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New Britain herald., 1915-07-16
LOSES WATCH AND
 PHOTO OF KAISER
Daylight Robbery at 2s whitman Street Spells Pleasant Birthday
 . Surprise for Jacob Stumpff.

|. : $ 4
 Street Spells Pleasant Birthday
 Surprise for Jacob Stumpff.
 Detective Sergeant Samuel Bam- forth was sought out by Jacob stumpff an Arch street tailor, this morning and informed of the deplorable fact that on Monday afternoon nis house at 2s Whitman street was entered by thief and $12 in cash and a gold watch which his wife had purchased and which she had secretly planned to give him for birthday present next week, had been stolen. To make the loss even more serious MT. Stumpff informed the officer that the watch was the more valuable inasmuch as his thoughtful spouse had placed a. small picture of Kaiser Wilhelm in the case.
 Mrs Stumpff is also incensed over the loss Of the watch because she lad looked forward with such joyous an ticipation to presenting the tirnepiece to her husband on his birthday next week. Now her secret is out and the present is gne.
 While the police will make an in- vestigation it is doubtful if the watch and Kaiser Wilhelm's picture can be recovered as the losers were so tar dy in making known the theft
New Britain herald., 1915-07-16
GOING TO PRISON UNGuARDED.
David Essacson. to Make Trip to Fed
 eraI Penitentiary at Atlanta, Alone.

New York, July 1s.-Unaccompa- nied by guards David Essacson, con- victed of swindling, leaves here today to serve a sentence of year and a day in the federal penitntiary at Att lanta, Ga. The experiment of allow ing Essacson to go to prison alone and unguarded is new idea of the federal authorities here and receives it's first test in his case.
 Essacson was head of the Kalos Manufacturing Co. and is said to have derived about $500.000 from the sale of outfits for making medallions.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-16
FEDERAL INTERVENTION.
Commissioners of Consolidation to Act
 In Rhode Island Car Strike.


 Providence. R.. l., July 16.--No ap- preciable change was noted in the trolley strike situation here today President A. E. Potter of the Rhode Island company, stated that about the same number of cars as yesterday namely thirty six, were in operation on the entire system.
 Congressman O'Shaunessy received today from Secretary of Labor Will son a telegram announcing that fed- eral commissioners of conciliation would be sent here from Washington imm ediately to endeavor to adjust the strike. This action on the part of the department was in response to request for federal intervention tele- graphed to the secretary by the con- gressman yesterday
 No reply has yet been received by Mayor Gainer from the union officials relative to the mayors proposal that he act as arbitrator in selecting a board of arbitration to bring about settlemen of the strike
New Britain herald., 1915-07-16
PROPER DELIVERY OF MAIL.
Panama Canal Authorities Undertake to Receive and Deliver it to Vessels.

Washington, July 16.-The Pan- anna Canal authorities, in an attempt to insure the proper delivery of mail for vessels or individuals on board of them that has come to the canal have undertaken to receive and deliver such mail if addressed to the care of the captain of the port, Cristobal, Canal Zone
 Considerable mail has come to the zone for sailors and ships, addressed to Colon and Panama, in which Case it is delivered to the postal service of the Republic of Panama.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-16
FINANCIAL NEWS
SELL PnpE nsNn
Standard Oil Gets Rid o<
 Finds Customer for

New York, July 1ss-Th| Oil company of New Jerssy.| known yesterday has sold pipe lines and has found q for the third one. OmciaI company declined to comn@ report that the lines were cause they had no alternal recent ruling of the interz merce commission, or to fn1 the amount of money invol1 of the three transactionE.
 The line extending ff6 Grove. Md, Co Baltimoro purchased by the Natioua company. the line hctwt1 Ridge and Bayonne. N. J.,' acquired, it is reported Nby rora oil and Gas company. line, between Unionville. F4l onne, is to be sold to the Transit company.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-16

Eleven of twenty-five persons who were on board the Leo were drowned when the steamer was sent to the bot tom by the German submarine. Among the saved were three Americans. Wal- ter Emery seaman; Harry Whitney, steward and Harry Clark, a fireman It was alleged by m em bers of the crew of the American bark Normandy, which picked up the survivors of the Leo, that the Normandy had been used as a shield by the submarine for the sinking of the Leo. This has been off1cially denied by Consul Washing ton.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-16
Karl NeuhoId.

Karl Neuhold, a native of Austria died last evening at his home, 34 Woodland street, after an illness of about a year. He underwent an op- eration in a New York hospital sev- eral weeks ago, but failed to rally. MT. Neukold was thirty eight years of age and is survived by his wife and a daughter He was a member of the Austrian Singing society and the Landers Frary & Clark Mutual Bene- fit society.
 The funeral will be held from St Peters church tomorrow morning at 10 clock. Burial will be in the new Catholic cemetery
New Britain herald., 1915-07-16
FLOODSARE RAGING
 THROUGHOUT OHIO.
More Than 200 Homes Under Water at Lima

Kenton, O.. July 16.-The scioto river passed the 1913 flood stage here at noon K. The Kenton water works is now submerged and the city is with out fire protection. The rainfall in the past tWenty-four hours has been the heaviest in the history of the city. Refugeesmare coming into the city fronlsthe nearby villages of. AL ger, McGuffy \ and Foraker' aand re- port the oats crop gone and many buildings wrecked and livestock killed. The farmers will suffer heavy losses, many losing everything.
 Lima. O., July 16.-OttaWa river Is racing through Lima. More than 200 homes are under water Wheat has been beaten down so as to be all most a total loss, and the hay crop has been ruined.
 The river is full of debris. indicating that above Lima considerable damage has been done.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-16
SURPRISE PARTY HELD

Miss Della Basney of Westwood Park was rendered a surprise party n honor of her twenty first birthday last evening. The lawn was pretti1y deco rated with Japanese lanterns and music was furnished by the Grange or chestra. Those in attendance were: The Misses Forrest, Washburn, Wood : ford, Perry, Hoag, Barrett Avery, solonaan Brown and Andrews Re- treatments were served on the lawn
New Britain herald., 1915-07-16
POLICEMAN ACCUSED
 DF| SALOON BRAVLING
(continued from First Page.)
force and city officials as it will the public at large.
 Stil Under Suspension.

public at large.
 Stin Under Suspension
 Chief Rawlings, when informed of- hcially Of the policeman's act this morning, had but little comment to prise and regret that such a thing had occurred. He stated that he had not yet lifted the previous suspension and Officer Moff1tt will remain off duty until given a hearing by the 7safety board on the previous charge of which time charges resulting from last nights alleged escapade will be preferred.
 Suspension Had Been Raised.
 The board of public safety at an. informal meeting held last evering voted to raise the suspension of both aofficer Moffitt and Officer Charles Johnson, pending a hearing to be held some time in the near future for failure to register their rings at the signal boxes.
 Officer Johnson will return to duty this evening but Officer Moffitt has again been suspended by Chief Raw iings.
 < Safety Board Meets With Mayor
 At noon today the safety board met n the mayors office with his honor and Chief Rawlings both present. Mayor Qnigley says matters were dis sussed in general and that the Mof- lit case was thoroughly discussed but ne would not admit that he offered tny suggestion in regard to it. He ays the matter is entirely in the lands of Prosecutor Klett. Chief Rawlings also has nothing to iay on the matter, stating that the
New Britain herald., 1915-07-16
Louis Bredal.

Louis Bredal, aged forty-eight years died at his home, 225 South Main street, last evening. He leaves "a wife and three children. The fun eral vii be held from St Peters Ger man Catholic church tomorrow morn ing at o'clock. Burial will be in the new Catholic cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-16
RUMANIA AGAINST GERMANY.

London, July 16. 5:55 D. m.-The correspondent at Copenhagen of the Exchange Telegraph company quotes the Vorawerts as announcing:
 'Rumania has emphaticaly refused to comply with Germany's demands to allow weapons and ammunition to traverse Rumania for Turkey,
New Britain herald., 1915-07-16
NO AMERICANS LOST.
When Russian Steamer Leo Was Tor
 pedoed by Germans.

Liverpool, July 16.-Horace l.. Washington, the American consul here has cabled the state department at Washington that three American sail ors, who were rescued from the Rus sian steamer Leo when it was tor pedoed by German submarine off the Irish coast last Friday night have submitted statements in which they say that no Americans were lost in the disaster.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-16
PAGE VISITS FOREIGN OFFICE.

London, July 16, 6:15 p. m.-The American ambassador, Walter Hines Page, visited the foreign office this af- ternoon, presumably for the purpose Of acquainting the British government with 8 summary of the draft of the new American contraband note. s
New Britain herald., 1915-07-16

Before putting away rp1 clean it thoroughly, then N dark blue paper with camrn| the parcel. and if will be fn1 even months afterward.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-16

If new enameled sapc<1 placed in a pan of warm F| lowed to come to tho boil cooled, they will be found to longer before either crackirs ing.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-16

To soften brushes that come hard. soak twenty-fca1 raw linseed oil and rinse |r| pentine. Or they may De \ hot soda water with soft god
New Britain herald., 1915-07-16

Borax is one of the beet cleanliness known. and V &I| a large part in every | sprinkled about the kitehon. terminate reaches and ants.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-16
LOuis Beanan.

Louis Beanan, a lifelong resident of Avon, died suddenly Wednesday morning. He was the father of Mrs. John Hubert of this city.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-16

Blue chambray. simply 4 trimmed with organdie colla' will make a most satisfactof' dress.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-16

The travelling suit is requisite. no matter where ton trip takes you. and blu| the best material for fhe r'3
New Britain herald., 1915-07-16

In the fall we shall see s| cess frocks with coats SO laoI skirts will be entirely covered
New Britain herald., 1915-07-16

A Parisian designer dest| present fashion as "fiat-f1 houette with spreading sidh|
New Britain herald., 1915-07-16

Some fiounces on summtr| piped or< bound with hI material of a contrasting col
New Britain herald., 1915-07-16
] affair iz n tas hands of the proseeut-
WILT Arrest Officer.

affair is the m ds of the prosecut- ing attorney. ssss
 VIII Arrest Officer. N
 Late this afternoon Chief Rawlings and Prosecution Klett had a long conference at police headquarters at which time it is understood that the
 prosecutor decided to issue a war rant for the arrest of Officer Moffh on a charge of assault. f#
 This morning Chief Rawlings had a,-talk with Officer ~Moffiit and.slater the policeman returned Both Chair man filling and the chief were pres- ent and the officer is said to have been drinking between the time of his two visits and admitted it.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-16
Fortifying Captured Positions.
Italian Official Report.

Rome. July Is, Via Paris, July 1s, 4:50 a. m.-The official statement is- sued tonight at the headquarters of the Italian general staff was as fol- lows:
 Tn the upper Cadore region our troops continued to Lombard the bridges of the Platzwiese and Landro. which were partly demolished while an enemy battery installed on the plateau of Rauchkofel was partly dismounted.
 Favorable To Italians.
 Encounters favorable to the ItaI- sians occurred on Mount Zeillonkofei and upon the Burgstall Crest (3,460 feet high).
 A detachment of infantry succeed ed in esca1ading the slopes of a ra- vine heretofore considered inaccessi- ble and occupied by surprise at tack on the summit of Falzarego Pass (6,945 feet high) On the night of Tuesday and Wednesday this detach- ment was counter attacked but the enemy was repulsed. sustaining seri- ous losses.
 There has been no change on the remainder of the front
New Britain herald., 1915-07-16

Gray taffeta dresses. whe| becoming, have a wonder of refinement and good tast|
New Britain herald., 1915-07-16
ITEMS OF INTEREST ro

for a gardening smoclf. T ing should be red and blue.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-16

Washington, July 16.-Brigadier General Hugh l.. Scott, chief of staff of the United States army, who tra- versed wild mountain trails in Utah on horseback and induced Tse-Ne- Cat to surrender after the Piute and his little band had defied federal mar shal and his posse for weeks express ed keen qualification tonight at the Indians acquittal.
 'I am very glad that Tse-Ne-Gat had justice" said General Scott. T always have contended that he was innocent" The general added that he had been pleased with the conduct of authorities at Denver. who interested themselves to see that the Indian had a fair trial.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-16
PLUTO INDIAN NOT
 GUILTY OF MURDER
Colorado Jury Acquits Tse-Ne-Gat on Charge of Killing Judge Chacon,
 Mexican Sheep Herder.

Denver, Col. July 16.-Tse-Ne-Gat. Piute Indian, was found not guilty of murder by a jury in the United States district court late yesterday He had been tried on charge of killing Judge Chacon, a Mexican sheep herder. in southwestern Colorado.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-16
Train Strikes Nashout.

Ohio Central railroad struck a wash out along the river at the south end Of Kenton this morning and Engineer D,ushane, braving the torrent, rescued his fireman, Jack Williams, who was pinned under the fire box in danger of drowning or scalding to death. Will Hams is in critical condition.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-16
a 100 Families Rescued.

Kenton, O., July 16.-The Scioto river was within fifteen inches of the 1913 flood stage this morning and still rising. The worst flood in the history of the city is feared as the result of the torrentiaI rains of last night One hundred families have been rescued by boats since 3 o'clock this morning The town of Foraker, on the Scioto Marsh, is under water, caused by a break in the river bank at that point. It is feared that lives may have been lest there
New Britain herald., 1915-07-16
GERMANS GROSS
 WINDAU RIVER
S(Continued from First Page.)

of Nigeria reports that on June 20 the entente allied forces occupied Ngaundere, an important town in cen- tral Kamerun Our losses were two rank and file killed and eight Wound- ed
 The Kamerun against which the Anglo French forces are operating, is a German colony in western Equa- torial Africa having an area esti- mated at 1e1, ,0oo square miles and lying between Nigeria and the French 540.00O of whom about 2,0O0 are whites.
 Ngaundere is chief interior train- ing station with a population estimat- : ed at 30,0O0. It is situated about 100 miles from the border of the French Congo and 450 miles from the coast
 Fortifying Captured Positions.
 Verana. Via Paris, July Is, g D. nj.
 The Italians are strongly fortifying all positions captured from the Aus- trians. Trenches are being evacuated and platforms constructed on which to mount heavy guns.
 Many places along the frontier have been transformed into entrenched camps strongly garrisoned and with immense supplies of munitions.
 Terrific storms continue in the high mountain region. Violent winds, hall and even show are delaying military operations, but the troops are engaged in fortifying dominant points.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-11-11
Reply In "Home Rule" Case Filled.

Denver.-The reply brief of the state
In the liquor controversy between the
state and the city was filed in the
Supreme Court by Attorney General
Fred Farrar. In answer to the home
rule" arguments Of the city's counsel.
the brief cited numerous cases to SUP.
port the states theory that the regu.
lation Of the liquor traffic was a state.
wide question and did not come under
the provisions Of the twentieth amend.
ment. "The legislature or the people
OF the state have the right to legislate
In regard to intoxicating liquors." the
brief declares, because t is a ques.
ton that comes under the police power
of the state. 1t comes under the police
power because it is question that
affects the health, the morals and the
safety of the community The people
of the whole state are interested as
to the health, morals and safety OF
the people of the city aud county OF
Denver as we'll as of the territory ly-
Ing outside of said city"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-11-11
PROHIBITION EMPrIEs JAIL.

1T has surprised even the strongest
advocates Of prohibition to see the ef.
feet that law has had in preventing
crimes and misdemeanors in Greenlee
county" says the Clifton (Ariz.)
journal.
'For many years the courts of this
country have been occupied with .
multiplicity of cases mostly resulting
from booze, and the several justice
courts have been kept busy sentenc.
ing prisoners to Jail or fining them.
For years the jails have been crowd.
ed to capacity and the fines have often
run close to 81 900 in a single Justice
court in one month. But conditions
have changed since the first OF the
year. The jail has been empty at some
places good share of the time; cases
have been few and far between, and
most of them were slight misdemean
ors."
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-11-11
RUSSIA ANSWERS.

when vodka was on sale the aver
age savings bank deposits in Russia
were in the neighborhood of from S16,.
100000 year-a year. not a month.
In the thirty-one days OF January.
1915. five months after the sale O,
vodka was prohibited-in one month
the former vodka drinkers put $4,000
600 into the savings banks in the EN-
pire. They saved nearly twice as
much in one month as they formerly
saved In year." says Samuel G
Blythe in the Saturday Evening Post.
The liquor interests of the United
States are telling the people that ma.
tional prohibition would mean the loss
of $250,O0O,000 to the treasury Of our
national government" and are asking,
who will make up this revenue?"
Russia has shown the way. That ma
tion is demonstrating the soundness
of the policy expressed in these words
Of William E. Gladstone-"Give mo q
sober people and l will provide the
revenue"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-11-11
SCORE UP ONE FOR ZONES
esresstie Comment Will D ASprs-
eistsd BY <hoss Whe Favor Old
Time Methods of Travel.

Down in the crimson clover zone
there we're two farmers named Jones
and Smith. respectively. Jones was
oad-fashioned and stuck to old fash
ioned ways. but Smith. Who was more
modern. bought . fne new automo-
bile. One day he was proudly exhib-
iting to some friends when Jones
came along.
"Um," remarked Jones. A. he
thoughtfully sized up the handsome
machine. What's that thing there
on the side?"
That's a spare rim and a tire" an
swered the proud Smith. I'VE al
ways carry an extra one In case one
Of the wheels goes wrong"
"Jes' as l allus said" was the dis
dainful response of Jones. I've druv
hosses fer nigh on so years. and
never had to carry a spare leg for one
O. them yet."-Philadelphia Press.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-11-11
100000 N PREMIUMS
COLORADO CONFIRMATION Law
oEclARGo A SUCCESS.
AaaHsi Payroll q esooo0 80 Rspre-
ooetsd II 0usiases Written During
First Three 0AoNehs.

Wssisrn Newspaper Union News Service.
Dsnver.-The success Of the state
accident insurance system. operating
In connection with the workman's COM
pensation law, Is described in a state
ment from the industrial commission,
tssued by w. w. Greene actuary and
manager Of the insurance fund.
The system has been In operation
three months and Mr.. Greene draws
his conclusions from its efficiency dur
Ing that time. He says:
ITO practical people It is always a
relief to pass from the realm of specu.
lation to that of fact. Citizens of
Colorado will be interested to learn
that the success of the state compen-
sation insurance fund. a matter Of hot
debate some months ago. is now as
sured beyond the shadow OF q doubt
"The funds business now written
and paid for indicates an annual in
come from workmen's compensation
premiums Of well over 100000 with
some $6,OOO,O00 of annual payroll or
1t least 5000 employees insured. Nearly
every Colorado industry is represented
except coal mining. Cash payments to
injured employees. their dependents
and their doctors amount to about
$1,000 to date. Compensation is being
paid regularly and promptly, disabled
workmen are receiving medical atten.
tion and weekly benefits without fric-
tion or delay. and dissatisfied policy.
holders are an unknown quantity"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-11-11

during many years of experimentation
has discovered a new remedy which
is thirty-seven times more powerful
than lithia in removing uric acid from
the system. II you are suffering from
backache or the pains of rheumatism,
go to your best druggist and ask for
a so cent box OF "Anuric" put up by
Doctor Pierce, or send 10c for a large
trial pck'g. DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
soription for weak women and DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
for the blood have been favorably
known for the past forty years and
more. They are standard remedies
to-day-as we'll as Doctor Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets for the liver and
bowels. You can have sample of any
one of these remedies by writing DR..
Pierce, and sending l0c for trial pack
age.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-11-11
Most Eminent Medical Authorities Endorse Il
Remedy Kidney and al Uric Acid Trouble.

DR.. Eberle and DR.. Braithwaite as
we'll as DR.. Simon-all distinguished
Authors-agree that whatever may be
the disease, the urine seldom fails in
furnishing US with clue to the princi-
pies upon which it is to be treated,
and accurate knowledge concerning
tho nature Of disease can thus be OBJ
tained. II backache, scalding urine or
frequent urination bother or distress
you, or II uric acid in the blood has
caused rheumatism, gout or sciatica
or you suspect kidney or bladder
trouble Just write DR.. Pierce at the
Surgical Institute. Buffalo. N Y; send
a sample Of urine and describe symp-
toms. You will receive free medical
advice after DR.. Pierce's chemist has
examined the urine-this will be care
fully done without charge. and you
will be under no obligation. DR.. Pierce
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-11-11

TINE HOTEL OAR.
1T IL time We ceased to insult the
American public BY insisting that Q
hotel cannot be run without q haS.- -
These are not the words of . pro
hibition fanatic but of the proprietor
Of . fine hotel and were spoken at the
annual meeting of the Northwestes.
Hotel Mems association. The speaker
Mr.. Leimbacker Of Gardner. N. d.
addressed the convention ON "Prohibi
tion an Economic Proposition" and
his vigorous handling Of the subject
called forth great applause. Prom
the manager down to the bell hop
he said. booze makes more trouble
than any otba one thing in our bust.
ness. II the ..auses for eight out Of
every ten hotel failures were to be
carefully anulyzed. liquor would be
found to be the rock on which the
business WAS shattered. 1t is an in.
disputable fact that more managers
lose their positions on account OF
booze than through any lack of real
efficiency. The same may be found
throughout the crew."