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New Britain herald., 1915-10-08
SCHOOL BOARD MEETS.
Holds Regular Monthly Session This
 Afternoon.

The October meeting of the board of education was held this afternoon. The finance committee reported a balance in the appropriation of $158, 8,S03.56.
 The committee on teachers made the following report:
 Substitute teachers employed-Mrs. Margaret Deeley, Grammar school, grade seven; Mrs. Mary B. Hall, Grammar school, grade seven; Mrs. Anna M. Young, Grammar school, grade seven; Nettie Gamerdinger, Smith school, kinderkarten; Mrs. Bur- ton I. Gerrish, Smith school, grade six; East Street school, grade four; Stanley school, grades one, two and three; Mrs. Ruth H. Guiberson, Smith school, grade one; Mrs. Helen Spar mer, Northend school. grade four; Anna Riley, Lincoln Street school, grade four; Rockwell school, grade one, Burritt street, grade one; Elsie Hopkins, Lincoln Street school, grade one; Florence Hanford, East Street school grade six; Anna Sheridan. Rockwell school, grade six.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-08
Russians Withstand Attacks.

Petrograd, Oct. 8, via London, 2:06 D. m.-There is renewed military ac- tivity on the northern end of the Russian front, from Dvinsk to Novo Grodek. The heaviest fighting is in the neighborhood of Dvinsk, to the south of which the Germans have had some success. On the whole, how ever, the Russians have been able to withstand their assaults.
 The Germans have succeeded in crossing the Vilya north of Smorgon, enabling them to coordinate their forces north and south of this point.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-08
Wireless Flying Torpedoes.
Bridgeport Farmer.)

few years ago the matter of fact descriptions of the new air torpedo would have read like fiction. Jules Verne's tale of an under sea boat was fiction. Tennyson wrote in fancifu1 verse of purple argosies battling in the air Wireless communication was the theme of a hundred novels. The flying machine was described in f1c- tion, fifty times, before it became a fact. There are no reasons why tor pedoes should not be directed by wireless through the air, just as they can be directed by wireless, under the water.
 Nations must turn themselves to the defense of the air, for it has be- come certainty that, in the near fu- ture, the weapons CF the air will be much more numerous and deadly than they are now.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-08
BISHOP GOODMAN DEAD.
Head of Episcopal Diocese of aMine
 Passes Away at Maine.

Boston, Oct. S.-Rt. Tbc. Robert Goldman, bishop of the Episcopal dio- cese of Maine, died at a hospital here late yesterday. He had been un- conscious since an operation several days ago.
 Bishop Goldman was married at Bar Harbor on September 16 to Miss Mar garetta Porter of Philadelphia, and they were cruising on his yacht Calu- met II, on their wedding trip when he was taken ill.
 He had been bishop of Maine since 1900. Before entering the ministry in 1894, he practiced law in this city for six years. He was graduated from Harvard in 1882 and from the Har- ward Law school in 1885. He entered the New York Theological Seminary in 1891, graduating in 1894. He was assistant rector of All Saints church at Ashmo ont, Mass, 1S94-95, and rec tor of St. Johns church in RoXbury. Mass, 1895-190O. Trinity college in 1900 conferred upon him the degree of s. T. D.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-08
When Home is a Residence.
Providence Journal.) )

A residence according to the Treasury Department, for the pus- poses of the income tax law, "is that place where a man has his true, fixed and permanent home and principal establishment, and to which, when ever he is absent, he has the inten- tion of returning"
 This seems to satisfy all the de- mands of exactitude and fullness in definition. The Treasury officials would probably welcome any sugges- tions for improving amendment, but it is hard to conceive that any neces- sary particular for a round and weil- balanced description of a residence l has been overlooked, sighted, or given disproportionate weight It is certainly vastly more edifying than the dictionary's: Residence, a place where one resides"
 The governments Identification of residence" with home" is especially pleasing. The two are synonymous for the collection of the Federal in- come tax, it seems, even if for the purpose of escaping some forms of local taxation, a mans legal resi- dence" may be far removed from his home. The Illuminating clause. 'that place to which, whenever he " absent, he has the intention of re- turning" leaves nothing to be de- sired for a definition of home" The wanderer may take up many resi- dences, of a sort. But if there is any one spot on the earth's surface to which 1t is always in his mind to return, that is his home, and 1t does not matter if the intention to return is postponed indfinitely.
 This carefully framed official de- fnition conforms exactly, in meaning if not in terms. to one spontaneously offered to the claims committee of the City Council, once upon a time, by an elderly but spirited woman who was appealing from the assessors de- clsion to tax her as resident of Providence. She admitted that she lived much of the time In Providence, but claimed that she made her homo with a daughter in distant town. What do you call 'home'?" she was asked. And the reply that brought the inquisition to m end was: The place you go whenever you feel like it. and where you stay as long as you plesse."
New Britain herald., 1915-10-08
French Official Report.

Paris, Oct. 8, 2:33 p. m'-North of Arras last night the cannonading con- tinued, with both sides taking part, according to announcement made by the French war office this afternoon. There was also artillery activity in the region of Rove and and to the north of the River Aisne.
 In the Champagne district was vio- lent bombardment on the part of the German artillery, with very energetic replies from the French cannon.
 There was also active fighting in the trenches southeast of Tenure.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-08
BIG SCHOOLS OF MACKEREL.

Berlin, Oct. s.-Such schools of r1ackerel as have not been seen in German waters for many years are now visiting the seacoasts in both the North Sea and the Baltic, and the fishermen are making enormous catches. The fish are entering the Baltic through the Cattegat in great shoals, and the Danes are also talk ing their part in the catch. The German fishermen are taking enor- nous hauls in the waters around Kiel. Eckenfoerde, and Fehmarn; and many shiploads of ice are coming down from Denmark and Norway for packing the fish for shipment into the interior.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-08
Of Interest to New England.
(New York Evening Post.)

The completion today, over Hell Gate, of the largest steel arch in the world is not merely an impress sive feet of engineering; it marks the forging of the last link in the line which is to connect the metropolitan cities of the East from Washington to Boston in an uninterrupted over- land railway route. Indeed. it will join the remotest cities on the Pennsylvania system direct with the New England centers on the New Haven and those of Quebec and the Maritime Provinces on the Boston and Maine and the Intercoloniai AS a means of intercommunication be- tween the Long Island boroughs and suburbs and Manhattan tho New York Connecting railway. as if is to be called, should prove of very great value to the city. But it is an ex- ploit of structural engineering that the bridge, with it's single arch of ls'- 900 tons of steel spanning the ois- tance of 1917 feet between the csn- crete end towers, is most striking. The two halves of the arch have oecn growing toward each other TOT months, and it is found that they will meet today within one-fourth or an inch of the lines marked out by the engineers. This insignificant variation represents the error in the surveyors measurements, in the manufacture and fitting of compiicgt- ed steel sections and in the constrbc- tions of the concrete towers whose foundations arc over 100 feet below the water line.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-08
BULGARIA JOINS
 WITH TEUTONS
(Continued From First Page.)
of realizing her desire for union of all Bulgarian peoples
 Why They Arc Fichtinp

or redl1ZlnS her ueSlTe TOT union OI all Bulgarian peoples
 Why They Arc Fighting.
 The news agency says further: ''The manifesto to the people states that Russia is fighting for Con- stantinople and the Dardanelles, Great Britain to destroy Germany's competition, France for Alsace and Lorraine, and the other allies to rob foreign countries. The central pow CTS arc fighting to defend property and assure peaceful progress.
 ''The loyal neutrality maitained by Bulgaria has been advantageous up to the present time, the manifesto says and 1t is only now that military and economic preparations have been completed
 ''The manifesto states that Serbia, the worst enemy of Bulgaria, has op- pressed the purely Bulgarian popula- tion of Macedonia in the most bar barous manner, the male population being compelled to die for Serbia's use, the women being outraged, and the rivers running red with blood"
New Britain herald., 1915-10-08

out, Shore to Hoblitzel. Barry threw out Burns, a pretty fielding play. No runs, no hit, no error.
 Eight Inning.
 First Half-Scott popped out to Bancroft. Speaker walked. Stock threw out Hoblitzel, Speaker going to second. Speaker scored on Lewis single to left. Lewis went to second on Whitted's throw to the plate. Gardner flied to Paskert who cut off a sure hit. One run, one hit, no er- TOTS.
 Second Half-Barry threw out Alexander. Stock walked. Bancroft got a hit when Scott was slow in covering the bag to take Barry's throw of Bancroft's grounder. Pask- ert walked and the bases are filled. Stock scored when Scott threw Cra- vath out at first Bancroft scored on Luderus infield nit. Paskert went to third. Time was called while Luder- us left the field for a moment. Lu- derus out trying to steal, Cady to Scott. Two runs, two hits no er- TOTS.
 Nirth Inning.
 First Half-Barry famed. He missed the third strike by foot. Henriksen batted for Cady. Hem riksen safe when Luderus fumbled his grounder. Ruth batted for Shore. Ruth was out on first, Luderus un- assisted. Henriksen went to second Hooper flied to Luderus. No run, no hit, one error.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-08
COURT TO PROBE DIR.
 HILLS ACCOUNTS
''The Public Can Look for Some Live Iy Proceedings,' Declares Clergy
 mans Business Agent.


 New York, Oct. S.-1ndicat1on was given yesterday that the financial aI- fairs of Rev Dr. Newell Dwight H1ll1s' widely known as one of Amerlea 5 most eloquent preachers and pastor of Plymouth church, Brooklyn, made famous by Henry Ward Beecher, Will soon be accounted in court. Lawyers acting for Dr. Hills yesterday se- cured a summons requiring the ap- pearance in the supreme court, w1th- in twenty days, of Frank l.. Fergu- son, former president of the board Of trustees of Plymouth, who for nearly five years managed the e>ergy- mans business affairs.
 It was a disagreement last March between Dr. Hills and MT. Ferguson that eventually led to the recent pull pit acknowledgement of Dr. Hillis that he had been too anxious to make money and that he had gone into speculation in order to make provl- sion for his family and others depend ent upon him.
 MT. Ferguson said yesterday that he was glad the summons had been issued and that the matter was com ing into court. '"rhe public can look for some lively proceedings" he de- clared.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-08
NOT NEGLECTOING PARIS.

Paris, Oct. S.-Although most of the laborers employed by the city are at the front, municipal improvement is not being neglected The Champs Elysees is being repaved, as we'll as a number of other streets and public buildings needing repairs are receiv- ing attention. Many of the work CTS are Belgians free from military service and Frenchmen who are in the military classes not yet called or who have been declared exempt from military duty.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-08
John Sarra.

John Sarra of Fl Cleveland street died this noon after a long illness. He was thirty-seven years of age and leaves a wife and four children, the eldest of whom Is 10 and the young est four. They are: Louis, Alfred, James and Mary.
 The funeral will probably be held tomorrow morning from St. Nary church. Interment will be in the new Catholic cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-08
Bulgaria Seizes Railroad.

Sofia, Bulgaria, Oct. 8, via Am sterdam and London, 12:27 p. m.- The railroad running between Mus tapha Pasha, a town of Thrace, north west of Adrianople, and the Bulgar- ian seaport of Dedeaghatch, in the Aegean sea, was taken over today by the Bulgarian staff. Some forty miles of this railroad runs through Turkish territory.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-08
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
William A. Burns

William Arthur Burns, the eleven months old son of MT. and Mrs. Charles Burns of 35 Cemetery Lane. died last night. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon and inter- ment will be in the old Catholic cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-08
STRANGLED TO DEATH

Boston, Oct. s.-An unknown young woman was found murdered in a room in West End hotel yesterday a vic- tim of strangulation. The police to- night were searching for a man who accompanied her to the hotel last night and later left 'hurriedly. No clue to the woman's identity was found in her clothing.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-08
"ReneyoIent Neutrality"

London, Oct. 8, 12:30 D. m.-A mes sage to the Times states that the Greek government has decided to is sue a declaration of the attitude of "Benevolent neutrality toward the entente powers.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-08
Bulgarian Envoy Gets Passports.

Nish, Serbia, Oct S., via London, 12:42 p. m.-The diplomatic rupture between Serbia and Bulgaria is com plete. The foreign office has hand ed the Bulgarian minister his pass ports.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-08
Items Of Interest To Women.

Remnants of meat of different kinds can be ground fine and mixed with rice, raw egg, seasoned and made into cakes and fried brown on both sides. They are very good for a lunch dish.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-08
Drop Bombs On Nish.

Nish, Oct. 7, via London, Oct. 8, 6:23 a. m.-An aeroplane coming from Bulgaria this afternoon dropped numerous bombs on Nish, killing five persons and wounding two others. It then returned safely to Bulgaria.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-08
Teutons Claim Progress.

Berlin, Oct. 8, via London, 3:45 p. m.-The Teutonic invasion of Serbia is proceeding favorably, progress in the crossing of the Drina, Save and Danube rivers by the German and
New Britain herald., 1915-10-08

It may be useful to know that when you have over-salted soup this can be enumerated by dropping an un- cooked potato into it. Allow the soup to continue boiling until the potato is cooked.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-08

Austrian armies under Field Marshal von Mackensen being reported by German army headquarters.
 The capture of three cannon op- posite Ram is announced.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-08

If the blankets have been in use through the summer now is the time to sun and air them before the fall and winter storms set in.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-08

This afternoon frOek has a deep yoke of georgette crape, which also furnishes the long sleeves shirred at the wrist. A ribbon ruffle and touch es of embroidery trim the yoke. The skirt is full and the back of the plain bodice is relieved by a smart batiste collar with flares.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-08

This gorgeous garment is fashioned of old rose panne velvet. From it's deep, square collar hang rich drapes in massive folds, one corner being fin ished with an elaborate silk tassel The front fastens with a metal clasp set with garnets.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-17

i'll with UmbaIla even then had not
some keepers rushed for the leopard.
In the ensuing confusion Umballa es-
capped.
He is gone!" cried Bruce. Ahmed.
send runner to warn Ramabai to
head for my camp! Quick! Get the
elephants ready! Come. Kathlyn;
come, Pundita." He hastened them to-
ward the elephants. "Umballa made
his escape east; 1t will take him some
minutes to veer round to his men.
Comet"
They waited at Bruce's camp an
hour. A litter was seen swaying to
and fro, with coolies on the run. All
med ran forward and hailed 1t. mo-
ment later Kathlyn and her father
were reunited.
I'm Gods name. Bruce, let US get
dying for want Of light, air. food!"
They lifted the colonel into a how
dah and started south. urging the ele-
plants at top speed. No sooner had
they left the river than some native
boats landed at the broken camp. glee-
fully picking up things which had
been left behind in the rush.
Our troubles are over, father"
Perhaps. So long as l remain In
India. there is that curse. All, l once
laughed at it; but not now!"
Umballa at length found his cap
tain.
Follow mel" he cried in fury.
He led them back to the coloners
camp. but those he sought had flown.
He reasoned quickly. The trail led
toward the camp Of Bruce Sahib. and
along this he led his men. arriving in
time to find the native boatmen leav-
Ing for their boats.
A hurried question or two ELECTED
the direction taken b. the fugitives.
Umballa commandeered the boats.
There was some protest, but Umballa
threatened death to those who op-
posed him. and the frightened natives
surrendered. The soldiers piled into
the boats and began polling down
stream rapidly. A mile or two below
there was a ford and to go south the
| pursued must cross 1t.
Later, pursuer and pursued met, and
real warfare began. with death toll
on both sides. Bruce and Ahmed kept
the elephants going, but in the middle
OF the ford a bullet struck Kathlyn.
and she tumbled headlong into the
water.
The curse had not yet lifted its evt.
hand.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-17
INSECT USUALLY TO BLAME
Almost All Infectious Diseases Have
Now Been Traced to Some
Animal Carrier.

We know now that one kind OF mos
quito carries malaria and another kind
yellow fever. We have learned that
the house fly transmits typhoid and
the rat fea the bubonic plague.
The body louise. it has recently been
discovered, ia the intermediate host OF
the typhus fever germ. The tsetse fly
in Africa is the guilty party in trans
mitting the sleeping sickness.
Indeed. the search for insect-car-
riers Is now the favorite quest OF SCI
entific medicine. Whenever the bao-
teriologist faces a difficult problem in
medicine he always begins to look
about for some neighboring insect.
Scarcely diminutive form OF life 10
now above suspicion.
That undignified and rather vulgar
beast whose popular name is bed bug
is now subject to constant scrutiny.
There are several diseases that It may
possibly play a part in perpetuattng.
In the old-fashioned mystery the
usual recommendation was. seek the
woman" In the modern medical do
tective story the usual saying H.:
Seek the insect-World's Work.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-17


barge. UmbaIla Saw that she was
wounded in the feshy part Of the arm.
Quickly he snatched of the turban Of
one Of the soldiers, unwound it. and
began to bandage Kathlyn's arm.
The man, for all his oriental crafti-
ness, was still guileless enough to ex-
pect some sign of gratitude from her;
bu. as he touched her she shrank In
loathing. His anger famed and he
flung her roughly into seat.
Suffer. then. little fool!"
Meantime the colonel and Bruce dis,
mounted and tried to stem the tide of
fleeing coolies; but it was no more eff
fective than blowing against the wind.
They found, however. an abandoned
pack containing cartridge cases, and
they filled their pockets, calling to
Ramabai and Pundita to follow them
along the river In pursuit Of Umballa's
barge, which was now being rapidly
poled upstream. They might be able
to pick off enough soldiers, sharpshoot-
ing. to make it impossible to man the
barge. They were both dead shots,
I and the least they could do would be
to put the fight on basis OF equality
SO far as numbers were concerned.
The colonel forgot all about how
weak he was. The rage and despair
In his heart had once more given him
a fictitious strength.
The curse. the curse. always the
curse!"
Don't you believe that. colonel. 1t
Is only misfortune. Now I'm going to
pot Umballa. That will simplify every
thing. Without a head the soldiers
will be without cause, and they'll
desert Kathlyn as quickly as our
coolies deserted u.s."
Where is Abmed?"
Ahmed? I had forgotten all about
him! But we can't wait now. He'll
have to look out for himself. Hark!"
Squealing and trumpeting and thun-
derous crashing In the distance.
wild elephant" cried the colonel.
the old impulse wheeling him round.
But the younger man caught hold OF
his arm significantly.
| The soldiers poled diligently; but
against the stream. together with the
clumsiness of the barge. they could
not make headway with any degree OF
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-17
SYNOPSIS.

Kathlyn Hare, believing her father. Col.
Hare. in peril. has summoned her. leaves
her home in California 10 go to him In
Allaha. India. Umballa, pretender to the
throne. has imprisoned the colonel. named
by the late king as his heir. Arriving in
Allaha. Kathlyn is informed by Umbalia
that her father being dead she is to be
quser and must marry him, She refuses
and Is Informed by the priests that no
woman can rule unmarried. She is given
seven days to think It over. She still re-
fuses. and Is told that she must undergo
two ordeals with wild beasts. II she sur
wives she will be permitted to rule. John
Bruce. an American, saves her life. The
elephant which carries her from the
scene of her trials runs away. separating
her from BRUCE and the rest of the party
she takes refuge in n ruined temple. but
this haven is the abode of a lion and she
Is forced to flee from 1t. She finds re-
treat In the jungle only to fall into the
hands of slave traders. Kathlyn is
brought to the public mart in Allaha and
sold to Umballa. who. finding her still un-
submissive. throws her into the dungeon
with her father. She is rescued by Bruce
and his friends. Colonel Hare also is
rescued. Umballa, with soldiers. starts
In pursuit. Kathlyn Is struck by bull
let.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-17

speed. 1t was not long before Bruce
could see them. He raised his rife
and let go: and in the boat Umbaila
felt his turban stir mysteriously. The
report which instantly followed was
enough to convince him that he in par
ticular was being N de target. He
crouched behind ka.nlvn while two or
three OF the soldiers re,'.-ned the shot,
aiming at the clump of scrub from
which a film OF pale blue sn,rxe is
sued. They waited for anothe. 4h,r.
but none came.
The reason was this: the herd of
wild elephant which Bruce and the
colonel had heard came charging al
most directly toward them. smashing
young trees and trampling the tough
underbrush. Some of them made for
the water directly in line with the
passing boats. Kathlyn. keenly alive
to the fact that here was a chance
jumped overheard before Umballa
could reach out a staying hand.
To Kathlyn there was only death in
the path of the elephants; to remain
on the barge was to face eventually
that which was worse than death Her
arm throbbed painfully, but In the des-
perate energy with which she deter
mined to take the chance she used 1t.
Quite contrary to her expectations. her
leap was the best thing she could have
done. Most OF the barges we're upset
and the great beasts were laundering
across the river between her and the
barges.
Bruce witnessed Kathlyns brave at.
tempt and dashed into the water after
her. 1t took him but a moment to
bring her to land, where her father
clasped her in his arms and broke
down again.
Dad, dad" she whispered. Don't
you see our God is powerfulest? be-
lieved | was going to be trampled to
death. and here | am with you once
more"
They hurried back as fast as Kath-
lyn's weakness would permit to where
they had left their elephants. doubling
that they should find them, consider
ing that II was quite probable that
they had Joined their wild brethren.
But no; they We're standing shoulder
to shoulder. tapping their ears and
curling their trunks.