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New Britain herald., 1916-09-28
ROBBERS HOLD UP
 NEW YORK EXPRESS Daring Deed Takes Place Ten
 Miles from Detroit MAIL POUCH ONLY BOOTY
Two Desperadoes Climb Over Coal Tender Into Cab, Render Fireman Unconscious and Force Engineer to Get Mail Car Open.

Detroit, Mich, Sept. 28-Search was being vigorously pressed today for a gang of men, believed to num- Der five or six, who late last night held up the New York-Chicago. ex- press, east bound, on the Michigan Central, near Dearborn, ten miles west of here, and after beating fireman John Doherty into unconsciousne ess, made off with one pouch of regis tered mail. How much they obtained will not be known until postal au- thorities in Chicago and New York check up the registered matter. The coaches and Pullmans were not en- tered.
 The two men boarded the train somewhere east of Ypsilanti, con- cealing themselves between two cars. Shortly before Dearborn was reached, they climbed over the tender and cov- erinG the engine crew with revolvers, ordered them to continue until told to stop. Before climbing over they had uncoupled the mail and baggage car from the rest of the train. The order to stop was given two miles beyond Dearborn and as the train closed down one of the men hit Fire man Doherty over the head with the
 
 conscious.
 Theaten to Blow Up Car.
 Engineer Charles Palmer was then taken from the cab to the door o1 the mail car. Showing him a bottle which the robbers said contained nj tro glycerine. they told him to tell the mail clerk to open the door or they would blow the car to pieces. The door was opened and the two holdup men entered the car with the engineer between them. One mail pouch was thrown out and picked up by a third member of the gang.
 The mail clerk was then locked in his car, and the engineer returned to his cab. where he was kept covered while one of the men drew the fire from under the boiler. jte.a
 The holdup men then disappeared. Engineer Palmer declares he heard the sound of an automobile shortly after he entered his cab, and believed the machine was waiting for the gang.
 The New York-Chicago Express, which was train No. IA on the Mich1- gan Central, left Chicago at p. m., and was due in Detroit at 10:35 p. m.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-28
WILSON TO REPLY.
Will AssaiI Republican Attitude on Campaign Issues and Will Deliver Address Every Saturday.

Long Branch, N. J., Sept. 28.-Ar- engagements for President Wilson tc assail the republican stand on prom inent issues of the campaign were made at a conference here today be- tween the president, Vance c. Mo Cormick, chairman of the democratic national committee, and Secretary Tumulty. Using his speech of ac- ceptance as a foundation, the presi- dent is preparing to build up the democratic case in a series of ad- dresses.
 MT. Wilson, it was decided definite ly today, will make at least two speeches in New York state, one in New York and the other In Buffalo. They will not be made until the middle or latter part of October and will be arranged to back up the active cam paign to be made by Samuel Seabury democratic candidate for governor and William F. McCombs, candidate for senator #.a4
 A decision also was reached for the president to make at least one speech here every Saturday between now and election. He will address a Penn sylvania delegation Oct. IA and today arrangements were made for him to speak to a delegation of farmers and a delegation from St. Louis later in the month.
 "Mr. Hughes is slipping and from now on MT. Wilson's stock will rise,'' said MT. Mccormick, who is plainly pleased by his conference with the president. There is to be no lag ging in the democratic campaign and every point made by the republicans will be more than answered"
 MT. Mccormick left here this morn ing for New York and will return for another conference next Monday.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-28
IeDIJC TO STICK BY WIFE SHOT
 BY JEALOUS WOMAN IN PHTLA.

tective headquarters for an interview with the captain of detectives.
 Before reaching the hospital LeDuc told of his happy married life of f1f- teen years and his implicit trust in his wife. He repeated many times his belief in her faithfulness to him.
 LeDuc said he had known Graveur for ten years and always had regarded him highly. He had not seen him for seven or eight years and had never heard his wife speak of him. Mrs. LeDuc, he said, left Chicago for New York about two weeks ago to visit her nephew and his wife. He had letters from her every day.
 LeDuc said he did not believe his wife had visited Atlantic City with met him accidentally in New York and consented to take an automobile ride to this city.
 When told that Graveur and Mrs. LeDuc had registered at the hotel as man and wife, LeDucs face grew grave
 That was the work of Graveur, and I am sure Lillian did not know of it, he exclaimed.
 LeDuc went on to say that his wife is in a delicate position which would probably reflect on her, but he still
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New Britain herald., 1916-09-28
SNUG PROSPERITY
 AMERICAS ENEMY
Frank A. Vanderlip Warns Against Walking With Head in Clouds
 Federal Reserve Act Sound.

Kansas City, Sept. 28.-"If ever a people should pause, if they ever should look abroad and profit by the experiences of others, should compre- hend their national dangers, in the light of the terrible realities that are being enacted before their eyes in other nations, it is now, and we are that people,"
 Tn those words Frank A. Vander1ip of New York, addressing the annual convention of the American Bankers association here today, warned his hearers they should not take too cas- fly the present great wealth of this country that "seems dangerously likely to submerge us in our own pros- perity." Rather, he said, with an op- portunity, "such as no country ever had to lay the sure foundations of a. great future," we must not be "so intent upon dividing the proceeds of present prosperity that we may fail to safeguard it's permanence."
 'In word,' said MT Vanderlip, 'I believe the greatest need of the day and a need so fundamental as to make other matters inconsequential in mparison-is the need of universal military, industrial and economic preparedn ess.'
 MT. Vanderlip said he believed the federal reserve act embodies sound fundamental principles, the free working of which, however, has been entangled and hampered in it's incep- tion by "political considerations and administrative attitude.'
New Britain herald., 1916-09-28
Does Not Believe Her Faith less Despite Fact She Was Registered at Hotel as Graveur's Wife.

Philadelphia, Sept. 2S.-Hurrying to the bedside of his wife, the one survivor in the triple shooting in hotel here early yesterday, Joseph c. LeDuc of Chicago today said that he had every confidence in her loyalty to him and that he would stick to her through all her troubles.
 Mrs. LeDuc was improved today and physicians said she will recover unless complications set in. She was shot by< Mrs. Harry Belzer of New York, who found her and J. c. Grav- eur, also of New York, in hotel room. Mrs. Belzer killed Graveur, who had discarded her after friend ship of two years, and also ended her own lSo.
 There was an affecting meeting when LeDuc reached the bedside of his wife, where he remained for some time. Later he was escorted to de-
New Britain herald., 1916-09-28
VILLA ASPIRED F
 TO INVADE TEXAS
Bandit Leader With 600 Followers in
 Rags Planned Raid on Lone Star State

Field Headquarters, American Pu- nitfve Expedition in Mexico, Sept. 27, by Radio to Columbus, N. M. Sept l9.-Francisco Villa, With 500 men, was at Santa Clara ranch, thirty miles east of Namiquipa, on Septem- Der 22, for the immediate purpose of capturing trains near Laguna and with the idea of striking north and invading Texas in the vicinity of Fabens, according to the latest and most detailed report of the bandit leaders movements received tonight at field headquarters
 The following leading adherents are said to be with Villa: Jose Inez Salazar, Martin Lopez, three Murga brothers, Nikolas Fernandez. Villa himself is said to be unable to walk without a crutch or to put his right foot on the ground. The horses in his band are reported to be in poor condition and his followers are said to be in rags.
 The American expeditionary head quarters declined to vouch for the authenticity of the reports. but it is believed possible Villa might enter the Santa Clara country for the pur- pose of recruiting or securing a base from which he could attack trains and obtain supplies.
 The report makes no mention of pursuing force, but the fact that Car ranza troops are moving towards that part of Chihuahua is known at head quarters.
 Investigation today failed to sub- stantiate a report that a fight oc- cured last night at San Luis ranch. forty miles east of the American headquarters
New Britain herald., 1916-09-28
AWARDED GENERAL HON0RS
Fourteen Members of the Class of 1917 Have Made General Average of S5 in Three Years. Principal S1ade Announces,

Principal Louis P. Slade of the 5rgh school announced the prelimi- nary list of general honors in the senior class this morning. General honors are awarded to all pupils who maintain a general average of 95 for three years. It has been customary te~make the announcements in Feb rcary but Principal Slade has decid- ed in the future to make the list pub { lie at the opening of senior year. It is possible for other pupils to gain the honors and another revised list - will be announced later in the year,
 necessary.
 The list follows: George An drejko, Jennie Caroline Cook, Mar celia Ginsberg, Kathleen Germa1n Grace, James Gerald Hannon, Edward Arnold Mag, David E. M. Magnuson, \ >Estella Charlotte Munson, Elsie v 0Pdrson, Stanley PIocharczy1<, Elen1ina Margareta Samuelson, Marion Irene schroedel, Anthony Sinkiewicz, Alma Helen Wagner.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-28
SAYS HE IS DIR. GILLEN
Man Arrested for F1ourishing RevoI- yer at Merfden Railroad Station Claims to Be Local Physician.

Meriden, Sept 28.-A man who gave the name of Joseph Bessinger and said he had come here to settle the strike. of silver workers, but who showed loaded revolver while at the railroad station, was. given sixty days in jail by Judge Fay today. Later the man said he was Dr. Charles A. Gill lin or New Britain and friends who wished to look after him said they would ask the court to review the case and would explain the circum- stances The man declined to tell the police anything about himself at the time of his arrest
New Britain herald., 1916-09-28
INSANE PATIENT KILLED
Attendants at Massachusetts State Hospital Plead Not Guilty to Man.
 slaughter Through Death of Inmate.

Dedham, Mass, Sept. 28.-Three attendants at the Medfield State Hos rital for the Insane, Thomas McGrath, Frank Hale and Wesley R. Linton, pleaded not guilty in the district court here today to charges of manslaugh- tel in connection with the death of Camille Strazzullo, a patient at that institution, who died Tuesday of 1n- juries alleged to have been received in a struggle with hospital employees. T he case was continued for hearing on October 21.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-28
COMMISSION ADJOURNS.

New London, Sept. 2S.-The Mexi- can-Ane erican joint commission, af- ter a, brief session, adjourned today to meet again on Monday next at Att 1antic City. Most of the commission CTS and their attaches expect to spend Friday and Saturday in New York.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-28
BuIgars Driven Of.

London, Sept. 28.. 1O:5o a. m.-T repulse of four successive Bulgarii attacks on Kaimakcalan Mountain described in a despatch from Serbii headquarters to Reuters dated We nesday.
 The despatch says that the Serbi, losses were heavy but the Bulgaris fearful" A Bulgarian officer taks prisoner said that crossing the spa
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New Britain herald., 1916-09-28
Germans Attack at Verdun.

Paris, Sept 2s. 12:3o p. m.- strong attack was made by the G mans last night on the Verdun fro between Thiaumont and F1eury. T war office announced today that assault had been repulsed with hea losses for the Germans.
 On the Somme front French bl teries are actively bombarding t German positions.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-28
LICE UNABLE TO IND EVIDENCE 0F , A GENERAL STRIKE Labor Leaders Meet With Faint
 Reply to Call for
 WalkOut UNIONS WITH 164,OOO
 MEMBERS VOTING TODAY
Estimates of Those Already Out Range from 500 to 125, ,OOO-Traction Companies Say Service Is Improv- ing-Typographical Union Instruct ed Not to Break Contracts-Third Avenue Trains Bombarded.
Avenue Trains Bonbarded.

New York, Sept. 2s.-Labor leaders Appeared today to have met with small success in their efforts to bIing g about their promised general strike to aid the striking traction employees, which was appointed to begin yester- day.
 Despite the claims of the leaders that the number whD have quit work total 125, ,0O0 and more, police officials said today that if a strike was in progress there was little evidence of it.
 ~"If there is a general labor strike in this city we can't find 1t" said the secretary of the police commissioner.
 Service on the elevated and sub way lines continued normal today.
 Renewed efforts were made today to extend the strike. Only part of the tA-sa1 numb of organized workers re- sponded to the strike call on the first day the estimates of the number go- ing on strike ranging from 500 to up wards of 125,000. The maximum fig ures were given out by the labor lead CTS. ...t
 164.OOO Vote Today. E Unions having a total mem bership of 164, ,o0o are to vote on the strike
  these organizations is the New York Building Trades council. It was an- nounced that 1000 brewery workers Will strike today, but it stated that these men have a trade agreement which permits them to have a holi- day at this season every year.
 Members of the United Hebrew Trades, composing one of the largest divisions of trade unionism in the city, gre celebrating the Jewish New Year sSday. Whether they will remain out on strike cannot be determined un- til next week.
 Today Is the beginning of the third week of the strike of the street car men, The traction companies as- sts'rt their service Is improving daily. Union leaders, however, see a pos- sibility that the motormen of the subway and elevated lines may Join the strike as a, result of grievances presented in their behalf by the EBtherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
 No Printers Strike.
 Word has been received from Marsden G. Scott, president of the International Typographical union. that he has advised the local unions here that the executive committee of t1zat organization will not sanction a strike and that their contracts with employers will be observed to the let ter.
 One passenger was injured when a Third avenue elevated train was showered with bricks and bottles to- day. Other Third avenue trains also were attacked but the damage was limited to broken windows. The police
 
 striking street railway employees, on the charge of having been responsi- b1e for the riot that took place last right following the derailment of @ T3sird avenue surface car at Ninety sixth street
New Britain herald., 1916-09-28
Bucharest Bombarded.

Berlin, Sept 2S. via London 5: D. m.-German aviators yesterd again dropped a great number
 bombs on Bucharest, according to days German official stateme which adds that several points
 the Rumanian capital "are still bur ing as the result of our previous tack"
New Britain herald., 1916-09-28
Allies Attacks Repulsed.

Berlin, Sept. 28. via London. 5, D. m.-German troops yesterday v toriously repulsed the Anglo Fren forces on greater part of the bat front between the Ancre Brook a the River Somme, says the offic statement issued today by the G. man army headquarters staff.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-28
Constantine Recalls Brother.

London, Sept 28, 12:35 D. m Prince George of Greece, brother King Constantine, who has been London for some time represent the views of the Greek court, tot received a telegram from the king calling him to Athens.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-28
British Make Further Advance

London, Sept. 28, 4:46 p. m.-B ish troops last night advanced at V ious points on the Somme front tween Martinpuich and Gueudecol says the British official statement day.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-28
To Proclaim Revolution.

Paris, Sept. 28, 11:35 a. m.-- Athens despatch to the Havas Ager says that a monster meeting will held at Mytilene tomorrow at wh, the revolution will be proclaimed.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-28
FOUR SHIPS SUNK,
English and Swedish Vessels Fall Into
 U-BOat Net.

London, Sept. 2S, 10:20 a. m.-The 2,500 ton British steamship Stathe and the Swedish bark Benguela, 6S8 tons, have been sunk.
 Christiania dispatch to Lloyds says the crews of the Swedish steam ships Knut Hide and Dania have been landed.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-28
BREMEN EXPECTED TO REACH U. SPORT SOON Third Undersea Boat to Be Known As Kaiser,
 Being Built.

Berlin, Sept 27, via London, Sept. 28.-News of the actual docking of the submarine Bremen at New Lon- don Is still lacking, but the owners and the public generally assume that the telegram announcing the depar- ture of a conveying tug from the American port will be immediately followed by the announcement that the voyage of the merchant subma- rine has been successfully completed.
 The Bremen took much longer on her voyage than was calculated would be necessary and though the owners successfully concealed any appear ance of apprehension, they have been for more than a week anxiously awaiting news. Director Heineken of the Deutsche Ozean-Rhederai, owner of the Bremen, said that he assumed the submarine had been de- layed by the heavy storms which have been reported raging in the North Atlantic.
 The Deutschland is expected to leave for the United States shortly after the arrival of the Bremen at New London and will be loaded with Gyestuffs and medicines.
 New London, Sept. 28.-For seV- eraI weeks everything has been in readiness at the state steamship terminal for the arrival of the Bremen and numerous trips have been made on tugs to meet the expect4 craft, which has been frequently :" ported as being .outside the harbor. The of- ficials of the company here say they have no definite information to give out, but it is evident that they ex- pect the U-boat to appear speedily.
 London, Sept. 28, 12:02 p. m.-The Amsterdam correspondent of the Elk change Telegraph company says travellers who have arrived from Bremen report that a, third German comm ercial submarine will be ready to sail within a month This subma- rine, to be known as the Kaiser, is said to be slightly larger than the Deutschland.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-28
Will Send UItimatu Demanding Instar Evacuation of Mac donian Territory
BRITISH CONTINUE
 SOMME SUCCESSI

I IlVhth EetpOEb TbSpulSllASS SCFMfs&KKei
 Strong Attacks in Verdun Sec
 and Berlin Says Anglo French
 saults Were Fruitless-BuIga
 ported Whipped After Df
 Charges-Bucharest Bombaried
 Teuton Aviators.
 Athens, Wednesday, Sept. 27, London, Sept. 2S, 10:30 a. m Associated Press is in a position state positively that King Constant decided this morning in favor of immediate declaration of war on B garia.
 Reports that a general n.uuilizat has been ordered is premature. Al the session of the council of naiaiSt at the palace this morning. Prem Kalogeropoulos hastily called a ca net meeting. The premier decla the government was giving the full consideration to the situation and s there might be addressed to Bulga a note of such a character that mol zation would logically follow.
 Later in the day it developed t the King had decided on decIa ton of war against Bulgaria. decision has not yet been announ publicly, as numerous details rem to be worked out. They include ultimatum to Bulgaria demanding stant evacuation of all Greek Ma donia, as well as plans for mobili tion under the difficult ends presen by the occupation of Greek territ by the entente forces. The King morning discussed the mobilizat problem minutely with Gen. M chopoulos, chief of staff, and c Yanakitsas, former minister of V The King probably will preside I sonaIIy over meeting of the ere council at noon tomorrow.
 Excitement is evident everywh this afternoon. The people feel t their long period of expectancy about to end and the prospect O war with the Bulgarians apparer is welcome.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-28
General Strike in Seattle.

Seattle, Wash, Sept 28.-Call for a general strike of union workmen iR. Seattle as means of aiding strik- ing longshoremen here was voted last night by the Central Labor Council. The call is to be issued in three weeks.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-28
SUICIDE FOLLOWS
 ATTEMPT TO KILL Father Of Ten Ends Life After Try-
 ing to Slay CO-Worker
ACT OF INSANE MAN
John Sault Tells Fellow Laborer With Iron Weight at Danie1sOn Mill and Cuts Own Throat Believing He Had Committed Murder.

Danielson, Sept. 2S.-John Sault, a factory hand, father of ten children and probably deranged mentally, tried to kill Harry Fisher, with whom he had had no recent quarrel, in the Quinnabaug Mills, and then cut his throat and died, today.
 Sault and Fisher had been machine fxers in the spinning department of the mills for many years, and although fellow workers the one had not spoken to the other, it is believed, for ten years. But no one knows of any quarrel recently.
 Throws Weight Down Stairs.
 This morning both men were at the mill early. Fisher started up a flight of stairs to the spinning room. Sault was at the head of the stairs waiting He threw an iron weight which felled Fisher and he rolled down. Sault dropped another weight on Fisher and then going down stairs hit and pummelled him in the face. The opinion of other employees is that Sault, thinking he had killed Fisher, went upstairs again, and using a razor killed himself. Sault is said to have been acting queerly of late. He leaves In addition to the children, wife.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-28

The Stathe was last reported on her arrival at Newport, England, in Sept. g from Leghorn. The knut Hide was a steamer of l,610 tons gross. There are two Swedish steamships nania, one of LAOS tons gross, the ether h52.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-28

The steamship Thelma of Glasgow, .oo2 tons gross, has been sunk.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-28

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