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New Britain herald., 1915-07-17

III dCNOQhtlHS Sy y6tClH dJ LllS cost Ol $200. bill of $50, besides this had been incurred by him and at the last meeting of the town this had been ordered paid but still has not been done by Selectman Gibney. The system has not been installed. The stefiographer.sb bill and the remun- e' ation to the investigating committee which were also ordered paid have rot been paid. 1t was brought out ty fhe committee that 40 court cases which were to be reported to them nave not yet been reported.
 theodore Savage was requested by the committee to express his views on howthe town could economize He safd that in his opinion the present salary Of the selectmen was too high ana should be reduced to $500. The repairing of roads should be given cut on contracts and the town farm should be disposed of. The offices of town treasurer and school treasurer should be combined, he said.
 Rap for New Britain.
 Col. Jarvis said there was aues- ton in his mind if Berlin was Q de- sirable place to live in with it's six reen mill tax and then again with New Britain dumping sewage into the Mattbessett river.
 MT. .Deming said that he agreed With Col. Jarvis that there are no in- ducements for anyon to live in Berlin until affairs are conducted on a busi- ness basis.
 The town affairs as they are run in Guilford were discussed at length. A board of finance in that town passes ever all the bills of the town con- tracted by the selectmen. No money Is paid out without orders from the finance board. The board works in harmony with the selectmen and po- Htical parties. The local investigating committee will pay visit to Guil- ford and it is probable that some recommendations will be made at the next town meeting to adopt similar plan in Berlin.
 Those present at the meeting last right were Col. Charles M. Jarvis, the Savage brothers of East Berlin, Harry Taylor of Kensington, G.. w. yentres and son, Alvah, Edward Loiselle, Roy Gibney and the inyesti: gating committee, consisting of Claude W. Stevens, Francis Deming andE. w. Mildrum. 5s
 H. H. Spooner of Kensington, who was unable to be present at. the meet ing sent in his regrets with a letter in which he stated his omplaints. The letter takes a crack at Selectman William H. Gibney and in part it fol- lows:
 T have expressed my ideas quite freely in the town meetings and see no reason for any change in them. If as I understand, the town officials Eave not compiled with the instruc- tons of the voters as given at the last town meeting it seems to me another good reason for criticism of them and their methods.
 ''If they are beyond direction of the citizens as given in a regularly called meeting, they are surely unfit for their jobs and should either get out or be asked to, do SO I ann not 6 sur- prised that they have not obeyed for they seem to consider themselves anove direction or control and have done what they pleased when they pleased so long, that it is hard to change their policy.
 Personally it makes me very sure that change of officials is a most recessary thing.
 HI H sPooNER.'
New Britain herald., 1915-07-17

etharay Sunday school
 day IT Eliza beth park.
 ' @Fgman and Ial-
 Wfll spend the next
 CoSy Beach.
 zaut of Cherry street ob- lIirteenth birthday yes Pertaining a number of < her home.
 ce Bumstead of Brook ill occupy the pulpit at slrch Tomorrow.
 ic hall association will |ortant meeting this eve-
 of Robert Healey of her of Safety Commis- of this city. was held this afternoon.
 saus and Charles Hepp ed the estate of the late at $640.64.
 en of the Stanley Mem neld a picnic today in the 1urch. ociety will meet this eve an of Hartford, will in Fly elected officers of lodge, s. of B., next ling. Wrinkle has sold the ona Latina of Washing
 $235. H. Kennedy is and the sale was made [c auction.
 sett newly renovated.
 OF week.advt.
 property transfers were eek at the office of the Eight marriage licenses led. There were seven New Britain during the Y. M. F. A. & B. and S- excursion on sale at z kd Walsh 6 Hoifelder's.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-17
CHURCH NOTICES
second Advent Church.

Elder E. F. White, pastor. Preach ing services 10:45 a. m. and 7:15 p. mi. Sunday school and Bible class at l2 noon. Mid-week prayer and social service on Thursday night at s o'clock. All are cordially invited to all these services.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-17
First Church of Christ, scientist

First Church of Christ, Scientist. corner West Main street and Park Place. Sunday services at 10:4g 4. in. Subject: Life" Sunday school at S:4S a. m. Wednesday evening meet ing at o'clock. The reading room at the chapel is open to the public daily from to5
New Britain herald., 1915-07-17
ware of Atlanta, Ga.

Announcement Closing Hymn-"No. 230: 70 Zien
 Haste, Thy Mission High Fulfilling. Dismiseal-The Mizpah.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-17
English Lutheran Church.

formation, Hunserford court, Rev. Frederick Wunder pastor. Sunday school at s;30; church service at 10.45. Friday evening at q o'clock the Sunday school teachers will meet at i1o Camp street and at s o'clock the Senior Luther league will meet at the same address. At the 10:45 o'clock service tomorrow there will be a special baptismal service. There are nine children to be baptised
New Britain herald., 1915-07-17
HilJcrest Church.

Hillrest Universaiist church, 427 West Main street. Sunday service omitted until September
New Britain herald., 1915-07-17
! NEXT WEEK.

H. Andrews. of the Commerce, has received he Department Of Com
 Ellington. D. C.. stating 1I of the department, thfs city next week with 5erica11 goods exhibit, on
 aturday. An invitation |to all manufacturers to
New Britain herald., 1915-07-17

some way so it decided to abuse the paper that did publish the real news. The abuse was merely the hook on which to hang the news feature.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-17
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 and moving pictures kter.
 y, Vega hall.
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New Britain herald., 1915-07-17
Peoples Church of Christ.

10:o0 a. m. prayer and praise meet ing. 10:45 preaching by Rev. L. Johnson. 12:15 Bible study. 5:45 Young Peoples meeting. 6.30 open air meeting, Central park. zoo Cos pei meeting Tuesday 7:45 p.Nm. Bible study, Thursday. 7:45 D. m. prayer meeting A cordial welcome to all
New Britain herald., 1915-07-17
First Baptist Church

West Main and High streets, Rev. T. Edwin Brown, D. D., pastor.
 1O:45 a. n. Union service at Center church, sermon by Dr. Brown. s:45 a. m. Bible school. 500 p. m. Society of Christian Endeavor Union service at Walnut Hill park Thursday, 7:45 p. m. church night service. Topic: The Worth of Good Men Seats free. Everybody welcome.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-17

Dupont Stafford of Chestnut street left today for his vacation. part of which he will spend at his home m Wilnairgton, Del.
The Seward gateway., 1915-03-16
BILLS FILING UP
 DOWN AT JUNEAU,
Snow Wants an Eight Hour Law for All Sorts of Employment
 in Territory.

All sorts of bills are being intro duced in the legislature at Juneau this time again. c. K. Snow has introduc- ed a resolution calling for a special election on the prohibition question next November. He also introduced bill for an eight hour day in all sorts of employment in the territory. This bill includes employees of mercantile and mechanical houses as well as min ing and all other kinds of labor. He also wants seats for female em- ployees in restaurants, bakeries etc. A bill has been introduced by another member to repeal the Roden mining law. There are also bills 10 regulate the practice of medicine and several others.
The Seward gateway., 1915-03-16
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 |: GERMANS RESUME THE .: : OFFENSIVE IN WEST. .:

BEDLIN, March 16.-The offensive has been resumed b.. the Germans at Dixmuden, Ypres and Lille. The result is not yet known but from former information received it is known that our forces have been strengthened at those points recently. The French aggressive in the depart ment of Champagne has slackened and gives signs of dying out entirely according to this mornings official information. The Russian advances along the Vistula and north of Przasnysz have been repulsed. The Austrians are advancing from Uszok pass in the Carpathians towards Prsemysl with the evident intention of relieving that fortress finally.
The Seward gateway., 1915-03-16

LONDON, March 16.-NOthwith- standing the objections of the United States the British blockade of all Ger many was formally declared this morning. It is intended to stop all shipments of all kinds of cargoes to and from Germany. Ships of neutral countries will be taken just the same as German ships and their cargoes will be seized. The cargoes of the seized ships will be sold and the pro- ceeds will be given to the owners of the goods but on no account will any kind of goods be permitted to or from any port of the German empire. A concession is made by the regulation that If any neutral country certifieS that cargoes are not intended for Ger many, that they will not be re-export- ed to Germany from another neutral country, and that the cargo is not from Germany and has not been made in Germany they will be unmOlested. Non-contraband trade with Austria and Turkey will remain unmOlested and the British government states that the general blockade is intend ed solely as a retaliation for the sub marine warfare being waged by the Germans against allied merchant ships.
The Seward gateway., 1915-03-16
CITY COUNCIL HOLDS
 SHORT. SWEET MEETING.
Word Received from the Interior De- partment Regarding the Pro-
 posed Wharf Site.

Quiet and peace reigned last night to such an extent at the city council that the thought was gently forced to the memory that the present body is approaching the close of useful life.
 A communication was read from the chief of the land office at Washington suggesting that the city council look for itself into the matter relating to the condemnation of wharf site and the ground necessary for the exten- sion of the streets to the sea water. A copy of the communication was ordered sent to Francis Rotch at Seat tie.
 G. B. Poindexter had a cOmmunica- tion read in which it was stated that a new man named Anderson would put up the bonds for the new electric power plant. Action on the franchise was put over to the next meeting After some more work, including the instructions to put down a sidewalk at the school building, had been done the council adjourned to March 29.
The Seward gateway., 1915-03-16
HOPE AND SUNRISE
 WANT WORK ON R. R.
Gateway Suggestion for the Employ ment of Alaskans
 Taken Up.

At the meeting of the city council last night Councilman Al. Chamber lin announced that he was requested by the people of Hope and Sunrise to state to the council that thirty or forty men could be secured over there for work on the government railroad. They desire to send a list of names as was done in Seward. Governor Strong has endorsed the ac- ton of Seward in the matter. Mir. Chamberlin spoke about a sugges- ton made over there as to proposals for a uniform scale of wages but the council very wisely seemed to think that action on that phase of the ques- ton at the present time might be premature.
The Seward gateway., 1915-03-16
SAY BRITISH
 LOST 8 SHIPS
REPORT FROM BERLIN TELLS SUPPOSED ALLIED LOSSES
 IN DARDANELLES.

BERLIN, March 16.-It is officially announced that eight British warships have been damaged by the fire of the Turkish forts guarding the Dardanel- les. The losses in killed and wounded in the allied fleet are more than a thousand. The belief is general here that the passage can never be forced. Advices from ConstantinOple are to the effect that the Turks have brought up field pieces and hOwitzers to posi- tions from which they can reach the bombarding fleets. The Turks also have a large land force ready to at tack should the allies venture to dis embark an army Not the slightest ad- vance has been made by the fleet for some days and the forts reported To have been reduced are only the weak est portion of the defense works.
The Seward gateway., 1915-03-16
PASSES
 AWAY IN OREGON.
Popular Seward Man Gives up the Struggle Waged for
 Years.

J. L. Judson, formerly one of the publishers of the Seward Gateway, died on the third of March at Pilot Rock, Oregon, to which place he had gone from Seward in the effort to combat the tuberculosis that made his last years a constant fight for life. The news of his death was conveyed in letter to Mrs. Cummins of Seward by Miss Lucy J. Judson, a sister. who was here last summer with him. Mir. Judson was a native of Illinois and was about 47 years of age. He leaves behind a young son, Landers, who is with his aunt. During his time in Seward he was popular with all people who knew him almost en- tirely as "Jud." He came in 1900 and with the Gateway struggled through the '1ean" years during which hope was deferred again and again. His death will be regarded as distinct loss by his many friends here.
The Seward gateway., 1915-03-16
ALLIES READY
 FOR THE TEST
WAITING DRY WEATHER TIC MAKE THE GRAND AS
 SAULT ON GERMANY.

PARIS, March 16.-The allied arm ies in the west are now ready for the long expected assault on the German lines and the coming of dry weather will be the signal for its launching. This is the gist of an announcement made today by the war office which also states that the army is in perfect condition. The most careful prepara- tions have been made for the great campaign. Even new hospitals have been built in the British islands and in France as the allied nations know only too we'll that the task of drving the enemy back to his borders can only be accomplished at great loss of life. Both sides are now strengthen ing their positions as fast as possible and have carefully maneuvred for the supreme test.
The Seward gateway., 1915-03-16
ORDERS THAW
 TO THE ASYLUM
SUPREME COURT REFUSES TO LET HIM GO TO NEW
 HAMPSHIRE.

NEW YORK, March 16..-The state supreme court today refused the mo- ton of his attorneys to let Harry Thaw go back to New Hampshire and it ordered his return to Mat teawan asylum from which he escaped. The court, however, seems to think that he can be legally kept in the Tombs prison for the present. His counsel has obtained a writ of habeas corpus which will keep Thaw in the .Tombs at least until Friday when the state, it is believed, must again prove the prisoners insanity. If this is so he may yet escape.
The Seward gateway., 1915-03-16
NEW BANK MAY
 OPEN APRIL 15
"WE HAVE FAITH IN THE COUN- TRY OR WE SHOULD NOT
 BE HERE"

The Hartman National Bank of Alaska at Seward will probably be open on the fifteenth of next month according to Gaston Hardy, one of the leading members of the corpora tion, who with Mir. and Mrs. F.. Lucas arrived this morning on the Mariposa to make preparations for the estab- lishmcnt of the institution. The pre- parations will be delayed only by the waiting for the safe without which business cannot be carried on, but it
 is hoped and expected that this safe will ;rrive in time for the opening about the date mentioned. Mr. Hardy says he is completely in the dark as to the intentions of the government. When asked if the bank is being es- tablished because of confidence in the future of this part of Alaska, he said:
 "If we did rot have faith in the country we should not be here"
 No quarters have been definitely decided upon yet as a location for the bank offices Mir. Hardy was in Wash ington in January but not since and he says we know more about the pro- gress of railroad events here than he learned outside. When asked if he. had learned anything about tEe' rumored negotiations for deal in the Alaska Northern railroad he an swered absolutely nothing" The establishment of the library is some thing of which he has heard only very little. John Ballaine and Mir. Sears were speaking about it in the east and there was some conversation about it in which the name of Mir. Carnegie was mentioned. Indeed all that could be gleaned from MT. Hardy is that they have established the bank in the fullness of their faith that Se- wards future will be fully worthy of it.
The Seward gateway., 1915-03-16
FROM TANANA
 IN SIX DAYS WELL KNOWN OLD TIMER MAKES RECORD TRIP ON
 AUTOMOBILE.

Grant Crossan who arrived this morning OF the Mariposa made the trip from Fairbanks to COrdova in the record time of six days and lost a day in the beginning of the journey at that. He made the journey from Fairbanks to Chitina in five days. This was done on Bob Sheldon's auto stage. This stage is a regular auto mobile that skins over the snow trails like an airship. Mir. Crossan says that Fairbanks had more mining this winter than for three years. Most of the plants now are small but the num- Der of men employed was very large. The Tolovana strike is also showing up pretty well. They have some pay but it is not large. Mir. Crossan rs going out for the first time since he landed in Alaska in 1897. He says amongst other things that Judge Bun nell is getting along fine. He has set aside Fridays as the day for hearing divorce cases and he beats the Reno record blind. In the last days travel from Fairbanks Mir. Crossan made l2O miles in ten hours going. It may be mentioned that the town of Granville, ffty-two miles from Dawson, is nam ed after Mir. CroSsan whose real name is Granville and not Grant.
The Seward gateway., 1915-03-16
BLOCKADE OF GERMANY FORMALLY
 DECLARED AND U. s. SUFFERS

greatest disappointment follows the
 order by the British of a general
 blockade of Germany. It was hoped up to the last moment that the British government would agree to the pro- posals made by this country and would depart from its intention to order the blockade if Germany agreed to stop it's blockade of the British and northern French coasts. Germany had signifed the intention of agreeing with the views of this government and favorably received the proposals but the sinking of British merchant ships recently by German submarines has probably irritated the British to such an extent that they have decided to go to the utmost limit. A strong pro test will probably be sent by the OIlV- ed States when the blockade is en- forced. The blockade will cause tre- mendous injury to American trade. It will stop entirely the exportation of cotton to Germany and will also kill the importation of dye stuffs from that empire. It is almost certain that the cotton growing states will rise in wrath against the killing of their trade and a difficult time is at hand. Governor Colquitt of Texas is the first head of state to sound warn ing that the cotton industry of this nation cannot be ruined with impunity and others are expected to follow in his footsteps.
The Seward gateway., 1915-03-16
DRESDEN SUNK
 BY BRITISH FAMOUS RAIDER Is SENT TO THE BOTTOM BY THREE
 CRUISERS.
GERMAN CREW IS SAVED
DOOMED SHIP STRUCK FLAG WHEN HOPE WAS
 GONE

LONDON, March l6.-The German cruiser Dresden which escaped from the battle at the Falkland islands was sunk last Sunday after a short battle off the coast of Chile with three Brit ish cruisers. The crew of the Dresden were saved and have been taken to Valparaiso. After five minutes of terrific fighting the captain of the Dresden found that his vessel was doomed and struck colors. This is the first instance during the present war when a German warship took down her flag bu. no hope had been left and the commander decided to save the lives of his men instead of sacrificing them uselessly. The Karlsruhe and Kronprinz Wilhelm are the only Ger man raiders now left on the ocean The Prince Eitel is at Newport News but will be surely sunk if she attempts to reach the open sea again. Since the battle of the Falkland islands the Dresden has managed to escape by clever work. She got out of the Magellan straits in spite of the care ful watch kept for her but she never had a chance to get away clear for good.
The Seward gateway., 1915-03-16
GREAT SEATTLE STRIKE STARTS LONGSHOREMEN QUIT WORK AND SHIPPING WILL
 SUFFER.
BOYCOTT ALASKA LINE
ALAMEDA SAILING DELAYED TILL TOMORROW BUT
 NOT BY STRIKE.

SEATTLE, March 16.-The general strike of longshoremen started this morning here and much confusion may result to shipping, Alaskan shipping included The efforts to avert the strike proved unavailing. The Ala meda which arrived yesterday from Alaska will have a heavy cargo for the north when she leaves and her sailing has been postponed until to- morrow night. This is not due to the strike, however, as she is unaffected at present. The Alaska line is boy cotted by the striking longshOremen, though, and later sailings may be hampered by lack of men to load the vessels. Ships bound for other ports are also likely to be delayed consider ably. Efforts are still going on to make peace but the longshoremen and the companies seem to be equally de- termined to fight the other. As this is the season for hundreds if not thou sands of Alaskans to go north to take advantage of the overland trails many northerners may be seriously incon- venienced if the strike continues. Many of the men intending to go north are now here.
The Seward gateway., 1915-03-16
CANNOT REOPEN
 OPERA IN PARIS,

PARIS, March 15.-MOnsieur Dali mier, under-secretary of Fine Arts, and Monsieur Jacques Rouche, the new director of the opera, have decid- ed that the difficulties in the way of an early reopening are too great Half the stage hands have been mob ilized, and the staging of most of the operas is such a complicated matter that the breaking in of so great a number of new men is nearly impos- sible at this time. Furthermore, there is not a single one of the leading tenors left, all have been called to the front.
The Seward gateway., 1915-03-16
BELLINGHAM
 HAS TRAGEDY
WEALTHY FARMER KILLS WIFE HIRED MAN AND
 HIMSELF.

BELLINGHAM, March 16.-Sam- uel Thompson a wealthy farmer, kill ed his wife, the hired man and him self last night in a int of murderous mania. Before committing suicide he also tried to shoot his son but the boy escaped. The cause of the murders is guessed by the fact that divorce pro ceedings had been instituted but the name of the hired man who lost his life has not yet been mentioned in this connection. The attempt to murder his son leads to the belief that Thompson ST. really went crazy over his troubles and that the killing was not the effect of any definite purpose to avenge himself.
The Seward gateway., 1915-03-16
R. F. NIXON IS NOW
 INSTALLED IN SAVOY

R E Nixon, perhaps the most widely known hotel man in Seattle to Alaskans, writes to a friend in Se- ward that he and W. c. King are now fully launched in the conduct of the Savoy hotel on Second avenue, which they recently purchased. It has been said of Mr. Nixon that he is known to as many Alaskans as the governor or the delegate of the territory. Mir. King was formerly manager of the Butler. Both are expert hotel men and the Savoy under their manage ment ought to be easily the best place in Seattle,
The Seward gateway., 1915-03-16
(: |: q: .: e * 3 q: |: .: .: * * UNITED STATES AGAIN < * TALKS TO CARRANZA. "'

WASHINGTON, March 16.-Presi- dent Wilson has informed Carranza that foreign trade must be protected by him. The answer of Carranza is to order Mexican gunboats to see that American ships are unmolested and the matter will be dropped.
The Seward gateway., 1915-03-16
: {: * * :. :: (: (: * .: * {" !: RUSSIANS TO ATTACK :'
 {: BOSPHORUS FROM EAST. {:

ATHENS, March l6.-Infomation arriving from the most reliable sour ces state that the Russians are now concentrating a large force of ships and troops to attack the Bosphorus from the east. The Russian fleet in the Black sea is believed to be more than a match for the Turkish and former German ships in those waters. The attack will probably not be launched until the allied fleet has forced the Dardanelles and approach ed the capital
The Seward gateway., 1915-03-16
29.97S PEOPLE DIED
 IN THE EARTHQUAKE.
Official Accounts Publisled of the Catastrophe tbd Visited
 Italy.

ROME, March 16.-The official publication of the numbers of people killed in the great earthquake of January 19 shows that the exact loss of life amounted to 29,978. It is seen that the reports in the beginning were too conservative. People were killed in places whose names never got into dispatches telling of the catastrophe.