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New Britain herald., 1915-05-03
CLEANUP STARTS

First Guns Fired on Dirt and Microbes
 By Health Dept. Artillery. of the health department, New Brit aims cleanup campaign which will last all week opened this morning in full blast.
 pr. Reeks was seen just before noon and he expressed satisfaction at tho manner in which the war on dirt was progressing. He had just completed a whirlwind tour of the city in hts automobile and reported that in all sections he found the campaign being waged vigorously. l
New Britain herald., 1915-05-03
DEATHS AND rIJNHRALs
Miss Bridget McDonough.

The funeral of Miss Bridget Me Donough will be held from St. MAry's church at 9 o'clock tomorrow morn ing and burial vii be in New Cath olic cemetery, the funeral cortege to be conveyed there by trolley. Miss McDonough was sixty-seven years of age and lived with her sister, Mrs. Mary Burns of No. 1S5 North street. She also leaves two brothers, John and Patrick, both of this city.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-03

An entertainment was given last evening at the home of Mrs. Fitz- gerald, 49 Beaver street, to num- Der of friends. Louis Tomason and Harold Johnson played the piano. Waiter Campbell, John Riley, and Peter Dorsey sang solos. Games were played and a luncheon was served.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-03
ARRESTED IN BOSTON.
Walter Misic Was Trespassing 0
 Railroad Property.

From the Roxbury branch of the Boston police today the local de- partment received word that young Walter Misic, son of Karl Misic of 40 Hurlburt street, had been arrest ed for trespassing> on railroad prop erty. -
 The Boston court has continued the case until Wednesday and asks that Misic senior send money to pay for sending his young hopeful home.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-03
BULLET IS LOCATED.

An x-ray photograph of the Clan ci's girls body today located the bu,- let irnbedded in the muscles of the back but the doctors have deemed it unwise to operate at this time. The bullet entered the girls body just above the intestines. passing through the upper part of the abdominal ca- witty and lodging in the back.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-03

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 Watch the Wear" Double Cylinder in blue and white stripe, plain blue. and plain white. s5c 8 garment. All sizes. Guaranteed not to shrink.
 Working Shirts, soc each. With or without collar, numerous patterns in ali sizes.
 Working Gloves of every descrip- tion from 10c to $1 a pair.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-03
AUSTRIANS CRUSH
tcontinued from First Page,

positions at Curchen, Sou sair1 end Perthes by successful mine explosions.
 Between the Mouse and the Mo- selle there were only artillery duels. 'Last night the French made un- kuccessful attempts to attack our posi- Lion on the summit of Hartmanns- kNeilerkopf.
 "A French flying machine landed rest erday at Hundlingen to the west Saargenund Gin Lorraine). Both Occupants were taken prisoners.
 "A German airship squadron at lacked the airship hangar and railway tation at Epinal yesterday apparent y with good results.
 i,7OO Russians Captured.
 "In the eastern theater: During lurtker pursuit of the Russians, who ere fleeing in the direction of Riga, ke yesterday captured four cannon lid four machine guns. We also took TOO. prisoners south of Mitau, so hat the total number of prisoners as increased to s,200.
 sThe Russian attacks southeast of siwaFya failed with heavy losses to he enemy. The Russians were driven Eek across the Skeainga. They left 30 prisoners in our hands.
 F'Northeast of Skierniewice, the ussians also suffered a heavy defeat, which they lost a great number in 3lled and 100 men taken prisoners.
 s Crush Russian Front.
 tIn the southeastern theater. In Ae presence of the Austrian com ander in chief. Field Marshal Arch Ike Frederick, and under the leader ip of General Colonel yon Mackef,- &n, the eNallied troops yesterday, after tter fighting, pierced everywhere sd crushed the entire Russian front
 West Galicia from the neighbor- 5od of the Hungarian frontier to the Ancti6n of the Dunajec river with the zstula.
 Such of the enemy as succeeded
 escaping are in hasty retreat to- ards the east, closely pursued by the lied troops The trophies of the ttory cannot yet even be approxi- htely estimated.
 Zeppelin Over England.
 London, May 3, 2:52 D. n1.--A Ger an aeroplane coming from the direc- In of Ostend, secuted over Dover Sd Falkestone at noon today. It was 2ven off by gun fire.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-03
MAY BE DROPPED FROM LEAGUE

The question of dropping the Swedish Lutheran and St. Marks teams from the baseball league of the Boy Church Athletic association will be considered at a meeting of the association to be held tomorrow even- ing at the Y. M. c. A. Neither mem Der of the organization has organized a team. The Center church boys de- fcated the Methodist team Saturday afternoon by the score Of 12 to 7.4Se
New Britain herald., 1915-05-03
DENIES FRICTION REPORT.

Barges With Belgium Supplies Not Detained at Rotterdam by Germans.
 London, May 3, 2:2o p. m.-The American commission of Belgium re- lief says there is no truth in the re- port published by the Daily Mail in despatch from Rotterdam 10 the effect that barses loaded with the commissions supplies are being held at Rotterdam because of friction with the German authoritiesi.
 These barges have been diverted, the commission K explains, because the warehouses in Belgium hold food for one month ahead. The cargocs now being discharged are to be stored in Rotterdam.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-03
RARBr IS RE.ENGAGEp

Rabbi H. Halperin has been re-en- gagged for term Of three years by the members of the Congregational Sons of Israel, which synagogue is located on Elm street.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-03
WILL CASE CONTINUED.

The hearing before Judge R. F. Gaffney in the court of probate on tlie contesting of the will of Richard O'Dell, which was scheduled to be held this afternoon at o'clock, was continued for one week. The contest ants are Jeremiah O'Dell of Hartford and Margaret O'Dell Dunn of this city. : ..
New Britain herald., 1915-05-03
Clarence $. Cutie.

At 2:3o o'clock this afternon the funeral of Clarence s. Cutie was held from the Peoples church. attended by his relatives and a large number of his friends and former companions Rev. M. S. Anderson conducted the services. Interment was in Fairview cemetery. >,e.s
New Britain herald., 1915-05-03
Clarence E. Gordon.

Clarence, the seven months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon of Seymour Park, was buried in Fairyiew ceme- tery this afternoon, the funeral being held from the Mcrtuary chapel, Rev. E. F. Neumannl conducting the ser vices.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-03
Mrs. Mary J. Norton.

The funeral of Mrs. Mary J. Nor- ton was held Sunday afternoon from her daughters home in. Piantsville. Rev. J. F. Reese officiating. She was born in Milidade in ls42 and was lifelong member of the Methodist church. She leaves two daughters, Mrs. Edward Hadden, IT.. of this city, and Mrs. Joseph Emley, of Plants vile. She also leaves two sisters and one brother and one grandchiid.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-03
Mrs. J. $. Burlock.

The funeral of Mrs. J., S. Burlock was held at Stratford this morning and interment was in Fairview eenae- tery in this city on the arrival of the ll:01 train. Rev. H. w. Maier of fciated.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-03

TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION >~~ >~1 ~r~ FOR SALE-Will sacrifice my costly
 make upright mahogany piano. We'll cared for. Apply Mrs. Bachofn, 5 Winthrop St.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-03
Passes Over Island.

London, May 5, 2:52 '. nl.--It Is Sorted that Zeppelin airship is kelifg ln the direction or England
 the Island Of Vlieland, off the
 hsrn coasts of the Netherlands.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-03

 beats. After cruising about for two hours they were picked up by a Danish schooner and landed at Lem viz, Denmark.
 Two British Trawlers Sunk.
 Aberdeen, Scotland. May 5, 12:42 P. m.---Trawlers making port today declare that a German submarinA sunk two trawlers within fifty miles of Aberdeen Sunday. Tine crews of the two vessels were successful in es- caping in their small boats and today they came into port.
 It would appear as though the sab- marine ran amuck among the Aber- deen fishing fleeet. Tn addition to three other trawlers for twenty miles. A patrol boat was then seen ap- preaching, whereupuon the submarine submerged.
 French Official Report.
 Paris, May 3, 2:s0 D. m.-Titc French war office this afternoon gave out an official report on the progress of hostilities reading as follows:
 The Germans yesterday made two attacks with asphyxiating gases. One was to the north of Ypres, near St. Julien, and the other was to the south of Ypres, near Hill No. 60 Neither one accomplished anything.
 There is nothing to report from the rest of the front.'
 British OfIicial Report.
 London, May 3, 2:20 p. rn.-There was given out today a British official statement dated May 8, lnd reading os follows:
 At D. n1., May I, the Germans at tackled Hill No. so, southeast of Ypres. and yesterday evening they attacked the neighborhood of St. Julien. These attacks were both repulsed. We lost TO ground. and we inflicted heavy casualties on the enemy in spite of the fact that he again used poisonous gases emitted both from ,ubes in the trenches and from especially inaru- factured shells.
 "A German aeroplane yesterday af- ternoon was chased by one Of our machines to within rifle range of our trenches. and then brought down by our fire.
 Turkish Official Report.
 Constsntinople, May 3, via Amster- dam and London, 3:oo p. m.-The Turkish war department today gove out the following official statement:
 Tn consequence of the attacks pro- ceeding successfully for us the eneriy has not succeeded in improving his position on the coast of the Galli- poll Peninsula. The fire of our batter ies directed against the enemy at Sed- du1 Bahr shows good results"
 The statement claims that the French battleship Henri " aud the British battleship Vengeance have been damaged by shells from the guns of the Turkish forts and it says that the Russian Black sea fleet demon strated for an hour off the Bosphorrs and then retired rapidly in north erly direction.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-03
airAhip passed over this islands | 10 o'clock this morning.
Swedish Steamer sunk.

London, May 3, 11:sS a. nn.-ThA Exchange Telegraph company has re- ceived despatch from it's correspcr1- dent at Copenhagen saying that the swedish steamer Ellida. timber laden from Helsingborg for Hull, has been torpedoed in the North Sea by a German submarine. She went to the bottom in less than three minutes.
 The sixteen men and two women on board the vessel barely had time to make their escape in one of the small beats. After cruising about for two hours they were picked up by a Danish schooner and landed at Lem- viz, Denmark
New Britain herald., 1915-05-03

5-3- 1dA,
New Britain herald., 1915-05-03
ANNIVERSARY OF LEAGUE.

x-Ex-dividend.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-03
STOPPING RECKLESS DRIVING.

Two serious accidents cnusel by
reckless driving and riding, II NJ
which resulted lu the death If Il NO
torcyclc rider occurred sunday only
a few hours after the declaration had
been made bv Mayor Oyerholser that
the police department would cudenror
to enforce the safety ordinances ana
asking the citizens to observe the law
Both these accidents resulted from
violations Of the law
While the police could not ho'r pre-
vented these accidents had they been
present they can prevent others by ad.
miuistering wholesome lessons 10 those
who brcnk the law In the future A
heavy fine for running 10y a street ear
that Is taking on or discharging pas
sengcrs would soon put II stop to that
practice The police should not walt
for accidents before they net The
same rule will work with those who
exceed the speed limit.
There are too many automobile nc
cidents In Oklahoma city, all Of them
due to violations Of the existing ordi
nances Most Of them have bccn IN
the outlying districts. where the speed
ordinances can be violated with i'm.
unity when the officers are not pres.
eut but the police should be- vlgilant
there for II time Classen boulevard
is especially dangerous, except when
a motorcycle officer Is there to pre-.
vent speeding, and u curse the Off.
Ger cannot be there all the time.
A heavy fine In each instance Is
the remedy, and the sooner 1t is up.
piled the better It will be- for the safe
ty Of those who ride aud those who go
afoot
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-03
"THE NEW MENACE

The war notwithstanding, incidents
have occurred during the past few
months which afford ground for the
belief that IA japanese German ALI
ance Is possible M the near future
There Is certainly today, despite the
war, no anlmOslty between the JapR
nese aud the Germans. The latter
have practical liberty In Japan and
are well treated, while every one In
China has been struck by the remark
able leniency shown TO them at Using.
tau and to the fact that they gave uI
after 50 poor a fight II ls wen known
that hundreds Of people who were IN.
Gagged In the defense aud might have
been made prisoner were allowed Ia
escape, and the courtesy shown to the
German governor, Meyer Waldeck,
would have been more appropriate II
he had been a guest and not a prison.
er. Everything has propngatcd the
idea In the Ear East that japanese
policy was, 70 far a. II could be, based
on the principle Of being agreeable to
the German enemy and Of course. az
the Japapeae are credited with h0y.
ing q reason for everything, some rea.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-03
Concert At Edmond

The concert N the Minneapolis
symphony Orchestra which was given
SUNDAY afternoon IA the closing fen
ture " the May Music Festival " the
Edmond state Normal, was a wonder
ful success.
The orchestra under the leadership
" Emil Oherhoffer was Il Of the
hest ever heard IN OklahOmn, and by
many musical critics was given super
lurity over the Damrusch concert N
last week. Certain It was that the
organization Of fifty men displayed
the most perfect ensemble work, q
consummate artistry the sOttest "
colurful hArmOnies, whose blended
beauty bespoke the master brain and
heart I'm the welding.
From beginning to end the program
was IL true symphony Of hrlllinncy
and volume, rich and varied expires
siyeness, intricate figures, and delicate
t~racerles Of tone color, that gave the
rarest enjoyment and brought a storm
Of applause, FROM the apprecintlye au.
dienCe.
The orchestra had with II four
soloists who added much 10 the pro.
gram These were Marie Sundclius.
soprano, who gave the aria from Car.
men, Albert LindQuist, tenor, whose
Celeste Aida from Aida, brought
him a dozen encores, and Alma Reck,
contralto, and Marion Green, baritone.
who Joined with the other two IN the
QuRrtette from Rigletto. The open.
Ing number Of the afternoon was the
new hymn America, given by Il Choir.
us VI two hundred voices from the
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-03
Russian Soldiers Hanged Aged
Woman By The Feet in Iucha

was still on, although the doors and
window sashes had disappeared Al
first We heard nothing Then came
the sound of footsteps upon the bare
floors Of the ruined house They
we're very regular and very slow. We
could distinctly hear the shuttle with
which the walker turned at each end
Of his beat. It seemed as though he
were walking IN the great room
which fronted on the street.-The
room In which a housewife would be
apt to sit with her sewing.
See. said Julius. He lives
here"
The line OF footprints we had been
following turned through the snow
to the doorway Of that echoing house.
We trudEed oHc behind julius swing
Ing lantern, We visited houses. u
see that everything within had been
destroyed except the cold stone and
flint-llke beams. In spite OF win
dowH into which the night blew. each
house held the stencil Of the Russian
soiulfiH NlAtI n AlNut Una we ouol
becomes unmistakable. Julius Of.
fered II OF his occasional state
ments.
The Cossacks killed an old wo.
man In this village said he. They
hung her by the feet In her owr
cellar It WAS the day they went
away"
He knew no more about II. except
that he had been one N the thre,
men who had cut her down. He dc
not believe she had angered the Cos,
sacks. She was always kind to ever,
one, And timld, 20 that she woult
not offend them. Every one mar
yelled, he said. that she should have
had courage to remain In her HON,
while the Cossacks were In 1ucha
But then, she loved It. She rarel,
left her doors He thought the Cos
sacks had killed her just for tn,
amusement One heard they dc
such IN nss, he said. We heard
warning shrek from the engine, ant
turned back toward the station. Ju
Illus led the way through the sonw
swinging his lantern.
I'm what house did this old wo
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-03
Beth, The Girl Who Went Right.
An Autobiography
Recorded bY Ethel LLOYD Patterson.
Copyright 1918. by Carl Downing

ity On the night after | had re
cclyed my fathers letter, aud after |
had quietly packed all my things.
having decided 10 leave In the morn
Ing, | went 10 bed almost happy.
To M there seemed only II few hours
between the humdrum, dreary life |
was leading and the brilliant career
upon which 'fancled | was about 10
enter. Already I'm my imagination I
could hear the h%andclappin and
cheers NJ my enthusiastic audience.
know nothing " the wear search
from theatre to theatre. from agency
Ia agency, for n part big enough To
pay me money which would clothe
and fecl me I knew nothing OF the
endless dlsappointments and long
waits and the final weeks and weeks
VI work At rehearsNls without finan.
Clal compensation Like most young
people my glance flew casually aud
swiftly past the means and fingered
fascinated unto the end
On that last night In Mrs Kenns,
dy's home | scarcely slept Mt all
though | was too excited to feel any
WEAKNESS In the morning After We
had hrcakfastcd together. she aud !
my mothers fflend told me she was
going ont 10 do her marketing
went upstairs to my room 10 write u
little note I had planned tO leave foi
her In which ! told her of my faith
er's letter 10 me and, also. that | hat
plenty " money 10 keep me until sucl
time ~ ! should begin my work. Sh,
was 10 tell my mother and father ri
my decision and FOR them not 10 wor
~ over me would be quite safe
! sealed the note and left II on Mrs
Kennedy'S dresser Then with my m
tie pockethook containing twelve dol
lar-the sum | fondly imagined suffi
Client TO keep me until I could earl
some more-and with my dress sui
case held firmly In my hand, | close,
the door behind me upon the last rea
home ! was destined to know 10
many years and started out alone (,
face the world.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-03
VI AND THE VAR

II has been said that there would
have been no European war had the
women been rnfrAnchlsed that there
would never be another var should
women today be given the ballot and
eQunl rights with men. These asscr
lions are made by ldealists, however,
who have little upon which to base
their statements,
Women will fight for their rights as
quickly as men, aud they viii send
their mrn To war and 10 death II the
cause IS for their country and FOR the
right I'm fact It may be said that
they have IA better sense Of Justice In
some Instances than the men them
selves. This is not saying that they
prefer war to peace under all condi-
lions, but there are times when a
fight cannot be- avoided 1t Is then
that woman sometimes justifies Kip
ling's estimate Of her-that she Is
deudHer than the male
In every strike that has occurred In
recent years iu this country the mcn
have been backed mp By their wives
otherwise a strike would be " short
duration The heavy burden OF every
strike falls upon women, and the
agony that Is their portion In every
war il greater than human calcula.
tion IL compass, vet they face II
brayely when wars must be fought
Just how the women OF the coun.
tries involved I'm II could have prevent
ed the European war Is not explained.
and II is doubtful II they could hav,
done anything To prevent IT, for II 1,
not Il war that was chosen by IN,
masses There Is patriotism In every
country with an army In the field, Il,
doubt. but is is impossible to belley,
that the millions were eager to figh.
each other.
But II women can prevent any wa
just the sma lest and most i~nsignlfI
cant one that might be staged I'm thD
mture-it would be- well worth Will
10 give them the ballot Tor that reusol
alone.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-03
No. IA DefInIte Stem


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q mon 60 the cntlrs human race, Nv o
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q natural detective. and every woman u
. In the world believes she hAs 10 .
u her the possibilities Of = great q
q emotional actress, o
. o q 90 o o o q q q
Youth has ever the courage Of lg
norance | was II years old when
/ started to earn my own living /
had the entirely inadequate education
Of u fashionable school. / had not v
graduated from this. Never In my life
had | known u girl who had earned
her own living. My mind was a blank
ns tu Il manner Of going about II my.
self Hut when my father wrote IN
mr. No answer TO my letter to him tell
Iug him NJ my broken engagement
lhul / would have either TO marry
Charles ur to earn my own livelihood
100 the future / chose the latter alter
native without a tremOr
Vet I'm the bottom uf my heart |
must have realized my father did not
mean the cdict absolutely for | did
not write him Of my decision. Nor,
did / tell Mrs. Kennedy, my mothers
friend with whom ! was boarding !
went about the making Of my own
future absolutely alone. First |
lbackct the simplest Of my things
plain shirtwuists and n suit aud I'm.
derwear IN my bag My few after.
noon dresses and my evening gowns
put In my trunk and left II locked
until such time IA ! should send for
H. | had the good sense to know ]
would not need evening dresses In the
life into which I was going.
Aud what did | plan to do? Re.
come n great actress, or course Was
there eve n girl In the world, | won.
der, who started out as l was start
Ing ont, who did not dream Of the
time when abe would become a queer
Of tragedy ! was unusually ignorant
" the world. for . girl " my age, and
80 l had no donhts at all of my abil
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-03

Pete. the hired man. was known for
his prodigious appetite One morning
h. had eaten n normal breakfast NJ
Ontmeal. huckwhcnt cakes, toast. fried
potatoes. ham. eggs doughuuts. cot
Zee aud the usual trimmings. and gone
IN n neighhor's to help with extra
work. Pete arrived before the family
Ind risen from the morning meal
We'll Pete Hospitality inquired
the farmer, mad breakfast yet?'
"Aw." drawlcd Pete IN n wheeling
tone. "kindn" - Everyhody's Mnga.
zine