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New Britain herald., 1915-09-30
KITCHENER PREFERS
 VOLUNTEER SYSTEM
Earl Said to Have Expressed HimscI, Explains Plan of Selection by
 BaIlot-Still Wants Recruits.

<, London, Sept. 30, 12;25 D. m.-Pre- ference for continuation of the val unteer system is said to have been expressed by Earl Kitchener at a meeting of the labor, executives yes- terday, which was addressed by the war secretary. He said, however, that the present rate of recruiting was not equal to the needs
 Earl Kitchener explained that his own plan, which had not yet been authorized by the government, was to apply the system of the military ballot. Every district would be re- quired to furnish its quota of men. In case that quota could not be ob- tained by voluntary enlistment the required number would be selected by ballot among the men of military age, and the enlistment of those thus chosen would be compulsory. The secretary added that there had been no slaking of the pressure to bring out recruits.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-30
GREEK CHAMBER
 PREPARES FOR WAR
Ehathusiasm Prevails When Loan is Authorized d-Macedonia In Siege
 State fobiHzation Order. .


 London Sept. 30, I1:45 a. m. An Athens despatch to the Exchange Telegraph Company, filed yesterday says: Bills proclaiming a state of siege in Macedonia, providing help for the families of men called to the co1ors and providing a credit of 150,- 100000 drachmas (s3o,O0o,0OO) to meet the expenses of mobilization were enthusiastically applauded and voted at q sitting of the chamber to- day. Premier Venizelos, who was given an ovation. stated the reasons why Greece was obliged to mobilize and em phasized the gravity of the situation. Former Premier Gounaris expressed his approval Of M venize- los declaration.
 Athens, Sept. g, s.45 p. m.. via, Paris, Sept: 30, 3 ,3o a. m. The Greek chamber in q special session today ratifed the action of the government in decreefng q general obligation of the army and authorized a loan of $30 ,000 .O00. .s Y
New Britain herald., 1915-09-30
.MELOY ANSWERS TO
 CONSPIRACY CHARGE
Said to Have Obtained Pass port Under False Pre-
 tences.

New York, Sept. s0.-Andrew D.. Meloy. who was arrested by depart ment of justice agents when he ar rived today on the steamer Nieuw Amsterdam, was arraigned before United States Commissioner Tough ton, charged with conspiring with Franz Rintelen, German wine mer- chant, to defraud the United States government in securing a passport for Rinteleh.
 Meloy, who said he had recently been engaged in promoting Mexican enterprises, was held in $1e,000 bail for hearing October z.
 Meloy, his secretary, Miss Hattie Brophy, and Franz Rintelen, alias E. V. Gasche, were taken off the steam ship Noordam at Kirkwall by British military authorities early in August. Rintelen was sent to an English de- tention camp, where he still is.
 Meloy and Miss Brophy, who said they were on the way to Switzerland when detained ta Kirkwall, were re- turned to this country at the instiga- ton of the department of justice. Miss Brophy is being held as a ma teria1 witness.
 Rintelen sailed on the Noordam with a passport stating that he was a citizen of Switzerland. Department of justice agents allege that before Rim telen secured this passport he en- deavored to secure passports under the aliases of Hansen and Gates. Meloy is alleged to have written a letter on Or about August 30, stating that he had known Gasc1e for long time and knew him to be a citizen of Switzerland. Nlst
New Britain herald., 1915-09-30
No News from Small Towns.

Mobile, Ala, Sept. 30.-With every telephone and telegraph wire to the westward .prostrated by the West In dian tstesfn. Mobile early today was without Information as to the extent of damage at Golden, Bayou LaBatre, Gulfport, Pass Christian and other points along the gulf. Three families are reported missing at Crabcreek. r
 Although Mobile escaped the full force of the hurricane, aa furious southeast gale swept this city and ad- jacent territory practically the entire night, attaining a velocity of sixty miles an hour. '7
 Timely warnings by the government weather bureau prevented material damage to the water craft, virtually all of which was moved to safe an chorage. One launch may be lost Boats Are Used.
 Practically the entire water front of. the city was flooded as result of the unusually high tide, the water backing up nearly to Royal street. Citizens were compelled to use wagons and boats in order to reach offices and business houses in the inundated section. some of the streets being two to, three feet under water. Several families are reported missing along the nearby coast.
 The storm did little damage at the resorts along the east shore of Mo- bile Bay
 The coast guard cutter Talapoosa, which remained on duIy in the har- Dor throughout the night, reports there have been no advices of dis tressed shipping
 r Fort Morgan reports that 6hey dam age there and on Dauphin IaIand was slight
 K All trains on the Louisville and Nashville railroad to the southward have been annulledsapd at Biloxi and lsouthward the tracks are reported washed out. ree feet Of water is reported over Inc Louisville and Nashville tracks three miles north of this city. .SsssT
 A young man going to work, was electrocuted when he stepped upon a live wire which was blown down. s ,4s Moving Northvard. N Washington, Sept sb.2Fhs West Indian hurricanes was centefed sover the interior of Mississippi this morn ing, but it had greatly diminished in force.
 Indications are that the storm is moving in ncgth -northeasterly di- sfection and that will cause rains dur~ ing the next thirty-siK hours every Where east of the Mississippi river, except in the upper Lake region.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-30

circle of friends to fe1icitate them up- on the occasion of their golden wed- ding.
 MT. and Mrs. Beh were married in Rosenfeld, Wurtemburg, Germany, October 10 1865. Mrs. Beh is na- tive of Rosenfeld and her husband of Grossbottwar -Marbach in the prov ince of Wurtemburg. The couple are nearly of an age, MT. Beh having passed his seventy-fifth milestone. September z, and his wife will obserTe her seventy-fifth birthday next Feb ruary.
 At P. & F. Corbin's 37 Years.
 Tn his native land MT. Beh served an apprenticeship at the shoemaking trade but coming to America in 1873 sought employment in the old Aetna Works at Center and Commercial streets, which YVES destroyed in one of the most memorable fires that ever occurred in this city. Afterwards for time he worked at the Russell & Err win lock shop, but in 1877 went to P.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-30
nMpRovE GoLT coURsE.

At a meeting of the New Britain Golf club this evening action will be taken on improvements on the clubs course at Maple Hill. At present the course consists of sixteen ole and in. order to play an eighteen hole game it is necessary to lap over two holes on the course. It is pro- posed to vote in flavor of hasing two more greens laid out.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-30
s.N<o PEA ACE'' GERMANY.

Berlin. Sept. 30, via London 10:5O a. m.The ,Nordde deutscne llsemeine zeitung says: .ssss ss
 From many quarters we hear that the fairy tale is again being circu- lated that Chancellor Won, BethHann- Holiweg for some time has been narsa ing the idea of an irnpremat peace, with the Britishs We are empowered to- ci1aracterize these runors as aun- yfaalnded, as evil and as derogatory to
New Britain herald., 1915-09-30
Baftle Tor Iens.

Lon iii Sept 30, F 4 2 p m ile great fnggIe on the western front s2h8s resolved itself clearly into
 batee ion Lens in Pas De Calais,
 nine 1&Ies northeast of Arras. The
 caft of this town, with it's radiat-g lns would bring into the foreEEotlnd the possibility foretaking S LiIIe& s $ allies III 1ii gfound dofnin tfns , He tow the Britisa1 on Hill No. TO- kf1e Exel on IIf1l No. Il 40. tho hiEh
New Britain herald., 1915-09-30
KILLED BY AUTO
Miss Davenport Dies of Fractured Skull and Her FIance Is in Precari- ous Condition-Autoist Disappears.

Los Angeles, Cal, Sept. S0.-Miss Clio Davenport, sister of the late car toonist, Homer Davenport, is dead and her 1ance, Frank Travers, an official of the Panama-Pacific Steamship company, is in precarious condition today as the result of an automobile accident last night
 ,2The couple were strolling near the hotel where Miss Davenport had been staying with her mother and sisters when they were struck by an uniden- tiffed automobilist, who reported. the accident to nearby druggist and then disappeared.
 Both suffered fractured skulls.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-30
ANOTHER zEP RAID?
|-9- -s Six Dirigibles Sighted Over AersclsS

Six Dirigibles Sighted Over AerscIsot Bound Toward Dover Says Central
 q News Despatch. a '
 Eondon, Sept. 90, gar p. m. \ \ Six. Zeppelin thsigible balloons wefe sightd today over Aerschot, twenty miles, northeast of Brussels The airsnips were bound in a westerly di- rection- This Information was con- tained in a, despatch from Amster- dam to the Central News Agency.
 
 Due west of Aersehot lies Dover and the English channel E
New Britain herald., 1915-09-30
GOLDEN MILESTONE
 REACHED ON OCT. 10 MT. and Mrs. GOttlieb Beh to 0b- serve 5Oth Wedding Anniversary ARE WELL KNOWN COUPLE
MT. Beh Worked for Tllirty-seven Years at F. & F. Corbin's and Was One of the Old Guard-Observance Will Be Quiet.

2 On Sunday, October 10, will occur the fiftieth wedding anniversary of MT. and Mrs. Gottlieb Beh of 34 Lib-
 erty street. While natives of Ger many, both have been residents of this city over forty years and have wide
New Britain herald., 1915-09-30
TEN PERSONS
 KNOWN KILLED
 IN NEW ORLEANS
Mobile, '!l Alay Visited by Great Gale Families Reported Miss
 ing Trains Are Held Up
WIND REACHED VELOCITY
 OF EIGHTY MILES PER HOUR

Man ElectrOcuted in Mobile By Live
 Wire-Radio Plant Believed to Be
 Dismantled- Is Now Reced-
 ing-Damage to Shipping Thought
 to Be Slight Country to the Souf
 Not Heard from is the Report
 New Orleans, Sept. 3o,t 2 a. na.a,svia Wireless Steamships EkcelsiorE and Creole to Mobile.-Ten persons are Known to have been killed, S150 in-' jured and property loss exceeding a million dollars caused by&the West Indian hurricane which struck this city ate o'clock last night. At in tervals a terrific gale swept through the city at a velocity of 12O to 13o miles an hour, according tosthe figures of the local, weather bureau, and the average prevailing velocity between 5:3O and p. m. was in excess of 80 miles an hour. Many schools and churches have. been damaged. The famous French market has been part 1y demolished and the Masonic Temple is partial wreck, the roof of the tower having collapsed. More than 5000 te1ethones are out of order.
 Shipping Damage Slight.
 Owing to precautions taken on re- ceipt of weather warnings yesterday damage to shipping is slight except to small craft. 1.-The downtown hotels and public buildings were filled with residents seeking refuge from the gale, who were marooned there throughout the night.
 : At 9:30 o'clock last night the hur- ricane had subsided. x
New Britain herald., 1915-09-30
Ralio Plant Damaged.

Washingto Sept. 30.-The navy wireless station at Arlington has been unable to communicate with the wire
 less station at the New Orleans Navy Yard since 6 o'clock yesterday morn Ing, and Officials fear thai the tropi-
 N AC 1lIea n1as FifteaI1th Pa1esa
New Britain herald., 1915-09-30
DEMONSTRATION A BY 800 FOLLOWS] ON INTIMIDATI01 Police, Aided by Supt. Johnso CTS and Spirit Prisoner
 by Rear Gate East THREE GIRLS COMPLAIN THEY
 WERE THREATEN

Parts of Fl
 roundry o works R>
 Workman at
 by omcialz.
 Rioting agais| this afternoon
 Mapufacturinr some time th1 a strenuous
 hold at bay
 over 800 mel. CTS at the facto ineffectual atten| their ni1mber Wl| clutches of the girl strikers who work this noon
 It was a few f.| o'clock when OffI detected WadisI. striker at the W with girls at th4 plant. He rush and was informed that Drenkavich hH| returned to work "A them tonight. H accused under arr4| the small gateho'' crowd immediateI officer. and nadc lease their friend. witted them and inside and sent
 Enerecnc The moD, IuIl4 gan to shout and ton reached such deemed necessary for more police. the police patrol VI sible to get the pritI on. Superintende son of the factory occasion when he i auto into service was bundled into through the factorI East street and bod It was deemed add course on account of the crowd. Strikers in The trouble wh |@5een impending fo for this reason th heen doubled by q number of the rd the force. The po temperament of q one. and they anti}
 Fortunately for was no clubbing or day The men z a threatening ma
 Prior to the O of strikers created bance by yelling of the policemen them and inquired looking for fight, the contrary.
 Police Chief |
 Chief Rawlings at the trouble a police were handle ner by Officer A commenting on Rawlings places on the women st serts are the eausd tion of if so far.
 The officers vi duty at the Nort during the past r have noticed one who seemed to one who seemd to ring up trouble. the police gaiue and things were the rioters this the crowd to vi baby were and q in his arms. I'm came in his dire ing there innoce fant.
 Those who W< the mob which I not, as much at the rear, say tht persisted in pue that those in the were crowded if Refust Not only at tla tory but aso at where strikes af cers on duty nd siderably difficult men to move al do SO. In sever ordered to move selves into a ire ea a tax receip exclaiming "ws... can't movebi1 l whep 1 l1ca< 1l..... .|..... -. Y. DCc;onti
New Britain herald., 1915-09-30

General Thompson. " who, was born Iin 1868, com nmanded the Thirteenth. Infantry Brigade from 1911 to T 2 ssss and then was appointed an Inspector of infantry He had been awarde: the 1istin guisheds service order and several ctfer edals for his gaIlan:ry.
 General Thesigef had been p.n sa n1ofed several ati ifess since the war be- gan He was born in a1 86 8 and 4was the son sof Lieut mt General G,,sss sn ", !, sThesiger. He served in the N Nile' seG
 pedition Of I 1928 and the South African war, He was feetor gan ( eraI of the King 's African Fifiss from s19 0a to- 19l 3. .
New Britain herald., 1915-09-30
BRITISH OFFICERS KILLED. Two Prominent Leaders Lost Life in
 Recent Offensive Move.

@ London, Sept. 30, 3:56 $. m. British casualties in the recent tof- fensive action on the western fro '. included Lieutenant General Sir Thompson -Capper and Major General e. H. Thesiger, both Killed.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-30

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Not only at tld tory but aso at| where strikes a1 cers on duty nd siderably difhculq men to move all do SO. In sever| ordered to movd selves into a fre1 et' a tax receip
 exclaiming "wss, can't move ,,,l
 Whep ~.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-16
LONDON CHURCH CALLS
THE REV. HUGH BLACK
Professor of Union Seminary In
vited by City Temple.

London, Nov. l5.-By unanimous vote
at meeting in the City Temple to-
night it was decided 10 invite the Rev.
Hugh Black, professor Of practical the
ology in the Union Theological Semi
nary, New York, to accept the pastorate.
The vacancy in the City Temple was
caused by the resignation OF the pastor.
the Rev. Reginald J. Campbell. last
Sentember. The Rev. Mr.. CampbelPs
stem was taken in order that he might
return 70 the Church Of England after
an interval of twenty years spent in
the Non Conformist ministry.
DR. Black was born in Rothesay, Scot
land. in 1868. After taking his degree
in Glasgow University he was ordained
M the age of twenty-three. His iirst
church was at Paisley, and at the end
of five years he was called 10 be CO.
pastor with the Rev. DR.. Alexander
Whyte at st. Georges United Free
Church. Edinburgh. In this work he
was associated with a leader OF the
Presbyterian faith in one of the most
notable Scotch churches.
Since he came 20 this country in 1906
Dr. Black has held the chair Of practical
theology in Union Theological Sem
mary.
He went to London last April to oc-
emmy the pulpit of the City Temple,
20 which he is now called. during May
and June. The Importance OF an en-
gagement prevented him from being on
the Lusitania when IL was sunk. lie
sailed on the Adriatic, which lett lie"
days before the Cunarder.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-16
SHOES HID COCAINE
FOR WOMAN IN TOhBS
Warden Discovers Smuggling
Trick in Note Asking Repairs.

Take my gray top shoes to the
cobbler and have the heels fixed. Don't
have them nailed too tight" read let
ter going out Of the Tombs Sunday
night to Peter J. Alvine, of 1923 West
Forty-second Street Warden Hanley
smelled rat He found that the let
ter was written by woman prisoner.
Marion Reiss. for Rose Alvine, wife OF
Peter Alvine, who Is awaiting trial in
Special Sessions for vending cocaine.
Monday morning Peter showed up at
the big gate with pair OF gray topped
shoes for the Reiss woman. The shoes
we're taken TO the search bureau, heels
we'll cobbed. Warden Hanley pried
off the lifts. The entire heels OF both
shoes had been followed out inside and
were filled with cocaine. Moreover.
pair of red plush slippers that have
been the object of envy of the, occu,
pants Of the cells adjacent 70 that OF
the Reiss woman were found TO be SIM
ilarly constructed in the heels, but
they were empty.
Alvine was arrested and arraigned
before Magistrate Cobb in the Iomos
court. charged with smuggling cocaine
into a penal institution. lie was he'u
in 81 900 bail.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-16
Germans Shut War Plant,
Rake-Off Row DisClOSes

Philadelphia, Nov. 10. 4 row over
the division of sl25,OOO "swag" reached
the United States District Court at
Trenton to-day, and disclosed how the
German secret service in this country
used German gold to prevent the Cam
den Iron Works from manufacturing
shrapnel presses for the Allies.
Walter Wood, president Of R. y.
Wood & Co., and Heulings Lippineott.
receiver for the Camden Iron Works,
Of which Wood is president and large
stakeholder, appeared before Judge
Haight at Trenton and barred every de-
tail of the German scheme 70 get hold
of the money Wood said he wante an
"even divide" for his trouble as agent;
Lippincott insisted upon possession OF
the money for payment TO creditors OF
the iron works.
As result Of the contracts en-
tered into the works cannot place
press upon the market until January
and have not been able to sell one
since last May. The whole thing was
engineered through a fake contract
with 1857, 900 forfeit money posted. Inc
contract. Wood to-day testified, was
actually cancelled the day after II was
signed. "for the sake of appearances:
The forfeit money. however, was hand
ed 20 Wood twelve hours before can
collation..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-16
FRENCH WORRY ABOUT HAYTI
Ambassador Asks Secretary Lansing
for Guarantee of Investments

Washington. Nov. l5.-Amo assauof
Jusserand of France conferred with
Secretary Lansing to-day regarding the
new treaty negotiated between the
United States and Hayti, under when
an American protectorate would be es-
tablished over the island republic for
ten years.
The Ambassador was particularly So
licitous as to the future Of the french
investments in Hayti and especially Oh
the Banquo Rationale, which represents
the investment Of large amount OF
French capital. IL is understood thai
assurance has been gwen that al,
proper concessions and interests oil
foreigners will be recognized
The new treaty has been ratihed by
the Haytian Parliament and VIII De
submitted 10 the United States Senate
next month. In the meantime the pro,
visions OF the convention for hnaneial
and police control in the little country
by American officers will be put into
effect temporarily. and the marine
force Of occupation probably VIII be
kept on the island until peace ana
order under the new plan are assured
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-16
BRITISH OFFICIALS
IN PERSIA KILLED
German Consul Accused OF Di-
recting One Attack.

London. Nov. 15.-The Foreogn once
issued to-day a statement in which it
recounts a series Of attacks made on
British eonsuls and other officials in
Persia, in one case, it is asserted, under
the direction Of a German consul.
The statement reports the killing OF
Major Oliphant, Captain Ranking and
one Sepoy, who had gone out 70 recon
noitre whentribesmen were planning
TO attack the British generals resi-
denee outside Bushire. and the wound
ing Of Thomas G. Grahame. The state
ment also says that the Vice-Consul at
Shiraz and e servant were killed.
The attack In which the German Con-
sui is said % have been concerned oc-
cured al Kermanshah. A German ON
GER with 200 men occupied the hills
surrounding Kermanshah and Informed
the Governor that he would fire on the
town unless the British and Russian
eonsuls left within three hours. The
eonsuls, the report says, were forced 10
withdraw 20 Hamadan.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-16
COAST GUARD SAVES
FOUR IN PERIL ON SLOOP
Fishermen Caught in Heavy Sea
Of Point Lookout Station.

Four men were rescued from an eX-
tremely heavy sea late yesterday af-
i.rnoon by the members Of the Point
Lookout Coast Guard Station, about a
nile southeast OF their headquarters.
The fishing sloop Star was trying 20
reach Rockaway Inlet, some distance
east, but vas blown ashore by the
brisk wind. The shouts Of the sailors
reached Captain Seaman at the station.
ard his men launched a coast guard
isrf boat, which brought them ashore.
Atlantic City, Nov. 1.-THE drown
ing Of Dr. George F. ". Lamont at the
shark River Inlet on September 10
nlght have been ayerted IL Acting
Keeper Charles w. Chasey, Of the
toast guard service. had acted more
promptly IN going 20 his relief, in the
pp'nion u Federal Inspector Captain
= ". Perry Captain Perry Gni he'd
~ lnyeztiRation q the accident and
n@s sent his report % the authorities
az Warrington The keepers courage
not doubted, but Perry believes
Ihstey might have launched his surf
S'st more quickly.
CaDtaln Perry will make recommen-
ee&hIn, that promotion be denied
tsassy, and that he be returned 20 the
Y,s Of guard, which he held for thirty
Issr before be wss made acting
fstrer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-16
KAISER CREETS HIS
TROOPS IN POLAND
Spends Sunday in Visits to
Points on East Front.

Berlin, Nov. 15.-Emperor William
again has paid visit to his troops in
the East. He arrived at Brest-Litovsk
Yesterday and reviewed the reserves
there and then went to the citadel
where almost thirty years ago ne was a
guest of Emperor Nicholas.
After visiting the various parts OF
the ruined city of Brest-Litovsk. most
Of whose inhabitants have gone back
into Russia, Emperor William con-
tinued on to Pinsk, where he again re-
viewed his troops and was greeted by
the inhabitants of the town.
From Pinsk the Emperor went east
ward TO the advanced positions IN the
Pripet swamp, from where ne could
see tho Russian lines across the Stru-
men and Jasiolda rivers. After eX-
pressing his pleasure at the condition
and spirits of the troops the Emperor
left bv way of Brest-Litovsk for an
other part Of the front.