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New Britain herald., 1915-12-24
Washington Post.

There has been romance in the life of every president of the United States, and MT. Wilson's romance, which found it's happy continuation re- gently, adds another fascinating chap ter to the History of the Love Af- fairs of Our Presidents
 Thomas Jefferson had only one heart affair. In the prime of his early manhood, at the home of John Wayles, one of his legal associates, he met Martha Skelton, widowed daughter, with whom he fell in love. She was beautiful and accomplished, and had many suitors, but Jefferson finally won her love and married her. She idolized him and at her death she exacted a promise from him that he would never marry again, which he solemnly gave and Loyalty kept.
 Madison and "Queen Dolly"
 After eight years as president, Jeff fersOn gave way to the silent, solemn Madison, who had passed more than forty years without quicken1ng the heartbeat in woman's bosom; yet he led into the White House wife who was one of the most winsome women who have ever graced the sta tion. She has been dubbed Queen Dolly, the most gracious and beloved of all our female sovereigns.' When Madison passed into the thirties he saw and admired Catherine Floyd, a girl less than half his years. His way of wooing was to sit in the room with her and talk of the public debt, imposts, and the like, with her father. When he would put a seal to the wooing, the girl, under home pres sure, said "yes," when she would rather have said mo-"
 Breaks Her Engagement. Unfortunately for Madison, Gather inc met another young man with whom she fell in love, with the re- suit that she broke off the engage ment with him. More than a decade passed before he angled again, and 1 then it was for the sweet Quaker 1 Widow Todd. They became engaged 1 and married. He proved a most de- voted husband and indulgent father to her child, tender son to her mother and to her little sister he gave :, home, until he gave her away as a bride.
 The married life of Mrs. Jackson 1 was embittered by the political op- l ponents of her husband making cam | paign capital out of their maria 3e difficulties Mrs. Jackson was the center of cruel gossip wherever she turned. It made lasting and bite, | inpression on her life, and her deatf was caused to a great extent through it. She never presided over the White House.
 Tyler Long Engaged.
 John Tyler was married twice-tht second time while president. Hi.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-24
DEMANDS KAISER BE
 DRIVEN FROM THRONE
"Prussian Conspirators' Violently In. dicted by German Humanity
 League.

London, Dec. 24, 3:02 a. m.-The German Humanity league, says the Exchange Telegraphs correspondent at Rotterdam, has issued a manifesto containing a violent indictment of "the Prussian conspirators," bitterly at- tacking the imperial German chan cellor, accusing Germany of bar harous cruelties and unsuitable lust, ' and concluding with the demand that Emperor William be deposed from his dishonored throne"
 "Our homes are being desolated," the correspondent reports the mani- festo as saying, 'in a campaign waged not in lawful defense of German ter ritory, but to satisfy the unsuitable savagery and greed of Prussian con- spirators. We again appeal to every wage earner not yet stirred to the heart by these awful holocausts to register a VOW no longer to remain silent spectators of the stupendous crimes which have robbed us of our sons and brothers and left upon the truthful pages of history an indelible stain.
 Napoleon failed and the Kaiser must fail. There can be no peace until he is deposed from the throne he has fouled and his fellow conspira- tors meet their fate at the hands of an executioner." .""
New Britain herald., 1915-12-24
FIFTEEN KILLED IN
 TRAIN COLLISIONS
Crashes Occur at Chattanooga,
 Tenn, and Scranton, Pa.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Dec. 24.--En- gineer Irby Read and Fireman w. E. Lehr of Nashville. and thirteen negro laborers were killed and twenty-two negroes seriously injured late yes- terday in a collision between Chst- tanooga Nashville passenger train and fast freight between Rockledge and Sherwood, on the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis railway. The engineer and fireman of the freight train were injured.
 The freight train was heavily load ed and south bound from Nashville. It dashed into the north bound pass enger train, the first and second coaches of which were telescoped and both engines demolished. Five or siy occupants of the second car were in- jured slightly.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-24
Berlin News.
(Continued from Ninth Page.)

her critical illness. Mrs. Haley was formerly Miss Laura Upson.
 Miss Agnes Warner of Kensington is spending a few days in Clarcmont N. H.
 Miss Lillian A. Bassette, principal of the Kensington Grammar school, left for her home in East Harwich, Mass, last night, where she will spend the holidays.
 Mrs. M. A. Gibbs and daughters, Misses Minnie and Irene, will be the guests of her daughter, Mrs. Addie Hoyt, of New Canaan over Christmas.
 Miss Agnes Carlson of the Kensing- ton Grammar school faculty will spend the holidays at her home in Guilford.
 Edward Cowles of Kensington, a student at the Hartford Theological seminary, returned home yesterday and will spend the vacation with his parents, MT. and Mrs. S. M. Cowles.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-24
FLOWS INCREASES IN FREIGHT RATES
c. c. Decision Will Mean Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars An 
 nually to Railroads.

Washington, Dec, 24.-Hundreds of
 thousands of dollars additional reve-
 ue will be derived annually by rail-
 pads west of the Mississippi as d re- 3ult of the interstate commerce com missions decision. allowing material Increases in freight rates. This, de- Bpite the fact ! that numerous in- ereases sought by the carriers were denied.
 Most of the advances which include such comm odities as agricultural inn |plements, canned goods and boots and rhoes, take effect Jan. 31.
 The decision virtually brings to a close the general campaign of the western roads to obtain higher freight rates on the more important comnod- ities, although here still is pending proposed increases on few other commodities. ....-.....
New Britain herald., 1915-12-24
Two Killed at Scranton.

Scranton, Pa, Dec. 24.-The second section of Delaware, Lackawanna and Western passenger train No. bound, from New York to Buffalo, which was rammed at Slateford, near DelaWare, water gap, last last night by the thirq( section of the same train, causing tha death of two persons and injuries tc five others, reached this city toda1 bearing the victims, who were takcfy to local hospitals. While one or twd of the injured were seriously hbry it is believed all will recover. Tn killed were both colored, one porl ter of the wrecked train and the othe Miss Anna Jones of Ithaca, N. Y.
 The most seriously injured are:
 Mrs. J. w. Styles, Montclair, N. J. broken collar bone, hand cut and body bruises.
 Miss Frances Styles, the ten yearl old daughter of Mrs. Styles, lacera- tions and shock
 Mrs. P. P. Merrill, New York, frac4 tured collar bone and body bruises.
 J. o. Foster, porter, cambridgc Mass, laceration and internal injur ies.
 Only Wooden Car.
 The wrecked sleeper was the ori wooden car in the train, and the oc cupants of this car were the victims All of the other cars were of stet construction and were not damaged
 E. M. Rine, general superintendent of the Lackawanna, places the blan for the accident on the engineer section three, who, according to M Rine ran past torpedoes and lights fuses and also passed automatic si nals that were set against him.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-24
XMAS PRESENT FOR STATE.

New Haven, Dec. 24.-The county of New Haven, through it's commits sioners' today sent Christmas offer ing to the state treasury amounting to $140,325 which is the states share in the revenue from liquor licenses in the county. The city of New Haven paid to the commissioners $284,5 i'll license fees, of which amount the state received $71,627. There ale in the county 71, licensed clubs which paid on a .75 per cent. basis S5,325 to the state As the fiscal year does not close until Jan. 1, the figures given out cover 1915 only until Nov. q
New Britain herald., 1915-12-24
FRS SCARCER
 E EVER BEFORE
Bo Disappointing Connecticut Waters

ston, Dec. 24.-Shad and
 are disappearing rapidly
 erican waters despite artif-
 Lgation efforts, according to
 I repor today of the United
 teau of fisheries. Co-opera-
 aid by state fishery authori-
 ggested as a remedy for
 d depletion. ...
 lshing in the Chesapeake
 year was the poorest known.
 report. J.,.
 cline in the lobster industry,
 It declared, was viewed with
 easiness. More efficiency in
 propagation was urged. as
 to arrest diminution.
 he bureau is doing to reduce
 living cost through conser- hd untilizations of food fishes It length. Millions of food stranded every year by floods | q and distributed said the md much is done to exploit little known fish and other products.
 kn fisheries, under govern |pervision, are shown to have pre prosperous in 1914 than lore. The salmon catch was lest ever made. ttion in the price of sealskln ised with the statement that IT dyeing and dressing of seal I be done in the United States of London. The government $ several thousand skins in to be dyed. Alaskan seals e the most valuable herd of lmals ever owned by any gov ], said the report.
 Fish in. Stock Waters.
 g the fiscal year 1915 the Bu- nt to Connecticut waters H. fry and 5,99S yearlings and ,h. They were distributed as
 to Horseneck Pond, and on's Pond, in Greenwich; Mi ,nd, in Westboro; Abbots Pond odwin's Pond, in Newington; yee's Aquarium, New London; Loch Pond, Ridgefield; Grif- ook, Silver, Brook and Vest rock, Bloomfield; Stafford Old Pond and. Pine Lake, Bris- ,ut Pond, Clarke Corners;
 Brook, Collinsville; Broad and Salmon Brook, Hartford; ,pp Brook and Pipedale
 Meriden; Mechams Brook, le! McLeans Pond and Nod
 Simsbury; Barnum Brook,
 Brook, Calvin Brook, Com Crook, Saugatuck River, Sil- se, West Norwalk River and
 River, Norwalk; Cullnlan and Salmon Brook, Tariffvillc; IT Brook and Spring Pond, He: Hop Brook, Mad River richards Pond, Waterbury; Lake, Mantle; Long Marsh -Terryville: Chestnut Ridge Bethel, and Lake Sisrovit, New fish sent to Connecticut were following species: Carp, Rain out. Brook Trout, Crappie, Bass, Large Mouth Black Bass, Perch, ' White Perch, and Pike Brook Trout were largely in jority.~ v v .}-.a-s.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-24
Turkish Official Report.

Constantinople, Dec. 23, via Lon don, Dec. 24, S:27 a. m.-The Turkish war office tonight gave out the fol- lowing statement concerning the prog ress of hostilities:
 "The situation on the Irak front Gin Mesopotamia) is unchanged.
 Russians Repulsed.
 "On the Caucasian front Russian detachments which attempted to ap- proach us in the Milo sector were re- pulsed
 "On the Dardanelles front five tor pedo boats and one cruiser were com pelled to retire, the cruiser having been hit. At Seddul' Bahr there was a violent artillery action on the right wing. A hostile air craft was shot down at Birsheba.'
New Britain herald., 1915-12-24

The correspondent states that 6O,
 900 Germans are nassed around Mon astir, with the Bulgars concentrated in the center of the Vardar Valley and two Turkish divisions taking a posi- ton on the left of the BuIgars. The French are ranged in a semi-circle around Salonilki, with their left on the Vardar center, facing the Greek from tier near Doiran, and their right con- meeting with the British troops de- lending Chalcidice.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-24
City Mems

For the accommodation of its cus- toners the New Britain Trust com pany will be open for the receipt of deposits on Christmas eve from eight o'clock to ten o'clock. The bank will be closed all day Christmas.-advt.
 Give him shirts of quality. No exclusive prices or charge accounts at Besse-Leland's.-ad
 Dancing Christmas afternoon Put nam Phalanx hall, Hartford. Adm, 25c -advt.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-24
Austrians RepulSed.

Paris, Dec. "A, 2:30 p. m.-A re- pulse of the Austrians, upon whom large losses are declared to have been Inflicted, is reported in an official M ontenegrin statement received here today, as follows:
 'The enemy on Wednesday violently bombarded the Moikovac sector with out result, and attacked Touriak, in the direction of Rozai-berana, where he was repulsed With large loss
 Towards Bielo we pursued the enemy as far as the village of Ivania.
 Artillery combats have occurred on Monte Lovtren, we destroying an Austrian field cannon"
New Britain herald., 1915-12-24
BANDITS BLOW SAFE.

Muskogee, Okla, Dec. 24.-Bandits early today blew the safe in the post office at Calvin, fifty miles southwest of here and later attempted to blow the safe in one of the banks there, &C., cording to despatch to the Muskogee police. The night marshal is reported to have been shot.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-24
OUTFIT IN INDIA.
|1itions as Normal as They Were
 8 Year Ago.

lew York, Dec. 24.-Conditions in
 -th India are as normal as they
 e a year ago, according to advices eived here today by the board of |eign missions of the Methodist kscopaI church. Bishop Frank w. lrne. until recently stationed at |cknow. in North India, has just keived a letter from a colleague Ire. who travels all over the dis ct stating that India is as quiet lay as it was year ago. The letter was written about Dnth ago.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-24
DEFEATED BY 1ss, ,00O.

Albany, N. r., Dec. 24.-Woms suffrage was defeated by majorj of more than 1sS,Ooo and the revis| constitution was rejected by a n4 jority exceeding 504,000 at thsc std election in November, according the announcement of the state bosl of canvassers made public at the ofn| of Secretary of State Hugo yesterdI
New Britain herald., 1915-12-24

in France, her conquest of the United States and finally the rich fruition of her farewell tours in this and other countries are parts of her long thea trical career In 1914 she received the cross of the Legion of Honor after the matter of giving it to her had been discussed for thirty years. Her illness, in which she suffered the loss of one of her lower limbs, engaged the sympathetic attention of the en- tire world.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-24

Mime. Sarah Bernhardt, the greatest actress of the world in the last quar- ter of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth century was born, according to the common belief, although the records of her birth were destroyed in the com mune, on Oct. 22, 1844. Her debut as an actress, was made in a minor part in the Comedie Francaise Years of hard work at her profession fol- lowed. Her triumps in England ard
New Britain herald., 1915-12-24

wooer merely followed a precedent of. love-making long ago established by others who have presided over the destinies of this nation.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-24
Quiet in France.

Paris, Dec. 24, 2:3O p. m.-"There is nothing to add to the preceding communication, the war office an nounced this afternoon.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-24
RUSSIANS STEADILY
 ADVANCING NGINPERSIA
Prediction Of Universal Christmas
 Truce Upset .

London, Dec. "A, 11:37 a. m.-Many have upset predictions of the universal Christmas truce. Nothing of great importance, however, has developed.
 From Galicia the Russians report success in an action against the Aus trians near Trembowla, where there has been an indication recently that the Austrians and Germans are seek ing to strengthen their lines. Although no activity is reported on the Mesopotamian front, the Russians are advancing steadily in Persia in an effort to link their forces with those of their British allies.
 French Maintain Gains.
 On Weilerkopf the French claim to have maintained their gains on a front of one mile, but admit their left has been com pelled to fall back. The Germans as- sert that they have retaken the lost ridge, and capture of large number of prisoners.
 Special despatches to London papers state the Bulgarians are preparing to ! invade Greek territory in an effort to | expel the allies from Saloniki. The entente forces are engaged in strength ening their positions and express con- | fidence that there is no immediate prospect of an offensive against them
 British Parliament AdjOurns. | Parliament adjourned without re- ceiving the figures concerning the Ear ] of Derby's recruiting plan, but on re assembling after the holidays the members will have the facts in regard to the question whether conscriptior | is necessary.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-24
Battle Fronts in Balkans.

Paris, Dec. 24, 9:55 a. m.-The battle fronts of both sides in the conflict in the Serbian threater of war are given in a despatch from the Sa1oniki cor respondent of the Echo De Paris
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-30
NEAR MEDINA
Scene Of TRAGEDY
Neighbors' Quarrel Ends in a
Shooting Affray; Three Mem
bers of Family Wounded.

Jamestown, N. d. Dec. 2S.-F'rcd
llins and his son, Filda, lie in a local
hospital here, mortaly wounded.
while Mrs. Hins is in critical con-
dition, as the result of a shooting
affair Christmas Day at their farm,
five miles from Medina.
John Mueller is in Jail, charged
with the shooting.
The quarrel occurred about 4
o'clock on Christmas afternoon at the
farm of Fred Hins, about four miles
southwest OF Medina at
AS far as the authorities can learn,
there has been neighborhoodJ talk Of
improper conduct between r NIue::er
and his sister. However, it is c.larg
ed that the real culprit is one of the
Hins boys.
The two families are close neigh
bors and Christmas afternoon young
Mueller went over to the Hins farm
and was spending the afternoon with
Filda. During the afternoon tle boys
quarreled while in the barn and Muel-
Ter drew the gun and shot, Filda in
the head. He is believed to have ac-
cused young Hins Of improper. ,rela-
tions with his, Mueller's, sister,,
The father was in the yard by a
we'll and heard the shooting. He ran
into the barn, threatened young Muel-
Ter and the latter shot him through
tae body and cheek.
Mrs. Hins, who heard the commO
ton, came running to the scene ana
she was in turn shot down.
Mueller tien deliberately walked
to the phone and called up DR.. Ger
rish and DR.. A"tz in jamestown, told
them there w;S work for them anG
waited while they hurried to the
scene to render medical aid.
The wounded were brought to
jamestown and placed in a hospital.
Mrs. Hins has a painful wouni, Du;
will recover. Young Hins, however,
is in critical condition. and the
father, Fred llins, has little chance
Of recovery.
Young Mueller, who is 10 years old,
made no attempt to escape, but claim
cd self-defense as the reason for
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-30
CONSIDER STANDARDS
Of COLLEGE ATHLETICS
Definition Of an Amateur Will
be Taken Up at New York
Meeting.

New York, Dec. 29.-The standards
governing collegiate athletics were
considered today by members of the
National) Collegiate Athletic associa.
ton here for their tenth annual con-
vention. One of the prominet speak.
ers was William H. Taft, whose ad-
dress On college Athletics" was one
Of the most important on the pro.
gram. Other speakers are Professor
Albert Lefevre of the University of
Virginia; Professor Robert N. Cor
win of Yale; Dean Howard McClena-
han of Princeton, and President Hen
ry A. Garfield of Williams college.
Reports were received from conf
mit;ecs on football rules and fatali'
tics, basketball rules, track and field
sports and the problem of defining an
amateur.
Members of the football committee
arc here today to consider changes
in the rules of that game and the dc.
linitions Of unusual plays not covered
by the rules which developed during
the games of the past season. Tho
most important amendment submit
ted to :he committee is a rule com
polling the players Of all teams to
wear numbers.
The committee, is composed of re
prcscntatvcs OF Dartmouth, Yale,
Havcriord, Pennsylvania, Harvard,
Naval academy, University of the
South, Princeton, the Military acad.
cmy, Oberlin, Iowa state, Chicago,
Minnesota and Cornell 1".
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-30
MANUFACTURES IN NORTH
DAKOTA SHOW BIG GAIN

'Waslingt0n Dec. 29-The value OF
the manufactured products of North
Dakota in 1914 was $21 1,147 900. ac.
cording to bulletin issued by the
federal census bureau. This is an in
crease of $1,000 900 over 1909, or 1913
per cent. The average value of the
manufactured products per establish
ment in 1914 was approximately S3'.-.
600, compared with i$25,000 in 1863.
These increases were effected in tAe
face OF reduction in the number OF
manufacturing establishments FROM
752 to 500 in the five-year period.
The capital invested in 1914 was
$14,213.0O0, g gain of $20,62S in five
years, the average of each establish
ment last year being $4,000 The
cost of materials used in 1914 was
$13,674,00O, a gain of $4,000 ove.'
1909. This item does not incluc,
rents, royalties. insurance, ordinary
repairs, nor allowance for deprecia-
ton.
Value Added by Manufacture.
Tie value added by manufacture
represents the difference between the
cost of matrials used and the value
Of products manufactured therefrom.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-30
.G|bB0NS.AHEAR
BOUT AT SAINT
PAUL JAN. IS
Phantom In the Best Condition
Following His Recent
Illness. - .-.. ",

st. Paul, Dec. 29.-January Is Is
the date which has finally been set
tied for the big Gibbons.Ahearn fight,
which was to have been held Decem.
Der 10, but which was postponed be-
cause of the sudden illness Of Mike
Gibbons.
On that date, January Is, the St.
Paul Auditorium, the massive strllC-
turc which will be the scene of the
battle, will be filled with boxing en-.
tlusiasts from all over the country
who will gather to witness what will
be the greatest fight of recent years.
When the unlocked for postponemenr
came there had already been !; rec
ordbrcaking advance sale. total OF
$4,000 worth of tickets having al.
ready been disposed Of aud t.Ii5 casl,
was turned back to those holding
tickets for the show.
For time it was doubtful as to
whether the Capital City Athletic
club officials would be able to again
work up sufficient interest to bring to
st. Paul as large c.owd as was
promised for December TO- but from
all present indications there will be
fully rs large u turnout as before, it
not larger.
Since Dan McKctrick. manager oi
Young Ahcain, the champion Europe
an middlcWcight, returned to New
York with d contract calling for a
date between January | and Is, there
has been q continual stream of tclc.
graphic messages back and forth be-
tween the talkative manager and
President Dow of the club.
1t had been deemed wise by Mr..
Dow, owing to the fact that several
conventions are to be held in the
Twin Cities after January Is, to
choose a date so as to draw from
these visitors. At first Mcketrck
balked. He insisted upon his con-
tract being lived up to and it looked
for a time as if the date would have
to be January Ia. Finally, however,
McKetrick was convinced that it
would be to the best interests OF all
concerned to set the SHOW for Janu.
airy IS, and he wired to that effec.
Tuesday.
Gibbons, who has not, done any
gymnasium work since December 8.
resumed his training Monday an:
from all appearances he is even bet
ter than ever The prolonged rest
seems to have done the Phantom a
world of good and Mike, himself, de.
clares that he will be in the best Of
condition the night he faces Ahearn
in the ring
1t is the plan of the Capital City
club officials to stage a very attract
i've card in the way of preliminaries
and, while no definite matches have
been worked up as yet, it is expected
that the entire card will be announc:
ed in few days.