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New Britain herald., 1915-10-23
City Hen1S

The entertainment committee
 the Svea Social club has provided social session this evening for members and lady friends at the ha on Arch street.
 Martin Higgins has returned froI fho west after d business trip in tH interests of the Russell SS Erwin Nal ufacturing company.
 women's Winter underwear Curran Go. tonight at 2lc.-advt.
 The Bartenders' union will hold smoker tomorrow afternoon at th close of the regular meeting to be hel at 8 o'clock in Eagles hall
 Workmen employed by the board \ public works today removed the flow CTS and plants from central park fd the winter.
 Watch Porter and Dyson's windoi for genuine Dollar Day bargain1 -advt.
 Property in this city owned pl Philip J. Smith of Hartford was toaa attached by Constable Fred Wlnk'I for $2,5OO. MT. Smith is being sne' by William Heinovitch of Harttoro.
 Miss Susan Flood was tendereu linen shower by a number or ne friends Thursday night at her nom on Clark street. she was the recipi ent of many useful gifts. Miss Flooi will become the bride of John | Price Wednesday morning, the cerc mony to be performed at 9 o'clocl at St. Mary's church.
 Harold S. winship, a student Q the Hartford Theological Seminary will occupy the pulpit at the Firs Baptist church tomorrow. Mir. Win ship spoke last Sunday and made suel an impression the committee on th selection of a new pastor, to talk the place of Rev. Dr. T. Edwin, Brow resigned, invited him to come again.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-23
Russians Check Germans.

London, Oct. 23, 12:37 D. m.-The latest official news from Petrograd gives some indication that Field Mar shal Won Hindenburg's drive toward the Baltic port of Riga has again been checked and that, nearer the center of the German line, German counter attacks have been repulsed. Fighting on the left bank of the Styr con tinues, and the Russians assert that they have made further captures of large numbers of men. In the Cau- casus lively actions, in which cavalry is taking an important part, are re- corded. Vienna acknowledges Aus trian troops have retired in Galicia under the pressure of superior Rus sian forces.
 The status of political affairs in the Balkans is almost equal in interest to the military situation. The belief is growing here that neither Greece nor Rumania is likely to enter the war, at least unless the entente allies gain some decisive success. Greece apparently regards this as more inn portant than the offer of the Island of Cyprus, and it is feared in Athens that the allied troops have come too late into the Balkan field.
 Bulgarian Coast Bombarded.
 Bombardment of the Bulgarian coast by an allied fleet raises hopes in England that the entente powers will not be content with landing troops in Saloniki, but may cause enough of a diversion elsewhere to engage a considerable body of Bull garian troops.
 It is expected here that the arrival at the Dardanelles of Gen. Sir Charles Monro, the new commander of the ex-
New Britain herald., 1915-10-23
Serbian official Report

Nish. wednesday, Oct. 20. via Paris Oct. 23, a. m. Delayed in Trans- mission) The following Serbian of- ficial statement was given out here today: '"The Bulgarians commenced hostilities without a previous declara- tion of war, on Oct. II. The same day. in the morning, they attacked our positions at Kitka and Koritmea, penetrating a kilometer into our ter ritory. On the 11th they attacked our position at Wanode Livade and were repulsed. They attacked and took a position at Pisant Boukka' which we retook in the course or the night, and they tried attacks with out result on some of our positions near the passage of Kadi Boghaz.
 "On the 18th, at 1 o'clock in the morning, attacks supported by artiI- lerv were pronounced along the whole frontier. The attacks continued on the 14th and in the direction of kadi Boghaz the Bulgarians pentrated Tour kilometers into our territory. From Zlenc Bardo enemy artillery attacked two trains on the railway from Pra- hovo to Zaetchar.
 ''The Bulgarian government de- clared war only after having succeed ed in occupying by surprise the fol- lowing points along the frontier: Egnagevatz, Krva Planka, Soleche' Orlvati, Kamen, Bosovik, Detchanl' GIadenatz, Tarni, Vrhrivna, GniVa, Deyebair and Bogadaritza."
New Britain herald., 1915-10-23
HATCH SUCCEEDS MCGUIRE.

William L. Hatch has been selected to serve in the place of Patrick II. Mcclure, resigned, as administrator of the estate of the late Patrick Me Guire. No part of the $2,175 claimed by MT. Mcclure for his services dur. ing the past year will be allowed and such sum as he received during his regime as administrator shall be considered as part of his share of the estate. The advancements made to the grandchildren of the deceased are also to be regarded as part of their share of the estate.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-23
REPORTS BEEF STOLEN.

John A. Hoffman of East street, who conducts a slaughter mouse in Newing- ton, informed the police today that a quantity of beef was stolen from him during the night. He said he left two dressed beeves hanging in the slaugh- ter house and when he returned the carcasses had been stripped of the meat and only the bones were left. While investigating the case Officer Fred Wagner broke up hobo camp at Clayton.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-23
SAM ROSS SIGNS WITH YANKEES.

SAM ROSS SIGNS WITH YANKEES. .~-The Yankees pitching staff for next season was further increased yesterday
 when Sam Ross sent in signed con- tract. He was drafted from the Chat ltanooga club of the Southern associa- |tion Ross first attracted attention at Jackson, Tenn, where ne pitched semi professional baseball The Chatta- |nooga club then engaged him, but he |soon was farmed out to the Ottawa iclub of the Canadian league. While 3pitching for that club he showed indi-
 cations of being the major league 8quality. He was recalled to Chatta-
 nooga when the season was nearing
 a close and pitched four games in the
 Southern association, three of which
 he won. Ross pitched 192 innings for :&he Ottawa club. His opponents scored 75 runs and made ITO hits. He
 Struck out 137 men and gave 43 passes Tn the thirty-six games in which Ross look part he scored fifteen victories I$with only seven defeats.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-23
FORMER MGR. SUES CLUB.

' Newark, Oct. 23.-Harry Smith, for
 Der manager of the Newark Interna- Eional Baseball club, has filed a suit An Newark for $650 against the New Ark Baseball and Amusement com bany. According to he papers filed, the honey represents an alleged unpaid balance on Smiths salary and expense &ontract for 1913 and 1914. The for her manager cites his contract, signed April 20, 1914, as the basis of his suit. Smith is now living in Phila- @elphia.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-23
Bombard Bulgarian Port.

Paris. oct. 23. 3:2O D. m.-An ficial communication was given out the French ministry of marine afternoon announcing that the vi ships of the entente allies bombars on Thursday the Bulgarian port Dedeaghatch, !n the Aegean sea. statement said: 'sThe allies sQu' ron bombarded the warehouses a wharves at Dedeaghatch on the aft noon of the 21st and did not fire uI the residential quarters of the q Besides this the fleet destroyed a nu Der of military posts along the B garian coast.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-23
KING CLIMBS CREST.

Verona, Italy. Oct. 23, via Paris, 2:55 p. m.-King Victor Emmanuel. accompanied by Gen. Brusati, climbed to the snow-covered crest of Rauch- koel Mountain yesterday. The snow was deep and the temperature below zero. The kings trip was made to congratulate the Alpine troops who had just captured several Austrian po- sitions. The ascent was difficult and hitherto has been undertaken only by hardy and experienced mountaineers.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-23
FOUND DEAD IN HOTEL.
New Haven Man Commits Suicide at
 Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, Oct. 2s.-A man be- lieved to be Harvey Herman. Jr., 5S Fountain St., New Haven, Conn.,. was found dead in hotel here today. A hose was fastened to a gas jet and'the other end was found in his mouth. It was evident that he had committed suicide.
 The man had registered as J. H. Husted of Trenton, N. J., but in his pockets were found a number of let ters addressed Herman at the New Haven address.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-23
LOS ANGELES FOR
 NATIONAL COUNCIL
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Hunter and Mrs. Mary w. Mills of Chicago, Miss McTaggart of Worces- ter, Mass, and Miss Ellen Colt of New London, Conn.
 To Honor Pilgrims.
 The commission recommended that a plan be made for observing the 3OOth anniversary of the landing or the Pilgrims; that the apportlonment plan be carried forward; that the state apportionment committee be urged to use diligence in bringing groups of churches up to the stand ard proposed by the national commls- sion; and that the plan of an Every church visitation be approved The report showed that the million dollar mark in receipts attained in 1911 was maintained last year
 Plan of Adjustment.
 Certain phases of the report were explained in detail by others. Pre- sident Bowling of Carleton college, Northfield, Mass, told of the plan of adjustment which would in the end group certain bodies into one, as for instance the Home Missionary society with the Church Building society and that for Sunday school extension work.
 Dr. Lucian H. Warner explained at length the administrative side of the proposed changes which while not re- ducing expenses would yield more for what is paid out.
 pr. Herring. secretary of the coun- cil emphasized the need of business efficiency and concentration of every effort to obtain the greatest results. He pointed out that new problems facing churches are: Growth or social service; gradual elimination or the Bible from public schools, legal obstacles in the way of religious in struction in the state universities, the readjustment of religious thought to meet the widening knowledge of our time, the changing economic condl- tions and the shifting socal em- phasis in many directions. All these and many others, he said, have got to be met.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-23
ROONEY BOUND OVER.

Ansonia. Oct. 23.-Harold Rooney, who is alleged to have robbed the home of William H. Joy in this city some time between Sunday night and Tuesday morning, was arraigned in the city court this morning and bound over to the next term of the superior court, New Haven, for trial. Bonds in the case were fixed at $3,000 by Judge R. L. Munger, which the ac- cused was unable to furnish and he was later taken to the New Haven jail
New Britain herald., 1915-10-23
BUYS LAND FOR BRIDGE.

The New York. New Haven and Hartford railroad company has pur chased land on Corbin avenue of the Hart Real Estate company. The land is to be used as part of the site for the bridge when the grade crossing is eliminated. The company is hav- ing difficulty securing the rest of the site as the owners refuse to sell at the price offered. The matter is nov before the courts.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-23
Allies RepuIsc Turks.

Paris, Oct. 23. s n. m.-The of the entente allies on Wednesdl pulsed strong Turkish attacks ir Suvla and Krithia regions, on Gallipoli Peninsula, according despatch from Mytilene. The arc said to have lost heavily 4 tillery action continues. Two de CTS entered the straits and bomb Tzacatpe.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-23

Admiral Albert G. Winterhalter, U. S. N.. commander in chief of the United States Asiatic fleet will be the official representative of the United States government at the coronation of the mikado on November 10. The admiral will go to Japan on his flag ship, the United States cruiser Sara toga. Officials would like to be able to send a dreadnaught for this cer- mony, but it is felt that this is impos- Sible.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-23
BrItlsh Admlralty,s Report.

London, Oct. 23. 2:24 p. m.-1 British admiralty today issued the lowing statement concerning bombardment of the Bulgarian cd
 "The bombardment of the garian. coast was carried out by allied squadron composed of Brit French and Russian ships on the ternoon of the 21st.
 "A number of military positl were shelled and serious damage inflicted on the harbor works. the I way station and on shipping Dedeaghatch. Great care was e, cised by the allied squadron to a, firing upon any points other q those known to be of military portance."
New Britain herald., 1915-10-23
BERT H. KILBY BACK.

Bert H. Kilby, formerly well known resident, has returned to New Britain. arriving here last night by auto from Illinois. He is accom- panied by Mrs. Kilby and their son. They have been appearing in vaude- vile as "The Mysterious Kilbys' and have met with a large measure of success. MT. Kilby is to be con- nected with the Gum Rubber com pany of East Main street
New Britain herald., 1915-10-23
"RABBIT,' TO PLAY.

Walter J. Rabbit Maranville, the amous shortstop of the Boston Braves will be in the lineup of the All-Stars who will play the Red- E3ods of Meriden in Hanover park, deriden, tomorrow afternoon, for the |enefit of the striking employees or he International Silver company. The |ommittee in charge of the affair luarantee the appearance of the men |dvertised to play.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-23
NATIONAL MEMORIAL SERVICE.

London, oct 23, 2:37 D, m.-The memorial service for Miss Edith Cayell, the British nurse who was executed by the German authorities in Brussels, which was meant to be an unobstrusive tribute. is developing na- tionaI proportions.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-23
AMERICAN TRUST COMPANY.

Washington, Oct. 23.-Formation Of an American trust company, sim liar in organization to the Neither lands Overseas Trust, to handle Amer ican products abroad with assurances that they will not reach the belliger- ents was announced today my Secro- tary Redfeld of the department of commerce. The company will have the unofficial recognition of the gov ernment
New Britain herald., 1915-10-23
REPORT OF ALIENISTS.

Como, Italy, Oct. 23, Via. Paris, LILO a. m.-Today's session of the trial of Porter Charlton, the American who is charged with having murdered his wife, was given over largely to the reports of alienists.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-23
MRS uOAD HELD.
Bound Over to Surepior Court on
 Charge of Receiving Stolen Goods.

Bridgeport, Oct. 23.-Iu the city court this morning probable cause was found in the case of Mrs. Eliza beth Hood, alias Rooney, arranged on the charge of having received stol- en goods from her son Harold Hoad' and she was bound over to the next term of the superior court in Decem- Der. Bonds were fixed at $500
 The loot consisted of dress goods stolen from the home of Ex-Police Commissioner George M. Baldwin, of this city, pr. H. H. Gordon of Nauga- tuck and Mrs. Andrews of Naugatuck.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-23
w. c. T. U. NOTES.

Mrs. John Coats has been elected superintendent of the Loyal Temper ance Legion work of the W. c. T. U. a Juvenile branch of which Is to be started here shortly Yesterdays program of the White Ribboners was in charge of Mrs. I. M. Wightman and Mrs. John Sloan. Mrs. w. P. Corbin and Mrs. Wightman read pa- pers.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-23
SUITOR'S SHOT FATAU.

binovitz of 146 Governor street who was shot by her jealous suitor, Char les Rabinovitz as she lay in bed at her home Thursday Oct. ', died this morning at the Hartford Hospital of pneum onia. She was IS years old.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-23
ZINC STOCKS RISE.

Boston, Oct. 23.-Zinc stocks again stunned leadership on the local ex- nange. American Zinc jumped up to
 5 1s2 in the first hour and closed Ear sNhe high. Copper shares were hiet but generally firm. American
 inc 66; Copper Range 56; Granby
New Britain herald., 1915-10-23
VurTE sox TO TRAIN IN FLORIDA

Chicago, Oct. 23-The Chicago Am lrican league club will establish raining camp in Florida next spring,
 Instead of making the annual trip to Ealifornia Ocala, half way between
 Jacksonville and Tampa. u was an- &oun4ed yesterday, probably will be
 he place chosen for the camp.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-23
ITALIAN STEAMER SUNK.

Paris, Oct. g, 5:2O D. m.-The Temps publishes a dispatch from Geneva giving an Athens report that an Austrian submarine has sunk an Italian steamship. The name of the vessel is not given,
New Britain herald., 1915-10-23
Germans Cross Drina.

Berlin, Oct. 23. by Wireless to sas- vile, N. Y.-German troops have crossed the Drina river in northwest ern Serbia near Visegrad, driving souhtward the Serbians on the heights according to the official statement is- sued by German headquarters. 1t IS also announced that Bulgarian troops have captured the Serbian towns of Negotin and Roglyevo.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-23
ItaIian squadron Talscs par

Brindisi, Italy. Oct. 23. via 2:4O p. m.-The Italian squad1 taking part in the blockade and bardment by the entente allied ships of the Bulgarian coast inl Aegean sea, according to a vii message received here today.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-23
MARRY AT PARSONAGE.

John Wickman, Southington pung man, and Miss Maria Josephine bhnson were married last evening at le Swedish Bethany parsonage by he Rev. G. E. Pihl. They were at Ended by MT. and Mrs. Eric John sn. 1brother-in-law and sister of the loom. After a wedding trip MT. hd Mrs. Wickman will make their bme in Southington.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-23
TELEPHONE SERVICE CIT

New Haven, Oct. 23.-For three and a half minutes today all telephone service in this city was at a stand still. This was the second time only in the company's history. A short circuit in the main battery room did the trick
New Britain herald., 1915-10-23
WOMAN WOUNDS PRINCE.

Rome, via Paris, Oct. 2S, 3:35 a. m. Prince Leopold of Coburg, a nephew of King Ferdinand of Bulgaria, was burned with acid and wounded with a revolver by a friend, the daughter of a Viennese police captain, accord ing to a despatch from Vienna. It is stated that the woman committed suicide by shooting. The prince Is likely to lose his sight, it is said.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-23
Bulgarians Advance.

Amsterdam, Oct. 23, via London. 3:3O p. m.-The Bulgarian invasion of Serbia, has made further progress, ac- cording to an official statement from Sofia received here today, although the advance is being delayed by bad weather.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-23
DARCY BEATS CLABBY.

Sydney, N. S. w., Oct 23.-Les Darcy, the Australian middleweight champion pugilist, today beat, on points, Jimmy Clabby, of Hammond, Ind, the world middleweight cham pion at the stadium here
New Britain herald., 1915-10-23
Russians to Land in BuIeari'

London, Oct. 23. 12:43 p. nas1 manian newspapers as quoted m spatch to the Exchange Tele company from Zurich, say tha Russian general visnoliko ass Tn a fortnight at the latest R troops will land on the Bull coast"
 General visnoliko, who Is Eu Nicholas adjutant, is now on hi to Serbian headquarters.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-23
TO PROBE COTTON CHARGES.

Washington, Oct 23.-The federal trade commission today ordered an investigation of charges that combina- tions of cotton buyers exist in North and South Carolina and Georgia to depress the price of cotton.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-23
ARRESTED FOR THEFT.

Charles Kislowski, fifteen years old, was arrested by Supernumary Off, cer Nesta this morning on a charge of having stolen a bicycle. It is claimed that at 6:30 o'clock We'd nesday the youth appropriated a wheel from the racks at the Corbin Cabinet connanv
New Britain herald., 1915-10-23
ENTRAINING FOR BORDER.

Dallas, Tex, Oct. 23.-The twenty eighth infantry, stationed at Dallas for the last ten days, began entraining today for the Texas border in accord ance with an order from the war de- partment.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-23
2 PJt7lj9iY ' liKENlI E

This fetching hat is white velours felt bound around the brim with navy blue braid. It is trimmed horizontal ly with mop of worsteds that match in color the two tone worsted em- broidery on the waist of her one piece frock, which is finest quality of navy serge.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-23
Germans Everywhere RcpuIse'

Tn the Champagne district strong reconnoitering parties o1 enemy, supported by the firing shells which irritated the eyes produced suffocation, endeavored take possession of our positions the vicinity of Butte De Tahure. 2 parties were everywhere repulsed virtually destroyed by the fire of infantry and machine guns.
 "On the front in Lorraine Fr forces, after stubborn hand to conflict, occupied a trench held the enemy at a point near the ton of the roads running bet Leintrey and Gondrexon and Anne court and Reillon.
 "The night passed in relative on the remainder of the front"
New Britain herald., 1915-10-23
French omctaI Ilcport.

Paris, oct. 23, 2:s5 D. m.-Yl day evening detachments of Gel troops endeavored to advance their trenches near Bois-En-Hl and Givenchy, but they were all dispersed, according to the ol statement given out by tho war this afternoon.
 The text of the communicating lows:
 "Yesterday evening troops of enemy endeavored to come out their trenches in the southern pa Bois- -En -Hache, and near the fc Givenchy. They were immediatel easily dispersed.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-23

peditionary force. will pe panied with renewed mllien,s ity on the Gallipoli Peutnsha@'
New Britain herald., 1915-10-23
ITALIAN OFFENSIVE
 TO AID SERBIA
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and took at the point of the bayonet important positions. First, in the Monte Nero zone, the very strongly defended Trincerone, below the sum- init of Mrzli; second, in the Tolmino section, numerous positions well guarded by trenches. on the height Of Santa Lucia; third. north of Gorizia, a solid redoubt on the slopes of Monte Sabotino.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-23
Take 2.OOO Prisoners.

"On the Cargo likewise strong enemy lines have been pierced at several places, enemy detachments have been annihiliated or dispersed and twenty-five officers and 1.1S4 men made prisoners
New Britain herald., 1915-10-23
Serbian Capital Moved.

Bucharest, Oct. 23, via Berlin and London. 10:30 a. mt is reported here that the seat of the Serbian gov ernment has been transferred from Nish to Kraljevo, about sixty-five miles northwest of Nish. The plan to transfer the capital to Monastir, in southwestern Serbia, near the Greek border, was abandoned on account of the interruption of railroad commun- ication.
 Serbians Force Back Invaders.
 Athens, Oct 22, via Paris, Oct. 23, 5:30 a. m.-The Serbian minister to Greece announces that the German operations in the north of his coun- try have been temporarily suspended. The Serbians are said to have as- stunned the offensive and at certain points to have forced back the in- vaders. The German entrenchments, he stated, extend only a few kilo- metres along the line south of Bel grade.
 The minister states that the Ser bians repulsed the Bulgarians who entered Vranya. French and British military attaches arriving from Nish also say that Vranya was not occu- pied by the Bulgarians, who simply made a cavalry raid there and were driven off. They further declare that the Serbians have entered Bull garian territory.
 The Serbian minister denies that the Bulgarians have occupied Ku- manovo, Pierot or Koprulu.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-23

Hunter and Mrs. Mary w. Mills o1 Chicago, Miss McTaggart of Worces- ter, Mass, and Miss Ellen Colt of New London, Conn.
Arizona republican., 1915-10-10

Tine growth of the Parent-Teacher Associations in the last few years has been phenomenal, and the out look for this season is even more remarkable. The work that the or ganization is doing in reaching the life of the home to raise it's standards and in bringing about cooperation between parents and teachers has had telling results. Many of the circles opened their seasons this week. The Osborne association met Wednesday. Mrs. J. C. Norton, pres .dent of the Arizona Congress of Mothers and Mrs. Frank T. Alkire, chairman of extension work were the principal speakers. They spoke of the work in general and the Better Baby Contest" in particular. The association will shortly entertain the