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New Britain herald., 1916-09-01

honor in water sports can be optalneu by a club, association, city or com munity than by winning this trophy. Miss Detroit, raced by the MISS De- troit Power Boat association captured the cup at Manhasset bay, New 4ork' last year and is being groomed oy her packers to duplicate the performance on her home course this September. The Detroit river course is one Ot the best in the country. The start IS made between Belle Isle and the American shore of the Detroit river and extends up into Lake St. Clair, making a five mile course, which must be covered six time for total distance of thirty miles for each heat daily.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-01
REWARDED FOR NO-HIT CAME

Boston, Sept. 1.-Dutch Leonard yesterday received $1O0 from Presi- dent Lannin of the Boston American League club for pitching a no-hit, no-run game Wednesday against St. Louis. Lannin wrote to Leonard that he was especially gratified that he had duplicated the performance of George Foster, also of the Red Sox, earlier in the season.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-01
SW APPING FARMS.
It's Quite, True, You Can't Beat
 tho Dutch

It's Quite, True. You Can't Beat
 the Dutch
 The Hague, Netherlands, Sept. 1.- A curious exchange arrangement has been made between Dutch and Bel gian farmers on the frontier. Last year the German troops in Belgian territory made it exceedingly difficult for the DutChmen who owned or rented land over the border to har- vest their crops and, prof1ting by the experience then gained, many Hol- flanders have this year, at any rate in the province of Limburg, entered into agreements with BelgianS owning
New Britain herald., 1916-09-01

< CHARLES 4. GREENE
 Diamonds, VEatt hcs, Jcwclry S11 MAIN STREET, HARTFORD
New Britain herald., 1916-09-01

tified yesterday as "Matty MCIntyre,'
 under which name he was a noted jockey. Not long ago he was ruled from the track at Hot Springs. A coroner's jury was unable to deter mine whether his death was due to a aCCident or suicide. His father, Mat thew Hockins of Hastings, Ont, is said to be on his way to Chicago.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-01

lands on Dutch territory under which the latter are harvesting their crops, and vice versa. The parties con- Cerned do not always get their exact share but the electric frontier bar rier, which runs along the entire Bel Gian frontier up to and along the
New Britain herald., 1916-09-01

river Mouse, has practically forced the respective owners to make ar engagements whereby each can remain in his own country.
 For nothing of any sort or kind is allowed over or through the five-fold row of wires that stands about seven
New Britain herald., 1916-09-01

feet high. So anxious are the Ge mans that a close paling is place even in the little brooks that run ovt the border into Holland, so as to e clude any possibility of parcels letters or documents being hoate down to the Dutch side.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-01

113 defeats. As it is, the Mackmen are now about twenty games back of the record, with about thirty battles left. As they have a long western trip ahead and seven games with the He'd Sox, Bush may be foiled yet
New Britain herald., 1916-09-01

Unless c. Mack suppresses Joe Bush he is likely to have bale of trouble in smashing Washington's record of
New Britain herald., 1916-09-01
15-eJeWealed
Gentlemen's Watches

This will be another great oppor- tunity to obtain a Solid AK. Gold 15-jeweled adjusted gentleman's Waltham watch for about One-third the price charged by Jewellers throughout tho United States. We cannot go into detail here how we obtained them tC sell for $12.99, but ' to all interested in the watch ques- ton or desiring to purchase one we will give you all the information you desire if you will call at our watch department before 6 o'clock tomor- row Saturday. night. Never before last week Saturday in the years we have sold watches direct to the pub lie have we offered value like this At last weeks sale we had our hands full waiting on watch customers who took advantage of our sale. Tomor- row we will put on extra watch salesmen. These solid AK. Gold Cases will stand every known test. Even the United States Mint on Wall street will find them to be Solid AK. Gold if you wish them to make 3an assay of it. The movement is stamped Waltham, 15-jewels so there can be no mistake. If you can buy one as good for less than $500 we will refund your $12.98 on re- quest, or if for any reason you do not want to keep it, bring it back Within 10 days and get all of your y money We have offered some great watch bargains the last year, bu: these we must admit are the greatest value of s,ll. Your own JeWeler will have to admit it. None to the Jeweiry trade. No mail or messenger orders filled.
 Watches purchased from us can be returned if unsatisfactory within 10 days and we will refund the full amount.
 < CHARLES 4. GREENE
New Britain herald., 1916-09-01
IDENTIFIED AS MATTY MCINTYRE

Andrew HOckirs who was killed window in Chicago Monday, wa@ iden- when he fell Or jumped from hotel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-16
XMAS VESPER SERVICE
Prof. Harry Ward Will Speak at
Washburn Tomorrow Afternoon.

Prof Harry Ward, head of the
Methodist Federation for Social Work
and nationally known as a writer of
social problems will be the speaker
at Washburn's annual Christmas YES
per service Sunday. Prof. Ward will
speak on Tine Challenge of Socialism
to Christianity"
The annual Christmas vespers at
Washburn have always been attended
largely by townspeople, and a large
crowd is expected, altho the Wash
burn vacation began Friday and the
majority of students have left for their
homes A special program of music
VIII be rendered under the direction
or Dean Horace Whitehouse.
The vespers will begin at o'clock
70 permit Mr.. Ward to reach Kansas
city for special evening address in
the Westminster Presbyterian church
of that city.
Preceding his Washburn address
FroI. ward viii make a short opening
talk before the Socialist mass meeting
at the Crystal theater.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-16
SUPPORT MIDWINTER
Chamber of Commerce Will Help
Make Exposition a Success.

Cooperation of the Chamber of
Commerce in backing up the big Mid
winter exposition at the city audi
forum was obtained today noon at the
Chamber of Commerce. G.. F. Wor-
ley, secretary of the exposition, was
the spokesman for committee which
called upon the board of directors.
Mr.. Worley urged that the milIers
of Topeka be asked to purchase space
at the exposition as well as other To-
peka concerns. w. w. Webb, presi-
dent of the Chamber of Commerce, ap-
pointed committee comprising Har-
ry Wright, H H. Pugh and George
McEntire to call upon the merchants
The necessity of the 1917 exposition
being a decided success was mentioned
by Mr.. WOrley. This, because the
money received will go toward enter
tanning the twenty-fifth annual con-
vention of the Grand Council of United
Commercial Travellers of Kansas, one
OF the biggest conventions scheduled
Tor Topeka during the year.
An automobile will be given away
during the exposition, Mr.. Worley an
nounced- The exposition will be held
January p to February 2. The com
merclal travellers convention will be
held in Topeka, June l and 2.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-16
Give HELP NOW!
The Confidential Exchange Has
Over 1000 to Care For.
Much Assistance Needed to
Provide for Needy Xmas.

But one month since Thanksgiving
and the GA individuals on the. lists
of the Confidential Exchange have in
creased to more than 1000. The 33
organizations and the many individ-
ual givers who. working thru the Ex-
change, completely put to rout the
forces of Poverty Thanksgiving week
have an even harder conflict facing
them Christmas. For General Pow
erty has been reinforced by a snow,
sickness, higher food prices and by
lack of employment.
Only 200 of the names, about half
of them children, have been taken
from the 'unprovided file to the
provided file" And provided" this
times means not only supplied with a
basket of food but also presents for
the little folk.
List of the Needy.
At Miss Adams elbow is a big file
of names giving the names, conditions
and ages of each member of the fam
lily and in many cases suggestions for
suitable presents for the members
thereof. On Thanksgiving day a corps
of big autos worked until noon to take
the last baskets to the needy families.
This time Miss Adams begs that the
organizations and individuals who are
going to provide Christmas cheer get
their families the first of the week
Don't forget to call "565"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-16
HER BOSTON LETTER
Nanon Herren of Topeka Writes OF
War Bazaar.
BY NANON l.. HERREN.

Boston. Mass, Dec. 16.-Just now
all Boston is thrilled by the Natlonal
Allied bazaar, which is being held III
Mechanics building. under the aus
pieces of the national allied relief COM
mittee The purpose is to extend alo
to any and all of the allied nations
wherever it may be needed, ana 10
make known the needs of the surfer
ers, and it is done more wildly tnan
tongue can tell or pen portray. be
fore Your very eyes are the trenches
not as seen syhen woven in a love
story in the moving pictures, put the
exact reproduction without the hapPy
ending which makes one forget IN
part the terrible reality 1t is said
there is scarcely a weapon or a de-
vice used by the French army when
is not represented by at least one
specimen, weapons which nave peeh
damaged in action or captured, pam
ly shown by their battered cond1tlon'
There are German guns and side arms,
aeroplanes, a hydroplane. a mine
thrower, improved types of machine
guns and metrailleuses, and the ar
rows and bombs used in aerial war
fare. and many smaller articles The
collection was forwarded by the Mar
quis de Polignac, at the request OF the
French government.
In the British government exhibit
are machine guns, bombs and bomb
throwers, samples of amatol, thermite
and other high explosives. Serbian
arms and accoutrements, German
coal briquette stamped "Gott Strafe
England, 1916" a collection of battle
field relics-a German cigarette case
and a French New Testament, pierced
by bullets; a silver inlaid rifle taken
from the sultan of Darfur; and look
ing strangely out of place among these
is baby's rattle, about which no
doubt touching story could be writ
ten if the facts in the case were
known. Perhaps some poet will not
only make a name for himself but
keep alive in song this significant in
cident.
As you enter this mammoth build
ing, you feel like you are at some
worlds fair, on account of the display
of foreign exhibits, rare Iaces. his
| toric bits of embroidery and dainty
French ivory, sold by those indescrib-
able fascinating French women, whose
every movement is one of grace-one
moment alert. the next tender dream
/ ing. No matter what the article is it
becomes beautiful in her shapeIy
hands and under the spell of her MIN
bic speech, tinkling like the soft tones
OF a silver bell. These dignified Bos-
ton men are making lavish contribu-
ions TO the wounded French soldiers
me actresses are contributing their
snare by the sale of their photographs
And the clubs of Boston. with hand
made articles, sold by the leading So
clety and club women. whose bea11ti-
ful costumes and costly gems adorn
the booths they occupy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-16
TOPEKANS ON "MOVIE'
Raymond Griffin and Rob Campbell
Writing Serial.

Raymond Griffin, 1172 Boswell ave-
nue., postoffice clerk, and nephew of
the founder of the Manhattan Nation
aIist, is collaborating with Rob NJ.
Campbell on the sensational but scien-
tific photo-drama serial which they
are writing for Gene Gauntier of
Kalem fame. Miss Gauntier wrote
From the Manager to the Crosr," THE
Daughter of Confederacy," and many
other plays in which she directed and
starred. From the Manager to the
Cross produced in Palestine, por-
trays the life of Christ. Miss Gaun-
tier, who lives in Kansas City, is also
collaborating with the Topeka men in
their serial. 1t will probably be pro-
duced some time next winter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-16
DODGES OCEAN RAIDER
French Liner Took Circuitous Route
and Reaches n. Y. 4S Hours Late.

New York, Dec. 16.-The French
line steamship Chi-~go, which arrived
here today nearly forty-eight hours
overdue from Bordeaux passed, ac-
cording to passengers, about $50 miles
from the point which wireless mes
sage posted on board indicated was
the position of the German commerce
raider reported in the Atlantic
me bulletin was put up December
3 and to the surprise of the passen-
gers was torn down five minutes later.
The Chicago then detoured, and this
change of course, tot ether with the
heavy snow Storm accounted for the
delay.
The bulletin gave the raiders posi-
ton as approximately 1,5O0 miles west
OF Bordeaux and in the Liverpool
New York steamship route. Among
the passengers was DR. c. w. HYATT of
Cleveland. who for six years has been
pastor of the American church in
Paris. He is returni- to enter the
pulpit of the First Conversational
church at Peoria Ill
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-16
THE EGG KINGS RULE
Federal Investigator Finds Hands
Ticd-No Antitrust Violation.

Chicago, Dec. 16.-That Charles e.
Wetz. egg king" who boosted he had
$4,000, 900 eggs cornered, and other
food kings" are beyond the reach of
federal laws, is the substance of a re-
port made public by Hinton G. Cla-
baugh, special investigator here, to-
day.
After two weeks delving into rec
ords of commission houses, and hours
of questioning of Wetz and other cold
storage men, Clabaughs opinion is
that they have carefully refrained
from actions which would lay them
liable under conspiracy provisions of
the antitrust laws.
Eggs and produce are higher than
last week. Cold weather is the cause
assigned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-16
CHARGES DESERTION
Wife of Battery "a" Soldier Says He
Left Her Without Funds.

The divorce petition filed in the dis
trict court today by Ruth Eastman
against William Eastman grew out of
the enlistment of Eastman in Battery
A.
Mrs Eastman alleges that his pa
triotism or whatever it was that in
duced him to enlist, so clouded his
vision that he failed to see that she
and her little child were without funds
or that she was in such condition that
she was unable 10 earn them. Since
he has been on the border another
child has been born. 1t is now five
weeks of age.
Mrs. Eastman says she received only
IS from her husband all the time he
has been on the border and that altho
he knew her condition VIXEN he left
and must have known there is now
another baby, he has not written to
her. The older child is only twenty
one months of age.
Mrs Eastman asks for a divorce, for
custody of the two children and ALI
mony to the amount of SIS a month.
The Eastmans were married July 25,
1914
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-16
Coal Shortage Threatens to
CurtaiI Train Schedules.
Santa Fe Escapes Famine by a
Narrow Margin.
TROUBLE is At THE MINES
Stone City Explosion Helps to
Cut Down the Supply.
One Southern Railroad Buys
Wood for a Substitute.

coal shortage which has forced
several railroads to go to the open
market for fuel for their engines and
witch may co-lpel some of the trains
TO be taken off the schedules, mas
struck this section of Kansas
Al present none of the roads nave
taken off any trains. but there are
gloomy forecasts as to that possibility
in the future.
The Santa Fe. il was announced TINS
morning. has made arrangements for
fuel. and would be able to weather the
shortage. but that there had been par
lous times for the operating depart
ment during the past two days, when
the road. unable to get the coal con-
tracted for from the mines in the
southern part of the state, bought
coal wherever it was to be found, and
at whatever price the other consum-
crs were paying Friday the entire
supply had been exhausted, and there
was not fuel enough for the engines
for a single day in the bunkers. Of
ficials are now confident, however
that every train will be held to sched-
ule.
Difficulties at Mines.
Local freights, the first trains
which would be "jerked." were run
ming as usual on the Rock Island and
Union Pacific today. and local en-
ployes stated that they had had no
notice of an impending coal shortage
The difficulty in securing coal it is
stated. is at the mines, and not on
account of a shortage of cars for
transportation. The contracting con-
sumers. including the railroads and
large manufacturing plants, are using
the greater part Of the coal and leav-
ing but little for the smaller users.
Local dealers report a serious shortage
and high prices in the field of cheaper
coal though there is a fairly large
amount of expensive eastern coal on
hand
The recent explosion in one of the
mines at Stone City, in which 20 min
ers We're killed and seven injured. has
resulted i'm the closing down of the
mine. and seriously curtailing the
supply Of coal from that district.
One Road Buys Wood.
That the gravity of the situation is
not manifest in Kansas alone is indi-
Gated by the fact that a southern rail-
road, operating thru Mississippi. was
recently confronted with so serious a
coal shortage that arrangements were
made TO supply the engine with wood.
and large amount of wood was
stored along the track. ready to be
loaded onto the special cars which
were attached as auxiliary tenders. be-
hind the engines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-16
SHAMOKIN UPIN SMOKE
Wind Drives Flames Thru City for
S35O,OCO Loss.

Shamokin, Pa, Dec 16.-Fanned by
high winds, fire that started late last
night swept a wide Faith of destruction
thru Shamokin's business district.
Firemen from half dozen nearby
towns fought the confla grafton and re-
orted it under control early today
The loss is estimated at S35O,00O.
Until O'Clock it was feared the
entire business section and at least
uart of the residential section of the
town would be wiped out. The blaze
started in the Williams building
With incredible swiltness the fire
swept down the block leaped across
narrow street Panic stricken crowds
surged past police lines and several
persons We're injured by falling walls
iNty families. some barefooted and in
their night clothes. were driven to the
ice-coated streets as the flames ate
their way TO a portion of the residen-
tial section
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-16
PATCH UP TROUBLES
William Lawlcss Returns to Family
Dcsertion Charges Dropped

The troubles in the family of VIII
liam Lawless, retired farmer. have
e1 patched up and the charge of
wife and child desertion was dismissed
today upon the order of w e. Atchi-
son. county attorney.
Lawless disappeared more than a
year ago, leaving his wife and child
in Topeka Mrs. Lswless filed a COM
plant against him and warrant was
issued He was not located until last
week. then l. L. Kiene. sheriff. went
tp Salina and brought him back Law
less is said to be fairly well-to-do.
some agreement was reac' ed and
upon the payment Of the actual costs
involved in the case he was released
IN time 40 take an cay train out of
Topeka today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-16
TOPEKA is AHEAD
Largest Railway Y. NJ. c. A. Organ
ization West of Mississippi.

Topeka, since the recent campaign
for membership in the railroad Y. NJ
c. A, now has the largest railroad or
ganization of the sort west of the
Mississippi river, with a total men,
bership of 1872 railroad men.
During the campaign, IN which $50
of the railroad men, including some
of the highest officials i'll the general
offices participated. 552 new members
were added to the rolls. Pueblo, which
was the nearest competitor to the To-
peka organization, added $50 new
members during the campaign, and
now has total of $40 members. Kan
sas City added 211 members and now
has total enrolment Of Az men.
In the 240 different railroad centers
in which concerted and systematic en-
rollment work was carried on. there
were secured 1928 new members.
The goal which had been set for the
campaign was only $4,000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-16
BIRTHS REPORTED

Following are the births reported
to Miss Eta Covel, city clerg during
the last week:
Henry B. Gephardt and wife, 1910
Lane street, December s, boy.
Chas Albert Sandmeyer and wife,
SIG jefferson street, December 7, boy
Rollan Mcclure and wife, 1910 KAN
sas avenue, November 8. girl.
Geo. Dick and wife. 1919 East
Eighth street. December 1, girl.
Cleveland Lopez and wife. 400 Bos-
well avenue, December 5, boy.
Frank Elmer Forbes and wife. 237
Elmwood avenue, December 2, boy.
Roy Hasdle Clark and wife, r. R.
No. 20, December Z, boy.
Frank Frank and wife, 1105 Seward
avenue, December Z, boy.
Cartarino Canderez and wife, No. 8
Pleasant Place, December IL. girl.
John Burghardt and wife, 555 Sar-
dou avenue, girl
Frank Rice and wife. 513 Third
street, November so. girl.
Jas. Albert McGill and wife, 4O1
Chandler street, December IA, girl
w r. Eggman and wife, 1918 Madi-
son street, November IA, girl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-16
DEFINE PEACE TERMS
Ally Embassies Advise U. S. Against
Making Flat Refusal.

Washington, Dec. 16.-The British
embassy has advised the foreign office
not to return a flat refusal to the Ger
man peace proposals for the sake of
neutral opinion, it was learned today.
Because of the close understanding be-
tween the allied embassies here, it is
believed the French and Russian en-
bassies have taken the same action.
Allied officials admitted the neces-
sity of avoiding playing into Ger
many's hands by an unqualified re-
fusa1. 1t is believed probable if the
advice of diplomats here is taken, that
the allied governments will define at
least in general any peace terms they
may have in mind
European neutral diplomats said
the decision of President Wilson to
take no action at this time will mean
that their governments will follow
sliit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-16
INTRIGUE AID TO VICE
@sOId Levee' E1ourishes Behind False
Fronts, Winding Passages.

Chicago, Dec. 16.-Falsc fronts on
buildings, mirrors, buzzers, secret
codes and winding passages are some
of the means used to cover the life in
the old levee vice district, it became
known today.
The famous vice district of Chicago
has been supposed locked tight lately,
but investigators going thru the dis
trict discovered scores of unique de-
vices behind which vice flourished as
luxuriantly as in the old wide open
days.
Testimony is being given in connec-
ton with the trial of Police Captain
Joseph Smith, accused of laxity to-
ward the denizens of the vice world.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-16
TO TOUR THE SANTA FE
Rev. E. W. Spencer viii Give "Enoch
Arden Lecture to Roads Employees.

The Rev. E. w. Spencer, pastor of
the Walnut Grove church, is to take
leave of absence from his pulpit, and
deliver his lecture, 'Enoch Arden" at
the reading rooms along the entire
Santa Fle railroad system, in the near
future.
Mr.. Spencer delivered the lecture,
which is illustrated, at the Topeka
Railroad Y M C. A. Friday evening.
and it is expected that he will start
On his tour of the roads reading
rooms about January l.
The lecture has already been de-
hvered before more than 100 apdi-
ences. and will constitute one of the
regular series of entertainments for
the railroad men, which are given in
the reading rooms