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New Britain herald., 1916-07-14
BRITISH CRASH THROUGH LINE
 IN SECOND GREAT OFFENSIVE
STORM LASHES COASTS
 ON SOUTHERN ATLANTIC
Hurricane Isolates Charles. ton and Does Heavy Dam-
 age on Waterfront.

Atlanta, Ga, July 14.-The hurri- cane which swept the South Carolina and Georgia coasts last night, costing one life and tying up shipping, in creased in intensity at Charleston ear ly today and shortly after that all telegraphic and telephonic communi- cation with the Carolina city was in terrupted.
 Waves broke over the sea wall at Charleston during the night and dashed against buildings all along the water front while a number of barges and small vessels were torn from their mOOrings. There were no deaths re- ported there, but a negro fisherman was driven out to sea and drowned near Savannah late yesterday. Tybee Island, a summer resort below Savan- nah, was partly inundated and many persons left the Island.
 The hurricane has passed to the north of Charleston, according to later reports received here, wrecking tele- phone and telegraph lines and doing considerable other property damage.
 Savannah has suffered little, ac- cording to reports.
 A lineman reporting to the local telephone office said the wind still was high in Charleston this morning but it's velocity was decreasing.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-14
DICKINSON DRUG co.
 TO HAVE LABORATORY
Purchases Beaton & Caldwell Plant in Rear of 169 Main Street and Pre-
 pares for Future Expansion.

real estate deal was closed this morning, whereby the Dickinson Drug company becomes owner of the pres ent factory of the Beaton & Caldwell manufacturing company in the rear of 169 Main street. The latter concern will retain the quarters until the com- pletion of it's new factory, which is being constructed just north of the present building. It is expected the change will be made about January 1, 1917. The building contains three stories and has about 10000 square feet of floor space.
 The drug cOmpany's business has grown to such an extent that more room is imperative. The officers are also planning to expand even more and with the new space, which is in the rear of the store, they expect to have room for the future needs of the business. More space is needed for merchandise, the large stock over crowding the present quarters. At first, the Beaton & Caldwell plant will be used for storage and one floor will be given over to housing the chemi- calls Later the concern plans to have a large chemical laboratory, which will facilitate the filling of pre- scriptions and aid materially in cata- lOguing the huge amount of drugs which is carried.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-14
Sound Alive With Sharks?

New Haven, July 14.-Unless DOT poises are being mistaken for sharks, as the former are a common sight in summer along the shore, Long Island Sound is now infested with the vora CiOuS fish.
 Reports are frequent of sharks be- ing seen off resorts, and one five feet in length is reported to have been killed off the Thimble Islands, ten miles east of here
 No summer season is a success here abouts unless sand or mackerel shark is taken in some fisherman'S $ net, and Captain James Brewer of the New Haven police department, is an nually toasted for his good luck in making a catch off his Woodmont cot tage.
 Reports strive to show that sharks are running in schools, but at present it is not easy ot prove that they are other than fish stories.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-14
COLLECTIONS PASS
 THE $1O0,0OO MARK
Tax Office Has Set Mark of S7OO,OOO for July and Believes 1t Will
 Be Passed.

Tax Collector Bernadotte Loomis announced this morning that colec- tons today passed the $1OO, 900 mark Collections during the past week have averaged $10,000 daily, but the office has fixed the total collections for July at S1OO,OOO, which if reached will set new mark. Tax Collector Loomis is confident that this mark will be reached and surpassed
 Thus far, however, the money com- ing in is from the smaller taxpayers including those who rush to make payments during the first two weeks in July rather than have the matter on their minds
 The large collections, which eno- brace the big manufacturing concerns will come towards the close of the month Saturday. July 29, it is ex- pected, will be the banner day when the big checks will be forthcoming The total to be collected on the list of 1915 is $889, 900.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-14
$2,275 FORGFRIIIS CHARGED. Charles II. CObuln Held For Superior
 Court By Hartford Judge.

Hartford, July 14-Charles IT. Co., burn of this city was in police court today accused of forging the name of Edwin P. White to checks aggregating $2,275 He was held for the superior court under $1 ,000 bonds.
 According to the complaint made by White thirteen bad checks were made by COburn extending over a period of nine months. The alleged forgeres became known when White received his cancelled checks from the bank. COburn formerly roOned with White and never had any trouble getting money on the checks. He was formerly associated with the firm of Charles Coburn & Son in this city.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-14
HUNGRY MILITIA RUN AMUCK
New York Soldiers, Not Fed for 24 Hours, Rifle Bakery Wagon. Bake shop and Fruit Cart in Erie.

Erie, Pa, July 14.-When the New York Central train carrying New York militia recruits on their way to join the Seventy first New York regiment at the Mexican border stopped here this morning, hundreds of the militia men dashed from the train and seized the entire contents of a bread wagon standing near the depot and also LOOK all the fruit from a vendors cart. Then they rushed across the street to a small bakery and rif1ed 1t.
 Officers and soldiers with rllles rounded up the food hunters ana
 rushed them back to their coaches, after compelling them to pay for ev- erything taken. The soldiers com n1ained they had not eaten since 10 o'clock yesterday morning.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-14
Flames It On the War.

Binghamton, N. Y, July 14.--The Republican, Herald sets up the inter- esting theory that the shark raids Cn the Jersey coast are due to the war operations, submarine and surface, in the seas around Europe which have frightened them westward and that the sea monsters, common in Euro pean waters and especially around Ireland and in the Mediterranean sea have become accustomed to feasting on human flesh during the past two years because over 10, 900 people have been sent to the seas bottom by sub marines of both sides and in major and minor fleet operations. It ar gues that like the wolves of Russia, after NapOleon's defeat and in this war and the lions of Africa, after the Boer war the sharks have become man-eaters because of the opportunity of the war.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-14
ROYAL FAMILY FLIES
King and Queen of Greece With Other Members of Household Burned Out Of Chateau at TatOi.

London, July 14.-The royal cha teau at Tatoi, Greece, occupied as the summer residence of King Constan- tine. has been destroyed by fire, says 8 Reuter- despatch from Athens. The king, Queen Sophie and members of the royal family escaped and took ref uge with Prince Nicholas at his nome in Keppisia.
 The fire started in the forest near the chateau and spread to that build ing and to adjoining barracks of the rural police which were destroyed. Several lives, including those of off cers, were lost in the burning of the barracks.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-14
X Peaceful Merchant Craft.

Washington, July 14.-An advisory report on the status of the German merchant submarine Deutschland submitted to Acting Secretary Polk today by the government neutrality hoard Is understood to hold that the vessel is a peaceful merchant craft and entitled to all privileges as such
 Indications now are that the state department will make no formal an nOuncement concerning the submarie but that the treasury departm ent will be advised to permit her to clear and sail from Baltimore whenever her captain desires to start on her return voyage.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-14
May Open Theaters to Children.

New Britain is safe from the rav- ages of the infantile paralysis plague, in the opinion of Superintendent T. E. Reeks of the health board, voiced to- day. Despite the fact that cases have been announced from towns other than New Britain and the situation in New York is worse, the doctor is of the opinion that if there were any cases in this city they would have been reported by the physicians at once. So far there has been none and the chances for development Of the plague are receding to such degree that the superintendent is on the verge of again opening the motion picture shows to children. He said this morning that he would probably allow them to admit children on Monday next, providing that there is not a serious turn of events before that time.
 "I am of the opinion that New Britain is safe," said the superintend- ent T am confident that, owing principally to the publicity given, measures for prevention and duaran- tine, the doctors of the city would inn mediately report any case which even resem bles the disease. There is no paralysis here and I do not believe there will be. I am ready to open the theaters to children again and will probably do so Monday. There are now in this city some hundred chill dren coming from an infected area, who are being closely watched and whom we will continue to watch until danger is past. So far all are healthy and show no symptoms of the trou- b1e."
 The news that the doings of Charley Chaplin, Mary Pickford and the rest of the stars of the movie f1rmam ent will again be the property of the chill
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New Britain herald., 1916-07-14
QUEST FOR SHARKS
 IS ON IN EARNEST
New Jersey, New York and Long
 Island SportSmen Active BOYS BODY IS RECOVERED
Lester StilIwelI Had Been Bitten in Two Above Waist Line-MataWan Creek Monster Thought Penncd in By Wire Nets,

Creek Monster Thought Penncd in
 By Wire Nets.
 New York, July 14.-Shark hunting or fishing suddenly has become a pop ular sport along the New Jersey coast in the waters of New York bay and along the ocean side of Long Island, as a result of the recent raids by man. eating monsters from southern wa ters which have killed four persons.
 Thousands of persons who have been driven to the beaches by the hot wave fear to enter the waters in the vicinity of New York since sharks killed a man and a boy in MataWan Creek, N. J., on Wednesday.
 Shark hunters at Matawan Creek believe they have this shark penned up in the creek behind a series of wire nets which have been strung across the creek at intervals from it's mouth to the scene of the tragedy six miles from the entrance.
 At almost low tide today the body of Lester Stilwell was found in Mata- wan Creek about 200 feet west of the spot where it disappeared after being attacked by a shark. It had been Dit ten nearly in two above the waist line. Stillwel and w. $. Fisher were killed two days ago.
 Joseph Dunne, the ten year old boy whose leg was terribly torn by the in vader of Matawan Creek, is in a hos pital in New Brunswick, N. Y. Little hope is entertained of his recovery.
 Opinions of experts differ widely as to the cause of the presence of these dangerous sharks in the cool waters of this coast or why they come so near the beaches.
 Fishermen, however, believe that the n,an-eaters are of the ordinary type of sharks which have been made ravenous by scarcity of food.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-14
DEUTSCHLAND THOUGHT
 PREPARING FOR DASH
Hydro-Aeroplane May Be Sent First As Scout
 British on Guard.

Baltimore, July 14.-Silence con- tinues as to the time of departure of the upersubmarine Deutschland. The tug Timmins, which met her at the Capes and conveyed her to Balti- more, remains fastened at the pier day and night.
 It was learned that a big hydro aeroplane, virtually completed, is stored on the pier of the Eastern For warding company, where the Deutsch land is docked.
 Persons in touch with the opera tions of the Forwarding company in timated that the flying boat will be sent to the Capes for scouting pur- poses before the submarine makes her dash for the Atlantic.
 The manner in which the Deutsch- land has been cleared of everything she brought over, even the pieces of pig iron ballast, led to the idea that she would return to Germany heavily laden. Until the owners of the cargo that has been taken from her file their papers with the custom house no au- thOritatiVe detailed statement as to It's composition can be obtained. Captan Koenig, the submarines commander, ridiculed the report from Amsterdam that the principal object of the Deutschland's voyage was to convey a consignment of diamonds.
 At least one member of the subma rine's crew will not return to Germany on the vessel L. G. Prusse, rated as supercargo, made application to the local immigration authorities to re- main in this country. The application was granted after the usual legal for malities.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-14
Child Dies in New Haven.

New Haven, July 14.-John Mur- phy, aged sixteen, who was brought here from Yalesville, i'll with infan- tile paralysis, died today. His sister, Lucille aged six, is also In the hospi- tai. The children went to Yalesville from Brooklyn, N. Y., recently.
 Another case under observation at the hospital is Mary Whalen, aged six, of Sheffield street, entered yester- day as suspect.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-14
Fhirty-One Children Die, 162 Are . Taken Sick in New York
 in TWenty-four Hours
PARALYSIS EPIDEMIC GROWS
 DESPITE FIGHT ON SCOURGE
Many Appeals For Serum Made to Dr. MeltZer of Rockefeller Institute Brooklyn Child On Visit to Yales- vile Dies in New Haven Hospital And Two Others Are Now Under Observation.

New York, July 14.-A marked in- crease in both the number of new cases and deaths in the infantile par alysis epidemic during the last twen- tyfour hours was shown today in the report of the health departm During the twenty-four hours period, ending at 10 a. m. today, there were 162 new cases and thirty-one children died from the disease in the five bor- oughs of New York.
 Dr. s. J. Meltzer of the Rockefel- Ter Institute, received many inquiries today regarding his treatment of in fantile paralysis, which was the only one recommended at the special con- ference of the Academy of Medicine, held last night, to discuss the disease now epidemic in New York City. He urged the treatment of all cases by intraspinal injections of solutions of adrenalin.
 This procedure" said Dr. Meltzer, "may save life and in surviving cases it may reduce the extent of the final lesion. There is no danger involved" V The physician declared he had great faith in this treatment because of the remarkable results it accomplished with monkeys which had been arti- ficially infected with infantile paraly- SiS.
 There was a great demand for the new health cards which the depart ment of health has begun to issue for the benefit of citizens who Wish to leave New York, and fear that the movements will be hampered by ex- treme quaraptines in other places. Health Commissioner Emerson said that the certificates were not pass ports which had to be accepted, and he conceded that in some towns where absolute quarantine against New Workers had been declared the au- thorities might refuse to honor them. Brooklyn had the greatest mum Der of new cases in a single day since the epidemic began on June 26. There were sixteen deaths and 122 new cases in that borough.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-14
Coast Guard to Rescue.

Washington, July 14.-Tragic sto- ries of attacks by sharks upon bathers aOng the New Jersey coast were dis cussed at today's meeting of the cabl- net. Later Secretary McAdoo an nounced that the coast guard would be ordered to do what it could toward clearing the coast of the dangerous fish and preventing further loss of life.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-14
AUTOIST IN HOSPITAL.

MiddletOWn, July 14.-Walter J. Sweet of New Haven is in the Middle sex hospital with a broken shoulder and leg, having been in an autOlnO- bile mishap on the Durham road early today. The car tried to make the turn from the Durham road into the Middletown turnpike. Sweet was thrown out.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-14
MORE COTTON.

Washington, July 14.-Cotton used during June. was 570, ,466 bales, eX- elusive of linters, and for the eleven months ending with June 5, 5,906,039 bales, the census bureau today an nounced. Those figures compare with 514,655 bales used in June last year, and 5.1oo,516 bales in the eleven months period.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-14
TRAIN IS FIRED ON.
Four Passengers Injured By Charge
 From Shotgun.

Pittsburg, July 14.-It became known here today that four passen- gers on the Chicago-New York train, number 2S, known as the Broad way Limited, had been slightly wounded by shots fired at the train near Bucyrus, Ohio, last night.
 The passengers were sitting on the platform of the last car when a man fired a shotgun as the train passed.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-14
ATTACK MADE ON
 FOUR MILE FRON'
Berlin Account Says Fir} Assaults Were Beatd
 Back and Intense Battle ] Now in Progress-No Md or Guns Withdrawn frol Verdun, Germany Clairn|

London, July IA, 11:i a. m.-The British troops dawn today broke into Gel man positions on a four mi front in the region north the Somme and capture several strongly defended calities, says the official a nouncement of the war ( flee.
 The British attack was q livered on the second syste of the German defences, sa the statement, which ad that heavy fighting cont ues.
 The official stateme reads.
 This morning at dawn attacked the enemy's DO tions on a front of four mil and have captured Sevel strongly defended focaliti, Heavy fighting continues. "
New Britain herald., 1916-07-14
SMUGGIERS SOUGHT.

Washington, July 14-Agents of the Department of Justice today increased the vigilance to prevent the passage of arms and ammunition across the Mexican border, as a result of reports of suspected smuggling activities.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-14
OLD REGISTRAR DIES.

Hartford, July 14.-William COtter, for twenty-nine years democratic reg istrar of electors, died at his home, 4 Belden street today. He had been ill for several months.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-14
HARTFORD NEW MEETING PLACE

New Haven, July 1.-The mid summer meeting of the democratic state central committee will be held in Hartford July 25. The early an nouncement was that it would be at a shore place
New Britain herald., 1916-07-14
Pittsfield Has Case.

Pittsfeld, Mass, July 14.-The first case of infantile paralysis here, was reported today.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-14
British WarshipS on Qui Viye.

Norfolk, July 14-Ship captains ar irving yesterday reported that four British warships are guarding the Virginia capes, watching the northern and southern channels.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-14

land, was nominated by President Wilson today as an associate justice or the supreme court, to succeed former Justice Hughes, the republican nominee for the presidency
 The presidents final choice lay be- tween Judge Clarke and Justice Vic tor Bowling of New York, it is said. The admission by White House off, c1als that Judge Clarke was being carefully considered was accepted here yesterday, however, as prac- t1cally amounting to a disclosure of the presidents selection. He is under stood to have been especially inn pressed by the manner in which Judge Clarke has acquitted himself of his judicial duties on the district bench.
 Many Wanted New York Man.
 In deciding to choose middle Western man for the supreme court vacancy the president disregarded the recommendation of some of his closest advisers. These had urged that a New York man be chosen.
 Among the New Workers besides Justice Bowling considered for the vacancy were Justice J. T. Jenks of the NeW Ork supreme Court and Morgan J. O'Brien.
 Judge Clarke has been prominent in democratic politics in northern Ohio for several years. For many years he was the general counsel of the Nickel Plate railroad. After he had emaSsod a comfortable income he took a lively interest in politics and joined forces with the late Tom John son. He quit his corporate practice and advocated two cent fares and other progressive measures of the Johnson propaganda. He also de- tended JOhnson's policy of reducing street car fares in Cleveland from five cents to three cents.
 Was Candidate for Senate.
 Judge Clarke was once the nominee of the democrats for United States senator, his nomination being a tri- umph for Johnson who advocated him He is very popular in northern Ohio and was a delegate in the Baltimore convention and advocated Woodrow Wilson's nomination.
 The nomination of Clarke for Asso- ciate Justice of the Supreme Court will be a victory for Newton D. Baker secretary of war.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-14
First Death in Buffalo.

Buffalo, July 14.-The first death from infantile paralysis occurred here today.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-14
COLLIER SINKING AT SEA
U. s. s. Hector Reported in Peril With Fifty Marines About Sixty Miles OH Charleston, S. C.

Washington, July 14.-Wireless. or ders were sent to the coast guard cut ter Seminole off the North Carolina coast today to go to the rescue of the naval collier Hector, reported to be in distress forty miles southeast of Charleston, S. C.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-14

Charleston, S. C., July 1.-The na- val collier Hector bound for Santo Domingo, carrying fifty marines, is re- ported sinking about sixty miles off Charleston. The tug Vigilant. which has been in wireless communication with the Hector. reported at 12:3O D. m. that a steamer was standing by.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-14

London, July 14-The Br ish troops in their attack the seconu system of Germi defenses captured Longuevj Bezantine-Le-Grand and tl Trones Woods, says a Reutl despatch from the Britii front.
 The Reuter- despatd which comes from the wl correspondents headqud ters, says that, following E heavy bombardment of tl German second defense lira the British infantry attack < at dawn today and broke # second line over a front 5000 yards. The despatH adds:
 Latest reports state thS we captured the villages Longueval, Bezantine Grand, and cleared the enerI out of Trones Woods. Ts weather is cloudy and is cd and favorable to our operE B
New Britain herald., 1916-07-14

The British advance reported in days official despatches apparel constitutes the second phase of great Anglo French offensive in neighbOrhOod of the Somme riJ
 which began on July 1 over a frontI something more than twenty mil The first phase of this offensive cI ried the British forward to and gl them possession of Contamination 4 MOntauban, but the French on ths right moved their lines further il ward.
 The reported capture of LongueI and Bezantin-le-G Grand indicates t1 the British in todays assault advand eastward or northward from Cont maisOn or Montauban and that tlI apparently have brought their rid wing on a par with the French I and are thrusting a salient betwel Peronne, the immediate French d jective, and Bapaum, the point which the British movement is ported to be directed.
 LOngueval is about three and 8 hz miles east of Contalmaison and BezA
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New Britain herald., 1916-07-14
WAS TOM J0HNS0N'S ALLY
 IN L0WER-FARE CAMPAIGN
New Man Was Delegate to Baltimore Convention When President Wilson Was First Nominated and Favored Such 9 Moye-AIway Favored to,.o- gressive Legislation and is Popular in Northern Ohio
in Northern Ohio.

Washington, July 14-J. H. Clarke. United States district judge at Cleve- land, was nominated by President Wilson today as an associate justice or the supreme court, to succeed former Justice Hughes, the republican nominee for the presidency.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-14

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