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New Britain herald., 1916-03-25
MYSTIC SHIPYARDS
 NOW IN NEW HANDS
Reels for Two Four-Masted Vessels
 to Be Laid, Each 200 Feet in Length.

Mystic, March 25.-Formal pur- chase of the Macdonald Shipyards here by Pendleton Brothers of New York and Belfast, Maine, ship brok- CTS and owners of a fleet of eighty six sailing vessels was announced today. The transfer is effective at once. The yard has just completed a two-mated schooner for Pendleton Srothers, and the new owners will start the keel of two four -masted vessels each to be about 200 feet in length. The craft will be timbered as soon as the lum- Der arrives. The vessels will replace two which the Pendletons recently sold.
 The contracts for lumber for the vessels have been placed with Fred A. Barnes of Old Mystic.
 The Macdonald Shipyard was the property of Michael Macdonald who died three months ago. The yard was then run by his son Wallace, who died two weeks ago. The surviving sons are Frank and John.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-25
SHIP TORPEDOED,
 AMERICANS DROWN
United States Consul at Bristol, Eng land, Says Cattle Boat Was
 Sent to Bottom.

Washington, March 25.-Consular reports to the state deartment today say the Dominion Line steamer Eng lishman, sunk near the British Isles, was torpedoed and that four Ameri- cans are missing. The Englishman was a horse ship.
 The missing Americans are Peter Mcdonald, a horse foreman of 5S Cherry street, Boston; George Me- Donald a trimmer of 37 Common streete, Lawrence, Mass; P. Buckley and M. A. Burke, addresses unknown.
 The despatches to the state de- partment were from American Consul Armstrong at Bristol and said the Englishman was torpedoed at an un- known place and time and that thirty three survivors had been brought into an unnamed British port.
 The consul also reported that sixty more persons who were aboard the ship were believed by the British au- thorities to have been saved.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-25
HUNTER FINDS BODY
 DANGLING FROM TREE
Suicide Evidently Hanged Himself at Least
 Week Ago.

Milford, March 25.-The body of a young man whose age was probably about 25, was found suspended from the limb of a broken down tree, in a swamp on the George F. Smith place in Woodmont, today. From the first examination there was nothing in the clothing to establish Identification,
 A fox hunter named Bullard, who was going cross-lots through the swamp saw the body. Medical Exam iner Fischer gave 8 verdict of death by strangulation selft-inflicted. The man had used his shirt for a rope, and after having removed his shirt put on his coat and vest. Then he had crawled out on the tree, affixed the make-shift rope, and dropped off his feet dangling an inch or two above the snow crust pr. Fischer thought the body had been there a week.
 No tracks led to the tree and death must have occurred before the recent snowfall The mans hat snow cov- cred was on the crust. The texture of the mans clothing was good. He was clean shaven and apparently not a la bOrer.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-25
IMPORTED LABOR FOR
 TEXTILE MILL, CHARGED
Bridgeport Concern Is Sued for $20,0OO By District
 Attorney Spellacy.

Hartford, March 25.-Charging vlo- lation of the alien contract labor law in twenty instances the United States government has through District At torney Thomas J. Spellacy brought suit for s2O,0O0 damages in civil action against the Salts Textile Manu- featuring Company of Bridgeport and an attachment of S25, 900 naS been made on the company's property.
 The bill of complaint says in sub stance that the company imported from France in the early part of 1914 twenty Weavers and loom tiXorS engaged for work in. the com mpanl'S weaving mills at Bridgeport by prom iseS made to them by one. of the cOm- panY'S fOremen who went to France and there talked with them. Men and women were employed it is al- legged. The dates and the steamers on which they were brought to this country are mentioned in the con- plaint.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-25
HOT ON TRAIL
 OF RIOT AND ARSON SHOUTERS

Washington, March 25-Convinced that powerful influences are at work to force intervention in Mexico through the spreading of alarming rllmors, administration officials today were considering just what steps shall be taken to bring the agitation to an end
 Following thorough discussion of the subject at yesterdays cabinet meeting. Secretary Lansing prepared a formal statement which was await e0 today. President Wilson is saiG to be determined to stop the circu-
New Britain herald., 1916-03-25
WOMAN NEARING 70
 SEEKS FRANCHISE
Is An Ardent Suffragist and Member of the Sunshine Society-1O7
 Women Voters Here.

Among the S17 prospective voters enrolled by the registrars, four women , are included and this quartet of the fair sex is represented by one who is nearing the three score year and ten mark. She is Mrs. Mary F. Crowell of 47 Walnut street. an ardent suf- fragist and member of the local Sunshine society She and Mrs Eliza F. Caldwell of 45 Hawkins street who is also seeking the franchise, are deeply interested in school matters and welfare work. The other women applicants for the franchise are the Misses Mary and Bertha Inga Peter son of 15 Pearl court
 While the suffragist movement in Hartford, where over 500 women have just been made voters, is much stronger than in this city, the list of women voters here now totals 107, divided by wards as follows: First ward, 8; second ward, IS; third ward, 49; fourth ward, IS; fifth ward, [, and sixth ward, 7.
 In this state women are permitted to vote on matters pertaining to the schools only, but that those now pos sessing or seeking the franchise are thoroughly in earnest and intend to keep hammering at the issue of full attested than by the applications of such women as Mrs. Caldwell and Mrs. Crowell.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-25
BURGLARS ESCAPE,
 BANK ALARM FAILS
But Their Booty Did Not Amount to Postage Stamp Says Treas
 urer Herman Hess.

Meriden, March 25.-Burglars who got into the Meriden National bank during last night did not get as much as a postage stamp in value, accord ing to President Herman Hess of the institution today.
 Entrance was through a rear win dow in which the glass had been broken and the latch turned. The in truders ransacked the drawers in desks and opened the outer door to the big safe. The fact that this door was opened should have led to an alarm over the electric wires to the police station, but the system appar- entity did not work.
 No attempt was made to tamper with the inner door of the vault
New Britain herald., 1916-03-25

lation of the intiammatory rumors and to take legal steps if necessary. The use of the law against the publi- cation of reports tending to incitc larson and riot" tightening Of the censorship on Mexican news and warning army officers on the border against giving out mcontlrmed re- ports are all under consideration by administration officials.
 Officials settled down today to await word that Villa and his outlaws had been captured or killed by the inter rational forces reported to he closing al out him.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-25
REPUBLICANS CONFER
Want More Troops for MeXico-AD,- nunition for CarranZa Is Held Up at New York.

Uneasy over the situation on the Mexican border, senate republicans today held conference with d view to determining upon a plan to ask for more troops to protect the border. The conference adjourned until Mon day without action.
 Elesio Arredondo, general Carran- za's ambassador, protested to Secre- tary Lansing today that ammunition for Carranza, consigned on ship leaving New York yesterday, was held up by the customs authorities.
 Secretary Lansing told the ambassa- - dor there was no intention to hold up ammunition for Carranza and that the delay was caused by a preliminary ex- animation to assure the government that the shipment would not reach his enemies. It will be allowed to go for ward.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-25

London, March 25, 1850 D. m.-A German raider has been sunk in the North Sea. Five German officers and HE men. out of a total of 300, were captured. The British lost "A men.
 The British armed merchantn1ah A1cantara. which sunk the German raider the Greif. was herself sunk.
 The following official statement was issued: An engagement occurred on Feb. 29 in the North Sea between the armed German raider Greif' dlsguls- ed as 9 Norwegian merchant vessel and the British armed merchant crui-
New Britain herald., 1916-03-25
AURORA NOT IN DISTRESS.
ShacIlIeton Antartic Ship Does Not
 Need Assistance

London, March 25, 1:20 D. m.-Re- ports received here today state that the auxiliary ship Aurora of the Shackleton Antartic expedition, which was damaged in the ice and is now proceeding to New Zealand for re- pairs, is not in distress or in need of assistance.
 A New Zealand wireless station is in communication with the Aurora.
 Sir Douglas Mawson, the Antartic explorer expresses the opinion that there is no cause for undue alarm.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-25
Said to Have Been Set on Fire in
 Artillery Duel
GEAR AND KAISER GRIP
Russian and Teuton Forces on Eastern Front Engage in Combat. Formers Return Charges.

Berlin, March 25, via London, 3:35 D. m.-Verdun is in flames, according to today's official statement by Ger man headquarters.
 The text of the official statement follows:
 Western theater: There have been no actual changes in the situa tion since yesterday. In the Mouse district artillery duels were especially lively and in the course of these en- agreements Verdun was set on fire.
 Eastern theater: West of Jacob stadt the Russians again opened an attack aftcr having brought forward fresh Serbian troops and after strong artillery preparation had been made. The attack broke down with heavy losses to the Russians.
 Minor enemy advances southwest of Jacobs southwest of Dvinsk were easily repulsed. All tho enemy's efforts, even those repeated during the night against our front north of Vidsy were completely unsuccessful.
 Further to the south, in the region of the Narocz Lakes, the enemy yes terday limited his activity to artillery bombardments.
 Balkan theater: During a renewed aeroplane attack one enemy machine was brought down after an aerial bat tie between the enemy lines and our artillery"
New Britain herald., 1916-03-25
ZEPPELIN DRIVEN OFF
Attempt to Make Another Raid on Salonik Proves Failure, French Being Alert.

Saloniki, March 24, Via. Paris, March 25, 11:30. a. m.-An attempt at another Zeppelin raid over Salonikf was made last night. The Zeppelin did not reach the city, however, being kept beyond the French lines.
 A French biplane whose observer was a Greek volunteer, Albert Miss vachi, a native of Saloniki, was shot down at a height of 5000 feet, falling into Lake Doiran.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-25
THE IMMIGRATION BILL.
State Department Withdraws Opposi-
 ton to Clause.

Washington, March 25.-The house today continued consideration Of the Burnett immigration bill with the lit eracy test and Asiatic exclusion provi- sions again under discussion.
 The discussion developed the fact that the state department has with drawn its opposition to a clause em- bodying legislative recognition of the so-called gentlemen's agreement under which Japan restricts emigration to this country.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-25
TORNADO KILLS EIGHT.

Oklahoma City, Okla, March 25.- Eight persons were killed in a farm house two miles east of Davis. Okla by a tornado which struck that sec ton last night. The path of the tor nado was eight miles long.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-25
VILLA SLIPS THROUGH RING AND IS REPORTED FLEEIN|
 GEN. PERSHING STILL MI
With Wireless Again in Working Order lence of Desert Stretch Between TrO0l
 and U. s. May Be Broken
AUTHORITIES SILENT ON REASONS
 FOR CALLING OUT FL PASO TR0A

Infantry Ordered to Presidls
 and Del Rio, Texas, on CoH
 of Residents to General Fux
 Two Former Villa Officers Slss
 Jail and Are Thought Head
 New Orleans.
 El Paso, Texas, March 25.~ cisco Villa was reported eari1 to be fleeing west in the San country, having successfully the ring that was being drawn him by American and c: troops. News of the outlaws westward was brought here il Valle, but could not be confir Fort Bliss or in Mexican offlc cles.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-25
Insist Villa is Surrounded

l El Paso, March 25.-The reite claim that Francisco Villa was
 rounded, made at Mexico City earH | day in a message received there ! Gen. Luis Gutierrez, Carranza's s E ! mander in chief, only served to E | the situation in the field more puzI \ from the viewpoint of the borderI
 cording to the telegrams from , Bertani, made public here by cd Garcia, the American columns cooperating with the Carranza "a and formed part of the circle da around the bandit chief. Geaa Gutierrez, however, made no rs ence to Gen. Pershings troops
 The most curious feature of E whole situation, the question Gen. Pershing made no report ona battles said to have been foughtA mained unsolved. While the storA the surrounding of Villa and his lowers might be dismissed as pre8 ture it is known American colul have penetrated the territory vi the Villa bands are operating and ys is eagerly awaited from Gen. Pes ing of the first class between the dits and the troops of the Una States.
 Where Is Herrera?
 The veil of mystery which dropped over the operations arol Namiquipa was rivalled by the d tinued insistence of the reports 4 Gen. Luis Herrera had turned arms against the de facto governml The latest news to be brought from Chihuahua came with the d val of Charles R. Yeats, an Ameri| mining man who reached here Id Chihuahua City on an early morrl train. Yeats said that Herrera not in the Mexican state capital wi he left and that that city appea as much in the dark as to his whe abouts and intentions as Fl Paso.
 "I have lived twenty years in M ico," he said, and I never felt ( tain from one day to another wh any leader stood. They are all in and pay little attention
 any central authority. 1t is posit that Herrera was bitterly opposed the entry of American troops \
 Mexico and openly accused Carral of being false to the national honor Mexico, but whether he has gone
 far'as actual revolt ] cannot say"
 Yeats said that there was .ra unrest in Chihuahua and rising fi
 lCnntinnnd On Ninih nncr,a | L
New Britain herald., 1916-03-25
VICTOR AND VANOUISHED SINK
 IN BATTLE IN THE NORTH SEA

ser Alcantara, Capt. T. F.. Wardle. It resulted in the loss of both vessels, the German raider being sunk by gunfire and the Alcantara apparently by torpedo.
 The British losses were made up of five officers and 69 men.
 Alcantara was a large liner belon,. ing to the Royal Mail Steam Packet company of Belfast. She had been IF the service of the British government for some time. Her gross tonnage was 15,3o0 She was 570 feet long and was built in Glasgow in 1913.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-25
sfOo, 900 FURNITURE FIRE

, Fire of unknown origin early today &caused 9 loss estimated at s10O,0O0 to the plant of the CriswelI Furniture company.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-25
WEATHER.

Hartford, March 25.-For Hartford and vicinity: Fair to- night. Sunday increasing cloudincss, probably rain by night.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-25

Berlin, March A, Via London, March 25, 12:40 D. m.-Military acti- vity on the northern sector of the eastern battle front continues des- bite alternating rain and snow
 Russian drum fire was heavy on the night of March 20 and in the early morning of March 21 between the Narocz and Wiszniew lakes, and it was particularly heavy just south ward of Narocz Lake, where the Ger man line ran from Blisniki to Mokryza and thence westward.
 The Russians directed their main attack against this small salient with a harassing concentric fire and the Germans drew back to their second line to avoid unnecessary losses. The Russians, who came forward in heavy attacking columns, were sanguinarily repulsed and the Germans followed them to Blisnii and then retired. The Russians did not follow them the second time.
 The Russians succeeded in captur- ing some trenches to the south of l Wileity, but they were driven out on the afternoon of March 21 and lost 600 men prisoners. The Russian losses were said to have been heavy while the casualties of the Germans were declared to be light
 Berlin, March "A, II a. m, Via London, March 25, 1920 D. m.-The Berliner TagebIatt's Macedonian cor , respondent says that French forces from the entrenched camp at Salon. Xxi have been showing activity in the neighborhood of Gievgeli on the Ser bian-Greek frontier, where they fired ten shots from heavy guns against German-Austrian pioneers who were repairing bridges. The , shots did no damage. The French also carried out bombardment in the vicinity of Doiran. A number of have taken place, the correspondent says.
 London, March 25, 7.32 a. m.- Newspapers in Petrograd according to a Reuter- despatch from that city, publish a report that preparations ' are being made for the arrival of Emperor William in the near future ht Wilma where he is supervising i'm portant operations. Detectives from Berlin. 1t is added, have already reached the city to clear it of sus- plc1OuS CnaTaCISrS'
 Verdun Situation Unchanged.
 Paris, March 25, 11:45 a. m.--The French official statement says that the past night was quiet in the Verdun z region both east and west of the Mouse. Artillery duels were in prog ress in the Woevre region.
 The text of the statement follows:
 'In the Argonne a surprise attack against the trenches of the enemy at Courtes Chausees resulted in our talk ing some prisoners and inf1icting losses on the enemy.
 "The night passed quietly both to the west and to the east of the River Mouse.
 Tn the Woevre district there has been an artillery duel near Moulain- vile.
 There has been no important de- Eelopments elsewhere on the front
New Britain herald., 1916-03-25

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The Cordova daily times., 1916-10-23

Wanted - TO rent or buy piano Inquire at Times office.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-10-23

For Rent-House of five rooms. Alp ply at Bank.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-10-23
RAILROAD RATES NEEDED
 TO OPEN UP COAL LANDS.

Alaska has the coal.
 It will soon have a railroad to the coal.
 Congress has passed a leasing law for development of coal mines.
 Consumers need the coal.
 But most likely Alaskans will have to buy British Columbia coal for sev- eral years yet, MT. Albert Johnson, congressman from Washington, who has recently returned from a trip to the westward, says that the members of the engineering commission have no authority to make any rates.
 Naturally those taking leases for coal before they spend few thousand or few million dollars opening it up
The Cordova daily times., 1916-10-23

Herb Wilson, a railroad contractor at Fairbanks, and Miss Let ina Els more of Seattle, were recently mar. ried at Fairbanks, the bride making the long trip to the interior metropo. lis alone. They will spend their honeymoon in tent on the line of the U. s. railway.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-10-23

want to know what 1t will cost them to get it hauled to tide water. They must expect to compete with British Columbia coal and California oil, and transportation is one of the main es- sentials of cost.
 Since the engineers have powers only to build railroads and not make rates, it will be necessary to get through legislation from congress be- fore any guarantee of rates can be assured coal or other shippers-Ex.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-10-23

The steamer Casca left Dawson re- oently with 100 tons of freight for the stores of Kemp & Elden on the Am erican side of Forty-Mile. The goods will be held in bond until they can be
The Cordova daily times., 1916-10-23

than s2 per thousand cubic feet, and to the city for municipal purposes not more than $1 per thousand cubic feet. thorough examination by parties rep. resenting prominent Nevada capital
The Cordova daily times., 1916-10-23
| I [ EMS GENERAL
 INTEREST

Politics are getting warm in south eastern Alaska. Some one in Juneau has charged Senator J. NJ. Tanner of Skagway with renting buildings owned by him for immoral purposes. The senator indignantly denies the allega- tiOn
The Cordova daily times., 1916-10-23

w. C. Edes, after visiting Fairbanks and other interior points, told Seward people that he believed the people of the interior are more settled and come nearer being permanent resi- dents than the people of Seward and other southwestern Alaska coast towns
The Cordova daily times., 1916-10-23

o. c. Palmer, of the Wrangell Light plant, is building a scow which will be used as a fuel oil carrier for the plant. The scow will be 35 feet long, 16 feet wide and feet deep, and will receive the oil direct from the boats.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-10-23

During recent storm at Nome the schooners Jewel Guard and Standard and a freight barge were blown up on the beach. The Jewel Guard has just come in from Hot Springs with a car go of pcrishables, which was totally destroyed None of the vessels were seriously damaged,
The Cordova daily times., 1916-10-23

George Irving and Frank L. Clark, of Juneau, have made application to the city council of that city for a fran chise for a gas plant and the privilege of laying gas mains in the city streets
 They agree that the charge for gas to the consumer shall not be more
The Cordova daily times., 1916-10-23

At the annual meeting of the w. c IT. |. at Skagway, Mrs. G. Zinkan was elected president of the Skagway Union, Mrs Martin Conway and Mrs Elizabeth Blanchard vice-president, Mrs. Lucy Johnson secretary, Miss Alta Utter corresponding secretary, and Mrs. Elizabeth Harrington treas. urer.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-10-23

| hauled over the ice to their destina- tion.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-10-23

Today's news in the Times today.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-05-25
TELEGRAPH BRIEFS

Tarrytown, N. ~ Miss Minna
Irving, poetess, fired preliminary
shots into air and then shot Is times
at pair of burglars who tried to enter
her home. Noise drove them off.
Atlantic City, N. j. Just before
the coffin lid was screwed down over
the late Mrs. Annie Willis, her hus-
band placed a contract in her fingers
in whic hhe swore he would be faith
full to her until his own death. She
was his third wife.
Pittsburgh.-Mrs. w. B. Nichols,
accused of shoplifting, appeared in
court with Mary Brady, her twin sis
ter. They so confused prosecution
that the case was carried over.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-05-25

Herbert Kane, 21O2 Wabash av.,
arrested in Milwaukee when police
noticed peculiar lisp. Say they found
aluminium cOntainer filled with CO.
Caine under his tongue.
Lukacz Krishewitz, 1880 w. 18th,
held to grand jury on charge of MUIR
dering John Czojkowsh, 1888 N.
Paulina.
Chester Raciszawski, 927 Noble,
who jumped from third-foor win
dow, dead. Despondent over lack of
employment.
VIM. Lay, 1924 N. Paulina, ordered
to pay wife SIS a week alimony. She
charged him with being attentive to
other women before being married
three months.
Mrs. Mary PAUL., 1854 PanelI av.,
prefers affection of five cats to hus-
bands love and support, he said in
court.
Union station to have new car line.
Aldermanic local transportation
committee approved caroline permit
on Canal st. from Archer av. to
Kinzie.
Samuel Greenberg, tailor, 1928
South Chicago av., says he was hyp-
Noticed into parting with S515 for
tune and into borrowing an addition
al $500 for pair of swindlers.