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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-05
mamma, DADDY And CHILDREN ALL
LOVE "CAL|FORN|A SYRUP OF FIGS"

without gripping. Please don't think OF
California Syrup Of Figs" as a physic-
Don't think YOU are drugging yourself
or Your children, because this delicious
fruit laxative can not cause injury.
Even a delicate child can take it as
safely as a robust man. II is the most
harmless, effective stomach, liver and
bowel regulator and tonic ever devised.
Your only difficulty may be in get
ting the genuine; so ask your druggist
for a so cent bottle of California Syr-
up of Figs" Say to your druggist. j
want only that made by the California
Fig syrup COMPANY. This city has
many counterfeit fig syrups." SC
watch out-AdV.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-05
BELGIAN SOLDIERS PAY
Is FIVE CENTS PER DAY

ASSOCIATED Press Correspondence
London, Jan 25.-The Belgian gov
eminent is distributing pay among the
sick wounded and convalescent Bel
gian soldiers confined in hospitals in
England at the rate of five cents dav
for privates and corporalS and Ten
cents for the higher nom commissioned
officers. This pay. small as it is. is vel
come news TO the men.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-05
Bankruptcy Proceedings.

Petitions in voluntary bankruptcy have
been filed with the clerk of the United
States district court at Portland by:
Lena NJ Head, Scion, housewife. Liza
bilities, 81, 1o4. Assets. s207. Principal
creditors listed are: Baker & Priest
Solon:. Steward & Smiley, Skowhegan;
Coe-Mortimer Co, New York City and
E A. Carpenter. Brooks. Attorney. A.
X Butler. Skowhegah
Edwin G. Burnham, cutler. genera
store ana humber dealer. Liabilities.
sS4 30 Assets. SIS $50. Principal cred
itors listed are: Whitcomb. Haynes &
Co. Ellsworth; Hancock County Savings
Bank; JAWS 3. Woods, Bangor: E w.
Thaxter. Portland and MIlliken, TonIin-
son Co, Portland
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-05
AIDING BELGIAN MED
ICAL MEN IN ENGLAND

tAssociated Press Correspondence
London, Jan. 25-Special legislation
is announced, admitting Belgian medi-
cal men to practice in this country
without going through the usual exam
nations and investigation. The custo-
mary fee Of s25 is also RENTED
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-05
Harmless Fruit lax
ative" Cleanses Stom-
ach, liver and
Bowels

A delicious cure for constipation,
biliousness. sick headache, sour stom-
ach. Indigestion, coated tongue, sallow-
ress-take California Syrup Of Figs"
For the cause of all this distress lies
in a torpid liver and sluggish bowels.
A tablespoonful tonight means all
constipation. poison, waste matter, fer
menting food and sour bile gently
moved out Of your system by morning
New Britain herald., 1915-03-18
MASTER BARRIERS VEN ED.
Will Meet Tonight to Discuss demands
of Their Hirelings.

Whether they will permit the Jour-
nevmen BARRIERS to shave Monday al
ternoons from the working calendar
is a problem which the master bar
bers will discuss at a special meeting
called for this evening.
For the past year the journeymen
have enjoyed a Monday afternoon
half holiday, much to the displeasure
of their employers, who believe that
many a face is covered with unde-
sirable stubble after the weekend
absence from the blade. They be-
lieve the men should stick to the
razor and the scissors to gather this
harvest of superfluous hirsuite.A The
urneymen were offered recently any
five hours in the week they should
select in lieu Of the Monday afternoon
recess but they rejected the offer.
1t is not known what the master
BARRIERS will do this evening. They
may issue ultimatum to the jour
neymen either to come around Mon
day afternoons or transfer their con-
versational ability to other fields.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-18
FIRE AND WATER USED
TO DESTROY RUSSIANS
Germans Employ Both Elements Sue.
cessfully in Mazurian Lake
District, .-.

London, March IS, 1858 %. M
How the Germans employed both fire
and water to destroy the Russians in
the campaign in the Mazurian Lake
district of East Prussia, is related in
a communication received by the
Westminster Gazette from Gothen-
berg.
German strategy counted not only
on water and mire, but even fire."
the correspondent at Gothenburg de-
clares. "Their engineers have for
many years been equipped with a pc
culiar kind of auger for excavating
the trunks Of soft trees such as the
Mazurian frs. When the Russian
army first advanced into East Prus-
STA German engineers hastily exca-
waited numbers of trees. When Russian
trooups reached the Mazurian district
German engineers at once opened the,
canal locks, drowning the invading
troops like flies. Some Russians
reached the forests, but of course
they had no idea that many trees had
been charged with gasoline. 1t was
an easy task for the German artillery
to set match to this bonfire and
burn cp the Russian regiments they
had entrapped.'
New Britain herald., 1915-03-18
H|ChWAYMEN KILL ONE
CUT ANoTHER'S THROAT
HOldup in New York State
Was Bloody Affair
Two Arrests.

Highland Falls, n. y, March 1S.-
Highwaymen operating during the
night along the West Shore railroad
held up one man, robbed him and
cut his throat, and later entered the
railroad station here, shot and killed
the night telegraph operator and es-
capped after taking small sum from
the cash drawer.
George Griffen, whose throat was
cut, was taken to the Kingston hos
pital in a serious condition. The
body of the murdered operator, Omar
Hotaling. was found near his tele-
graph key. There were five bullets
in his body. Apparently his assail-
ants had fired from inside the sta
ton. An unfinished report which
lay on his desk indicated that the
shooting occurred between 1 and .
o'clock in the morning. Hotaling
was "a years old. He lived in New
burgh. Three years ago his cousin.
of the same name, was murdered
under similar circumstances in the
railroad station at Tappan.
Griffen staggered into a Catholic
school. with his throat cut earlier in
the night. He said he had been at
tackled by three men as he was walk
ing along the railroad track from
West Park to Highlands. The men.
he said, had robbed him of SO and
cut his throat. He was sent at once
to the Kingston hospital.
Hotaling's body lay on the station
floor for perhaps two hours before It
was found. He had last reported by
telegraph at 1921 o'clock and tho
dispatcher at Weehawken had tried
in vain to raise hi mtwo hours later
to copy an order for south bound
Point, the next station.
The crew of the freight train had
been told to get orders at Highland
Falls. At O'Clock, as the train
slowed down, the operator was not at
his usual place at the key, nor could
he be seen at his desk inthe dim light
of the oil lamp in his office.
A brakeman shouted from the
train but receiving no answer entered
the room. AS he did so he STUN bled
over the operators body
On the floor nearby lay four emp
ty .3S calibre revolver shells. The
cash drawer was open. Not far from
the cartridge shells lay a ring which
the brakemanspicked up. IT was the
wedding ring of the murdered mans !
wife which apparently had rolled out |
of his vest pocket when it fell
Two arrests have been made in con- |
1ection with the case.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-18
WOMAN KILLED when
N'MAH0N'S CAR TIPS
Accident Near Willimantic-
Driver and Another
Woman Escape.

Willimantic, March IS. Mrs
Emma J. Young of Hartford was
killed when an automob bile in which
she was riding, turned turtle after
being precipitated down an embank-
ment at Hop River, this afternoon.
Mrs. Young, with her daughter,
Bertha, were being driven in a ma
chine belonging to P. S. Mcmahon of
New Britain, by Harry Mack. The
machine was approaching Whitman
tic. At Hop River Mrs Young
dropped her muff out of the machine.
Mack started to turn the car in
order to go back after the rnuff. He
drove close to the embankment which
at that point was about eight feet
in depth. The edge gave way under
the forward wheels and the machine
fell and turned turtle. Mack and
MISS Young extricated themselves but
could not lift the machine from Mrs
Young. They secured the assistance
of A. j. Kinsman, whose plant is
nearby. Mrs. Young appeared to be
alive, but Dr. c. Es. Simmons who re-
sponded quickly, found that her skull
was broken and that she probably
died instantly. Miss Young and Mr..
Mack came here for surgical attend
sDce. They sustained only slight in
juries The machine was scarcely
damaged
New Britain herald., 1915-03-18
TRIES SUICIDE IN
HOUSE OF COMFORT
Emil Weyh Found in Walnut Hill
Park Tells Hospital Authorities
He Wished to Die.

1t was stated at the New Britain
General hospital today that Emil
Weyh, aged sixty years, made an UNI
successful attempt to commit suicide
by taking chloroform in the comfort
house at Walnut Hill park last night.
He was found by Officer Horace Mer-
cure and relatives and taken to the
hospital where his condition improved
rapidly and today he was taken to
his home at No. 461 Church street
At 7:3O o'clock last night George
Weyh, a son, notified the police that
his father, who has been in failing
health for a long time, had disappear
ed. At $40 o'clock Rev. Frederick
Reese reported seeing Mr.. Weyh at 4
o'clock and the police and relatives
were given reason to believe that he
had gone in the direction of Walnut
Hill park as he has a brother living
IN that vicinity.
Armed with a lantern officer Mer-
cure secured the park and the miss
ing man was later found in the house
OF comfort an empty bottle near him.
Although his relatives scout the idea
that he made an attempt on his life,
Mr.. Weyh told the hospital author
tiles that he did take chloroform. His
relatives assert that he has weak
spells and carries small vial of med
icine with him. They declare that
he was taken with one of his sink
ing spells last night and the empty
bottle was one in which he carried
his medicine.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-18
CITY FACES TWENTY MILL
TAX SAYS MAYOR QU|cLEY
1t Is Coming in Year or Two
Unless Property Values
Are Increased.

eff we don't increase our grand list
in proportion to the demands of the
city we will face twenty-mill tax
within a year or two. And when L
say twenty mills L. am speaking con-
servatively."
This statement was made today to
a. Herald man by Mayor George A.
Quigley in the course of a CONVEX
sation regarding the change in. the
board of assessors. He referred to
the city's growing permanent eN
penses and expressed the opinion that
the only way to meet them was to
have a more equalized assessment of
property. He referred to one case of
under valuing property, telling of a
piece of land the city tried to buy
for a playground or park in the north
west section and for which $40, 900
was asked. This property is assessed
for only $4,000 and the mayor said
he understood that the owners were
offered over $4,000 for it short
time ago. He spoke also of. the
growing permanent expenses in the
education department, which have
mounted nearly 100000 in four
years.
81 am not blaming the board of
assessors, as they have done as we'll
as could be expected from men who
do not devote their entire time TO
their Office said Mayor Quigley.
"What we do want is at least one
permanent assessor who can be on
the job all the time
No decision was arrived at regard
ing the number of assessors at a eau
Gus of the republican, members of the
common council last night, accord
ing to Alderman NJ. Irving Jester. fIe
said today that there was a difference
of opinion among the republicans on
this proposition
Alderman Jester had drawn up an
amendment that called for three as
SCISSORS whose terms of office would be
three years. They would be appoint
ed by the mayor, who would also
select the chairman. whose office
would require his entire time. On
the term of office of the chairman
expiring his successor would be chair
man One flaw in this would be that
under that regulation the chairman of
the board would necessarily be. mex
perienced as assessor. This
amendment was not presented to the
council and Alderman Jester said to-
day it would be up to New Britain's
in the legislature to
recommend a change from the pres
ent system. The committee on cities
and boroughsf will give hearing to-
morrow AFTERNOON on New Britain's
proposed charter revision.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-18
NO RECOMMENDATION.
Sewage Disposal Committee VIII,
Make Report to the Council.

Mayor Quigley stated today that in
all proba bility there would be a meet
ing next week f>the special commit
tee investigating the advisability Of
adopting a new sewage disposal sys-
tenn for this city. The committees
work has been halted by matters that
have been more pressing and which
have required imm ediate attention,
such as the revision of the charter
and the compiling of the appropria-
tions for next year.
In the opinion of Mayor Quigley
the committee will not make any rec
ommendation to the common coun-
Gil in regard to what kind
of a system to adopt. City Engineer
Hall has prepared a draft of the re-
port and this will be whipped into fl
nal shape at next weeks meeting.
The MAYOR says the time is not ripe
for the city to spend half a million
dollars on a new system as, the conf
.mittee has learned, there is no such
thing as a perfect system in operation
yet in any city.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-18
THOS. F. RACKLIFFE
DIES AT AGE OF 80
Worked at Russell & Eruin's for For
~ Years-Funeral Saturday
Afternoon

Thomas S. Rackliffe, an aged and re-
spected citizen of this city since 1859.
died early this morning at his home
at No. 626 Arch street, of old age.
The funeral will be held Saturday af-
ternoon at 2 o'clock from his late
home, Rev. Harry /. Bodley officiating.
Interment will be in FairView ceme-
terry.
Mr. Rackliffe was born in Middle
town on January 6. 1926, being
eighty-nine years of age. He was a
carriage maker by trade and camc to
New Britain in 1859, entering the en-
ploy Of Franklin. Graham, who died
last Saturday. Later he secured a
contract with Russell & Erwin's and
remained there for forty years, leav-
ing their employ in 1881
He is survived by two sons and two
daughters, Thomas w. Rackliffe,
Frank L. Rackliffe, Miss Gertrude J..
RackIiffe and Mrs. A. l.. Andrus.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-18
PASSPORT CONSPIRl
CASE GOES TO j
Richard Madden and Gustayc g
Await Ncrdict-Torn Card Im-
pOrtant Evidence.

New York, March 1S.-The case On
Richard Madden ard Gustave Cook,'
on trial charged with aiding Richard
p. Stegler, a German naval reservist,
to obtain q false American passport,
was submitted to the jury for YER
dict shortly before noon today.
Two pieces of torn card which was
found in Madden's possession when
he was arrested were regarded by
the government as likely to be de-
Gliding factors in the verdict The
card, which was offered in evidence,
bore Steglers name and the name
OF an importing house. Stegler had
testified he gave the card to Mad
den and directed him to use the inn
porters name in applying for a birth
certificate. In an effort to refute
this testimony Madden swore that he
never met Stegler and that the card
was handed to him in a Hoboken,
n. j. saloon.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-18
LOADING WAR ORDERS
ON OUT BOUND SHIPS
Food, Guns and Much Material Being
Rushed From New York to
War Centers.

New York, March 1S.-Worl1s is be-
ing rushed today in the loading of
more than a dozen steamers here with
food supplies, ammunition, guns, mo-
tor trucks and the other material for
the use of the allies in the war. The
steamer Matte was at the French
Line pier today taking on board a
$4,000 ton cargo, said to be chiefly
war supplies, while another French
vessel, LaGascogne, was being pre-
pared to take horses to the allied
armies on the continent. The latter
steamer formerly was in the pas
senger service between New York and
Havre.
The Philadelphia was to leave for
Liverpool today with large cargo,
and the st. Louis and Orduna were
loading to sail Saturday. The Eu-
ropa and other Italian steamships
sailing this week had their decks
crowded with horses and their holds
we'll filled with army supplies.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-18
HATCH-NORTON.
Local Young Man to Wed Meriden
Girl Thursday Evening, April 8.

Invitations wer issued today by Mr..
and Mrs Wilbur S. Dudley, of Mcri-
den, for the wedding of their niece,
Miss Catherine Norton, of Meriden,
to Harold Whitmpre Hatch of this city
which is to take place at o'clock on
Thursday evening, April at st. An
drews Episcopal church in Meriden.
Rev Robert A. Dandall will officate.
Mr.. Hatch is the son of MIR. and
Mrs. w. Z Hatch and is one of New
Britain's most prominent young mon
Miss Norton is we'll known socially
here and in her home town
New Britain herald., 1915-03-18
Telegram from BaInfOrth.

Early this afternoon Chief w. j.
Rawlings received the following .tele-
gram from Detective Sergeant Bam-
forth, sent from Dover, Delaware:
Cannot get Montyid until AFTER
Krakas' trial next Tuesday or We'd
nesday." ..
A special despatch from winning
ton this afternoon stated that the
police there are practically sure that
I;rakas and Montvid are the muir
derers Of the saloonkeeper in Balt-
more whose dead body was found
floating in the river last November
New Britain herald., 1915-03-18
FIRST SUBMARINE.

Washington, March 1S.-Secretary
Daniels today signed contract plans
for the navy's first sea-going subma-
rlne, and announced that it would be
known as the Schley in honor of the
late Rear Admiral w s. Schley. The
contract as We'll as contracts for three
narbor defense submarines were
awarded to the Electric Boat COM
pahy of Grotou, Conn.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-18
Delaware Authorities to Keep Him
Until After kTakaS' Trial.
MANY CRIMES CHARGED TO Them.
krakas Released Prom Massachusetts
Prison Only Last October After
Serving Five-Year Sententp-Verc
Also Jcwelry Thieves.
Also Jcwelry Thieves.
Especial to the Herald.)

>NPNN'oA " the f1eTalu.)
wilmington, Del, March 1S.-Not
until the trial of Peter Krakas.
charged with numbering Policeman
Tierney Of the Wilmington police de-
partment. is concluded next week will
the authorities here permit the extra
dition Of Bernard Montvid. the man
who, according to his own confession
took part in the murder of Rev. TO-
seph Zebris and Miss Eva Gilmanaitis
In New Britain, Conn, on the night of
FEBRUARY 8. Detective Sergeant Bam
forth, Of the New Britain police. left
this morning for the state capitol at
Dover to have the governor sign the
extradition papers for Montvids re-
moval to New Britain on a charge of
murder. While there is no doubt but
what the prisoner will be turned over
to the Connecticut authorities, the
local officials say he will mot be per-
mitted to leave this state until after
the Krakas trial next week"
Released from Prison in October.
State Policeman Hurley, who came
here in company with Detective Bam-
forth and Interpreter MalinoWski, was
busy today collecting data gathered by
Chief George Black which goes TO
prove that Krakas, under the assumed
alias of Peter Keoulenos was arrested
in Brookline, Mass, on May 80, 1911,
on a charge of carrying concealed
weapons and breaking into and en-
tering a private place. He was tried
and found guilty, being sentenced to
serve five years in state prison. He
was released from custody only on
October % last
Connected With Other Murder.
The man must have at once started
on another rampage of crime for he
is now practically identified as one Of
the men who murdered Merrill, the
young drug clerk there, last Nevem-
her, only about a month after he was
liberated from prison. Chief of Po-
lice Corri, of Brookline, has notified
the Wilmington authorities that the
owner of the drug store in which the
young clerk was murdered while
protecting the safe has identified
photographs of both Krakas and
Montvid as the murderers.
ALSO SOnInittcu JeWclFy IHtltS.
A complete description of the muir
derers sent to the local authorities also
TALES exactly with two desperate rob-
bers who looted Rodberg & Sons jew
elry store in Baltimore last November
in which over $1,000 worth of valu-
q BILE gems were stolen. The two rob-
bers made good their. escape but the
police obtained a good description OF
them.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-18
CRAZY n

John Cox, al
been confined |
who improved |
he said he had |
Officer Charlea
street this noon
Hart street wo1
house of Special
frightening Mrs
phoncd for the
New Britain herald., 1915-03-18
ONE INFECTIOUS DISEASE CASE.

For the first time in several weeks
New Britain has case Of infectious
disease. This is a case of diphtheria
on Hart street which was reported TO
the health department today.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-18
Prisoner

After a briet
l'ill in opposiq
proceedings w
than an hour
oner conferred
was resumed N
the motion wd
the Jurisdiction
on an assumpf
was the blow
whereas no sui
and he argued
made in the Il
by any an,davi
IF the fact
added, they 4
the plea OF not
tiers should bel
a plea and i'm |
In peaking
O'Connell cont
lack of juris1
had no right tc
sort from Horn
New Britain herald., 1915-03-18

At the bed
counsel annoj
to withdraw
A motion wad
discharge of
ground that 4
him were thd
that the cour1
neutral nation
The motion
a first lieutend
wehr; that a |
tween Great /
and that both
titled to all |
sovereign gov
state of belligl
New Britain herald., 1915-03-18

banGW
Of counse
the cha
OF explosiN
that his ao
road bridg4
fair of intel
side the id
court failed
ing before
er Charles
The nnOtid
led to man
tween Assist
Attorney Id
District Att
and former
O'Connell Oh
defense.
The comm
the defense
it's motion Il
hearing to |
guilty, enter
the defense
The state
the indictnd
a number d
Horns RESP
Of the Ger1
pected that
be called b.
ternoon sess
Horn was
missioner 10
question OF
nection With
q gainst him
Boston cha.
transportation
York to Var
New Britain herald., 1915-03-18
Has {

Counsel q
Congressman
Da MEL II. ~
llounced thai
issue OF tn 4
the ground
the 18th Pr
German arnl
ment agent
portation of
OF an act 4
state depart1
courts should
Leo Rogers
district attorl
II. A. Merrill
trict attorneI
the prosecute
II the connn(
fcient cause
would order
a warrant fri
Portland for |
chusetts. Col
ed that an ad \
be followed h
prevent the
the state. |
Grifen is I'd
r.. /. lie san
section in seal
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-08-23
RECIBEN ARHAS YHUN|CIONES
LOS VILLISTAS De CD. JUA-
REz Y LAS EHYIAN VIO-
LENTAHENTE AL SUR
EN- TREkfS ES-
PECIALES
TcIegrama especial para La PRENSA.

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~ ''.''>'"o van Ct ''"' e una ''''cN''
- nna.r;, >. .,a,nrondo do To-.
arfiyidadrS n!c han dasplecado on
los rlItimos dia> y de los furrins
P''''"> que nan "'cI'" ne h'utli-
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Nirann ruando lo drSrrn. "XcD-
riGn dn dirz p"rS0na> ruy"S nom
hrr~ no son rOnurid0S.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-08-23
pasapoN nIEz sOLDADOs CARRANCISTAS AL LADC
americana P0R HIDALG0, TEXAS
E ee del desacamento en- Reynosa, Tamaupas, 10 decaro
as los oficiales federales amercanos /
los CARRANCISTAS SE TRAJERON TODAS LAS MUNlC
Y CATORCE RIFLES DE REFACCION


BROWNSVILLE. Tex. AgoSto -.
-Por n.;rnera sc ha comprobado e'
ra-o dc ,rlGaGos cs,rrancistas al Ia
do americana. Aaoche sc tuvo noti-
cia en- e~,a ciudad que una partlda
de Giaz hombre< habia cruzado IN
Inca diviSoria en- AN punJo cerca de
Jlidal@o.
Iu.nca:atamenre que sc tuvo COMO
cimiea.o del hecho Salieron SoldadoS
en automovil. de caballeria infan-
teria para dar caza a los invasores,
pero seSUn parece NADIA consiguieron
= peSar ae las inveStigacioneS minu-
cioSaS Que hicieron.
Fl hecho quedo perfectamente
comprobaJo con IA declaration del
icfc del desracamento carrancista en-
Rsino>a. lamps. quien dijo i los Off
ciales fede~aleS de eSta ciUdad que
habiendo lido una fiesta en- Reyno-
"a. &eio abandouado el campamento
cuando volyi0 a e habian deSaPa-
recido diez soldados llevandose to-
Gas las municiones Que habia ALI. aSi
como catcrce rifles de refacci6n.
La noticia na cauSado alguna sen
sacion en- es,a ciudad donde Sc colige