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New Britain herald., 1915-08-21
GENERAL DECLINES
 ON STOCK MARKET
Arabic Episode Continues to Act
 as Restraining Influence

New York, Aug. 21.-Lowest prices of the week were recorded during to- days short session of the stock eH- change. Latest developments in the foreign situation coupled with the official steamship Arabic was not con- voyed when attacked, gave rise to further misgivings. Opening prices were only moderately lower special ties receding 1 to points. These losses were soon increased however, d selling movement in United States Steel, Reading and Union Pacific provoking general weakness through out the list. Steel fell to 70 IA, loss of 1-2, Reading lost 2 points at 145 1-8 and Union Pacific at 127 Is was off 3. Extreme declines in war stocks were eleven for Bethlehem Steel at 274; 6 1-2 for New York Air Brake at 126 1-2, and 1-2 Tor Gen eral M otOrs at 200.
 Bonds were weak on d fair volume of trading.
 Wall Street 1O:30 a. m.-Stocks recorded general declines at the opening of todays market the Ara bic epidemic continuing to act as a restraining influence. War shares of prominence yielded 1 to ? points on moderate trading. U. $. Steel underlying strength, although it de- clined a point on sales of 2,5O0 shares Tn the railway list Union Pacific and Pennsylvania were a point lower, the decline in Pennsylvania being assO- ciated with the order of the com merce commission directing the com pany to divorce it's water lines. Rock Island Railway added 1 3-4 to yester days substantial advance.
 New York Stock Exchange quota
New Britain herald., 1915-08-21

thread is not furnished at| sale price, and that floor \ telling the employees that rn| iI the union is foolish and them their positions.
 Misunderstanding Ar
 At labor headquarters tod stated that a misunderstau| arisen over statements mad upon a fund held by the Federation of Labor for ca thecampaign for tho eight
 Already $50,0o0 has been| in the campaign throug| country, and the executive \ las in hand $106, ,000 to b| to the same end. James H chairman of the executive d is one of the federation off| are here managing the eil movement and the strikes l port to enforce it.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-21
City Henas

An enjoyable lawn party l last evening in honor of M Ward at her sisters homo
 Fairview street. Many gues( present and all thoroughly themselves.
 Richard Nygren of this q purchased the bowling alleyd dletown formerly owned bJ Carlson and will begin busin| on September 1.
 At 2:30 o'clock wednesd| claim of Frank Slater agail New Britain Trap Rock comd be heard by Compensation sioner G. B. Chandler. TN of Joseph Meyers against tF| Construction company will Tuesday at 2:3O o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-21

Laundry company were out today. They had been granted the eight hour day. The employees today insisted upon the "closed shop"
 Expected Strike Postponed.
 Expected strikes of employees of the George C. Batchellor Corset O., and the Crown Corset company, will not come today unless the hundreds of girls are stampeded into action The committees from each factory have arranged conferences with the respec- time homogeneous on Tuesday and the girls have been askd to remain at work and not to precipitate trouble.
 The six hundred strikers of the Bryant Electric company who yester- day demanded minimum wage of S6 q week in addition to the eight hour day, today withdrew the minimum wage demand and substituted for it a demand for a fiat increase of 25 cents per day for every person em- rloyed in the plant. There are about 1900 employees.
 To Probe Claims.
 The labor union officials today stated that they do not intend that the six thousand girls employed in the Remington Arms and Ammunition company shall strike if they can pre- vent it, pending an inquiry into the claims made by the girls that the elsht hour day agreement is not being lived up to. The officers say they prefer to handle one strike at a time, and not sanction one until the grounds for it are, in their opinion, leasona ble.
 A mass meeting of the girls em- nloyed in the Warner Brothers com pany factory is called for Tuesday night when complaints will be aired. The girls have reported to labor union officers that the company is not living up to it's agreement, in that
New Britain herald., 1915-08-21

An .intersectional return match be- tween the racquet stars of the Pacific and Atlantic coasts appears to be a certainty. The eastern tennis play CTS are keen to meet their western conquerors again believeing that they can retrieve on grass the hon. ors lost on the asphalt courts of the Tar. west. The National association officials are planning to stage the matches at Forest Hills, L. I. follow ing the National Championship tour nament.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-21

Walter Perry Johnson, mainstay os the Washington American league club pitching staff, completed eight years Of tWirling service for Clark Griffith on the first of the month Johnson Joined the Washington team August 1, 1907 while still in his teens His big circuit debut was made against the Detroit Tigers and although hs allowed six hits he was only defeated 3 to 2 afer close game. During his eigh years with the Washington club Johnson has played in nearly 400 games and has grand batting aver age of .19S and grand fielding aver age. of .95l His highest fielding average was 900 made in 1913 and his best batting figures .264 were made the year previous
New Britain herald., 1915-08-21
PETER SCOTT A WINNER.
Tommy Murphy Drives Speedy Bay
 Home First in King George Stake.

Montreal, Aug. 21.-Yedno, owned by F. J. Daily, Peterboro, Ont, estab hshed a new Canadian record for competition mile in the Grand circuit races at Dorval track yesterday by stepping the distance in the 2:0S pac- inG contest in POP 1-2. She had won the two previous heats with compara- tive ease.
 Peter Scott won the first event, the King George s5,O0O stakes, 2:OS trot, in straight heats, his best time being 2:09 1-2.
 Lizzie Brown won the 2:10 trot, five heats being required to decide this event. Summaries:
 The King George, 2:OS Class Trot, 3
 in 5, $5,OOO Purse. Peter Scott, b. h., by Peter the
 Great (Murphy) .......... 1 1 Victor Star, b. g., (Valentine) .2 Duchess, TO. m., (McDonald) 3 4 2 Will Go, b. m., (Marvin) ...... 4
 Time-2:1o 1-2, 2:11, 2:O9 1-2.
 2:OS Pace, 3 In 5, $1,OOo. Yedno, br. n1, by Bob -Fitz-
 simmons (Fogarty) .......: i 1 1 Bill Dale, b. g., (CoX) ....... Alta Wood, g. m., (Valentine). MargOt Hal, b. 'm., (McDonald) 2 4 Ben Locando, b. C., (Murphy) ' 5 Fern Hal, br. m., (MacPherson) 4 Budd Elliott br. S., {Geers) ... 3 ' ds
 Time-2:07 3-4, 2:05 1-2, POP 1-2.
 2:1O Trot, 3 In 5, $t,OOO. Lizzie Brown, b. m., by The
 'BOndsman (Valentine) ? 1 1 Mirthful, b. nl., (Murphy). 1 3 8 ReuSenS, oh. g., (ROdney). 3 3 5 Bennington, ch. s., (Geers) 4 4 Grand Marshall blk. g.
 (Snow) .......... 5 ds
 Time-2:07 3-4, 2:OS 3-4, 2:OS1-4, 2:0S1-2, 2:0S 1-2.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-21

, The members of the Syracuse TTni- versity football team will be able to qualify as veteran globe trotters when the 1915 gridiron season has ended. No eastern college eleven of recent years has faced as many and as long jumps as the Orange schedule calls for this Fall, with a season which begins at home on September 25 and ends at Portland, Ore, on Decembe- J.
 The team starts touring on October 3 when Princeton will be played at Princeton. The following Saturday Rochester will be met at home and 6 week later the Salt Lake City eleven will go to Providence to face Brown. Ann Arbor will be visited on October 30. for the purpose of play ing Yost's University of Michigan ~gridiron clan. The first two Satur, days of November will be spent at Syracuse entertaining Mt. Union and colgate teams. Dartmouth will fol- low on November 20 and then the orange eleven will track westward Thanksgiving Day will see the tear, engaged with the University of Mon- tana players at Missoula and on De- q cember l Syracuse will close an ex 'ceedingly busy season by tackling the Oregon Agricultural college team at Portland, Ore.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-21

Baseball under big league system will be played in Cuba next season. The new organization will be known 'as the Federal league and in the future the game will be governed In the same manner as it is in tho United States. A National Con- mission, umpires. contracts and all the appurtances of big league base ball will figure in the Cuban organ ization in the future.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-21
FINANCIAL NEWS.

tens furnished by Ric1 members of the New York change. Represented by H]
New Britain herald., 1915-08-21
LOOKING FEM OVER,
 IN SPORTING WORLD
, Just a Line on Coming Events in
 Many Places

New York, Aug. 21.-New heights in ring finance were reached in the signing of Packey Mcfarland and Mike Gibbons to box in this city three weeks from today. These two glove artists agreed to box ten rounds with out decision for a purse of $32, of which Mcfarland is to receive $17,5OO and Gibbons $15,0O0. No title will be involved and even though a knockout occur the result will be without championship value.
 Under the circumstances the pay ing of $5S3 per minute to McFar- land and $500 per minute to Gibbons establishes what is undoubtedly a new record in limited round pugil- ism. Owing to the boxing skill and reputation of these modern ring gen. erals the gate receipts are quite like ly to exceed by several thousand dol lars the purse and other incidental ex- penses but there is nothing in local pugllistic history to warrant the idea that the receipts will approach the figures reached in famous battles of the past.
 The largest gate receipts ever rec order at bout in New York were $66,300 taken in at the Jeffries- Sharkey twenty-five round battle, fought at Coney Island, November 5, 1899. The fight between Jim Corbett and Kid Mccoy during the closing days Of the Horton law, un- der which some of the greatest bouts or modern ring history were fought, netted $56,35O at the gate Cham p1onship fights in Nevada, Australia. and several other points have, drawn larger gates but many famous fight CTS including Nelson, Cans, Britt, Me- Govern, F'itzsimmons, Ketchel, Jef- fries and Corbett risked, and in some cases lost, their titles before fistic gatherings the receipts from which dld not equal the sum set aside for Gibbons and Mcfarland.
 The European war has taken it's toll in German sports as we'll as from the other nations enga ged in the great conflict. Among the latest re- ports from Berlin is one to the effect that the annual fall races of the Ger man Motorboat club, usually held on the Muggelsee, near Berlin, have been cancelled. The fact that many mo- torboat owners with their craft have joined the Volunteer Motorboat corps, and the necessity of saving >gasoline are the reasons assigned. This cancellation of the races for the second time deals the motorboat sport heavy blow, for there has been nothing along this line since the Bal ties sea trip of the Imperial Motor. Yacht club in June 1914 The c;,1i, in announcing the cancellation, says that nothing is planned for the i'm. mediate future.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-21

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New Britain herald., 1915-08-21


 Activity in the war stocks continues with wide fluctuations. Many of these stocks have already scored re- markablc advances in spite of per sistent profit taking. The steel is sues have been especially conspicu- ous for strength. Much of their rise has been legitimate because the in dustry has risen from ''pauDer to prnce' in a few short months. Near ly all the leading steel plants are run ming to nearly their full capacity and securing better prices. Many of the munitiOn contract have also been placed at prices which yield very handsome profit, even after deduct ing outlays for new plant and ma Chinery.
 On the stock exchange the activity has been remarkable and million share days are no longer a novelty. Since the first of the year transac- tiOns on the stock exchange have aggregated about S7 100000 shares, compared with 46,000,O00 shares at the. same time a year ago. The eX- change did not close until the end of
New Britain herald., 1915-08-21

Laundry company were out today They had been granted the eight hour day. The employees today insisted upon the "closed shop"
New Britain herald., 1915-08-21

 Time-2:07 3-4, 2:OS 3-4, POS IA, POS 1-2, 2:0S 1-2.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-06
GERMANS ROUT BRITISH IN BIG AIR BATTLE
MACKENSEN BREAKS RUSSIAN LINE

Berlin, via Wireless to SayViIIe, L. !.
British aviators who attempted
great aerial raid on German. north sea
coast Sunday morning were routed
by German airmen.
German airships sighted British
sky flotilla off HeTschelling at dawn.
1t consisted of several hydroaeTo-
planes and aeroplanes, accompanied
by mOtOrbOats, cruisers and de-
stToyers.
Paris.-OVer trenches wrecked by
French artillery, British regiment
won a brilliant victory southwest of
PiIken. English dashed forward and
drove enemy out with bayonet
Violent battle raging from ATTas
northward to sea. Germans have
launched heavy attacks near Sou
chez railway station. Every on
slaught repulsed.
Berlin, via Wireless to SayViIIe, L. |.
Russian line near Krasnik broken
in two. One part driven eastward
and other toward Lublin and Ivan
gored. Warsaw threatened by Aus
trO-German advance"
Mackensen's troops pursuing Rus
slams south of LUblin. Slav COM
manders hurting best troops against
Austro-Germans in vain efforts to
stop rush through southeastern Pc
land. Enormous number of prison
ers taken by MaCkensen.
ConstantinopIe, Wit Berlin Wireless.
Italian consuls leaving Turkey.
Italian ambassador expected to de-
part in short time.
BerIin.-British minister to Bull
garia, Sir Bax-IrOnside, withdrawn
because of undiplomatic attitude in
negotiations between allies and Bull
gaTia.
Athens.-Gen. Liman Won Sanders,
German commander at DardaneIles,
has been wounded for second time.
Not serious.
London. - British steamer Anglo
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-06

ment Of Slav trenches, General Mac
kensen has won temporary victory in
first stages Of battle south Of Lublin.
From KTasnik, eastward to Wieprz
river Russians have been forced to
retire on 3S-mile front.
Between Wieprz river and the Bug,
all Austro-GeTman attacks were
beaten back with heavy losses. In
one narrow section between Krylof
and Sokal, So miles north of Lem
berg, Russians took several hundred
prisoners.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-06
EVERY NATION REALLY WANTS
PEACE, SAYS JANE ADDAMS

-FNSh1g VI - NFNtNe= ~ @FNlNS
New York, July 6.-"Every nation
now at war, or at least those I visited,
is ready for peace, but they want
peace with dignity and therefore can
not make a move that would be con-
sidered a weakness in the eyes of
the enemy" was the statement Of
Miss Jane Adams of Chicago when
she returned here from Europe yes
terday from her mission as a dele
gate in the interest of peace to the
International Congress of Women at
The Hague.
No beIligerent power could sue for
peace, we we're told, she said, 'but
neutral nations might submit num-
Der of propositions and something
might be found that could be used as
a beginning for negotiations.
During my travels in Europe I
found two parties in each of the
fighting nations, the military and the
civil factions. Between these two
parties there is a constant and bitter
struggle to rule the government. Tie
military faction wants. to continue
fighting until victory comes to their
arms. The civil party wants peace at
once"
New York. - Coney Island ceIe-
brated 4th with only one accident,
with $50, 900 visitors. Accident came
when a man who was arguing with5
another hit him on head with a doll
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-10-29
4 CRESCO INTERVIEW

Mrs. PEGGY Tells Her Experience.
The following brief account Of an
interview with a Cresco woman five
years ago. and its sequel. will be read
with keen interest BY every citizen.
Mrs. Mary PEGGY, Cresco. says: y
suffered for years from kidney trouble.
so severely that couldn't do any
thing. tried number Of medicines'
but did not obtain much benefit. Some
times my back was SO painful that J
could not stoop or stand erect. J
was nervous and at night could not
sleep well on account Of the dull back
ache. Mornings was so lame and
stiff that I could hardly move. Ny
sight was affected and suffered In
tensely from headaches. Doan's Kid
ney Pills, procured at the Shuttle
worth Drug Co., gave me great 70
lief and In short time freed me from
kidney trouble"
OVER FIVE YEARS LATER. Mrs.
PEGGY said: II have had occasional a.
tacks Of backache which readily yield
cd to Doan's Kidney Pills."
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-ges
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. PEGGY has twice recommended
Eoster-Milburn Co., Props. Buhalo.
N. Y.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-10-29
Referees Sale.

Of the Bertha Espeseth farm, con-
sisting of lat acres, situated miles
southwest of Ridgeway, miles north
west of Spillville and 81 miles north
east of Protivin. Sale to start at 2
o'clock p. M, on Tuesday, Nov. 2, and
to be sold in bulk to the highest and
best bidder. Sale to take place on
premises. H. C. HJERIEID, Ref.
N. WILLETT, Atty. 9-2t
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-10-29
Cockerels.

Have some fine Barred Rocks which
can be taken now or arrangements
uade for later delivery. Phone 514.
4-tf P. DAUGHENBAUGH.
The weekly soliphone., 1915-10-08
THOUGHT DEAD-
 WRITES LETTER

Little Rock, Oct. 4.-No reasons for his hurried and mysterious de- parture from Arkansas are given in letter from George R. Waggoner, until Friday supposed to be drown ed, to his son, w. w. Waggoner of Hickory Ridge. The son brought the letter to Little Rock Saturday morning and gave it to G. w. Wag- goner Jr., his brother. W. w. Wag- goner returned to Hickory Ridge Saturday afternoon. The letter is dated at Tuscaloosa, Ala, and says the father is working there in a sawmill. Waggoner disappeared August 25, leaving notes saying he would "find a watery grave" A body found in the Arkansas river near Little Rock September IT was identified by his sons as that of Waggoner. Identification by physi- cal features was impossible, but a pair of glasses and other effects were thought to be Waggoner's.
 The letter from the elder Wagon CT tells his sons not to worry about him and not to "believe any reports he may hear about his father being married" No mention is made in the letter of the notes he left be- fore his departure or of his sup posed drowning. The sons believe their father has not heard of the finding of the body supposed to be his.
The weekly soliphone., 1915-10-08
FARMERS STUDY
 BY LAMPLIGHT'

Columbus, Ohio, Oct. Especial to The Press) Want to spend your spare time studying farming Do it by lamplight, in the evenings, in your home."
 So reads a bulletin sent broad cast through the Buckeye state by Ohio state university officials in charge of agricultural extension work.
 More than 500 would-be farmers signed up, straight off, for the free correspondence courses, and they have been writing in at the rate of 50 a day.
 Instructors in charge estimate that this winter there'll be close to 5000 Ohio farmers who'll give the college yell every time the rural route mailman drives up to the front gate! Many city folk, too are taking up the work.
 Twentytwo courses are offeder.
 Twenty-two courses are offered Distribution began yesterday.
The weekly soliphone., 1915-10-08
SPOTS DECLINE
 QUARTER CENT
Market Continues Down. ward Tendency, Closing This Afternoon With Loss of 26 Points.

Conditions in the cotton market continue unsteady, with a tendency toward sharp declines. Yesterday the market was off four points on spots, and today the net loss was twenty-six points. Futures declin- ed two points for December, seven points for January and nine for March.
 Despite the unsteady conditions prevailing in the market, local buy CTS continued to pay high prices for the staple today, the range being from 4.65 to cents in the seed. Yesterday the top price paid was 5.05.
 The splendid prices are responsf- ble for the presence of immense quantities of the staple on tue streets of Paragould. This morning more than fifty wagons loaded with cotton were seen in the business district at one time. Total receipts today were about seventyfive bales.
 Seed prices are boosted slightly each day, the average price being $50 a ton. On ton of seed sold this morning for $32.10.
 A number of Southeast Missouri farmers brought cotton to Para gould this morning. :.
The weekly soliphone., 1915-10-08
BRIDE
 INDIAN DESCENDANT
Is Nine Generations Remov-
 ed From Marriage of Capt. Jno. Rolfe and Po- cahontas of Colony Days.

Washington, Oct. 7.-(Special to The Press) When President Woodrow Wilson, whose engagement to Mrs. Norman Gait was an- nounced last night, takes the rich , Washington widow to the White House as his bride, the Noble Red Man can once more set foot upon government property around the ex- ecutive mansion with the feeling that at last there exists direct re- llationship between his tribe and the white mans president. Mrs. Gait | is real Indian princess-not, per- Ihaps, endowed with the fabulous wealth and social settings incident to the crowned heads of Europe, but heir to the blood of Chief Pow hatan who commuted the death sen- tence imposed upon John Smith when Pocahontas placed her head upon the sacrificial stone and de- manded that Powhatan kill her, his daughter, if Smith was slain.
 Mrs. Galt is a descendant in the ninth generation from the marriage of Pocahontas and Capt. Jno. Rolfe of Jamestown colony days.
 President Wilson met Mrs. Gait a year ago through his daughter, Miss Margaret. Since that time strong friendship has existed, cul- .minating in the announcement made last night. While no statement has been made regarding the date of the wedding, it is general under stood that the happy event will be consummated during the early part of December in order that the bride to-be may spend the Christmas hol- idays at the White House.
 It is understood that the marriage ceremony will take place at Mrs. Galt's home, and that it will be a quiet affair. No attempt will be made to make it a marked social oc- casion.
 ''I am very happy was the only statement Mrs. Galt would make this morning when seen by a United Press correspondent. Both the pres- ident and Mrs. Galt are being be- sieged with congratulations, which are pouring in from all parts of the United States.
 Saturday Mrs. Galt and President Wilson will go to Philadelphia to witness the second of the world series baseball games.
 Mrs. Galt has dark hair and blue eyes. She carries herself in a very erect manner, is exceedingly graceful and has a beautiful figure
The weekly soliphone., 1915-10-08
INDIANA FARMER ON THE WARPATH

Wabash, Ind, Oct. 6.-(Special to The Press. )-Because two neighbor- ing children picked apples from his orchard without going to the trou- ble of making formal request, Au- gust Bion, a farmer, this morning shot and killed Bert Fear, tenant on his property, and seriously wounded Mrs. Fear and two daugh- ters. The daughters are perhaps fatally wounded. Bion used a shot gun, the tragedy following a heated argument between the two men Working himself into a fit of rage Bion went into his house, secured the gun and returned. Without warning he opened fire. first shoot, ing Fear. then his wife and two daughters.
The weekly soliphone., 1915-10-08
Aged Citizen Dies.
(From Tuesdays Daily Press

(From Tuesdays Daily Press.)
 T. J. Wagner, aged 65 years, re- siding at 800 East Emerson street, died Sunday afternoon from the eff fects of paralysis. MT. Wagner had been sufferer from paralysis for several years and his death came as no surprise to members of the fam fly. In addition to his wife he is survived by three sons and one daughter-W. H. Wagner of Quilin, Mo-, Harry Wagner of Parma Mo-, L. L. Wagner of Paragould, and Mrs. J. A. Davis of Independence, Mo. Funeral services were con- ducted at the Wagner home yester- day afternoon by Rev. F. B. Elm mons, interment following in Lin wood cemetery. MT. Wagner came to Paragould eight years ago from Vincinnes, Ind.