
lineup:
Chicks-Wenzel (captain) pitcher;
Stilley. catcher: Price. first base;
j. Gemmill, third base; CORY, short
stop; Helmet, left field; Worrall,
centre field; Mueller, right field.
Phillies - ~. Luton (captain)
pitcher; d. GemmiIl, catcher; R. Lut-
ton, first base; Leary, second base;
Cleaver. third base; p. Rutter, short,
stop; Blake, LEFT field; Wilhelm cen
tre field; Gibney, right field.