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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-02
| ANOTHER FIRE TRAGEDY
| ADDED TO THE LIST
Thirteen Lives Lost in Crowded Tenament House,
When Clouds of Smoke Suffocated Them
Before They Could Escape.
ONE FAMILY OF SIX, WIPED OUT
Factory Men in Maiden had Marrow Escape and
Twenty-four Men Were Seriously Burned
at Dupont Powder Mills at Wilmington.
DEATH TOLL FROM FIRES
IN THE PAST EIGHT DAYS

set afire from motives Of re-
venge. Apparently Of incen-
diary origin was the entry
made on the police blotter.
! The firemen had the blaze
under control within an hour.
Panic grew as body after body
was dragged from the smolder-
ing buildings and laid out on
the pavements while surgeons
worked desperately with pull
motors. Shrieking women and
children, fearing relatives had
perished, fought to get near
the bodies. A hurry call was
sent in for reserves, but it was
long even before they could re-
store semblance of order.
Powder Works Burned.
WILMINGTON, Del. Nov. a
Twenty-four powder workers at the
Carney's Point Mills OF the Dupont
Powder company were seriously burn
ed in a fire in one Of the mills today.
Fourteen OF the victims are in local
hospitals, Ambulances, police patrols
and many private automobiles are
being pressed into service to carry
men to the hospitals from the ferry
wharves here.
One Man Dead
WILMINGTON, Del. Nov. 2.-One
man died Of his burns and thirteen
others were seriously injured in
spectacular fire that swept the me-
chanical sorting room of plant num-
be- one Of the Dupont Powder works
at Carney's Point, N. j., today. other
employees suffered slight burns.
Static electricity is believed to have
caused the fire. Piles OF powder ignited
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-02
FRANCE

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
PARIS, Nov. 2-The situation on
the western fighting front is unehang'
ed, the war office announced today,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-02
Killed by Fumes.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2..-Saml. H
Cunningham, chemist. was today held
in $4,000 bond on a manslaughter
charge in connection with the death
Of Miss Louise Roberts in the Cor
dova apartments from fumes of hydro
cyanic acid, used in fumigating a
basement room.
Mrs. William H. Boiling and daugh-
ter, mother and sister of Mrs Norman
Gait, President Wilson's fiancee, were
among other tenants endangered by
the poison fumes. It is charged Gun
ningham sold the poison without fed
eral or local license.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-02

IBy Carl w. Ackerman, United Press
Staff Correspondent
BERLIN, Oct. 15.-(By mail.)--Ber.
lin faces the need for milk cards.
Housekeepers are not as much wor.
ride by this, however, as by the mys-
terious ten pfenning a week rise in
food prices. Ten pfennings is about
two cents, For the past two months
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BERLIN FOOD PRICES.

Roast beef, 35 cents per pound.
Roast veal, 40 cents per pound.
Veal outlets, So cents per pound.
Pork, 49 cents per pound.
Ham, 65 cents per pound.
Bacon. So to 81 cents per pound.
Butter, So to 81 cents per pound.
Eggs, cents each.
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contInulno southward.

ALL ATTEMPTS FAILED.
BERLIN (via wireless to Sayville)
Nov. 2.-All French attempts to recap
ture Butte De Tahure have failed, tho
war office reported today.
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subscribers Of The Daily Gate
City are served the full Leased
Wire Service Of the United
Press Associations.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-02

For County officials.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Nov. 2.-Voters
Of Pittsburgh and Allegheny county
today will select officials for most OF
the county Offices, FIVE councilmen and
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THE WEATHER
Fair, Moderate temperature.
Local temp p. m. Ga; Z a.
M. a.
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Made with Middy waists and -pleat- ed skirts, in combinations of plain white and colors; dresses of chic style and service Sizes from to 1G years From
 S1.75 to S3.50
New Britain herald., 1915-09-23
STRIKE FAILING TO
 AFFECT THE MARKET
All Local Stocks Reported to Be
 Holding Firm
Furnished bv Richter & Col

There has been a great deal of &C., tivity in the local market during the past few days. Colts Arms is still the leader and sales today have been as high as 630; $50 is freely predicted for this stock within reasonably great deal of activity in the common stock of Niles Bement-Pond, which has advanced about fifteen points within the last week. Quotations this dard Screw common, which has also been very active, is very scarce today and 225 is freely bid for stock. Scovill Manufacturing company, for which BIO is bid is also scarce. There are practically none of these stocks in the market.
 Stanley Work remains the same at 67 1-2 bid, 69 asked. This stock holds it's recent advance very well, there be- ing very firm market on it at the present time. Landers Frary & Clark is 57 bid, 5S asked. American Hard ware is 120 bid, 122 asked. Sales of Union Manufacturing company stock have been at 80, and New Britain Machine is quoted 76 bid, 79 asked.
 The strikes in the local factories have not affected the market cn these stocks, which is an indication that the general public consider that the strikes will be favorably settled within a short space of time.
 Bristol Brass has been very active and is quoted 5S bid, 60 asked New Departure common is quoted 159 bid, 161 asked dividend on. Practically all of the local stocks are selling ex the October first dividend.
 The general line of investment stocks has also been active with quite a few sales. We look to see very active market within the next few days and considerably higher prices in the so-called war stocks.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-23
FOR ALL NIGHT SERVICE.
Postmaster Delaney Expecting Re-
 quest Will Be Granted.

It is confidently expected by Post master w. F. Delaney that on all night service will soon be established at the local post office, in compliance with his request to the post office off, cials in Washington. The matter has been under consideration for some time and judging from reports the postmaster expects that it will soon be installed.
 Arrangem ents are being made with the railroad officials whereby the train from New York will stop at Berlin daily at 2 o'clock in the morn ming. The change will mean a read justment of the hours of the clerks at the office, each clerk to work eight hours, and three shifts a day.
 It was learned today that the Chamber of Commerce was to start this agitation but it will not be neces- sadly on account of the Postmaster's efforts. -
New Britain herald., 1915-09-23
City Nen1s

Two boys, four years old, were re- ported as missing from 38 Fairview street today
 Willard Dolan, the year-old son. of Officer and Mrs. Thomas A. Dolan, celebrated the first anniversary of his appearance in this mundane sphere with a party at his home this afternoon. A big birthday cake fea- tured the party and was appreciated by the young friends of the host.
 George J. Unwin wishes it under stood that he was not the George Un- win summoned to testify before the United States district court.
 Julius Oughstun of 2s0 Washing ton street and Miss Adeline B. Leh- man of 164 Jubilee street were mar ried last evening by the Rev. A. C.. Theodore Steege at their new home on Jubilee street.
 The street department payroll for the past week amounted to $937.S3.
 Nathan Berson, ct a1., have bought land on Harvard and Oxford streets from Albin Carlson, ct al., and Aaron Danielson, ct. al
 The hearing on the administrators S account of the Patrick Mcclure es- tate was continued in the probate court this afternoon. Attorney P. F. McDonough appeared to repre- sent the heirs of William McGuire. Attorney H. P. Roche appeared for the administrator, Patrick Mcclure.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-23
Y. M. C. A. NIGHT
 SCHOOL TO OPEN
William F, Fay of High School Facul- ty and Frank E. Perkins of Hart
 ford on Faculty.

The Y. M. c. A. will open it's night school on Monday evening" De- tcber 4. Courses will be offered in mathematics, English, mechanical
 drawing, machine design, structural steel work, architectural drawing l and drafting.
 William Es Fay of the local High school faculty will be in charge or the mathmetics department and will offer courses in algebra, geometry and trigometry. The English will be offered to foreigners, who desire to familiarize themselves with the language and will be in charge of Misses H. c. Bliss, who has taught in the school for a number of years. N P. Smith, associated with Russell & Erwin. and Laurence Wetmore, connected with the Waterbury Tool company, will instruct in mechanical drawing, machine design and struc- tural steel work.
 Frank E. Perkins of the I. A. AL len Co. of Hartford will supervise the architectural drawing class. MT. Perkins s graduate of Massa chusetts Institute of Technology and taught a similar course in the Uni versity of Pennsylvania for several years. Recently he has been devot- ing his time to practical work in his chosen line. Thus he will not only dwell on the tn l1ccretical side but will demonstrate on the practical side of architectural work. Individual 'n- struction will be the aim of MT. Per- kins.
 The course n salesmanship will open in November, with J R. Jen- nings in chargel MT. Jennings teaches in Hartford, Bridgeport and Spring field as well as in the local Y. M. z. A
New Britain herald., 1915-09-23
Violent Artillery Fighting.

Paris, Sept. g, 2:35 D. m.-The violent artillery fighting which has characterized the operations in France for more than three weeks past was continued yesterday and last night at number of places along the battle line, according to an an- nouncement given out this after noon by the French war office. The engagements were particularly severe near Roclincourt and to the North and South of the rive Avro.
 Text of Communication.
 The text of the communication fol- lows:
 Tn the Artois district the enemy last night bombarded violently the sector of Roclincourt, as we'll as our trenches located to the south of the River Scarpe, in the Department of Pas De Calais. Our artillery re- sponded vigorously. There have been some engagements between trenches in the region of Neuville. Our artil-
New Britain herald., 1915-09-23
FIVE INVESTIGATIONS
 OF SUBWAY CAvE-IN
Accident Attributed to Collapse of
 Wooden Street Surface As Result >55. of Dynamite Blast.

New York, Sept. 23.-~Five official investi gations of the cave-in of the new subway under construction in Seventh avenue in which seven per- sons were killed and about eighty five injured, were in progress today. The accident, which took place yesterday, was still attributed to collapse of the wooden street surface as the re- suit of dynamite blast. The inquir- ies were conducted by the public ser vice commission, district attorney and other city and state officials.
 The search for the plaster who set off the shot that caused the collapse was continued today. He disappeared imm ediately after the explosion. At least five miles of Manhattan's thor oughfares, including some of the ave- nues carrying heavy traffic, are un- dermined by subway construction.
 Search of the piles of timber and broken street car tracks in the bottom of the excavation was resumed today for bodies of additional victims. Four of the subway workmen were still missing today, and it was feared their bodies were buried under the debris.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-23

nut departm ents this morning. This noon she stood outside the factory gates and tried to dissuade other friends from returning to work. 1t IS claimed that she grabbed one girl by the hand and attempted to lead her away from the factory when the Iore- man rushed out and 1nterIered. Other strikers claim that the super intendent who slapped the girls face is Fred H. s. Sunesen'
 Captain Grace informed the girl that she had no right to try to forcibly prevent satisfied workers from remaining on their jobs and ad- vised her to visit Prosecuting Attor- ney George w. klett. !. Landers' Timers Out
 Twenty eight timers in the employ
 of Landers, Frary & Clark went out on strike yesterday afternoon, when their demands for an increase in wages were refused by the officials. The company officials were unable to state specifically today just what in- crease the strikers demanded, as the greater part of the men are of foreign birth, and speak but little English. The foundry, which was slightly af- fected by the strike of the helpers Tuesday morning is still working, the places of the strikers having been filled. It is not thought that the latest trouble will amount to very much.
 Serene at Corbin's.
 Inquiry at the offices of the P. & F. Corbin company and the Corbin Cabinet Lock company, this after noon, brought out the fact that there was no trouble in either concern at present nor was there any antici- pated.
 Find Work Elsewhere.
 Striking employ of local factor ies, who are dissatisfie with working conditions in this city and do~not cst'e sues, are readily finding employment in the big munition factories ir Bridgeport, according to reports about the city. A number of New Britain Machine company men have secured work in Bridgeport and plan to re- move their families to the Park City in the near future. Bridgeport con- cerns are said to have been scouting for workers in this city for some time and now that the strikes are on their harvest mas begun. All the condi- tions for which the New Britain men are struggling have been won in Bridgeport and no trouble is found ill securing satisfactory jobs at good pay, according to reports bc>1N1e back here.s
New Britain herald., 1915-09-23
Card Of Thanks.

We wish to thank our many friends and neighbors for their kindness and sympathy they have shown in our be- reavement, and for the many floral offerings when We lost wife, mother and sister especially the Lady Maca- bees and the United Order of the Golden Cross also Miss Nagle for the kindness and care she received in her sanatOrium.
 JAMES J. RECOR and family
 MRS. LEON LACLAIR
 J. FRENCH
 w. FRENCH
 M. J. FRENCH.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-23
NEW OFFER TO STRIKERS

Torrington, Sept. 23.-The Hendey Machine company today offered it's striking employees an increase of twelve and a half per cent. in wages, tune and a quarter for overtime and fifty-fvehour week. The strikers turned down the first offer, which in cluded a ten per cent. increase. They want an eight hour day, forty per cent. increase on the hourly wage rate and time and half for overtime, Action upon the company's new offer will be taken tomorrow morning.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-23
DENY AsAULTING WOMAN.
Two Danbury Men Placed on Trial in
 Bridgeport.

Bridgeport, Sept. 23.-Frank Den- apoli and Michael Beardsley both of Danbury, were arraigned before Judge Shumway and a jury in the criminal superior court this afternoon charged with a serious assault upon Mrs. Margaret Wyant, in Danbury. Both pleaded not guilty and their trial begun.
 The woman claims that the men entered her apartments and choked her until her screams caused them to flee.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-23
HIBBARD GETS COM

The B. HI. Hubbard conapl city was the successful bidf contract for the erection d factory for the Hartford Y company when the direct, building association of the of Commerce met yestendav ' and opened the bids. m agrees to have the plant red cupancy in sixty-five days. one of the quickest jobs pleted in factory buildings i M. J. Unkelbach will be in work on the building. Wo ing the water main in Ellis be commenced tomorrow by department.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-23
AMERICAN CONSULATE STRUCK.

Washington, Sept. 23.-The Amer ican consulate at Stuttgart, Germany was struck by a fragment of a bomb during the recent raid upon that place by French airmen, according to a message today from Consul Higg- ins. He said no one in the consulate was injured, but did not indicate whether the building was greatly damaged. ,.. @.* &
New Britain herald., 1915-09-23
GERMANS LOSE o5O.OOO MEN.

Petrograd Sept 23, 1 D. m., via London, 4:15 D. m.-The Russian military authorities regard the with drawal from the very difficult posi- tion near Wilma which for time se- riously menaced a large army, as virtually completed. They assert the Germans have lost 250,000 men in their recent operations in this region.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-23
Dyinsk German Objective.

London, Sept. 23, 11:4O a. m.-The strongly fortified Russian city of Dvinsk on the Dvina, 11O miles south east of Riga, has become the new German objective now that the Rus from the Wilma net. The German forces east and southeast of Lida are now making more rapid progress but their increased speed at this time is expected to gain them little in view of the fact that the safe retreat of the greater part of the Russian for ces now seems to be assured.
 The chief success of the Germans in the last day or two has been along the Dvina front, which bars the road to Petrograd. Southwest of Dvinsk the invaders captured Russian trench es on front of nearly two miles, taking 2,000 prisoners and eight ma chine guns. Further down the river, near Friedrichstadt, the Rus sians have gained a, minor success.
 Domestic Situation Quiescent.
 For the time being the domestic situation in Russia is quiescent The strike in protest at the propagation of the Duma has been suspended but may be revived if the government persists in it's opposition to the move ment in favor of the reassembling of parliament and permitting the forma- tion of new cabinet. . Y. .sA
 Along the western front the French report destruction of a German patrol in Champagne. Berlin states that the patrol was withdrawn after des- troying French works.
 Mobilization of Bulgarian forces continues to excite keen interest, but the belligerent as well as the neutral world seems to be in the dark as to the purpose which dictated this movement, @.a 2.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-23
Washable Dresses $1.89 and $2.95

At S1.S9 we offer any Wash Dress which sold previously from $2.25 to $4.95, and at $2.95 we offer any of the better dresses, those which sold from $4.95 to $9.95.
 Come early-but if you can't come early come as early as you can.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-23
STRIKE AT LYCEUM.
But Will Not Interfere With Presen. tation of Bohemian Girl Tonight

bUC VIII NOC IHteTIeI0 WItII IIcScII-
 tation of Bohemian Girl Tonight
 Although the eight or nine stage hands employed at the Russwin Ly- ceum have turned down Manager Thomas J. Lynch and have failed to appear to assist in preparing for the presentation of the Bohemian Girl to- night, the theater will not be badly handicapped as other workers have been secured to take the places of the strikers. .. s>
 The stage hands are said to have refused to work at the last production staged at the local theater and will not return unless their demands are granted by the management.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-23
BRIDGEPORT STRIKE ENDED
800 Employees at the Star Shirt Com pany Receive Eight Hour Day and Return to Work

Bridgeport, Sept. 23.-The strike at the Star Shirt company ended today with the return of the 500 employees to work. They received the eight hour day, with an increase in piece work and day work and with the price of the cotton which they have to buy in connection with their work lowered.
 Negotiations are still in progress be- tween the officials and strikers at the American Graphaphone company ana it is expected that the trouble there would be adjusted by Monday.
 Otherwise there was no change in the labor situation here.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-23
G1LL1GAN HEARING TOMORROW.

At short calendar session of the city court to be held tomorrow after noon the suit of John Higgins, the callman in the fire department, against Lieutenant Frank Gilligan, will come up for trial. Lawyer D. E. O'Keefe will represent Higgins and Judge B. F Gaffney is to appear for Gilligan.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-23
Spring Suits $7.5O

We offer for Friday only the bal. ance of our Spring Suit Stock. Just nine Suits, one size IA, two size 16 one size IS, three size 36, and two size 38, at S7.5O.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-23
FINANCIAL NEW

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 Chi Mil & St Paul. "A Col F & I
 Distillers Sec ".
 Erie
 Erie 1st pfd ..
 General Electric
 Great Nor pfd
 Ct Nor Ore Cetfs
 Interborough ..... z0 Lehigh Valley 1,f Mex Petroleum ... 90l National Lead N. 6Gi N Y~C & Hudson. 95 Nev Cons ........ 141 N Y N H & H R Rs6ss N Y Ont & West. 291 Northern Pacific 10a  Norfolk & West. .111s Penn R R .110s Pressed Steel Car .64 Ray Cons ........ 2If Reading ........ 152s Southern Pacific .. 91 Southern Ky ..... 165 Southern Ky pfd. :. 53 Tenn Copper ..... b53 Union Pacific I31s Utah Copper ..... 67 U s Rubber Co .. 63a U s Steel ......., 7S5 U s Steel pfd .....1I41 Va Car Chemical. 39 Westinghouse ... I215 Western Union 761
New Britain herald., 1915-09-23
Blazer and Covert
 Coats $4.95

Coats of this springs vintage which sold from $6.45 to S12.50. Your choice on Friday only at $4.95.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-23

1ery has directed an intense and cmcacious fire against the German trenches to the north and to the south of the River Avre. an affluent of the Somme as we'll as upon Beu- vraignes.
 German Mine Explodes.
 man mine was exploded yesterday to the northwest of Perthes, but without causing important damage. The fire Of our batteries resulted in the blow ing up of several depots of German ammunition.
 Tn the Argonne We bombarded re- man lines where earthworks were be- ing constructed Here the German artillery responded feebly.
 There have been artillery engage ments in which both sides took part along the heights of the Mouse and between the Mouse and the Moiselle. This fighting was accompanied by en- agreements with bombs and hand gre nades at Vanquois and at Eparges.'
 Turkish Supplies Short.
 Geneva, Monday, Sept 20. Via Paris, Sept. 23, 11:20 a. m .-(Delayed in transmission)-A Swiss who has just returned from Constantinople writes to the Gazette De Lausanne that there is no gas, electricity or candles in the Turkish capital and that con6i- tions of life there are almost intol- erable for foreigners. He says ths>t 2,OOO workmen from the Krupp plant in Germany are idle on account of lack of raw material.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-23
TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION,

FURNISHED ROOMS-For light Housekeeping, S4 Church street.
 9-23-3dx
New Britain herald., 1915-09-23
FRIDAY
 (ONLY) ALL DAY SPECIALS
Waists 23c

Button back Waists of marquisette voile and lawn-lace insertions, etc Some last seasons style. Size 34 to 46, 23c.