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New Britain herald., 1916-01-19
Kings for the kingless.
(NeW York Press.,)

From Rome has come the an- nouncement that the Austro-Ger- mans have hand-picked a new king for Serbia. He is described as an illegitimate son of the late King Milan. Milan was succeeded by his son Alexander, who was assassinat- ed in 1903, the crime being one of the most horrible of it's sort on rec- ord. So greatly was British opinion shocked by this cynical murder of king and queen by their household officials and army chiefs that Brit ain long refused to maintain any dip lomatic relations with the succeed ing government under King Peter. Yet in the strange mutations of dy- nastic fortunes Britain is now King Peters ally.
 Peter, however, is at Salonica driven from his country as Albert was from Belgium, and as Nicholas doubtless already may be from Mon tcnegro, to seek refuge abroad. Ser bia under Germanic influence must have a king; so Berlin and Vienna return to the old Legitimate" line and pick up an illegitimate prince to be their puppet ruler.
 It was Napoleon who shook their occupants off half the thrones of Europe and placed his creatures in their places. After Napoleon's time that sore of thing was done over again by the "concert of powers.' that dis cordant aggregation which served at least to prolong the overture to the present world clash. Berlin now as- sumes the prerogative of king mak- ing It will doubtless provide for Belgium and Montenegro in due time; it has Greece neatly disposed of and Bulgaria under it's thumb.
 . Berlin kultur must have it's own king of kings, and the illegitimate son of a decadent house will serve as we'll as another. He will be Prus- sia's princeling so long as Austro German and Turco-Bulgarian arms can sustain him.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-19
WHAT OTHERS SAY
Views on all sides of timely questions as discussed in ex- changes that come to the Herald Office.
Simplified Spelling. Manchester HeraId.)

There is no question that the pres ent spelling of English is absurd, in convenient, etymologically inexact and orthographically exasperating History can guide us little, for his- tory itself shows the most cratic al- terations in spelling from one cen- tury to another, and the question of which century modern people should elect to follow would be inn mediately answered in a dozen ways by as many people. The eighteenth century chose to hang a final k on the tail of many words of Latin or Greek origin now written by us as ending in C.. "Historick" wrote the eighteenth century, and it was just as right or wrong, as we with our "historic." Strictly and etym mo1ogic" ally both are incorrect and the word ought to be written "historilz" as 6eing from the Greek "historikos.
 But on the other hand, against the simplified spoilers 1t may with propriety be objected that they have not advanced any comprehensive and accurate scheme of phonetic spelling themselves. From the point of view of the true sound of the word "wuz'' is as absurd phonetic-
 
 peculiar sound in the English lan- guage which we donate in this word by a totally inadequate a, a vowel already staggering under the load of representing a great variety of diff ferent sounds. Webster lists eight different sounds of a alone.
 The actual fact is that there can be no thoroughgoing and accurate system of phonetic spelling for Eng fish without the creation of a new alphabet, or if not quite that, the inauguration of several new char acters. Simplified spoilers must go the whole length or they might as well not do anything. It is not phonetic orth ography to use tn @or both thin and the, as the sounds re- presented in each case by the same characterters are obviously different. Characters which will unmistakably mark this differentiation are re- quired in any valid system of phon- etics.
 The adherents of simplifed spell ing do not go far enough. Tn their way they are as conservative as those who advocate the retention of the Romantic orthograp1ly. There are twentNsix letters in the English al phabet saddled with the task of ex- pressing many more than twenty-six distinctive sounds. Unless each sound is to have it's distinctive pro- prietary sign it makes little difference how it is designated or what arbitra- ry combination of the limited number of characters now in use is em ployed 10 represent it. With the present Romanic alphabet only a few inn provements are possible and they are of minor importance. Before any eff fective reform of English spelling can be carried out, the correct pronuncia- tion of our words will have to be es- tablished. Orthoepv must precede ShOOatjo ort h
New Britain herald., 1916-01-19

Washington, D. C., Jan. 18.-Lens. toward which the French recently made a tremendous drive on their way northeastward in the direction of Lille, forms the subject of the primer on war geography issued to- day by the National Geographic so- ciety:
 Lens is a strong iron and steel center. It's great iron foundries SUD- piled a considerable part of the French trade in peace times, and it's engineering works ranked high among similar industries. There is also Q large factory for the production of steel cables among it's establishments. The place is not upon the tourists map of France, however, for it is strictly modern business town, and before the German lines passed over and beyond it, was full of restless energy, of the unloveIy noise and grime of factories, and of the unat- tractive commonplace of labor and commerce.
 ''The region all around is an in dustrlal one. Through this district of the department of Pas de Calais run
New Britain herald., 1916-01-19
Michael Kenealy's Death. (Nou Haven Union

Michael Kenealy of Stamford had a host of personal friends through out the entire state, men of all parties, although he was an intense partisan in politics. As an attorney he was associated in many cases or importance and in the. affairs of state government he was for many years in the confidence of the little circle of men who have very largely dom- mated the situation. MT. kenealy was one of the old school political workers, generous, affable and genial He will be missed in the councils of the republican party where his practical knowledge and native com mon sense were a great asset, ana among a wide circle of friends where his wit and hearty good will were always appreciated
New Britain herald., 1916-01-19

In considering the effect of the European war upon the standards of music, some of the British essayist5 are somewhat disposed to take q lugubrious view of the subject. They deterioration of taste in musical per- formances; that trashy music has been forced on the people in the nanlc of patriotism; that singers and play CTS are tolerated who, on their merits, have no right to appear, or ever eX- pect hearing. It must be awful. But what would happen if some dili. boatload of American rag -time.?
New Britain herald., 1916-01-19
Indiana As A Writers Field.
(Meredith NichOlson.)


 Indiana offers, on the whole, a fair field for poets. The prevailing note is tranquility. There is hardly spot in the state that touches the imagina- ton with sense of power and gran deur, and yet there are countless scenes of quiet beauty. The Wabash gathers breadth and grace as it tioWs southward. Long curves here ana there give to the eye the illusion or a chain of lakes, and the rivers val ley is a rich garden. The Tippeca- noe is another beautiful river, famous among fishermen and there are a number of charming lakes in the northern part of the state. The Kan- kekee marsh was long haunted by the migrant wild birds. Poets and novelists have found inspiration in the Kankakee. Maurice Thompson and Evaleen Stein have celebrated the region in song; and there is a tra- dition that the manuscript of "Ben Hur' visited both the Kankakee and Lake Maxinkuckee at certain crisis in it's preparation.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-19
Oh! For the Old Days.
(The Commentator in New London
 Tav

(The Commentator in New London
 do not, as a rule, permit myself to indulge in "reminiscences. Several reasons contribute to influence me away from too intimate reflection upon the past. One is that the more I search through the pages of my mental diary the less ground I dis cover for satisfaction with the use that I made of my earlier years an other is that when I find myself such a laundering long way back in the dark ages that I have the uncom- fortable feeling of being a great dis tance from home: and the third is that the future, either of the indi- vidual or the world, seems to me to be about a million times more in- portant than the past.
 Not that I fail utterly to under stand the mellow joy that lies, for some people, in contemplating and living over again 1ong-gone days; once in a while I can get into ten der and interesting mood toward such things myself; but it is only once in a while and even then, about the about the eyes and wee bit maudll about the eyes and wee bit maudin about the tight spot in the throat. I generally come out of it with a jump
New Britain herald., 1916-01-19
"Watch Your Sneezev
(New Haven Journal-Courier

NNeW HaVen JOurnal-COurier\
 It is an important Warning which the health department of the city has issued for the protection of the gen. eral public. The loss of life during the month of December reached an alarming number, and justified the health commissioners in reminding the citizens that the step from a hard cold to pneumonia is a short one, and that current experience is proving that the short step is apt 10 be fatal one. It is only a few days ago that the librarian of Yale University a man in the prime of life, Mr. Schwab, was swept away as consequence of that ailment Word was received in this city a day or two ago that the Rev. w. Herbert Hutchinson, rector of Trinity church, at Utica, New York, and we'll known in this diocese as a former rector at St. Peters at Milford, met the same tragic fate" from the same tragic cause. These are but conspicuous examples of the danger which faces Us all, and, in warning us against it, the board of health lives up to it's best traditions. We are proverbial1y careless people, fatalists to a certain extent, and we are less apt than many other peoples to give heed to the warnings of the educated and experi- enced, but with examples all about us of the recklessness of human na- ture it is folly for us to thus tempt Providence. To paraphrase the warn ing of the local board of health: "A word to the wise is sufficient"
New Britain herald., 1916-01-19
As To "As'F'edity."
Louisville Courier Journa1.)

A physician says that asafoetida is "a specific fer grip.' That will sur prise many persons. But many others will recall that asafoetida once was more than a cure. It was preven- tive.
 An authority says that asafoetida is "a stimulant to the sympathetic nervous system, an excellent carmina- tive and stimulate unstriped muscle fiber . used in hysteria, but in an empirical fashion, and that it is a substance derived from an herb found in Persia, Turkestan and Afghanistan and that the product is composed of resin, gum, ethereal oil, vanillin and fcrulic acid.
 The list of elements contained sounds interesting and potent. But everyone whose grandm other made him wear a little cotton bag of ''as'fedity'' around his neck during the period of the year in which he
New Britain herald., 1916-01-19

If there is any truth to the sug- gestion that the natural son of the claimed King of Serbia, at Belgrade, that country is in for a fine career. This fellow bears the name of George Cristicz and he has been 8 wanderer of the world, appearing in the various roles of vaudeville singer actor typewriter agent, and salesman oG automobile tires. He should make a great Ruler.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-19

much. Time has played havoc with the members of these old teams and the rules of the game nave changed. Aside from which, the spirit may be willing but the f1esh,-well, the flesh, at best, is weak. It must ever be in training. Secretary Daniels would realize better results if he got those ing for the day after a declaration of war
New Britain herald., 1916-01-19
McMILLAN'S NEW BRITAINts BUSIEST
 BIG STORE
 ALWAYS RELIABLE"
OUR ANNU AL ( MID WINTER CLEARANCE
 SALE
 SPECIALS FROM OUR Domestic and Linen
 Dept. s
BLEACHED SLEEPING

BLEACHED SHEETING 21-4 yard wide. Sale price 2Po yard. Sheeting from our regular stock, worth 34c yard today
 PILLOW CASES Size 45x36, made of good durable cotton. Sale price 101ac each.
 ALL LINEN TOWELING Worth 15c yard Sale price 12h yard.
 BLEACHED OUTING FLANNEL 27. inches wide. Sale price 62c yard.
 TURKISH TOWELS Large size, heavy weight Towels While this lot lasts, Sale price 1Sc each. 25c value.
 TABLE DAMASK All linen. Value $1.00 yard. Sale price 79c yard. New designs Sale prices on all Sheetings, Pillow Case Tubings, etc, for the balance of this month.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-19
1,200 Yards of New
 Embroideries

at January Sale Prices. Now on sale at 12 1-2c, 29c and 49c yard.
 Embroidery Edgings up to 1 8 inches wide, in this sale at 12 1-2c yard. ValR 19c yard.
 22-inch Baby Allovers, sale price 29c yard. Value to 48c.
 18-inch Baby F'louncing in the dainty new overwork edges. Sale price 29c yard. Value 39c to 45c.
 27-inch Hemstitched Baby Floun- cings. Sale price 28c yard. Value to 4Sc.e ,t. t.r
 27-inch and 36-inch Flouncings of dainty Swiss and Embroidered Orr gandies. Sale price 48c yard. Values to $1,00. --a.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-19
KING OF MONTENEGRO
 HANDS OVER SWORD
White Flag Hoisted at Grahovc-

White Flag Hoisted at Grahovc-
 Monarch Says Surrender was Ne-
 cessary to Prevent Ruin of Country
 London, Jan. 19-According to re- ports received by the Exchange Telc- graph Company from Cettinje. King Nicholas of Montenegro has issued a proclamation to his people declaring that surrender was necessary Tn order to prevent the complete ruin of his country. The white flag was hoisred at Grahove, where the King handed his sword to General Herlees
 Generals Oistovic and Valutovre, re- fusing to surrender, the advices add, joined the Serbians.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-19
to see some of the treasures of Dutch painting and hitecture-Glovers vile Herald.

So'AAC painting and chitecture.-Glovers vile Herald.
 A Washington dispatch says that President Wilson will take the stump and appeal to the people for approval of his national defense plan. This gives some weight to the hint that Mr. Wilson will have to depend on Re- publicans to pass the patriotic pre- paredness legislation now before Con- gress.-Newburgh Journal
 Germany may win campaigns and conquer enemy territory. But she cannot thus end the war or secure her future after the war. She will have to face crushing war conditions ever after she obtains peace. It will be years after hOstilitieS cease be- fore she can expect to recover from the econ omic as well as the military effects of the world struggle into which she over confidently rushed.-- New York Tribune.
 One of the compensations of this war to those not engaged in it is the stimulus given to their own activity and their ability to provide for thern- selves. It impresses, for one thing, the value to any nation of a concen- trated efficiency and economy in the production of the things for which it's resources are fitted, and their e>-- change in trade with other countries This country was especially in need of the lesson and the spur to enter prise. It's capacity for providing for it's own wants is much greater than the people have been wont to realize. Industries may we'll be more diversified and more highly developed not only to meet more completely our own needs but to furnish the means of obtaining at the lowest ;os, the articles furnished to better ad- vantage by other nations We 1eed not be dependent upon others for nj trates that can be drawn from the air or dyes that come from the earth in form that is abundant in our own land.-New York Journal of Con- merce.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-19

When the Lusitania sinking is dis avowed, in black and white, and paid for, in gold, the Lusitania controversy will be over-Boston Journal
New Britain herald., 1916-01-19

Lovers of literature will mourn the loss of Miss Jeannette Glider, who during the past half century, con- tributed many gems to her art
New Britain herald., 1916-01-19

The Swiss editor who was heavily fined and sentenced for writing a poem will get little sympathy from this magazine reading nation. Anything but poetry goes here.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-19

Now that Percy D. Haughton has purchased an interest in the Boston Braves we'll probably have the ama- teur faddists asking for a rule to bar football coaches from participating in the profits of summer baseban''- Binghamton Press.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-19

Mrs. Wilson must be a thoroughly domestic sort of person. At least her name disappeared from the news col umns as soon as she became comfort ably settled in the White House. Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-19

At last the British appear to have developed one good General The man who successfully withdrew the army from the Gallipo1i should be given chance to show what he can do in organizing an advance.-Buf- falo Express.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-19
FACTS AND RANCHES.

Who put the fist in pacifst?" Who put spurs on the fighting doves in the ark of peace ?-Philadelphia Ledger.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-19

Diplomatic humor-the American legation at The Hague welcomed the Fordites as private tourists and con- graduated them on their opportunity
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-05-04
Gern1QnN0te T0dQu
Reply Will Leaue No Doubt, 1t Is Said,
Concerning Exact Position of Germany

BERLIN. May 3.--(By wireless tt
The Associated Press, via Sayvillc. y
The draft Of the German reply to the
American note has been finished. The
reply is subject to minor alterations
which may result from interchanges OF
views between Berlin and general
headquarters. The attitude of Ger
many Will be stated in clear and pre-
else terms. The note will leave No
room for doubt concerning the exact
position assumed by Germany. which
will communicate the definite nature
of instructions that will be given It
submarine commanders and other dat;,
on which Washington itself can judge
the situation.
The German reply to the American
note on submarine warfare may be eX
pected momenturily. II now appears
however, that Thursday may be the
day on which it will be handed to the
American embassy. Following the
submission Of the German reply, the
center OF gravity in the situation. it
is considered here. will rest in Wash
ingtOn. where it must be decided
whether the proposal which Germany
makes meets the conditions OF the last
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-05-04

thoritatively today that the issue
would have to be cleared up this week
ii diplomatic relations With Germany
We're to continue.
The president is known to be un
altcrably determined to adhere strict
ly to the position assumed by the Uni
ted States in its demand that Germany
Immediately declare and effect an
abandonment of its present methods OF
submarine warfare.
No proposal of any kind will be ac.
ccptcd by the American government
ii is said. unless II includes a dcclar
alton OF intention to stop sinking
peaceful ships. In this connection
press dispat ches to the effect that
new orders to submarine commanders
would be told Of In the German note
were read with interest by officials
but comment was withheld pending
the disclosure OF the nature at the
Instructions.
Colonel House, who discussed the
submarine issue with German officials
while abroad for the president several
months ago, arrived here this morn,
ins. Ills coming to Washington war
considered significant because he has
taken IN active part IN the German
negotiations to date.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-05-04
POSITIONS CAPTURED
PRESIDENT WILL BE FIRM.

No fighting OF Importance is report
cd from any OF the battle fronts On
the sector OF lie Mort Homme, north
east of Verdun, the French have Ia
ken additional German positions in a
brilliantly executed attack, and cap
tured in the operation about 100 pris-
oners and four machine guns. On
the remainder OF the front in France
and Belgium nothing but artillery
duels have been in progress.
In the Adamello sector of the Aus.
tro-ltalian front the Anstrians and
Italians still are engaged in the hard
fighting that has been in progress
for several days but with no impor.
tant changes in positions reported.
A German aeroplane has dropped
bombs on Deal England. Some ma
terial damage was done. but only one
man is reported TO have been injured,
The aeroplane escaped.
Thirtysix casualties resulted from
the Zeppelin raid Tuesday night on
the northeast coast of England and
southeast coast of Scotland.
The house of commons, amid loud
of the governments bill calling for
immediate general military compul
sion for the duration of the war.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-05-04
GRACE: TAYLOR
HAS BREAKDOWN
SUDDENLY BECOMES INSANE AND
" is NECESSARY TO PLACE
HER UNDER RESTRAINT.
HAS HAD many TROUBLES LATELY

Miss Grace Taylor, daughter of the
late Edward Taylor. WHO died III this
city a few weeks ago. was taken In
custody yesterday morning on IA
charge of insanity The unfortunate
women is violently insane at tina
tihc, but II is believed that with prop,
er treatment she may have chance
TO recover her reason. Miss Taylor
lived alone at the boulevard apart.
ment house and showed no particular
signs OF mental derangeinunt untu
yesterday morning. when her attempt
To borrow n revolver attracted attet-
ton. Questioned later as to this she
declared she intended to shoot some
women. However. all her statements
were incohercnt and merely indicated
complete breakdown Of her mental
faculties
Miss Taylor was taken to the hos.
pitnl temporarily and will be given
the best of care and meanwhile her
relatives Will be notified or her con.
dition, She had for several wears ljy.
ed alone with her father, who was
very old and an invalid and the task
Of taking care Of him was Il heavy one.
Then he has been involved in litiga
tion and other business troubles.
These things are supposed to have
contributed 10 break her down.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-05-04
FEDERAL GRAND JURY INDICTS
five GERMANS FOR CONSPIRACY

NEW YORK. May 3.-John Dewey,
editor of the Gaelic-American, and
John T. Ryan, Buffalo attorney. were
mentioned in superseding indictments
handed down today by the federal
grand jury that is investigating the
alleged German plot to blow up the
Welland canal. The two men were
not indicted, but are alleged to have
had cognizance of the conspiracy. De,
voy is leader in this country in the
movement for Irish independence.
The new indictments go into the de.
tails of the alleged plot, and for the
first time in pro-German conspiracy
cases, state that 1t was aimed to as
sist the German emperor. The indict.
ments are against Capt. Franz Won
Papen. recalled German attache