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New Britain herald., 1914-08-17
PRUSSIAN EAGLE AT
 FRENCH WAR OFFICE
German Standard Captured at Saintc Blais Displayed Above Entrance
 of War Office in Paris.

Paris. Aug. 17. 1o:55 A. M.-The first Prussian Eagle captured by the French during the present war swung today above the entranqe to the French war office in Paris. 2 It is the red and black flag bearing Prusstan eagle in the center which was borne into battle by the First Lower Asa tian infantry regiment, No. 132 of the Germany army, when it came into action at Sante Blais, also known as Sainte Marie Aux Mines and Maruirch. The regiment came from the German fortress of Strassburg.
 The flag was taken by the Tenth battalion of French rifles and brought to Paris last night by Col Mariel Serret, formerly French military at- tache at Berlin.
 Crowds of Parisians stood hour af- ter hour this morning staring at the captured standard.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-17
WILCOX FAMILY TO
 UNITE IN HARTFORD
Many People from This Vicinity Of Family Which Will Hold Re-
 union This Month.

A reunion of the various branches of the Wilcox family, of which Major Frank l.. Wilcox of Berlin is a prom inent member, will be held in the parish house of the Center church in Hartford on August 26. 27 and 2s. The family has many members in this section of the country, and all will be eligible to attend.
 The reunion is held by the Asso- citation of the Wilcox and Allied Fam flies, which was formed at the first reunion of the Wilcoxs held at Hart ford last year. In addition to the re- union the association Is active in the collecting of data concerning the family and embodying it in a geneal- ogy. Major Wilcox is a vice president of the association.
 The three days program prepared by the committee for the reunion in- cluded the giving of addresses by eminent members Of the family, and the making of excursions to places of interest, particularly Middletown and Cromwell, where the family spread to after settling in Hartford.
 All communications concerned with the association and the reunion should be sent to the secretary, Charles G. F. Wilcox, P. o. Box 271, Brooklyn, N. Y. All members of the Wilcox and intermarried families are eligible to join the association, and if they join before the end of the reunion vii be enrolled as charter members.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-17
ICE COMMITTEE HAS
 ENCOURAGING REPORT
Has Been Able to Meet All Big Bills
 and Still Has Balance
 on Hand.

Until the ice season is finished the municipal ice committee will be un- able to make a full report on the seasons work but at the council meet ing Wednesday night an encouraging report will be made by Secretary Spittler. #
 Secretary Spittler states that already the committee has been able to pay the $575 for the building of the stor- age house on Commercial street, the $127 for the building of the roadway at Shuttle Meadow and a bill of $79 for machinery as well as several other smaller items. At present the treas ury shows balance on hand but of course, there are some outstanding bills.
 Another matter which Secretary Spittler will report is that the daily sale of ice at the Commercial street srorehouse averaged between twenty and thirty tons. Last Saturday 250 tons of ice was stored at the house and m other weeks the amount stored on Saturdays has been about 200 tons. The weekly pay roll of the municipal ice commit tee is about $100, including carting and men, so that the committee feels much gratified to be able to meet all their bills and still have balance to their credit.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-17
TACOMA ARRIVES WITH
 AMERICAN REFUGEES
7Cunad Liner Makes Run Across
 Atlantic With l,600 Passengers.

New York, Aug. 17.-More than 1,600 passengers, most of them Amer jeans who scurried out of Europe at the outbreak of hostilities, reached New York today on the Cunard liner Laconia, from Liverpool There were 543 in the first cabin, AT in the sec ond, and 648 in the steerage. Sixty in the steerage were persons of wealth who could get no other a"cOmmoda- tions.
 Besides steaming at night with lights out to avoid German warships, the Laconia had her top sides, bridge and tunnels painted to resemble a steamer of the Norwegian line On August 10 she was spoken by the big Aquitania, now a British cruiser.
 Passengers Endured Hartlships.
 Many of the I1aconia's passengers endured hardships in getting out of the war zone and most of them left their baggage behind One man, who said he was in Wei sbaden when the general exodus began. was obli"ed to walk for miles to cross the border. He carried his baggage on wheel barrow and crossed into Belgium by way of Liege. He estimated that 2,0O0 person., Americans English, Relgians and others were crossing at the same time. 't
 The Laconia came stra lgnt across the Atlantic and saw none of the enemy'S ships.
 Norwegian Steamer Arrives.
 The Norwegian steamer Bjornste- iorerne Bjornsen arrived today from Rotterdam. Captain Renertsen said that when he left Rotterdam British battleShips and cruisers were on guard from Ostend, to Rrest making navigation of the channel difficult. He steamed through the North Sea and Peneland Firth, north of Scot land, and came across the Atlantic in a northerlv course.
 5000 Refugees Expected.
 Washington, Aug. 17.-Consular reports to the state department from Genoa, Italy. state that five thousand American refugees are expected to arrive there from Switzerland. Twen- ty-five hundred are already at Genoa awaiting transportation.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-17
WILL SUPPLANT BROWN.
Former Manager of White Sox to Lead St. Louis Federal League Club.

Chcago, Aug. 1.-The salary of $3O,0OO for three years service and a block of stock in the club was under stood here today to be the prize which caused Fielder A. Jones, former man ager of the Chicago Americans, to accept the management of the St. Louis Federal League club.
 Jones, it was announced by Presi- dent James A. Gilmore of the Federal league, has signed to lead the club until the close of the 1916 season. He will supplant Mordecai Brown, pres ent manager of the club, on Friday. Brown will be retained, however, as q player.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-17
COMMITTEE OF l33
 TO AID INVESTIGATION
New York Men Cain SDeCu ation
 Caused Rise in Food Pr.C5S.

New York, Aug. 17.-Plans to stop speculation which is said to have much to do with the increasing price of food, were to be perfected today at a meeting of the legislative board of the mayors committee of l33 appoint ed last week to aid the federal and county officials in their investigations of the cause of the upward trend of the cost of living.
 Scheme in Operation.
 Joseph Hartigan, city commissioner of weights and measures who is work ing with the committee, planned to present to the board a scheme in oper ation among grocery and drug re- tailers by which they form associa tions and purchase in large quantities for the member stores, thereby ob- taining marked reductions from the usual middleman's prices Commits sioner Hartigan believes that uniform ly. lower prices would result if there were more of these, associations or cooperative stock buying companies.
 Commissioner Hartigan discovered he said in a statement, that the wife of a poor man, who bought her table supplies at markets and from push
 
 prices much below those charged in better sections. Fruit that sold for five and ten cents apiece in the store could be bought at the rate of six and eight for ten cents from push carts. The high price of meat, the commis- sioner found, had resulted in increased demand for vegetable
 Disorders in Brooklyn.
 In the Long Island city section Of Brooklyn disorders occurred yester- day at meat markets and grocery stores where credit was refused to persons thrown out of work on ac- count of the war closing the indus trial plants in which they were em- ployed.
 The United Hebrew Trades was today arranged for a meeting to pro- test against the high cost of food, and the secretary of the Central Feder- ated Union announced that a commit tee of the union would meet with Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, here today, regarding the increased prices of certain foodstuffs.
 Will Prosecute Violators
 Chicago, Aug. 17.-Inquiry into the present high price of foodstuffs was begun here today by officials of the federal, state and city governments. James H. Wilkerson, United States district attorney, said he would pros ecute heads of establishments or others whom he found violating the antitrust act by combination of con- certed action intended to control or advance prices.
 Legislation providing for the pun ishment of dealers who make the European war an excuse for advancing food prices beyond reason was to be considered at a special meeting of the municipal market commission. House. wives, representatives of numerous Womens clubs, city, state and county officials and officials of the federal government were invited to partici- pate in the meeting.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-17
WILSON SILENT ON
 JAPAN'S ULT|NATUN
President Docs Not Question Good
 Fahb of Imperial kfj:sty.

Washington, Aug. 17.-President Wilson declared today he had no reason to question the good faith of the declaration of Japan in promising to observe the integrity of China in connection with the Japanese ulti- matum to Germany demanding the surrender of Kiau-Chau to the, Jap anese government. The president would not discuss the ultimatum as whole, saying that one of the duties of neutrality was to have no opinion on what other nations were doing. Secretary of State Bryan was at the White House early this morning, supposedly in connection with Japan's ultimatum. Both the president and MT. Bryan refused to discuss the visit.
 Secretary Bryan was assured by Baron Chinda, the Japanese ambassa- dor, that the Tokio government would exercise utmost care to safe guard the interests of the United States and other countries not imme- diately involved during settlement of the issue.
 Baron Chinda presented note from his government, compromised the an nouncement of the ultimatum and statement of Japan's intention to re- store Kiau-Chau to China. Germany took the territory from China after the killing of several German mis- sionaries sixteen years ago.
 Not Complete Surprise.
 Japan's sudden move, bringing her into the range of the European con- f1ict, did not come as a complete sur prise in Washington. Her assurances of the intention to maintain Chtna's s integrity by restoring Kiau-Chau are regarded as satisfactory to American officials. There is no disposition on their part to believe that the admin istration will assume an attitude other than that of passive observation should Japan take another step and declare war. Japans demand-the withdrawal of German warships from oriental waters and the abandonment of Kiau-Chau fulfills her part in her alliance with Great Britain and was made on the proposal of the English government, according to authorita- tive sources in Washington. However, it is designed to bring to an end Ger man rule in a territory which, Japan contends, threatens China's integrity and peace in the far east. The Ger man stronghold lies directly opposite Korea, where Japan is developing colonies, and across the sea from the southern Japanese islands.
 Sounded American Sentiment.
 The first move in the immediate situation was made at the outbreak of war in Europe, when China expressed the hope that she might depend the policy of the United States as an influence against violation of her neu- trality. Then the Berlin government sounded American sentiment over the proposition of neutraliZing German provinces in China. Through the United States the German attitude in formally was conveyed to Japan. That governments response was the inti- nation that whatever steps Japan might feel compelled to take to dis charge it's share in the Anglo-Japanese alliance the United States could rest assured of the intention to maintain China's integrity. Germany's neutral ization proposal apparently was not favored in Tokio.
 Britain's Interests Menaced.
 Since the German fleet sailed into Kiau-Chau harbor sixteen years ago,
New Britain herald., 1914-08-17
TUNNEL INSIDE sToCKADE.
Double Guard Placed Over Mexican Il
 Refugees at Fort Wingate.

Gallup, x. M. Aug. 11.-Ihe ols- covery yesterday of tunnel loo Tee, long, dug from inside the stockaoe al Fort Wingate, led to a doupleo suaru being placed over the four thousand Mexican refugees interned at the fort.
 The refugees had been permitted to bu;1d adobe houses for shelter. as coo,er weather approaches. The dirt from the tunnel was used in making adobe bricks.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-17
VILLA AT PARRAL.

Fl Paso, Tex, Aug. l1-Generdi Villa is reported to have arrived at parr.I chihuahua. on his way to rsbihuahua. Several members of the -Madaro family will leave here today o,, snecial train to confer with v;ua yhan he reaches the capital.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-17
Real Thrill DetectI,e Stories.

one of the most interesting detec- tive story series ever written is now running in the Magazine and story section of The New York Sunday World. This is "Cleek of Scotland Yard" which has been a big hit in the motion picture shows. These stories are by 1T. W. Hanshew, author or "CIeek of the Forty Faces Don't n,izs a real thrill. Advt.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-17
GERMAN RESIDENTS ARRESTED

New York, Aug. 17.-A1l German residents in Jamaica have been placed under arrest according to the captain of the steamship Obidenz, in port to- day from Jamaican ports. The steamer flies the Norwegian flag.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-17
Touring Information.

Accurate information regarding the condition of roads may be obtained gratis from a uniformed attendant at Smith Brothers Restaurant, Pough- keepsie, N Y. Send for box lunch menu.--advt.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-17
SAILORS FOR RIVARAVIA.
New Argentine Eattlcship Expected
 to Leave for Buenos Aires Soon.

to Leave for BuenOs Aires SOOh.
 Provincetown, Mass, Aug. 11-Ihe Arsentine steamers Panta and Chalo, having on board 900 Argentine sailors for the new battleship Rivaravla, now at her builders yard a Quincy, ar rived here today It was expected that's the steamers would continue 10 Boston after taking on pilots.
 The Rivaravia, which has complet- ed all her trials, is expected to leave for Buenos Aires early next month.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-17

rigible. It is declared by his step- mother that she can do nothing with him and for the past week he has been away. The case was continued until tomorrow morning.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-07-18

ter to turn tail in ignominious flight
Hetty was gloomily but resolutely
employed in laying out certain of her
personal belongings, preparatory to
packing them for departure, when
Sara entered her room
They regarded each other steadily.
questioningly for a short space of
time
Leslie has just called up to ask
what the devil I meant by letting
him make a fool of himself" said
Sara, with a peculiar little twisted
smile on her lips
Hetty offered no comment, but after
a moment gravely and rather wistfuily
called attention to her present occu-
patton by a significant faunt of her
hand and a saddened smile
Il see," said Sara, without emotion
IF you choose to go. Hetty. shall
not oppose you"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-07-18

alone" She arose and pushed the girl
toward the door, Her eyes were fixed
on her In wondering, puzzled sort
Of way, and she was shaking her head
as IL trying to discredit the new emo
ton thai had come to displace the one
created ages ago.
Slowly Hetty Castleton retreated
toward the door. With her hand on
the knob, she paused.
After what has happened, Sara, you
must not expect me to stay with you
any longer I cannot You may give
me up to the law, but"
Some one was tapping gently at the
door.
Shall / see who 1t is ?" asked the
girl. after long period of silence.
Yes"
1t was Murray. Mr.. Leslie has re
turned, Miss Castleton, and asks II
he may see you at once He says 1t
is very important
Tell him viii be down In a few
minutes. Murray"
After the door closed. shs waited
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-07-18
Foraet to Collect Their Mono,

The British government every year
reaps a huge profit from the people
who forget their own government stock
when dividends fall due. The fault
rests entirely with the stockholders
for they even forget to give their adj
dresses. SO that they can be notified
that money awaits them in the gov
eminent Golfers. In this case, about
s5.000.000 is passed on to the ma
tional debt commission, and In turn &
receives the interest from this money.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-07-18


proud of you'll"
Hetty's eyes were blazing. You use
that name-you call me that-and yet
you have kissed me, caressed me
loved mel" she cried hoarse with pas
sion.
He will ask you tonight for the
second time. You will accept him.
That is ALL"
You must take back what you
have just said to me-of me-Sara
Wrandall- You must unsay It'll You
must beg my pardon for thati"
81 draw no line between mistress
and prostitute"
But L"
Enough"
You wrong me vilelyi You must
let me"
81 have an excellent memory. and
it serves me we'll"
Hetty suddenly threw herself upon
the couch and buried her face in her
arms Great sobs shook Der slender
frame.
Sara stood over her and watched for
a long time with pitiless eyes. Then
a queer. uneasy, wondering light be-
gan to develop in those dark, ominous
eyes. She leaned forward the better
to listen to the choked, inarticulate
words that were pouring from the
girls lips. At last, moved by some
power she could not have accounted
for, she knelt beside the quivering
body, and laid her hand. almost tim
orously, upon the girls shoulder.
"Hetty-Hetty, If 1 have wronged
you INN thinking that of you'll
l." she began brokenly. Then she lift
ed her eyes, and the harsh light tried
to steal back into them. mo. no!
What am 1 saying7 What a fool l
am to give way"
you have wronged me-terribly,
terribly" came in smothered tones
from the cushions. 81 did not dream
you thought that of me-
What was to think?"
Hetty lifted her head and cried out:
You would not let me speak! You
refused to hear my story. You have
been thinking this of me all along,
holding it against me, damning me
with it, and I have been closer to you
than My God. what manner of
woman are your"
Sara seized her hands and held them
in a fierce, tense grip. Her eyes were
glowing with a strange fire.
Tell me-ten me now, on your soul,
Hetty were you-were you"
No! No! On my soul, mol"
Look into my eyes!"
The girls eyes did not falter. She
met the dark, penetrating gaze of the
other and, though dimmed by tears,
| her blue eyes were steadfast and reso-
| lutte. Sara seemed to be searching the
very soul of her, the soul that laid
itself bare deuuded of every yestige
| of guile.
II think I believe you came
slowly from the lips of the searcher.
You are looking the truth. can see it.
Hetty. Il don't understand myself
Is is 500 overwhelming, SO ire
mendous. 1t is so incredible. Am !
really believing you? Is 1t possible
/ that have been wrong in"
Let me tell you everything" cried
the girl, suddenly throwing her arms
about her.
Not nowi Waiti Give me time to
think Go away now. 1 want to be
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-07-18
.OHzeH/


DALI she said quietly. There was
nothing ominous in the words. but he
experienced a sudden sensation of
cold. Wont you sit down? Or would
you rather go out to the terrace?"
Its much more comfortable here,
If you don't mind IL suppose you
know what 1t is 1 want to say to you
You"
YES" she interrupted YEARLY;
and knowing as much, Mr.. Wrandall.
It would not be fair of me to let
you go on"
Not fair?" he said. in honest amaze
ment. But. my dear, +"
Please. Mr.. Wrandall," she ex-
claimed, with a pleading little smile
that would have touched the heart of
anyone but Leslie. please don't go
on 1t is quite as impossible now as
it was before 1 have not changed"
He could only say. mechanically:
You haven't?"
mo. I am sorry IL you have
thought that 1 might come to"
Think, for heavens sake, think
what you are doing!" he cried, feeling
for the edge of the table with sup
port-seeking hand. II had Sara's
, word that you were not"
Unfortunately Sara cannot speak
for me in a matter of this kind. Thank
you for the honor you would"
Honor be hanged" he blurted out
losing his temper. 81 love you'll It's
a purely selfish thing with me, and
I'm blowed If 1 consider it an honor
to be refused by any woman. I"
Mr.. Wrandall." she cried, fixing
him with her flashing, indignant eyes.
You are forgetting yourself She
was standing very straight and slim
and imperious before him
He quailed. II beg your pardon.
IL"
There is nothing more to be said,"
she went on icily "Goodby"
Would you mind telling me wheth-
er there is anyone else?" he asked, as
he turned toward the door.
DO you really feel that you have
the right to ask that question, Mr.
Wrandall?"
He wet his lips with his tongue
Then, there is some one!" he cried,
rapping the table with his knuckles.
He didn't realize till afterward how
vigorously he raped. Some con-
founded English nobody, 1 suppose"
She smiled, not unkindIy. There
Is no EuS1lSu uOOOOy, II LQdC answers
your question"
Then, will you be kind enough to
offer a reason for not giving me a
fair chance in a clear field? 1 think
it's due"
Cant you see how you are dis
tressing me7 Must l again go through
that horrid scene in the garden?
Can't you take a plain no for an an
swer?'
Good Lord" he gasped, and in
those two words he revealed the COM
plete overturning of a lifelong esti-
mate of himself. 1t seemed to take
more than his breath away.
''Goodby." she said with finality.
He stared at the door through which
she disappeared. his hopes. his con-
ceit, his self-regard trailing after her
with shameless disloyalty to the
standards he had set for them, and
then, with a rather CHASTITY smile of
Accommodation on his lips, he
slipped out of the house, jumped into
the motor car, and gave a brief but
explicit command to the chauffeur,
who lost no time in assisting his mas
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-07-18
TheHOIlOW
Is Of Her Hand
George Barr McCutCheOn

until the footman's steps died away
on the stairs.
81 shall say no to him, Sara, and /
shall say to him that you will tell him
why I cannot be his wife. Do you
understand? Are you listening to me?"
Sara turned away without word
or look of response.
Hetty quietly opened the door and
went out
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-07-18
SYNOPSIS.

Chaills Wyaudall is found murdered In
O road house near New York Mrs Wran-
Gal Is summoned from the CITY an .chn aoen n
eompanied Wrandau to the inn and sub
feQuently disappeared. is suspected.
In an auto during binding snow storm.
On the way she meets q young woman In
who killed WrandalI Feeling that the
girl had done her service in Kidding her
OF the man who though she loved him
Mrs Wrandall determines to shield her
and takes her to her own home. Mrs
tIeton's life, except that portion that re-
tates to Wrandall. This and the story OF
the tragedy she forbids the girl ever to
cell. She offers Hetty a home. friendship
and security from peril on account of the
era gedy Sara WrandalI and Hetty re-
turn 70 New York after an abseSt So 81
OF Challis. becomes greatly Interested in
Hetty. Sara sees in Leslie's infatuation
and reparation for the wrongs she SUI
fered at the hands of Challis WrandaI by
parrying his murderess into the famaiy.
don Booth. an artist. visits sara at her
country place. Leslie confesses to Sara
SrTarges with Booth to paint a picture of
Hetty- Booth has a haunting feeling that
he has seen Hetty before Looking
known English artist he finds one of
Hetty He speaks to her about 1t. Hetty
Giynu an English actress. who resembles
leslie is refused by Hetty. Booth and
but the latter declares that she can never
marry as there is an insurmountable bar
that she loves Booth. Sara declares that
Hetty must marry Leslie. who must be
made to pay his brothers debt to the
real story Of the tragedy and Sara threat
ems to strangle her If she says a word