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New Britain herald., 1916-09-11

room in the palace promising to dt- vide @ sum of money among them When they were all inside he ordered his soldiers to set fire to the room. Every Turkish creditor perished and with them all their account books. This example of their prince was initiated by the Rumanian populace
 and the notorious 'Wallachian Ves- pers,' Turkish massacres) followed.
 Michael was now compelled to make
 war openly upon the Ottoman empire,
 and in a series of brilliant victories
 won recognition from the sultan. In
 his campaigns he was aided by Sigts- mund Bathori, Prince of Pennsylvania,
 but after the struggle was over and Sigismund had abdicated Michael
 conceived the idea of uniting Transly-
 vania to Wallachia. In pursuance or this plan he marched an army through the Rotenturm Pass and at SellemberE
 met the forces of Sigismund's success
 sor and cousin, Cardinal Bathorl. The
 latter fought desperately at the head
 of his troops and bitterly denounced
 Michael as traitor The fortunes
 of battle were with the Wallachian prince. however, and the Cardinal fled from the field pursued by shepherds who slew him.
 After the victory Michael entered the Transylvanian capital (Hermann- stadt) with all the pomp and cere- mony of a Roman general returning from foreign conquests. He was clad in a costly mantle of silk and gold, bore a richly jeweled scimitar, and was accompanied by q corps of Gypsy musicians. By this battle in 1899 all TransylVania, which was supposed to be impregnabIe, fell into his hands, and it was an easy matter to conquer Moldavia after the prestige of Sellem- berk.
 "The Greater Rumania of MichaePs dreams lasted only a short time. Two years after his victory In the shadow of Hermannstadts walls the prince was slain in his own tent by soldiers who had been sent to arrest him as a traitor to the Roman emperor His head was severed from his body with his own sword The emperor Ru- dolph II, 1t should be recorded, had not ordered the arrest and he did not reward the perpetrator of the deed. Basta. whom Michael had as the willy Italian hound. Thus died the medieval sol dier whom historians of his race term the noblest Rumanian of them all.' :"
New Britain herald., 1916-09-11
THUMBS DOWN."

took Governor Holcomb to find issue in the national campaign. Fer political orators of nationwide ke have believed and battled for but they failed, niserably. Great R&ors have groped along the high Ss and bywa,ys and have failed to the golden fleece. Congressmen 8s searched, but in vain. Our old
 ernor, however, did not take long broduce for his party what other 8 failed to see, although 1t was Sing them in the face all the time. at Lake Compounce Saturday, kding in the overlapping presence bne of the greatest orators in the Publican party, Warren c. Harding Ohio, Governor Holcomb thrust two hands deep into his trousers $kets, looked the boys straight in eyes, and told them without elocu- of any kind the bare facts in case, the one issue in the cam lyn; Wilson, that's all."
 wilson is the issue in this campaign. Rernor Holcomb said so, and he lher stated that Wilson must be Ened, either that or we should move Mexico. Senator Brandegee elabor- H upon the idea. Senator Harding azed eloquent over the magic name, Sson. The Democratic party does amount to much! No one is Raid of that! But the man Wilson! gods! What a mountain he is. has his enemies in such consterna- that they come out in the open d0 anything but advocate his as- 8iaation. And some day some po- al orator singing the hymn of hate so far forget himself as to do xt very thing. They do not take chance because of the terrible fate at awaits such action; but they do next best thing. They go as near |the idea as possible. And if some |d-eyed anarchist, after hearing he of these remarks, should take his hand a pistol and dagger and Innnit the deed that would thrust nation in mourning would there
 gloating and gleeful rejoicing be- hd closed doors? It would seem so bre Is so much fear that Wilson h upset all his enemies hopes.
 wilson must be downed. That is
New Britain herald., 1916-09-11
AS MAINE GOES.

A is the following of tradition more Il anything else that centers all of the nation on the Maine elec- Is today. As Maine goes, so goes nation; that Is a slogan of the
 B ago. Yet, 1t has some signifi- be at the present time in view of great battle waged there by the great parties. The Republicans bed all their strength in the Maine F. The outcome to them is very sortant. Charles Evans Hughes shown to the voters there and sressed his views on various sub Ss. The Democrats too entered the with some worthy political Ids; but they have little to lose and
 Sything to gain no matter which SA the wind blows. It is because of position on the political slate that sneacommands the attention it gets the returns are held by many to |nore interesting than indicative of national current in politics. A D forecast of the final vote in he may be available by midnight |ght although the exact figures will
 bome time in compilation as the
 Der boys from the Pine Tree State lvot4ng ont the Mexican border. pday the little old state in the Der of the map is elect1ng a Gov
 Sr, two United States Senators and members of the National House Representatives. Normally, Maine Republican state. It has always so in its elections with but very exceptions. Wilson carried 1t the Democratic column in 1912,
 first presidential victory for Dem It's there in more than fifty years. years previous to that the Demo-
 5 had carried the state In the local lions and again in 1914 they won by a small margin. The present Iocratic governor was put in by ltly more than three thousand Is to the good. If the Republicans out their alibi is already estab- conditions. If the Dem Its garner the state there will be F. reason for rejoicing on their for it will be a feat worth while, Winning of rock-ribbed Republi- stronghold that under ordinary 1itions should go Republican. he is the first nail in what may ltually be known as the Nominal ah as opposed to the Solid South.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-11
R0tenturm Pass lmp0rfant
 GateWay Through Alps

Washington, D. C., Sept. 11.-The National Geographic society issues the following war geography bulletin on the Rotenturm Pass, one of the three most important gateways through the Pennsylvania Alps from Rumania into Hungary, and the road used by the Rumanian forces during the first week of their campaign in a descent upon the important commercial center, Her mannstadt
 Thirty miles north of the Ruman- ian plains of Wallachia. and at g. height of 1,200 feet, the Rotenturm Pass is threaded by a railroad on the left bank of the River Alt (Aluta) and a wagon road on the right It is distance of five and a half miles from the little mountain stream, Riu Vadulu1, which forms the interna- tional boundary at this point, to the Rumanian village of Boicza at the northern end of the pass The ruins of the sixteenth century Red Tower
 
 to the pass, stand near the southern end. Between the frontier stations of Nerestorony Hungary and Caineni (Rumania) is @ distance of thirteen miles. and from the former 1t Is less than IT miles by rail to Hermannstadt
 AS the Rumanians advanced along this line 1t would have been surpris- ing if they had not been inspired to deeds of extraordinary valOr as they apprOa chcd Scllemberk (Gcrman SChellenbCrg) three miles south of Hermannstadt, where a htll commem- orates one of the greatest events in their national history-the defeat of the Transylvania chief, Cardinal An drew BathOri, by the widely Worshipod leader, Michael the Brave, who not only threw off the Turkish yoke but for a time during the last decade of the 16th century united Wallachia, Moldavia and Pennsylvania into Greater Rumania.'
 "It is the recollection of what Mich ae1 accomplished during his brief rule of eight years that has fired the i'm agination and Inspired the dreams of the Rumanan race for three centuries.
 AS in the history of many ia nous leaders, the events which led to Michael's advent upon the stage of 1. world affairs seem but the combina- tion of peculiar accidents. The fu- l ture hero of Rumania acquired the l of Wallachia by bribery 1 and intrigue at Constantinople, and l in doing so spent a fortune, a part of 1 which he borrowed from Turkish ] money lenders. After he was installed 1 in power these money lenders be- l sieged his palace with demands for | settlement, and the harassed prince finally summoned all of them to a
New Britain herald., 1916-09-11

Someone has remarked that the Democrats of Connecticut are having as much difficulty in finding a candi- date for governor as the Republicans of the nation found in securing one for president. The hope is that when the Democrats do produce their cain didate at the State Convention next week he will not prove as disappoint- ing as Charles E. Hughes. :.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-11
At the Hughes Doll Show.

The Hughes dolls, the Hughes dolls, To the Alliance came, And some of wax Were AnglO-Sax., And German some in name, And some had stilts Beneath their kits And some were fat of frame. And one of patches said From out her parchment head: Oh, I'm a Tariff dolly
 And you should bend the
 knee, For you may bet Pm Hughes pet
 Own Infant Industree! The Hughes dolls, the Hughes dolls, Stood round about in lots, And stripes some bore On gowns they wore, While some had merely spots And some had hose Beneath their clo'es, And some were bare as Scots! One doll extremely fair, Sang, meath her faxen hair: Oh, I'm a German dolly
 And love him faithfullee, Because, dear friends, he condescends To nirt some days with me! The Hughes dolls, the Hughes dolls, Looked highly shocked at first When, neck and knees, Miss Polly Sees Upon their vision burst, For you may guess Her lack of dress Beat Ziegfield's Follies' worst! But seeing looks of pain, She hastened to explain: I'm Polly Sees, his dolly!
 And oh, if nude I be, The cause is clear: My papa dear
 Has nothing to put on me!
 JOHN O'KEFFE
 in New York World.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-11

| any inference that anybody tries to draw from MT. Hughes speeches. The candidate can always insist that 1T didn't say that" for every Hughes statement admits of a multitude of 1 interpretations.
 It is impossible to ascertain from
 any of MT. Hughes speeches what he
 would do or what he would not do. l At Nashville he attacked the presi- ! dent for preventing railroad strike | by the only means then available. I But MT. Hughes did not say what he would have done had he been presi- l dent and confronted with the situa- ton that the president faced. He as- sailed the Surrender" of congress,
 but he did not say that if elected pres-
 ident he would recommend the inn
 mediate repeal of this eight-hour law. Yet if the law is wrong, that is what
 he would say if he had courage and convictions.
 MT. Hughes has been going about the country for weeks talking about the "timidity and vaciilation" of MT. Wilson, but no other candidate for president was ever so timid and vacil- lating as MT. Hughes. There is not a voter who does not know where MT. Wilson stands on every issue of the campaign. There is not a voter who knows where MT. Hughes stands on any issue.
 There is no better measure of the relative courage of the two candidates than their attitude toward the hyphen issue. MT. Wilson in his speech of acceptance said frankly and unequiv- ocally:
 "I neither see kthe favor nor fear the displeasure of that small alien element among us which puts loyalty to any foreign power before loyalty to the United States"
 Everybody knows what that means, but who can make anything out of MT Hughes Dominant Americanism' generalities? MT. Roosevelt spoke boldly and fearlessly on the hyphen issue at Lewiston, and MT. Hughes sent a telegram of congratulation on his speech as whole. but MT. Hughes has never ventured to say what the president and MT. Roose- welt have said, and all efforts to smoke him out have failed.
 No man has a moral right to aspire to the office of president in times like these who Is afraid to say frankly and openly where he stands on every is sue of the campaign. To dodge or to evade is to seek to gain the prest- dency by false pretenses. A candi- date who fears to have policies of his own confesses that he does not be- lieve the American people would elect him if they knew his true political opinions.
 We should never have expected such a contribution from Charles Fl. Hughes to the national stock of in- tellectual dishonesty, but since Mir. Hughes became 100 per cent can didate" he has done much that we should never have expected. The more he campaigns for the presidency the less we can recognize the Hughes who was once governor of New York But as Lincoln once remarked about ambition, You donh know what that gnawing Is till you'w@ had it." l
New Britain herald., 1916-09-11

Every republican newspaper in the land is damning congress for truck ling to organized labor, yet every republican neWspaper and spellbinder In the land is telling organized labor that the G. O. P. is the only friend 1t ever had-Rochester Herald.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-11
D. MCMILLAN 19O-2O1-2O2 MAIN STREET

much greater than the percentage in the German army. The French adopted the steel helmet The Rri+io1, followed suit, and now even the slow moving Russians have eoliDned a small part of their forces with the best form of protection against head wounds. After Russia comes he United States with an announcement through the war department that steel helmets for American soldiers are being "conSidered."
New Britain herald., 1916-09-11
100 Per Cent. Dodging.
(New York World. !

While MT Hughes was speaking at Nashville he referred to the attitude of President Wilson toward Huerta.
 You would have recognized that assassin, wouldn't you?" shouted 8 man in the audience. Now I didn't say that" replied MT. Hughes.
 The san De answer can be made to
New Britain herald., 1916-09-11
Head Gear in War.
(Washin gtOn Herald.

(WashingtOn Horald)
 The German army was. equlppeo with steel helmets long before the war was begun. After the conflict was well under way the French discov- cred that the percentage of head wounds sustained by their soldiers was
New Britain herald., 1916-09-11

Candidate Hughes says the prestige of the United States has been cut in half, but that isn't a circumstance to what has happened to his own pres tige since he left the bench to be- come 400 per cent. a candidate.''- Norfolk Virginian-P
New Britain herald., 1916-09-11
eSS-ClipDing

somebody wrote to a press-clipping bureau recently and asked them kind ly to furnishly clippings from all the American papers of all the articles published during the last year in re- Star.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-11

good many people think you can't pursue happiness now without an autOm mobile.-Kansas City Journal
New Britain herald., 1916-09-11

The older they get the fewer friends the initiative, referendum and recall seem to have.--Indianapoli News
New Britain herald., 1916-09-11

It seems easier to capture those towns in southeastern Europe than to pronounce their names.-New York Sun.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-11

The grocery clerks also demand shorter hours in spite of the fact that appet1tes are as long as ever.-New York Evening Sun.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-11

Every child knows that Italy is shaped like a boot but no map in existence shows that the toe has been moved around to the northeast corner Only an Austrian understands.-Bir- mingham News.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-11

|vered by carriet to any part Of the cry |xor 15 Cents a Week. 65 Cents Month. Pcriptions for paper to pc sent by nnIL'
 payable in advance. 50 Cents a Month. |S1eO Year
New Britain herald., 1916-09-11
FACTS AND RANCHES.

Notice in a factory: No loafers al- lowed except employees. .''-Boston Transcript.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-11

Devotion to the ideals of higher ed ucation does not necessarily imply favor for literacy test for immi- grants.-Washingto Star.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-11

pred at the Post, Office st New Brisain |@s second Class Mail Matter.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-11
Children's Dresses and Coats
 for School Wear.

MOthcrs it will be well worth your while attending this Special Sale. It is a money saving event., just now when you find so many things you really need in fitting out children for school
New Britain herald., 1916-09-11

The Constantinople-Ber Express Is probably doing heavy business from the center of the line toward either end just at present.-Montreal Star.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-11

sed daily (5undsy excepted) at 4:1S D. m.
 |sE Herald Building, 67 Church St
New Britain herald., 1916-09-11

These predictions by entente allies sympathizers that the war will not be over before the end of 1918 must be discoura ging to Germany.-Boston Globe.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-11

only rrontabIa advertising medium m che city. Circulation books and press room always open TO advertisers
New Britain herald., 1916-09-11
School Dresses
School Opening Sale

Of Handkerchiefs, Hosiery, Blouses, shirts, Middies, Ties, Windsor Ties, School Umbrellas, Early Fall Wash Fabrlcs for School Dresses.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-11
Sanitary Filled Comfortables

Our Comforta bles are filled with pure white sanitary cotton. Priced $1.75, $2.25, $2.5O, $3.5O, $3.9S and $1.5O each.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-11

Herald will be Tourd sale at Hotn- pings New Stand. 42nd St. and Broad
 |Way, New York City; Board Walk. Att pantic City. and Hartford Depot. TELEPHONE CsLLs
 Encs@ Of1CS -r3u |orial Rooms ..-,..-......- -s16
New Britain herald., 1916-09-11
EW BRITAIN HERALD

HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY.
 Proprietcra.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-11
Gray and Plaids
 Wool Blankets

in White, Gray and Plaids, $3.5O, $4.5O, $500, $5.5O, $5.98, $6.5O and $7.9S Pair
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-05-11
CHINESE REvoLTERs
BUILD AERoPLANES

Peking.Much uneasiness has been
caused in Picking by insistent rumors
that the revolutionists have con-
structed an numeb or aeroplanes in
Yunnan province and have purchased
flying machines from abroad. which
they intend to use in attacking the
government troops throughout the
ssathern provinces. The central gov
erHment already has several flying
machines on dnty along the YaRg-tse
river and has four machines at the
aviation school near Peking.
Recently the department of military
affairs has issued instructions to pro-
yincial officers concerning the protec-
tios of their districts against aero
planes. The instructions provide that
a search shall be made throughout
the mountains and forests to discover
possible hiding places for aeroplanes.
1t has ordered that watch towers be
built on high hills for the purpose
Of observing approaching aircrafts
and roofs of all important buildings
and all watch towers are to be COW
cred with cotton soaked with water
to depth of six inches.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-05-11
NEGLECTED LAWN SHOWS 1T;
DANDELIoN A GREAT PEST

One of the worst lawn weeds with
which we have to contend is the dan
delion This is a pest of old lawns
that are kept moved too close so that
the roots never get strong. If the
lawns are not tramped too much and
the grass is allowed to get long in
the fall, it will do much to keep out
the dandelion. If the lawn is not
tramped and not cut for about two
years, experience shows that blue
grass will crowd out the dande1ion,
but this method probably will not be
popular as the neighbors will make
unkind remarks about the looks. of
your lawn. At any rate. be willing
to pay the youngsters for hand weed
ing the lawn the first two or three
years; they will want some spending
money. So don't be a tight wad. S
In dry seasons the blue grass will
look pretty dingy in midsummer un-
less you can sprinkle. Be careful in
dry seasons and not keep it cut too
short. The dandelion is sure to get
in then. Cutting short also weakens
the roots very much. Especially
should you let the grass get long in
the fall SO as to give strength to the
roots Avoid watering the lawn when
lin full sunlight The ideal grass for
dry seasons is still to come as far
as / know.Prof. N. E. Hansen, State
College.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-05-11
RAILROAD SOLD JUNE 12.
S. .. Central to BE Disposed Of Then
Will Milwaukee Buy It?

Sioux FalsS, S. D.-That the South
Dakota Central railway will be sold
on June IL as ordered by Judge ]. ID.
Elliott OF the federal court, is prac-
tically certain, as the stockholders
have utterly failed in their efforts
to raise the necessary funds to stava
off the sale by liquidating the roads
Indebtedness.
This situation has again brought out
various rumors in connection with
the transfer of the property to some
other railroad company. The most
persistent rumors have been floating
around here that the Milwaukee, and
Illinois Central are both anxious to
Iget control of the road, and it is
known that the Minneapolis and St.
Louis has for number of years
lsought to make the South Dakota
Central part of their system. The
prevailing opinion around here is that
the Milwaukee is more likely to Sc
cure the road, notwithstanding it is
an excellent feeder for the Illinois
Central Should the Milwaukee Sc
cure the road it is more than likely
THAT one of the lines between Sioux
Falls and Cotton would be practically
abandoned. 1t is claimed that offic-
iials of the Milwaukee road recently
Travelled the full length of the South
Dakota Central and have also posted
themselves regarding the business
done ythe latter company.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-05-11
BEHIND PROSECUTION
ADMITTED, BUT WHAT OF lTa

The action for disbarment brought
against Judge Policy, OF the state sue
preme court. by Mr.. Kirby, Of Sioux
Falls, is being generally commented
on in the newspapers. Naturally It
centers the public gaze on the
judge, for the proceeding is one tha.
is rearely submitted to court.
Some of the critics are contending
that there is malice behind the prose-
cution, but it is understood that the
malice is admitted That, howeve.-.
does not rob the case of whatever
merit it may possess.
If the allegation is true, it is more
of an attack on the spoils system than
upon an individual and whether it is
true or not, it may serve to focus at
tention upon the most iniquitous in
diligence of politicians, exchanging
official positions iii which the public
pays the emoluments for influence
for the perpetuatiUn of the power Of
small coterie, usually denominated
the machine.
A newspaper thati rather dispos-
ed to defend the judge says the case
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-05-11
SWIFT q co. GUILTY;
FACE FINE or $525, 900

Chicag The packing firm of Swift
& Co was found guilty today by q
jury in the federal court on all TWEEN
fy-one counts in the Indictment charg-
ing II With violation OF the interstate
conImerce laws.
The yinuln penalty which can
be I'M pc SEQ n n fine OF $525, 900.
A verdict was reached Saturday,
but was sealed and was not read until
Monday. The trial had been in prog
ress two weeks,
The government charged that the
packing company shipped less than
|carload lots to points in Michigan at
Icarload rates
Forty witnesses were brought to
Chicago from Michigan points by the
government.
A motion for a new trial will be
heard Friday.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-05-11
POLICE SPOIL GAME
OF GAZING At SOARING
SKIRTS IN MINNEAPOLIS

TOO much rubbering by men was
given as the excuse of Chief Of Police
Martinson of Minneapolis yesterday,
when he ordered sign on Seventh
street, next to the Orpheum theater,
torn down, says the ST. Paul Dispatch.
The sign was SO situated that the
heavy winds blew under it and played
havoc with women's skirts All day
yesterday traffic was blocked by men
stopping to gaze,
The complainants were theater
managers of the vicinity who assert
led the sidewalk show surpassed their
ATTRACTIONS.
No women complained.