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New Britain herald., 1914-05-27

House last evening by the society In appreciation of their efforts. Speeches and songs were in :, order ak dur-s. ing the evening and c. H. IWeldepls who had charge of the arrangeineAts kept the program of amusement bn the move all the time. Landlord Hart set a fine menu before the diners, as follows: t,|" A4
 Clam Cocktail. a,.
 & Tomato Soup. z,
 Roast Young Vermont Turkey
 Mashed Potatoes | Cucumbers Radisher June Peas,
 Lettuce Salad. ~~s.'~ ..... ..,.
 Ice Cream caks.s;f
 Toasted Crackers Cheese. " .. Coffee. 'SA'.sss ss, s Efs .. Four Prostrations from Heats
 It was reported today that there were four. prostrations yesterday as a result of the severe heat, the men being stricken at one of the local brickyards. All of the companies de- nied the report this morning, but Ait. Is stated on reliable authority t5fhf the warmth was too nlueh for labor CTS in question who hadeto be carried from the clay pits. X
 Several iron workers in the Berlfr Bridge company's plant stated thAx. yesterday was one of the hottest they ever endured. The mercury at many local thermometers reached s4 and even in the shade ilovercd about the 90 mark. The ice men wear an ear-to-ear smile and rp- port rushing business In their com modity. If the hot wave continues the large ice crop gathered during the past winter will none too big to sup. ply theAd demands for frozen coo.ness.-
 C1ildren's Play Tonight. .t
 ''The Rebellion of the Daisies" will be given by the children of East Der lin this evening at Athletic hall under the auspices of St. Gabriel's guild. The play will be the feature ef the May festival given by the guild and as the children who are to take part they should produce q apleasihg enter- |kks.. FuncraI Tomorrow, ..a E&SThe, funeral of Mrs. Huber Busss- |snslLxvAIf be Sheid ternorrow afternoon frsM the boms of sier on,assArthur IT. sKusha asll of Eeae on Norn3 hill. The servfsss 5ssSBe conduntsd Iby ths Rev 5ahh Adams, esftpr of the TYInit useh h pf Britain. lssy G Tn s.ifif lsnt fsiillibS Maple tcemetefsy and the gt4 i1k seq 1Iirs. wiN te .hSid at |< pal. .bsAfSrs are asIs IT Brown ana Daniel s of tii Berlin grange, ,a H T.. Stfsfe and E
 Damon and George D51ns, rsprSk kSlita Ing the sor'sFof ystG
 St. Pauls sh; NSokes. z
 A special mel pf the chliursa of Mary and tfs 6nior sodality q St. Paul's church Win be Held EAurs- day evening at 1880 o'clock. AIlshem- bers are urged to Be present. A hit mass for the deceesed memberss the Children of Mary will be c1 1 brated Saturday morning at 8 Q octSdiSs The annual reception of new mems bers will take place Sunday evenfrlN at 7.30 o'clock. Solemn vespers will be held and the sermon will .,I5a preached by. Rev. Father wilAD skf Hartford.
 A May festival and dance vii as held Friday evening in St. Paurs parish hall 1t will be the formal opening of the new hall and big at tendance is expected from Kennns- ton, Berlin, and New Britain. san ex- ttenstv program with every mum Der a headliner VIII be provided in way
New Britain herald., 1914-05-27
Berlin News TRUCK, HEAVY LADEN;;.. >S
 DAAAcEs,BR|D
Load et Empty Kegs Proves Too
 Much for Timbtrs. .. :.
COURT ORDERS LIQUOR DESTROYED
Foresters Hold Big Banquet.--Severe Heat Wave Does Damagc.--Youth- N full Actors Hold Stage Tonight
 Funeral Tomorrow. ..

eEuneraI IOul0TFOw.--br1eIS.
 An automobile! truck belonging to the Crerno Brewing company of New Britain and heavily laden with empty beer kegs crashed over the bridge at the town lines of Berlin and Cromwell yesterday afternoon abou, half past four. breaking every string CT and sway rod on the Cromwell side of the structure and causing. a suspension of traffic over the bridge until repairs are made. The bridge spans the 4dattabessett river at the Z Am ferican Bridge compapys plant nnd wafs coHstructed by that com pFsfas teare ssa aso. II Is abou, sexa1 et ins icnktH. of steel afi5 & ' kr6. sss used to a En8 xo1Ke Ts ANas srapRed sss3 M < nsorni " &tlaee fSpais essFls' a Wils .bs A1a fted as s1655 as ht .sasI oby s tafn the 1er haa te8k lis. V eeonv 2 tract for znprk will be lAlAter,
 A peca fRct in copnecNon with thasa saaoel Aen As uiat. cromwAll,s she town from Isicf ft m p,achine was .cornings as@.or Is su5posed td be- "dry." sas. The nAtgral query Is Whence the emptiSs7" and the fac, that yesterdays hurhidity was of ,, thirst Creating order1 hay have some. thing to do with the vacant condition ofg9 the kegs. The brewing peo- pie statsA Nnat their auto was in Meriden Yesterday but the poorest of road students knows that to go from the Silver City to New Britain via < Cromwell is wandering just a trifie. #Perchance the man at the helm lost iThis .fBiue Book and strayed from the straight and macadamized.
 Liquor Ordered Destroyed.
 The liquor seized from the wagon of Giuseppe Pristia on May 16 was ordeped destroyed this morning by the local authorities. Pristia whose case was settled last Saturday before Judge George Griswold, had several kegs and cases of ale, together with other intoxicants, on his team ana theAe were all confiscated by ths officers. who made the arrest Bft
 Banauet nt I<iiby House. #
 The consfhittee and cahvassers @hSs worked so diligentiysfcr the9 success ax the recently held Forssters.s far:
New Britain herald., 1914-05-27
How Distressing.
(Argonaut.)

In Paris when a street car is full they put up a sign, "Complet" (FulD, and afterward they won't let anybody else get aboard. Jayhawker had just returned home from the Vile Lu- niere and a friend asked: Did you
New Britain herald., 1914-05-27

of entertainment. New Britain ta,ent swill furnish the bill essy s,a Will Probated fssj v . ThexNiIk of Eliza B. Thon,bsona sSsas prQea1 4aeesterday. The dseeased gave fheN use of her proherty to her hu6ba and at his death it IS to be gfyeI s4o chGslotteS Boone. off Hartford, sif living &s Otherwise r>tha. property goes to Jennie Lloy Boonee The will was drawn March s1, 1910. Y ,4 The Same MotqTcycle. '; '. Robert Christie, an enploye of the American Paper Goods company was one af 5S motorists arfested by the state sferavarlous motor offenses asn the sauth Windsor Pike. ssf Chris ,tfS isi icharged with having no regis tration license and his case rwas to Come EHp late this afternoon before, Justies: H. M. Grant sofs the South Windsor court. This Will be Chris. tfAssg second oftense through his auto- Pike, as he ran down and broke the leg Of Tony, the eight-year- son ,ef Emilio Martino onfNoyember i3. '''.. ~ Remains Crenated, =
 The funeral Of Mrs, 4Ahdis P. Ives was held this morning from the home .of Hsr son, Edgar C. Ives In Ken si4Efpn, Simple ceremonies, in ac- scaftShce with tss wishes of the de-. iscssssd were hsahr after which the re- ,aAi wsrs ksipp ats 6rinsfield to ssstnatss mat E. Asts ms.ion 2 ! sths !. fiaFnsS a I to keraln charge soiao~sd nHns.y % ass sas sspssssss ssssss'sI ,s a paper found kSsxf dsmise ThfS
 paper left ,i,sT psfSSnai effects to her
 sons, Edsarko< Kshsingtou and Fred
 erick of, nIeIiEen.. .-
 -' News in Brief. ...<
 Work ~,s started today on the new
 boiler hoake at the Prentice com
 panys pfanA p, ,~ns.s
 rife duatFies in Beckiey arsaSn,ak-
 inE large shipments of crushed stone
 every day to meet the demands ere
 ated by road repairing in various parts
 of the state.' Y <&< .......lF Y
 Joseph Holt has returned@t9 his
 work at the American Hhpfrs$Gs oods
 company s,,.,, ,,,.s after being oorlhnsY by a
 George Baldwin.exnsets 4to open his
 Ewllelas tl s!.s hsmith mt sshop ssy yf'rst part
 of xt ssk 7, r-. l, ~ notice has been, pssted inS the M tngton tpost pflice prohibiting on NL sfgAs posted on the of-
 t&EM wills fahoy>e Ttfie ,writing shelf. * ahdueI eruin of East Berlin is |3 hPpHhed ho Dis home by a ser 4fYid Day Nor the \ past three in charge of the lunch wagon ' sNeA| she, Berlin station has accepted ositionss With the Southern New glend Telephone company and is N 1ecatsdin Bristol.
 G Berlin library was open to- will also be open to the pub |f5I8E38 evening.
 %zM William Ritchie, wife of the warden of Kensington is serious i4fFiil at her home. }l I<y An adjustor from the Middlesex fFire Insurance company was in Ken sington today Investigating the recent fire that destroyed the home of Jos- eph 3Parretti.
 The last meeting of the Book and THimble club was held yesterday af- ternoon at George Sages bungalow. The Women's Foreign Missionary Esociety of the Berlin Congregational church met this afternoon at the home of the Misses Roys. Miss Rohm
New Britain herald., 1914-05-27

Hampshire mountain resort. the coast hotel proprietors with only sea ser- pents must look to their laurels.-- Norwich Record.
New Britain herald., 1914-05-27

see a good deal in Paris, my boy7" Yes. sir" said he. "I saw every place but one. and that was Complet. Every time l tried to get out to Com plet the durned cars were full"
New Britain herald., 1914-05-27

We are ready to supply you with window screens, screen cloth. etc. Get your screen windows and doors re- paired. Now Is the time to have the work attended to. Plainville Hard ware Co.,. Whiting street.-advt.
New Britain herald., 1914-05-27

Have your moving done by auto truck and save time. Long distance moving and general. trucking. c. B. Watrous. Plainville.-advt.
New Britain herald., 1914-05-27

Father Johns s Medicine contains the exact kind of nourishment needed by those who have lung troubles and are weak and run down. That is why it is best for colds and throat and lung troubles.
 No weakening stimulants or danger ous drugs. C
New Britain herald., 1914-05-27

spoke on the life os< David Living stone.
 The Worthington Athletic club will give shirtwaist dance tomorrow evening in the Berlin town hall.
 Remember that if you want to save from ? to cents per pound from regular price on first quality meats, buy for cash at this store. All meat orders taken with groceries and paid for delivered same prices as at store. Fresh vegetables. eggs, etc. Fish and clans in fresh every Thursday night. $. M. Cowles,-advt.
New Britain herald., 1914-05-27
Special Values in Wash Goods
 for Memorial Day Week

Regular 12 12c n stripes designs and coorngs also line of voe figures pat line of figured Voles. designs coorngs inches wide regularly 25c. for
 Printed SIX Tussah S inches wide fin this seasons most de- srable colorings were 5sc yard. for i9c yard
 in white oyster natural and leading coo real value Ssc yard Memorial Day
 PARAsoLs FOR MEMORIAL DAY.
 The chances that will R Day and we are sure that will
 Why get 1t while the the new shapes the coorngH being Our stock has been carefully selected emboes novelties for the We bers that practical TAFFETA PARASoLS In he shapes the wanted shades from SUN UMBRELLAS in coors red gray blue and with fancy borders from $500 to $500. SPECIAL PRICES FOR MEMORIAL DAY Toilet Soaps Toilet Powders other need for the summer outings.
 soAPs-ETNE TOILET TALCUM AND TOILET POW. Green transparent gycerne
 Cresna " Scar caans ra 'e thing, a cake 8 Hudnuts 2Sc. u ana akIn soaps Trentini for 2sc Gycerne soan white rose Lily of the Valley Tslc. odor for th. week Itn ' der colgates Bouquet for cake Violet Ecat, box. Dacylis Baby Cogate's honey, imperial medium lilac oatmeal and rose soaps size for iSc
 'c yMs saKe 5 TOT FOG: - - squbbs and carna- suou s,xa nc c.La a. ., tion Tale. for dozcn large size 1Sc soc Listerine Tale for iac Cogates guest room soap Williams Connhinahon Tale % Conste" T "i EnnIss % rrocsss Vanity Box for bath large cakes Williams Violet cosates Cashmere Bouquet for aSc medium dss I5c medium size A-,,,,. r.io ,... .t-. ,oc. roaSs,-. sI.a sas as A0' SOAPS. | ,-,.--,. r-,- or holder nickel
 box eplatory Fo"oer TOT re- Q Mug Martha Electric Hair
New Britain herald., 1914-05-27
Caught on Shafting.

cause the rejection of the entire
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-14

desperate Il indicated BY advlces -
ceived here shoWlno the entlre Aus
trian iandsturm has already bson cali
ed 20 the eoiors. With Ssrvsans sssssp.
inn north and The effective fighting o.
the active army ssnt into Gaiieia and
Russian Poland already rsdueed at
least one half IN killed, Moundsd ana
prisoners with moro than half Of the
entire Austrian field artillery already
captured or destroyed, ofhcials OF the
general star here today had no hssi-
fancy in declaring that the Austrian
situatlon was extremely desperate.
They declare that whom the Austrian
people realize the exact situation, the
emperor will either have TO cue for
peace regardless o. promises 70 Ger
many, or face Z revolution that will
tear him from the throne.
Every high ofseiaI here emphasizes
the fact that the Austrian campaign
has completely collapsed and losses
TO the dual empire are appalling.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-14
ENGLAND
Continued from page l.,

many against the war. Only In Prus-
sia was II popular with the people.
The majority Of other German states
had no lining for conflict % far a.
the rank and file Of the public was
concerned. Now that Germany 10 on
the defensive: since the attempt to
take Paris has proven abortive and
above all, that the Iosses 20 the faith
erIand have been 30 enormous, there
10 real danger Of . popular uprising
which may change the present German
system Of government. The Germans
a. = people seldom forgive mistakes
and they consider ~ criminal mis-
take the Inauguration Of the war that
ranged almost the entire world
against the German government sus-
qestions that the kaiser may yet be
forced to abdicate are made. They are
az yet only suggestions, but when the
truth 10 known In Germany, those
making them here say they may be-
come realities. Meanwhile the Brit
ish officials quietly but emphatIcaliy
say peace suggestions at present are
out Of the question.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-14
FRANCE
CONTINUED from page IL

Of retreat at many points into VERT
able euasmires. AZ 4 result. many
Of the Germans heavy guns have
been abandoned. Only those drawn
by traction engines and autos have
been saved as others have sunk 20
deep into the roadsides that horses
eannot move them.
The army Of General Won kluek and
part Of that Of General Won 6uelo are
north Of Laon, apparently headed
for the Givet-Namur line rather than
following the roads farther west. Part
OF the extreme right wing 10 believed
already 10 have been cut or by the
British VINO have been closely follow
fno I'D their advantage. The armies
Of General Won Hansen and that OF
the prince Of Wuertemburg who made
heroic efforts to pierce the French
center, only to be defeated finally
with heavy loss. are believed 70 be
moving toward Rethei where lines OF
entrenchr,ents are known to have
been constructed. The armies Of
Crown Prince Frederick Wilhelm, the
crown prince Of Bavaria and Of Gen.
ersi Won Heerineen are reported here
TO be retres.ins all along the line and
IL is believed that Of General Won
Aeerinser has already been forced
back .crcas the Lorraine frontier.
According TO officials Of the war
Office the battle OF the Marine az the
great conflict Of last week g now re-
ferred TO in official circles, vas the
greatest in history 50 far az the num-
Der Of men were concerned. The Ger
man forces totsiIed upward Of 100000
men while the allied forces probably
reached at least one and half mil
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-14

have been killed by artillery fire, In
dieatina that the field guns nave far
outstripped the rifles AZ man killers
In this war. A. matter OF exact
fact the German rife fire has been
very poor. The Germans make a
pretense Of lifting their rifles to their
shoulders in the general battles, but
fire at will from under their arms and
waste many Of their bullets. They
also fire 30 low that the majority OF
the French and British wounded are
Injured below the hips.
The result Of the battle Of the
Marne has erased from French mem.
cries the nightmare Of 1870. ofieers
declare that It 10 now proven that
the defeats OF that campaign were
due to the numerical superiority OF
the Germans and that Frances fight
ing spirit Is still supreme.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-14
WHAT THE WAR
MOVES MEAN
CONTINUED from page l.,

the ..P" can be pierced while General
French goes round the top Of the fig
ure, the German forces may be un>
able to escape a huge defeat They
will be separated and the eastern
army can be driven back against the
French frontier fortified line south OF
verdun, while the western army will
have to rush back toward Belgium
and Luxembourg with slim chance Of
saving its line Of communications.
The German retreat has not become
! rout, but II differs In two impor>
tant respects from conditions that
contributed to the orderiiness OF the
recent retirement Of the allies. First
the allies had the great fortress OF
Paris, not far In the rear n back
stop and raiIyins point, while the
Germans are without any such nearby
base; second, all roads, railways and
bridges were in perfect condition be-
hind the allie. TO assist their retire
ment. whereas the routes over which
the Germans must now move have
been partly destroyed and very gen.
orally damaged as result Of opera
tions during the allied retreat from
Belgium.
Russia's reports Of her Gaiieian vic
tories do not mention any gain in
territorial advance corresponding to
the enormous losses the Austrians
have suffered. The area Of operations
10 still in the Lembers district where
Il began. The answer TO this puzzle
may Be that successes in Russian
Poland where strong German opposi-
ton is being met are not % decisive
al IN GaIifia. A Gaiician advance
westward, therefore may be waiting
more favorable conditions In the
north 70 avoid . thanking movement
from that direction.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-14
Chicago cash Grain.

Chicago Cash Grain.
CHICAGO, Sept. 14.-Wheat-No.
red, $1.O361.0s1a; No. q hard. 5000
10Y; No. hard, $1.o301.o7h; No. :
spring. &1.0291.o61a; No. 8 spring
new. $111.
Como. yellow, 77h97sAc;
No. yellow, 77@77a4c; No. yellow,
76h 077kc; No. yellow. 1910
7711c; No. yellow. 75h677c: No.
white. 1911 6s0c; No. 8 white, 7s31@
7sEc; No. 4 white, 7s11079Ac; No.
white. 771k67s1zc; No. 6 white, 77@
7sc; No. 2 mixed, Tx @7sNc: No. 3
mixed, 76h077Nc; No. 4 mixed. 76@
TIC; No. s mixed, 75A076Ac; No.
mixed, 75A@7shc; spring. 1896
Oats-No. white, 46A 647c; No. 4
white. 45h04s%c; standard, 40
4s1kc.
Peoria Grain.
PEORIA. Ill, Sept. 14.-Corn-Mar
ket 11c lower. No. yellow, 7sA q
7s1kc; No. yellow, 7sMc; No. mix
ed. 79hc; No. mixed AND No. 6 mix
ed, 7sc.
oats-Market nominally lie lower.
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO. Sept. 14.-Hogs-Re
ceipts, 10000; market, slow, 5@10<
lower; mixed and butchers. IS. s0G
9. 40: good heavy. Ss.2569. 10: rough
heavy. So. 10@s rs: light, IS. 7oG
8. 40: pigs. A.75@S.25.
Cattle - Receipts, $4,000; market
steady; 10c lower: beeves. IS. goa
10. 80; cows and heifers, 20. 756s 80;
stockers and feeders, IS. 406s. 25;
Texans. se.s5@7. so; calves. IS .Oo@
1900.
Sheep Receipts. $4,000; market
strong; 10c higher: native, $3.50
6.15; western. s.. 40Gs. 10: lambs
Sc. so@s as; western. s7.ie6s. so.
q. Louis Live Stock.
ST. LOUIS, Sept 14.-Cattle re
ceipts 1900; market steady. Texas:
Receipts $50: native beef steers. $3.50
@1050; cows and heifers, $s.oo3s.55:
stockers and feeders, $1,000 $50
calves, $s.o06110o; Texas steers
3s.0o@s.0o: cows and feifers. $4,000
$50.
Hog receipts $500: market steady
Mixed and butchers. $9.o0G9.30; good
70 heavy. $s.15@s.2s; rough. 5000
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-14
army entered Francs from Luxsmr

army entered France from Luxs"'-
burg.
The bureau discussing the othsr
movements In France says: "Aead-
quarters report that yesterday the
Germans stubborinsiy disputed the
passage of Aisne river. Despite the
DIFFICULTIES Of forcing passage OF .
river OF this character In the face OF
the Germans who were holding strong
positions, tho allies had gained nearly
all Of the crossings BY sunset.
.on the right and left the French
armies, although confronted by SINH
,arIy difficult tasks, have been equally
successful.
"we have captured many additional
prisoners
That part Of Sir John Freneh's re-
mort which deals with tho fighting be-
tween September and September 10
and which has not previously been
made public. takes up the campaign
with the British troops south OF
Marine and with the French holding
the lire on their right and ieff. u
was at that time, he says, the Ger
mans began their flank march dag
onaIIy across the British front.
on the 9Th. says the report, heavy
German forces crossed the Marine and
pushed around the British right. The
French that night attacked them,
capturing three Of their villages at
tho point Of the bayonet- On the
seventh, the allies advanced. The
British, who had been reinforced Co
operated with the French and pushed
forward in entire strength aaaine4
the Germans who wore In strength on
the ourea river. The Germans. II
soon developed, had been weakened
BY the detachment Of large forces
withdrawn for operations In the east
and the allied attack was determined.
The German commander, apparently
realizing that at last his own flank
was In danger, ordered retreat to-
ward the northeast. This was the
first time that the Germans had
turned their backs since they drove
the aiiies from Mons and started on
their rapid advance southwark. From
that time on the retreat has been
continuous and rapid.
The report then details the move
ments to date, all Of which have been
covered in these dis
patches.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-14
RUSSIA
Continued from page IL

reetIon Of Grand Duke Nicholas, the
assault Is being kept 10. Strong Rus
sian columns are being sent down the
territory between tn. San and the
vistuIa rivers from the north TO attack
the Austrians on the fsnH and pre-
vent further German reinforeements
reaching them At the same time the
centre army eommaoded by General
RousxIy 10 driving the main Austrian
forces from the vicinity Of Grcdek.
That the situation Of Auseriane 10
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-14
GRAVES ARE MARKED.

trenches and all are marked with
crosses. The stencil of the purify
ing corpses is detachable miles away
from the battle fields.
Officers and surgeons who have In.
spected the bodies Of the slain are
surprised to find that more than half