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New Britain herald., 1916-02-23
ANS0NIA STRIKERS
 REFUSE TO RETURN
Decline Compromise Offer, Feel
 ing They Have Upper Hand

AnSOnia Feb. 23.-The striking la borers of the American Brass Co.,, today refused to accept the comprO- mise offer of the company for a set clement of the strike which began here week ago involving more than three thousand men in the brass, Wire and copper mills of the company, and de- cided to stand out for their original demands of an increase of five cents an hour.
 This decision, reached after pro- longed session today in which the company's latest offer amounting ap- proXimateiy to a ten per cent ad- vance was discussed, came as a sur prise as the belief had been freely ex- pressed throughout the city and by the company officials that the close of the day would see an end of the trouble. The strikers take the position that as the company's compromise offer shows they have the battle three quar- ters won, their chances for complete victory are good.
 After this action had been voted the strikers formed a complete policing 1 organization of their own. with q commissioner, chief, captains, lieu tenants, sergeants and privates for the purpose, it was announced Of picketing the shops and of preserV- l ing order. The name of the commits i sioner is not given. but it was satd 1 that it was not Joseph M. Grohol. the ! young high school graduate who has been handling the situation for the i strikers up to this time. It is not un- | hQPn replaced in authority.
 The men will be paid off tonight at the main offices of the company, so 1 as to, keep them out of the shops. As soon as each man receives his envelope it is said, he will by order of those in charge of the strike take l it unopened to his committeeman, l who will examine it to see that no additional money has lsen put into 1 it as an inducement to the striker tt' break ranks and return to work.
 The company has announced that it will reopen it's shops for the re-
 sumption of operations tomorrow
 morning, and it is said, has brougl'' in a number of men from outslde the l city to act as guards of its property
 The strikers plan to post then
 pickets tonight and to keep them or
 hand all night and tomorrow morn
 ing at opening time.
 They assert their intention to COIL
 duct their affairs peacefully ana or
 derly and say that they will make nc
 trouble unless interfered with by th'
 other side.
 So far as known no additional po-
 lice precautions have been takei
 by the local authorities.
 The company later announced lh' l in view of the announced posltloh U
 the men the shops would not De open ! ed tomorrow unless the strikers SttV' i notice that they were willing Co S i back to work with the advance al | ready given them. The company vii
 however, it was further announced
 take steps to open it's mills within 1 fews days
New Britain herald., 1916-02-23
French Official Statement.

Paris, via London, Feb. 23. 4:15 D. m-The text of the statements fol- lows:
 We have retaken some sections of the trenches in the woods of Given chy. In the regions of the north Of Nerdun the bombardment by the en- emy which has been energetically an- swered by us, continued throughout the night. Infantry actions have de- Veloped on front of fifteen kilome- tres Gen miles) The struggle is con- tinued with violence along the right banks of the Mouse towards the southeast. East of this point a coun- ter attack enabled us to retake the greater part of the Forest of Causes situated in the Salient occupied ye,s- terday by the enemy to the north Of Beaumont.
 "A strong German attack on Herhe forest was stopped by our curtain of fire. According to statements of pris- oners certain German units were con- pletely destroyed in the course of these actions"
New Britain herald., 1916-02-23
JAPAN PROTESTS.

Tokio, Jan. 25-The fact that Ja- pan, through the United States gov ernment has made strong protest to Germany and Austria over the sinking of the Japanese steamship YaSaka Maru was disclosed YeStcr day by Baron Ishii, the foreign mir ister. speaking before cOnmitte9 of the house of peers. At the same time the foreign minister declared that If nations hostile to Japan con- tinue the Unlawful and inhumane' destruction of Japanese ships the Japanese government could not pledge the maintenance of what it believed was the generous treatment given to the German prisoners. whether conl- hatants or n-combatantS.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-23
CAUSED BY THIN BLOOD

Many people think they have kidney trouble because they have backache but more backache is caused by overstrained and undernourished muscles than by anything else. In such cases the blood needs building up.
 Many rheumatic people suffer pains that could be avoided by building up the blood. When rheumatism is associated with thin blood the rheumatism cannot be cured to stay cured until the blood is built up.
 Dr. Williams Pink Pills build up the blood and sufferers from backache would do we'll to try this treatment before giving way to worry over fancied organic dis ease Rest and the tonic treatment with Dr. Williams Pink Pillswill correct most forms of backache, even rheumatic.
 For people who work too hard or dance too much and sleep too little, better habits and course of treatment with Dr. Will iams' Pink Pills are all that is needed to drive away the pains and aches that are warnings of a coming breakdown.
 Two books, "Building Up the Blood'' and "Nervous Disorders,' will be sent free, if you are interested, by the Dr. Williams Medicine Co.,, Schenectady, N. Y. You can get Dr. Williams Pink Pills at the nearest drug store or by mail, postpaid, on receipt of price, ,5O cents pez box; six boxes, $2. 50.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-23
INF FANTRY ACTIVE,
 ON TEN MILE FRONT
French Admit German Capture Of Village Of Haumont

Paris, Feb. 23, via\ London, 4:o5 D. m-Fighting of great violence is in progress from the right bank of the Mouse to a point southeast of Herbe Forest, the war office an nounced today. North of Verdun there were infantry actions on front of fifteen kilometres (10 miles). East of Seppois the French were enabled by counter attack to re-take a great portion of the forest of Causes, north of Beaumont.
 The war affice admits the evacuation of the village of Haumont by the French, but declares they still hold the approaches to the village.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-23
NEW ENGLAND NEEDS N. H. WATER ROUTES
President Elliott Says They Are
 Necessary for This Section

Boston. Feb. 23-Howard Elliott, president of the New York, New Ha- ven and Hartford Railroad, testlfylng today at a resumption of a hearing bv the interstate commerce commits sion on the company's application to retain control of it's water routes un- der the Panama Canal Act, declared that any severence of the rail and wa ter service, in his opinion, would serl- ously hurt the transportation fac1I- ties of all the New England states.
 In stating the position of the New Haven, MT. Elliott said he had made careful examination of the subject and was satisfied that the steamer service was being maintained in the best possible way and that the company never had sought to raise or lower rates with the object of injuring the business of other lines.
 On occasions when rates had been raised investigation had shown, MT. Elliott said, that this was necessary in order to maintain the highest eff ciencv in transportation.
 John H Powell, a special examiner for the interstate commerce commits sion, conducted the hearing in the ab- sence of Commissioner Judson c. Clements, who had presided at the sessions in New York Representa- tives of a number of business and manufa curing organiza tions appeared in support of the company's applica- tiOn. These were represented by counsel and it was stated that none had appeared in opposition.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-23
CLAIMS AGAINST CITY.
Two Victims of Icy Sidewalks Arc
 Seeking Recompense

Claims for damages on account of falls on icy sidewalks were brought against the city today by two parties. Attorney w. J. Mangan acting fer Mrs. F. w. Heisler brings a claim for an accident alleged to have oc- cured in front of S7 Pleasant street last Saturday evening at 7:45 o'clock She fell and broke her left arm in two places and suffered a laceration above the left eye. Negligence upon the part of the city is alleged Deputy Sheriff Stockwell served the papers
 Attorney Joseph T. Dutton of Bris- tol today filed notice with Mayor Qulgley that Mrs. Lena TereIla of Meadow street, Bristol, fell on Lawlor street Saturday afternoon just before o'clock. Sha injured her hip and will look to the city for recompense.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-23
German Official Statement.

Berlin, Feb. 23, via London $40 D. m.-The text of the official state ment follows:
 "Western theater: In the neighbor- hood of the trenches captured by our troops February 21 to the east of Souchez the positions of the enemy were considerably damaged by mining operations. The number of prisoners taken here was increased to eleven of ficers and 34S men. The booty con- sists of three machine guns
 Tn the Maas Hills artillery duels continued with undiminished violence
 East of the (Meuse) river we at tackled a position which the enemy has been fortifying for one and a half years with all means of fortress con- struction, in the neighborhood of the village of ConsenvOye, in order to maintain an embarrassing effect on our defense in the northern sector if the Woevre.
 The attack was delivered on a front extending we'll over ten kilome- tres (six miles), and we penetrated as far as three kilometres into the enemy lines.
 Apart from considerable sanguin
 any losses the enemy lost more than | 5000 men in prisoners and great l quantities of material, the extent of which canuot yet be estimated. "In upper Alsace our attack to the 1 east of Heidwiler resulted in captur- , ing an enemy position extending over 1 width of seevn hundred meters and l for a depth of four hundred metres About eighty prisoners were taken 'In numerous aerial engagements 1 behind the enemy lines our aviators | maintained the upper hand. Eastern and Balkan theaters: Tho situation is unchanged"
New Britain herald., 1916-02-23
SAVE YOUR HAIR
 % CENT BOTTLE
 STOPS DANDRUFF
Every Bit of Dandruff Disappears and Hair Stops
 Coming Out.
Try This! Your Hair Appears Glossy, Abundant, Wavy
 and Beautiful.

5 Thin, brittle, eolorless and scraggy 3hair is mute evidence of neglected @scalp; of dandruff-that awful scurf. There is nothing so destructive to sthe hair as dandruff. It robs the hair of its lustre, its strength and it's very A fife; eventually producing a feverish- ness and itching of the scalp, which if not remedied causes the hair roots to shrink, loosen and die-then the hair falls out fast. little Dander- # inc tonight-now-any time-will surely save your hair.
 Get 25-cent bottle of KnoWlt on s #Danderine from any drug store or #toilet counter, and after the first ap- plication your hair will take on that life, lustre and luXuriance which is so Beautiful. It will become wavy and fluffy and have the appearance of abundance, an incomparabIe gloss and scftness; but what will please you most will be after just a few weeks use, when you will actually see lot of fine, doWny hair-neW hair growing all over the scalp.
 Danderine is to the hair what fresh
 showers of rain and sunshine are to
 vegetation. It goes right to the roots,
 6nvigorates and strengthens them
 Its exhilarating< and life-producing
 properties cause the hair to grow
 long, strong and beautiful.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-23
INSTITUTE IN CONVENTION.
w. C. 1T. U. Organization Meets 2
 swedish Baptist Church Today.

The w. c. T. U. Institute is hold ing sessions at the local Swedish Bap- tist church on Elm street this after noon and evening. The Institute IS composed of the unions in the west ern part of Hartford county.
 The meeting opened this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock and a discussion on the methods of the work was held. This. evening a stereopticon lecture will be given by Rev. F. L. Grant. pastor of the Plainville Congregational church on "Prohibition's Triumphant Pro- gress.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-23
OUCH ! BACKACHE !
 RUB LUMBAGO OR STIFFNESS AWAY
Rub pain from back with small trial
 b~ttIe of old, penetrating ''St. Jacobs Oil"

When your back is sore and lame or lumbagS. sciatica or rheumatism has you stiffened up, qon't suffer Get a small trial bottle of old, honest "St. Jacobs Oil' at any drug store, pour a little in your hand and rub it right on your aching back. and by the time you count fifty, the soreness and lameness is gone.
 Don't stay crippled! This soothing, penetrating oil needs to be used only once. It takes the pain right out and ends the misery. It is magical, yet absolutely harmless and doesn't burn the skin.
 Nothing else stops lumbago, sciati- ca, baCkache or rheumatism so promptly. It never disappoints!
New Britain herald., 1916-02-23
Speakers Chosen at Caucus.

Berlin, Feb 23, by wireless to Say Ville-'Before the meeting of the Duma party, 'caucuses were held to decide on the principal speakers and the attitude to be adopted toward the government says the Overseas News Agency. The members of the progressive bloc (the coalition major ity) rescinded it's former resolution insisting on all the reforms proposed by it, and decided to ask only for a cabinet composed of men who en- joy the confidence of the country.
 'The new declaration of the pro gressive bloc will be elaborated bv the leader of the constitutional dem ocratic party, Prof. Paul Mitukotf and by the leader of the nationalists V. V. Shulgin.
 ''The progressive party, comprising the right wing of the progressive bloc, suggested that the platform o1 the bloc ought to include a demand for a parliamentary government with responsible ministers. This proposal was not supported by majority of the bloc The progressives then asked that they be allowed to state their point of view imm ediately after the declaration of the bloc was read, bu' it. was decided that the list of speak CTS be left in the hands of a con- mittee.
 "The nationalists decided to state their position only after hearing the declaration of the loc. The SOcla democrats and the labor party agreed to take part in the development o1 ! the bloc's program only in case the 1 government permits the newspapers | to publish the speeches made in tht 1 Duma. Otherwise these parties vii
 confne their activities to the sharp 1 est criticism of the government
New Britain herald., 1916-02-23
SWEDISH REPUBLICANS RALIY
Housing Meeting Planned for This
 Evening-Prominent Speakers

EVCnlnS-IrO"lu opSdhCIS
 The lid on the political pot in Swedish Republican circles will be pried off this evening, when a meet ing will be held in Electric hall. It is expected that prominent members of clubs in several cities will be on hand to join in the pow WOW. The speakers will include Mayor Quigley, Senator G. W. FKlett and Carl Thomp- son of Naugatuck, state secretary of the Swedish Republican league. The executive committee of the league held a meeting this afternoon in the office of the Star Real estate coni- pany and most of the out-of-toWn members planned to attend this evenings meeting.
 The entry of John H. Hall1n into the race for registrar of voters has caused considerable interest in Swe- dish Republican circles in this city and already some of the hardest workers have began a campaign in his favor.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-23

For more than nine months rela- tives and friends of Joseph Roy, the local boy who is fighting for the Allies Somewhere in France" have heard nothing from him. Whether he is alive and well or whethe he fell vic- tim to bullet they have no means of telling. Yesterday the family in this city received several photographs of the young so1dier forwarded from a photographic studio in Victoria, $. w.. The photograph is reproduced here with and shows the former local man standing upright beside one of his comrades. He will be readily recog- nized by his friends in this city.
 Not a line has been received from Roy however, and the studio did not send any communication that would enlighten local people as to the safety of the young soldier
 Mrs. Nenophon Laflamme of 33S Main street is a sister of the young
New Britain herald., 1916-02-23
Germans Claim Gains.

Berlin, Feb. 23, via London, 3.36 D. m.-Announcemen of another i'm portant gain in offensive on the west ern front was made by the war office today. The statement says that in upper Alsace the Germans captured a position 700 yards wide and 400 yards deep.
 German forces had penetrated the op- posing lines for distance of three kilometres (two miles) in the north ern sector of the Woevre. It is said the allies list more than 5000 prison CTS and great quantities of materials,
New Britain herald., 1916-02-23
FINGER PRINT CLUES.
Police Believe Butler Guilty o1
 Murder,

New York, Feb. 23.--F'our finger prints on the beer bottle with which Mrs. Julia Heilner was murdered in her home in Brooklyn in April, 1915, were declared by the police today to complete the chain of evidence im- plicating Joseph F. Hanel. the wo- mans butler
 Hanel, who was arrested in Balti- more yesterday after a country wide search, was expected to be brought back to New York today.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-23

tempts of a common enemy to inter- fere with the independence of her de- cisions she will find real support"
 Toward the end of his address M. SaZonoff took up the subject of Rus Sian-Anerican relations.
 Russia and America.
 '"The interest which American in dustry has in our markets he said, permits of the hope that in addition to the friendly political relations now existing between the two countries, an economic rapprochement may be bought about, which would be of the greatest benefit to both nations.
 ''In any case the Russian govern ment will put forth all it's efforts to this end.''
 The foreign minister also referred to the "maladroit and impOrtunate propaganda of German agents Ill America" which, he said mot only failed in it's object but provoked cef- tain irritation and appreciably chilled American sympathies for Germany
New Britain herald., 1916-02-23
PRISON FOR THAYER.

Winsted, Feb 23.-Albert Thayer of New Milford pleaded guilty in the superior court here today to a charge of manslaughter and was sentenced to state prison for from one to three years. He shot and killed Henry Streidt during a quarrel at New Mil ford last October. Thayer afterwards fled and was captured in New York SLalc.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-23
Americans to Open Kitchen.

Berlin, Feb. 23, by Wireless to Say ville.-The American association of Commerce and Trade of Berlin will open on March 1 a new auxiliary kitchen for persons impoverished by the war.
 The newspapers comment with sat sympathy, says the Overseas News Agency.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-23

[ soldier. Other relatives of MT. Roy in this city are Fred and Arthur Roy, brothers, and Mrs. Philias Gagner and Mrs. Horace Mercure, sisters. Mr. Roy was born in Canada, but was brought up in this city where he spent most of his life. At one time he was employed at Hug: Reynolds feed store and later was chef at the White House lunch. Two years ago when the war broke out, he went to Montreal where he was one of the first volun- teers to offer his services in defense of the empire. He was assigned to the First Canadian Contingent, being in the Seventh Battery of the Second Ar tillery. During the first year of the war he was twice wounded by German bullets, being shot in the lower limbs Since then he has been transferred to the cavalry and is supposed to be talk ing part in the numerous cavalry raids along the frontier.
 Roy is but twenty-five years of age and is well known in this city.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-23
English Progress in Africa.

London, Feb. 23, 3:14 D. m.-An- drew Bonar Law, secretary for the colonies, announced in the house if commons today that 100000 square miles of German territory in Africa had been captured.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-23
Constantinople Still Silent.

Constantinpple, Feb. 23, via. London, 3:07 D. m.-The following official statement was issued today by the Turkish war office:
 There have been no important changes on the various fronts"
New Britain herald., 1916-02-23

secretary of foreign affairs, today at tended a cabinet meeting for the first time in his capacity minister of blockade.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-23
Lord Cecil at Cabinet MeCtinr.

London, Feb. 23, 1z:17 D. m.-Lord Robert Cecil, parliamentary under
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Mountain tracks at several points in Arkansas, but special crews were or dered out from nearby points to re- pair the damage. Before Mr. Dean departed he learned that at least one of the Iron Mountains double tracks had been opened to traffic.
 Although the main path of the storm was evidently from the south west corner of the state, toward the northeast, another storm or side sweep of it's main track caused one dead, many injured and heavy prop erty loss in Washington county, near Fayetteville, almost in the northwest corner of the state.
 Greater losses are feared in this sec tion, which has been cut off from wire communication since early in the night.
 Coming on the heels of the torna- do, the ominous looking storm clouds which came from the west caused general alarm in Memphis.
 The clouds brought on a wicked wind, but which inflicted only minor damage in the city. A plate glass win dow in J. Goldsmith & Sons store was blown in, and the broken glass showered from the fifth floor to the Main street pavement. No one was in
 the f""ing glass, however.
The Home news., 1916-06-09
DEATH LIST GROWS.

Ftfty-nine persons have been re- ported dead and more than 100 injured in tornado that swept Arkansas.
 All means of communication are crippled and it Is feared the list of dead and injured will be greatly in- creased by later reports.
 The dead thus far reported are as follows:
 Judsonfa, White County, 25 known dead and 50 injured.
 Heber Springs, IS dead.
 De Lark, Dallas County, four dead.
 Cabot, White County, five dead.
 Hot Springs, four dead.
 Morrilton, one dead.
 Greenland, Washington County, two dead.
 North Arkansas appears to have suffered most severely, although the storm was general throughout the state.
 At Judsonia one-third of the town was swept away. The tornado swept clean an area four blocks wide and 12 blocks long. Twenty-Five bodies and 50 injured already have been taken from the ruins.
The Home news., 1916-06-09
FOUR DIE AT HOT SPRINGS.

Hot Springs.-Reports filtered into the city of the death out in the coun- try of T. Lee Parker, Dock Parker, his invalid son: James H. Jordan. woodchopper, and Jlm Brown, negro, and the probable serious injury of others out in the country, as the result of storm which swept across this county, injuring probably 200 homes on the fringe of Hot Springs, render ing out of commission the electric light and power plant, damaging to many thousands of dollars the Oak lawn racing plant, demolishing entire ly the grandstand and fences of the Boston American ball park training grounds, damaging two Methodist churches in the outskirts and cem, pletely demolishing 30 homes in the city The storm broke about o'clock over the southeast portion of the city, following closely the path of the storm of last Thanksgiving afternoon. Elk, cept for the fact that the former storm resulted in II lives lost and about 20 seriously injured, the storm was much more damaging. There were many reports of damage out in the country, but it is not believed that the casualty list will be added to. The damaging of the power plant and the fact that the electric car service and lighting plant of the city is out of com mission leaves the city in darkness,