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New Britain herald., 1916-03-07
MAJOR FITZGERALD KILLED. Was Experimenting in Tent With
 Shell Which Exploded

Paris, March :, 4:35 a. m.-Major Lord Desmond Fitzgerald, first bat talion Irish guards and brother of the Duke of Leinster and heir pre- sumptive to that title, was accidental 1y killed, says a Calias despatch to the Matin. He was experimenting in his tent with a new kind of bomb W hen it exploded and fragment struck him in the head. He was taken to a hospital and died an hour later.
 Lord Desmond was wounded in battle at the beginning of the war and was mentioned in despatches for dis tinguished service. He was born in 1888.
 Native eggs 33c. Russell Brom
New Britain herald., 1916-03-07

The personnel of the new quartet of the Trinity MethOdist Episcopal church was announced by Chairman Dugald McMillan of the music com mittee yesterday and will consist of the folIowing: Miss Anna Clark, so- prano; Mrs. Dudley T. Holmes, con- tralto: MT. Morse, tenor and Mir. Roberts of Hartford, bass. The quar- tet will sing at morning services and a chorus choir will be formed for the evening services.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-07
To Prevent The Grip

Colds cause Grip-Laxative Bromo Quinine removes the cause. There is only one "BromO Quinine" E. w. GROVES signature on box, 25c.~- adVt.
 Native eggs, 33c. Russell Bros.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-07
TAXICAB RAMS TROLLEY. But Electric Car is Superior ant Automobile is Left a Wreck

one of Michael Sullivans auto mobile pitney-taXis came to grief on Church <strcet opposite Corbin Place late last night when, in rounding the curve from the depot, it crashed into a trolley car. Edward Rutkowski Of 7S Beaver street was driving but was not injured.
 Not so the automobile. Both front wheels were smashed. One headlight was broken and the running board and fender was also demolished.
 \otiyp 33C Russell Eros
New Britain herald., 1916-03-07
How Are YourNerves?

HOLD \ PENCIL AN INCH ABOVE \ DOT ON \ PIECE OF PAPER AND SEE IF YOU CAN PUT ITS POINT DOWN QUICKLY AND EXACTLY ON THE DOT.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-07
APPROVE SALARY RAISES.

Native eggs, 33c. Russell Bros.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-07

Native eggs, 33c. Russell Bros.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-07
Boys Strange Case.

In the case of Eugene LaFlamme. eihteen years old, his unusually bad record has undoubtedly saved him
 from being confined in the reform school for two Or three years more. He was in court yesterday on a charge of drunkenness and breach of the peace. As he was on parole from the reform
New Britain herald., 1916-03-07

Native eggs, 3Sc. Russell Bros.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-07
METHODIST CHURCH QUARTET.

Native eggs, 33c. Russell Bros.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-07
SCHOONER STICKS IN MUD.

Native eggs, 33c. Russell Bros
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-17
southern Leader. III. Heroes.

Genera! sir Douglas HaiE is said TO
deem the Confederate j. Z. 2. stuart
the supreme cavalry genius OF the
Nineteenth Century. When he was
general officer commanding al Alder
shot. Haig impressed the details OF
Stuarts career upon his stan Ha!s's
failure TO achieve promotion TO the
very highest command earlier IN his
carcer-the chief is tifty-six. nearly
Is ascriOcd 10 that heresy prevalent on
the subject OF the cavalry against which
IaiE's own career has been one long
protest. lie is At the head OF the
big push" because Of the belated dis
covcry in Europe OF the real lesson
OF the civil war In America.
The personality OF Haig has much
in common with another OF his heroes
Stoncwall Jackson. Like the great
Confederate leader. Hais has a mark
81 strain OF evangelical piety He has
a serious style OF speech and touch
of tho pale student for ne has delved
deeply INTO military history and writ
ten much on the theme OF cavalry. On
rather than dashimg. In the fashion Of
stuart the pair whom he seems 10
place above any others as the heroes
Of his own arm of the service.
HaiS has humor. nevertheless. and
he sometimes reveals il through the
medium OF AN apt citation from the
Scriptures. which he reads diligently.
His intellect is markedly Scotch and
metaphysical and his favorite poet is
affirmed to he Robert Burns. IT is
said Of him that he never reads a
novel.
one OF his complaints against the
war office in London has reference to
its failure to provide music, a neglect
now almost a thing of the past. The
British military band Yet bids fair to
rival the German trumpeters. thanks
TO Haig.
The officers mess was not prepared
for HaiSs reply TO the quartermaster
who asked him during the Colesbers
operations in the Boer War If. in A
brush with the Beers. he had lost any
thing. Yes" confessed Haig solemn
ly, my Bible" Not once did his coun-
tenance relax its gravity as he Eazed
at the Grinning faces in his vicinity.
To this day Haig is grmly Scot in his
spirituality. attending Presbyterian ser
vices every Sa bbath at the front, revel-
ing in doctrinal sermons that are not at
all bricf.--Current Opinion.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-17

queathed to William with n simtla r
provision which would award 1t 10 Ed
ward i'll case William developed a pas
s!on for hirsute adornmcnt. What was
TO happen In case both Edward and
William gave UP shaving, tho will
does not say.
Both the sublime and the ridiculous
arc found In Wills. together with an
amazing admixture OF the malevolent
Persons who have led rigidly respect
able lives and been pillars OF the
church frequently reveal in their Wills
the fact that they would have made
good pirates. one wealthy and respect
cd gentleman left his all to his
daughter, SO long as she bore no
children For each child born GER
tain amount of the estate was 10 go
TO some charity, named in the will so
that II she undertook TO raise fam,
lily the good woman would soon be
pcnriless
There was also either feebleminded-
ness or malcvolcnce tn the viii OF the
man who left $500 70 Miss Blank,
no smiles so swectly IN the street
when wc meet" ], happened that
there we're six sisters in the Blank
family. and they were all sweet
smi!ers
.An American millionaire Of 4 famous
family left mis- al 10 a lady. with these
words. Il supplcatc Miss g. to accept
my whole fortune, too feeble an &C
acknowledgement of the indispensable
sensations which The contemplation Of
her adorable nose has produced on me-"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-17
SEEN ON THE SIDE,
AImnst Ton Int

Almost Too Lntc.
Greece will strike out when time Is ripe.
The headlines. bold, declare
Yes. Greece is ready now to wipe
of stains she thinks unfair
But tell mo. gentle heudlincsmith
What Greece will do her striking with?
jGreece pines TO set right in the game"
Another headline tells
And as we read the ancient fame
OF Alexander swells-
But wise me. YOU who give these TIPS.
Where modern Greece will buy her chips?
Tho fact seems plain that Greece has let
Her best chance slip away
And overlooked her one best bet
BY putting off The Day"
Which makes me fear, to he unite frank
Thai playing now, she'll draw Il blank
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-17
Electrified Enrming.

The Pennsylvania State College OF
Agriculture has been doing sor,e eN-
tensive work in demonstrating the adj
vantage OF electricity on the farm. AS
"A result over 125 farmers in Lancaster
County are taking electrical service
from central stations of different cleo
trical companies which cross the coun-
try. one of these companies has in
stalled a special department to look
after farm business under the dircc-
ton OF n demonstration from the COL
lcgc. Electricity is used on these
farms to pillow, harvest. cut grass.
thresh. cut up food for stock, haul
grain from the field. milk cows, pump
water and for many other purposes
including the family washing and SIM
liar domestic tasks.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-17
Health Hints, by Dr.. VIM. Brady

4 Cracking Joint-Wi you please advise
what can inc done to prevent joint from
cracking" when it is moved? My one ankle
cracks" with almost every step take and has
done so for several months. My impression is
that It needs some kind of grease. but do not
know what to use Thanking you for in
formation on this subject. am, l.. Il.
Answcr-I doubt if any external application
would remedy the cracking Of the joint.
Perhaps wearing a ll-httcd elastic anklct
would overcome the ,iblc, supposng it to
he due TO the slipping Of one of The tendons
from its groove. Have you ever sprained or
injured the ankle?
II the cracking is due 10 internal dcranpc-
mcnt of tho Joint. nothing in the world hut
the surgical removal anchoring of the loose
ligamcnt or synoval fringe would stop the
cracking.
varcosc Veins--Pleasc advise what course Of
treatment one must take when suffering from
varicose veins Where the veins are much
ton Imperative? Il. ~ {.
Wear "a suitable supporting stocking of a
woven elastic. or one made of muslin and laced
snusly OH the leg. Such supporters must be
made TO measure. The measurements should be
made at your home in the morning before you
get your feet.
An operation is seldom Imperative for Varicose
veins. Elevation of the legs level with
the body. or elevation Of the legs upon an In
clined plane. against tho wall beside the
bed. even for few minutes day as you lie
on the back helps to remove the swelling ana
relieve the discomfort in the lcgsA Try this
little pos'ural mancuvcr three timeAa day for
u minute or so at time. &EA
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-17

pany engaged in transporting passengers
from the guaranteed States. New York,
Pennsylvania and New Jersey, has not COM
piled with the Virginia regulations, but has
habitually sold tickets to points in Virginia
for children within the age limit. DR.. Elan
nagan supports his charge by quoting Il rep
resentative Of tho company as saying that
its agents were acting under advice of
counsel, so the practice complained Of must
have been, and must be- general with that
company.
These circumstances. coupled with
correspondents disclosure OF the States
failure TO inspect health certificates, more
than ever turn the query. 'Of what value
are the quarantine regulations?" into Il mere
rhetorical question.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-17

70 the Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Sir:--ihc proper 10 "owpar" III" election
which took place I'm Name on last Monday is
with the las, presidential election. which took
place four years In mat election the Re-
puhiicaiis polled for taft and l;oosevelt 55.o3s
votes Last Monday they polied ior their can
didate for Governor with only few small
precincts missing. 79"o2 votes. showing gain
IN the four years OF 1865 votes. only fr1c-
ton over per cent on the other hand. the
democrats in Maine po!lcd for Wilson four
years ago only 5l.li5 votes. And last Monday
they roi"d for their candidate for Governor
thafI votes Thus. then. they have gained in
the four years 1885,. OF more than three times
what tho Republicans hae gained ia Maine in
the time since Wilson'S election. And the Demo
cratic percentage Of gain has been ia that time
exactly so per cent, nearly five times
great as the Republicans little over per cent
DO not know whether Maine is much OF
political barometer or not Tor the coming
presidential election. Il certainly has al
ways been in past elections. But II il Is. and
judging from what took place there last Mon
day in its vote. tn comparison with what tool.
place four years az" when wilson vas elected
then the Democrats arc bound TO make heavy
gains in ali the doubtful states If Maine is
to be taken critcrion That is what IS
IN tn" Maine election. W.
Richmond. September 70
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-17

Can you beat this for September weather.
Wouldn't If We could.
The Norfolk Ledger. Dispatch says: -, few
more battles by The European fleets and the
And so there are more ways Than ono TO get
Grab while the grahhiins,,s. good. seems to
Roanoke Tines And nus We a T'' aenm re-
minded that parans are apt mitators Of
Cd" says The NorfolE hut ,'E IL is
not expected that the coal dealers Will lack
tho meat packers truckers ANA other iolks with
things to sell
The FreH1erickshnIgs star sizes up an interest
are going 10 be sandhasged by conrress into
hnt the poor. old ultimate consumer is the party
Tho Richmond aa,liss. must no, know. says
TIC r"Fl"yiie H%l"d nnt rresiG@ntiIa! cam
congrcss,nen 20 give them The keynote" only
Herald office, which s mighty slows comn; in.
we don't know" says the Chase City Frog
rcss. how much merit there tho de-
seems that both sides Won" The railway OH
Wiz Tie ca,cesned iro@r@s,;
The ftncagtlc Herald thinks i, secs . hand
writing on the val It s:.ys: "I'hc DANGEROUS
and their ompioyees gives strength to the gov
ernmen, owncralhp proposition. If admiration
Is the solution of such questions. it is time
tor the government to act
The Irvington citizen. commenting on what
might have happened had not the strike been
headed of. concludes thus: '"Thc mcar-crisia
will also put America to thinking deeply. If
operators aud operatives cauno, yet along with
threatening vital interests. IL will come
TO government Ownership of all railroads.
The Chase CITY Progress SAYS: Some OF the
soldier boys down at Brownsville get it by gra PC
vino telegraph that ,hcyn be home by No
vcmhcr LIST, and they write: Keep the Job wait
ing for ne. We hope tho boys may como home
soon: they're missed 10y all Of ms" But tho
powers that he talking littIc differently
at present
! Th. Newport News Press. edited by ~ man
! who is authority ON the subject in hand. says:
| The commission OF the Protestant F2pisc opa
! Church appointed to revise the ritual has de-
! tcrmnad To eliminate the word obey from the
! marriage ceremony. and will report the
| general convention, which meets ST. Louis
| October II. IT. is we'll The church should not
| carry traVcsty in it's ritual"
rho Louisa Wirginian SAYS: 'lf All The cyan
| CYCLISTS and all the newspapers. tho plu form
! orators, tho sunraTists, the magazine writer.
and all others who influence thought would com
| blue in an effort 10 better the conditions under
which the women in the rural sections Vir
| ginia live, they would do great service II tn.
women Of Virginia farms could only catch Thu
vision OF tho life they arc Justly entitled to. thu
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-17

: man who had Just finished comfortable
meal a. q restaurant the other evening suddenly
rose from his chair caueht up his hat and
umbrella that stood agains; the sail and rushed
out OF the building.
'stop him." exclaimed the proprietor. That
fellow Went out withou; paying"
IN stop him" said determined looking man.
who rose Up hastily from a table near where
the other had He took my goid-headed
umbrella ~! stop him. and I'll bring him back
IN charge o; police officer. the scoundrel"
Without a moments hesitation he da shed out
OF the house in hot pursuit Of the constituencies
villain. And the proprietor. a cold, hard. unsyn,-
pathetic kind of man, has somehow begun to
suspect that neither Of them VIII ever come
hack.-ittshursh Chrouioe-Tccgraph.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-17
Gold !!

Gold! gold! gold! gold
Bright and yellow. hard and cold
Molten, craven, hammered and rolled;
Heavy to get, and light to hold:
Hoarded, bartcred. bought and sold,
Stolen. borrowed, squandered, doled;
Spurned by the young, but Rugged by
the old
To the very verge OF the church yard
mould:
Price Of many crime untold;
Gold! gold! gold! gold!
Good or bad II thousandfoId.
How widely its agencies vary
To save-to ruin-to curse--to bless
AS even it's mintcd coins express,
Now stamped with the image OF good
Queen Bess,
And now Of Bloody Mary.
Thomas Hood.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-17
The Voice of the People


10 the Editor of The Times DiSpatch:
Slr;-Alrs. Lila Meade Valentine and SIR. Ed
mono Fontaine, in their hySterical fears over
the future degencracy OF the race. should re-
nelnher that Washing ton Jefferson Marshall.
Nadison. Robert T.. Lee, Stonewall Jackson and
d most OF other DISTINGUISHED Nirginians were
an the sons of old-fashioned mothers alto
Ectner without the magic influence at tho bad
,oL should their fears he realized. /, viii be
Whffl THIS type OF Ionnred. blessed memory be-
comes extinct and is replaced 10y the home
heSiecting, street haraus uing variety.
-. H. 7. NJ
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-17
shakespeare Day by Day.

For the business Mems Club: Even there
where merchants most do congrcgate."-fhe
Merchant OF Venice, i. B.
Fo! the hack-to-nature cult:
And this life. exempt from public haunt
Finds tongues in trees. books in the running
brooks.
sermons in stones. and good in everything"
AS You Like 1t, H. /.
For all good sportsmen:
And do as adversaries do in law:
strive nightly. but eat and drink az friends"
Tanning OF the Shrew. i. ,.
For those who would muzzlc the Colonel: For
tn" love OF laughter, hinder not the humor of
his dcsl-n."--Alls Well That Ends Well i'll. g.
For the man milliner: "fIe sings them over as
they were gods and goddesses; YOU would think
sn'oeh we're Il Observation-Disclosures Tale iv g.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-17
Gcrmany's Bitter Pill

= ENERAL HAlCi'S great advance. along Il
~ siN-ihile front between Pozieres and
Combles. is one of the most crushing blows
the Germans have received in the whole
course of the Anglo-French offensive on the
Somme. simultaneously new thrust has
almost completed the development of Thiep-
val. while from the ridges they have won
with so much sallantry the British look
down on Bapaume to the north and CombleS
TO the south. both within reach.
As for Combles. its fate is sealed South
OF that village the French under General
Foch have advanced beyond it. so that it is
now commanded from three sides. 1t has
become certain that the retirement OF German
troops 10 new positions east OF the Arras-
Bapaunie- Peronne line cannot be long de-
layed Either there will be 4 voluntary re-
tirement-if that can be called voluntary
which is the product OF insistentiy exerted
pressure--or else these forces will he driven
back in actual assault.
The flower OF the German army has
Yielded TO ktchener's new levies-the prod
uct OF forty years OF strenuous and costly
preparation to officers and men who two
years ago had never fired modern rifle and
most OF whom. probably. had never even seen
modern long-range gun. That mus; be a
bitter pill for German pride to swallow
Scorn and derision long marked every Ger
man comment on the quality of the British
troops. That they would not fight If they
could and could not If they would" was the
burden OF the Teuton song For the French
poilu the German military critic always
owned justified respect. but he had nothing
bat contempt for the polu's British ally
Now. we raj her imagine. another song Will
be heard in the land OF the Rhine II is mis-
take TO believe nation OF shopkecpers will
not fight as we OF The South found out more
than ii.ty years ago Some peoples as some
individuals. fight more readily and at first
more skilltully than others. but among them
all, given sufficient time Tor preparation and
sufficient interest in the battle, there is no
great difference. In tie end victory perches
ON the banners or the belligerent which can
throw prepondera,ins numbers ana pre-
ponderating resources into the fray
This practice OF deriding an opponent is a
mistaken one anyhow. In the first place
no credit is to te derived from defeating an
enemy who has been declared contemptibe
and, in the second place, it is highly dis
graceful TO be beaten by IN enemy VINO has
hecn thus stigmatizet!. while. in the third
place. the scorned beIligerent is moved to
new eAertions TO prove he does not deserve
the stigma placed on his name Whatever
happens-and in war almost anything is
likely 10 happen-che plan works out wrong
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-17

Insanity iii Ireland is on the decrease.
especially among women. and the reasons
assigned are the improved standard OF living
and restrictions on the liquor traffic. 1t is
also possible that the Irish women are less
disturbed. owing 10 the war by the barney
ing. wheedlinE, soft-voiced ways OF the
Irish men.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-17
IN Glenn u I,clt Hat

e. 7. S.-I-!etn NJ ma WIN anmomia and
glue size and block while warm. Tn. glue size
is made ny dilntins hot glue win hot water.
Apply inside. outside Of Ia. hat The
stains OF grease and paint may bc removed by
means OF turpentinc or b-uZine. and - the tur-
pentine leave mark. finish With Il little spirits
O
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-17
Senator Lodge Rcbulied


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49,. -+~... 80 ta.rs,ai' :.
- ... -. - ,.,.3 80 - ''"ho
-a ''''' mus
ST. IS .,,.
.-,.- ,.,'Is... - =. a.. '''o ~"
a.: '<s.-.. .s,De.,.uy circle soc,,nna1is,n
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cfx go ..w ,a.rs ara snod for :, nv
=. ~ xha wo,ild ware caun.,yn ~, 49,,
- fuppogcd Nnr,hcrn hatred -,
1.e.-a .rs,!iuti0ns or Gon,horn
,s.rtaert trntiroou, t., mo I}on,,tIi.,,, ~
~. .f r,,,,o,, I" pave been
h4t" bG"n war"ed by the racial
nv lsuropetn coffIi. ,,iS,j1, 800 ~
lanon - to-day 90 tyive nucw for nn-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-17
Thc NInrri. nnnk S,ntcrn.

II K.-Thc Motifs plan bamNs are ort-allized
10 provide loans. TO small borrower They lend
small! sums at the legal rate Of interest any
person Of good character who Is able to get
two iudorscrs OF his note. He is thcn required
10 pay tho loan in weekly installmcuts. o. may
buy loan certificate from the bank with the
money. on which per cont imteres, is na!d.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-17
Gcr,nnn Submarines.

Miss l.. y, H---The Germans cali thcir sub
marines Inter See Hootc. which means under
sea boats. Consequently they arc called I'll
u. or whatever the number OF the submarine
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-17

& W B,-Rooscvclr VAS a, his camp IN III
Adirondacks when Mckinley died IL" hastenc
TO Buffalo, arriving there Saturday Scptembe
II. 1901 where he took the oath OF office :,
the home OF Ans!cy Wilcox
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-17
How Would lnu.

Now look ~ our friend Justice Hughes:
Tile nomination II" couldn't refuse;
His good Job IS lost.
His campaign * frost
20" would you like to be in mis- shoes?
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-17

Nc--I'cfore married you were fond
OF saving was a in million.
She still! say 50. but l nave revised my
estimate of the other ?sa.sao.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-17
Queries and Answers


Q 4. S-EdwHrH II Hnrrimau. railroad man.
died September ?. 1909, at Arden. Tuxedo Park.
New York
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-17

S NJ: D.-No. gauge galvanized telephone
and telegraph wire weighs $50 pounds to the
mile. The weights on the power transmission
wire would depend OF course, gauge, and
whether the insulated bare. ANY
manufacturer Will give you the Information.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-17
For all good sportsmen:


cirubhs-Do you think YOU should tell man
the truth about himself?
Stmhls--I don't go quite that far. but am
in favor OF telling him the truth abou, every
body Use
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-17
The PcsSimfSt SAYS:

II every man received what he merited, most
of us " ould go hungry.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-17

Greece still is unable to pick ont Pre-
mier who will suit everybody cOncerned.