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New Britain herald., 1916-01-08
DOGS SENT TO FRONT.
French Will Use Them to Drive Rats
 From Trenches.

Paris, Jan. -Four special trains of dogs have just been sent to different parts of the French battlefront. One train of tw slty-five cars had twenty five dogs in each car-fox terriors, rat terriers. police dogs and other breeds--to be divided between diff ferent sectors of the front and most of them employed in chasing rats out of the trenches. Attracted by the remains of the soldiers rations, rats invaded the advanced works, shelters and trenches, even on the first line and multiplied to such an extent that the soldiers are incapable of exter- minating them. Dogs are now to be tried.
 Three special trains of dogs, carry ing about five hundred dogs each, in large proportion wolf hounds but including specimens of nearly all breeds, were a gift from Canada to the French army. They are to be employed mostly in the mountainous regions, in the commissary and san- itary services, while some of them will he trained as sentinels and trench dogs.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-08
HARTFORD" MAKES
 LAST RIVER TRIP
Connecticut Will Be Closed for Nayi- gatiOn After Today-Much
 Freight Carried.

Hartford, Jan. S.-The Connecticut river will be closed to navigation for the season with the sailing of the steamer Hartford from this city to New York at o'clock this afternoon. The river is thick with broken ice and more is forming all the time. At this place just above the steamboat land ing the ice is five inches in thickness. Tugs have been at work for two or three days keeping the channel open between here and Saybrook. The steamers Hartford and Middletown will go into dry dock for repairs and overhauling and officials of the com pany said today, will probably be put into service on one of the Sound lines later.
 The river steamers have done tremendous business in freight carry ing this season and navigation is like iy to be resumed at the earliest possible date.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-08
MEXICAN COMMERCE.
Offices Created in Chihuahua to Fix
 Prices on Goods,

E1 Paso, Tex, Jan. 8.-"Offices for the regulation of commerce" have been created in the principal cities of Chihuahua State by decree which ar bitrarily requires that Carranza cur rency be accepted at the same value as silver coin.
 The heads of the different offices are to meet every ten days and fix prices.
 Wholesale grocers are restricted to profit of ten to fifteen per cent. re- tallers to twenty to twenty-five; dry goods dealers, wholesale twenty to Twenty-Five; retail thirty to thirty I've per cent; hardware, wholesale twenty to twenty-five, retail thirty to thirty five
New Britain herald., 1916-01-08
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AMERICAN MINISTER
 TO CHINA IGNORED
Dr. Reinsch Elected First Vice-PreSi- dent of Chinese Social and PO-
 Iitical Science Association.

Correspondence of The Associated Press.)
 Picking, Dec. 6-Dr. Paul $. Reinsch, American minister to China, was elected first vice president of the Chinese Social and Political Science association, which was formally or ganized yesterday at meeting held in the foreign office and attended chiefly by Chinese and American of- ficials and scholars.
 The president of the new aSsocia- tion is Lu Cheng- -hsiang, the Chinese minister of foreign affairs. Tsao Ju- lin, vice minister of foreign affairs, is the secretary to the new organization, and Wu Chao- -chu, councillor for the foreign office and the son of pr. Wu, the former minister for China to the United States, was made treasurer.
 Among the members of the execu- tive council are Dr. w. F. Willough- by, legal adviser to the Chinese gov ernment, who was former treasurer of Porto Rico, and Ronald Macleay, councillor of the British legation. Dr.. Reinsch and Wellington Roo, the pres ent Chinese minister to Washington, first suggested the association and initiated the plans which resulted yes terday in the formal organization. Dr. [, T. ISur and all the members ol Iue faculty of the Tsing Hua college, which is supported chiefly through American boxer indemnity money which the American government re- funds to China, are active members. pr. Henry c. Adams of the Univer- sity of Michigan, who Is temporarily in China reorganizing the system of accounting for Chinese railways, has also assisted in organizing the asso- citation.
 Dr. Reinsch was the chief speaker at yesterdays meeting, and outlined the plans of the association, which he believes will result in much better to the Chinese government through a scientific study of law, politics, so- ciology, economies and administra- tion in China. The association will publish a magazine in which the or iginal work of members will appear. Dr. Reinsch predicted that this maga- zine in English will do much to fam l iliarize the world with China's inter nal problems, and result in a general interchange of ideas, which will be beneficial to Chinese political sys- temS.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-08

Boy Scouts Eat Turkey and Hear
 Short Talks-Carlisle Kron Appoint
 cd Professor at Virginia Academy
 Church News and Brief Items.
 Just one year ago yesterday First Selectman Gibney sent a letter to the railroad company asking that com pany to do something regarding the conditions under the Kensington rail road bridge. Water and oil from the passing trains fall on the path and many passersby have clothes ruined As a remedy to the trouble, Mr. Gib ney suggested that the company have a drip pan constructed under the gir- ders, which would have a pipe at one end, leading to the sewer and thus do away with the frequent baths the citi- zens get. It was felt the cost of such an improvement would be slight and the benefits would be great.
 The town has spent considerable money to improve the road there, building a new concrete roadway about eighteen months ago. Before that was laid it would take several : hours for the water to drain off the street, but now thanks to the con- struction of the drainage pipe, the street is kept in a presentable condi- ton.
 MT. Gibney received an evasive answer from the railroad company and nothing has been done about the matter. This morning a travelling man, who refused to divulge his name had the misfortune to be walking un- der the bridge as the 930 train went by. He purchased a new hat yester- day and while walking under the bridge felt something strike the cen ter of his hat. Opon rem owing his headgear he found a black oil spot on the crown. At first the man was very indignant but after awhile laughed and said he would keep out from un- der the New York, New Haven and Hartford after that. There have been several similar com plaintG and it is probable a strong protest vii hc sent to the Yellow Building ii few days.
 Mrs. Sarah J. M. Graham.
 The funeral of Mrs. Sarah J. M. Graham was held from her home in hensington this afternoon at o'clock and was attended by large number of relatives and friends Rev. Carle- ton Hazen, pastor of the Kensington Congregational church of which the deceased was the oldest member, hav- ing joined in 1857, conducted the ser vices and he also read the committal service at the grave. The pail bear CTS were Dwight Cowles of Southing- ton, Seward and Sidney Cowles, C larles r. Lewis and Thomas and
New Britain herald., 1916-01-08
GOES 250 MILES FOR
 FIVE MINUTES CON
General Joffre Personally Il CasteInau of Appointment to
 mander of French ArInie.

Correspondence of The Associated E
 Paris, Dec. 31.-General JoM person informed General Couri@ Castelnau of his nomination aA mander of all the French operating in France and B4 He made a trip of 250 miles byH car to do it, and the interviewA just five minutes.
 On Friday, December II, thH cral headquarters was called telephone from Paris. Thirty s2 later Joffre was in his car on tA to l. e, the headquarters d group of armies then command General de Castelnau, 125 milI tant. Arrived at l. ., Joffre into the headquarters unannd crying: Its done," embraceI new commander of the operati France, exchanged a few worI felicitation and in five minutes his way back to general headqu He stopped just once on the VI lunch at an auberge in a small where a detachment of soldiers at rest They were at table a jumped to their feet when Joffre" came in.
 Let no one disturb himself cried the general. "All want a little place at the end of thu between a couple of these bra lows, and some cold meat W couple of eggs"
 The hostess, nearly deliriou pride at serving the general-ir yet almost frantic she hadn't prepare a "piece de resistance because Joffre insisted upo simple fare and upon eating bare boards like her habitual the simple "poilus.
 During the lunch General chatted with the soldiers aroun inquiring how they were situs to winter comforts, where they from, how long they had been front and if they had been ho leave. It took him twenty min eat his cold meat and eggs, tC the campaign records of the soldiers who brake bread witt and resume his journey back eraI headquarters.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-08
ZEPPELIN WRECKED.

London, Jan. 8, 1:O2 p. m.-The accidental wrecking of a Zeppelin at Nanur, Belgium, yestt1Cay, is re- ported in an Amsterdam despatch to the Exchange Telegraph Cc. Accord ing to this information the dirigible became entangled in telegraph wires while attempting to T. ake landing. Two members of the Clcx are said to have been killed
New Britain herald., 1916-01-08
FROZEN BODY FOUND.

Waterbury, Jan. S.-F 0trick Null hail. a middle aged man, was found dead in lumber yard early this morning. The medical examiner nro- nounced death due to c. oSure Null hall evidently had gone to sleep in the lumber yard last night and was frozen to death while he slept.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-08
uNDERGoEs FOURTH oPERAT

El Paso, Tex, Jan. S.-Gen| Victoriano Huerta yesterday uns went a fourth operation. His dition is said to be favorable. a eral Huerta's ailment was pronoun as jaundice and gastritis, with cS plications.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-08
RECOVER FIVE BODIES.
Total Brought up From Sunken
 Now Reaches Seven.

New York, Jan. S-The bodieS five men were removed today the hold of the partly sunken tank steamship Aztec, on which internal explosion occurred last N1 day, while the vessel was at a Brq lyn dock.
 The bodies of two men were red cred on the day of the explos
 making a total of seven known al
New Britain herald., 1916-01-08
WOMEN'S PEACE PARTY.
Miss Addams in Charge of Second An
 nuaI Session.

Washington, Jan. 8.-The second annual convention of the Woman's Peace Party began here today. Miss Jane Addams, national chairman, pre- sided.
 Consideration of a proposed consti- tuition and the election of a nominat ing committee were among the first matters of business
New Britain herald., 1916-01-08
Schools to Cost S14,OOO.

According to tle estimates D re- pared by the schol board, which have been forwarded to First Selectman Johnson to be incorporated in the budget which will be presented at the adjourned annual town meeting Monday night, it will cost Plainville approximately $14, 1000 igor the educa- ton of the children of the town dur ing the fiscal year. This is an in crease Of about $3,5 over last year
 The town is to be deprived of S2,- 200 this year as it is no longer en- titled to any part of the states enu- meration grant, the grand list now being over s2,0O0,000. The erection of a portable school house and the extra teacher the engagement of which was made necessary by the adding of a room will bring up the cost of maintenance and as a result the school board believes it will have 10 spend about $14, ,0O0 before August 10th, the close of the fiscal year.
 The selectmen estimate that thev Will perhaps spend a little less money than they did last year.
 The figures will be submitted to the
New Britain herald., 1916-01-08
Boy Scouts Supper.

John Emerson. Burial was in East cemetery, kensington.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-08

Hartford Theological seminary, will speak. hearty invitation is extended to everybody interested.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-08
HUNDREDS OF PLEASED PURCHASERS
 SELECTING GOODS HERE AT COST

You not but a 
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New Britain herald., 1916-01-08
Berlin News RAILROAD BRIDGE
 STILL II TROUBLES
Petition Sent a Year Ago Was
 EVaded, Is Allegation
FUNERAL OF MRS. GRAHAM

Boy Scouts Eat Turkey and Hear Short Talks-Carlisle Kron Appoint ed Professor at Virginia Academy Church News and Brief Items.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-05-26
Stiff NOTE ON
mali. ISSUE IS
Sent BRITAIN
Language of Document Is
Only Little Less Vigorous
Than in German Note.

Washington, May 25.-Vigorous
language. almost equalling that en-
ploy;d in the last communication to
Germany on the submarine issue, is
understood to characterize the notes
delivered to the British and French
embassies here yesterday. protesting
against interference with neutral
mails
1t is understood there is no differ
ence Of opinion between the state de-
partment and the London and Paris
chancellories regarding the broad
question of inviolability of first class
mail on the high seas. The Ameri-
can objection is based rather on the
methods employed by the allied gov
ernments in handling these mails.
The United States does not concede
the right to even inspect first class
mail in transit on the high seas, as
Stunning that these do not include any
thing more than correspondence. The
fact that neutral vessel carrying
mail betwean neutral countries Is
compelled to come into a belligerent
port to comply with belligerent's
naval rules does not remove the mail
matter on board from the privileged
character of mail on the high seas,
Washington contends.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-05-26
RAILWAYS UPHELD
ON MEMPHIS RATES

Washington, May 25.-The inter-
state commerce commission, in de-
cision made public today, upholds
generally the railroads in the fight
made by the city of Memphis, the
Memphis Freight bureau and other
organizations for general revision
of class and commodity rates between
Memphis and points in Arkansas, Mis-
souri, and louisiana.
Certain exceptions to the general
ruling are found, however, and these
the railroads are ordered to adjust.
Shreveport Wins.
Glass and commodity rates be-
tween Shreveport, La. and points In
Arkansas and Oklahoma were found
today by the interstate commerce
commission to be prejudicial to
Shreveport, as compared with class
rates between these points and cities
in Texas. The railroads were or
dered to remove the discrimination by
revision of rates.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-05-26
COUNTRY SCHOOLS CLOSE.
Exercises Today Will Mark End o
Term mt Six.

Closing exercises will be held today
at the Dollarway school, the Alt
heimer school, the Mccoy school, the
Plum Bayou school, English school
and the Reydel school. at each OF
which there will be program rem
dered by the pupils.
Miss Eta Winters is principal OF
the Mccoy school, which will gradu-
ate a class of three to the high
school.
Mrs. Gertrude Jones is principal OF
the Plum Bayou school, where di-
plomas will be awarded Mamie Core
and William Wright, graduates from
the grammar grades.
The Mead school, on the Main
street pike, of which Miss Cora Niven
is principal, will close next Friday
The following schools of the coun-
ty have already held their closing ex-
ercises:
Sheriff., Tucker, Watson Chapel,
Humphrey. McClung, Spring Hill,
Faith, Whiteville, Ruth, Jefferson
Springs, Redfeld, Noble Lake, Fair
field, Tamo. Moscow. Hooker and Ha-
eel street.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-05-26
ROOT SUPPORTERS
OPEN HEADQUARTERS

Chicago, Ill.,, May 25.-The first of
a bumper crop of presidential booms
preceding the meeting of the Repub-
lican national convention in Chicago
two weeks hence put in its appearance
here today, with the opening OF the
Elihu Root campaign headquarters at
the congress hotel. Politicians appear
of the opinion that the early opening
of the Root headquarters presages a
hard fight to place the former New
York senator at the head of the G. Q.
P. national ticket. The Root head
quarters here are to be in charge of
John w. Dwight, former New York
congressman, who formerly resided in
St. Paul and has wide acquaintance
among Republican politicians in the
Northwest.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-05-26
TRAVELLING WITH
THE TRAVELLERS

While Little Rock stands near the
top on admissions paid for TINS year,
the percentage of fanettes is proDa-
bly, less than any city Of the leasde.
Chattanooga stands near the top IN
this respect, the women of that city
being regular attendants at ball
games on Ladies' day. In Birming-
ham the women are sold books good
for admission on these days, for 81
per annum. The other cities charge
double this amount.
1t is not all gold that glitters, and
you cannot count your baseball
chickens before they hatch. Lituo
Rock had two games in Birmingham
lust prior to the Confederate reunlo.i.
The two games were on the Gays
when the reunion crowd was gather
ing and both were we'll attended, yet
President Allen and Manager Starr
could not help looking with covetous
ewes on the dates of the Memphis
Chicks, they getting the choice of the
Confederate reunion picking. Presl-
dent Allen would have cheerfully
snapped, but he played his two
Games and saw fair sized crowds on
each day, though not so large as
though he had been playing at home,
and then Memphis was rained out on
the big day of the reunion.
Just as soon as team starts los-
ing. the knockers start reports OF
various players breaking training
rules. and all sorts of riotous scenes
are pictured. Considerable fiction OF
this character has been spun this
wear about our Travellers, and there
is as much foundation for it all as
there is for some promotion schemes
which in the past have flourished in
Arkansas. One report stated that a
pillar of the team was seen wander
| ing about Memphis in a woe begone
condition in the early hours of the
morning. This player was not !"
Memphis on the day specified, or at
any time within two weeks of the day
but little thing like that does not
| interfere with the mischief makers
Still another player has been charged
with leading his teammates astray
and with as little foundation. Mana
! ger Starr says that when rules are
| broken the offenders will sleep with
President Allen. He now rooms
alone.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-05-26
BASEBALL CHATTER.

That right field fence at the Cubs
park must have been made to order
for Nick Williams. 1t is almost a
daily occurrence for the hard-hitting
Chicagoan to slam the ball over the
wall.
Hap Myers, now playing in the Ari-
IONA Copper league, refuses to join
the Providence team, despite the fact
that the national commission has
ruled he is the property Of that club
Evidently more money in copper than
in clans.
Frank Chance, "the peerless lead
er," has a nifty looking outfit past
timeing for him at Los Angeles The
Angels are more than holding their
own in the Pacific Coast league.
I'VE may not win the penhdnt,'
says Bobby Robinson, the Brooklyn
pilt, "but we surely will stick
around within hailing distance" And
the Superbas are making good Bob
by's words
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-05-26
How's This !

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, O..
We, the undersigned. have known -. J.
theney for the last Is years. and believe
him perfectly honorable IN all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any Obligations made by his firm
Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces OF the system. Testimonials
sent free. Price Is cents per bottle. Sold
by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-05-26

ceive from the state. When in camp
on regular duty they shall receive the
full pay of regular army officers of
equal rank.
Another important feature of the
Chamberlain reorganization bill
which has just passed congress is
that before the law applies, the state
shall have not less than 200 enlisted
men for each congressional district,
and shall have five years to build it
up to minimum of 500 per district.
This would give the state of Arkansas
a total of 5000 men, or four regiments
on peace footing, and entitle the
state to an officer ranking as a
,brigadier- general
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-05-26
TAKES
IN GOOD SPIRIT
WILSON'S hint
Might Discuss Peace If Ger
many Not Placed in Po-
sition of Suing.

Berlin, via London, May 25.-A
wireless dispatch from the United
States giving the substance Of Presi-
dent Wilson's speech at Charlotte, NJ
c., in which he referred to the pos
sibility Of American mediation in the
war, is given the place Of honor in
the morning papers. The afternoon
editions return to the subject, and
their comments, together with the
wide interest shown by the German
public, show HON important this news
is regarded here.
Though not definitely stated, there
is little doubt that Germany is willing
to consider tender Of good offices
to inaugurate peace negotiations. The.
former attitude in the highest quar-
tiers that America had disqualified
herself as e. peace mediator on account
Of her shipments of munitions to the
allies, has now changed.
If President Wilson can hold out
any tangible possibilities that peace
may result through his mediation
Germany will undoubtedly be willing
to consider such suggestions as he
may offer.
Masses Want Peace.
The receptive attitude is naturally
subjected to the condition that Ger
many must not be jockeyed into
position of announcing her readiness
to accept President Wilson's good Of
fees, only to find the allies later re-
jecting the tender and asserting that
Germany is suing for peace. There
is equally little doubt that the great
masses Of the people, aside from the
professional hotspurs in the news
paper Offices. would willingly see
America in the role Of a peace inter-
mediary, despite the persisting bitter
ness over the munitions questions.
AS matter of fact, little is heard
nowadays either from the general
public or from the press on the subject
of American shipments of arms. The
question seems to have been SUBJ
merged by other problems of existence
which are of immediate importance to
the nation.
Desire 1mpartiality Shown.
President Wilson's declaration can
not be said, however, to have made a
good impression in Germany as far as
the so-called "armor plate" newspa-
pers, like the Tags Zeitung and Tag
| lische Rundeschau, are concerned.
Other Chauvinist organs take occasion
to remember President Wilson with
bitter and uncomplimentary phrases,
and even moderate paper like the
Lokal Anzieger declares that the pres
ident should first demonstrate the
impartiality Of his neutrality by MAX
ing good his demand for respect for
American rights against England. He
would then have an excellent chance,
says this paper, Of succeeding in his
peace measure, as far as Germany is
concerned.
The rumors of mediation have af-
fected the Berlin stock market. "War
babies" which have been generally
weak, dropped lower still on reports
that America and other neutral coun-
tries were contemplating a tender of
their good officers as peace mediators.
At the same time "peace Stocks
such as shipping and colonial secur-
tiles, are in strong demand.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-05-26
BETTER PAY FOR MILITIA.

Little Rock, May 25.-Reginning
with July, the enlisted men of the
Arkansas National guard will receive
pay at the rate of rs per cent OF that
which is given a private in the regu-
lar army. If he attends drill regular
ly "a times year. and meets all
other requirements, he will be paid
$4S a year. All officers above and
including captain will be paid $500.
except the staff and state headquar-
tiers officers who shall receive $3.50
in addition to the amount they re-