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AMERICAN AUTHORS CLUB
is NOW BEING PLANNED

ants. Many Of our magazines and
book publishers appear to he especially
addressing their efforts to please that
element Of our population.
But do not misunderstood ~. Our
objects are friendly rather than criti-
cal. We wish TO be a social centre.
broadly helpful. At the same time Il
seems important that We should m
phasize the fact that there is vitality
in the literary art. We wish to call
attention to II by siGnal!zing what Is
excellent and distinguished. Such in
fiuence will be indirect only. We have
no intention of giving many dinners.
either Of welcome to distinguished Wis
iting authors or IT consolidation to
an American fellow author. We do
not wish to make such an honor an
usual occurrence. That Of couIee
would defeat our aims. As often as
we recognize work that IA not tho best
We lessen our influence on our fellow
craftsman and the authority Of eur
Judgment on the u'ihur"
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Maude Adams, Vi
ola Allen, Henry
Miller, Charles
Coghlan and Effie
Shannon Always
Young on Boards

r OW many would recognize IN
~ some Of to-day's stage stars
the same actors and actresses
OF twenty-five earl ago? II John
Drew or Maudc Adams or Viola Allen
or Henry Miller should reappear in
h plays which made them farnous q
quarter OF q century ago how quaint
And old fashioned they would seem to
most OF New Yorks theatregoere. A
quarter OF a century. That seems o
long time, aud yet these and several
other Of tho popular stage folk Of to-
day have been ~delishting their audi.
c for al least that long.
Who would believe that Maude
Adams, the perennially youthful and
charming Peter Pan, had been on the
etage for forty-two years? Her first
part was q smiling or crying one, Is
tho mood seized her. and no stage
manager had anything to say about
Il when she was carried on at the
tender age Of Q months. A few years
after hat Miss Adams stopped grcw-
lng up. but has e acting ever since.
She played % a little girl with J. X
Emmett in Fritz and when only 16
she appeared at the old Star Theatre
In 1.-THE Paymaster." Mr.. Belasco 70.
members her at that period a. .
Spindle legged little GIRL" tall and
thin. with her hair drawn hack from
q forehead that concealed a restless
end ambitions mind. Even then, she
displayed some Of the personal mag
netism that has endeared her to the
public.
It wae over twenty years ago when
she hrst attracted the attention. uf
Charles Frohman. h manager with
whom her greatest success WIS hen-
tihpd. She then was appearing tn
"'Putterfi'os." a play in which there
was a scene in which she became
mildly Intoxicated. That scene at
tracted much attention. hut can any
one Imagine the gentle heroine Of
Barrie's plays gaining her first
eriumrh IN n drunken role? II Jug
can't he done. And yet the photo
graph 81 Miss Adams taken ar lcne
ago shows her In that play. and aside
from her dress which seems odd now.
one would think she II the Maude
Adams Of to-day.
Following her appearance In But
terNies' Miss Adams went under Mr..
Frohman's management ard appeared
frs. as a star in 1.-THE Little Minis
ter" in which rhe scored q tremen-
dous Success. From that time her
career was a succession Of triumphs,
but perhaps years and years and yeare
from now when Miss ms consents
30 grow slightly older and perhaps
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,ausn for you. Believe ne. 7 took that

laugh for you. Relieve me. 7 took that
10.
II ws- very soon after that ,nc.-
dent tina l signed I'D with the Mutual.
II I hadn't happened TO think ~ shuf-
fling Off that stage I might never have
cot more than $500 n week IN my life,
though I'm a great believer In tho
Chaplin star. Somehow ! think ia
have landed in spite OF overlooking 3
few opportunities.
Be the way. perhaps I to,d
you how that walk originated. used
20 live IN the vicinity Of the old Queens
Head. IN Lambeth. London had boon
my stamping Gound since I was two
years old. when 7 was brought from
Fon~tainebleau, n few miles out ~
Paris. That 10 where | was born.
though my parents were English.
The Queens Head was a pub"
There was a cab stand near It. and an
old character they called "Tiumnv"
Rinks was one Of tho landmarks. He
had a hulhou. nose. a crippled UP
rheumatic body. . swollen and die
torted pair of fect and the most eS-
traordinary pair Of trousers 7 ever
saw. IL ilIINt Iu'' t'N WV t'b''''
from a giant. and he was n little man.
When I saw "Rummy' shume his
way across tho pavement TO hold a
cabman's horse for a penny tip. which
WIS l.'a daily o0cupat!on. 7 was fasc'-
mated. TIE walk Wa. go funny n mo
that I initiated =. Whom ! showed my
mother how "Eummy' walked she
begged ms 10 stop, because II war
crsiel TO initiate a misfortune Hike that,
hnt While she pleaded she had her
apron stuffed n her mouth. Then Oh"
went IN ~. psrtry 1Gd cEr'od f"r ten
minutes.
Day after day : cultivate that
wslk. II Va. an ohsess.on. Wherever
J pulled It I was -ure ~ a laugh, Poor
oid ''Rummy' ~ dead long ago, or
course. II 7 had any 'den ne eth
lived 7 surely would divide with him.
OF course the walk Is Chaplin 50 lar
a. picture audiences are concerned.
! No matter what else ! may do that is
amusing in the course OF my PLAYS 7
! don't believe 7 can ever get away from
the walk. Let me make n natural
free footed entrance ard they stare At
! me in stony silence They seem 10 he
afraid nv feet have got well.
It's Impossible 10 tell exactly how
! funny business Ia made. II develops.
Given n good emo and certain
powers Of ANALYSTS "A fellow can get a
line Of funny STUFF !r the course Of a
few yrars that will make people laugh
NJ the memnrv ~ him when he's
deadar than A mackerel and not funny
AZ AL.
Tho principal thing you've .ot TO
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CHAPLIN ON HIS WORK.
-
Writes . Modest Piece About His
Accom- piishments and strusxies.

Charlie Chaplin. the highest priced
In tho world. who draws 1910, 900
a year for his services with the Mutual
Film Corporation. has often been asked
70 write something abou, himself In
ntead ~ having something written
about him, but Mr.. Chaplin has often
refused, insisting that writing about
himself was not written In the bond
The fact is that Chaplin despite his
worldwide fame and popularity Il
modest TO a fault. He Ia afraid Of he
ing thought 20 'toot his own horn"
The following article was secured from
his pen after some effort:
FUNNY BUSINESS"
BIT CHARLES CHAPLIN.
Making fun Is serious business. II
calls for the deepest s~tudy-the, most
concentrated observation. Buslnessthat
causes some people to laugh makes
others frown. That can't be helped.
What matters Is to make most Of the
people laugh all tho time, How 20 do
this Is the problem.
Did you ever see what happens when
a policeman In uniform slips on a
greas street and gets muddy? Tho
policeman's uniform and his club are
symbols OF his authority. He Ia a
power in the land. When he slips and
gets all Uusscd up the crowd shr.ckr
with laughter, Why? Well, even
good people have a sneaking dislike
for n coop" They like to sec him get
a tumble,
Visualize a hloated capitalist With
Dundrcady whiskeIs light trousers,
spats, frock coat silk hat--all the in
signia OF Il million dollars moro or leas.
Even the most !norcnsive among TN
has some time or other conceived the
idea 81 pulling those whisker-. Just O
necting. absurd idea.
Now when tho capitalists whistler.
are pulled by an abandoned funny
maj tho crowd shriel,s with delight,
There may he some In the audience
who think It undignihed to pull Q mil
InoAairs's whisksTs. but u makes the
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\ TO longer shall the visiting au-
thor from abroad be able 70
reproach his American brother
with lack Of club hospitality II Ham,
lin Garland and a host of author asso-
oates are able to carry out their plans.
An organization similar TO tho Au-
shors Club Of London is what they
have in mind Speaking Of the plan
last Wednesday at a meeting OF the
foint committee on literary arts held
At the National Arts Club Mr.. Garland
said:
"We have no such organization Of
american authors. and we need Il
Here In New York, which is now the
literary centre Of the world. We aim to
have American authors present q uni
fsd front, Al present there Ia no or
g~anization to give expression to liter
sry America. no club to further any
big literary movement or entertain a
waiting author.
Just take the matter Of entertain
tl.g q visiting author. Not one of the
organizations cooperating in the
Joint committee has the facilities for
such an entertainment. neither does
theA. membership sufficiently represent
literary Smerica. Tho Authors League
OF America which Is q business or
Eanization wiz a membership OF more
than 1900. has only small business
ofices. The Author. Club. which IL
tho oldest and perhaps tfn-. most con-
aervativs Of our literary citcS. has
neither tho space nor tho equipment
for q dinner Of any size. Tho Poetry
Society has no clubhouse. Tho Pen
and Brush Is a small group of women
Though the Mcdowell Club has an
Increasing group Of authors In It's
membership Its quarters arc limited.
The Society Of American Dramatists
and Composers has no facilities for en-
pertaining. While here ut the National
Arts Club we also are considerably
handicapped.
"When John Maseneld Wal hero last
winter there were plenty OF clubs
wanting to hire him to speak. but no
orga nization representing literary
America 10 extend a welcome. That Is
what the great, the representative au-
thors who come to this country miss.
Az Individuals American authors are
cordial to such disting uished visitors.
Literary America takes no notice OF
their arrival and. heretofore. has
forced them to find their way about
and mako acQ~uaintances as best they
may.
Tho same treatment Is meted out "a
the American author who accom-
plishes a vital piece OF work or has an
unusual honor conferred or him. His
personal friends, fellow authors, may
70 out Of their way to congratulate
him. Others may write him. That Will
be one of the functions Of our organi-
xation, to congratulate. to express the
approval Of literary America TO Q fell
low author.
"Another important element In oui
work will be emphasizing the best In
all that pertains 10 literature. ia
show our appreciation Of the best
efforts Of publishers as well as authors
With this aim We are holding this re-
ception to the writer's and makers Of
books In connection with the opening
OF the annual exhibition Of the books
Of the year here at the National Arti
Club. We wish to call attention e
the fact that good books are beng
written and published in spite Of the
automobile and moving pictures. We
aim to emphasize our approval. Our
Wish 10 70 hold the book In its Props
yiaoa. AZ present the country u Suf'
ans1ng 6so . oeea DasvDeao 49,
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Lillian Russell and
Mrs. II. Gould
Show Perennial
Youth When They
Return at Times
to Play

In 1894. Her last appearance was I,
Children Of Earth" az the Rootb
Theatre.
No story of stage ravori,e.
never grow old would 10 couip,,..
without mention Of lillian Eil,s..
who is now Mrs. Aiexa.dc T. Mo,- b
and who makes creams 10 help otns,,
Of her rex stave Of those thtrcs t,s.
dim the beauty If woman.
One might present this 7.c.,,. -.
Miss Russell as Just herael'. as e..
always las boon ard probably s,w,,,
will be, but In reality Il vas ta.An 70
1894 when she va. appearir- IN ~,
Perichole' at Abhey's Theatra. :.
was IN adaptation from OHeNhart art
was very popular. Il was ons q
number OF light oreras produced n.
year with q magnificent" that We ne
TO New York. They hld yrc5. o.
cess. bu: at the ou1 Il tic season -
producers. Abbey. ScluetrN. 4 C-,r
failed and gave no their ~cxIlaua,,c.
the iinmense srms they hnd .pcnt ,,
the operas IN which Mas E,ussc,l a,
peared. Miss Russell, howey,-. 80.
not failed. She is NJ gr"r'ng o
Perish Tho thought. H." ya1lr Il
appearance OF lsst s,as,r 1-ny
forth the aare Imam Uus.,r ~ =,
old.
She made her nppea-iu.. 90 80
stage nearly forty years ago In "T.n.r.
Tries All" and later PLAYED n "P.ns.
fore" and the Pirates ~ Pe,.a.nc.
singing her way through 3 mui.r!l.
Of musical comedies ard lisht co~.a,
She was IN the Weber ard Tre'1s ,,.u.
pany at their old theatre. made taro,
By their ~burlesCucs.
II would he hard for present .r.a.-..
eoers TO recognize n tire mated hnis,,
Mrs. Howard Gould, who pltvs1 at
Kathr.ne Cleinmons. She deserted n,
stare several years ago nt ~" tire
Of her marriage. hut che Sly. sr7.7:
IN private thcatricals. Tho rhp.
graph shows her In The Lady
Venice" which was produced az 70
tors FIFTH Avenue Theatre.
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A BOOB AND A PLAY.
They Brought s.eesss t. George G.
Tyler.

The suggestions upon which George
c. Tyler acted In producing two Of the
most successful plays With which his
I'm has been identihad--"Pollyen ma"
now current al the Hudson, and Alias
Jimmy valentins"-cAms to him from
his mother and father. respectively.
and no takes a pardonable pride IN RS
counting this fact.
In the summer Of 1914 Mr.. Tyier's
mother asked him one evening II ne
had over read "PolIyanna-"
heard Of r."
"well, you'd better" said Mrs.. Ty-
Ter. handing him . copy Of tho book.
IT rather fancy that some one could
make a very pleasant and charming
play out Of It,"
Actuated moro by a desire TO please
his mother than anything else Mr.. Ty-
Ter took the book and a strong Havana
cigar to bed with him that night. He
declares that he hadn't got beyond the
third or fourth chapter before he ne
gan to see the germ OF a PLAY that
would make n sentimental appeal 10 all
sorts and conditions Of men and when
ne finished the story. which re did that
night, he was extremely enthusiastic.
He began negotiations for the dramatic
rights the next morning ana confesses
that he was amazed TO discover from
the publishers that the book had al
ready had a sale Of more than a quar-
ter of a million copies.
who's read IT." he inquired.
Everybody you don't know" was
the reply.
The production OF the play hung nre
for more than a year because Of the
dificulty OF finding some one who
could make a proper dramatization.
Mr.. Tyler's father, now dead, Vas an
o. Henry fan and read with avid en-
thuslasm every line that short story
master ever wrote. kIe came 20 his
son one morning with q newly pub
lished volume under his arm.
George" he said. there's a cork
| ing play In q short yarn In this book.
It's q complete act In Itself and you'd
have 10 get some one to build up two
or three acts leading to II, but It's so
! GOOD that it will carry the play NJ
matter how weak the other acts may
be. SIT right down and read IL now
And yielding to parental persuasion,
a. IN the case q "Pollyanna," Mr.,
| Tyler nat down and read the story. II
~ Golje1 - 1eey1Dvoo nscogDsaees
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% c,r,,,,s.,y. yo,, ~. {, IN a. YOU
80 aInny yo,, tbou-h, VS..
~ W. % hA rn ~ vnrd AvvrnCGfnn
Urn. ou, IN he . .ros, hu, .ome ut,,e
vi, NJ hps,rA.. tb., hn. been Inserted
on he ann, -, tho monant refs n roar
Tb.,s ,,or 40 D,.coyar .rs, what
caused tina, h,s laugh and emrha-
.,,o T..
IN. Ar,a-i,s, nuhI,c ,,,,es -ro.as.
ousr,. So doe. rho French public: So
DOE. ,ba Drjti.b puh,ic Tn 20 q few
veors ,ro u. dId mo-. 1,now that the
C~n,r,uop N,1 a sang. ~ b,uo-
c-oya ,rd l.,rp.1 rAr,lere, s..p-ea
~. thl- ,b. ,,5rcs. ,ay-- laughed
h,r az ,hs ma. mig er,rpca
WAL I'm toll van, c,s ,u,no-.en.
-,a.np vrv ,h. Mutual nau me
,f7o ooo , ,,n,r 7, ,.,,, hcc,u.. can
amuao tina American nubl,o alone mt
hnc,u.s IN. s,m. s,ufY ,ha. makes
Americana lo,,yh also make, tho
rb,ram,n u, ~. y,,y.,,. ro,p him =
col, on, -, h,s so,, c,u,.. ,ha Jpn,-
rasa oud e,cs IN r,Lio n, K,o,o q,
,ou,h yoc,,orouslv s,,i,. tho yis,pa of
n 49, 4, Co~rs,,p,trnn,. .rd yet.
,ha mona,, thu, en-. pus.ian moniik
,soa IN snsnd on vnat. In short
wbo, vo baya d,.coyer.a 4. m. ono
,onch NJ, nature lint mako. tho whoIe
uor,d kin-tba sor, ~ .t,r TIA, mako,
oynr,lhodv ,aucb
And whom yon cou. ~ ne,re +. ont
il nc,er u,,o ,acr., AZ al World
.ro ,,o,,ors h,,o ,o,a -. horv l.
h,ocr, IN 49, &C. r,o,,,, ,,,cs
themselves ,r,o bvs,er,c, ~ ono ~
,he,r nurh.er IVA. caurht sts,,,nv Wv
the head NJ a s,,ar, and whipped' Tho
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NEW LONDON

NV LoHncS. cam. y,
presence ~ tho Cons
Deutschland hero hso c..
prscedentod nifty - 'pr'o. 49,
Ever n Note. OF IL, . rr "
N Obliged 20 tl~r "vaI .
away.
Citls"rs or Now Lor'r. A.
Sruor Tfol umh Of l,,.' e. '.
gusst. ea',,t.'r,d ,.,u' f... D..
'he '...- officers aud r
u~-utalhlt.d a. a di-rn- .'' p
Wcdntr dH. o""".us Capt.
2.tSentel with q ru'9 We.
-'riSa6, WITH Tho snsI -
"nrrnvc5 on the he''. c7tr
cs- MAS given y s,lvH' met.
the members OF the c-r- t.~
souvenirs.
The social fcaSoa o" - 'l.
ter was inausurat,4 A. '.u NJ.
a Halloween Sarce. Amor 'Hr "a
we're many army 3 ri
members OF the!' fnin' ng
Tho weather has ben iQ,.. E..
the air being Just coo. Cnou & 80
MIGRATING. ANA tourists arc '.
vantage OF the splcniil co1a'ty
cont arrivals az the NoNra. .I-
Charles NJ Tiffany. Mss E,,.'-
Miss 4. Schultz, Mr. ana Mr. ''-''
Smith, Ernest Sohmi;s. NJ
Donald ~AprenzeIer. ". T. =
and Mrs. Raymond fi'oU. ~ -
Van Bretoe, \. Won p,rt. r.
V!sschor, Emilio pcl Re-, G
Rudolph SchaHn-r. Nj. a.l -
tlu'rls, Mr.. ana Mrs E.a
hort WalderpcIr. Fl IA. I'
Louis Heinz of Nov loy, "
Elisabeth o Schmidt plliI ia
and Counters Won Boru at,-t
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York rhirty-slS 20 n "Cynnbe-
line" In which 10 Supported the late
Adelaide Nelson. ie then was 20
years old. Despite his many years on
tbs stage Mr.. Miller is stil ms popular
~ ever. ror he recently had a grea-
success in Daddy Ionr-L~rr" IN
which he s.i,i !s playing.
Miss Allen. who IA private lie 70
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r~etires. she will be remembered best
a. the shin and boyish Peter Pan.
who made people believe in fairies.
The photograph OF Viola Allen and
Henry Miller shows them in THE
Masoueraders,' one Of tho plays pro-
duced by the famous Empire Theatre
stock company under the direction Of
Daniel Frohman. Many actors and
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actresses who afterward became well
known were developed in that COM
pany. One Of them wds William
Faversha'n. Mr.. Miller and Miss Al
len ~ore the leading man ms leading
lady IN many successful plays pro-
duced h. thai company when they
were connected with Il.
Mr.. N5li,r INST appeared IN New
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IS. will give recital IN le'lin0 Ft
Wednesday afternoo., Sov.T.," BE-
playing WORKS Of Gear rraul;, Gig,
Datussy. TTI,i.pp, s~atnc-Sa.na So =
pin
I'.r..a.r Rose-a. ea-,Fo .e ~ q.f
s>-g --citsl or Wednesla" l''s-.
.Nuvsmh-- 20. ~ tils tJomely cay
his p-nrrc;nrr.s NJ. in"Iucs ur 3
from "-.So,' cy Faa6e! nl-t a.. Q,
from 'rs ".-A-lsrt.as c!,l.o-.o - -
10 .p!NN.s-,.es' ~ SNNul.,.1, e.
80 7urro~- o. Oh s,>o'c7 .oTss
Rcds-cs WE, y+onr'~, VII g..
ret Ne-g York -cr,'si - 70 setH-
.ieol!an Han -. tho orcV'a,, 90 "r
day. Novomhe- %. lis ~rroYr>n'
l.ciude three rev arrangements
own Of corpo-itioIs by darool.
ard WieuiawsHi. and to TO-
arrangement ~ Pagnrirrr
on ssturdpv evening. w.. e..
Charles Cooper. p'ar!,', WI E''t
first re,ital ~ the scas"r - .'
Hall. lie will play B~eetnoy'' .
81, No. 3: Chopin 81.
Hat minor and - group o'
~ Brahms and Dyor,l.
Works that were s?e a. -s"r;''.
tho late t.. i. 10 Cope ~ n. -
by the Flonzaloy QIsr''. o..
subscription concert IT, N.'i.~ 80.
Tuesday evening. \~uvcn.r'.
being In ~" 'a'
'Tortam 10 the quartet '.u..
comprise the aduz'o 'r'H tr'
quartet In + fla. viii! J. :. .'' H.
B~eethoven's sketch to-fs 'l"-'"
of "Sueaser R~uh.gcat1- t.... {
Of Rest") the Mozart u'Ir %
Sn'etan1'a "Au7 nCiur1. '''t.
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NOTES IN THE MUSIC WORLD

.s-, will give L recital IN Ae'lian 70
Wednesday aftsrnoo1, SovsT.," 3D..
playing WORKS Of Cesar Fraul;. jll,
De;ussy. TTI,i.pr. satnc-Sa.na 50 =
min.
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Continued Jro., serer'h Pdce.

L~O''IHIIrd IrON1 NF-"fTN PIVe,
November &c. He vm play Barh's
"crrofratIr rautns'e AID fugue."
B~cethovon's sonata n ~, opus 10l {:
s~chu,uarn's . m.Hor sonata and compo-
sitions ay CHOPIN. l~iun.nsteia and L!szt.
including the latter co'npc'e-'r rhapsody
40 .
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lrs-risd peopio a. ,ar yicdnr-' =
Club dinner dance fer Mrs Mcg'J
The sun., 1916-11-12

ouiomav Nsvass, the Brazilian plan.
The sun., 1916-11-12

TIE rec'ta' nc II. baritone. Charles
". Clark. whose announced recital for
'ar'"- In the month wea postponed ow--
lnr 20 q cold. ~ ~ he given IN Acolicn
Han or Friday evening. November =
The programme chosen for the cav ,r
'onoert comprising all Am.r',9r "orgs
VIII he given on tbs rr-asior.
The sun., 1916-11-12

icHn Powell 1!ll s'vo Ne second IT,
HIS series OF our pianoforts recitals on
saturday evening. November IS, n
Neolial Hall. He will play .he
following composition. ny Schumcrn:
'Fasch!ngschwank ans Vein" "Dsvtis-
hi. ~nclertaanze.' Carnival
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TO longer shall the visiting u
thor from abroad be able to
reproach his American brother
New Britain herald., 1916-04-18
ATTACKS ON VERDUN
 RESUMED BY TEUTONS
Germans Refreshed and With Muni- tioIs, Reopen Assault on
 Gateway to Paris"

Paris April IS, 5:45 a. m.--After six days rest while effectives were made up and stocks of ammunition replenished, the Germans have again begun concentrated attacks upon diff ferent points of the French defense at Verdun. The first point selected was the one-mile section between the Mouse and Douaumont which forms a salient that seriously impedes the enemy. It includes the famous Pep per Hill.
 Approaches to this position are fur ther enfiladed by the French batteries on the west bank of the Mouse and it was with the view to facilitating operations against the salient that the Germans made their recent offensive against Cumieres and Dead Man Hill. That having failed, they now are try ing the effect of direct wearing tactics, employing dense masses of infantry in small spaces, but so far with little success. The net result of their ef forts has been the gain of a small salient west of Douaumont which, the French claim, is unimportant.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-18
FINANCIAL NEWS
SPECIALTIES SELL
 FREELY ON MARKET
Many Feature Stocks Have De- cline Of One to Two Points

New York, April IS, Wall Street, 10:3O a. m.-Free selling of special ties was again the chief feature of to- days early trading in stocks, with one to two point declines in Crucible Steel Baldwin and American Loco motives, Westinghouse, Mexican Petroleum, Studebaker and Industrial Alcohol. Mercantile Marines were active and strong as a result of the latest statement of the companys earnings, but even those issues soon reacted. New Haven yielded a point with trivial operations in other rails, although Norfolk & Western rose 1 IA. Sale of one block of $417, 900 Anglo-French 5's at 95, a fractional recession, featured the bond market. Closing-Further heaviness in war stocks and strength in shipping issues were the opposing features of the final hour. The closing was irregular. New York Stock Exchange quota tons furnished by Richter & Co.,, members of the New York Stock Ex- change. Represented by F. w. Eddy.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-18
Thomas McNamara.

Thomas McNamara, 72 years old, died last night at St. Francis hos pita1 of chronic bronchitis. The fun eral will be held at 10 o'clock Thurs day from his late home at 336 Elm street and interment will take place in Middletown.
 MT. McNarama was one of the best known brick layers in New Britain, where he lived for many years. He worked on the first brick sewer in stalled in this city and was last en- ployed at North & Judd's. He for merly lived with his daughter, Mrs. John Ryan, of 336 Elm street who died last November He is survived by two sons, Thomas McNamara, Jr., employed at the office of the Corbin Screw corporation and James McNa- mara, a fireman employed by the New Haven road.