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New Britain herald., 1914-08-12
CABLE $1,OOO.

Washington, Aug. 12.-Red Cross headquarters today cabled an order for one thousand dollars for the use of the American consul general at Canton, China, in buying medical supplies for the relief of flood suf- fererS.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-12
COPPER MINE TO CLOSE.

Douglas, Ariz., Aug. 12.-James $. Douglas, vice president and general manager of the Cananea Consolidat- ed Mining company, at Cananea, So- nora, announced last night that on or before Sunday his company would close all workings at Cananea be- cause of the unsettled condition Of the copper market. The decision at- fects 1900 workers.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-12
MURDER AND SUICIDE.

Clinton, H., Aug. 12.--In quar- rel over SIP, in accounts, Porter Spencer, aged 4s, farmer, shot and killed his father, John Spencer, aged seventy-eight, near here today. The quarrel started between Porter and his brother Thomas. When the fa- ther interfered Porter shot him. Af- ter chasing his brother into a corn field, Porter turned the gun on him. self and blew out his brains.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-12
DISTRICT ATTORNEY RESIGNS.
Illinois Lawyer Desires 10 Resume
 Private Law Practice.

Chicago, Aug. 12.-The resigna- tion of James H. Wilkerson, United States district attorney for the northern district of Illinois has been offered to President Wilson, it was said here today The report stated that Mir. Wilkerson desired to re- sume q private law practice. sgs
 MT. Wilkerson has conducted in recent years some of the most imper- tant antitrust suits brought by the government. as.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-12
SUSPEND INCREASED RATES

Washington, Aug. 12.-Proposed increased rates on bituminous coal from points on the Pittsburg and Lake Erie railroad to Wilmington, Del, Philadelphia and Baltimore on traffic destined to points beyond those cities, were suspended today by the interstate commerce commission.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-12
City Hen1s

Mrs. James Mccarthy, of 101 Win ter street. has entered the local hos pital for treatment. , MT. and Mrs. August Carlson of Jamestown, N. r., are the guests of Mrs. C. J. Anderson of Griswold street. .Tonight's session of the board of public works will be a short one, only routine business being slated.
 Court Friendly's hall committee will meet in Judd's hall Thursday evening at 7:30. A full attendance is desired.
 Forty tons of municipal ice were sold on Monday, making a record, and the business yesterday was good.
 Miss Josephine Stack of Maple street is the guest of Miss Gertrude Luddy at Twin Lakes
 Ext ensive line of trunks, bags, suit cases. Ryan's. 43 Main street.-advt.
 Five nephews of pr. A. Pinkus are ir the German army. He has written tc his sister to inquire about their safety.
 William Ward, who is in Nova Scotia, reports that the city of Hali- fax is practically under martial law ard that war spirit runs high.
 Chimneys repaired. H. A. Trainor Co. Leave orders at Mills Hardware Store.-advt.
 The Woodmen of the World will hold a meeting this evening at Bar decks hall.
 MT. and Mrs. J. l.. Gilbert and son Lynn, of Beaumont, Texas, who are Il. oe-%. of Mrs. B. B. Bassette yesterday.
 Excellence of quality and workman ship are combined in the Farmer cigar.--advt.
 The Misses Ella Cranley and Anna Holfelder are spending their vacation at Norfolk and New York.
 Andrew Olsen. an inmate of the town home, escaped yesterday but was captured by the police and re- turned.
 Miss Broadley of Madison street has returned from her vacation spent in Vermont.
 A lawn social will be held at the Swedish Lutheran church tomorrow evening under the auspices of the Luther league. An interesting pro- STdTn Has UccD dTTdH6cu TUT thO CSCAS and refreshments will be served.
 Mrs. Bromley, of Chestnut street. complained to the police last night that squirrels were eating the pears from the trees in her yard. She wanted permission to have them shot but it was refused.
 Sneak thieves entered the home of George Engel, at No. Ellis street, between Sunday night and Monday noon and made away with two watches and several other valuable articles. No clue was left. '"
 Fortunion Cianfione and Angelina Gagliardi have brought suit against Nicola Basile for $500 and $95 re- spectively. Judge James T. Meskill the plaintiffs.
 Employees of the Corbin Cabinet Lock Division of the American Hard ware corporation have been notified that the factory has cut down it's working time to five days per week.
 Constable Wrinkle has been given writ of execution to serve against s. Derisi, who had store on Lee street. The claimant is Frank Ritoli and the writ was issued by Justice F. B. Hungerford. for $2OO against Garebed Manoogian. which are made returnable before the term of the court of com mon pleas.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-12
CLEAR FOR SHIPPING.
Western Atlantic Ocean Open As Far
 South as Trinidad.

New York, Aug. 12.-The western Atlantic ocean is clear for shipping in the area as far south as Trinidad, ac- cording to announcement made by Admiral Sir Christopher Cradock of the British cruiser Suffolk, through the British consulate here today. The Suffolk is now not far from New York city.
 The consul went on to say that there were five British warships in the western Atlantic and that their patrol was so effective that all British ship ping interests had been assured that there was little danger from German craft.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-12
Italy Will Maintain
 Strictest Neutrality

Paris, Aug. 12.-Tomasso Titoni, Italian ambassador to France, issued and had posted at the Italian embassy and in the Italian quarters of Paris today a signed notice stating that
 "Italy has proclaimed and will maintain the strictest neutrality. Therefore there is no need for Italians to be alarmed. They may continue to reside in France in full security"
New Britain herald., 1914-08-12
BUYS SILVER.

Washington, Aug. 12.-The treasury department today announced It mad bought 1,175,000 ounces or silver at s2 cents an ounce with the two-fold purpose of enabling both miners and smelters to continue operations; and to take advantage of low prices caused bv the check in the export move- ment.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-12
S6.OOO.OOO DEPOSITED.

New York, Aug. 12.-J. P. Morgan and company announced today that $6,OOO, ,OOO additional French gold has been deposited with the firms Paris house. This materially increases the French governments deposits with J. P. Morgan and company and the firm now announces that it is prepared to sell checks and cable transfers on Paris in liberal amounts.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-12
DISTURBED BY WAR.

Rome, Via Paris, Aug. 12.-The pope is so overwhelmed with grief by the outbreak of war between all the principal nations of Europe that he is unable to do any work and sits list less and silent for hours every day. Although his holiness is not i'll his condition is causing grave anxiety to his attendants.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-12
WAS HE ROBBED?

Yard Minus His Watch and Money.
 Telling the police that the last he remembers was drinking in Green herg's Hartford avenue saloon last evening, Arthur l.. Cushman, of No. 12 Johnson Lane, Hartford, says that he awoke this morning in the lum- her yard of the New Britain Lumber & Coal company and a hurried inven- tory of his personal effects disclosed the alarming fact that his Seth Thomas gold watch as we'll as $10 in cash was missing.
 Cushman admits that he was drunk yesterday and thinks he may have been robbed while in that condition
New Britain herald., 1914-08-12
SIGHTS BRITISH WARSHIP.

San Francesca, Aug. i2.-rhe British sloop of war Algerine was spoken off Cape Mendocino at 5 p. m. yesterday by the American coaster Bear, which arrived from Portland to- oay The Algerine was cleared for action.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-12
CONSIDER PEACE TREATIES.

Washington, Aug. 12.-Secretary Bryan's twenty peace treaties, which President Wilson has urged for inn mediate ratification, were taken up by the senate today in executive ses- sion.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-12
HARD HIT BY WAR.

Bridgeport, Aug. 12.-Owing to European war conditions, and as has been expected here for some time in industrial circles, the local typewriter factory which was to reopen on Au- gust IT, the date set for completing summer inventory, will not resume at that time. It was announced by off, cials today that the re-opening would be announced later.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-12
MESSAGES IN FRENCH.

New York, Aug. 12.-The telegraph companies announced today that mes- sages for delivery in Turkey must be prepared in French and no other language. Instructions to this effect were received at the European ter mnals of the Atlantic cables.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-12
FINED $1OO.

Bridgeport Aug. 12.-Joseph Peri no, of 104 Green street, New Haven. 19 years old was fined $100 and costs by Judge Wilder here today for opera ting an automobile past a stationary trolley car at State and Main streets yesterday.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-12
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
Fred Jacob Scllwab,

Fred Jacob Schwab, of 84 Green wood street, a buffer, aged seventy three, died last night at his home. He was born in Germany.
 The funeral will be held on Friday, and details will be announced later.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-12
HUNTINGTONS ARE SAFE.

Washington, Aug. 12.-Mr. and Mrs. Archer M. Huntington are "safe and we'll in the Grand Hotel at Nue. remberg,' according to a consular despatch today, which makes no men, tion of their having been arrested or released.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-12
TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION,

TED--EXpericnred girl on cor ner staXer. New Britain Paper
 Box CO. S-12-3d
New Britain herald., 1914-08-12
GERMAN ARMY ADVANCING TOWARD
 FRENCH FRONTIER
(Continued from First Page.)

brought back here to refit, have been sailing for Brest every few days. One trawler left yesterday with two off, cers and thirty-two soldiers who had been stationed here.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1914-08-21
Long Hours And Short Pay Fof
Mississippi Farm Laborers.

Washington, D. c. Aug, 49,
Mississippi farm laborers are among
the most poorly paid in the United
States. The farm iaborers Of this
State work on an average Of 9 hours
and ~ minutes per day, according
to a report which has just been is.
sued by the United States Depart.
ment Of Agriculture. There are
over 100000 Iaborers employed on
the farms Of Mississippi and the
average monthly compensation is
$3.50 with board and $3.50 il the
laborer boards himself. The average
wage for farm labor in Continental
United states is S13.SS per month
with board and 1897 without
board.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1914-08-21

times. then, lowering his head, max.
Log a vicious run for him. The Amer
lean bird went rolling at the shock,
picked himself up, and again com
posed himself.
Once more the Filipino bird ran at
him, this time the sharp steels strik.
lng home. Out OF the tanRle of feath.
ers a large CLAW reached out, piBnibg
the FillpIno champion TO the eoound.
Then . head shot vlclOusly from the
dirty rufIIed plumsge OF the American
bird, q curved besk grasped the head
OF the gamecock and wrenched 10 FROM
its body.
mot tlll I saw that head aud bcak
10 action did realize Just what II
vas" said one Of the Boverlc's Ofii.
GERS, In telling the storY. "Those
Yankee soldiers mad slipped 10 bald
headed eagle. They told me after
ward IL was their regImeutal mascot
The Filipinos ueFs a sore lot, bui
they paid up"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1914-08-21
THE RIVERS AND HARBORS BILL

Washington, Aug, l9 1914
As might have been expected, work
en- many important waterway pro-
JectS is being suspended, the men
employed laid off and in some
cases machinery is already showing
signs Of rust and diSintegration be-
cause Of the failure Of Congress to
pass the pending river and harbor
bin. When the estimates Of the
Engineer Corps were submitted to
the Committee on Rivers and Har-
bOrs Of the House early in the
present session, Gall money bills
having to originate in that body,
under the Constitution), they were
based on the assumption that there
would be river and harbor act
each year, the act passed during
the long session to become a law not
later than June 80. and that passed
during the short session to become
a law not later than March 1.
Now that Congress has seen fit to
put Oft the passage Of the annual
river and harbor bill, at least up to
the present, there is nothing left TO
the Engineer Corps in charge of the
several works on rivers and harbors
but to suspend operations, where
there is no money available to con-
tInue such operations, disrupt the
forces and lay up the machinery,
which, according to expert testi-
mony, is much more costly than
when said machinery is in operation.
Should Congress adjourn without
passing a river and harbor bill. it
would seriously handicap at least
one-third of the projects carried in
the bill and in many cases work
would have to come to a comelete
standstill, thereby entailing a positive
loss Of time and a serious inter-
ference to navigation which works a
decided hardship to both shippers
and consumers.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1914-08-21
AMERICAN EAGLE
WHIPPED ROOSTER.
champlon Game coek Didn't Have
lOOk-In With Old Bald
Mead

New YORK Herald
The Boverle. Capt Ilarper, a Brit
ish steamship, ~hIch yesterday lay at
the America piers. Tumpsinsvulr.
brought from The PAR East yarn
cOacerning several united States 10,
fautrymen ln Manila, une bald headed
eagle, one Filipino game cuek and
several guileless filiplhas.
According 10 the stHrl the Byerir',
officers went 10 q o,ekihg main At Ma
nilla. As they catered the enclosure
the sailors met q party Of United
States iniantTymcn, 0ne 0f whom car
rled under his arm q canvas bag.
Several nghts took place Of minor
Importance. During this time m0rr
soldiers kept entering untll there we're
more than hundred 10 The lnclosurt.
Finally Filipino. bearing under hl.
arm q beautiful iowI, stepped into the
place and made 40 announcement
that caused much excitement.
That's the champion bird around
here" the sergeant told the Buveilc's
people. "Ile's beatca everything thai
has been put up against him, but now
hes going 10 get what Is coming 10
him, here goes,' aud he clambered
down Into the plaza.
The owner OF the game cock bad
Just finished challenging all comers.
when the sergeant, his bag under his
arm, clambeTed down beside him and
dumped It's c0otents 90 the ground.
The contents consisted OF one bird,
the most dIsreputable fowl that any
one In the assemblage ever lald eyes
on. A howl Of derision greeted the
appearance OF the strange object as II
staggered TO lts feet and gazed about.
The Filipino readily agreed to match
his beautiful bird against The shap,
less mass or feathers that huddled Ia
the pIt The bets were made, sputs
were put on both birds, aud they were
left alone in the ring.
The American bird shook his leg,
. couple OF times, then huddled again
The Filipino cock saw the other fowl
and walked about him a couple Of
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1914-08-21
THE ALCRIC.VREELAND BILL

Twenty millions of dollars in
national bank notes every twenty.
four hours is the record Of the pro-
duction Of the Bureau Of Printing
and Engraving, the currency thus
issued being authorized by I he
Aldrich-Vreeland bill, which per-
mits the Secretary Of the Treasury,
in an emergency, to accept state.
municipal and industrial bonds as
security for national bank notes.
Under the terms Of that act, which
is today looked upon as one Of the
greatest pieces Of constructive states
manship accomplished in this gener-
alton, the total which the treasury
may issue under the act amounts to
the enormous sum Of one billion,
two hundred million dollars. These
notes are full legal tender and are
being distributed to banks through
out the country as rapidly as the
presses can produce the money and
the Secretary's Office can ship il to
the applicants.
Had il not been for this act and
preparedness Of the department to
turn out the emergency currency
with promptness and dispatch. ="
said Joseph E. Ralph. director of
the Bureau Of Engraving and Print
ing, "a frightful monetary panic
might have occurred" !"
ApropoS OF Mr.. Ralph, who has
been ION the job" twenty out of
twenty-four hours every day for the
past week looking after the WOrk OF
turning out this new money, his
wife said to him the other morning,
Dear, would like to have ten
dollars. see several enticing bar
gains Advertised at the stores and
now is the time to buy" Joe
skirmished around through his
/ pockets and finally fshed up Sl.75,
all the money he had.
Isn't that the irony Of fate, =
Ralph remarked to his better half,
"only a dollar and seventy-hve
cents--and made a million in the
last hour"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1914-08-21
Milk Bottle Clearing House Should
Be Established In Large
Cities.

From figures submitted by forty
dealers to the Department of Agri-
culture, a milk bottle will last from
SIX to fifty trips, the average being
q IL trips. If these estimates
represent average conditions, the
average dealer would have to obtain
a new supply Of bottles every % IL
days. If he delivers 10000 bottles
a day and they cost him 3 IL cents
each, his daily expense for bottles
would be $500 or s5,575.75 a
year, which is going some.
In the opinion of the Department
not all Of these bottles are lost OF
broken; many of them have merely
strayed. Some of the bottles gel
into the hands of other dealers and
some are dumped into the ash barre
which has suggested that milk
bottle clearing houses be established
in the large cities in order that th'
losses in bottles may be reduced t
the minimum.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1914-08-21

Very largely" asserted the Sec.
retary. THE main difficulties to be
overcome are in the Encouragement
Of the distribution system necessary
to establish this independence. Busi-
ness is established along certain we'll
marked channels, and usually fol-
lows the line Of least resistance. Il
has been easier, and perhaps cheaper,
to import mineral products and ma
terials from other countries than 10
90 to the trouble and expense Of de-
veloping our own resources Of the
same nature. Forced to the latter
course by suspension Of commerce
with other countries, | believe that
American enterprise and energy viii
almost at once turn to the develop
ment Of the native resources, rathel
than permit production to lag anC
supply to be diminished in any in.
dustry.
For the maintenance Of agricul
ture, for instance, we rely more anC
more largely upon mineral fertilizers
The three essential plant foods az
potash, nitrogen and phosphorus
the latter used generally in the form
Of phoSphates. We have depended
with the rest Of the world, yer,
largely upon the mines Of German
for our supply Of potash salts, an
war has cut off this supply, but W
have large deposits Of potash in
California reserve which can be i'm
medlately opened and developed il
bill now before Congress to max
these supplies available is enacted
| Chill holds a practical world monor
oily Of the most readily available n
trogen in its great nitrate beds, an
not only the manufacture Of agr
cultural fertilizers but also Of man
kinds Of high explosives, have bee
made dependent upon the Chilea
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1914-08-21
One Worried Statesman.

Senator Ollie" James was one
worried statesman during the first
week Of the war horror in Europe.
Mrs. James is among those Ameri-
cans marooned somewhere on the
disturbed continent. Mrs. James
has given her husband great con-
cen for long time. for she was in
very precarious health for months
after he reached the lime light
stage. It was, in fact. only last
winter thai she seemed to regain her
normal strength and spirits and her
trip to Europe was to Iecuperste
from the rather strenuous months Of
the social life during the first winter
Of the Democratic administration.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1914-08-21
WILL CONTINUE INDUSTRY.
Manufacture Of Turpentias Win
Not Be Stopped By War.

Biloxi, Miss, Aug. l6.-
Although the turpentlne industry
along the Mississippi Gulf coast has
been curtailed, II will 20 forward de-
spite the European war as q result OF
action taken by representatives OF the
naval stores at a meeting held recent
ly. g. G. Pringle, A. II. Smith, q II.
Hovey and l. N. Dantzler, all of this
city, stated that steps would be taken
10 other parts OF the South as we'll as
In Biloxi toward increasing demand
for the article In pther countries not
affected by The war. Just enough
men will be employed 10 keep the 10
dustry going, and pay days will be
postponed until the sisuatI0u clears.
The output Of the large plants will
not be affected 10 any appFeclable ex-
tent. but the sale Of the product will
be greatly curtaIled. Tue market has
been cut into, but those 10 position
tn know claim that gOOd management
will save the Industry fnm being Sc
vsrely dem0rallZed. Not a bsrrel OF
turpentlne or rosin has been shipped
from the Gulf ports since the war be-
gan.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1914-08-21
EUROPEAN WAR
BENEFITS UNITED STATES
The Direct Benefit to the United
States win Be to Make the
People Realize the Value
OF It's Resources,

washington, Aug. Is.
A direct benefit to the United
States from the European war will
be is effect in making the people Of
this country realize to a great extent
the value OF is mineral resources, +"
said franklin X. Lane, Secretary IT
the Interior. in an interview. IT is
entirely possible 10 50 utilize these
resources and eyrand our industries
that the label Made in America will
become familiar in our own foreign
markets. :"
OF an importance second only
TO that Of the food supply" said
Mr.. Lane. is the supply Of mineral
products necessary to meet the re-
quirementS Of Twentieth century
civilization. One Of the first effects
Of the var has been to make us re-.
alize the interdependence Of nations
IN the matter Of food supply. Most
OF the countries now al war are de.
pendent upon importation Of food.
stutts, and we have cause for self
congra:ulation in the United States
that We are able to feed ourselves.
What we possibly have not so fully
realized is that we are nearly as in.
dependent in the possession Of es.
senlial mineral resources, and that
the interference with manufacturing
caused by interruption Of the flow OF
raw materials, may be overcome al.
most wholly by development Of ne.
elected resources in our country"
DO you mean." Mr. Lane was
asked, THAT the United States can
make itself independent Of the rest
Of the world in the world in its
manufactured"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1914-08-21
Nation Facing Meat Famine.

Economic eNpertS Of the Federal
Government are giving the high Gust
Of living problem thoughtful conSid-
GRAFTON and are investigating the
high prices OF meat. The Depart.
ment Of Agriculture has Just CON.
ple,ed a census Of the meat-pro-
ducing animals Of the United States
and finds that there has been A de-
crease Of 4,iS5.OOO head and an in
crease Of Sl76.SD,OOO in value
during the past year. On January
/, 1914. the herd numbered il4,-
S07 900, compared with llS. $50 900
head a year ago.
The bulk OF the nations decreas.
ed meat supply Is IL the swine herd.
Compared with last year the mum.
Der Of hogs in the United States has
diminished 2,iss.0 head; cattle
us, 900 head and sheep 1913, 900
head. The major portion Of the in.
creased values is credited to the beef
animals. The value Of all cattle,
excluding mich COWS, when COM
pared with last year, shows an in.
crease OF S166, ,6ss, 900; swine have
gained so,S42,OoO in value, while
sheep have deprecated sl.476, 900.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1914-08-21

Fam Slick once said that kissss
were like creation--mads out Of moth
Ing and ver1 good: and another Amsf.
lean writer mus eoaiusAaed the vera
to kiss." ''8ass. 70 kiss: rsaas. -
kiss again: plnFibus. 10 kiss with0za
regard 10 nnmbsrs: syiiabns. % hiss
the hands instead Of the Iips; bianese.
hus, 10 kisu the wrong person: sFbas,
to Kiss IN the daFk; omaibus. to kisz
every one in the room