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New Britain herald., 1915-10-28
Appeals to Troops.
TeutOns Repulse Russians.

Berlin, Oct. 2S, by Wireless to Say vile, N. Y.-Repulse of Russian at tacks in the Dvinsk region and near the central part of the line in the east, as we'll as a success for Gen. Won Lin singen's troops in the southern sector are recorded in today's official state ment by German army headquarters.
 Field Marshal von Hindenburg' S army has repulsed Russian attacks made against the positions recently taken by the Germans northeast of Garbunokka, in the Livinsk sector, and German troops have again oc- cupied the cemetery of Szaszaly in this region, evacuation of which was re- ported yesterday. Two officers and 15O men were taken prisoners.
 Russian Attack Fails.
 The failure of a strong attack by the Russians against troops of the army of Prince Leopold of Bavaria near Thtsherssy is announced
 General Won Linsingen's army. in the southern sector, has captured Rudka, to the west of Czartorysk.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-28

] boiler which was rept.-~a to have ex, l ploded, was intact.
 Joseph Donahue, the lgineer o1 the Building, also declared that the blaze could not have originated from the boiler. He said that he had banked the fire before he left it at s o'clock this morning.
 Bremen Save Convent.
 AS soon as the fireman broke through one of the rear doors they round two bodies, both badly burned. TWO more were found just inside the door, and two others on the stairway. Fifty feet across the yard was the convent in which one hundred nuns resided. The firemen prevented the flames from jumping across the yard.
 The St. Johns School building was three stories, built of brick with a wooden interior. It was heated by steam from a large boiler in the basement. The fire under the boiler had been started up early this morn ing and it is understood that there was a fairly good head of steam on when the session opened.
 The school building was erected a few years ago at cost of about $1OO,- 900. It was square shaped with wood fittings lining the interior of the brick frame. There were sixteen class rooms on the three floors At each end of the building wooden stairways led down from the two upper floors
New Britain herald., 1915-10-28
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
Nicholas J. Egenton.

Nicholas J. Egenton, aged 30 years, passed away at the Hartford hospital yesterday afternoon. He was taken to the hospital only two days ago. The funeral will be held Saturday mocn- ing at o'clock from St. Joseph s church and interment will be in new Catholic cemetery.
 MT. Egenton is survived by his wife. two small children and several brothers and sisters. He resided at 434 Church street and was employed at the Corbin Screw corporation as an assistant foreman.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-28
and protest filed. MT. Berenson gave figures of many large stockholdings wherein he claimed the proxies were irregular.
FREEDMAN IS SUED.

Victor Freedman, former baker, who recently went out of business, was sued today for $50 damages by the Cahill Beef company of Meriden. Sheriff James Clark attached ma chinery owned by Freedman for $100. The writ is returnabIe before the city court on the second Monday in November. Lawyer J. G. Woods rep 1esents the plaintiff.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-28
LOCAL GIRL IS NAMED.
Mrs. Marion E. Holt Of Middleiown

Naming Miss Mae Eleanor Adams. of this city. as the woman in the case. Mrs. Marion F.. Holt of Middle town has brought suit against her husband, James k. Holt. for divorce on charges of misconduct and intol- erable cruelty. The first offense if is alleged took place in this city at diverse times between June 1 and October l of the present year.
 The plaintiffs maiden name was Marian E. Jackson and she married her husband on September 27. 1911 The couple have three-years-oId son. The mother claims the custody of the child and alimony.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-28
STRIKE AT HARTFORD.
Hart and Hegeman and Taylor and Fenn Go. Enlployes Quit Work.

Hartford. Oct. 2S.-About 220 men and boys and sixty women and girls at the Hart and Hegeman Manufacturing company and about twenty men at the Taylor and Fenn company went on strike at 10 o'clock this morning, following refusal of their demands for an eight hour day and other changes In working conditions.
 Following the walkout the Hart and Hegeman employees marched to Central Labor Union headquarters cheering along the way.
 The Hart and Hegeman company are makers of electrical supplies, and the Taylor and Fenn company of ma chinery.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-28
MRS. FARMER TO TALK.

The meeting to be held tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock in the First church chapel is open to the public. Mrs. w. H. Farmer, who is to give the address, is a we'll known student of the Orient, a charming and force- full speaker. Her subject will be: "Women as missionary educators, in both home and foreign work" This is Mrs. Farmers first visit to New Britain.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-28
BuIgarians Occupy Railroad.

London, Oct. 2S, 4:15 a. m.-The Bulgarian authorities have occupied the railway line between Dedeaghatch and Oktchilar, which is now oper- ated by the Bulgarian state. de- spatch from Sofia, which brings this information to Reuters Amsterdam correspondent says it is semi-officially announced that Bulgarian troops have occupied the town of Kniazevatz and captured by storm position of Drenovaglav which is a key to the fortified girdle about PirOt.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-28
VENTY LIVES LOST
 IN SCHOOL FIRE
(Continued from First Page.)
[rs, and a few jumped from the (dows of the third floor.
 s,l- Fn Cha roo nf CiStarS

rs, and few jumped from the
 dows of the third floor.
 In Charge of Sisters.
 he students who ranged in years
 m seven to thirteen, were in
 rge of sixteen Sisters, When the
 broke out the Sisters marsha1led
 ir charges as for a fire drill and fted them from the building. The
 cessions were orderly until those
 m the third floor joined others
 ring from the class rooms on tho
 ond floor.
 'uddenly there was cry of fear i m one of the throng. It was taken
 by a hundred others and panic $ued. The Sisters made frantic eff It's to stop the now pushing, strug- &ng mass, but to no purpose. The #aller children fell under the feet
 those behind them and soon the Btibule was so damned with living b dead that the firemen could not &ce an entrance. The sixteen Sis Is escaped
 Children of Foreign Percentage. A large percentage of the pupils re children of foreign parentage.
 the number were many of Irish Sd Italian descent. The firemen Shght the fire from ladders raised to. e windows while the police cleared e vestibule.
 Mary Leeds and Marion Hayes were und in the crush badly burned but Y I've and were removed to hospital SSt. Johns Parochial school stands Chestnut street, nearby St. Johns tholic church and the home of Rev. cholas Murphy, the pastor. Op- Ssite is St. Johns convent. Mothers Rush to Scene. The first alarm brought a hun led distracted mothers to the school Erd, where they were joined by other Natives of the pupils, until the build Is was surrounded by a great crowd hysterical men and women who |shed the police lines in wild fort to reach their own. The police ere powerless to stop the rush but hat they failed to do was accom- |ished presently by the flames which booting from the windows of the
 
 lrong.
 Bremen Summon Aid.
 Meantime the flames had raced ur 1e stairways and caught the strug- ling children. Within five minutes ames were shooting from all the indows and exits. The local fire len, unable to control the blaze sum- loned aid from Salem, Danvers and [arblehead, but this came too late. Police and firemen bent their ener- les chiefly to pulling children from DOTS and windows. The mother su- srior dropped twenty-five of he1 1arges from g. window in the second DOT and they were caught in over ,ats and blankets improvised as 70 nets.
 Twenty Bodies Recovered. Two hours after the fire started yenty bodies had been taken from e ruins and others were being ught.
 Acts of lleroism were not wanting aurice Harris, aged ten years, car ed his one-legged chum, Thomas Shea, eight years old, on his back own the smoke choked stairways to lfety. <.. The origin of the fire remained in oubt. Michael Dunn, who lives near ne school, said he heard a untitled Xplosion in the school building just erore it was enveloped in flames.
 Steam Boiler Intact.
 When the ruins had cooled Suffi- ently to permit it, Building Inspec- IT A. H. Mcdonald. and w. S. Mur- 't, of the state police made their ay for few feet into the basement ad. later reported that the steam
New Britain herald., 1915-10-28
Turkish Official Report.

Constantinople, via Lopdon, Oct. 2S. S:22 a. m.-The following official statement has been issued by the Tur- kish war office:
 Supply columns of the enemy sighted near the landing station at Ari Burnu. were dispersed by our ar tillery.
 "On the Caucasus front the enemy was forced to retreat on his right wing after an engagement with our patrols"
New Britain herald., 1915-10-28
TO ASSIGN CASES.
Short Calendar Session at City Court
 TOmorrOw-Hearing Today.

At the short calendar of the city court tomorrow afternoon the follow ing cases will be assigned for trial:
 Ignaces Krycztopik vs. Raffale Lll- lavich, lawyers, Klett & filling and M. D. Sake.
 Roger w. Egan vs. William San ders, lawyers, D. E. O'Keefe and M. H. Camp.
 Dominic Scarel1a vs. Louis Curcio, lawyers, C. H. Mitchell and P. F. McDonough
 Judge Meskill reserved decision this afternoon i'll the case of M. H. Don- nelly vs. Raffaele Torella,
New Britain herald., 1915-10-28
Railway Re-established.

Paris, Oct. 28, $40 8. m.-The Bavas Agency correspondent at Athens sends word that railway com munication between Saloniki and Feles has been re-established and that a military train going a long distance northward from Veles encountered no Bulgarian troops.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-28
Trap for BuIgarians.

Trap TOT bulgar1anS.
 Paris, Oct. 2S, 5:2O a. m.-Uskup was abandoned by the Serbs, says a despatch to the Matin sent from Salo- niki Tuesday, with the object of craving the Bulgarians and enabling the Serbian forces at Veles to envelop them in the north.
 The correspondent says the Germans after gaining thirty miles, thanks to their heavy artillery, are now checked by natural obstacles which will make that artillery useless.
 The Bulgarians have captured Zajecar and Kniajevats, having crossed the Timok over large front.
 Height Also Taken.
 The height of Krenovaclava, about fifteen miles northwest of Pirot (east of Nish) also has been occupied by the Bu1garians, who have captured several guns.
 General Won Gallwitz's army has taken a number of machine guns of the Serbians.
 Zajecar and Kniajevats are on the railroad from Negotin to Nish, against which the Bulgarians are now march ing. Kniajevats is about thirty miles from Nish.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-28

This attractive hat is fashioned of navy blue velvet shirred to rolling brim of white satin The ribbon band extends over the left side, ending in two beaded "fancies.' The child's coat is heavy navy blue serge.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-28

In some cases easily chapped hands will yield to the treatment of glycerine applied immediately after washing when the skin is moist. Do not apply to the dry skin.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-28
TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION.

WANTEn-Young girl for light housework. One that can go home nights. g Camp street. 1O-29-2d
New Britain herald., 1915-10-28
RUSSIAN FLEET
 B0MBARDS VARNA
(Continued from First Page.)

their regiments is surrounded between the Timok and the Danube and will, the Secolo believes, be obliged to sur render. Two Serbian divisions under General Glokowitch are marching against the Austro-Germans.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-28
Sent To Bulgarian Frontier.

Paris, Oct. 2s, $40 a. m-The en- tente armament on the Bosphorus has been transferred to Tchatalja and Adrianople, and the Turkish garrison has been sent to the Bulgarian from tier The Havas correspondent at Athens wires that he has this news from reliable sources in Constanti- nople.
 For fear of raids by Russian aero planes Constantinople is plunged in obscurity nightly.
 The correspondent also reports that Franco-Serbian troops, after retaking Veles, are marching eastward upon Istip, overcoming Bulgarian resistance in that region.
 Appeals to Troops.
 General Kirkoff, in command of the Bulgarian forces along the Greek frontier, has issued an order of the day, in which he tells his troops:
 '"The hour has struck to realize the aspirations of the people and hunt down the ravagers of Macedonia. Bulgarlans will thus dominate from the Adriatic to Thrace Remember the heroism of your ancestors Give re-birth to the glory of Alexander, the great Bulgarian"
New Britain herald., 1915-10-28

President Elliott ordered the report
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-02-25
WHY GOVERNOR BOYLE RETURNED THE
DIVORCE BILL WITH HIS APPROVAL

There
Tor his
l OF moral questions with which the public,
policy with which
thing fully
to oveorvo
TO act in accordance with reasonable public
sentiment with
OF the second justified
the people
complex problems which
he Is the head ~
All ,o,n
ed and the question OF divorce which
public policy
this state result
pro and thoroughly familiar
five men it the sentiment on
these questions with which
desvey the old members favong
this
sxtysix elected in wbiche sub
Ject generally
members voted for the bill and eighteen
While this
people want the old law 1t Is
the and In the absence
acted improperly either in failing It's constituents
otherwise constrained its
1t Is OF
lection OF the legislature In order cleo
toa be given opportunity the Certain
changes In the election which permit immediate refefen
on the whoe question
this procedure and still knowledge OF TIN p
sonnel OF the legislature oTc.,
he
The and final solution problem at the pos aud
should be submitted to- the voters
considerable proportion OF the
referendum WILL hope. be available
event ut VIII be invoked not later than ~
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-02-25
STATE EXAMINERS
At GOLDF|ELD
J. L. keyser, Member of State Board
OF EmbaImine Examiners
Returns
HARRY KEYsER
RECEIVES LICENSE
EIko Boy, Now in Oakland, eets
License to Perform Under
taking Duties
RECEIVES LICENSE

J. l.. Keyser, the we'll known local
undertaken and embalmer, returned
from Goldfield today where he has
been since Sunday to attend the meet
ing of the state board of examiners,
of which he is member The other
members of the board are T. f. Dunn,
of Goldfield, and George Kitzmeyer,
of Carson City. Mr.. Keyser stated to
representative of the Independent
this morning that there were four ap-
plicants for licenses at the meeting,
namely, Mrs. Lottie Smith of Las Veg
as, Miss Hazel Gill of Goldfeld, John
Smith of Goldfeld and Harry Key
ser of Oakland. All four applicants
passed very satisfactory examinations
upon the different subjects in connec-
tion with the profession and were Civ
en- licenses to act in the capacity OF
embaimers.
Harry Keyser, the last named of the
applicants. is o son OF Mr.. Keyser and
was raised in this city. His many
friends here will be glad to know he
passed satisfactory examination and
are sure that he will make a success
in his chosen profession.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-02-25
HALEY COLLECTOR
At HONOLULU
Former Reno Newspaper Man Is Ap.
pointed to Fine Federal Place
BY president

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24--President
Wilson today nominated John +. Haley
OF Honolulu as collector of internal
revenue for Hawaii.
Samuel J. Burns of Pueblo, Colo,
United States marshal for Colorado.
Jimmy" Haley came to Reno from
Fresno, where he had been editor of
the Raisin City News. He became a
reporter on the Journal and was rapid.
ly advanced to city editor, in which
position he proved himself to be n
live wire. Later he was the agent
OF Orchard and Farm and the Pacific
Miner, and then was appointed state
bullion tax collector. He resigned this
position to take up the editorial man.
sgement of the Reveille, a weekly
democratic paper published in Reno.
III health led his removal TO San
Diego, where he was active IN news.
paper work. Thence he moved to
Honolulu, where he Is at present news
editor of the Honolulu Pacific Com.
mercial Advertiser. His son lives in
Reno and attends the public schools
here,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-02-25
A BILL FULL OF
JOKERS : BOYLE

CARSON CITY, Feb. 24.-Under
the head of special order the tax
commission bill was called in the
senate this afternoon and made a
subject of action in committee of
the whole. Governor Boyle was
asked to be present and give his
views. He took decided stand
against The substitute which had
been offered for the original bill
and stated that it was full of jokers
and worse than no bill at all.
Motions to substitute the origin
al bill for the new one and all
amendments suggested to the lat
ter were repeatedly defeated by
vote OF IL to 9. From the de-
velopments of the afternoon it ap-
pears that the forces seeking the
destruction or emasculation of the
powers of the tax commission are
in the saddle. and, the divorce
measure out of the way they are in
a position to now dictate leg;sla-
lation.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-02-25

have been trained to perform deeds of
chivalry to the weaker sex and TO
aid in any manner possible, anyone in
trouble. That the movement has sue
ceeded admirably is shown by the
fact that at the meeting just closed
Howard Galley, Clinton Allard, Frank
Watson, Edward Pardee, Edward
Shoiry and Samuel Mardy, all young
sters, were awarded the Eagle medal
and were decorated Herewith by
President Wilson, for bravery and
noble deeds performed by them at
great personal risk. The president,
in awarding the medals, commented
upon the great work the organization
Is doing and spoke of it as one of the
greatest organizations ever brought
together in this country.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-02-25
BRADSHAW WANTS
D|CKERSON'S SCALP
Humboldt Senator Has Bill To Put
State Police in Charge of
Penitentiary

CARSON CITY, Feb. 24.-Something
of sensation was created today by
the introducing in the senate of bill
by Bradshaw of Humboldt county aim
ed at the official head of former Gov
ernor Dickerson, now warden Of the
penitentiary. The bill provides that
after April 1, 1915, the superintend,
ent of the state police shall be ex-
officio warden of the penitentiary. The
bill establishes the salary at $4,000,
which shall be payment for all ser,
vices as superintendent of state po.
lice and warden. 1t makes II manda-
tory on the part of the official to give
all his time to the duties of his of.
fee, and failure to do this is made
malfeasance in Office.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-02-25
.ELKO STREETS
WILL Be IMPROVED
Mud Which Has Been Such a Nuis-
ance To Be Eliminated
In Future
scRAPER AT WORK
THIS AFTERNOON
After Mud is scraped Away Cement
Gravel Will Be
THIS AFTERNOON

The board of county commissioners
ever alert to the welfare of their con-
stituents, have started today the best
piece of improvement Elko has seen
in years. The matter referred to is
the improvement of the streets of Ell
ko. For the greater part of the wint-
er the streets in this city have been
so bad that they were almost impass-
able. The mud was so deep that walk
ing was a burden upon most people
and those not compelled to get out
stayed closely indoors. That this mud
Is to be a thing of the past in
short while, however, was made known
by the commissioners this morning
when they put scraper and six hors-
es to work removing the mud from
Commercial street. After the mud is
removed, layer of cement sand. a
very fine quality of sand obtained in
the hills some distance from here, will
be laid on and the mud done away
with permanently. This especial quail
ity of sand is almost water proof and
no matter how much rain or snow
falls 1t does not become muddy but
remains hard and firm. A member OF
the board stated to an Independent
representative this morning that as
soon as Commercial street was finish.
ed, the other main streets would be
taken up and the work pushed as
rapidly as possible.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-02-25
Recent CELEBRATION OF
SCOUTS D|SCDDSES FACTS
SIX BOY SCOUTS ARE AWARDED DECORATION PRES
IoENT WILSON FOR DEEDS PERFORMED BY THEM
PERSONAL RISK.

WASHINGTON, February 25.-Boy
Scout troops all over the country have
just been celebrating the fifth ami
versary of the founding of the order
Although the Scouts were organized
In this country but five years ago this
month, they already include over 3OO,.
900 members in the United States
alone. No organization for boys ever
saw such a rapid growth.
There are hundreds of other move
ments for interesting and inspiring
boys. But most of them seem to be
always trying to get the boys to do
what the grown-ups think they ought
to. The Boy Scout movement has
been an effort to find out the kind of
thing that boys like. and then orga-
nizing them to do those things.
The Boy Scouts of the United States
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-02-25
POSSE SUSPENDS CAMPAIGN
AGAINST PIUTES UNTIL INDIAN
BRING UTES TO BLUFF.
NEREKER PROHIBITS TRAVELLERS
FROM GOING TO OR FROM
BLUFF WITHOUT PROTECTION;
cREEL AND COOK REACH TOWN

BLUFF, Feb. "a. (via Dolores, Colo. }
Fear that Old Polk and Tse-Ne-Gat,
with the remnant of the Piute band
that attacked the posse Sunday have
moved east to Recapture, Cottonwood
and Cow canyons has caused Marshal
Nebeker to issue orders against any
person travelling alone to or from
Bluff.
Fourteen mounted men went out
this morning 10 Grayson and acted
as escort for Indian Agent Lorenzo
d. Creel and Assistant United States
District Attorney d. S. Cook of Salt
Lake and brought them safely to
town this evening. Marshal Nebeker
sent a strong guard out to escort
Sterling Thomas and his men, who
are returning from McElmo canyon,
where they conveyed the body of Joe
Akin. Another guard went out with
the United States mail carrier.
A party of repair men also under
guard, was dispatched west this after
noon to repair the telephone line be-
tween Bluff and Mexican Hat, which
was cut by the Indians.
There has been no fighting today,
but the town is still on edge and is
carefully guarded against surprise at
tacks.
Marshal Nebeker this morning wired
to the attorney general at Washing.
ton, urging that twenty Navajo police
be dispatched here at once, to be used
In trailing the Piutes and not for fight
ing. According to advices received
here, these were ordered out at once
from Washington.
Unless the Indians reopen hostilities
there will not be renewal OF fighting
until Indian Agents Creel and Jenkins
have been given an opportunity to try
and round up the friendly Utes and
bring them into Bluff. Marshal. Nebe-
ker said today he would postpone ac-
tive operations until this has been
tried.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-02-25
.DEETH HOTEL MAN
WANTS A DIVORCE
oesertIon the Grounds Given by o. A.
Paul For Divorce
From Wlfe

d. A. Paul, prominent citizen and
proprietor OF the Deeth hotel OF Deeth,
brought suit in the district court here
yesterday asking that he besgiven a
divorce from his wife, Elizabeth Faul.
He also asks that he be given the Gus.
tody OF a six-year.old son, Joseph.
Mr.. Paul stated in the complaint that
he and Mrs Paul were married in Den.
yer, Colo, in July, 1907. On the 18th
OF October, 1912, his wife left him and
refused to live with him aud is liy-
ing apart from him now against his
viii. Besides the gon mentioned, there
is another child from tho Jnion, eirl
Of four years.