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New Britain herald., 1916-02-07
BUYS CONTROL OF
 CAMBRIA STEEL co.
Midvale Steel and Ordnance Company of Philadelphia Purchases Large
 Independent Firm.

Philadelphia, Feb. 7-ContrOl of the Cambria Steel company, one of the largest of the independent steel concerns, has been purchased by the Midvale Steel and Ordnance company of Philadelphia.
 Announcement to this effect was made today by w. H. H. Donner, President of the Cambria company
 There was a scene of excitement on the Philadelphia Stock Exchange when the opening gong rang today, due to the announcement of the fail tire of the proposed merger of the Cambria Steel, LackaWanna Steel and Youngstown Sheet and Tube com panies. The stock of the Cam bria company on Saturday closed at 77 1-2 opened today at 76 to 75, and by 11:15 o'clock had advanced to 79 3-4 in the first hour and a quarter the trans actions amounted to 109,27 shares, breaking all records for the stock and exceeding in activity and dealing in a single stock since the excitement in Reading shares in 1893.
 The official announcement of the sale of the Cambria company at $S1 a share was made about noon. Par value of the stock is $50
 The total outstanding Cambria stock amounts to 450,OO0 shares.
 The Midvale Steel and Ordnance company was at the time of it's or ganization, several months ago second only to the United States Steel Cor poration in point of size. The addi- ton of the Cambria Steel company gives it control of extensive works at Johnstown, Pa.. and iron ore proper ties in the Lake Superior district.
 New York, Feb. Tt was stated that William E. Corey, chairman of the Midvale company, and his asso- ciates had taken over the option on the majority of Cambria stock held by William H. Donner, who represents a syndicate of which Henry c. Prick is a member
New Britain herald., 1916-02-07
DANCE TO KEEP WARM
High School Pupils Drive Away Jack Frost With the Aid of Terpsichore in the Gymnasium.

So cold was it at the local High school this morning that those in charge did not feel justified in maxim g the pupils sit quietly over their les sons. Accordingly, the gymnasium was opened up and all who so de- sired were permitted to go in there to dance to keep warm.
 some one presided at the piano and number of the pupils waltzed about the hall until their blood was once more coursing through their veins.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-07
TO BE COURT MARTIALED.

Washington, Feb. 7.-Lieutenants Mort, Peyton and Waldron, who re- gently led a detachment of American ~froops into Mexican territory to res rue two soldiers captured by MexicanS near Brownsville, Texas, have been ordered court-mar- tialed by Major General Funston. Of cials here are without information as to what charges have been brought against the lieutenants, but it as as isumed they are charged with crossing the Mexican border in violation of or aers.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-07
TWO ENGIN EMEN DROWNED.
Goes Through Bridge on
 Indiana Side of Wabash River

Vincennes, Ind, Feb. 1.-Two en- pinenen. were drowned today when the engine hauling Big Four passen- ger train No. 48 on the Vincennes F,anch went through a bridge on the Indiana side of the Wabash river, south of here.
 The bridge, weakened by the flood waters, gave way as the engine got cn it, but the coupling broke, saving the train
 About sixty feet of the bridge went down with the engine and it is thought that traffic on the line will be suspended two weeks or more.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-07
GAS COMPANY MEETING.
Board of Directors Expected to Be
 Reelected Today.

The annual meeting of the stock holders of the New Britain Gas Light company was held this afternoon at the office of the company, 25 West Main street. It was expected that the board of directors would be re- elected The directors are A. J. Sloper, H. F. Russell, John Walsh, E. N Stanley, F. M. Travis, H. T. Sloper and R. s. Brown.
 Financial statements showed that the company has been successful dur ing it's past fiscal year.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-07
FEDS" SUIT AGAINST
 0. B. DISMISSED Filed a Year Ago Under the Anti
 Trust Act
 INJUNCTION WAS ASKED
Judge Landis Asserts Careful Review of Evidence Has Failed to Impugn Honor of Baseball or Any h.
 diViduaI Player

Chicago, Feb. 1.-The suit of the Federal league against baseball filed a year ago under the antitrust act was dismissed today by Judge K M Landis in the United States district court.
 The withdrawal of the Federal league suit was the work of only a few minutes. After entering the order of dismissal without prejudice, Judge Landis said that a careful re- view of all the evidence and the vari- GUS arguments of both sides had failed to impugn the honor of base ball or of any individual player.
 Presented by Swarts.
 The motion for withdrawal was presented by Attorney S. L. Swarts of St. Louis, representing the Federal league, and was concurred in by At torney Harry P. Webber, representing George w. Miller, counsel for or ganized baseball.
 MT. Webber presented to the court official notice from all the defendants 10 the suit consenting to the with orawal.
 Judge Landis' Statement.
 tAIlSI uIIecllnS that CIlo Su1L De dis missed Judge Landis said:
 ''The motion for a preliminary in junction in this suit was presented to this court a little more than a year ago. The whole structure of organ ized baseball was immediately plunged into litigation. Aside from the interest of baseball fans there were two sides to the controversy, or c9niza6 ha coh911 law baseball. There was a very full argument on every point involved presented to the court and the prob- lems appeared simply from a legal point of view
 The courts expert knowledge of baseball obtained by more than thirty years of observation of the game as a spectator convinced me that if an Crder had been entered it would have been, if not destructive, at least Vitally injurious to the game of base ball.
 No matter what decision had been made, Neither side would have emerged from court victorious. After taking counsel With my own judg- ment, I decided that the court had the right, or at least the discretion to postpone decision in the case, and this was done.
 1T want to say that in all the pre- liminary evidence and the various ar guments, when the records were gone over with a fine tooth comb to find something injurious to the other side, not the slightest evidence was pre- scented to cause the most suspicious persons to impugn the honor of the game or of any of the individual players"
 Baltimore Club Dissatisfied.
 Tn the peace agreement between the Fe deral league and organized base ball the Baltimore Federals were dis satisfied. After the order of dis missal was entered Attorney Jannay sa i'd that August Hermann and others prominent in the amalgama- tion had promised that the dispute with the Baltimore club would be settled satisfactorily to all con- cerned.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-07
WILL BE S5 WEDNESDAY.

Henry E. Williams of Black Rock avenue will observe his eighty-fifth birthday on Wednesday. About six teen years ago MT. Williams went blind and since then has resided with his daughter, Mrs. F. w. Latham. Tn the past MT. Williams. who was an engineer, made several valuable inventions which are used at present.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-07
WILMA FINED 75,OOO MARKS.

London, Feb. ', 11:55 a. m.--A fine of 75OOO marks is said by Reuters s Petrograd correspondent to have been levied on the people of the city of Wilma by the German authorities on the ground that the recent great fire was of incendiary origin. The flames reached the headquarters of the gen. eral staff of the German army oper- ating on the front between Wilma and BaranOvichi.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-07
NO BRITISH SHIP HIT
 IN ZEPPELIN RAID
England Denies German Report That Caroline Was Struck By Bomb and
 Sunk With Great Loss of Life.

London, Feb. ', SIS p. m.-The fol- lowing official statement wa issued: here today:
 "A German wireless message today quotes Koenische Zeitung reports from the Dutch frontier that on the occasion of the recent air raid on England H. M. s. Caroline was struck by a bomb in the Humber and sunk with great loss of life.
 Neither the Caroline nor any other of His Majestry's ships nor any mer- chant ship, large or small, was struck by a bomb in the Humber nor in any other port"
New Britain herald., 1916-02-07

The Caroline is light cruiser, dis placing about $500 tons which, ac- cordng to the latest naval records, was built at Birkenhead in 1914, hav- ing been laid down January 28 of that year and presumably put into com mission some time after the begin nuing of the war. Her speed and that of the several other vessels of her class is given at thirty knots and her armament as two 6-inch guns two 4 = inch guns and four torpedo tubes. She has a three-inch armor belt and tWo- inch deck armOr.
 The British official statement brought the first news regarding the report that the Caroline had been sunk.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-07
S75.OOO NORTH ADAMS FIRE.

North Adams, Mass, Feb. Flour wooden buildings in the business sec tion of the city, occupied as stores and offices with lodgings rooms on the upper floors were destroyed by fire today; loss of which was estimated at $75,O00.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-07
195 WORKMEN KILLED
Three Buildings Blown Up By Explo- sion at Sl1Oda Armament Factory in .
 Bohemia.

ilan, via Paris, Feb. ', 4:25 a. m,- Bucharest despatch to the Secolo says that in the explosion at the Skoda ar mament factory in Bohemia, 195 Workmen perished. Three buildings were blown up, the despatch adds in cluding the one in which the famous 12-inch hydraulic cannon were made.
 A Rome despatch dated Feb. said that, according to the Bucharest cor respondent of the Messaggero the great Skoda works at Pilsen had been partly destroyed as the result of an explosion.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-07
KITCHENER MAY LEAVE
 BRITISH WAR OFFICE
London Daily Sketch Says Changes of Great Importance in Direction of
 Conflict Are Contemplated.

London, Feb. ', 4:30 a. m-Changes of great importance in the direction of the war are contemplated says the Daily Sketch. It asserts that Earl Kitchener probably will leave the war office.
 The Sketch also says Sir William Robertson, now chief of staff, prob ably will take over active direction of the war without interference, ex- cept from the cabinet as a whole, and that civilian of real ability for or ganization will become secretary for war.
 In the event that Earl Kitchener leaves the war office, the Sketch adds, he will undertake work of an import ant character elsewhere.
 London, Feb. 7.-Commenting on the new order that the British chief of staff Shall be responsible for is suing the orders of the government regarding military operations" the Daily Mail says:
 Since the creation of the ministry of munitions no more important changes in the functions of the sec retary for war has taken place.
 The order means that in future army orders will go out in the name of Sir William Robertson, the chief of staff, instead of that of Lord Kitch- encr, as heretofore.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-07
VILLA THREATENS 10
 KILL ALL GRINGOES Asserts He Does Not Want Mines Owned By Ameri-
 cans to Be Operated.

El Paso, Tex, Feb 7-Francisco Villa, Mexican insurgent leader, ter rorized the mining camp of Laguna, Chihuahua, on Monday last, and threatened to kill all Gringoes he caught" according to Mexico passen- gers who arrived here today on the first train from the south in eight days.
 On Monday last, they said, Villa appeared at the Pielagos Mine at Laguna and ransacked the town, leaV- ing only a small supply of corn.
 Upon leaving. they said, Villa made the threat against the Americans.
 On Wednesday, it was said, Villa re- appeared with 200 followers and told the laborers to leave, asserting he did not want any mines owned hy Americans to be operated The Piela- goes mines arc owned by an English ] man and an American now in Chi huahua City. The passengers declared that on 1 Feb. 3, Pablo Lopez. who is said to have directed the recent massacre of eighteen Americans at Santa Ysabel with twenty followers rode into Fres- no, suburb of'Chihuahua City, kill cd four soldiers, stole a number Of horses and escaped.
 Chihuahua City, it is said. has l garrison of only 500 Carranza troops, and frequent killings in the streers were reported. Sixty Americans re- main in Chihuahua City.
 El Paso, Feb. 7.-General Francisco Villa with about twenty five men is on
New Britain herald., 1916-02-07

EI Paso, Feb. 7.-General Francisco Villa with about twenty-five men is on the defensive in Nidos Canyon of the Santa Clara Ranch, according to off, cial advices received at military head quarters in Juarez today.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-07

Secretary Says State Department Col siders Situation Unchanged-Sc
 Stone Considers Issue Practical SettIed'-Adninist OfIicia Declare Mere Choice of Words Wi Not Prevent Success of Negotiation
New Britain herald., 1916-02-07
Situation Unchanged.

Secretary Lansing made it know however, that the state departme considered the situation unchangq Chairman Stone of the senate forei
 relation committee said after tall5i| with administration officials that impression was the Lusitania case VI "practically settled" He did not into details. Secretary Lansing, hoH ever. indicated that some annound
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New Britain herald., 1916-02-07

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-16
Virginia Beach Gets New Trial.
MEAT CAUSE Of
KIDNEY TROUBLE
TAKE SALTS TO FLUSH KIDNEYS
IL BACK HURTS OR BLAD-
DER BOTHERS.

II you must have your meat every
day, eat it, but flush your kidneys with
salts occasionally, says a noted att
thority, who tells us that meat forms
uric acid which almost paralyzes the
kidneys in their efforts to expel it
from the blood. They become slug
gish and weaken. then you suffer
with dull misery in the kidney re-
gion. sharp pains in the back. IT sick
headache dizziness, your stomach
sours. tongue is coated, and when the
weather IS bad you have rheumatic
twinges. The urine gets cloudy, full
of sediment. the channels often get
sore and irritated, obliging you to
seek relief two or three times during
the night.
To neutralize these irritating acids
to cleanse the kidneys and flush off
the body's urinous waste, get four
ounces of Jad Salts from any phar-
macy here; take a tablespoonful in a
glass of water before breakfast for a
few days and your kidneys will then
act fine. This famous salts is made
from the acid Of grapes and lemon
juice, combined with lithia, and has
been used for generations to flush and
stimulate sluggish kidneys: Also to
neutraliZe the acids in urine. so IL no
longer irritates thus ending bladder
weakness.
Jad Salts lis inexpensive; cannot In
jure, and makes a delightful effer-
Vescent Whitewater drink.--Adv
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-16
HOW|TzERS ARE READY
TO c, ON MEXICAN DUTY
Response to Question rs to Willingness
to Volunteer For Service Al
most Unanimous.

OF the lis men on the roster of the
Richmond Howitzers, more than one
hundred have volunteered to 60 10
Mexico. The offer of their services
TO Uncle Sam was made by the men
at full-dress inspection at the armory
on North Eighth Street Tuesday
night when Captain Myers. command
ing the battery, told the boys that
a call might come in the near future
Captain Myers told the battery that
under the military laws members OF
the state militia cannot be ordered
outside of the United States. and he
wanted TO know how many would be
willing to go. The men were almost
unanimous in their response.
The competitive drill between the
four sections of the battery was Won
by Sergeant Carriers section. Ser
geaut j. F. Seay was awarded the
best drilled mans medal. and Sergeant
Harrison and Corporal Cavedo won
first-class gunners' medals under
the examination given by Captain
Churchill. L. $. A. The judges were
Captains LaPrade and Lorraine.
A dance. with music by the How
tiers band. followed.
Acknowledgement Sale yesterday az
ternoon stated that there Is no i'm
mediate likelihood Of Virginia troops
being called upon for service in Mex
leo. Congress having called upon the
President to instruct the placing of thu
regular army at its full strength. add
ing some 10000 men. who will re-
place at the border those who go into
Mexico on the hunt for villa.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-16
MR.. MOORE MAKES PLAIN
STATEMENT OF POSITION
In Considering Proposition That May
Lead to His Rcsiz nation He
Recognizes states Needs.

Following the brief statement made
verbally to The Virginian Tuesday
night Auditor of Public Accounts G..
Lee Moore, yesterday afternoon is
sued statement which makes his at
titude plain. The statement issued
yesterday amplifies that of Tuesday
night. and indicates that while Mr..
Moore's resignation to make a busi-
ness connection outside of official
State circles. he will not take any such
step until ample notice has been given
the State in advance so that sue
cessor in the office of auditor may
have an opportunity to familiarize
himself with the work Of the depart
ment. Mr.. Moore's statement is as
follows:
I'm considering any proposition in
volving my retirement from the office
of Auditor of Public Accounts, | am
confronted with the necessity which
/ recognize exists in the interest of
the Commonwealth requiring, at this
time especially. a trained, experience
ed officer willing and anxious to per-
form grave responsibilities and to ex-
ereise the extraordinary powers con-
ferred by the General Assembly upon
the Auditor of Public Accounts. /
have always tried to be loyal 20 the
State and have felt more than the
interest of public servant in her af-
fairs. being Virginian by birth and
being the oldest person in service
connected with the executive depart
ments OF the State at the seat of
government. Personally these con-
slderations must weigh heavily with
me. although financial considerations
may be attractive and incline me to
the acceptance of other ployment.
| do not desire to be understood as
expressing or implying the opinion
that a successor to myself will not
prove as efficient, or will not act with
the same zeal as I have tried to ex-
ercise in discharging my duties. The
duties OF the Auditor of Public Ac-
counts of Virginia are more varied
and more responsible than those usu-
ally performed by Auditor or Comp
troller of other States. In Virginia
this officer not only collects and dis
burses the revenue. but he lis daily
required to decide very important and
nice legal questions affecting the reve-
nue.; and must instruct assessing and
collecting officers.
I'm addition to the duties required
OF the Auditor of Public Accounts he
is a member of the Board of Sinking
Fund Commissioners. having charge
of the public debt of the Staterand
his duties have been largely added to
by making him member of the State
Tax Board, the work of which board
being SO closely allied to the work
of his department as to necessarily
make him a very active and arduous
member OF that board
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-16
GOVERNOR KEPT BUSY
CHECKING UP BILLS
Had More Than Ninety Before Him
When First Day OF Constructive
Session Ended.

Governor Stuart and his secretary,
Alexander Forward. put in several
hours yesterday afternoon going over
and checking up the bills that were
signed by President Ellyson. of the
Senate. and Speaker Houston. of the
House, in the constructive session.
Because Of the time required for such
checking up, none OF the bills was
signed by the Governor.
Before yesterday the Governor had
signed all the bills that had previously
come to him. There were ninety
three measures in yesterdays batch,
and large number will be added to
that lot by today's constructive ses-
sion.
1t Ia probable that thirty or more
measures will be made into law by the
signature of the Governor.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-16
WOMEN ARE INTERESTED
IN MAKING NAVY BETTER
Mrs. y. X. Bowman, Head OF Menu
bership Work Of Richmond Division
of Navy League Has Information.

Interest 10 increasing among the
women of Richmond In the movement
OF those who are supporting the Navy
League program OF increasing the size
and efficienoy OF the United States
navy. A large number Of women are
being enrolled daily on the member
ship list OF the Richmond division of
the women's section OF the Navy
League.
Mrs. J. X Bowman Is chairman Of
the membership committee OF the d.
vision and she holds herself ready to
give any information desired regard
ing the movement to all who call her
at her home. liz East Franklin Street.
or phone Madison 3271-J. There are
no dues and the organization has NO
political Affiliations.
A number of local women are aid
ing Mrs. Bowman In securing men,
bers. Among them are Mrs. Thomas
Bigger, Mrs. Christian H. Clarke. Mrs.
Walter Allen. Mrs Walter Christian.
Mrs. G, w. T. Kern and Mrs Edward
Burton.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-16
COCO WORK OF RELIEF
BY SCORE OF BRANCHES

The various State. branches of the
War Relief Association OF Virginia
continue their very active work, and
rarely day passes that there IN not
received some generous donation from
one or more of these organizations at
the headquarters OF the association
In this city. There are already nearly
a score of branches organized in
various Virginia towns and communi-
ties, and steps are already under way
forming stiI-atAefs- in parts Of
tire State where there has been so far
no organized effort In the way OF re-
lief work.
Yesterday there was received box
from the Blacksburg branch. con-
tanning flannel bands, congresses,
bandages. drains, fracture pillows. and
other surgical supplies and baby
gowns. socks. tobacco and pipes. and
a box containing about the same
kinds OF supplies was also received
from the Alexandria branch
MICS f. Mottu. of Norfolk, sent In
gift OF congresses. binders. slings.
bandages and tampons. and Miss
Stewart, Of Brook Hill. also made q
generous donation of surgical supplies.
From Strauss Brothers, Of Balti-
more. there was received a package
containing twelve blankets. valued at
s4s.