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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-08-05
IMMIGRATION FALLS OFF
Figures for Year Just Ended Lowest
Since 1899

Washington, Aug. 5.-lmmigration
was it's lowest since 1899 during the
p months ended July and the net
increase in the foreign poulation for
the year was less than $4,000. Stats
tics issued yesterday show S26,7O0 i'm
migrant and 1O7,544 non-immigrant
aliens admitted during the year while
2O4,O74 emigrant and 10000 non-em-
igrant aliens departed. Admission
was refused to 24.111 aliens.
Italian immigration showed the
greatest falling Off, 32S,0OO fewer It.
alians having arrived than during the
previous year. Other decreases were
Polish. $4,000; Hebrew, $4,000; Ger
man $4,000; Russian, 10000; Croa-
tan and Slovenian, $4,000; Ruthenian
$4,000; Slovak, $500, Rumanian, 22,-
600; Lithuanian, 10000; English, 49,
OO0; Scandinavian, 1000; Bulgarian,
Serbian and Montenegro, 11,OOO;
Irish 10000 Finnish, 5000; French,
$500; Spanish $500; Turkish, $4,000.
American travel to Europe decreas-
ed 196,3S5 during the year, compared
with the previous twelve months and
there was also a decrease of 47O07
in the number of Americans arriving
from abroad.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-08-05
brakeman Was Cured.

+. A. Wootsey, railroad brakeman
of Jacksonville, Texas, writes; |
was down with kidney trouble and
rheumatism SO bad ] could hardly get
up when sat down. / had back
ache all the time and was almost tlr-
ed of living. | saw Foley Kidney
Pills advertised. took some and af-
ter short time / was thoroughly
cured and am having no more
trouble" They act promptly and help
kidneys throw poisonous waste pro
duets out of the blood. Thousands
have written similar letters. Harold
W. Cole.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-08-05

Illegal fishermen in Vermont, some
of them at least, are learning that it
doesn't pay to violate the. fish and
game laws. Early this week pisca-
torially inclined resident of North Adj
ans, who journeyed into the town OF
Stamford without first taking out H.
cense and who operated ON trout
stream without regard to the six
inch law, had his bank account
shrunk to the amount of $6315. Up
in Salisbury two men who were not
satisfied to catch their trout accord
ing to law are out on bail endeavor.
ing to raise $10S.0S, the penalty for
using a net 1t is difficult to under
stand the mental deductions of fish
erman who will attempt to beat the
state out of the price of fifty cent
license and in doing so take the
chances of being caught and fined $25
to $50.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-08-05

That particular copy, of Leslie's
was wen circulated around here for
day and the Individual. swathed in
ibandages, luxuriating on the dainty
Aston cot was the subject of consider
able comment. f8i
Santwer was under fire all right a
few years back, but 1t was at tue
Houses Point-C Canadian border with
Fred making record time for a friend
ly swamp and several United States
officers at his heels blazing away with
reyolvers. He has been in Canada
ever since.
The officers claimed to have picked
up the bewildered heather Chinee"
that Santwer was said to be PERSONAL
ly conducting on tour of this coun-
try.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-08-05
Thursday, Aug. S, 1915.

1t is only about $50 miles from the
Massachusetts line to the Canadian
border and yet in this short distance
there have been variations of wealth
er conditions during the present year
that have had marked influence up
on the growth of crops. Here in Ben
nington county farmers state that be-
cause of the lack of rain early in the
season the hay crop will be one-third
short of the average and in some
cases will not be over 80 per cent of
the cut in some years. In Franklin,
the northern county of the state, the
hay crop was heavy, most farmers
having cut from Is to 20 per cent
more than was put in the barns a
year ago.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-08-05
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications. as they cannot reach
the diseased portion OF the ear. There ia
only one. way to cure deafness. and that ia
by constitutional remedies, Deafness Is
caused by an nfamed condition of the ni,i-
cous lining OF the Eustachiau Tube When
this tube is infamed you haze n rumbiirg
sound or imperfect hearing. and when 1t Is
entirely closed, Deafness is the result and
unless the Inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored TO its normal condi-
tion, hearing will be destroyed forever: nine
eases out OF ten are caused by Catarrh,
which is nothing but an infiamed condition
OF the mucous surfaces.
we will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars. free.
T. j. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-08-05
NORTH BENNINGTON

Band concert Friday evening, pro-
gram March, Crystal Springs
Park" selection, Alma; march,
Greetings to Hungary; waltz, Fall
Roses" tango, 'Panazon" overture,
Garden of Eden" Reyerie, Land OF
Dreams;" march, THE Chancellor
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-08-05
A man who is true TO

himself buys life insurance, and he is
therefore true to his family. Nat
ional Life Ins. Co., of Vt. (Mutual.)
Earle S. KinsIey, General Agent,
Mead Building, Rutland. VT. Adv.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-21
PHALANX OFFICERS
 ATTEND DEDICATION
Puts" Are Also Considering Two In- vitations for Their Bunker Hill
 Celebration on June IF.

? =t f
 This evening a delegation from the Putnam Phalanx will be guests of honor at the dedication and ball to be held in the remodeled state armory at Springfield by the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. The Puts" will make their headquarters at the Hotel kimball and will make the trip bv auto. The following nave signified their intentions of attending: Major F. II. Johnston, Judge Advocate George B. Chandler, Adjutant Henry +. smith, Quart rtermaster Lieutenant Frank G. Macomber, Lieutenant A. T. Birdseye, ex-Mayor E. C. Biselow and Lieutenants Robert Porteous. F. E. Harvey, w. l.. Atwater, E. G HurI- burt, William E Beers and J. B. Waters.
 Major Johnston has called a spe- cial meeting of the confmand for ne xt Wednesday evening, when it will be decided where to hold the Bunker Hill celebration on June IT. New London through it's mayor and chamber of commerce, has invited the battalion to go there on June 17 and to be it's guests at a banquet at Ocean Beach. Also the .old school and home week" committee of Willimantic has invited the company to join with them in their celebration on June 23. There will be a big banquet at Lake Coven- try, according to the tentative plans.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-21
$1O,OOO REWARD OFFERED By British for Information Regardinc Destruction of German Submarine.

London, May 21, 12:13 p. m.-- Cabling from Athens, the correspon- dent of the Reuter- Telegram company says fierce fighting is in progress near the neck of the Gallipoli Pninsula The big guns of the British battles1rip Queen Elizabeth are being fired from the Gulf of Saros, thus assisting in the allies attack. The Turks are being supported by the guns of the Sultan Selim (formerly the Germa,. cruiser Goeben), which are being fired from the Sea of Marmora Turkish troops from Aivali, in Asia Minor are said to have been transferred to the Dardanelles.
 Newspapers of Athens, the cores pondent declares, say the British au- thorities have increased to $10,OOO the reward offered by them for informa- tion leading to the destruction of the German submarine, the presence of which has been reported in the Medi- terranean. s '
New Britain herald., 1915-05-21
ALMOST ASPHYXIATED
 AS SHE LAY IN BED
Miss Mary Foley Is Revived by
 Prompt Use of Fire Department .Pulmotor.

But for the fortunate homecomins of her family at about 10:30 o'clock .ast night Miss Mary Foley, of No. Is Beaver street, would have forfeited her life, a victim of asphyxiation by illuminating gas.
 Miss Foley is the daughter of John Foley and when he returned home last evening he detected a strong odor of gas in the house. He traced it to his daughters bed room, where he found her in semi-conscious con- clifton in bed. with the gas jet turned partly on. Dr. F. J. Dray was hastily summoned and later call was sent into the Central fire station for the p1lmotor. Captain James Sleath and Officer Hellberg responded and blythe use of this instrument the deadly fumes were pumped from Miss Foley's h.ngs and she revived
 The nature of the affair at first gave lise to the report that the young woman had attempted suicide, but this is erroneous, according to pr. Dray and also the woman's family. It was purely accidental, they assert. She had been reading and when she retired she turned the gas off, but un- Fortunately neglected to turn the jet completely tight.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-21
Empty Mail PoHcb, Sto,tn FIsn . Pennington oH Maj Y, LsGl|ed.
IN ERE fCHT CAR NEAR WHITING ST.
Brakeman on Night Switcher Discoy- CTS It This Morning-Crooks Thought to Have Thrown It There,

Sleuths of the post office depart ment are expected to go to work inn mediately on a clue discovered in this city today to the blowing of the Farmington post, office safe on the morning of May 17. The clue con- sitsts of a mail pouch marked From Pennington to Hartford, May IT. The pouch was found in an empty freight car at the Whiting street yards early this morning by Edward Cornwall, a brakeman on the night shifter.
 "Nothing Missing''-Announce
 After the Pennington office was raided by 'yeggs'' it was announced that nothing of value had been stolen. This was supposed to mean in re- gard to money and it was not am nounced that any mail sacks had dis appeared. The pouch found here was not muti1ated in any way and is said to have been emptly. It was turned over to Yard Master Halliday by Cornwall and later it was given to Assistant Postmaster Munson, who investigated the find for the local of- flee.
 Delaney Will Make Report.
 Postmaster Delaney stated a short time later that he had not commu- nicated with the Pennington postal authorities but it is probable that he will do so. He will also forward report of the case to Washington. It is expected that government de- tectives will be in town in few hours, as Uncle sam is relentless in his prosecution of crooks who make his post office targets for their en- i,idity F. = '-.'-
 May Have Contained Packages.
 Assistant Postmaster Munson told a Herald reporter that the pouch is of type used for the transportation of papers and small packages. This fact makes it all the more desirable that the vegas" be captured as it is not known whether there were any valuables in the sack when it was taken from the Pennington office
 Freight Car Came Here Loaded. .
 It is evident that the crooks. after their break in Pennington. came to New Britain. The car in which the pouch was found was traced today and it was learned that it came to this city on May IS, loaded and sealed It is believed the ''yeggs'' came here the night following their visit to Far mington and threw the pouch into the car. which had been emptied by that time.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-21
WILL OF MRS. ALBRIGHT.

The will of Mrs. Louise Albrecht of Cherry street, who died from in- juries received in an automobile ac- cident at Newington Junction, was filed today with Judge B. F. Gaffney in the court Of probate. By the will she leaves S25 apiece to her daugh- ters, Bertha and Louise. and son, Frank. The residue of the estate is left to her husband, William Albrecht and he is appointed executor. The will was drawn on January 6, 1S97, and the witnesses were Oswald Zach Ter, Adolph Greulich and Albert Nor ton.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-21
SWISS WILL PROTEST
 LUSHANIA DISASTER Suitable Representations on Incident to Be Sent to
 Germany.


 Berne, Switzerland, May 21, Via, Paris, 11:25 a. m.-The Swiss Federal authorities have decided to make suitable representations to Germany on the sinking, May 7, of the Cunard Line steamer Lusitania by a. German submarine, as result of which three Swiss citizens lost their lives.
 The government is awaiting know ledge of the German reply to the Washington note on this subject, so as to be the better able to choose a wise course of procedure.
 The Swiss think we'll of President Wilson's, note. but to most news papers it appears to be hardly strong enough.
 The argument is being made here by Swiss observers that the Swiss representations will have great weight because behind them there will be the Swiss army of 5o0,0o0 strong. 6
New Britain herald., 1915-05-21
GUILTY OF SECOND
 DEGREE MURDER
Mrs. Buffum Sentenced to Prison for Not Less Than Twenty Years
 Nor More Than Life.

Buffalo, N. Y, May 21.-Mrs. Gym thia Buffum, the Little Valley woman, who has beeh on trial in supreme court for two weeks on a charge of 1nurdering her husband, William Buf- fum, by giving him repeated doses of a mineral poison, pleaded guilty today to murder in the second de- gree.
 The decision to enter this plea was reached by Mrs. Buffum and her law yers after 8 conference that extended into the early hours of this morn ing
 Mrs. Buffum was sentenced for not less than twenty years nor more than life. On a previous trial Mrs. Buff fum was sentenced to death, but Q retrial was granted on the ground that new evidence had been discov- cred.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-21
BRITISH NEWSPAPERS
 ATTACK KITCHENER Military Genius of Field Marshal Even Called
 Into Question.

.s London, May 21..--One of the most remarkable features of the ministerial crisis in Great Britain at the present me ment, is the sudden outbreak, more or less severe, of newspaper attacks upon Field Marshal Earl Kitchiner, the British secretary of war. who at the outbreak of the war was the nations military idol and was loudly proclaimed by those same newspapers as the only man in the country for the position of war secretary.
 The Daily Mail and other news papers under the same z ownership have been most violent in these at tacks, even going so far as to call into question the military genius of the field marshall. 8 The Daily Mail says:
 Tt never has been pretended that Kitchener is a soldier in the sense that Field Marshal Sir John French is a soldier. Kitchener is gatherer of men, and a very fine gatherer, too; but his record in the South African war as a fighting general. apart from his excellent organizing work as chief of staff, was not brilliant.
 Nothing in Kitchiner's experience suggests that he has the qualifications required for conducting a European campaign in the field, and we can only hope that no such misfortune will be- fall this nation as that he should be permitted to interfere with the actual strategy of this gigantic war"
 Proceeding toA accuse Lord Kitch- ener of having ordered the wrong kind of a she'll the Daily Mail asserts that despite repeated warnings that q high explosive shell was required, Lord Kitchener persisted in sending shrapnel such as he used against the Poers, thus causing the deaths of thousands of British soldiers and in- cidentally bringing about cabinet crisis"
New Britain herald., 1915-05-21
SPANISH WAR VETS
 REUNION TOMORROW
Between Twenty-Five and Thirty Local Men Attend Annual
 Event Tomorrow.

Between twenty-five and thirty New Britain men who enlisted in 1898 for the Spanish h-American war and who went out from this city at that time will gather tomorrow af- ternoon at the reunion of Colonel Bur dette's first volunteer regiment to be held at the Quintikok Klub at Glas- tonbury.
 Although most of the local mem bers of this regiment have been mo- tified, still there are few whose ad- dresses could not be learned and these arc cordially invited to be present. The local delegation will leave for Hartford at 12:3O o'clock. A special boat will leave the Ferry street dock at 12:3O and 1:30 o'clock to convey the veterans to the Klub, which is opposite Wethersfield Cove.
 Major E. E. Lamb of Company A is chairman of the refreshment com- mittee and on the sports committee arc George K, Dwyer of Company E. B. c. Mercy of CompanyE. New Brit ain, II. G. Bailey of Company F, J. J. McMahon of Company B, and Mar tin Laubscher of Company c. Sam uel Magson of this city, is on the pub lie city committee as are Louis Sill vernail of Company K and H. R. Ross of Company F.. &s
New Britain herald., 1915-05-21
BIG AUDIENCE TO
 SEE "THE BURGLAR"
All Tickets for Aloha Club Entertain. ment Tonight in High School
 Auditorium Are Sold.

The Aloha club entermainment and dance is the center of attra ction of High school affairs today. This event is scheduled to talk eplace this evening when a one-act play commences at o'clock in the school auditorium, and the dance will follow the play. It has ceen officially announced that every ticket has been sold which assures the committee in charge of an affair successful financially as we'll as social ly. But success must also include dra amatically as the play to be present. ed promises to create a most favor able impression. The play is a comedy entitled: ''The Burglar The cast is composed of female characters entirely, which rather augments the interest already manifested.
 Morgan Felt. Harold Bassett Ed ward Christ, Stanwood Hart Robert Swift and Roger Holmes will com pete in thesYale Intersch plastic tennis tournament in New Haven tomorrow. In case of rain, the tournament will be held in the same place Monday. -
 The senior class night committee met yesterday to talk over various plans for class night.
 ~ Naugatuck High will play the local school baseball team tomorrow after neon at Walnut Hill park. @
New Britain herald., 1915-05-21
BRIDGE PARTY AND TEA.
Milk Station and Boys Club Benefit Tomorrow Afternoon.


 Rain or shine the card party and tea at the Woman's Exchange. al ready announced for the benefit of the milk station and the Boys club, will occur tomorrow afternoon, beginning at 3 o'clock. Arrangements have been made to carry on all the attrac- t1ons under cover in case the weather is not fine Everyone interested will be welcome.
 The children should not miss the fire collection of articles for them in the grab-bags or baskets. Specimens of work, received at the Exchange and made in New Britain, will be ex- nIbited.
 There will also be special sale of baskets, suitable for summer use, and stencilled pillow covers and scarfs, adapted to country and seashore cot tages. A small collection of the choice ard unusual Devonshire pottery, and some pieces of the popular French ware. made in Brittany, twill be on sale.
 Owing to the disturbance of war, only limited number of pieces can be obtained, and those who come early will have the more satisfactory choice.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-21
NEW BRITAIN CONNECTICUT FRIDAY 2 e5-sIxTEEN
MAY SEND SECOND
 NOTE TO ENGLAND
Britain's Explanation for Holding American Cargoes Not Satisfac-
 tory to State Department.

Washington, May 21.-Whether another note shall be sent to Great Britain on interference with Ameri- can commerce was discussed at to- days cabinet meeting. The members differed in their views, and it was un- derstood that if a note were sent it will not go until after Germany's re- ply to the recent note on submarine warfare. a=.rf
 The memorandum given out in Lon don last night By the British foreign office explaining the delays of Amer ican shipments was before the cabi- net. t .-*[ .. . While the statement of facts con- tained in the foreign office statement was accepted as generally correct, 1t was understood that state department officials took the position that it did not affect the principle which they believe to be involved concerning the right of Great Britain to hold up non-contraband shipments destined for neutral countries.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-21
MORE NORWEGIAN BOOKS. Another Addition Made to New Col lection at New Britain Institute.

The collection of Norwegian litera- ture recently started by the New Brit ain Institute has been increased by an addition consisting. of selected works from some of the best known authors. The collection as it stands is fairly representative of the best in Nor wegian literature and will be heartily received by the Norwegian residents of the city.
 The books in the latest addition in cIude the following authors: Johann Bojer. J. B. Bull, Camilla Collett. Egge Knut Hamsun, A.. Holberg. Jonas Lie, Henrik Wergeland, Carl Ewold and P. M. Moeler.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-21
CHARGES MlSTREATNfNT
 OF CHILDREN AT HOME
Boy Runs Away Because He Was to Be Whipped,
 He Says.

Declaring that she sought protection for her little fourteen -year-old brother who ran away from the Chil- dren's home yesterday because. he al- leges. he was mistreated, and is afraid to return there for fear of punish
 ment that will be his for running away and telling. of his treatment. a young woman named Miss Coons ap- pcared before Chief Rawlings at the police station this afternoon.
 Miss Coons told story of alleged cruelty practiced on the inmates at the home. She said that yesterday Der brother, who has been an inmate there for nine years, ran away because
 he was ordered to take off his clothes and receive a whipping by Mrs. Alice F. Maxson, the matron. Rather than
 thus humiliate himself the boy ran to his sisters home. The boy told the police that he was to have been whipped because he refused to say A. little. prayer which Mrs Maxson had ordered him to say He refused he said, because he had already said it twice that morning. Not only did she intend to whip him, alleged tre youngster, but she made him go to school without any breakfast.
 The boys sister told Chief Rawlings that she is now. able to take, care of him and wants to take him from the home but the woman in charge has refused her request and threatened that unless the boy returns she will nave policeman sent to bring him bac ok. According to the young woman the boy was placed in the home after his mother died and his grandmother found herself unable to support him She says that as far as she knows there was no legal stipulation whereby it should be compulsory for her brother to remain at the home any longer than his relatives wished, She now wants to care for him.
 Miss Coons insisted that this is not the first time her brother has been misused at the Home. and further mere recited number of other al- legged incidents in connection with tic treatment of the. children which, she says, were told her by relatives of the children themselves.
 Chief Rawlings told the woman he could do nothing for her and she had ! better take the matter before Rev J. | T.. klingberg on his return to this city. [ The chiefs opinion is that there is | more to the case than is told by the | boy. The boy does not look as thought 4 he had been abused very badly
New Britain herald., 1915-05-21
opHELIA LAWFUL rnrzE.
British, Prize Court Decides RnqartT
 Captnred Gscrman stcamcr.

London, May q. f2:b6 p. m.---T| prize court has decided that the cd man steamer ophelia. captured in Il North sea by the British destroz' Meteor, october IS, 1914. and hromf into Yarmouth the following day M a lawful prize.
 Germany protested that this atf capture was in violation of the Hn4 convention, declaring that the Ophe' was a hospital snip. .lThe British 3o ernment contended fhat the Ophe| only purportcd to be as shospitaI &h and that as matter dfsfact she k masouerading under false colors I scouting purposes.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-21
MRS. HIBBARD IN STOCK.
Formerly Lyccum Actress to Play
 With Worcester Company.

Friends of Mrs. Adelaide Hubbard, formerly the popular character actress with the Lyceum Players, will be pleased to learn that she has accept ed position with the Tucket & Lay ton company of Worcester, Mass.
 After spending a few days with friends in this city Mrs. Hubbard will leave for Worcester where she will begin her engagement on Monday.