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New Britain herald., 1915-02-12
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The Swedish Lutheran church board will hold a meeting this even ing to arrange for the celebrating or holy communion Sunday morning.
 A meeting of the Ladies' T. A. & B. society was held last evening in the school hall. Five candidates were was held after the meeting and the prizes were won by Miss Mary Hayes and Miss Margaret Conlon.
 Harold Battistone and Marie Bar rette today filed a mechanics lien for SLOTS on property of lgnaces and Emelio Krystopik.
 A special city meeting has been called for next Wednesday night in the hearing room of the board of public works to act on the issuance of $17O,O0O in bonds for the construc- ton of the Vocational High school and s90,000 in sewer bonds.
 H. l.. Platt was sworn in, this af- te1noon as a public amusements com missioner.
 The case of Edward Was vs. the Eastern Novelty company was heard by Justice F. V. Hungerford this af- ternoon. Action for $10O and de- cision was reserved. Attorney M D. Sake appeared for Was and Lawyer Jacob Schwolsky, of Hartford, repre- scented the Novelty company.
 The boys of the seventh grade in the Grammar schooll visited No. engine house this afternoon
 Miss May Darcy, a student at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, is the guest of Miss Esther Bailey of "A Monroe street for the weekend
New Britain herald., 1915-02-12
REPLY OF GREAT LENGTH.

London, Feb. 12, POT p. m.-On account of the great length of the British governments reply to the American note concerning British in reference with American shipping, it probably will be several days before the text is available.
 The British and American govern ments have agreed to make the note public simultaneously, but the entire communication has not yet been coded for the cable, and cannot pos sibly be transmitted, translated from the code and be made ready in Wash ington for publication for some time yet.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-12
CORNERSTONE LAID
Of Two Million Dollar Lincoln Memo
 rial Structure.

Washington, Feb. 12.-The corner stone of the two million dollar Lin coin Memorial structure was laid here today without ceremonies Former Senator Blackburn of Kentucky, the resident member of the Lincoln mem orial commission, was in charge. In the cornerstone were laid a cop per box containing a history of Lin coin signed by his living son. Robert T. Lincoln, and other historical data.
 Lineolns 1O6th birthday anniversary was observed in the house with an address by Representative Sherwood of Ohio.
 Senator Blair Lee of Maryland, read Lincoln's Gettysburg address to the senate.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-12
Texts Haven't Arrived.

London, Feb 12, 12:50 p. m.-The texts. of the American notes to Ger many and Great Britain concerning the possible injuring of American ships and use of the American flag have not yet reached the London papers, which consequently are chary of editorial comment.
 The Pall Mall Gazette, however, says it will not be difficult to satisfy the United States that in using the American flag to defeat the intention of German warships to torpedo mer- chantmen without warning Great Britain is "acting not only in the na- t:onal interest but in the interest of humanity and civilization. There would be no danger of American ships being sunk if the German craft behaves as every usage of war dic- tates and board the ships they stop for an examination of their papers"
 Petitioning for Flag.
 The Pall Mall Gazette calls atten-
New Britain herald., 1915-02-12
INTERPRETATIONS
Enea cement of Popular Couple Is
 Announced.

cock the daughter of MT. and Mrs.. Daniel N. Hancock of IS Warloc1S street, to Ernest Wheeler, has been announced.
 :. The young couple is well known and popular about the city. Miss Han cock is employed as a stenographer in the office of the Landers, Frary and Clark company. She is a mem Der of the M eth odist church. MT. Wheeler is a prominent member of the Wentworth club. No date has been set for their wedding.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-12
German Official Report.

Berlin, Feb. 12, by Wireless to Sayville, N. Y.-Among the state ments given out for publication to- day by the Overseas News Agency were the following items:
 Contrary to British reports that since the beginning of the war only one per cent. of the British merchant ships have been sunk Ham burg ship owners state that 113 ships, of 30S,- 900 tons or about four per cent. of the British commercial navy, have been destroyed.
 'The Prussian minister of agricul- ture stated to newspaper correspon- dent that Germany was assured of a supply of food and would be able to continue the war longer than France or Russia.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-12
GERMAN OFFENSIVE IN POLAND COMPLETE
 FAILURE, IS REPORT
5 Continued from First Page.) Broussa, laden with fifty thousand pounds of provisions"
Due to New Considerations.


 Petrograd, Russia, Feb. 12.-The retirement of the Russian forces from the region of the Mazurian lakes to the Russian frontier is due, accord l. ing to the Russian general staff, to new considerations which have be- como important since the heavy Ger man concentration in East Prussia has changed the complexion of the military situation on the northern battle front.
 Since the determined nature of the German operations in the Mazurian lakes district destroys any supposi- ton that this is merely one of the countless demonstrations employed by the Germans to distract attention and divert forces from the main issue in Poland and since it now is evident that this is the beginning of a series of long and active operations which may definitely settle the struggle on this front, the Russian general staff has decided that the most favorable disposition of forces can be made on Russian territory where, in the early part of the war Russia so decisively defeated the German attacks on the banks of the river Nieman.
 Russians Change Position.
 The serni-circular formation of the Russian forces, which recently ex- tended from the Mazurian lakes northward to Tilsit, has now, there fore, changed it's position without altering its general shape. One horn of the crescent Is now resting in the Province of Flock and the other in the Province of KOVn0
 It is reported officially that engage ments at Vilkoviski, Nishynetz, Ostro- lenka and as far south as Sierpec and the river Skrwa show that the general activity extends over the whole of this wide semi-circle which marks the present disposition of the Russian forces. ~
 It is now reported in Petrograd that the recent German reinforcements in East Prussia, instead of being drawn from other points on the front, are composed largely of new German re- cruits officered by men drawn from the western front
New Britain herald., 1915-02-12
Recruits Being Drilled.

In most of the more important Russian cities recruits in consider able numbers are being drilled These men are in part excellent ma terial. The weapons with which they ape supplied, however, leave much to be desired.
 A correspondent of the Lokal Anzeiger, who is in the Carpathian mountains, telegraphs his paper of the very heavy fighting rt ently in the Dukla Pass region. The Rus sians. he says. were determined to break through at any sacrifice. It Appeared at first impossible to check their attack, and they gained slowly but steadily. In the last three days, however, they have been brought to a standstill, but are still on Hun garian soil and the heights on the pass are in their hands. The Rus sian infantry suffered terribly in it's massed attack. this correspondent continues. The thawing weather is bringing almost unbearable odors from the field of battle, and special sanitary measures are being taken with the idea of preventing an out break of sickness.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-12
BLOCKS ELECTION PROBE.
Senate Committee Decided Not to Act
 in Cases.

Washington, Feb. 12.-Irvestiga- tion of charges of corruption in the last senatorial campaigns in Pennsyl- vania, Illinois and other states was blocked today, so far as the sixty third congress is concerned, when the senate committee which provides for the expense of such inquiries decided not to act.
 Chairman Williams said the sena- torial terms to which the investigation would relate do not begin until the next congress, and it was felt that an inquiry by the present congress would be premature.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-12
CELEBRATES 1OOTH BIRTHDAY

Branford, Feb. 12.-Mrs Lorena Smith, a native of Branford, cele- brated her tooth birthday today. While she is more feeble than she was a year ago her general health is good. It is a curious fact that the beginning and the end of her cen tury span of life was marked by wars in Europe. When she was a baby of few months, the battle of Water loo was being fought and as she reaches her hundredth milestone, war has again spread itself over a large part of Europe.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-12
STOCK YARDS REOPENED.

Cincinnati O., Feb. 12.-Having been thoroughly cleaned and disin- fccted, the Union Stock yards in this city were reopened today for the re- ceipt of livestock for immediate slaughter from free areas in the United States, excluding Illinois and public stock yards.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-12
ALI NEGROES WARNED.

Gallup, N. M., Feb. 12.-Placards were posted last night, warning all negroes to leave town before sunset today as the result of a mass meeting of citizens which heard charges against a negro preferred by white woman recently arriving from Saun- e,ers, Ariz More than 100 negroes live here.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-12
CHICAGO THEATER BURNED.

Chicago, Feb. 12.-Tne Academy of Music, Chicagos oldest theater, To- cated in the center of the crowded west side at Halsted and Madison streets, was destroyed by fire early today with a loss of s175,0 ,000 It was four story structure, erected in 1870, and was the oldest theater not ruined in the great fire of 1S71 In recent years the theater had been operated as a vaudeville house.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-12
ARRESTED AT KEENEY'S

Fred Gerlander Rudolph Nob1tz and Fred Stabbert were arrested for creating a disturbance in Keeney's s theater this afternoon. They were brought to the police station by Officers Howley, Sharp, Moffat and Charles Grace. The young men were under the influence of liquor.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-12
THREE PERSONS KILLED.

Tutuila, American Samoa Feb. 12. by Wireless.-Not only hurricane, but with it an earthquake and a tidal wave swept No Mans Island of the Samoan Group, as reported here two days ago. Fuller details received to- day show that three persons were killed, one of whom was behea ded by flying wreckage.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-12
Russians Strengthening Defense

Berlin, Feb 12, via London, ,10:45 a. m.-The National Zeitung has pub lshed a despatch from a correspon- dent on the Russian border who says the Russians are employing thou sands of laborers to strengthen their second line of defense. At the fort resses of Ivangorod, Brest-Litovsk and Kovno, men are working day and night. At Brest-Litovsk arrange ments have been made to flood the entire district, and for distance of seyenty-five miles the territory around the fortresses have, been barred to or dinary travel Great stores of am intuition and provisions are being laid in. These preparations, the cor goes on to say, make the inhabitants fear that the Russians soon will be seen falling back.
 Grand Duke Nicholas, the Russian commander in chief in the field, and General Russky enjoy the fullest con- fidence of the people. the correspon dent continues The grand duke is just now at the height of his power and ne is very popular with the Rus sian soldiers Referring to the Rus sian people, the correspondent says: "It must be truthfu1ly admitted that there are no signs of the Russian peo- pie becoming tired of the war. A small peace party exists at the court of Emperor Nicholas, but it is with out influence"
New Britain herald., 1915-02-12
INDOOR BASEBALL.

The Landers' playground team will clash in an indoor baseball game with the Company I nine at the state armory tonight for the championship of the city. Company I holds the championship of the First regiment, C. N. c.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-12

tion to the fact that while the Ameri- can government is making representa- tions concerning the use of the stars and Stripes, American passengers are petitioning the Cunard Line to sail under the American flag so that they may enjoy it's protection.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-12
POISONED BY BREAD

Abilene, Tex, Feb. 12.-Four mem bers of the J. T. Garrison family near Anson, Texas, are dead, and fo,r others seriously ill from poisoning bv bread made from milk out of a rusty tin vessel.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-12
"BILL' KOPF A BIRD.

William Kopf, utility infielder of the Philadelphia Athletics, was ini- tiated into New Britain, F. o. E., last night. Many professional ball play CTS are members of the the order.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-12
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
John Hickey.

The funeral of John Hickey, who died Wednesday at the Newington sanitorium, was held this afternoon from J. M. Curtin's undertaking rooms. Interment was in the new Ca- tholic cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-12
bfRVE BIRTHDAY
 kough0ut City,; (4igAt.

was observed in city today with B. Department -eeter of the G. Students of the ool on "When l lincoln this af- Smith, patriotic les auxiliary, of Eeterans, gave a lapper grades of Fan was given pol hall this af- the People"
 Fife Carleton
 Republic"
 Victrola Afe.v
 Wanda Lagoza ed the Name
 Robert Loomis rotily Townsend ,. John Hoffman ,er."
 some incide ent am Lincoln was } rooms at the fternoon, in al- Exercises consist Id songs. The Aup to the study n.
 es were held at Burritt, East Northend, Smith
 Osgood Hill, Dir school.
 Republican club Banquet tonight Especial Lincoln made by some the state. The II be ex-Mayor
 of Hartford. lett will be the
 state senators entatives will be A1e speakers will Thor Clifford B.
 leader of the Healy, speaker
New Britain herald., 1915-02-12
French Drop Bombs.

Paris, Feb 12, 5:20 D. m.-Fivo French aviators dropped bombs today OF the German military aerodrome el Habsheim, an Alsatian town in the outskirts of Muelhausen
New Britain herald., 1915-02-12
Tracy-Lc-MOnt BOmbarded.

''F'rom the Somme to the Argonna there has been reported nothing more than the bombardment of Tracy-I ,o- Mont by the enemy and the activity of our artillery in the sectors of Rheims and of Sossons.
 '.In the Woevre yesterday witnessed a fairly spirited cannonading on inc
New Britain herald., 1915-02-12
FERMANY.
on Complaint Of

kc.
 2.The United Inquiry to Ger lint of American
 The Hague that nmanders were diplomatic q com xemburg. Sec bunced today.
 of his mail had knan military au- state department
 last night, Sec IAm bassador Ger 5structed to ma ke B German foreign
New Britain herald., 1915-02-12
French Official Report.

Paris, Feb. 12, 2:55 D. m.-The French war office this afternoon gave out a report on the progress of the war, which reads as follows:
 Between the sea and the Somme yesterday saw artillery fighting. To the south of LaBoissele the enemy ex ploded a mine at the end of one of our trenches. We, however, maintained nocifinn
New Britain herald., 1915-02-12

an to work on m, 35 or 40 years 1derstands farm
 Phillips, Kensing-
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New Britain herald., 1915-02-12

part of the Germans in front of Ram bucourt and the Forest of LafIazelle. We bombarded the railroad station at Thiaucourt and Arnaville."
New Britain herald., 1915-02-12
[ASSIFTCATION.

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 Please notify 3S2 East St.
 2-12 -d2 .irl desires situ- hl housework. 95 2-12-2 2dx
Evening star., 1915-02-12

tainly would. Shadow would kill him.
Happy Jack made up his mind. and
with a little gasp raced madly across
the snow straight to Farmer Brown S
Boy and ran right up on to his shoul-
der.
Shadow the Weasel had been SO in
tent on catching Happy Jack that he
hadn't noticed Farmer. Browns Boy at
all. Now he saw him for the first time,
and stopped short .snarling and spit
ting. Whatever else you may say of
Shadow the Weasel. he is no coward.
For minute it looked as if he really
meant to follow Happy Jack and get
him, in spite of Farmer Browns Boy.
and Happy Jack trembled as he looked
down into those angry, little red eyes.
But Shadow is no fool. He knows when
he is we'll off. and he knew better than
to come step nearer now. So, he
snarled and spit, and then, as Farmer
Browns Boy took step forward,
leaped to one side and disappeared in
the old stone wall.
Very gently and softly Farmer Browns
Boy talked to Happy Jack as he took
him to the nearest tree. Then when
Happy Jack was safely up in the tree
he went over to the stone wall and
tried to drive Shadow the Weasel oft.
He pulled over the stones until at
last Shadow jumped out and Farmer
Browns Boy chased him clear into the
Green Forest.
Dee, dee. dee. what did I tell you ?'
cried Tommy Tit, happily, as he flew
over to where Happy Jack was sitting
Now, who really saved Happy Jack
Tommy Tit or Farmer Browns Boy?
Evening star., 1915-02-12
THE EVENING STORY.
WILD DESTINY.
Copy right. 1915. by W. wernerl

Copy right. 1915. by W. Werucr9
1t was one of those mornings when
everything goes wrong from the first
moment of waking. They had over
slept and upon entering the kitchen
Anne found that the fire was out. Fires
always go out when one is pressed
for time. The kitchen was as shvery
as might be. Anne pattered wildly TO
and fro in her Juliets. while Adam sliv-
cred some light wood into kindling. 1t
was inevitable, of course, that the
hatchet should slip and cut slice Off
his thumb. The fire making had to be de-
layed until the thumb was doctored. All
this time the hour hand of the clock
was travelling merrily on. and Adam
must be at the station to take the first
section of the commuters train at s.
mo cakes this morning, Anne said.
There's not time
This was i'll news to Adam He
looked on gloomiIy while Anne sifted
breakfast food out of a package into
their two dishes. set their eggs and
coffee to boiling, and prepared for
struggle with toast.
1t was when she was hurrylnS oack
and forth that Anne caught her zoe
in the edge of the rug of the dining
room ana nearly tiie" -
dishes she was carrying flew from her
hand. went half way across the room,
brought UP against the old sideboard
and promptly disintegrated-
Let the pieces lie, Adam said.
Come. I must catch that first section
of the suburban.
But Anne's- glance had been forcIbly
directed to the sideboard. She had
come near to forgetting this very day
the new buffet she had ordered was to
arrive and she must nav the first IN
Stallment.
Adam knew nothing of this plan. The
sideboard had been his mothers, and
though it was distinctly old-fashioned
and rather battered. 1T suited MIN very
we'll. However, il did not suit Anne at
all 1t had begun not to suit her the
moment she had seen Mrs Ashley S
lovely new buffet. with loaded glass
Evening star., 1915-02-12
where she could bor-

gan to wonder where she could bor-
row the money.
She decided, after few moments. to
go across and talk things over with
| Mrs. Ashley.
For the first time, in her married life
Anne left her house in disorder to run
to a neighbor's in the morning. She
found Mrs. Ashley lingering in admira-
ton over a new library table.
"It only came yesterday" she said.
Now I must have bookrack and a
library lamp. Oh, my dear, I'm per-
fectly wild over this buying on the in
"Tve ordered buffet" Anne began.
"and that's why I'm over here so
early. I want to tell you my woes"
She laughed auiveringly of course.
fet's due today. I haven't--
She stopped. The doorben was ring
ing violently. Mrs. Ashley went to an
swer it. A woman fairly fell in upon
next door. Her face was white. For
a moment she could not speak She
could only cling to Mrs. Ashley and
gasp. Then Mrs. Ashley drew her into
the room where Anne was:
whats the matter?" she asked over
Little Mrs Moffet looked at Anne and
her tongue loosened. The first sec
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES she said,
and went down in a faint upon the
floor.
The whole story was learned pres
emily, for others rushed in to tell about
the awful news that had come back
over the wires. of how the first sec.
freight that had taken the wrong
track. killing and manning a dozen
people. Mrs. Ashley's husband and
Mrs. Moffett's husband went to town
And Anne had parted in anger with
Adam.
She could not realize more than that
Mrs. Moffett went into Mysteries Mrs.
her face in her hands. bundle of
silent. abject agony. One thought
pounded INCREASINGLY in her numbed
brain: You didn't kiss him good-by.
Presently they would all think of
something they could do.r-But' just at
first they could only realize and wait.
Suddenly the telephone bell called
and some one of the half dozen neigh
bors who had come running in went to
answer it. Anne heard her cry. oh,
the receiver to her ear. Over the wire
Jared a familiar voice
Tell Anne I'm all right" it said.
Missed the first section-took last.
Adams voice.
Two hours later there were three
reunited couples in as many houses.
Anne sat on Adams lap with her arms
about his neck.
You see. if I hadn't stopped to quar-
rel with you I'd have made. the first
section" Adam explained. II don't
know whether Ashley and Moffett
quarreled with their wives. but they
were late, too. We all pulled out to-
gether.''
Some one was pounding at the door.
Anne ran to the window.
Its the man with the buffet" she
gasped.
There was just an instant's pause.
Say, we want that buffet to remind
us-lest we forget Adam said. His
voice was solemn. There's my purse,
honey. And now I'll run out and help
him bring it in
CTHE END.)
Evening star., 1915-02-12
Little 0orle,
10 Bedtime
By THORNTON w. BURGESS.
Copyright. 1915, by J. g. LloydJ
Who Saved Happy Jack Squir-
rel?

It never has been fully decided among
the little people of the Green Forest
and the Green Meadows as to who
really saved Happy Jack Squirrel. Some
saw that Tommy Tit the Chickadee de-
serves all the credit, and some say that
but wait. Let me tell you just what
happened, and then perhaps you can
decide for yourself who saved Happy
Jack.
You see, 1t was this way: Happy Jach
had run, and run, and run, and trieo
every trick he knew to get away from
Shadow the Weasel, but all in vain
Now. he was so out of breath and so
tired that he felt that he couldnt run
anv more. He had just made up ms
mind that he would wait right "here
he was for Shadow, and then put up
the best fight he could, even II II was
hone1ess when he heard Tommy III
tha cbickadee calling to him in great
excitement. Lo
Dee. dee. chickadee! Come mere,
,,,ck Happy Jack! Come here. QUICK.
' Wee bit Of hope sprang up IN Happy
I.cL's heart He couldn't ilhas me e
What nossible help Tommy lit couio q
w. h,,t he would go see. So, taxing
1"nr breath. he started on as 1ast as
he could in the direction OF ioniiny
voice He couldn't run very iass' p,,t
cause YOU know. he was SO urea w ~
he did the best he could fresehtasy nc
saw Tommy just ahead OF him. hSins