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New Britain herald., 1915-04-23
GERMANS ANSWER BRITISH.
Complaint That Forces Use Shells
 With AsDhyxiating Gases.

London, April g, S:05' a. m.-Rc- plying to British complaints that tho Germans are using shells the gases from which asphyxiate their antag- onists, a wireless despatch from Der lin says: ''The German troops do not fire any shells the sole purpose of which is to spread asphyXiation or poisonous gases. Such gases as de- Velop incidentally upon explosion of German shells are less dangerous than those emanating from ordinary Brit ish. French and Russian shells.
 Smoke developing contrivances used by the Germans in hand-to-h hand com bats are in no manner contrary to the laws of warfare. On the other hand it appears from official communications that our opponents have been using illegal poisonous gas shells for several months"
New Britain herald., 1915-04-23
Pittsburgh at St. Louis. Baltimore at Buffalo. Brooklyn at Newark.
ALLEGED THAW PLOT.
Brought to Light by Letter From Man
 in Virginia.

Brought to, Light by Letter From Man
 in Virginia.
 New York, April 23.-Sheriff Grif- fenhagen said today that he had taken every precaution to frustrate an alleged plot to spirit Harry Thaw out of New York state. which came to light last night in Norfolk, Va. With out accusing Thaw or any of his in- inmates of participating in the plot. the local authorities said they had reason to believe that plans had been laid to take Thaw from his guard on the way to court here, place him in an autom obile and hurry him to the first train for Virginia.
 According to the sheriff the plan was first revealed by a letter written to Assistant District Attorney Fred erick J. Groehl of New York by d man signing himself as Louis Vein TOD of Norfolk. This letter repre- scented that the writer had been ap- preached with a proposition to ah- duct Thaw, but that negotiations fell through because the alleged agent in the matter refused an advance pay ment of $50.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-23
KOPF'S RIVAL DROPS '
 BALL AND THE CAME
MuTDhy'S Kuff in Ninth Let's Two
 SOx Score.

Boston, April 2s.--Poor baseball was played by the Red sox and Ath- letics in the opening game of the local American league season here yesterday. The locals won in the ninth, to 6, when Murphy muffed pop fly, allowing two Bostonians to scamper over the plate. There were two out at the time. The high wind bothered Murphy. The crowd and the band nettled Wyckoff in the eighth inning and he retired after two runs had been scored. Score: ae
 T. h. c. Philadelphia .004011o0O O-6 1S-s Boston ......01010 00122-7 2
 Batteries-wyckoff, Shawkey and McAyoy; Shore, camstock and CadM
New Britain herald., 1915-04-23
Tanks Drop First at Home.

New York, April 23.--The New York Americans had their first filing on their own hearthstone yesterday and got away tagging on the home port of their schedule allotmekh Griffith's washingtons. pennant pJ- tentialities,, consistently thereabout if never quite there at the finish. cams in with the cool wave to help Donos vans men open the New York sea- son. and helped so willingly that thcy won the game by score of to 1. Score:
 -..s.... 5 -e r. h. -e Washington 0r0111oI-5 Is 0 New York 10000 0oO1s0 o--1. 42
 Batteries--Shaw and Henry Me- Hale, Brown and Sweeney.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-23
FOR WOMEN WATCHERS

New York, April 23.-Election par aphernalia with polling booths. ballot lboxes, ballots and two election boards, one composed of men and the other of women. will be emplyed tonight at the opening of a school for women watchers at elections. The school will be conducted by the Women's Po- litical union to train women watchers for the election in November when the women suffrage amendment to the state constitution will be voted upon.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-23

in their work. The way the poor cfipples,' as the Phillies are some times affectionately called, started off the season speaks volumes for Nor ans teachings. Their games with the worlds champions and the Giants fairly bubbled with pep" and strat- egy and they had their opponents, figuratively, standing on their heads trying to hold them own. If the form shown in these series was not flash in the pan," then the Miracle Man of Boston had better look to his laurels, for the Miracle Man" Of Philadelphia has formed a squad that constitutes very formidable ob- stacle In the Braves path to Pen nantville."
New Britain herald., 1915-04-23

bf those "satisfaction-o Ehows will be staged at Hanna's tonight under the direction of k Fay and a record crowd is |d. Eddie Ketchel of Grand Mich, and Tommy Moore of |nce, K. l., will go through the fifteen rounds at catchweights Inc feeling existing between the Indicative of what is to take h the ring the best spot for bound will be Hanna's armory. Ire confident of winning and |e determined to hand the other homething he isn't expecting.
 D Is a second Battling Nelson, ng to the New York scribes. braid him as a second Durable Perelli is the name under
 Moore gained so much honors |the amateurs. He won every |ntil he was proclaimed as the light of the A. A. A. .......
 achieving much glory in the
New Britain herald., 1915-04-23
ADoRATTON OF THE MiGI.
Noted Painting by Peter P. Rubcns
 Sold for $13,OO0.

New York, April 23.-Art experts were surprised today to learn that "Adoration of the Magi,' a painting by Peter Paul Rebens, had been sold at auction last night for $1S,Oo0. The painting was from the collection of the late Theron J. Blakeslee. an art dealer who had paid $22,5oO for it in London. ...t ......
 Tho Minneapol Museum at the same sale purchased "Psyche's We'd ding" by Sir Edward Burns-Jones for $2.10O. Mir. Blakeslee had paid S6,5OO for this work.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-23
Batting Bee in Ninth.

Chicago. April 23.-Playing the first American league game of tho season in Chicago, the White Sox won from St. Louis, to 1. in a sensa- tional ninth inning rally. With the score 4 to 0 in favor of the visitors, Schalk singled. Blackburne, pinch hitting for Demmitt. singled. Roth crippled and E. Collins singled. This accounted for three runs. Then T. Collins tripled and scored the win- ming run on a wild pitch by Louder milk. who had relieved Weilman. = Score:
 r. h. c. St. Louis !...O so0100 0-4 8 O Chicago. .....00oe 900 0 5--5 G Q Batteries-Weilman, Loudermiik and Agnew; Jasper, Faber and Schalk. f.: 2. '.-
New Britain herald., 1915-04-23
PHILLIPS RALLY IN
 THE EIGHTH INNING
Tease Braves Along Until Then
 and Swamp Th:m .

Philadelphia, April 23.-The Phil lies opened their home season yester- day by winning from the Boston Braves by a score of to 4. The Phil lies developed batting rally in the eighth when they caught the Boston team off it's balance They easily overcame the lead assumed by the Braves in the seventh when Cravath dropped Schmidt's fly. All the Braves runs were presented to them. Paskert played Schmidt's hit badly in the sec ond, which cost a run, and Bryne's wild throw in the fifth was responsI 'ble for two more runs.
 Score:
 r. h. e. Boston ........ O10020010-4 T 4 Philadelphia 01002005x-s 3
 Batteries: Hess and Gowdy: Alex ander and Killifer.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-23
and Moore Expect
 |Io Win Popular Decision
IdTaapids Flash Says He Will Show Up Providence N Speed Artist in Fifteen Round Bout at
 N , Hannas Armory Tonight.
E KETCHELL SAYS:

#W Britain fans will see 'I was not at. my best the ast time I appeared in the Inere when l meet Tommy ee of Rhode Island tonight. resent am in great condi-
 and the Rhode Islander will < to hit a high speed even st a look-in. They make
 fast in Providence but they .have to make 'em a little r than Moore to make me 'ested. I am going to re- myself in the eyes of New Lin so just keep your eye 'ddie."
New Britain herald., 1915-04-23
TOMMY MOORE SAYS:

"I never felt better for fight than l do for this one. nave trained faithfully and the result is that I am in tip top shape for a gruelling contest. Mark my words I will win sure by the knockout route. I'll just tear after this fellow Ketchell and I'll keep swinging by two hands until I drop him to the canvas. I have heard that he is fairly tough boy, but that makes no difference to me, have cracked tougher nuts than he"
New Britain herald., 1915-04-23
Standing of the Clubs.
Games Today.

Games Today. New York at Brooklyn. Boston at Philadelphia. Cincinnati at Pittsburgh. Chicago at St. Louis.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-23
HOLD LONG INTERVIEW.

Rome, April %. $40 D. m, via Paris, April 23, S:05 a. m.-Baron De Machio. the Austrian ambassador had a long interview this afternoon with Foreign Minister Sonnino.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-23
s,to.ooo wAYNEsBURG FIRE.

Waynesburg, Pa, April 23.-one square block of business buildings and residences were destroyed by fire early today. The loss was estimated at S1120O0
New Britain herald., 1915-04-23
Jncksdn Absent in Pmches.

Cleveland. April 23.-The Tigers re- tained undisputed possession of first place when they humbled ClevelaAd, 5 to 3. Joe Jackson's inability to hit fin & pinch proved costly to the locals. Dubuc forcing him to offer infield rollers on two occasions when hit meant a run. Score: d.
 ...s-s r. h. e. Detroit ......OoO4 g oI Cleveland ....0 o0 0 0 . 0 0--3 %a
 Batteries.-Dubucs and Baker; Mitchell, Hagerman and O'Neill. @
New Britain herald., 1915-04-23
Standing of the Clubs.
Games Today.

Washington at New York. Philadelphia at Boston. Detroit at Cleveland. St. Louis at Chicago.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-23
BASEBALL NEWS
 IN A NUTSHELL
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Yesterdays Results. Brooklyn 6, New York 4. Philadelphia 8, Boston 4. Pittsburgh 8, Cincinnati 2. St. Louis 9, Chicago 5.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-23
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.

Y cStcrday'S Results. Washington 5, New York 1. Boston ', Philadelphia 6. Chicago ,, St. Louis 4. Detroit 5, Cleveland 8.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-23
Reds Finally Beaten.

Pittsburg. April 2S.-The Reds were defeated in the first game of the sea son here by the Pirates. score to 7. The contest was featured by the free hitting of the home team. Douglass was knocked out of the box in the third inning and Browns also was easy for the Pirate sluggers. Adams was strong all the way:
 Score:
New Britain herald., 1915-04-23

first inning and forcing in run. Though he did walk seven men in six innings he redeemed it to some ex- tent by striking out ten men and al- lowing only three hits. Score:
 r. h. c. W. and J. ........ 2001011-5 0 Princeton ........ 002050x-7 5 3 Batteries: fleming, McPherson and Artman; Lamberton, Chaplin and Kelleher.
 At Washington
 r. h. e.. Harvard ..... 000O001000-1 4 Catholic U. -. 00100OOO01-2 10 4 Batteries: Garritt and Waterman. Hart; Johnson and Ringrose.
 At Annapolis.
 r. h. e. North Carolina o0010OO43-S 8 3 Navy ........ 0000101O0-2 5 5 Batteries: Shields and Woodall: Me- Fall and Hicks.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-23
Giants Bowled Over.

Brooklyn, April 23.-Brooklyn's $ opening game at Ebbets field yestor- day afternoon was a tremendous sue cess. To begin with the Dodgers trampled all over the inert forms of the Giants and glorified some several thousand shivering home enthusiasts with a 6 to victory.
 Score:
 r. h. c. New York w O3OO00O1O-4 2 Brooklyn OOOO231Ox-6 10 0 Batteries Marquard, Ritter and Meyers; Fucker, Dell and Miller.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-23
"Specs" Loses His Focus.

St. Louis, April 23.-Opening the National league season here the Card inals trounced Chicago, to 5. After holding Chicago to one run on four in nings Specs Meadows, the former col legian, who wears glasses, went wild. Doak was sent to the box in the sixth and the visitors were held runless. Score:
 r. h. Q. Chicago 1OO022000-5 St T,ouis O4o12O02x-9 9 1 Batteries: Vaughn, Standridge and Bresnahan; Doak and Snyder
New Britain herald., 1915-04-23
FEDERAL LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results. Newark 3, Brooklyn o. Buffalo 3, Baltimore 0.
Standing of the Clubs.

Games Today. Chicago at Kansas City.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-23

Batteries: DougIaSS, bToWH, DaIE and Clarke, Wingo; Adams and Gib- son.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-23

At New York.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-23

Batteries: Garritt and Waterman Hart; Johnson and Ringrose.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-09
speed UP CARS SAYS
ANACOSTIA CITIZENS
Residents Pass Resolution Urging
Faster Service-Want Nichols Ave
nue. Arc Lights RIGHT Away.

Street cars don't run fast enodgh for
residents of Anacostia. Members of the
Anacostia Citizens Association said SO
last night, and they became vehement
in their expression as they said it.
They pointed out that it takes the av-
erage car thirty minutes to run from
Anacostia TO the heart of the city. and
they declared the trip should be made
In twenty minutes at the longest. W. J.
Latimer and J. r Harrison both eX-
pressed their views on the matter and
resolution was adopted urging the
company to speed up its cars.
The association also announced il was
not ready to wait until the end of the
European war before getting new lights
for the east side of Nichols avenue. The
new lights recently were installed on
the west side of the avenue. but Dis
trict officials explained that the war had
Co used a scarcity of lamp standards and
that the installation of lights on the
other side perhaps would have to be de-
layed until peace was signed. A reso-
luton urging tine Commissioners to COM
plete the work at once was adopted.
Announcement was made that the un-
derground transmission system for the
railway through Anacostia had just been
completed. celebration is being plan
ned to commemorate the event.
A resolution was adopted urging the
appointment Of additional patrolmen for
the Eleventh police precinct. located in
Anacostia. Request also was made for
a motor-propelled patrol wagon to sup
plant the present horsedrawn vehicle.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-09
IF kidneys and
BLADDER Bother
Take I Glass Of Salts to Flush Out
Your Kidneys and Neutralize
Irritating Acids.

Kidney and Bladder weakness result
from uric acid. says a noted authority
The kidneys filter this acid from the
blood and pass it on to the bladder,
where II often remains to irritate and
inflame. causing a burning, scalding
sensation. or setting up an irritation at
the neck of the bladder. obliging you to
seek relief two or three times during
the might. The sufferer is in constant
dread. the water passes sometimes with
a scalding sensation and is very pro-
fuse: again, there is difficulty in avoid
ing it.
Bladder weakness, most folks call it,
because they can't control urination.
While it is extremely annoying and
sometimes very painful. this is really
one OF the most simple ailments to
overcome. Get about four ounces of
Jad Salts from your pharmacist and
take a tablespoonful in a glass Of wa
ter before breakfast. continue this for
two or three days. This will neutralize
the acids in the urine SO II no longer
is source of Irritation to the bladder
and urinary organs which then act
hormally again
Jad Salts is inexpensive. harmless.
and is made from the acid of grapes
are subject to urinary disorders caused
by uric acid irritation. Jad Salts is
splendid for kidneys and causes no bad
effects whatever.
Here you have a pleasant, efrerves-
cent Whitewater drink. which quickly
relieves bladder trouble. - !
The Washington herald., 1915-12-09
Real Santa Claus Spirit
When Tiny Tim Is Here
Tiny Tim Is the Small Boy You All Know. or Ought t
Know If You Don't Know Him Take Look in at
the Saks Free Overcoat Distribution

o'clock on Friday morning, Dscsmbsr
IS. Saks Z Co.. Pennsylvania avenue
and Seventh 6treet."
To 100 boys from q to II years Of sst
who are Just ~ desperately In need oi
warm clothing a. either Of teh two boyi
mentioned above such cards VIII be dc.
livered, and on Christmas morning thai
large mems clothing store on ''ths
avenue Will be open for an hour fol
the purpose OF supplying these nssdy
youngsters with fine new overcoats. Mr.
Isaac Cans and his selling stan will b<
present. and just as great care will bs
taken to sec that the boys are well
fitted and satisfied with their coats a
would any customers who paid cash In.
stead OF the little ticket. For over thirty
years the firm of Saks & Co. has made
a practice Of giving away overcoats In
this way on Christmas morning. And In
all the city Of Washington II would be
hard TO find a more picturesque and
touching scene on Christmas morning
than this.
Interesting to Watch the Boys.
1t Is interesting to see the way In
which the boys receive the coats" said
Mr.. Isaac Cans when I called At his Of
fice yesterday. Some of them are 50
surprised. and SO confused with graft
tude that they are unable to say any
thing. but 60 through the performance
of being fitted and later walk out Of the
store in open-mouthed astonishment.
Then there are others who apparently
do not feel any great embarrassment.
They come to us and thank us profusely.
sometimes blessing us and calling down
the favors of Heaven upon our heads In
gratitude. Many times the mothers who
come with the smaller boys are actually
fainting with cold ad hunger and so often
have the needy ones who come to the
store on Christmas morning required
medical assistance that we make II q
point now to have a doctor in attend
ance during the distribution. Those who
are weak through hunger are not turned
away empty. but we send out to a nearby
cafe and get them warm and nourishins
food"
At present the selection Of the worthy
boys for the list of a 100 coats Is made
through the Board OF Charities. who
shortly before Christmas report list
of carefully Investigated cases which. in
their judgment. are especially worthy Of
the coats.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-09
CITIES AIDING IN
MARKING ROAD
Col. Harper Praises Action Of
Philadelphia, Chester, VIII
mington and Baltimore.
COMMITTEE DELIGHTED
Members Hold Conferences with Trade
Bodies on Auto Trip Here
from Quaker City.
COMMITTEE DELIGHTED

PHILADELPHIA, Chester. Wilmington and
Baltimore are cooperating to the fullest
extent with Washington in the marking
OF the Lincoln Memorial Highway feeder
connecting these cities with the National
Capital. according to the committee from
local trade bodies. which returned last
night from a trip over the route.
The trip from Philadelphia was made
In the limousine of Lewis Holmes. 1t
was taken to map out a scenario for a
moving picture film Of the route.
The committee Is more than pleased
with the results of the trip" said Col.
r. n. Harper. chairman Of the commit
tee. last night.
THE Chamber OF Commerce of Phila-
delphia has agreed to mark the first leg
OF the feeder. fro our proposed five
miles north of Philadelphia, to Walnut
street and south on Walnut street to
Sixty-frst. to Derby and the Button
wood Hotel. From this point through
Chester to the State line the work will
be done by the Chester Chamber of Com
merce and Board of Trade.
"Our committee had q delightful con-
ference with the business men OF Chester
in the rooms of the Board of Trade. Rep
resentatives Of this organization met US
at the Manufacturers' Club in Philadel-
phia this morning. and not only organ
ized a meeting of Chester business men,
but conducted us to the Hotel Dupont
at Wilmington. Del. where We were the
guests OF the Chamber OF Commerce,
"On our arrival in Baltimore we were
met by the president of the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association and
conducted over the Highway route in
that city"
The Washington herald., 1915-12-09
MAY DECIDE TO
QUIT CIVIC BODY
Connecticut Avenue Citizens
Told of "Discourteous
Treatment by Federation.
DAVIS ASKS FOR UNITY
D. L. Selke Doubts if Any Good Will
Result from Aflliation-Com-
DAVIS ASKS FOR UNITY

The executive committee of the Con-
necticut Avenue Citizens Association
took under consideration a resolution to
withdraw from the Federation of Citizens
Associations at the end of the present
fiscal year at a meeting in the Army and
Navy Preparatory School last night. The
committee will report at the next meet
ing.
The resolution followed a lively discus
sion of what the members termed dis
courteous treatment of their association
at the hands of the federation. The al
legged discourteous treatment was the ac-
ton of the federation in admitting the
Cleveland Park Home and School Asso-
citation without having referred the appli-
cation to the membership committee for
an investigation.
Allan B. Davis, chairman of the men,
bership committee Of the federation, ad-
mitted the customs of the federation had
not been followed. but expressed the hope
that the difficulty would be settled ami
cably.
d. L. Selke explained that he had not
introduced the resolution because of the
difficulty over the Cleveland Park Or
ganization. but said that he has always
felt doubtful as to whether the associa-
ton was gaining anything by being affi-
lated with the federation.
Telephone Service in the Cleveland ex-
change of the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company was characterized
as "deplorable'' in a resolution adopted
on motion of DR.. E. A. Bryant
The Washington herald., 1915-12-09
ARE YOU GROWING OLD.

1t is frequently asserted by those who
have the care OF a large household that
no time remains for personal matters.
IL work is systematically arranged and
time IS taken for relaxation, reading. out
side interests, etc. the impetus given to
mere living creates new and youthful
force and the daily regime is more
speedily accomplished because pursued
with fresher spirit.
Contact with the world instead of aging
animates a woman. 1t puts new life,
new vim, into her: it rubs of the angles
and gives her a polish she can acGsuire
in no other way. The middle-aged wom-
an of the present day can safely quote
Rosetti:
Then let cu4ne what cme may.
/ will have had my day.
for surely times are changing and We are
changing with them.
The eyes of the world are directed at
the matured women who are doing
things The exclusive society woman and
she who has only good looks to recon-
mend her are rapidly becoming thing
of the past. We are living N an intense
~ practical age, in an age OF hard cum
merciaIism. wherein the tender. green
things in life must be possessed of in
nate stamina or else be broken in the
fray
So rapidly are we living that all forces
are amalgamating and evolving a type OF
woman such as the world has never
seen before This type is developing by
the thousands In our own country: she
Is not 4 fedglirg nor q merely pretty
thing. but a woman of gracious tact and
wide sympathy, who has lived down
many bitter disanu ointment an1
crushed many a sorrow, but who Is I'M
bued with the optimistic spirit of Young