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New Britain herald., 1915-11-08
MALARIA REIGNS IN
 WAR RIDDEN SERBIA
Discouraging News Received From Mrnc. Grouitch in Nisll, Where Df.
 Catherine Travis is Stationed

1 Mime. slavko Grouitch, wife of the 1 Serbian under secretary for foreign af- [ fairs and the one who induced Dr. Catherine Travis of this city to go to l Serbia to help wage war on sickness among the civilian population, sends ] discouraging news regarding health conditions in that unhappy land. De- spite the noble fight home and for eign physicians are putting up, grim
 death stalks abroad and the situation is anything but hopeful.
 Mrs. William Kinnicutt Draper, sec- retary of the New York branch of the
 Red Cross society, has received a let ter, from Mime. Grouitch in which the
 unequal battle between disease and the army of physicians and nurses is described Malaria is everywhere, the letter says and distress and sickness is almost overwhelming. The informal ton to Mrs. Draper is written from the Serbian Bay hospital at Nish under date of September "A. Among other things, the letter says:
 "Over 300 cases have been treated in the dispensary in the first five weeks. Poor women walk all night from distant villages to bring their children of all ages. It has been heartbreaking to see the wretched, absolutely starved little bodies, and the awful cases of hernia due to the poor mother and baby having been uncared for at the time of birth We are sadly in need of drugs of all kinds. A pint bottle of bismuth mixture costs 12 francs in the local drug store; other drugs are equally dear. 7
 NO one wishes to have another epidemic anywhere, but every one wants Dr. Strong back again. And, indeed, there is still a great work for the Red Cross and the Rockefeller Foundation to do out here. Malaria is almost as great curse as typhus whole villages are stricken with it, and at Skopje the hospitals have al- ways a large number of their own staffs as we'll as many patients ill with it. Only thorough campaign like that made at Panama will ever rid the country of 1t, and that will be too expensive for this government to un- dertake fer many years.
 And now we stand on the eve of another outbreak of war What will l happen to us If things turn we'll l shall come back and work for the l Baby hospital; if badly, shall stay here and trust to you and my other friends
 to see that we are not forgotten
 Praise for real help goes to the
 Am erican Red Cross Mission and
 Lady Paget's work at Skopje''
New Britain herald., 1915-11-08
NEW BRITAIN COUPLE
 SIBERIAN EXILES
Abroad When War Broke Out, Were Taken Captive in First Great
 Russian Invasion.

After a silence of more than q year, word has reached here that MT. and Mrs. August Schultz of 115 Beaver street are in exile in Siberia and their relatives are in doubt and anxiety as to their safety The couple are victims of the European war and fell captors of the first Russian in vasion of German Poland. They came here from Cleveland with their two children early last year, but learn ing that MT. Schultz's mother had died, leaving him some property in Poland, they went abroad to present their claim and were planning to re- turn when the war broke out. The Russian army swept down upon the land like a host Of destroying locusts and with thousands of others the couple were taken into captivity and sent into the interior of Serbia.
 Now after long months of anxious waiting comes the news that they are prisoners of the CZar and in common with thousands of other innocent victims of the war are suf- fering all the horrors of Siberian exiles. The Russian government ap- parently is in no position to give these unfortunates the assistance they need even if it was so disposed
 Finally a letter came through. dl- rected to Mrs. Schutz's brother. Henry Fanska, who lives at 116 Beaver street, telling him of the aw- full fate which has overtaken them. The war refugees are left to shift for themselves and many have starv- ed to death. Mrs. Schultz's parents and the couples two small children are living with the brother at the Beaver street address.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-08


 The Sons of Veterans will hold their regular meeting in G. A. R. hall Fri. day evening at 8 o'clock when the an nual inspection will be held. A large attendance is looked for.
 The recently elected officers -ot Norden Lodge, I. O. G. T., were in stalled yesterday afternoon by Deputy Aleck Anderson. :, ~ %|" "*.'-
 Miss Nina Goodwin, formerly teach CT of history at the High School, is visiting friends here.
 Mrs. Arthur Anderson of Waltham Mass, and Miss Erma Johnson of South Manchester are guests of Dr. Gertrude Johnson Kinsella.
 Announcement has been made of the approaching marriage of Carl Benson of this city and Miss Eva La bracque of Somersworth, N. H.. The wedding will take place this winter.
 The Kavanaugh Shop, 40 Pratt St., Hartford, have their stock of suits in perfect assortment. New models con- stantly added. Some expensive suits, but choice range from $25 to $35. .adyt.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-08
HOLD PARADE FOR
 SUNDAY SALOONS
Chicago Opponents of Sunday Closing Express Their Displeasure at
 Enforcement of Law


 Chicago, Nov. S.-Opponents of the Sunday closing paraded yesterday to express their displeasure at the recent crder by Mayor Thompson to the police, to enforce the state law pro- hibiting the saloons from doing busi- ness on that day. Estimates of the number in line varied from 20, ,OOO to more than 100000. The demonstra- ton designated as the |home rule and personal liberty parade was under the direction of the United Societies for Self-Government, an organization comprising 925a American, German Lithuanian, Italian, Bohemian, Polish Rumanian,, Jewish, Croatian, Swedish Swiss, Danish, Norwegian, Irish and Austro- Hungarian subsidiary societies Officers of the United Societies said 101,4 ,470 persons took part, 32,930 on foot and 6S,540 in autos and other vehicles. Those on foot marched ter abreast paralleling at first a double line of autos and horse-drawn ve- hicles.. It required more than two hours for the pedestrians to pass the reviewing stands in Grant Park
 Mayor Thompson declined an invi. ,tation to review the parade, but the reviewing stand was crowded with officers of the United Societies and their guests.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-08
City Nen1s

Iattabcssett Tribe, I. o. R. M., will t in Judas hall tonight.
 burt Prosperity, F. of. A., will meet
 evening in 0. IT, A.ss4.t hall. T M. Knox. singing teacher. Booths -adv: h,e finance committee of the com council will hold a meeting orrow.
 William H. Caldwell has returned n Kego Park, where with friends has. been hunting big game. M. Zimmerman & Co.,, have led to their olive to IA Main street
 --advt. fiss 4Csrare- Hal1oran has resigned
 position as telephone operator
 Berlin Construction company. zlden Andrews of Stanley Quarter bought a pair of thorougnoreo Ases from Mrs. Philip Curran or 1t Jefferson, N. Y. @, he board of public works will hold heeting tomorrow evening.
 3ngine company No. was called early last evening to Doyle's 3rv stable, where there was a Aht fire. Two blankets were lned. he county commissioners will give Iearing Wednesday morning on the jlication for transfer of license on ttford avenue from the Hardware k Cafe to Harry Alex. #H. furs cleaned at the Union Laundry Arch street, Tel 904.-advt. I ohm Street, employed at the fingfield office of the Boston and hne railroad, spent the weekend In his parents on Smalley street. ohn Barry, formerly with the |Millan company, but now of New fk. spent the weekend at his home this city. .s.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-08
ANGRY BRISTOLITES
 GET SPECIAL TRAIN
Arrive in New Britain Late and Per- suade Crew to Run Berlin Dinky
 to the Bell City.


 New Britain was just turning over on it's other side Saturday night for the second lap of it's weekend sleep when one of those nice little trains from New Haven owned and oper- ated by the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad company crawled in-an hour late. Weary yawns were exchanged by the passen- gers as they slowly dismounted and headed for their respective homes.
 But home was a long way off for some of them, who lived in Bristol do they live or exist in Bristol ?- and they were very much put out to learn that the last train had left off the Bell city. One woman knew her husband would never forgive her if she didn't get home that night. Several males actually expressed fear that warm wecome would be due them Sunday if they didn't return to their domici1es. Others had reasons just as good for getting home just as quickly as possible and among them they managed to convince the New York, New Haven and Hartford, or such portions thereof as were repre- scented by the train crew of the Berlin dinky that they were going tol get to Bristol if they had to call Chairman Elliott out of bed. After,a great deal of argument the Bristol people succeeded in persuading the. crew of the Berlin dinky to open the throttle and take them home.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-08
WANT FIRE PROTECTION.

Residents of Stanley Quarter, who feel the need of greater fire protec- ton than is now afforded them, con- template petitioning the city fathers for the construction of a fire house in the north part of the city. The site of the old Shipman school on Stanley street near the stone crush CT is regarded as being ideal for the purpose and in view of the fact that it is city property it is argued that a considerable saving could be eff fected. It is practically two miles from the center of the city out to this fast developing suburban section and the residents there feel that they should be considered in this matter of fire protection when the es- inmates are compiled for the coming year.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-08
BIG FREIGHT BUSINESS

Freight business is so heavy in the local yards and sidings that the rail- road company is contemplating put ting on an extra night switching crew. Normally seventy-five cars are handled here daily but of late over 100 have been received. F Much complaint is made by merchants over slow ar- rival of freight, claiming that weeks are now required to get goods through where formerly it was a matter of days only.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-08
FREIGHT CLERK HURT.

Harold Grace. a member of the clercial force at the local freight house, is suffering with an injury to one of his feet, which occurred when a heavy casting fell and crushed his great toe MT. Grace was to have left Saturday or 9 two weeks vaca- tion but it is thought his injury will incapacitate him much longer. He is under the care of pr. Edward Grace.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-08
Events Tonight

High class photo plays, Foxs thea ter.
 Vaudeville and moving pictures, keeney's theater.
 Mattabessett Tribe, I. O. R. M., meets in Judd's hall
 Gerstaecker lodge, 1. 0. 0. F., meets in Turner hall.
 A. w.. Harvey A. o. U. w., meets at 187 Arch street.
 Court Prosperity. F. of A., meets at 277 main street.
 New Britain Circle, c. of F., meets at 34 Church street.
 Star of Good Will lodg $. of E. meets in Jr., o. U. A. M. hall.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-08
HAS NOT SOLD STORE

S. P. Storrs, the Main street drug gjst states that a persistent rumor to the effect that he has sold his store has gained general circulation. He wishes to deny this.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-18

Augusta Caroline, being accorded the
consolation Of seeing him and bidding
him farewell before he passed away.
From this 1t will be seen hat she has
had In her long life of near a century
her fair share of sorrows and trou-
|itles.
Another birthday during the week
opening to-day, and which calls for
sympathetic interest here In America.
is that of the Queen Mother OF Spain
% Wednesday. The regard felt for
her here in this country liz all the
greater by reaso OF the fact that as
regent she was in control of the des-
TIMES of Spain nj the time Of its war
with the United States in 1898.
Americans always respect a brave
and gallant foe, and tha, Queen Maria
Christina then showed herself to 10
and boDe herself with so much ssgac-
ity throughout that trying period as
TO win universal admiration.
Although OF Austrian birth and a
daughter Of that House OF Hapsburg
which liz generally credited with reac-
tionary and ultraconservative views
rather than with progressiveness she
brought up her boy Cwho being of
~posthumous birth vas a king from the
very moment that he came into the
world as d Liberal and identified her
,eif during his sixteen years of minor
ity with the Liberals rather than with
the Conservatives. making old Senior
SaGasta, the Liberal leader. her princ!-
pal counsellor and contidant. And not
content with administering the re-
gency according to Liberal instead of
Conservative views. she has trained
her son 10 be the most progressive
enlightened and democratic monarch
that has yer occupied the throne OF
Spain.
Thanks to this. thanks also to the
manner in which through her influ-
ence ard training he has managed "a
keep his name free from all scandal ir
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Portrait of his daughter, by George de F. Brush.
In the knoedler Galleries.

sheep on the rocky heights OF Dalma-
tia and carved objects in wood for
household utility or fashioned figures
in clay.
lie left the VILLAGE of Octsvicc, near
Drnis, in his fourteenth year, and
went TO Spalato To work with a Tomb
stone carver Success O came 10
him, n figure of Christ 50 pleasing
IN" municipal authorities that they
raised a small fund and sent the .ad
to a technical gChool at Xagreh, where
he remained until he was Is. At
hat age W." found his way to Vienna,
VIII re- he studied AT the Academy, ana
showed work at the "Scccssion" which
brought HIM II decoration. The an
ncNation Of liOsnia-lIcrHoguVina by
Austria drove him To Paris, and in
III" French capital his talent and
tCChnlc developed with remarkable
iapiditN, y model of tins Serbian
Walhalla and some of the figures in
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Queen Elizabeth of Belgium.

TO the salutations which he received
from every side. thanks to a nudge or
whisper from his aide-de-Camp. that
few OF the many Americans who were
wont to encounter him on the prome-
made had any idea that the was sight
less.
Then there were troubles with Prus-
STA and with Bismarck. For m the
war OF 1856. her own sympathies and
those of her blind husband were wholly
and entirely with Austria. and above
all, with Hanover. against Prussia. In
deed. the Grand Duke of Me~cklenbur,;-
S~trelitz narrowly escaped the fate OF
his similarly sightless kinsmin aud
fellow ruler King George uf Han
over. who lost his throne, was robbed
Of his private fortune and Of his do
mlnions, which were annexed to prus-
STA, and was driven forth to Ill, Ia ior-
eign exile.
The Grand Duke and Grand Duchess
were in fact submitted In tho latter
SOS to so many humiliations by
Prussia that the latter must assuredly
have lost sight at the time a. the cir
cumstance that its national heroine,
Queen Louise Of Prussia. who played
so great a role in the war OF liberia
ton In the first two decades VI the
nineteenth century, was n daughter Of
the house of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. and
not only mother to old Emperor Will
lam but aun to the blind Grand Duke
at Neustrelitz.
While the Grand Duchess was
deeply devoted to her afflicted hus-
band. she did not altogether relish his
opinions in matters ~ domestic policy
For whereas she still retains to this
day that liberalism which Is the birth
right Of every II Of British blood
her husband favored paternal ahso-
lutism carried TO an extraordinary de-
gree.
He was convinced that the latter was
the best form Of government, would
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~ ETAILS OF the competition for
the Saltus prize Of 500 have
been made public by the In
stitut Francois aux Flats Cnis. or the
Museum of French Art, under the
auspices Of which the competition Is
to be held. This e a the prize. which
is offered every second year, will be for
a painting, although it may he for a
work in sculpture, architecture, music,
painting or literature.
The competition will be open to all
art students OF an American univcr-
0ity, college or art school, residents Of
the United States and under 20 years
of age, who shall have made applica-
ton to compete to the executive Sec
rotary of the Museum Of French Art
on or before August |. 1915. The sub
ject will be a decorative composition
in oil, symbolical OF the progress OF
the fine arts in France, on a canvas
size 6S Centimeters (27 inches)
broad by Sc centimeters GA inches)
high. This programme constitutes an
agreement " the Museum of
French Art on the one hand and zach
competitor IN the other. to the terms
of which agreement each competitor
gives assent by the fact Of submitting
Q painting in competition, and hereby
agrees to be bound by all the provi-
sions and conditions set forth in this
programme.
The Museum OF French Art agrees
"a pay to the author Of the painting
placed first by the jury the sun Of
800, and to award to the author as
we'll the museums medal immedi-
ately after the decision of the board
of trustees. The jury which will Judge
the paintings submitted in compete
ton will be composed of Robert Henri
and Charles ~IiofIbauer.
The trustees of the Museum of
French Art will convene to make the
award of the prize, and, after reCclv-
ing the report of the jury, they Will
thereupon open the envelope bearing
the number of the painting placed
frst, and will award to its author the
prize in the competition, lmmedi-
ately after making the award tho
trustees will notify the author Of the
prize and will send a copy of their
report to each competitor. The paint
Ing shall not bc made, puhll,, reproduced
or publicly exhibited, until after the
award by the trustees. The painting
10 which the prize shall have been
awarded Will remain the property of
the Museum Of French Art, After the
decision of the jury has been reached
In the competition all other paintings
will immediately he returned 10 their
authOrs.
All PAINTINGS, properly packed must
he addressed 70 tn" trustees OF the
Museum Of French Art at their office
500 Fifth avenue .Ncw York city, and
delivered at said office, oNpr"sSage
prepaid not later than Nov, /. 1919
ut noon. tn" trustees reserve the
right to refuse 10 accept any paint
ings offered Cor delivery later than
this date. All ia" paintings shall Ia
unsigned, int in the WRAPPER Of the
painting shall ho placed u card bear
ing III" nums and address of its AN
thor enclosed IN n plain envelope
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not permit a house to be built, or even
a tree to be planted, either in his cap
ital. or in any other Of the cities or
towns Of his dominions, without h's
sovereign consent. and maintained tie
rule. which must seem extraordinary
in American eyes. according to which
the boxes and the best seats in the
opera house and theatres of the Grand
Duchy are restricted to the nobility,
and the bourgeoisie are barred there
from to this day, no matter how large
n sum Of money they may offer for a
box.
His son and successor, the late
Grand Duke Adolf. entertained far
more broad minded and progressive
views. which he inherited from his
English mother, but which naturally
brought him into constant conflict with
his father. Indeed, on coming To- the
throne he offered I o make a free gift
Of 10, 900. 600 marks to me national
Treasury Of Mecklenbure-Strelitz Il
the mobiles would abandon their oppo-
sition TO his grant to his people of n
Constitution similar to that now en-
joyed by the other sovereign States 81
the confederation known IS the Ge--
man Empire.
But IL was of no avail. and he may
he said 10 have spent his entire -elgn
in a fruitless struggle abou: the mat
ter with his mobiles, who of course take
advantage of their privileged position
to place almost the whole burden Of
taxation upon the bourga1 isie, the
p%easantry and the workin. class. vino
have no franchise. thus re! owing their
W class Of the weight " national
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ny r. CrNLIrFE-OwEN.

IT O-MORROW the Matriarch 81
Old World royalty Will cele-
brate in the utmost retire
ment, In the picturesque little
German city Of Neustrelitz, her nine
%ty-fourth birthday. She bears the
title Of Dowager Grand Duchess OF
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., and also that oi
Princess of the Wenis, one which re-
calls memories OF those Nandal Vi
kings who in ancient times overran
France Inc Spain, sacked Rome, and
ruled the Mediterranean from Car
thage.
In past years the birthday OF this
venerable lady has been observed
throughout the Grand Duchy with
much official state and popular re-
joicing. But there will he nothing Of
the kind Tomorrow, and the celebra-
tion will be n very quiet n indeed.
for two reasons
One of these is that the German
Empire, Of which Mecklenburg-Stre
litz is one of the twenty odd sovereign
Federal States. is engaged In Il wal
for its very existence. The other IL
that the old Grand Duchess has the
misfortune. in Teuton eyes. to have
been born az "A Princess OF the reign
ing house Of Great Britain and Ire
land, OF which she In the senior mem
Der. and as such has come in for her
share Of the bitter hatred which .hc
people of The land OF her adoption
have developed since the beginning Of
the present international confiagrat.5n
last year against everything English.
L. ,-z1 .,1.t,l E~...r.I -, aa-
tain members of the reigning houses
Of Germany. especially by those who
have English affiliations. or Englisl,
blood in their veins, takes the most
unreasoning forms, as, for instance,
manifestations OF i'll will. and even Of
hostility. TO the aged Grand Duchess,
although the latter became a German
by her marriage more than seventy
two years ago.
Only surviving granddaughter OF
King George III. Of England, she
came into the world at Hanover,
where her father, the Duke of Cam
bridge. was acting as viceroy for his
brother, George ". the crowns OF
Hanover and Of England being in
those days united. But she was
brought up altogether in England a.
an English girl, and, very little
younger than her cousin. Queen Vic.
toria. was her principal girlhood
friend until Victoria assembled tho
throne.
Her marriage to Grand Duke Fred
erick William of Mecklenburg-Strelit
followed not long after that OF Queen
Victoria to Prince Albert of Sake
Coburg-Gotha, and took place in the
presence of the Queen in the private
chapel of Buckingham Palace. Parlia
ment voting the bride a civil list
annuity OF $4,000 a year for the
remainder of her life. In spite of this
vote, confirmed by a treaty between
Great Britain and Mecklenburg-Stre-
litz, the payment Of the annuity To the
Grand Duchess has been suspended
by the British treasury since the be-