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New Britain herald., 1915-01-19
HOMBUKG RESIGNS POST.

Adelaide, Australia, Via. London. Jan. 1e, 1o:34 a. m.-Herrnan Hom- burg, attorney general of South Aus tralia since 1909. has resigned his position because of an nti-German feeling existing among the public.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-19
WOMAN'S CLUB.

The music department of the Wcm- ans club will hold it's next meeting at the home of Mrs. William IT Booth of Forrest street Friday morn ing, January 22, at 10:30 o'clock The subject will be "A Morning With Nc Dowell on Nevin.' There will be music by Mrs. Howard Horton and Alfred Cross.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-19
CALABRIA\ BY EAl
 OF q No Loss of Lif Shock Most
 bNhOOd THOUSANDS |
 FLEE

ptaf NhtN"
 Percentage ol
 IatioD Almost
 Rome, Jan. great force hal in the southwes so far as is \ loss of life.
 The shock q most severe in Cosenza, provi sands of perso where they in than run the d in the ruins of
 Suffering
 Throughout central Italy,
 many of the bI ing, apparently of the catastroL their houses, a open, sufferinl posture.
 As relief and ward it appea just south of A afflicted as tha centage of dea ton almost as in the case of lages is more yet a adequate re been taken and working in the
 Ortuccilio
 Ortucchio, so reported as ha tins, fully hal found buried churches there. virtually razedl
 The same sd towns in the vi edetto, with 4 ulation dead; q the mountains, terno, with but sons still alive and more buri towns.
 Food Sur
 Though man but a short q the supposed bance. and th work, they hal inaccessible bed ruined roads. these places insufficient, and tirely inadequa be pushed wit great loss of 
 No Casu
 Cosenza, Ca l entire populati} as the inhabit| tea, Castrovilla houses VI occurred. For casualties in th pie, however, return to their a repetition of
 over
 Avezzano, M Grave news 1a rom the town If this place, are rep 1000. A tbous .tated. are bur he cathedral # Ortucchio nl i The village d e egion, is also \ ,letely destroyd
 Suffer- Tagliacozzo, lot less acute uffering of thd 3 that of the ire district to an Benedetto, thor towns. to proH qually as gre ne sufferers ' ttention.
 Soldiers have nese places td escue, but th ,arcity of foo le people. royided also \ ,ct the people Jld weather.
 ratcrE Paterno high de, has sutfer ny other tow 1ake region ,ns have beef
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Paterno. higi1 side, has sutfer any other tow quake region sons have beer
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Attacks Not Renewed.

'As we set forth yesterday, fair ly spirited engagement has been de- ye1oped at La Boisselle, where, fol- lowing the breaking out of several fires. we were compelled during the
New Britain herald., 1915-10-16
SIX ARRESTED FOR s. [. PRIMARY RIOT Military Guard Provided for Meeting of Democratic
 Committee.

Charleston. s. C., Oct. 16.-Miiltary guard was provided today by order Of Governor Manning for the meeting of the city democratic executive com mittee, which was broken up here yesterday by a shooting affray in which one man was killed and four were injured. The committee was attempting to count the ballots of the recent democratic municipal pri- mary when the shooting was begun by an unknown person in the com mittee room.
 Police, deputy sheriffs and a local militia company soon dispersed the crowd, both in the building and on the streets outside and prevented fur ther disorder. Governor Manning then ordered militiamen to guard the committee when it resumed it's task today.
 Militiamen patrolled the streets near the scene of the shooting during the night and day. They reported no disorder. As an additional pre- caution the governor closed all dis pensares in the county.
 The man killed in the committee room yesterday was Sidney J. Cohen. reporter for a local paper. All of the others who were shot will re- cover, it was said today. Six men were arrested. They were held with out charges being preferred against them.
 Three ballot boxes thrown into the street during the shooting were recovered shortly afterward without having been broken open. it was said.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-16
SHOULD BLIND RAIDERS
 WITH GLARE OF LIGHT
LondGn's System of Protec- tive Gardening Against
 Zeppelin Attacks Wrong.

London, Oct. 16, 4:19 a. m.-Lon- don's whole system of protective darkening against Zeppelin attacks is wrong and should be replaced by a lavish of searchlights, making the city one vast carpet of light, accord ing to c. G. Grey, a widely known av- iation expert, writing in the Express. The best way to prevent an air raider from doing serious work, MT. Grey says, is to blind him with a glare of light.
 For this reason,' declares the writer, 'the proposed plan of sending up aeroplanes at night to attack zep- pelin is ridiculous, because until the Zeppelin it lighted up by searchlights tfre aeroplane cannot find it, and then, as soon as the aeroplane rises above the Zeppelin to drop bombs, it gets into the beam of the searchlights and the pilot is made helpless by the glare. One hears much about night aeroplane patrols over Paris, but they are there chiefly to compose the minds of the people, and the real protection of Paris is a ring of searchHghts completely enclosing the city. I sub- init the following scheme for the pro- lection of London:
 Divide the city into half-mile squares and in the corners of each square place searchlights throwing wide beams vertically upward, the beam of each searchlight overlapping that of it's neighbor. Thus London would be covered with a carpet of light so blinding that passing aircraft could see nothing below while land guns would have a clear target in the lighted area above"
New Britain herald., 1915-10-16
SIX INJURED WHEN
 TROLLEY CARS CRASH
Rear-end Collision at Stratford Due To Slippery Leaves Coated With
 Wet Leaves.

stratford, Oct 16.-six persons were injured when three trolley cars came together in a rear-end collision near Stratford Center last evening Herbert Syrett, of Boards Corner, as- slstant superintendent of the John Hancock Life Insurance Company, was the most seriously hurt, suffering an injured back besides cuts and bruises and the full extent of his in juries. are not yet known.
 Richard Senker, IA Sixth street, An besides George A. Clark, of Devon; w. w. Smith, of Milford and two others, one from Bridgeport and one from Stratford.
 The accident happened at the foot of an incline, the two last cars ram ming the first car at the base of the hill. Slippery rails coated with wet leaves are believed to have caused the failure of brakes to hold, John Ferris, of Bridgeport, motorman of the last car, was thrown through the vestibule of his car but escaped seri- ous injuries. The more seriously hurt were taken to the office of Dr. Rowland, at the Center, and given medical treatment.
 All three cars were badly damaged and traffic was interfered with for some time.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-16
EUROPEAN WAR IS
 NEARING A CLOSE
King Ferdinand Declares in Manifesto Implying Bulgaria Has No quar-
 rel With Entente Powers.

London, Oct. 16, 11:06 a. m.-A copy of the manifesto of King Ferd- inand to the Bulgarians, portions of which were forwarded from Sofia re- gently by telegraph, reached London today The manifesto implies that Bulgaria has no quarrel with the entente powers, explaining that they like Germany, were prepared to give Bulgaria the greater part of Mace donia.
 "Our treacherous neighbor, Serbia, alone remained inflexible in the face of the advice of her friends and allies,' the manifesto continues. "F'tr from listening to their counsels, Ser bia, in animosity, stupidly attacked our territory, and our brave troops have been forced to fight for the de- fense of their own soil.'
 In conclusion King Ferdinand says:
 "The European war is nearing close. The victorious army of the central empires in Serbia are advanc- ing rapidly. I command our valiant army to drive the enemy from the limits of our kingdom and crush this felon neighbor. We shall fight the Serbs at the same time as the brave a1mies of the central empires"
New Britain herald., 1915-10-16
TORRINGTON STRIKE ENDED.
Differences at Hendey Plant Settled
 Men to Return to Work.

Torrington, Oct. 16.-Differences between the Hendey Machine com pany and their employees have been settled and the men will return to their work Monday morning. The set clement was brought about through two cOnciliators from the department of labor, Clifton Reeves of Trenton, N. J., and James A. Smyth of Renovo, Pa. The basis of settlement Is fifty-hour hour week, fifteen per cent increase in the hourly wage rate and time and a half for overtime. The strike began six weeks ago and the factory, which manufactures ma chinery, has been practically idle for that entire period. The company has contracts for a large number of mill ing machines for European countries. Between 800 and 900 men were en- gagged in the strike.
 The two conciliators will go to Meri- den next week to endeavor to settle the strike at the plants of the Inter- national Silver company.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-16
PITIABLE CONDITIONS
 IN GREEK MACEDONIA
Scarcity of Food and a Great Number of Serbian Refugees Arriving
 There.

London, Oct. 16, 1:15 D. m.--Scar- city of food and the arrival of great numbers of Serbian refugees have re- suited in pitiable conditions in Greek Macedonia, says a despatch received by Reuters Telegram company today from Athens As the Serbian govern nient is urging all the women and children in Serbian Macedonia to emigrate even greater numbers are expected, and it seems impossible at present to make provision for these.
 The Greek government. the massage says, already is caring for hundreds of thousands of refugees from Turkey and embarrassed by high mobiliza- tion expenditure, if is looking for foreign assistance to prevent threaten ing famine and disease.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-16
BEATS HIS WIFE
 WITH HORSEWHIP
Grove Street Man Arrested As Result of Cruel Attack on His
 Spouse.

Victor Koskowoski of 73 Grove street was arrested this morning on a charge of wife beating and if the story told by the unfortunate Mrs. Koskowoski is true it will prove to be one of the most cruel cases of it's kind brought to the attention of the police in some time.
 According to the story told by the wife, she and neighbor engaged in an argument over an umbrella. Kos kowosl<i interefered and instead of doing the natural thing and defend ing his wife he took up on the neigh bor's side. He beat up his wife to some extent in the yard and then dragged her into the house where he locked the doors and administered an. other beating with a horsewhip.
 After beating her he had a safety first thought and burned the whip in the stove, but the police recovered enough of it's charred remains to prove that such an imp%r <ent exist ed in the house.
 Police Matron Mrs. Mettey examin- ed Mrs. Koslxowoski and found bruises enough on her body to indicate that her story was true.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-16
CHICAGO JEWELER
 FOUND MURDERED
Believed Mysterious Blonde Woman Is Connected
 With Case.

Chicago, Oct. 16.-A mysterious blonde woman named Hazel is be- ieved by the police to have had some- thing to do with the murder of Harry Phillips. a west side jeweler whose body WIS found last night lying at the root of flight of steps in the build ing where he had bachelor apartments. A letter in the hands of the police ad- dressed to Phillips and signed Hazel intimated that the writer had a hus- band named Frank, of whom Phillips might we'll beware.
 Morris Ilonsky step-brother of Phillips, told the police Phillips paid a lot of attention. to married women and was probably killed by some jeal- ous husband or suitor."
 Phillips i~ said to have been seen with the woman called Hazel shortly before his death.
 Roy Akin, on, elevator boy of the apartments, said he heard noise in Phillips room last night but thought nothing of it, Phillips often had par ties.
 Two of the eight persons, five men and three women. held by the police in connection with their investigation have the first name Hazel.
 Phillips body was found on the fourth floor of the building, and the police believe it had been thrown down the stairs from the fifth floor, on which he had bachelor apartments. Phillips owned a small neighborhood jewelry store.
 Some garments belonging to a wo- man were found in Phillips apart ment.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-16
SILVER WORKERS IN
 WALLINGFORD STRIKE
600 Quit Work in Sympathy With Employees of Mer-
 iden Plants.

Wallingford, Oct 16.-Acting in sympathy with the silver workers in the Meriden factories of the Interna- tlonal Silver company who have been on strike to secure the shorter work day With increased wages about 500 per~ons employed in the three fac tories affected at: L, which is better known as Simpson, Hall and Miller; M, which is the Simpson Nick1e Plate company and P, which is the Watrous Mfg. company. the International com panN's plants being designated in it's own organization by letters. The strikers went to the Bijou theater where a meeting with closed doors was held. Many of the strikers said that action taken was by agreement with the leaders in the Meriden strike and is a part of the general move ment to secure the shorter day in all the plants of the International com- pany. It is understood that only a few of the strikers here are members of @ labor union but organizers of the Federation of Labor were expected to come here to recruit a local branch of the Meriden union.
 No statement was issued from the offices of plants affected by the strike. It was stated unoff1c1ally, however, however, that at none Of the factories was business above normal at the present time.
 The mass meeting was of short length as most of those present were anxious to get to Meriden to take part in the parade of the strikers there this afternoon. The next meeting will be held Monday morn1ng The Stril<- CTS have been cautioned to be cir cumspect in their department.
 It was stated at the factories that they will open Monday as usual to those who desire to return to work
New Britain herald., 1915-10-16
UNREST IN BULGARIA..
Government Forced To Resort To
 Stern Measures.

Milan, Oct. IS, via Paris, Oct. 16, $40 a. m.-The Bulgarian govern ment has been obliged to resort to stern measures of repression as the result of unrest among the people, says a dispatch to the Secolo from Sofia by way of Bucharest. Many officers of pro-Russian senti- ments have been retired from the army, and it is asserted that repris- als are beginning against subjects of the quadruple entente nations.
 An Athens dispatch to the Secolo states that 50,00O Bulgarians attacked the Serbians on Oct. IA, in the Val vadovo region close to the Greek frontier and that desperate fighting is now proceeding.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-16
RTAN CONNECTICUT SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1e5-TwELvE
DANGERS ACCUSE
 MANAGER MCMAHON
Claim He Will Not Pay Them Because They Wouldn't Obey Unjust
 Command

Two petite dancers, known on the stage as the Estelle Sisters, who have been playing at Keeneys this week, complained to the police and Prose- cutting Attorney George w. Klett this morning that Manager P. S. McMahon has refused to pay them $70 he owes them.
 According to the two girls Mana ger McMahon told them last evening that after their act he wanted them to get into his automobile truck and go to Kensington where he wanted them to do their act at St. PauPs fa1r- As their dance is one in which the exercise is of the precipitation pro- ducing variety, and as one of the girls has a severe cold, they objected to riding unprotected in the cold night air. McMahon then ordered them to go. they say, and told them he wou,a have the machine cover the four miles in seven minutes. Fearing that they would both take cold, the sis- ters remainded obdurate.
 Thwarted, McMahon flew into a rage, the girls claim, and gave one of them a shove, applying vile names to each. 1T was born and brought in here in New Britain and I know what I can do. I won't pay you a cent and you can get through now" the theater man told the girls, according to tn cir statements to the police. They saw that he refused to let them go m with their act or to finish out tho week and has refused to pay them the $70 he owes them
 Later this morning McMahon agreed to pay the girls the money he owed them.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-16
VENIZELOS WITH ALLIES.
Former Premier of Greece Expresses Earnest Hope For Their Success.

Paris, Oct. 16, 5:35 a. m.-Earnest hope for the success of the allies was expressed by former Premier Venize- los of Greece when asked by the Athens correspondent of the Matin to express his opinion of the refusal of the new Greek government to send an army to the assistance of Serbia.
 Tt was because I foresaw the new government would take this attitude that I made the speech I did in the chamber on the 18th. I have noth- ing to add to it, but none hopes mole ardently than I for an early and decisive success for the allies. am more deeply convinced today than 1 was yesterday for their triumph
New Britain herald., 1915-10-16
Germans on Defensive.

1F Petrograd, Oct. 16, via London, 2:47 m-With the exception of Dvinsk, on the northern end of the Russian battle front, where fierce artillery atattles continue, the Germans appear to be on the defensive along the en- tire eastern front.
 Russia military officials say they have obtained information that the German armies have been ordered to take Dvinsk at any cost. German at- tacks at this point have been made with the utmost impetuosity under cover of terrific artillery fire, but so far they have been unable to break down the Russian defense. The Ger man losses are reported to have been extremely heavy.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-16
Russia at War With Bulgaria.

Petrograd, Oct. 16, 12:O1 p. m., via London, 2:47 D. m.-Russia regards herself as having been in state Of war with Bulgaria from the moment the latter country attacked Serbia, ac- cording to a statement issued today by the foreign office here. The formal declaration of war is awaiting the conclusion of an exchange of tele- grams between Russia and her allies.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-16
RUSSIA REGARDS
 HERSELF AT WAR WITH BULGARIA
Italian and Russian Ministers at Athens Are Preparing to
 Leave Greece
GERMANS TO TAKE
 DVINSK AT ANY COST


 Counter Attacks of Kaiser's Forces on Lorraine Front--Further Prog
 ress Maintained by Armies of Field
 Marshal von Mackensen Invading
 Serbia.
 war on Bulgaria, but regards herself in state of war with that country dating from the time Bulgaria is as- serted to have attacked Serbia A special despatch to Cologne from Athens asserts that the Russian and Italian ministers are preparing to leace Greece.
 Take Dvinsk at Any Cost.
 Russian military officials declare they have learned that German orders are that Dvinsk must be taken at any < cost.
 A German warship has captured the cotton-laden Norwegian steamer Tyr, bound from Norwegian to Danish rport, a Stockholm despatch says. French Repulse Attacks. x Hard fighting has been in progress on the Lorraine front, the French < claiming to have repulsed several counter attacks on trenches which they captured yesterday.
 Repulse of a strong German attack between the Linge and the Schratz- e> >mannele in the Vosges also is report ed by the Paris war office.
 10000 Bulgarians Attack Bridge
 The report has reached Athens that 10000 Bulgarians are attacking d railroad bridge between #Valandovo and Hovdovo on the line from Saloni- Xxi about twenty miles north of the Greek border.
 Unrest in the interior of Bulgaria is reported in special despatches through Bucharest. Many officers of pro-Russian sentiments have retired from the army, it is declared.
 Only ,unimportant operations are recorded by the Turkish war office in its latest report on the situation along the Dardanelles.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-16
Mayor Qmgley Acts as Arbitrator
 in Labor Trouble
IS QUINN BLACKLISTED l?
One of Leaders Claims He Is Being Discriminated Against-Vote to Re- Ends Monday.

The strike of the screw machine operators of the Corbin Screw Cor poration company has been officially off. This decision was reached yes terday afternoon at meeting of eighty-five of the strikers in Car penter's hall following a report from Mayor George A. Quigley, who had been requested by committee of three of the strikers to act as an ar bitrator with President Charles Glover of the corporation in an ef- fort to settle the strike.
 Mayor Quigley consented to act in this capacity and talked with MT. Glover for some time yesterday morn ing and at o'clock in the afternoon he made his report on the offer of the factory official. A secret ballott was taken by the strikers and it is said that it stood 69 to return and 6 to re- main out.
 When the mayor was interviewed this morning he admitted he had been the medium whereby the strike was settled satisfactory to both par ties but refused to divulge the basis of the settlement President Glover was as usual reticent in regard to the ending of the trouble and referred his questioner to the strikers for infor- nation.
 Leader Refused Work.
 One of the objectionable features of the outcome of the strike is the treat ment alleged to have been accorded John F. Quinn, who was an active member of the strike committee at the beginning of the trouble and says ho Inv pany from furtrer employment in the concern. Mr. Quinn told this to a re- porter this morning and when MT. Glover was asked regarding the mat ter he declined to make any state ment.
 Return as Individuals.
 Through an ui1autheric source it was learned that the strikers will re- ceive no recognition as a body, but will have their cases investigated in dividually. This has been the atti- tude of the officials from the outset of the strike. It is reported that many of the men are reluctant to return un- der these conditions but now that the strike has been officially declared off, it is likely that they will change their minds and in a few days the entire plant Will resume US normal ruuIlIiS conditions.
 Many Machinists Leave Town.
 The ending of the screw shop strike leaves but one factory in the city ex- periencing labor troubles at present. Tho machinists at the New Britain Machine company among the tlrst workmen to walk out, are still out with no apparent change in the situa- ton.
 Charles Carlson, one of the leaders in the Machine company strike, this said that the men are fast leaving town and obtaining positions in other cities Glowing reports are received daily regarding the wages being paid there and there is but small Likelihood of them returning to this city. Those remaining in this city intend to continue the strike. The strikers are we'll pleased with the re- suit of the benefit dance held last evening which was attended by a large crowd.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-16
CAPTURE NORWEGIAN SHIP.

Stockholm, Oct. 16, via London, PAS p. m.-The Norwegian steamship Tyr, loaded with cotton and bound from Bergen, Norway, for Copen- hagen, Denmark, was captured today by German warship in the Cattegat, the arm of the North sea between Sweden and Jutland.