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New Britain herald., 1915-10-05
WAGING HOLY WAR ID
 WIPE OUT ARMENIANS
Turks and Kurds Fail to Re spect American and Red
 Cross Flags.

New York, Oct. 5.-The Turks and Kurds are waging holy war of ex- termination on the Armenians, &C., cording to sixteen members of the American Board of Foreign Missions who arrived here today from Van, Turkey, on the Swedish steamer, Hell liz Olav.
 Ernest Narrow, one of the mis- sionaries, told how the Armenian population of Van, numbering 1,500 held out against 5000 Kurds and a Turkish company commanded by a German officer from April 20 to May 17, when the Russians arrived and relieved the town.
 We had six American and two Red Cross flags" said MT Yarrow, "and we flew these over the mission, but they were not respected by either of the combatants. The Turkish company arrived three or four days before the Russian relief came, and the shrapnel from the Turks guns tore down all of our flags.
 We sheltered large numbers of Armenian women and children, but as soon as the Turks and Kurds had been driven away from the town vir- tually all of the Armenians turned out to loot the Turkish houses and duplicate the atrocities that had previously been practiced upon the Armenians. It was with great diffi- culty that they were restrained.
 "The population of Van was poorly armed and were forced to use brass and copper trinkets to make bullets Three small cannon were made of scrap metal. The supplies of am munition were running short and the Russians arrived just in time to save the Armenians from being wiped out"
 MT. Yarrow said many of the Ar menians were suffering from typhus fever and other diseases, and when he left the conditions almost every where in Armenia were terrible. Half of the missionaries were taken i'll during the siege, and six of them died.
 MT. Yarrow confirmed all of the reports of outrages which have reached the United States.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-05
Feeling of Relief in Berlin.

Berlin, Oct. 4, Via London, Oct. 5, 7:39 A. M.-Russia's ultim alum to Bulgaria has made a deep impression here, but has resulted in a feeling of relief, because of the conviction that the moment has arrived when the dip lomatic situation in tho Balkans must be clarified within few hours. The general opinion is that Bulgaria can not yield to Russia's demands and that the ultimatum may even cause the pro-Russian element to rall! to the support of the government.
 Germans consider that the entente powers selected an unpromising moment to make their voice heard at Sofia. Discussing the consequences which are likely to follow breach in the diplomatic relations between Rus sia and Bulgaria, the newspapers pro- fess to expect an immediate ,!eclara- tion of war by the entente allies with a blockade of Bulgaria's ports on II e Black Sea and on the Aegean Sea as well as the landing of an Anglo French army at Saloniki. The papers contend a blockade would have no practical effects, since Bulgaria now places little dependence upon foreign maritime trade.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-05
AMENDMENT TO STATE
 CONSTITUTION LIKELY
Voters Favor Higher Mileage Rate for General As
 sembly Men.

New Haven, Oct. 5.-The adoption of a constitutional amendment which will enable the general assembly to provide for transportation of its members to and from their homes is thought to be reasonably certain un- less the cities which vote at later dates cast a heavy vote against it. The definite figures of the vote cast upon the amendment at yesterdays little town elections are not avilable as little attention was paid to the mat ter in the early returns, the disposi- tion being to give only the margin one way or tho other. In 94 towns in which the official figures were avail able today there were cast 11,393 votes for the amendment and 7,434 against it, a margin of 3,959. In some twenty other towns the returns showed small margins for the amend ment. A majority of the towns ap- peared to favor the amendment al- thought everywhere the vote on either side was not large in compar- ison with the vote cast for town ofii- cers. or in many towns on the license question. The vote on the amend ment cast by New Haven and Water bury today it is expected, will give a fair indication of the ultimate de- cision. In this city it was apparent that voters paid little attention to the ques+'on which was on the machines, and as the heavy rain caused the ball. loting to fall off appreciably by mid forenoon it is not thought that the present margin for the amendment will be greatly reduced in the two ci- ties.
 Adoption of the amendment would alter Article XXVII, section adopt ed October, 1884 and which provides that in addition to compensation of $500 members shall have mileage each way for a session at the rate of twenty-five cents a mile.
 . It probably will be spring before tho secretary cf state will announce the result of the vote of the entire state.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-05
Dangerous Situation for Allies.
PATTERN MAKERS STRIKE.
Plant of General Electric Go. at
 Schenectady Virtually Tied Up.

Schenectady, V. Y. Oct. 5-Virtually the entire plant of the General Elec- tric company is tied up today as a result of the strike for an eight hour day which began yesterday. Two hundred pattern makers, members of the only craft working independent of another who remained at work yes- terday, walked out shortly after s o'clock this morning. Only a few holders ad core makers, whose unions did not join in the strike yes terday reported for work this morn ing. It would have been impossible for either the molders or core mak- CTS to work more than a day or two longer without the aid of other craft in the shop.
 The strikers planned to hold a big mass meeting in one of the city parks today International officers of the various crafts were reported to be on their way here. J. J. Keppler, vice president of the International Machinists of America, is actively di- recting the strike. His men were the first to walk out yesterday.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-05
BULGARIA SIGNED
 PACT WITH TEUTONS
Balkan State Bound To Attack Serbia and Destroy Communication
 With SaIOniki.

Milan, Oct. 4, via Paris Oct. 5, 4:55 a. m.-A military convention was signed between Bulgaria, Germany and Austria some time ago, accord ing to a Sofia dispatch to Corriere Della Sera.
 By the terms of this treaty, the dispatch asserts, the Bulgarian army is bound to attack Serbia with six divisions in the Nish-Pirot section and to send Macedonian troops to Vardar to destroy railroad cOmmuni- cation with Saloniki, thus delaying the allies in their efforts to aid Ser bia.
 The opposition Bulgarian leaders Nm. Ghenadieff, Malinoff and Cue choff, after having gone so far as to threaten King Ferdiand because of his stand in favor of Germany and Austria, are reported to have changed front completely and now proclaim that the nation is united. Bands of students paraded the streets of Sofia singing alternately the Bulgarian, German and Austrian national an- thems.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-05
UNDERTAKER AND
 GROCER COLLIDE
Auto Accident Almost Makes Job for Former and Mince Meat for
 Latter.

An automobile accident which miraculously did not result fatally occurred at 12:15 o'clock this noon at the junction of Hartford avenue and North street, when two automobiles, eriven by Michael J. Kenney and Richard Brophy, collided with great violence.
 In MT. Kenney's car were his two children, William and Katherine, and two other children named Hennessey and Bedford None of them was in- jured. Thomas Brophy was with his brother in the other car and although he was thrown out he was not badly injured. According to witnesses MT. Brophy came down North street hill from Elm Street at fast clip and reached the corner just as MT. Ken ney came along in his car. Brophy's car struck the undertaker's automo- bile in the middle and banged 1t into the curbing. breaking the wheels and smashing it up badly. Brophy's car proceeded on it's career and speed into q water hydrant, snapping it off short before coming to stop. If then bumped into q building, smash ing the windows in the cellar.
 Mir. Brophy says that his view of the avenue was obstructed and it was not until he was fairly upon the other car that he saw it. He terms the ac- cident unavoidable, but insists that Mir. Kenney's ear hit him. Mir. Ken ney. on the other hand says Brophy was driving at a very fast clip and smashed into him.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-05
GERMANY HITS BACK.

London, Oct. 5. 2:O6 D. m.-The Tageblatt of Berlin is quoted by Reu- ter's correspondent at Amsterdam as recalling the indignation expressed by the entente powers at the violation of Belgium's neutrality by Germany. Discussing the report that the allies are sending troops to the assistance of Serbia across Greek territory, the Tageblatt says the entente powers have seized the first opportunity of ignoring the rights of smaller nations. notwithstanding their previous pre- tence of protecting them.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-05
Paris Welcomes Ultimatum.

Paris, Oct. 5, 5 a. m.-Russia's ulti- matum to Bulgaria is welcomed in Paris as a means of clearing the f:nI- kan situation. Little doubt is felt here that France will take similar action, and that if the Russian minister de- parts from Sofia he will be accom- panied by the representatives Of Great Britain, France and Italy.
 Jean Herbett and other Specialists in foreign politics are agreed that the allies must strike hard and swiftly if they are to accomplish their purp. ses in the Balkans They state that the entente powers should send in 5G0- 900 or 600,000 men. It is stated tho Italians have 500,000 idle men under arms. Owing to the position of italy in reference to certain Balkan peo- pies, the Italians might be pracluded from landing troops at Saloniki, but the suggestion is made that u ey might assist the British and French at the Dardanelles.
 Dangerous Situation for Allies.
 It is conceded that if Bulgaria should enter the war the situation would be a dangerous one for the all lies. Unless this blow were. parr, ed quickly, military strategists relieve, between the Germans and Austrians on the north and the Bulgarian on the south, in which case a Tsutonic army might reach Constantinople ill a comparatively short time.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-05
TURKEY WARNED BY
 UNITED STATES
Break in Friendly Relations Between Countries Threatened Unless Mas
 sacre of ArInenfans Ceases.

Washington, Oct. 5.-The Turkish government will be formally notified that unless the massacres of Arme- nians ceases, friendly relations be- tween the American people and the people of Turkey will be threatened.
 Instructions to that effect had gone today to Ambassador Morgenthau at Constantinople for presentation to the foreign office. Officials made it plain, however that the message did not threaten rupture in the diplomatic relations between the two countries.
 The ambassadors instructions are merely to inform Turkey that the American people, a1ready are so stirred by the reported massacres that a continuance of the atrocities might result in a break in the friendly re- lations between the two peoples.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-05
EXPLOSION OCCURS
 ON U. s. DESTROYER
Two Men Aboard Cummings Badly Burned By Oil Flames
 Rushing to Newport. ~

Newport, R.. l., Oct. 5.-An ex- today on board the torpedo boat de- stroyer Cummings, while she was en- gaged in war maneuvcrs off the cca't The Cummings was immediately headed for this port.
 The explosion occurred this fore noon in the forward compartmen Of the Cummings and two men were badly burned by oil flames. The fire was soon eXtinguished, but 1t was decided by her commander, Lieut.. J. c. Fremont, to start back for New port. The Cummings is expected 1tre late today.
 The Cummings left here yesterday as a member of the sixth division Of destroyers attached to the fleet of the enemy in the war game off the coast.
 It was believed that she had reached a point some 15O miles off the coast when the accident happened. The destroyer was in company with the destroyers Cassin and Alwyn.
 A message from the divisi ln com mander to the navy department. giV- ing a brief account of the hccident, was sent to Washington this a''rr- noon.
 A wireless message giving the first report of the trouble on the Cum mings was picked up by govern ment radio station soon after noon. It was believed. however, that the message might have been part Of the war game and not descriptive Cf an actual occurrence. Later it Was officially stated at the torpedo station here that there had been a minor ac- cident on the destroyer, the details of which were transmitted to Wash ington and bore out the original re- port.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-05
HELD AS GERMAN SPY.
Newspaper Photographer of Chicago
 Arrested in London.

Chicago, Oct. 5.-Irving G. Reese, a newspaper photographer, of Chicago, who went to Europe to get war pie lures, is a prisoner in London, charged with being a German spy, ac- ccrding to word received here today.
 Federal authorities in Chicago and Washington are conducting an in quiry into the case, it was said. A man said to have been the double" of Reese landed in Plymouth. Eng, in June, exhibited his passports and dis appeared. Soon afterward the Chi Cago photographer landed in England, and when the duplication in passports was discovered he was arrested
New Britain herald., 1915-10-05
VOn BernStOrff POurS Oil on the
 Troubled Waters
GIVES LANSING ASSURANCES
German Ambassador Says Berlin Note Received Saturday Will Be Changed to Conform to American Wishes.

Washington, Oct. Satisfactory settlement of the issue between Ger many and the United States growing out of the sinking of the steamship Arabic was forecast today in official quarters after a conference between President Wilson and Secretary Lans- ing.
 Count Won Bernstorff, the German ambassador in a brief conversation earlier in the day, gave Secretary Lansing oral assurances that his com- munication submitted last Saturday would be changed to conform to the wishes of the United States, and an hour later 8 messenger from the German embassy brought the docu- ment to the state department. Inn mediately afterward Secretary Lans- ing took it to the White House and, after a brief talk with President Will ment shortly on the status of the ne- gotiations.
 Wishes of U. S. Met.
 In all quarters it was indicated that the wishes of the United States had been met to the extent that an arrangement had been made for the settlement of points in dispute.
 From the German embassy came intimations that the American view point had been satisfactorily met and that the entire submarine issue was in the process of amicable settlement. It was pointed out that disavowal of the act of sinking of the Arabic had been given through the acceptance by Germany of the evidence submitted by the United States tending to prove that the German commander erred when he thought the vessel was try ing to sink his submarine.
 Admission of the mistake was con- veyed last Saturday by the German ambassador, but the American gov ernment's construction of it was that acknowledgement of error was value less unless accompanied by reparation as the assumption of liability. On that point no word could be obtained from the embassy or the state depart ment. It was considered possible that if Germany admitted liability amount of damages might be determined by diplomatic negotiations through com missioners, such as are being named to fix damages in case of the Amer ican ship, William P. Frye.
 Not Too Optimistic.
 Until Germany's intention with re- spect to liability are fully made clear, however, officials were not inclined to be too optimistic though they ad- mitted that the German ambassadors conversation indicated an adjustment of the difficulties.
 Later Secretary Lansing went to the White House to report to the president on his conversation with Ambassador Von Bernstorff.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-05
BOOKS FOR LOAN TO
 ALLIES ARE CLOSED
Total Over Subscription of Anglo French Bond Issue Ranges From
 25,OOO,0OO to $1OO, ,OOO, ,OOO.

New York, Oct. 5.-With the $500,0O0,000 joint Anglo-French bond issue largely oversubscribed, the un- derwriter's books were closed at 10 a. In, today.
 ceived, it was thought, would be speedily completed before the close of the day. It was not announced however, at the time of closing the books whether the total would be made public.
 Estimates of the total oversub- scription ranged from $25,OOO,O ,OOO to $100,oO0,00O. The latter however, was thought to be excessive.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-05
DUMBA LEAVES U. s.
Austrian Ambassador Sails Aboard
 Holland-American Liner.

New York, Oct. 5.-Dr. Constantin T. Dumba, the Austro-Hungarian am- bassador to Washington, who was re- called at the request of President Will son, sailed for home today on the Holland-American liner Nieuw Am sterdam. He was accompanied by Mrs. Dumba.
 Dr. Dumba sailed under a safe conduct arrangement made by the state department. The Nieuw Am sterdam will touch at Falmouth, Eng, and then proceed to Rotterdam. From the latter port Dr. Dumba will go at once to Vienna to report to his for eign office.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-05
For Courage to Send Ultimatum to Bulgaria After Recent Defeats
VIOLATION OF STATE'SRIGHTS
Quadruple Entente Powers Withdraw Offer to Bulgaria, Conditioned on Her Adhesion to the Allies in the War.

Berlin, Oct. 5, by Wireless to Say vile, N. Y.-"The Russian ultimatum to Bulgaria was received here with astonishment," says the Overseas S News Agency. 'The political world was amazed that Russia, after her re- cent defeats on the battlefield, should find the courage to make an aggres- sive movement of this nature. It means simply the violation of the sov- ereign rights of an independent state"
New Britain herald., 1915-10-05
ELECTION IN NEW HAVEN.
Five Tickets in FieId-Mayor Rice
 Out for Reelection.

New Haven, Oct. 5.-New Haven Is Eolding it's biennial city election to- day with five tickets in the field. The mayoralty candidates are: Re- publican, Mayor Frank J. Rice; demo- cratic, Albert w. Mattoon; socialist, John L. Martin; prohibition, Charles w. Hulse and socialist-labor, c. E.. Wells.
 Rain began to fall before o'clock and dripped steadily all morning.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-05
FROST IN NEBRASKA.

Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 5.-Central and southern Nebraska was struck by a killing frost last night. Some dam age to corn in these portions of the state is reported. chiefly where the crop is not yet matured.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-05
Russia Caused Trouble.

London, Oct. 5, 1:45 D. m.-"It is Russia which has precipitated the trouble in the Balkans by insisting that a handful of German officers in civilian dress be expelled from Bul. garia," was the Bulgarian legation comment on the situation to the As soriated Press today.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-05
Allies Withdraw Offer.

London, Oct. 5, 12:30 D. m.-Au- thoritative confirmation was obtained today of the statement that the of fer of the entente powers to Rul- garia, conditioned on her adhesir VI to the allies in the war, has now been withdrawn.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-05
French Artillery Acti

Paris, Oct. 5, 2:33 D.. n was fairly violent bombai the Artois region yesterday, taking part, according toI nouncement given out by tf war office this afternoon. Champagne district the art changes have continued.
 French artillery caused explosion to a German rail1 at point to the north of VI
 Lombard Railroad Sta
 French aviators have thrd some fifty shells on a rail tion near Peronne.
 The text of the communid lows:
 "In Artois there was yes| fairly violent bombardme sides taking part. along q front to the north Of La ScaI was also fighting with bou| torpedoes in the sectors of| vierres and Vic-Sur-Aisne, al Plateau of Nouyron.
 Artillery Exchanged
 "In the Champagne distl has been a continuance oa tillery exchanges. particicula| region of Epine De We'd near the Navarin Farm, an| vicinity of Butte De Jouain.
 'In the Argonne district been fighting from trench with hand Rrenndes and Courtes Chaussees and u| Morte.
 German Train Explol
 "To the north Of Yerdui suburbs of Ornes, French was successful in reaching q troop train and causing a lent explosion.
 There is nothing to repo the remainder Of the front
 "One Of our aerial squad
 Continued on Eleventh
New Britain herald., 1915-10-05
Greek Ships Reported to Have Been
 Upon by BulgarianS-. Rumania to Ma
 tain Its Neutrality for the Present
GERMAN STEAMER SUNK BY BRITISH
 ATTACKED WITHOUT WA

man Qualifications North
 Has Been Again RcpuIsl
 Offensive in West q Do
 Effort to End War, Hell
 Failed.
 Artillery firing along a N has succeeded the exhausta try operations of the past more on the front in Fra| French war office staten| shows. No exchanges of ted reported.
 Communication routes bel German lines continue to \ shelled by the French artl aircraft.
 Attacked Without Warl
 A dispatch from Berlin that the German steamer sI ported sunk in the Baltic| terday by a British subml attacked with shell fire with ing.
 A German official statend general offensive movement entente allies on the west declares in effect that is have been a do-or-die effd the war, which failed. The patch asserts that virtually man troops which were int service on other fronts wer from their destination by attack.
 No Answer From Bull
 No answer had been .re Petrograd up to noon toda. ultimatum sent by Russia garia. Contrary to first ra ultimatum was not deliver, p. m., Monday and the time not due to expire until { p.| or 9:30 a. m.. New York ti|
 According to a news ad spatch from Nish, the enterI were to have supplemented action by sending yesterday tive ultimatum to Bulgaria grad advices, however, ind taking of such a step was \ for there.
 Military Convention Sid
 Despatches from Sofia td newspaper say that a militia tion was signed some timd tween Bulgaria. Germany tria.
 An Athens despatch 10 \ newspaper declares that GI obliged to raise "a formal against the landing of allied Saloniki (where French ar forces are reported to have ashore) because under the stitution special legislation sary to sanction the landing soldiers.
 Ruinania to Remain Nd 
 Rumania, according to d marks of her premier, pE Italy, will maintain her neu the time being at least, sponsible head of the govert claring the hour had not a Rumania's participation in
New Britain herald., 1915-10-05

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New Britain herald., 1915-10-05
Authorities in PrOsecutio
Especial to the Herald.o )

Judge Hastings, representing the police department of Wilmington, ;, cross examined Malinowski concern ing his employment by the states att torney and brought out that Malin- owski had been paid a lump sum of money out of which he paid most court witnesses. He was employed from February 10 to June 24. Malin- owski could not tell just what he had received without Investigating. He admitted that he didn't know where the men were in February.s Asked N,as to whether he knew if the men were in Massachusetts when he left New Britain for that state, he said
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The log cabin Democrat., 1915-11-11
VILONIA.

We had a fine rain Monday morn ing.
 Our people are about done gather ing their crops.
 Health here is very good.
 Uncle Bob Perry is still no better
 Fred Perry's little girl has slow fever.
 A large crowd attended Sunday school Sunday afternoon. The Sun day school was reorganized and some changes made in teachers and secre- tary. V. Fortner was reelected su- perintendent. He is entering upon his seventeent year as superintendent.
 Lewis Wright and Braden Brlley and wife, Fred White and wife and Willie Hill of Little Rock came out Sunday, visiting relatives and home folks. They came in autos.
 The chairman of the school board, Dr. Mum, called a meeting of pat rons of Vilonia public school Monday night A good crowd was present and some good talks were made and the interest was revived. Miss Car michael of Conway was added to the