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New Britain herald., 1915-03-09
FAST DAY PROCLAIMED
 BY GOVERNOR H0LCONB
People of State Requested to Pray for Early Cessa-
 ton of War.

Hartford, March 9--Fast day was proclaimed by Governor Marcus Ii. Holcomb today for Good Friday, April ?. The proclamation follows:
 In accordance with ancient custom to appoint annually in the spring time a day upon which all people may unit edly seek the favor of God in the oc- casions of the ensuing year and to se lect for that purpose the Christian Holy Day, Good Friday,
 I hereby designate Friday, April 2 as day of fasting and prayer l re- quest that on that day all the people of the state whatever be tn cir creed or belief, laying aside heir usual avo- cations humbly bow before the throne of God in recognitiin of His Mercy to them and their own undc- He has spared this nation the dread source of war; in earnest supplication for patience, wisdom and courag that peace may abide with us; in sincere prayer for an early cessation of tho bloody strife which is rendering the nations of the old world.
 Given under my hand and the seal of the state of Connecticut, this ninth day of March, A. D., 1915 and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and thirty
 By His ENcellcncy's command,
 CHARLES D. BURNIIS, Secretary.
 MARCUS II. HOLCOMB.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-09

in the chain of evidence being wield- ed against them, as Chief w. J. Rawl- ings admitted this afternoon that there was one watch stolen from Father Zebris' house which has never been recovered and this time piece is said to have been found on the men. 1t is also understood that consid erable other loot was taken from the par ish house before the murderers fed
 It was on the morning of February 9 that the murder of the priest and his housekeeper was discovered. The priest was shot and strangled and lay oh his back on the first floor of his home. The woman was strangled to death in the attic. two different kinds of rope being twisted tightly around her neck. Although the state police, the local men and private detectves ran down every possible clue they were unable to unearth anything that looked at all promising and the gem craI belief was that the murderers would go unpunished.
 Today however, the belief is strong that the guilty parties have been dis covered and will be brought to justice.
 As both men are known to have
New Britain herald., 1915-03-09
COLIINS-UORTON
Former stony Creek Young Man Will
 Wed Local Girl.

MT. and Mrs. Warren E. Horton. of No. II Wallace street, have an- nounced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Lillian Ruth Horton. to Frederick D. Collins, formerly of Stony Creek, but now of Hartford. While the date of the wedding has not been set, it will take place in tho near future.
 Both MT. Collins and Miss Horton are well known young people the lat ter having been graduated from the New Britain High school with the class of 1913.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-09
CLOTHES LINES ROBBED.

There was an epidemic of clothes line robberies last night and today Harry Alex, of Hartford avenue; C
 Rosenberg. Of 16 Willow street. and John Ryan, Of 336 Elm street. as well as Mrs. Seigel of 19 Willow street, reported garments stolen from their backyards between 6:30 and 7:3O o'clock last night. #a.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-09
N.aGR.NNT ARRESTED

A man giving the name of Peter smith was arrested by Officer Dennis Nealon at the center this noon. He was drunk and was begging. When arrested he had sixty-five cents he had collected. When the officer got him he was begging money from Mnnpn.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-09
DYNAMITE IN STREET.

Few people who saw d big auto tractor going through the side streets this afternoon knew that 1t was filled with dynamite, but such was the case. A permit was ssuea to carry al half ton of the explosive from the freight depot to the trap rock quarry in Stanley Quarter. Two trips were made, as the law prohibits the carry the streets at one time.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-09
We're Here on February s.
Watch Was Stolen.

However, the most important thing in proving their connection with the local murder case is that when arrested they had a quantity of loot for which they could give no good account and also some watches which they could not satisfactorily explain where they obtained them. This is the strongest link
New Britain herald., 1915-03-09
BON EE'ANT IS ARRESTED

Philip Bonefant was arrested by Officer .'Ted" Malone today on a writ made out by the Newington author ites charging him with non-payment of his personal tax. He was turned over to Constable Racius
New Britain herald., 1915-03-09
CALCULATING MEXICO CITY

Washington March 9.-American Consul Silliman telegraphed from Vera Cruz today that he had been reliably informed that the evacua- tion of Mexico City by the forces of Gen. Obregon began at o'clock last night.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-09
RELIEF FOR MExICANs.

Mobile, Ala. March 9.--Relief for the suffering people of progreBso. Mexico, was sent from here in Inc schooner James. W. Paul, Jr. which sailed today with 2 300 barrels of flour, 2.ooo sacks of grain and some general merchandise.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-09
Mex can t| Ctn. OD TWO J. s.
 oRDtr

Ifliral Dlcttnc '
 can Watcrs.-
 ports at Jcng
 Message Are
 Washington, Carranza has m ply to the Amd denying. genera conditions in M United States hI improve.
 Is a statemd American ConsJ Cruz, which VI dent Wilson an the Mexican cf Obregon, his q City, had preve ing the Mexica had sent suppli
 Regarded
 Carranza's taken in oflicia the tenor of hil being drafted. regarded in al as vorable s that Carranza prove any ineo1
 Meanwhile. forward to Rel commanding [ Guantanamo. t Dne battleship
 Carranza DIT MT. Silliman dondo, hitheI sentative of ca visers. were Il ference.
 Content
 Mir. Sillinar but officials di tents of his nd
 Consul Sillin Vera Cruz ga N was fornlally in person ycste just before thd and were laid son as the ca |
 No further showing when evacuated or leave a small
 Fletcher
 Admiral \ rmored cruia Haitian watef Caperton, and commanded Coontz, now s ceed 10 Vera
 Only M
 After the q was said that ditional wars | the only mov( cnt. The er was gone owe
 Secretary D ton and GeorI than to proce( Secretary Ca movements VI declared of the United the attitude q
 picsl
 Secretary n Guantanamo on board.
 The selecti Admiral Fled noon today | be had give lagship of th( Atlantic fleet. commander Georgia is ol leshirs of t 'hips. startin era Cruz bI
 The follow by the d
 The dopa ,dyices dated 'ass. stating March z, thl cntle after a The Carranzs n full retrea 7iedras Nogf ,n tho Stil. Cfns house o the Amen hat the railr 9iedras Negz  hat aside frd 'allroad 1t il here will be Piedr luiet and thd he Anerica
 Pointed
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New Britain herald., 1915-03-09
THANKS OF GERMAN ]. FORCES IN NORTHERN !. POLAND D|SL0DC[D
Right Wing Said to Have. Beaten H%ty Retreat to Within EiQht . Miles Of East PTusSiaa Border.
RUSSIANS ADVANCE FURTHER
 INTO TURKISH ARMENIA

Italy on Eve of "Great and Decisive :. Events'-Bu1garia Confronting an 7 Internal Crisis Over the Question oi agss Peace or War-CourSc in European N Conflict 10 Be Followed by Greece st
 is Still to Be Determined.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-09
Men Under Arrest ln Wilmington, Del,
 May Be Szayers of Rep Joseph Zebris
 Taken Lithuanian Searched Detective to See

As the Herald goes to press this af- ternoon Detective Sergeant Samuel Bamforth is speeding southward as fast as steam and steel can carry him to Wilmington, Delaware, where he hopes to be able to at least clear up the mystery that surrounds the dia- bolical murder of the Rev Father Jo- seph Zebris and his housekeeper, Miss Eva Gilmanaitis, in their Church street parish house on the night of February 8. The Wilmington police are holding Bernard Montvid and Peter Melba, inals, for the murder of Policeman r. X. Tierney inr that city last Saturday and mor mortally wounding Police man Willard Sharpless and Horace McDannel as the trio were attempting to place the two men under arrest as suspects. .r -t..
 Of all the clues the auth critics have yet had as to the possible identity Of the murderers this one seems the strongest as every particle of evidence unearthed dovetails exactly { as 1t should in proving that the two pris- oners are the ones guilty of the New Britain murder that has stirred the entire country.
 Were Here on February s.
 When Montvid and Melba were given skin search at the Whining ton detective bureau they had in their possession railroad tickets from New Britain to Waterbury, dated February s, the night on which the priest and his housekeeper were slain. They also had in their possession a large quantity of anti-socialist literature and some theater tickets, also from this city.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-09
CONSENTS TO FORM
 NEW GREEK CABINET
NJ. Gounaris, New Premier, Will Sub- init List Of Ministers to King
 Constantine Tomorrow.

Athens, Via Paris, March 9, 4;45 A M.-M. Gounaris, deputy for Pa tras. has consented at the. request of King Constantine to undertake the task of forming a new cabinet. 1t is reported that M. Baltadjis, who was foreign minister in the Theotollis cabinet, has consented to take that portfolio under the leadership of M. Gounaris.
 M. Gounaris will submit his list of ministers to the king tomorrow, it is understood and .iobtain an agreement that the chamber shall be dissolved if the supporters of the ministry are in the minority, which is consid- cred highly probable. The new pre- mier is expected to favor the contin ued neutrality of Greece.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-09

Paris, March 9, 4:50 A. NM. Rhallys, former prime minister of Greece, has given an interview to the correspondent at Athens of the Matin. in which he says that King Constantine acted on the advice of his general staff in opposing the policy of intervention proposed by M. Venl- zelos. The staff was of the opinion that an expedition aginst Constan- tinople would weaken the military sit uation on the Bulgarian frontier, which in Athens is regarded as dan gerous in view of Bulgaria's doubt full attitude. -.... ........ .....
New Britain herald., 1915-03-09
WEATHER.

Hart ford. March 3.-I'air tonight and "Wednesday. Not much change iE temperature.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-09
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 Secretary Dj ton and Geor1 than to proce( Secretary Ga movements w
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New Britain herald., 1915-03-09
Fletcher

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New Britain herald., 1915-03-09
Washington,


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 Consul Sillin| Vera Cruz saI was fornally l in person ycstd just before thd and were laid | son as the cad
 No further showing when eva cuated or
 leave a gf11aII
New Britain herald., 1915-03-09
Both the right and left Hanks

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New Britain herald., 1915-03-09
I'nlllte.I

President the latest not to his attend reported to {
Alma record., 1915-07-15
LOCAL NEWS

FRANK Miller ana Bernard Leany,
were in Saginaw, Sunday.
Charles Button visited friends in
Lansing, and Dewitt, Sunday.
Postmaster " p. Cash was in Stan
ton, on business, Saturday morning.
Joseph Page Jr. was in Clare and
Thompsonville, over the week end Wis
iting friends.
! Cecil Johnson, Bert Shong and Bert
| Reynolds went to Detroit, on business
Monday morning.
i Alfred Papworth student in the
summer school spent the week end at
his home in Howell.
| c. w. GidGings of st. Louis, was in
Alma, on business, Monday afternoon
and called on the Record
Sheriff Newell Bradford of Ithaca,
spent several days of the past week
and this week in Alma, on business.
Duncan McPhall spent Sunday at
the home of his sitter in Mt Pleasant,
returning to Alma, Monday morning.
Mrs. Clark Holland and Miss Elsie
Maxted of New Haven, visited at the
home of Mrs Robert MrNabb, last
week.
Miss Beulah Parr, returned Mon
day morning from weeks visit at
the home of Miss Alice Kennedy, in
st. Louis.
Fred Lignian of Flint was in Alma,
on business, Saturday and called on
many old friends. He returned home
; the same evening.
c. j. Dutt who is building a barn
in Isabella county, just north of Gra-
. tiot county line, spent the week end
with his family in Alma.
Mrs. Walter Vlet accompanied by
Dudley Kress and Stanley Vliet, went
to Petoskey, Monday morning for a
few weeks outing at that summer re-
: sort.
. Miss Margaret Wilbur who has
been visiting at the home of Miss
Marion Chick, for the past week, re-
! turned to her home in Belding, this
Z week.
. Attorney John Dunham of Granc
: Rapids, spent Sunday at his mothers
! home, on Wright avenue. He is one
z Of the counsels in a four million dol
! lar will case now being fought out il
( the federal court.
Miss Adwinna Nelson of Saginaw
. is visiting at the home of Mrs. S. A
5 Vliet on Wright Avenue, this week
I She is taking a nurses course in Sag
z inaw General Hospital and will return
T to her work at the end of this week
!. DR.. Blaisdell gave an address be
z fore the members of the Universit,
4 of Michigan, Friday evening, on tn
subject of "The Personal Touch. Sew
. eral of the leading platform men i
Z the country addressed the school dur
Z ing this session.
I Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Barnes, Miss
+ es Eva and Helen and Mr.. Hezikia
7 Woodwork of Charlotte, who hav
I been visiting at the home of Mr.. an
+ Mrs. Andy Hall, for the past week, re
! turned to their home in Charlott,
Z Saturday evening.
Z Addison Wilson motored wit
+ friends to Saginaw, Saturday. to Wis
) his brother there for the day.
- Miss T. Albertson, matron
Wright Hall, went to Chicago, MOI
day morning, to spend a short vaci
Is tion with relatives.
= DR.. Hansford McCurdy is entertain
9 ing his brother DR.. McCurdy of va
Z University, this week, at his home {
x Center street. The latter is head
* the department of Anthropology
: the big Eastern university and is ol
e of the leading authorities in the cou
y try on this subject. About year a,
8 he visited in Alma and gave a splend
= lecture along this line of prehistor
x man which was largely attended al
- greatly appreciated
The Springfield herald., 1915-05-07
A Republican Estimate

We believe that Capper's $
Weekly represents the conserva-
tive sentiment of the country,
and the following estimate of
President Wilson in recent is
sue consequently is If interest
as a guide to such sentiment:
In his address before the
d A. R. ut Washington Presi-
dent Wilson excels.
He brings forth the deeper
thought and hidden meaning OF
the occasion and has the faculty
of focusing all minds on a single
idea. The nation can congratu-
late itself that it has at so pivotal
q time man in the White House
who is a calm, self controlled
thinker. man Of ideas and e:
aually of firm convictions Of
right and wrong. If there is q
notable absence of the jingo spir'
1t today in this country no mar
can say how much credit TO!
that feet belongs to the calm anc
deliberate man at the helm.
The Springfield herald., 1915-05-07
N orth Klats.
White frost Monday.

White frost Monday.
Peach trees at D. M. Cheno-
weth's sure look pretty.
The Chenoweths had a gang
" working on their dam The past
week.
Settlement in this section be-
gins to look permanent.
The Collins and the Dye well
drills are kept busy sinking
wells.
Small pox still holds forth.
Homer Gold is the latest victim.
Sunday school and church
meetings have been discontinued
until the above disease is frozen
out
At the annual school meeting
Ira Chenoweth was reelected
treasurer and it was voted to
build another school house in the
north part of the district.
The Springfield herald., 1915-05-07
Cong. Heating
Is COminQ

Honorable Edward Keating,
congressman for the district,
will visit Baca county on Thurs.
day and Friday the 13 and 18th
days of May, and desires to
meet as many of the people in
the different localities as possi.
BILE at that time. Farmers and
others interested in public
lands. public land laws, rural
credits, ETC., and representatives
of farmers clubs and women's
clubs, are invited to meet him.
Mr.. Keating will be at the ho-
tel or other convenient place in
each locality as follows:
Thursday, May 18th
Two Buttes-from II a. m. to
2 U. m.
Blaine from 8 to 4 ,. IN.
Stonington-from 5 p. M. till
next morning.
Friday, May 18th.
Vllas-from 10 to IL q. m.
Springfield-loon to morning
of 18th,
The Springfield herald., 1915-05-07
With 9ar Advertisers

Jones Bros. have the only gar.
s.ge in Springfield. and are now
greatly charging their building
to enable them to take care OF
the trade, which in Springfield
the last year has been running
Lamara good second. The boys
are expert machinists, and are
as familiar with the parts of an
auto as with the parts of jack
knife. They are courteous to
their customers, give strict at
tention to business, and know
ing Baca county like a book can
take you where you want to GO
at the least expense.
Your attention is called partic
ularly to the ad. of ]. L. Almon,
recently of Lamar, elsewhere in
the Herald. Springfield has
watched Almon build houses
since he has been here, and now
everybody is saying tc
! everybody else, 'T.et
Almon do it-he knows how
Mr.. Almon is simply an adebr
with saw and hammer, and un
der his manipulations of then
houses 90 up like Jonah's pro
verbal go-rd. So we say tt
those wanting good building ser
vice-"Let Almon do 1.-THE
knows how"
The Springfield herald., 1915-05-07
EjASLEY

Planting corn is the order of
the day in this vicinity.
Mrs. iAdmy of LarneG, Kans.,
was an overnight visitor with
Mr.. Albert Meals Monday
night.
J. M. Watkins and Mr.. Ed
Schultz went to the north cedars
f, this week.
Dee Williams attended the
dance at the Christy ranch the
night of the 9th, and on the
night of the Both gave one at his
house.
Frank Sacks and wife were Wis
itors at F. B. Meals Monday.
Mrs. ]. M. Watkins was a call.
err at Albert Meals Friday.
Chas. Collier of No. 9 was
caller at ]. Il. Casters Thurs.
day.
Chas Kincaid is planting for
Will Barnett and Joe. Larkir
this week.
The Springfield herald., 1915-05-07

Seven g,,od men in Baca coun-
ty during the month of April
took eight good Fords out of the
Sunday garage. as follows: Ben
Metcalf two, and Roy Lackey.
Otto Doty, Tanner Bros, M.
Long, L. Burton, Earl Tayler,
each one. That means $4,000
back to Baca for the one single
month of April, and At least a
few Thousand dollars back for
the year. Verify such maketh
the boys feel that "the Ford is
my auto l shall not want" (for
any other).
The Springfield herald., 1915-05-07
SETON

Mrs. w. Shaddick. who has
been dangerously ill for the past
few weeks, is slowly recovering.
Messrs. j. Brown and G Gun
ner were Springfield callers
Tuesday.
DR.. Goodrich was called to the
home of VIM. Shaddick IS Mon
day.
Mrs. John Brown called OH
Mrs. s. Il. Brown Tuesday.
Charley Smith left for Ohio
Tuesday.
Mr.. Robinson lost valuable
colt last week.
Mesdames Jordan and Brown
spent Wednesday with Mrs.
Shaddick.
Frank Sherman went to Elk.
hart Tuesday.
There will be Sunday school al
A. E. Arnold's at 9 O'Clock Sun
day afternoon. Everybody in
vited.
Farmers are busy planting
corn.
News is scarce this week.
The Springfield herald., 1915-05-07
To incorporate or not to incor

To incorporate or not to incor'
porate, that is the question.
Whether it is better to have a
town with good cement sidewalks
from one end of the streets to the
other, and with streets well grad
ed and kept always in good
shape, with good crossings here
and there, or to have the Main
thoroughfare with axle-deer
chuck holes, rivulet crossings,
and anlsle-deep or up-and-down
passages from one building to an.
other these be the things thai
are up to Springfield for consid'
GRAFTON.
The Springfield herald., 1915-05-07


The following from the Lamar
News is indicative of diy-land
dairying developments all over
the west: DR.. Hickman of Wi
ley has purchased leo acres of
land on the Springfield road just
five miles south of Lamar and
has placed a man on this land
who will endeavor to make it an
Ideal" Dairy farm. They will
pat in 80 acres of corn and fet-
elita, build a cow barn, and con-
struct a large pit silo" this
year.
The Springfield herald., 1915-05-07
COOP HOPE.

John Poyner and George Vii
lers went to Elkhart last week.
G. g. Huston and j. F. Huston
left for Elkhart Sunday, e. E.
Huston taking broomcorn fol
Cal Woolley.
J.. B. Villers was in Villas
Thursday of last week.
George Poyner and T. w,
Couch. assisted by will Doris of
Stonington. were appraising
some Of Rency Walkers stock
Friday last.
G. w Caldwell and son Dee
were at Elkhart with maize last
week.
A hre accidently got out last
Thursday, but did no particular
damage.
The Springfield herald., 1915-05-07

By the Drovers Telegram we
see that Kansas has under con.
sideration retaliatory measures a
gains. those states that are un.
fairly quarantining against Kan.
sas. They claim that there are
only fifteen counties In the Unit
ed States affected, that they are
under rigid state quarantine,
and none of them nearer tina n
500 miles of Kansas.
The Springfield herald., 1915-05-07
The $40 Moustache

Now concerning my moustache
heing very small to ask S10.N
for, l will explain that it is jus
ready to bloom and to go to seed
and think there will be heavy
crop of seed well worth the
100, and after selling the seet
will have my Moustache left. A!
there is certain baldheadet
man on Butte Creek, think h.
will readily buy the seed so tha
he can grow something of
moustache on the top of hi
head.
Gilbert Scott.
The Springfield herald., 1915-05-07

Stonington has arranged to
give Congressman Heating a
public reception at the school
house on the night of the 18th
inst. at 7:30. as he will stay
over night at that place before
coming to Springfield. Mr..
Keating will no doubt be greeted
by an overflow house at Stoning-
ton.
The Springfield herald., 1915-05-07
Local Happenings

Jno. Meier was in town Mon
day.
Get into the Herald elevator
and call your floor.
Les Jones and wife were al
the entertainment
Felix Ward and wife we're a,
the enter tainment.
A. G. Williams Of No. 9 was a
pleasant caller on the 3Oth uit.
| Lon Denney has been indis-
posed for some time, but is bet.
ter now.
r. L. Rockhill attended the
school election in Springfield
Monday.
e. Lepel and wife were in at
tendance at the entertainment
Saturday night.
Hello" your wants through
the Herald" central" for Baca
county business.
W. E. Smith of the Richards $
country, was in town Wednes-
day on land business.
/ H. o. Green made bis first Wis
it to Springfield Monday after
his escape from the pest house.
Forest Hall, secretary of the
Baca County Tax-title Associa-
ton, was in Springfield Satur-
day.
The Herald is turning out
some artistic stationary this
week for the First State Bank of
Springfield.
]. R. Mckee and son of Wash
ita, Okla. with seven other par
ties, were lir Baca the first of
the week with a view to locating.
The dance at Kaiser's hall Fri.
day night was one of the largest
tor somp tkpe. A larger dance
hall y n deln and, or will be in
the ssxly tuse,
H E. Bosley of No. 9 got onto
the Brussels carpets $1.50 worth
this week, which is just another
case of another good man know
ing a good thing when he
sees it.
C. G. Crawford of the south
west took up quarters last week
on the second floor of the Herald
family residence, and at the same
time makes it one more for
Sp ringfield.
Wanted-a $1O,OOO.OO lum-
ber yard at the county seat; clear
field; will bear closest investiga-
ton. Address
Commercial Club,
Springfield, Colo.
At The commercial club meet
ing Tuesdey night w. M. Stew
art, Sheriff Long, and Prof. Jent
were appointed as a delegation
to attend a railroad meeting at
Two Buttes Saturday.
G. G. Patterson the first of the
week brought down from Lamar
the rest OF the lumber for Mrs.
Clauson's house, which is now
rapidly going up under the man
agement of Ed Measel.
C. M. White of the southwest
country knows a good thing
when he sees it, so came up last
week and ordered the famous
fifty-.wo doses, which is Just an.
other case of good man gone
right.
W.