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New Britain herald., 1915-05-24
PHARMACY LICENSE REFUSED.
No Alcohol May Be Sold at Eagle
 Pharmacy, Hereafter.

E John F. Burns, manager of the Eagle pharmacy on Main street, near the corner of Franklin Square, has sbcen refused a certificate of fitness by the state board of pharmacy and on this account the county commits
 sioners refuse to grant him license to sell liquor on the premises. Carl Youngblad is owner of the drugstore.
 Burns applied for a renewal of his liccnsc last week but the county com- 1nissioners declined to grant 1t until he
New Britain herald., 1915-05-24

last night. Soon after the news| bulletins chronicled the news rade was formed, and more. 2,50o marched through the stree
 three hours, headed by a band Shelton street, where many Aus1 live, it looked as if there wou
 trouble as the cheering crowd D through. but there was no diHort
New Britain herald., 1915-05-24

row in state of war with Austria Hungary.
 The undersigned has the honor to make known at the same time to his excellency. the foreign minister, that passports will be placed this very day at the disposal of the imperial and royal ambassador at Dome, and he will be obliged to his excellency if he will kindly have his passports handed to him.
 "AvARNA."
New Britain herald., 1915-05-24
TEXT OF ITALY'S
 DECLARATION OF WAR

Note Handed to Baron VOn Bur1an, Austria Hungarian Foreign Minister.
 by Italian Ambassador to Austria.
 Vienna, May 24.--The Italian am- bassador to Austria, the Duke of Avarna, Sunday afternoon presented to Baron Won Burian, the Austro- Hungarian foreign minister, the fol- lowing declaration of war:
 Vienna, May 23, 1915.
 "Confornmably with the orders of his majesty, the king, his august sov- ereign, the undersigned ambassador of Italy has the honor to deliver to his excellency the foreign minister of Austria-Hungary, the following com munication:
 Declaration has been made, as from the fourth of this month, to the imperial and royal government of the grave motives for which Italy, con- fident in her good right, proclaimed annulled and henceforth without ef- feet, her treaty of alliance with Aus stria- Hungary, which was violated by the imperial and royal government, and resumed her liberty of action in this respect.
 The government of the king, firmly resolved to provide by all means at its disposal for safeguarding Italian rights and interests, cannot fail in it's duty to take against every existing and fu- ture menace measures which events impose upon it for the fulfillment of national aspirations.
 "FIis majesty. the king, declares that he considers himself from tomor-
New Britain herald., 1915-05-24
TIERNEY MINISTRIES
 PROVIDES PROGRAM
Handlers, Frary & Clark Mutual Aid Association to Give Entertain
 ment Tomorrow Night.

Londers, Frary & Clark Mutual Aid association will give an enter tainment and dance tomorrow eve- ming in Hanna's armory.
 Judd's orchestra will furnish music for the dancing.
 The entertainment will consist of the following program by the Tierney Cadet minstrels.
 c. Lynch, J. Kenney and chorus of thirty voices; Sweet Kentucky Lady, by John Kenney; When They Launch That Steamboat Alaban,.' Francis Griffin; Jane Dear,' John Kiniry: When Get Back to My old Girl.'' Harold Ward; character song and dance, Urban Callahan; There's a Light That's Burning in the Window George Lynch; song and dance George Sullivan; They Have to Stand Up Every Time They Sit Down." Mat thew Callahan; closing Tn Our Good Old U. s. A." The end men are Mathew Callahan, Edward Lyman, Francis Griffin and George Sullivan, and the chorus consists of E. Pagan, p. Mahoney. J. Martin. W. Murphy, J. Daley, D. Hfnchey, G. Durana, G.. O1ilAACs D. Lldlls T. SallcTy, T. MarLln, T. Howe, w. Curtin, w. Hagerty, II. CoyIe,s IT. Shine, 2. Parker. D. TIa. garty, J. Fitzgerald. G. Kupecz, w Kelly, L. Fitzsimmons, J. Dudack, E. Conley. w. Kehoe. J. Burns.
 The ninstrels have been very thor oughly drilled by John J. Crean and present their numbers in highly ar tistic manner. They will be greeted by a large audienc.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-24
SUNDAY MORNING FIRE.
Damag of About $1,OOO at Hatct,s
 Church Street Block.

Fire did damage Of aobut s1,coo to Hatch's Church street block at l2:45 o'clock Sunday morning when the basement beneath Troope's res- taurant was gutted and the building filled with smoke. An alarm was sounded from Box i 4. Adkins Print ing companys' stock was damaged considerably by smoke, as were all of the ements in the block.
 Mrs. Alice Green. a sister-in-law of Harry Wetmore, g fireman, was overcome by smoke and had to be carried out. She was attended by pr. Harry Elcock and soon revived.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-24
Advertised Letters.

Ii 2 a 4h 2 The following is a list of letters advertised at New Britain, Conn, post office, May A, 1915: Mrs. Storobley. B Mrs. J. Scholz. Mrs. Francis R. Ely \ Mrs W. Ware. Miss Alva Smith Miss Caroline ForeIlo. Miss Fefe Rogers. Miss Margaret Burnham Miss Lizzie Lukas. Miss Lizzie Miller. MT. George Akhasia. MT. w. L. Record MT. J. J. Pindle. MT. T. Wickerman. MT. Joe Eplan. MT. Antonio Rossi MT. c. Moor. Mir. W. Harrington. Mr. Waurzenic. MT. Alex weisberg a Mr. !. J. Murray. MT. Johns Gataka. MT. G. F. Hopknis. Ask for advertised letters and men, ton date of list.r
 W, F. DELANEY.
 Postmaster.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-24
CORNER STONE LAID.
Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic
 Church Has Impressive Services.

The Russian Orth odox Greek Cath olic church held impressive services yesterday in connection with the transferring of the corner stone from the old Beatty street church to the new one on Washington street.
 The various societies of the church participated and guests were present from nearby towns. There were three visiting priests, who assisted Rev. A.. Diachenko. the pastor, in the service. They were Rev. Constantin Buketoff of Hartford, former pastor of the church, Father Dasialda of New York and Father Popoff of Waterbury.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-24
PRESENTS TEA SERVICE.

Miss Alice Grey Stanley of Stanley place has presented silver tea ser vice to the Woman's Home Mission ary society of the First Congregational in the society and regard for it's mem .bers. She was for many years the president of the society and has all ways taken a leading part in its ac- tivities.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-24

had secured certificate of fitness from the pharmacy board. This was refused on the ground that the loca- ton is unsuitable. \
 William B. Stoddard, manager Of O'Dell's drugstore on Park street, was before the pharmacy board but he was granted certificate and the county commissioners renewed his li- cense gF Ff++~ f
New Britain herald., 1915-05-24
WAR PARADE IN HARTFORD.
Italians Celebrate ItaIy's Stand
 Against Austria.

Hartford, May 24.-Hartford Ital- ians celebrated the announcement of the declaration of war against Aus tria- Hungary by big demonstration
New Britain herald., 1915-05-24
Qualify Corner

There are two ways of tell ing you about the goods We carry.
 One is to deive into dry-as- Gust details.
 The other is to say that no other house in our Hne has cone forward with tho leap tha. we have. ss
 Our name is on every tongue in the mems outfitting industry.
 We have aimed at the point whers our contemporaries say, 5. N. T. are showing sucia-and- d-1 such. O. s. M. T. would charge so much.
 Tn short. S. M. T. is eclipse the rest follow! If things have bobbed up in the past that have prevented you from buying of us--or if you haven't, for souio reason, bought as much as you might have with PROFIT make the start RIGHT , NOW!
Evening star., 1915-05-31
WORKERS ON THE CANAL
WOULD GO TO ALASKA
Tired of Panama Tropics, They
Would Brave Cold to Help Build
Government Railroad.
0. the Associated Press

Correspondence % the Associated Press.
PANAMA, May 1S.-Many of the work
ers on the Panama canal, after several
years of tropical life, are now anxious
to go to Alaska. where the United
States government is undertaking to
build a railroad. A short time ago,
when H. F. Warren. representing the
Alaskan railway commission, arrived
on the isthmus to purchase machinery
no longer useful on the canal work. he
was swamp.d with applications for po-
SitionS in Alaska.
Many of the canal workers are tired
Of the tropics, or. what is the same, be-
lieve they are, and are viii ng TO risk
the rigors of an Alaskan winter for
the sake of change. Immediately after
his arrival. however, Mr.. Warren made
it plain that there would not be many
positions open in Alaska lie also
frankly told canal workers that living
conditions are far from easy, and tina I
the construction gang would not md
the same treatment in Alaska that they
have received at Panama for the last
eA.ven years, although working for the
same government. Positions are gong
to be scarce for awhile, he said, be-
cause not nearly SO large a force Will
bc needed as was employed at Panama
The government already has sent out
a warning against any rush into the
territory this season. as the work by nc
means justifies one. Moreover. the
great majority of the workers viii
have to be prepared to return to the
United States each fall, as the winters
are so severe that little outside worh
can be done
Many of the locomotives that were
used in the construction of the Panama
canal and were daily employed in pull
ing the thousands of soil trains from
all along the route of the waterway
eventually will do added duty on the
Alaskan project. They will have te
be altered from a five-foot gauge tt
the standard of four feet eight inches
and this work is now being done in the
canal machine shops. Many other ma.
chimes also have been purchased by Mr.
Warren and already have been shipped
north to begin their service.
Evening star., 1915-05-31

rial into building blocks Of good quail
ity. The disposal of garbage is a prob
lem that has puzzled municipal author
tiles for many years. Plants have been
erected which turned j. into fertilizer.
but most Of these have been unsatis-
factory. They produced such dis
agreeable odors as materially TO de-
preciate the value of property in the
adjacent localities.
The Richmond plant has no odor and
is no more offensive than amy other
modern factory. Another difficulty In
garbage disposal has been that an ar-
paratus which worked well IL warm
weather was less efticinat in cold. or
the reverse. A specially coIstrucie ed
burner in the Richmond plant has over
come this. a unique system OF drafts
provides for the consumption Of all the
waste without the use Of additional
fuel. Each pound of refuse burned
heats pound of water and the steam
generated runs all the machinery, in
cluding the electric lighting oc the
factory
Ii is the clinkers rema ming which
constitute the basis of the building
blocks. BY modification of ordiusrs y
brick making processes. these clinke-S
are turned into bricks lighter and
stronger than those made of clay The
clinkers are ground fine and mixed
with a small proportion of cement.
after which they are run through an
ordinary brick-making machine.
Evening star., 1915-05-31
Answer Not Satisfactory.
From the New York Tribune.

yrom the NtFv York Tribune.
Cermany's answer to our govern
ment's protest against the slaughter of
its citizens. peacefully and lawfully
going about their business on the high
seas. will not satisfy American opinion.
II is likely to inflame feeling here in
stead of moderatinE II. Courteous on
the surface as Horr von JaSow's COM
munication is. II does not strike the
note which the people of this country
reputation and for the credit of our
common legacy of humanity, that it
would strike. 1t is lacking not so
much in the expression of a Willingness
to discuss the differences between the
two governments created by Germany's
violations of the laws of humanity, the
rights of neutrals under the existing
international law code and the par
ticular and special guarantees of the
ancient treaty of commerce and amity
between the United States and Prussia
As 1t is in an intelligent appreciation
of the depth and volume of the resent
ment excited in this country by those
violations.
Germany consents to discuss our
grievances with us, admitting the sub
stantiality of many of them. But the
manner in which she consents shows
too slight an understanding of the
Evening star., 1915-05-31
Standing Us Off!
From the Buffalo Express.

From the Buffalo Express.
The German answer to the note of
the United States appears to be a mere
stand off. The purpose to evade the is
sue hy bringing up immaterial ques-
tions and prolonging argument over
shem is so palpabie as to look cynical
We can afbitrate the question of
1amages fer what already has been
done. we can argue upon any view
If international law which Germany
chooses to advance for as long as Ger
many wishes to discuss But the safety
Of Americans travelling the high seas
must be assured while argument and
arbitration are going on. German sub
marines cannot be allowed to go on
sinking American ships and drowning
American citizens
And the President should neither lose
time nor soften words in making Ger
many fully understand that he meant
exactly what he said when he declared
that the United States would not omit
any word or any act necessary to the
performance of it's sacred duty of
maintaining the rights of the United
States and it's citizens. and of safe
guarding their free exercise and en-
joyment"
Evening star., 1915-05-31
OVER 81 YEARS IN ARMY.
Q. M. Sergt. J. D. summerlin Seeks
Retirement With Fine Record.

@. NJ. Sergt John D. Summerlin of
the army, on duty at Fort du Pont. Del,
has been placed on the retired list on
his own application after a remarkably
good record Of service. He has had a
total service of thirty-one years. one
month and sixteen days. including double
time earned for actual foreign service.
During his entire service he was never
placed in arrest or confinement, or other
wise punished in any degree, and, with
one exception, the result of vaccina-
ton, was never reported sick or excused
from duty by a medical officer during
his service.
Summerlin served in nearly every part
Of the United States, one year and eight
months in Cuba during the first occu-
patton there, and had two tours. aggre-
eating more than five years. in the Philip
pine Islands. He holds seven discharges
for enlistments served, Of which six bear
character Excellent" and the other "Ex
cellent in every respect
Evening star., 1915-05-31
Take Our Time!
rom the Pittsburgh Dispatch

From the Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The German reply suggests that there
may be radical difference of opinion
on terms and facts. What controversy
was there ever in which there was not? :?
without for a moment accepting the
German contention we may recognize
that there is a German side to it The
points raised may seem trifing COM
pared to the main issue set forth in the
PRESIDENTS note. But can we, as con-
slstent advocates of the arbitration of
fnternatio questions. deny the fur
ther consideration that Germany asks"
What is to be gained by f1aring up
and insisting up an immediate answer
now, more than two or three weeks
ago? 1t will be said that Germany was
asked to guarantee that there would
be no more Lusitana slaughters But
does any one suppose that Germany
will permit anything of that kind while
these negotiations are pending. unless
1t is deliberately designed to bring
about war with the United States? We
can act then as well as now.
Whatever may be the Presidents de-
cision, Americans can rest assured.
from his record throughout the crisis.
that each step will be carefully weigh
ed and soberly calculated for the honor
of the United States and the interests
of humanity
Evening star., 1915-05-31
Germany Versus Civilization.
rom the New York Herald.

from the New York Herald.
In terms. the meaning of which is not
beclouded by the accompanying mass of
bubble. Germany takes sharp issue
with the United States and reafirms
and renews its credentials to subma-
rtne commanders to continue their ruth
less slaughter of non-comb batants trav-
cling upon the high seas. The demands
made by President Wilson that the
German government "disavow the acts,
observed with amazement and ALARM"
that it as far as possible make repara-
ton for injuries that are without meas
ure," and that 1t take immediate steps
to prevent the recurrence of anything
SO obviously subversive of the princl-
pies of warfare" are met with a de-
fiance none the less positive because
veiled in the language of diplomacy
and buttressed by specious argument.
With regard to the attacks upon the
American steamships Cushing. and
it 'is investigating" and then proceeds
to advance the naive suggestion that
there might be another investigation
under the auspices of The Hague agree
ment. In the light of Germany's con-
tinued breach. In letter and in spirit. of
ment, is it not an insult to the govern
ment of the United States and to the
intelligence Of the American people Tor
Germany to come forward at this late
hour with proposal to submit to The
Hague the protection of American
rights?
Scarcely less thinly yeiled is the in
suit contained in Germany's recon-
mendation to the attentive examtna-
ton" of the United States what it is
pleased to call facts" in the Lusitania
case-facts not substantiated. and
which cannot be substantiated, and
which would have no real bearing on
the issue il they were substantiated
Here is plain intimation that the Unit
ed States has not been protecting Its
own neutrality, that it has not been
attending 70 it's own business. or that
it went off half cock" in protesting
against the slaughter of the Americans
fated vessel.
Evening star., 1915-05-31

is half-contemptuous, albeit entirely
courteous, suggestion of We'll. they are
still dead; now what do you propose to
do about it?'
Ay. and there is the rub. What can
we do about it? The International pas
time OF making faces is neither effective
nor dignif1ed We suspect that the
foreign policy of the Wilson administra-
ton has been of the kind which has made
Germany disown all the firmness con-
tanned in the Lusitania demand
There is no discussion of the inherent
right of neutrals to travel the high seas
unmolested by hostile ships, despite the
fact that the kaiser's representative at
The Hague convention proposed and
signed such a guarantee. There is simply
the arrogance of miiitarisn which re-
CARDS all ante-war treaties and agree
ments as SO many scraps of pa per- when
they stand in the way of immediate tao
tical advantages
Evening star., 1915-05-31
Ignores the Issue.
From the Chicago Herald.

The German governments answer TO
President Wilson's note of May IL re
erets' the attacks on the American
steamers Cushing and Gulf Ght. Its re-
grets for the Lusitania are deferred,
pending discussion of its assumptions
in that case.
The American people regret that the
German governments answer fails
wholly to meet the main points at is
sue, both the specific point of the
slaughter Of American citizens on the
Lusitania and the general point of the
'impossibility of employing submarines
in the destruction of commerce without
disregarding rules Of fairness. reason,
justice and humanity" the established
principles of international law.
The German governments answer
does not reiieve-it increases-the ten
sion of the situation. The American
people regret the failure OF the German
government to meet the real issues and
to realize what was the loss. moral and
in American feeling toward Germany.
of what President Wilson has rightly
described as injuries beyond mea-
sure" resulting from practices that
subject neutral nations and persons
to new and immeasurable risks" and
SO compelling the United States ito
omit no word or act necessary to the
performance Of its sacred duty Of main
tanning the rights of citizens and safe
guarding their free exercise and en-
joyment."
Evening star., 1915-05-31
Tension Not Lessened.

From the New Haven Journal and Courier.
1t would not appear that Germany
has answered this inquiry in manner
to satisfy this government, nor the
people who are standing SO united IN
support of it. And since the alternative
is what II is-namely, the view OF Ger
many as an outlaw at sea with what
ever that attitude of mind might lead
tot is probable that the American
government will reply politeiy, but
sharply, desiring to know at the ear
liest possible moment what the answer
is to our original inquiry.
Neither the reply made. nor the re,
newal of official warnings, as related
to the war zone. relieve the st'aineu
situation a little bit They tend rather
+o emnhasiz it. for we are still in the
dark as to the recognition of American
rights on the high seas.
Evening star., 1915-05-31
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3 .! Ihs :,:'. search!!i8h |! E||EEyt laI@|,;;
Bricks From Garbage.

Few people realize that millions of
dollars are being wasted every year in
the heaps Of garbage destroyed in the
large American cities. For number
of years England has been using this
material in the production Of bricks,
most of which are used in road making,
although they are we'll adapted for
other purposes.
The borough of Richmond, New York
city, has now a successful plant in op-
Grafton which turns all it's waste mate
Evening star., 1915-05-31
Evasion and Mockery.

Iom the We" lVTk W OTlu
The German note in response to the
American protest against submarine
attacks upon merchantmen does not
meet the issue. 1t is worse than eva
sive- 1t is insincere, even pettifogging.
Regret will be felt everywhere in the
United States that the affairs of a
great people believed to he friendly
have fallen into the hands of men
capable of such desperate triiling.
What Germany did to the American
ships Guf1ight and Gushing is now
exactly in keeping with the lawless
threat of the German admiralty of
February 4.
What Germany now proposes in re-
gard to future outrages, 'in which it
may be in the wrong" is arbitration
aud compensation. Yet while the prep
aration of this note was In progress
appears to have been wantonIy tor
pedoed.
We now have disavowals of a p,lr-
pose to attacI. neutral merchantmen.
YET on the same day that they were
made n second warning was issued
from the German foreign office that
such ships arc in constant peril. We
have a defense of the Lusitania massa-
ere on the ground that the great
Cunarder was, in fact, a warslIp, and
OF the Falaba murder on the assertion
that her captain made an effort to
escape.
The Lusitania was n warship in the
same way that Belgium was an ag-
SFessor against Germany: in the same
way that the University of Louvain
and the Rheims Cathedral were "forti-
hcationS: in the same way that vari-
Gus seaside resorts in England, raided
by Germans were "defended
Evening star., 1915-05-31
Not an Answer.
From the Albany Press.

From the Albany knickerhockerP Press
The German reply is deliberately
eyasive. 1t is an answer when puf-
poselv does not answer. Germany eNl-
IDENTIFY is playing for time. Ihe note
invites controversy over whetner ths
Iusitania was an auxiliary cruiser OF
the British navy, carrying ammunition
and mounting masked guns under deck
The note advances the theory that the
rapid sinking of the Lusitania was pri-
marily due to an explosion of her cargo
of ammunition caused b. torpedo.
The repI> hnciou,is the issue "'t1 'p-
parent intent to bring about q FL s.
understanding which will lead 10 eX-
tended exchanges of diptomatlc eN-
plantations and eventually get nowhere.
This is not time to suggest u
President Wilson what ought to be
done; it is not a time to become mn
patient. 1t is a time for restraint.
Nothing can be gained now by playing
upon the strings of excitabie pubic
opinion in America The President
must find his way out. and eVerI true
American must support him Loyalty.
Evening star., 1915-05-31

dent Wilson. and this, it now devel
ops. is the fact.
But there is no occasion for excite
ment or Mysteries because Germany
has answered promptly and satisfac-
torly every question in the Presi
dents note save the most important
one. That is diplomacy. :
Evening star., 1915-05-31
Arrogant Attitude.

From the Commercial Tribune.
There is an evident desire to prolong
negotiations II it may be done without
yielding the point at issue. There is an
absolute ignoring Of the vital principles
set forth in the Wilson letter, and there