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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-08-21

II 49, In substance Simon Lake Anticipated Ad.
iral elr ferey scott by many years in predicting
tne passing OF the heavy ships of the battle line.
He was asked the other day for his opinion OF the
British admirals sweeping views
i still believe. as always have that the sub
marine will drive the heavy armored battIeship
from the seas" he replied. "and that 1t will be
the means employed by all countries with a
board to prevent invasion from the sea
The partisan of the battleship points with
reasonable pride to the spectacular performances
Of his giant turret guns. and he tells you of the
many inches of hardened steel that the points
Of his armor.piercing projecties perforate.
Truly these do'ngs are little short of marvellous.
But the advocate of the gun is u preiudiced ex.
pert witha for he will not believe the torpedo to
be a formidable rival. Why? Simply because gen.
orally he takes little interest In this order of
weapon.
But the torpedo is coming into its own. It is
instrument of precision and stupendous de-
structive might. Where 1t could not travel more
than 1900 yards with any chance of hitting the
target few years back. 1t can now cover a dis
tance OF ~ 900 yards and make that run at
erage OF nearly 30 knots.
In some particulars it is even more accurate
than the gun. 1t travels far enough below the sur
face be unaffected by the state of the With
its warhead charge of several hundred pounds OF
high explosive. attacking ship where she Is least
prepared for assault, the detonation of that sub
stance will cause far greater wound than 1t Is
possible to produce with number of the biggest
proectiles.
Yes, | think Sir Percy Scott is right and his
admission means much more because 1t comes
from an expert who has heretofore favored the
gun and the dreadnaught
What do think of the submarines of the fu-
ture? How big do think they Will be? Well. |
have done prophesyirg in the past and
have been frankly pooh poohed by the unbelievers
you will understand my present reluctance to
predict Just how large submarines will eventually
be built. There mechanical problems that
must be overcome first The development OF the
submarine has not been rapid as anticipated
d this has been due to the difficulty OF securing
satisfactory engines
THE gasoline engine has been somewhat dis
credited motor for underwater boats because
Of the explosive character of its fuel We have
had number of distressing accidents due to the
unexpected ignition of the fumes Of gasoline. Yes
the heavy oil engine promises to meet the needs
but II ere ha7 been a good deal of difficulty In
securing a reliable heavy oil, reversible. internal
combustion engine. Thanks to the genius OF DIR.
Rudolf Diesel, the way to success has been blazed.
and the heavy oil engine evolves the size and
the speed of submarines will Increase proportion
ttels.
~ matter OF fact. We have already in mind
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-08-21
EIoN.

The newspapers of France are suf-
fering from a paper famine.
Americans in Paris are planning to
organize Rough Rider corps.
Pol Plancon. the opera singer, died
in Paris. He had been Ill since June.
The Canadian government wireless
station near Port Arthur. Ont. was
wrecked.
The Prince of Wales relief fund for
the distressed families of British
soldiers and sailors Friday attained .
total of over $5,O00.0O0.
Ambassador Walter Hines Page took
over the affairs of the Austro-Hun-
garian embassy in London. Chandler
Hale will be in charge.
Eight hundred Americans have left
Genoa and other Italian ports, where
there are already 1000 other Ameri-
cans waiting to take passage for home.
Political circles consider that the
neutrality of Denmark must be main
tanned at all costs. Otherwise the
economic distress which already Is
acute will be accentuated.
The Dutch government Friday Off
cially gave the French government re-
newed assurance of its neutrality in
the present conflict and of its firm in
tention to make 1t respected.
The national relief fund for the fam
lilies of soldiers killed or wounded In
the war. which was started under the
auspices of the Prince of Wales and
Queen Mother Alexandra, amounts to
$3.240,000.
Walter w. Wick, general receiver Of
customs at Santo Domingo. sailed
from San Juan, p. r., on the steamer
San Juan for New York. He will go
to Washington for a conference with
the President.
The consulate of Austria-H Hungary,
which has remained open at Mon
treal, Notwithstanding the declaration
of war between Great Britain and Aus
tria-Hungary, was ordered closed FRI
day by the dominion authorities.
The allied governments opposed to
Germany and Austria-Hungary have
agreed to bring Turkey to a realiza-
tion of its obligations as a neutral
power in connection with her purchase
from Germany of the cruisers Goeben
and Breslau.
The splendid Dutch Red Cross Or
ganization is paralyzed, say army off,
ficials, because its efforts to relieve
the suffering of the hundreds of Ger
man and Belgian wounded is pre-
vented by the German commander OF
the armies in Belgium.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-08-21
GEN ERAl.

Last rites over the body of Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson were held at Rome,
Ga. and the body was buried beside
those of Mrs. Wilson's father and
mother.
Franklin d. Roosevelt Of New York.
assistant secretary of the navy. an.
nounced his candidacy for the Demo
cratic nomination for the United
States Senate.
Special agents OF the Department of
Justice. working under the direction of
Assistant United State District Attor.
ney Roger B. Wood. started an inves-
tigation of the causes for increased
prices OF foodstuffs in New York City.
Germany has appealed to the Amer
ican Bible Society for Bibles in Ger
man. Russian. French and Polish for
use among the soldiers of those counS
tries. Owing to war conditions, it is
almost impossible to purchase Scrip
lures in Europe. and individual contri-
buttons are being urged.
A coroner's jury at Schuyler, Nebr.,
rendered verdict that Louise Mick,
eighteen-year-old daughter of
wealthy Schuyler family, was ap-
Quoted and killed by Frank Heldt. and
recommended that Heldt be held for
murder. The authorities are keeping
HeIdt in hiding. as mob violence is
feared II his whereabouts become
known.
Thirty-five German stokers OF the
crew of the United Fruit steamer
Zacapa. which reached New York
from Colombia. Colon and Kingston
are prisoners OF war at Kingston in.
stead of being on their way to Ger
many as reservists because of Captain
Towelrs refusal to obey the command
n, the German consul at Colon and
send the stoliers ashore.
After a brief session. the D~mo-
cratic state convention which met at
Ell Paso. Tex. sent message OF sym
pathy to President Wilson and ad'
iourned until the following day.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-08-21
SPORT.

Fighting Dick Gilbert OF Denver lost
his twelve-round fight with Tom Nc
Mahon of Pennsylvania at Great Falls,
Mont.
Johnny King, Bear pitcher, left Dem
yer for Alliance. Neb.. where his moth
er is seriously i'll. King was asked to
come home by his father.
George Chip. Newcastle. Pa. and
Billy Murray OF Petaluma, Cal, were
matched to fight twenty rounds at
San Francisco. on Admission Day.
Sept. 9. In their last fight Chip
knocked Murray out In the fifteenth
round.
Americas hopes for retaining the
Davis cup in the international tennis
matches received another setback at
Forest Hills. l.. l., where Brookes and
Wilding. the Australasian team. took
the doubles match from Mclaughlin
and Rundy. The scores were SO. s-6
and 81.
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WESTERN.

The Democratic state convention
met in Albuquerque on Monday.
Three men were killed at Dongall,
ILL.,, when the wall of burning build
ing fell on them.
One man was killed and several
buildings fired by lightning in a Sc
we're electrical storm that swept over
Chicago.
Fire which started in livery barn
practically destroyed two entire bust
ness blocks of Detroit, Mimi, before
1t was gotten under control. The loss
is $15O,OOO.
An appeal to all of the nations of
the world to send delegates to a peace
conference in Denver, Aug. %. 1915.
has been issued by James Brisben
Walker.
The wholesale and retail store of NJ.
Hetzstein and Company burned at
Clayton, N. NJ. The estimated loss is
$12.50O. which is partially covered by
insurance.
Four men are dead and a fifth Is
dying as the result of an automobile
being hit by speeding Baltimore &
Ohio train on grade crossing near
Hillsboro, Ohio.
Money may be sent by means of
postal money order or by cable
through the United State Treasury
Department to Americans who are
stranded in Europe.
The enga cement of Miss Cornelia L.
Bryce, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd
s. Bryce of New York. and Clifford
Pinchot. former chief forester of the
United States, was announced.
The International Harvester Com
pany was declared to be monopoly
in restraint OF interstate and foreign
trade. and was ordered dissolved by n
majority decision I'm the United States
District Court at St. Paul.
Rain and electrical storms which in
some places reached the magnitude of
a small tornado passed over eastern
Missouri and western Illinois. In st.
Louis one man was killed by lightning
and several thousand dollars damage
was done to property.
The police of Chicago held Allen NJ.
Thomson. clerk to Edward P. Amory,
secretary of the Western Railroad AS
sociation, found dead in his office. but
the mystery surrounding the killing
apparently remained undispelled. No
charge was placed against Thomson.
Virtually all operations in the Gar
and Holbrook shafts of the Copper
Queen mining camps. were suspended
at Bisbee. Ariz.. when officials issued
an order dismissing 400 men. This
was the second reduction since the
European war began, the first consist
ing of 500 men.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-08-21
WASHINGTON.

Friends of President Wilson are
urging him to take rest within the
next two weeks.
The Senate agreed to the confer
ence report on the cotton futures bill.
which the House already has ap-
proved.
The first steamship to pass
through the Panama canal-the Cristo
bal-made the trip from the Atlantic
to the Pacific in eleven and half
hours.
Substitution of vegetables for meats
as much as possible is the solution
proposed by Mrs. Champ Clark for the
problem Of the high cost OF living for
those Of moderate and small means.
Benefits expected for the American
farmers and manufacturers from the
passage of the pending ship registry
bill were described by the men who
led the fights for the passage of the
bill in the two Houses of Congress
Senator O'Gorman in the Senate, and
Representative Underwood in the
House.
The bloodiest battle of the Mexican
revolution was reported to the State
Department. Rear Admiral Howard
from Mazatlan reported that one regi-
ment of 1000 Indians charged across
a field which had been mined and Gov
cred with barbed wire, facing concen-
trated Federal artillery fire and shots
from the gunboat Guerrero At the
close of the engagement only twenty
two Indians we're unhurt. Six hun
dred were killed outright and IFS were
wounded.
Thousands of Cuban cisarmakers
have been thrown out of work as
result of the European war, according
to advices received at Washington.
Baltimore's> protest against the Sc
lection of Richmond as federal re-
serve city was brought to Washington
by counsel for the Baltimore banks.
President Wilson returned to Wash
ington from his journey to Rome, Ga,
TO bury Mrs. Wilson. With him came
Secretary and Mrs. McAdoo. Mr.. and
Mrs. Frances B. Sayre, Miss Margaret
Wilson. Prof. Stockton Axson. Mrs.
Wilson's brother, and other relatives.
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OF making nltS quite lOO per
cent. and showed how
whole battery of monster
rifles could be manipulated as
a unit and the tremendous
salvo brought to bear upon a
distant target with amazing
precision. In a word, he made
the dreadnaught a wonderful
ly formidable instrument Of
attack. and yet today. in the
face Of that unparalleled rec.
ord. he says: II see no use
for battleships."
There is In this country an
authority Of a kindred way of
thinking. Simon Lake, who
has done a great deal toward
making the submarine what
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-08-21

} eminent an authority as Admiral
Sir Percy Scott OF the British Navy
declared the other day that the doom
of the dreadnaught had been
sounded by the development OF sub
marines. He asserted unequivocally
that even the superdreadnaughts
we're archaic and that experiments
had proved conclusively that no
fighting shin WAS safe from the at.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-08-21

tack OF the submarine day or night. Why, then,
spend millions for armorclad titans? he asked.
The pronouncement is the more impressive be-
cause Admiral Scott has probably done than
any other living naval man to make the bateshp
the offensive fighting machine 1t is today By
system of director firing he improved the eapabity
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-08-21

1894 and then launched but she not In the water
more than a quarter of an hour when sudden
storm swept her ashore and damaged one OF the
wheels When the spring Of 1895 came was race
to face with something OF a problem. The Argo-
naut Jr, at the bottom of IA feet OF water aho
partly buried In soft mud. My task was to refoat
her and to make her ready for further experiments
and for demonstrations looking to the interesting
of very much needed capital Now. regular diVihs
suits are an expensive matter. and my funds were
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around well nigh barefooted dur
Ing the winter in order that every
penny available could be used In
connection with my embryo sub
marine.
when milder weather came
had ready a diving dress OF my
own devisfng. For helmet uti-
lized framework Of light iron
rods covered with painted can
vas and made 1t fit snugly over
my shoulders and to strap under
my arms. For face plate l used
the glass headlight from the air
port of an abandoned sloop. and
to help me to submerge ! tied
sash weights to my legs. Common
garden hose wound with wire
served to carry my air supply
In thia fashion I reached the Ar
New Britain herald., 1914-04-04
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Official List of Transactions Rccordc, With City Clerk.

The following is an official list o1 real estate transa ctions recorded with the city clerk during the present week:
 Estate Ann Riley to Michael Riley Blake Road and McClintock Road.
 Anna Kempf estate to Anna M. El Thommen, land, Seymour avenud Rentschler street.
 Pauline RentscilIer to Peter Muel1 Ter ct ux, land and buildings Wes9 Ellis.
 Michael Riley to Stanislaw Miccz1 orek, land and buildings Blake Road McClintock Road.
 Ann Jane Robinson to Leon Fl Liegey, land and buildings Oak and North.
 Erik U. Carlson to Amanda E. Wall len, land and buildings Warlock.
 John Thomas Roberts to William J, Savage, land and buildings Dewey
 Mike Madnowski, ct all, to Georgd Washington.
 Freak Moser, ST., to Egilda Tuitil land and buildings, Highway.
 Patrick S. McMahon to Edward Ginsberg, ct ux., land and buildingsl Willow.
 M. D. Stanley to Frank S. Saundersl ct al, land and buildings, Maple.
 Freidoiin Schweltzer ct us., to An1 drew H. Eliason, land and buildingsl Winthrop.
 Louise A. Christinger to Anna Fusley land, Rentschler and Green1 wood streets.
 A. Albert Holmgren to John Mayl land, Jubilee.
 Benjamin Marholin to Harria Brown, land and buildings, Dwight
New Britain herald., 1914-04-04
POLICE SEEKING
 CEMETERY VANDALs
Eight Monuments Desecrated Fairview, Including Grave of
 Dr. Smalley.

Police Chief w. J. Rawlings anI Detective Samuel Bamforth, are gathering evidence today with view toward experimenting the vandals who desecrated graves and monu- ments in Fairview cemetery. The out rage was discovered by Caretaker w. H. Gladden..
 Eight small monuments were smashed and a larger monument was torn from it's base and broken. The work was that of several miscreants. $. as was indicated by the number or footprints in the earth about the graves.
 One of the graves desecrated was that of the late Rev. pr. John Small ey. who was first pastor of the First Congregational church of this city during the Revolutionary war days and after whom the Smalley school was named. The dastards confined the work to one section of the cem- etery, inside the Smalley street en- trance.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-04
Second Advent Church.

Elder D. F. White, pastor. Preach ing services at 10:45 A. M. and 7:15 F. M. Elder H. s. Moeller of Brook lyn, N. Y., will preach at the morn ing service. The pastor will occupy the desk at the evening service and his subject will be, Prepared For a Blessing" Sunday school and Bible class at 12 noon. Young Peoples meeting at 6:3O P. M. The Life and Advent Union will hold their spring convention with this church conn., menclng Thursday night at 7:30 and continuing over Sunday
 There will be services at and 1O:30 A M., 2:3O and 7:3O P. M
 All are cordially invited to these services.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-04
MARKET LAPSES INTO
 CONAT0SE CONDITION
Railroad Stocks Only Important Is.
 sues NOt to Show Small Losses.

Wall St., 10:45 a. m.-An un- usually small amount of business was on hand at the opening of the market today, and there were no signs of the pressure to which stocks were sub- jected during yesterdays late session. Selling orders still predominated among professional operations, and the greater part of the early trans actions was made at slight conces- sions. Reading, New Haven and Erie were the only important stocks which did not show small losses. Despite the easy tone the shorts made no effort to cause a further decline, and before the first hour was half over the market had come to a standstill
 Closing. -- The market closed steady. With no new developments to shape the course of speculation, the stock market today 1apsed into comatose condition. Recent specula- tive selling was thought to have dis counted the unfavorable features of the present situation, and the move ment during today's half session was slightly upward. Rock Island and Gould issues were steadier, forced liquidation of these securities having been suspended. Bonds were steady.
 The following quotations are fur nished by c. Edward Graf, stock broker National Bank building. F. N C,iIfi1Ian, local manager:
New Britain herald., 1914-04-04
Church of the Reforma-
 ton (EngIish)

Worship at I. O. o. F. hall instead Of Jr. o. U. A. M. hall. Services for Palm Sunday as follows: Morning worship at 10:45. At this service fourteen children will be confirmed according to the custom of the Lu- theran church on this Sunday. Bible school 12, noon. The Missionars4 society will meet on Wednesday af- ternoon at 2:30 at the home of Mrs. William Behnke, corner Vance and Monroe streets. Comm union on Easter Sunday morning. The names of the fourteen children to be con- firmed tomorrow (Palm Sunday at the Lutheran Church of the Reforma- tion are: Chas. Hallberg, Arvid Olson, Oscar Nelson, Edward Glabau, Va1demar Frisk, Dewey Hulten, Sigfrid FIulten, Viola Markie, Marie Wenzel, Mabel Carlson, Louise Christinger, Louise Abrahamson, Mary Holsinger and Lillian Swanson.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-04

Revival services, such as New Britain has seldom seen, will begin in this city tomorrow. Probably the most significant factor in connection with the series. which will last throughout the week, is that the leader will be Harry K. Miller, cap- tain of the Wesleyan Gospel Team, and son of the late Rev. Charles E. Miller, of the New York East Con- ference Methodist church. a
 Although a young man, his career thus far has been bright one, and his future in his chosen field is as sured. '.rf~~@
 At fourteen he became licensed to preach by the Methodist Episcopal church, and accepted the superinten- dency of the Rescue Mission at Asbury Park. Two years later he entered the Ohio Wesleyan university at Delaware, Ohio, and a few weeks later was ap- pointed pastor of the Methodist church at Lucasville, Ohio. That fall
New Britain herald., 1914-04-04

he was admitted into the Ohio annual conference of the Methodist Episcopal church and sent to Grove City as pastor.
 He is only 9 years of age at the present time. but has had charge of a series of evangelistic meetings at Chill licothe, Ohio, in the Methodist Epis- copal church of that city. In ten days over 150 men, women and chfl- dren professed conversion.
 The special evangelical services, over which MT. Miller will preside, will be conducted at Trinity Methodist Episcopal church, including next Sum- day, Easter. The first service will be held tomorrow evening in the audi torium of the church at 7:30.
 The soloist, Wilson Fisher, IT, Wes- leyan, an exceptionally gifted singer, will be heard by all who attend the meetings. The meetings will be held at 2:3O in the afternoons and 7:3o in the evening".
New Britain herald., 1914-04-04

Whiting streets to the corner of Stan ley and Whiting streets.
 Burnham Slater, former New Britain resident, has come from Mis- souri to visit relatives here. --'
 Constable Wrinkle will auction off Otto Ney's bakery shop at 400 East street at 10 o'clock Monday morning.
 The monthly meeting of the Work ing Girls club will be held Monday evening at 7:3O in the club rooms. The cooking class will meet Tuesday evening at 6:15.
 The degree team of the Ladies auxiliary, A. O. H., will meet tomor row morning after o'clock mass. All members are requested to be present. ...
 The Eagle Real Estate company has filed certificate of its trade name with the city clerk. The com pany is composed of William F. Ritt- ner and F. H. Jurgen.
 Nels Nelson, the local aviator, has received an offer from the Thaviu Band and Grand Opera company of Chicago to make series of flights with his hydroplane during the com
 
 to accept the offer.
 A marriage license has been taken out by Ralph Garrison Grinder, man ager of the American Guaranty com pany, and Miss Florence Corbin of Rockville. The wedding will take place soon.
 Mrs. Rose Butler of Franklin Square, who was operated upon at St. Francis's hospital, Hartford, last week, and whose condition was re- garded for a time as serious, has inn proved rapidly and is now on the road to complete. recovery.
 Take your Sunday walk to Bel videre.-advt.
 Mrs. Emma Graves Deitrich, one of the ablest speakers in the organiza- tion, will address the meeting of the Scandinavian w. c. T. U. to be held at the Swedish Baptist church this evening. She will review the progress of the cause, from it's incep- tion until the present time.
 Grant Recorder J. A. Clark, of An sonia; Past Supreme Temple William O'Buckley, of Windsor; Grand Usher Fred Porteous, of Middletown. and members of the. Portland, Middle town and Hartford temples, attended the meeting of Phoenix Temple of Honor, last night An oyster supper followed the business meeting. Mr. O'Buckley founded the organiza- tion in 1S76
 Delegates to the state convention of the Knights of Columbus, to be held at Greenwich on May 12, to rep- resent New Britain council, No. 1091, have been named as follows: First delegate, Thomas A. Tarrant: second delegate, Daniel J. Mcclure; first alter nate, Benjamin Boyle; second alter nate, Robert Pagan. Local members are pushingr the candidacy of Francis J. Doherty of New Britain council, for the office of state secretary.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-04
instrumental selections on brief pro-

instrumental selections on brief pro- gram to be carried out. Refresh ments will be served in the parlors at the conclusion of the meeting. The monthly church business meeting will take place Monday evening and on Thursday, the regular midweek service will be held. The congrega- tion will assemble at 10:30 Friday morning for Lenten worship. At 7:30 p. m. of the same day, session of Rev, MT. Klingberg's Bible class will be held. . ... -. ....