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5000 Z
registration Of Munitions workers
Ended D., 500 Bureaus.

LnNpoN. July l2-After more than
two weeks work the 6n0 bureaus tina.
were opened when the Minister uC Mu-
uitions, David Lloyd George, gave labor
the opportunity voluntarily to enroll.
closed to-day with a total registration,
OF 90. 000 men, Registration houccforth
will he carried out through the labor
exchanges.
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IA GEORGE MINERS.
Rejection Of Terms Opens
Way 10 Britain nder New Law.

Special 'dbic Dfspdfch 10 TIM StN.
LONDON. July I2.-The Government
may be compelled to take It's first action
under the new labor troubles ac. in the
case of the South Wales mine strike.
Acting under authority the representa-
tives Of the Government submitted GER
tain proposals to the men to end their
difficulties and the miners fatty de-
clined TO accept them.
The Government has the power TO
compel the men 20 go 10 work. as the
Minister of Munitions, Mr.. Lloyd George,
has said In his speeches.
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malcontents will follow such a course.
Meanwhile the work of the coalition j.
rendered no easier by the bitter attacks
being made upon II. and the position Of
the Minister OF Munitions. Mr.. Lloyd
George. Is rendered doubly difficult be-
cause OF the general d.squi,t created
the working classes.
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Soldiers SeIf-SHcrihce.


rh. following story is ,olu in a letter
mr. "a, the front to his
lIo"u a."
w r.n saved my life dur
o"e in anJ was wounded in the
Ins d sni'"' u H., ,,,.nd.1 a, an
ioo'' Ni'.' "l.e 7 vo, hin, le.ve to
emergency nosP..", 1T, on,,iy ,n1 ac.
spend a nion'n -, 80 ,ho railway
compah'eu MN "'s.A nal. and in
station he SAT neai NV ~. pa
pain whiie we "nile' io,d -,
cross Tram Jus. n.,,n ,owr ra-
Ill nccunied by us entered the sta
ton. which was soon cro"ue WIN
frightened and hungry poor peopie' o"e
woman with a bapy III ner arms VIZ
cried pitifully told us that the cnii"
was dying. She had no milk to give
the infant. ! went out or the station
TO get milk for the poor child but ialien'
when | returned | found my soldier
with the baby In his arms. He had a
bottle of milk and a clean handkerchlcl'
one end of which was knotted around a
niece of sugar, and he was patiently
aiming the handkerchief in the milk ana
giving II to the baby to suck. n
woman told me that he had hobbled 10
his knapsack, got the mix ana sugar
and took entire charge of the baby.
81 am clever Win cIllureH' Lieu'eh-
ant, as ! have three of my " at
home the soldier said. and as they
gave me the milk and sugar at the hos
pital for the journey ] thought the child
needed it more than myself.
THE man is all right now. and he
wrote me hat as soon as his foot =
healed he will rejoin his regiment. In his
letter he said that he travelled like a lord
In the Red Cross train, and that ne WIS
nursed by no less a person than a Count
ess. very good and kind despite her
title he added"
- ,.s, R.hi,J.
"'
An Alpine officer writes to his father
about the Austrian snipers. generally
gendarmes in disguise, purposely left
behind when the troops retired, who
hide in the woods and fire against iso-
lated Italian soldiers even when
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wants 4" suurIch Dispute.

II would appear, Al the close or u
rather stormy session in the House, tina;
Nj. .Asqulth IL as determined 10 squelch
the entire Hlld?rc-ii2:! George dispute
Az SIR Henry palzicl. who - the stanch-
es, hackcr OF MI. Lloyd George just now,
is 70 force IA open debat upo the
subject Sr Henry and mis- followers are
st,u insis'eutly demanding that Major
General Stanley Won Don. y, Mastcr-Gen-
sral OF the O,dgAU,c. he relieved Of lis
duties. wNi.e the members of the Govern
m.ut either are turning a deaf ear TO
the demands or declining 10 enter into
a discussion Of them.
Premier Asquith's attitude Of silence
to-day only added fuel to the AMER OF
the indictments. who are determined,
seemingly. to cmharrass the coalition
G,veinm Mt as much as possible.
Meanwhile the press. having for the
f.ust part taken "A pretty decided stand
o.. one side or the Other, is ~continun-
outside of III. House OF Commons III"
discussion which tn, Premier refused
to cuuntcnaucc. II Is charged that Sir
Henry Daziel is using his attack on Won
Donor a. q lever hy which he hopes to
keen Nisouuut Iiildaue. former Lord
High Chancellor. out Il the coalition
Government. ON the Other hama, it i
said tina the plemier is DESTROYS of max
in. a place for Niscuunt Hdldauc.
1t is commonly believed that a ma
i,rity in the House of Commons would
like to see the entire controversy dropped,
but it does not seen probable that the
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Continued from First P0gc.
There Is a movement to get rid OF As
quith In favor of Lloyd George. II is
pointed out as significant. and also ex-
planned as insignificant. that as soon as
Mr.. Asquith returns from France Lloyd
George goes to the country. and in spite
or the enormous pressure of work I'm
connection with his new position remains
away beyond the orthodox week end.
when important Cabinet meetings are
being held and vital questions are asked
In the House of Commons.
Premier l. silent.
Meanwhile Mr.. Asquith maintains
absolute silence. Every effort is being
made TO drag out of him who is re-
sponsible for this failure or that. Two
questions asked in the House tonight
were whether the War office in 1914
had rejected heavy guns as unsuitable
for service in the field. whether the
Premier In view of the fact that the
operations OF the British, French and
Russian armies We're crippled by the
failure of the War Office to provide the
necessary ammunition. would say IL the
authorities whom he had consulted were
directly or indirectly responsible and
whether he would give assurances hat
all persons who have proved to be in
competent ana ialltu IN dutN Noulu DE
dismissed from the public service.
Other questions to the Premier were
whether he would give the House OF
Commons an opportunity TO discuss the
conduct Of the war. whether he would
appoint a commissioner TO examine why
II was necessary to appoint u Minister
OF Munitions more than ten months after
the war had been begun. whether he
would name a day to discuss the causes
responsible FOR the shortage OF NUM-
,ions: whether Lord Haldane's exposures
OF the proceedings Of the confidential
committee of the Cabinet were made
with the Prcmicr's authority
To answer sue questions or to grant
an opportunity FOR such debates would
obviously precipitate such a fight Over
the late Government that the coalition
government would disappear in the tu-
mutt.
Mr.. AsIuith refused to say anything
beyond that any further information
or Discus IN In regard to these inquiries
was not In the interest OF the public.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-27
BECKER REC0NC|L|NC
 HIMSELF TO DEATH
Bitter al "djlsticss" He Consoles
 Hls Wife.

New York. May 27.--"The Dreyfus case and the Frank case have stirred two nations in their time-but neither of them amounts to the in- justice of mine."
 These are the words in which Charles Becker characterizes his pres eent plight. The police lieutenant, who must almost surely die before six weeks have ended, swears today, as he swore in the beginning, that he is in- nccent.
 He has practically gwen up hope, too, it is said. He seems to have small faith that he will obtain a trial in the federal courts on the ground that his constitutional rights have been infringed. It is considered, too. almost impossible that he will appeal to Governor Whitman. And so, he is trying to reconcile himself to death.
 Becker Shows Weakness.
 Becker had hard fight of it Tues day night after he heard the fatal news from Albany. He slept ,fitfully, and yesterday morning was red eyed and wan. This was one of the first times he has shown weakness since he entered the death house. Father Cashin, the prison chaplain, talked with him in the forenoon and helped to buoy up the condemned mans spirits by diverting his mind.
 Becker welcomed this diversion, for he, too, wished to get himself in hand before his wife arrived az Sing Sing. When she did come he was the same Becker as before, strong and manly, and as cheerful as could be in the circumstances.
 The woman who has stood by her husband so bravely through the long, terrible months, did not fare so well. She was deeply affected when she en- tered the death house and seemed tc feel more than ever the cruel gratings the separated her from rfe prisoner She could not even reach out and touch him.
 Stayed About Three Hours.
 She remained perhaps two or three hours, and when she left the prison the men in the yard said she looked much more composed than when she went inside the death house.
 "It was really wonderful how Becker by being strong himself strengthened her, too. She is so in love with him that he exercises tremendous infiu- ence over her. He pulled her out of her most intense grief for the time being,'' said one of the guards who were present during the visit. Schmidt Stricken.
 This mental strength of -@Becker's seems one of his most potent charac- teristics. Every one who sees him says he is so big and manly" Tues day night, Hans Schmidt, who mur- dered Anna Aumuller, broke down as he thought of Becker's coming fate. It was Becker himself, who swayed Schmidt back to something like req son. Becker dominates the death house. He is the most intelligent man there, and the other condemned pri- soners look up to him.
 The man convicted of directing Her.
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Cay Aen1s

New Britain Council. O. U. A. M will meet tonight.
 Mrs A. C. Talpin is suffering frol a severe attack of rheumatism.
 A whist will be held tonight in ~ Parish hall by St. Joseph's Ladies A \ society.
 Frederico Berlonda today sold lal and buildings on Cleveland street Tobbie DiMsrtino.
 A shirtwaist dance will be giv this evening by New Britain Todd No. s57, B. P. O. K.
 The High school baseball tel played the nine of St. Thomas Se& mary in Hartford this afternoon.
 Merwin. Jacobson of the Brockt, baseball nine which plays in Hartfo today spent last night at his home { Wakefield Court.
 Meyer Gilman of $50 East MaI street will leave for London, Ontar. Canada, next week, where he will f ain for the summer.
 At the meeting of the Carpentel] union held last evening it was dec1 ed to recognize Monday as a legal ho4 day as decrcod by the governor.
 The payroll of the sewer deDa1I ment for the past week amounted s7se.2o.
 Chairman w. B. Rossberg of water department and Aldermen ter and Chamberlain made trip Burlington today.
 A meeting of the tablet commit was held this morning in the oaaee the superintendent of schools.
 The German school will hold Memorial day exercises Fridaysff ft noon at 2 o'clock at the Solo monument on Main street.
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dermen of New York city or such other city officials as the legislature may prescribe shall have exclusive power to fix salaries of country officers and employees and the number of such employees within the city.
 An Electric Service Board.
 A proposal by Thomas V. O'Connor, of Buffalo, provides for the election instead of the appointment of the State Superintdent of Insurance, State Superintendent of Banks and six pub- lie service commissioners who shall receive salaries not to exceed $1O,00O.
 Now that Governor Whitman has vetoed appropriations amounting to s1,565,36O, Minority Leader Wagner, of the senate, thinks this sum should be subtracted from the $19,500, 900 direct tax
 Wagner intends to introduce into the Constitutional convention today a proposal to make it impossible for the state to levy and direct tax in excess of its actual necessities.
 All Leaders Present.
 All the leaders of the convention turned out yesterday to hear John J. Fitzgerald, Tammany leader in the House of Representatives, tell the Finance committee of the graft in building postoff1ces and other things that ought not to be in the Federal government.
 MT. Fitzgerald was in favor of giv- ing the chief executive the power of initiative in budget making, and when he completed it to submit it to the legislature, which should have the power to decrease it, but not to augment it.
 Fitzgerald Raps Washington.
 The most profiigate and extrava. gant department in the world is in Washington" said MT. Fitzgerald, re- ferring to the Department of Agricul- ture. ''If it was run properly it would mean a saving of 30 per cent. of it's present cost of maintenance. Why, that department does things that are as foreign to it's duties as is managing the government of Mars.
 We don't provide public building for public services. We provide them to meet political exigenctes Tn certain localities. We may as we'll be frank about it. We pay New York city prices for land in sage brush country for lots on which to build postoff1ces In hundreds of little communities of 1000 inhabitants you will find postoffice buildings that cost
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received here today. At Norfolk the thermometer registered thirty-two de- grees. There was heavy frost and in some of the higher localities the ground was frozen. Growing vege- tables and fruits are believed to have suffered to some extent.
 Ice in Rutland.
 Rutland. Vt, May 27.--Ice formed here during the night, and fruit trees were damaged considera bly,. An u1- official temperature of twenty-six Als recorded.
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l7HE1NERRH5hA hANI

<, In the accompanying illustration are shown two ships which met with
 disaster at sea. The American steamer Nebraskan from Liverpool, May 24, for the Delaware preakwater, was torpedoed off the coast of Ireland. Early reports indicated that she was not seriously damaged and that her crew had been saved. The Holland American liner Ryndam. with seventy seven passengers, which sailed from New York for Rotterdam, was rammed off Nantucket by the, fruit freightsr Joseph J. Cuneo. The crash came in a heavy fog. No lives were lost.
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newspapers yesterday and was bitter over the fact that the editorial tone was generally against him. As said, he asserts his innocence without res- ervation, and says the whole case against him was simply one of pol itics. Framed up from the begin ning," is the way he has put it of ten.
 Sentiment Against Execution.
 Sentiment inside the prison was nat urally against Beckers' execution, as most of the prisoners are opposed to capital punishment. Warden Os- borne's decided views on this ques- ton are we'll known. He said yes- terday:
 Well, if they are going to execute this man, why not do it right out in Times Square? Let the people see what capital punishment really is. 1t has failed in so many countries. It hay never proved a deterrent The public shows it's horror for it when it authorizes that it shall be done in a dark corner, away from the world" '"
 Prisoners Favor Doomed Man.
 One of the prisoners said he was surprised at the verdict. And think so per cent. of the other men are, too," he added. Another said: fI was not surprised, because I thought, for one thing, Beckers brief was weak. It was too verbose. But I think, like many of the other men here, it's a horrible thing for this man to die through the testimony of men who sold their evidence-men who are not only squealers, but who are quite probably perjurers." There was little sentiment, too, that If the gunmen died last summer Becker should share the same fate. Only one or two men out of o hundred or so had any faith in the idea that Becker might offer further police in- formation in return for possible com mutation by Governor Whitman.
 Becker has taken the position that if he must die, well, the sooner the better. He had made up his mind to this even before the decision ar. rived from Albany
 Fear of Suicide.
 Notwithstanding this, there is small fear that he will attempt to take his own, life. There are always two guards in the death house, and when a man is doomed to die within short time one of these guards usually Keeps special watch upon the prisoner But in Becker's case, while the usual vigilance is exercised, no one seems to believe he will try to kill himself He is considered too strong minded Father Cashin, Deputy Warder l Johnson, guards and the others who l have seen and talked with him be. | lieve he will go to his death like man.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-27
IN GRASP
 OF COLD WEATHER
EaIy Vegetables and Tender fluas
 Suffer From ntaVy ffosts.

Washington. May 27.-Kf1ling frosts throughout the lake region and the, middle Atlantic States broke May weather records of many years last night and promise unseasonably cold weather for the next twenty-four hours.
 Reports to the weather bureau this morning indicate heavy damage to fruits and vegetables throughout that section, particularly in the interior of New York.
 "strong High Area"
 Tn the parlancc of the weather bureau experts, "A strong high area" over the lake region which arose to block the path of a storm from west ern Canada was responsible for the early summer phenomenon.
 While frost is probable again to- night in the lower lake region. New England the middle Atlantic states, warmer weather Is promised Friday in the path of fair weather from the Ohio valley and the lower lake region.
 Wnile fee was being formed on standing water and crops were frozen in the east, warm showers were play ing oyer the central valleys. New York State Hit.
 New York, May 27.--UnseasonaRly cold weather developed last night over a large part of New York state. In the eastern section the freezing point was not reached, but in the hill coun- tries and in those bordering Lakes 1 Ontario and Champlain there were severe frosts. At Watertown and ] Lockport the mercury was down -c the 29 mark. Early vegetables and tender fruits suffered severely
 Record for Low Temperature. l Philadelphia, May 27.-The ther. mometer in this vicinity went as low as A degrees during the night. The | weather bureau said this was record ;, for low temperature on May 27.
 Unusually cold weather was gen l eral in Pennsylvania. Hazleton re ported that ice formed on the noun tain tops.
 Little Damage Done.
 Pittsburg, May 27.The frost whic1 I visited western Pennsylvania las night did little. if any damage to or chards and gardens, because they ar T we'll advanced.
 Visited by Heavy Frosts.
 Youngstown. O., May 27.-Th northeastern part of Ohio and west ern Pennsylvania were visited by heavy frost last night. Reports TO ceived indicate that thousands of dol lars. damage was done to fruit an growing vegetables,
 Ice in New Boston. ,I Winsted, May 27.-1ae a quarter 0 an inch thick formed in places in Nov Boston last night. according to report
New Britain herald., 1915-05-27
BARNES URGES MORE
 POWER FOR BOSSES
Proposes Paradise for Po1delaa'S
 of Old School,

Albany, May 27.--William Barnes did hard day's works yesterday as a delegates to the constitutional con- yention. He presided at a long ses- sion of the comm ittee on legislative powers, of which he is chairman, and introduced a proposed amendment to the constitution that for sheer reac- tionarianism probably will stand in a class by itself
 If this poposaI is enacted into the organic law of the state, for the next twenty years political bosses will be candidates for office, -or they may choose them in whatever manner they may see fit The olatlrne conventions will come back and New York state will be a paradise Tor politicians of the old school. Deprive Legislature of Powers.
 Not only does the Barnes scheme strike at all that those aiming at pro- gressive reforms in the election sys- tenn have been fighting for and partly won, but 1t would deprive the legisla-
 
 enjoys
 MT. Barnes has long believed that many of the acts of the legislature have leaned too much to socialism. He is especially opposed to such propositions as widowed mothers pensions and minimum wages. and 1t is his opinion that the legislature should have no right to enact meas ures of this sort
 He would write into the constitu- ton compete definition of doctrines that are considered socialistic. He be- ] lieves the basic law shc uld define just how far the legislature should go and that the people should reserve to themselves the right to alter the au- thority they delegate to the legisla- ture from time to time.
 Would Block Minimum Wage. His proposal states that it would prevent the legislature from estab- fishing minimum wage. It would also deprive the legislature of the power of regulating rules of procedure the election of party committeeman and the making cf nominations for public office by nolitical parties. ex- | SoPS " PAoSiAC 1oI puOllClLy or re- ceipts and expenditures and for pen altfes against fraud and corruption. l A proposal by George J. Ryan. of l New York, provides that terms of of- flee of magistrates, justices of the peace and judges of inferior courts of record and their clerks shall not be abridged in any manner City magis- trateS are t, be Included in the judi cial officials who may be removed for cause.
 Home Rule Proposal.
 Seth Low, ,-f New York, introduced q Home Rule proposal, giving to
 boards of supervisors n counties and local legislative hodlcs in cities and Villages all powers of local legislation
 He would permit the legislature tc
 enact only such laws applying to coun- ties, cities and villages as are general
 and uniform throughout the state. A
 proposal by Edward E. Franchot, o1
 Niagara Falls, would give cities and
 villages full powers of local self-gov-
 ernn ent.
 l Russell Wiggins. of Middletown would provide that the Board of Al
New Britain herald., 1915-05-27
gratify some congressman."

to gratify some congressman.
 President Who'd Veto Bills.
 How would you stop it asked Herbert Parsons.
 ..I'd elect a president who'd veto these bills.' said MT. Fitzgerald.
 Before the industrial relations committee yesterday Samuel Gompers said he was opposed to compulsory arbitration in labor disputes, He said such a law would be club in the hands of the employer. He opposed a minimum wage for men and manda- tory legislation fixing the hours of labor for men. Ffe
New Britain herald., 1915-05-27
NO FURTHER ACTION
To Be Taken in Union Theological
 Seminary by Presbyterian Assembly.

Rochester, N Y.. May 27.--So far as the 127th assembly or the Presby- terfan church of the United States is concerned, no further action will be taken on Union Theological Seminary. The movement to offer resolutions dis claiming any intention of implying moral turpitude on the part of the eeminary's directors and providing for a committee to investigate New York Presbytery has definitely been aban- doned.
 Today the assembly proceeded to dispose of routine business prepara- tcry to the closing services tomorrow. Atlantic City probably will De chosen for the 12sth assembly.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-27
U. S. EMPHASIZES COLLIDE.
Georgia Carries Away Part of Bridge
 of Nebraska.

Newport, R. l.. May 27.-The battle ship Georgia dragged her anchors dur ing a heavy gale that swept Nara gansett bay last night, and she was blown afouI the battleship Nebraska, carrying away a portion of the bridge and injuring some of the guns on the latter ship. Both vessels lost con- siderable side-gear.
 Hundreds of officers and men of the Atlantic fleet were forced to spend the night ashore, as the wind was so high that the launches could not put out to the ships.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-27

gfncs and machinery being undam- aged. t5
 What can say7" inquired Capt. Aamodt, when asked for statement. 1T am glad no lives were lost and nor body was hurt"
 The Cuneo will be repaired here.