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New Britain herald., 1916-08-26
Charge Follows Intense Bombard- ment by Artillery But Ad-
 vance Is Checked
BRITISH CLAIM 400 YARD
 GAIN NEAR MOQUET FARM
Worcestershire and Wiltshire Regi- ments Hold Off Prussian Guard When Assault Is Made Near ThievaI Section Were RepuIsed-Prisoners Taken from French Trenches

Paris, Aug. 26, noon-After an in tense bombardment last night, the Germans launched an infantry attack west Of Tahure, in the Champagne They penetrated the French positions, the war office announced today, but subsequently, were expelled.
 German attacks on the Somme and Verdun fronts were repulsed
 The German attack on the Somme front was made at Hill 121, near the town of Maurepas, recently captured by the French.
 On the Verdun front east of the Mouse the Germans attacked the French line between Fleury and Th1aumont, after a heavy bombard- ment, but were able to make no ad- vance.
 Aerlal engagements occurred all along the front. Three German aero planes were shot down in the Somme sector, one near Craon, and another on the Verdun front. Six others were damaged, and two German captive ballons were destroyed. The an- nouncement follows:
 "On the Somme front the artillery fighting was violent at the end of the day, and during part of last night. AoOueiI OI lllG Md uISpdS at dDOut lU p. m., strong enemy recOnnoitering parties in the vicinity of Hill 121 were dispersed by our fire. The Germans made no other attempt to attack.
 'In the Champa gne, after an intense bombardment, the enemy at about 9:30 o'clock attacked our positions west of Tahure at two different points. The attack was held up bv our curtain of fire except in a small salient in our line, where the enemy succeeded in 2aininG a footing. Short ly afterwards we drove him out bv a counter attack with hand grenados
 "On the right bank of the Mouse Verdun frOnt) the enemy violently bombarded the region of Thiaumont and Fleury, and he several times car- ried out lively offensive actions against the village and the trenches bordering on ThiaumOnt work. None of these attempts succeeded in reaching our line.
 "In Lorraine we caught under our fire a German accommodating party before Neuvillers, northwest of Badon- villers.
 "On the remainder of the front the night was calm.''
New Britain herald., 1916-08-26
Concerning Greek Measures.

Athens, Aug. 26, via Paris, APO a. m.-The present political and mili- tary situation, says the Patris, has resulted in an exchange of views among the entente powers regarding the attitude to be taken towards Greece. It Is questioned by entente diplomatists, the newspaper states, whether the measures agreed to by Greece in response to the demands of the allies, including demobilization of the army and a government offering all necessary guarantee for benevolent neutrality are now sufficient in view of the new situation.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-26
SLAP FOR KAISER
King Ferdinand of Rumania Declines To Receive Special Envoy Through Other Than Regular Channels
the case.

Paris, Aug. 26, 5:2O a. m.-Accord- ing to information from diplomatic sources, says a wireless despatch from Berne, Emperor William of Germany wrote to King Ferdinand of Rumania that he intended to send Duke AL hrccht of Mecklenburg on a special mission to him with regard to the position of Rumania
 King Ferdinand replied, adds the despatch, that the mission would be inopportune because, as a constitu- t1Onal monarch, he would be obliged to refer the envoy to his ministers and in the circum stances he preferred that any communication from the German government should be received through ordinary diplomatic channels
New Britain herald., 1916-08-26
GREEKS RAP BULGARS
Invaders Denounced and VenizeIos
 Cheered at Popular Demonstration
 During Which "MarseiIlaise' IS
Sung.

Saloniki, Aug. 26, via Paris, 5:55 0. m.-A laarge popular meeting was held here last night to protest against the occupation of Greek territory by Bulgarians. It was followed by a demonstration for Venizelos and the singing of the national hymn. The crowd then marched to the head quarters of General Sarrail, the en- tente commander, and sang the Mar seillaise". A formal protest against the Bulgarian occupation was drawn lip and left with the prefect of police.
 Dispatches from Athens say the government is much concerned about the liberal party manifestation which is being organized for Sunday and threatens to hold counter demonstra- hons of supporters of the king
New Britain herald., 1916-08-26
ITALIANS OCCUPY SPY PEAK
From Mount Kalarat, Quasi-Grcek, They Arc Able to Watch Albanian Coast and Alleged U-Boat Base.

Paris, Friday, Aug. 25, 11:30 D. m.- A despatch from AVlOna tonight states that the Italians have occupied Porto Palermo and the summit of Mount Kalarat, in southern Albania, in order to watch the Albanian coast north of Cape Kephai fifty miles southeast of AvlOna, in which district there is said to be an Austrian submarine base.
 The territory occupied by the Ital- ians is Quasi-Greek. The opinion of Rome newspapers, however, is that Greece will not protest the occupation.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-26
ELEVEN NEW CASES
Number of Paralysis Patients in State Since Epidemic Broke Out Is Placed at 419.

Hartford, Aug. 26.-After deducting @ number of suspected cases which have not developed positive symptoms of the disease the report was made today at the office of the state board of health that the number of cases of infantile paralysis in the state was 419. This number includes eleven reported today. one each from Canton, Killing ly, Bridgeport, New Haven and Wind sor Locks; two from Colchester and four from Greenwich.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-26
TurcO-BPitislf Clash.

Constantinople, Aug. 26, via London, 2:25 D. m.-British and Turkish rec onnoitering parties have clashed at a point less than twenty miles east of the Suez canal, In the coast region, the British detachments being forced to flee, according to todays announce ment by the war office. Hard fighting on the Caucasus front, in which dur ing one engagement the Russians were forced to retreat, also is reported in the statement.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-26
British Gain 400 Yards.

London, Aug. 26, 4:12 D. m-A heavy attack made by the Prussian Guard against British positions at Thiepval, on the Somme front, was re- pulsed by the Worcest ershire and Wiltshire regiments it was officially announced this afternoon.
 Near MoQuet Farm the British made a gain of 400 yards
 German trenches along the Cour- celette-Thiepval road were captured.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-26
IsUNIANIA BOOSTS ARMY CREDIT.
Triples Sum First Considered and AD-
 points Officers of War.

Amsterdam, Aug. 26, via London, 1:22 p. m.-By decree of the Ru- manian council of ministers, published i'll the Monitor, the extraordinary credit for the army is increased by 200, ,00O,O 900 francs to 600,000,0 900 francs, according to a telegram from Bucharest today
 The Universal announces that Gen. Parasllivesco has been appointed di- rector of munitions, adds the des- patch, and that Gen. Popovic, in spector general of cavalry, has been appointed to command the first army corps in succession to Gen. Averesco.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-26
Greek Fort Taken

Paris, Aug. 26, 4:15 a. m.-The Bulgarians have attacked and cap tured the Greek Fort of Startila, after killing it's commander, Changas, and the entire garrison, which offered spirited resistance, says a, Saloniki despatch to the Matin. The despatch Is dated Aug. 23, and was delayed
New Britain herald., 1916-08-26
DUFFY OUT ON BAIL.

Bridgeport, Aug. 26.-P. F. Duffy ap official of the International Holders Union of North America, who for the past five days has been detained at the Atlantic Hotel in the custody of three keepers, was today released under bond of $10,000.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-26
OPERATION FOR COBB.

Boston, Aug. 26.-Ty Cobb, crack outfielder of the Detroit American League club, will undergo an operation after the close of the baseball season for the removal of his tonslls, he said today. Cobb said he attributed sev- eral weakening colds which have troubled him lately to bad tOnsils.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-26
British RoDuISed

Berlin, Aug. 26, via London, 4:25 D. m.-Attacks last night by the Brit ish in the Thiepval and Foureaux Wood sector on the Somme front and by the French near Maurepas were repulsed, the war office announced today.
 In the Champagne, northwest of Tahure, French trenches were raid- ed and forty-siX prisoners captured.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-26
Make Eighteen Unsuc-
 cessful Attempts 10
 Break Through Bul- >garian Right Wing
BRITISH CAVALRY
 IS PUT TO FLIGHT

Greek Fort of Startila Taken After.
 Commander and Entire Garrison Is
 Put to Death.-Allied Offensive in
 Balkans Has Net to Bear Fruit
 Decisive Battle Remains to Be
 Fought.
 Sofia, Aug. 26, via London.-After severe fighting on the Bulga rian right wing, on the Macedonian front, the Serbians have been defeated with heavy losses and compelled to retire, q the war office announced today. Eigh- teen consecutive attacks were made by the Serbians
 On the eastern end of the front Bulgarian forces have reached the Greek Aegean coast and put British cavalry detachments to flight. Several villages have been occupied by the Bulgarians
 The statement follows:
 Our offensive on our right wing ton the western end of the front) continued. In the region of MogIenica Mountain considerable Serbian forces of the Schumadie division, supported by neighboring troops from the night of August 21 until the afternoon of Aug. 23 attempted eighteen consecu- tive attacks against our advanced posi- tons In the section Of Kurkuruz and koVel. All their attacks were re- pulsed, whereupon the Serbians re- tired to their former positions Their losses were immense
 Our left wing, advancing upon the Aegean coast, met weak British caval- ry attachments, which took flight in the direction of Goge and Orfano, pursued by our troops
New Britain herald., 1916-08-26
CZar's Troops at Saloniki.

Petrograd, Aug. 26, via London, 2:48 D. m.-Officia1 announcement of the arrival of Russian troops at Sal oniki was made by the war office to- day, as follows:
 Russian troops have arrived at Sal
New Britain herald., 1916-08-26
WEATHER.

Hartford, Aug. 26.-For Hartford and vicinity: Unset tied tonight and probably Sun- day.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-26
ENGLISH AUXILIARY SUNK
Three Men Lost When Naval Ship Is
 Destroyed by Torpedo in the North

Sea.
 London, Aug. 26, 2:35 p. m.-The torpedoing in the North sea of a Brit ish naval auxiliary, with the loss of twenty three men, was announced off, fcially today.
 Eighty-seven men were saved. The announcement follows:
 The British armed boarding steamer Duke of Albany was torpe- doed and sunk in the North sea on Thursday by an enemy submarine. The commander and tWenty-two men were lost. Eleven officers and seventy six ratings were saved."
 The British merchant steamer Duke of Albany, which probably is the craft alluded to in the official statement, was vessel of 1897 tons gross, built in 1907 and owned in Glasgow.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-26

New York, Aug. 26.-The number of new cases of infantile paralysis continues to decrease. During the twenty-four hours ended at 10 a. m. today there were only ninety-onc cases and tWenty-tWO deaths.
 pr. Charles E. Banks of the United States health service, today predict ed that from now on there will be marked decreases in the number or cases and deaths.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-26

Stamford, Aug. 26.-By reason of the illness of one of their number a Miss Potter, twenty-two girls be- longing to the Sound Beach Camp Fire association, encamped at Turn of the River, three miles above here, have been quarantined. Miss Potter was taken home and her house is also quarantined. The illness has some of the symptoms of infantlie paralysis. The girls will remain in camp for fortnight under the care of Mrs l.. W. Barney, wife of the pastor of the Con- g1 egational church of Sound Beach.
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New Britain herald., 1916-01-21

ming with a complete account of MT. Healeys friendly little talk to the city papaS. .a
New Britain herald., 1916-01-21
STANLEY MEMORIAL
 ANNUAL MEETING
Reports of Pastor and Various Officers Show the Church Has Had
 Successful Year.

The annual meeting of the Stanley Memorial church was held last night. The exercises opened with a church supper at 6:45 o'clock, at the expira- ton of which the business meeting was held. Rev. J. B. Rees, the pastor, presided and his report showed he had preached at seventy services during the year, officiated at thirteen we'd dings, twenty-four baptisms and nine funerals. There were twenty-four communicants received into the church, twenty-two by confession of faith and two by letter and four mem bers were lost by removal, making a net gain in the mem bership of twen. ty
 The treasurer's report showed the receipts were $1,185.20 and the ex- pendltures amounted to $I,18O.2O leaving balance of $5. The sum of $85 was given for missionary purposes The Ladies' Aid society had a. partic- ularly prosperous year, turning s21E into the church treasury. The Junio,
New Britain herald., 1916-01-21
BRINGS DIVORCE ACTION.
III Luck Pursues Local Carpenter-In
 temperance and Cruelty Named.

III luck is on the trail of Louis H. Wilcox, the latest misfortune which has overtaken him being a suit for di- vorce brought by his wife Helen C.. Wilcox of Waterbury, in which she al- leges that Wilcox is a habitual drunk ard and is guilty of intolerable cruel ty.
 Yesterday marked the first day that Wilcox was able to work for several months, having sustained injuries by falling at the new building of the Union Manufacturing company the day before Thanksgiving, and as he quit for the day, he vas confronted by Deputy Sheriff Stockwen armed with the papers in the suit.
 The couple were married on Sep tember 4, 1910, and have two children Louis H., aged three years, and Cath erine, aged two years, and the plain tiff asks for custody of both. Attor- ney James H. Lynch of Waterbury is counsel for the plaintiff. The writ is returnable in the superior court in New Haven on the first Tuesday in February.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-21
AXE DESCENDING ON
 THE SAFETY BOARD
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demoralize the departments under them because if they had no respect for the mayor, as authority, the po- licemen and firemen would have no respect for them. ....@' ,ft~f
 In an interview in a morning paper, Mayor Quigley is made to say that Councilman o. F. Curtis is trying to create dissention in the republican party The councilman was asked to reply to this today but all be would say was ':HoW about Quigley?'
 New Men Already Selected?
 It can be said without a great deal of exaggeration that Mayor Quigley had decided a week or more ago to dismiss the entire safety board. He was enraged over the Malone matter and was on the point of swinging the axe when prevailed upon by cooler heads not to do so. In fact, 1t is said that Mayor Quigley already knows whom he intends to appoint in the places of the three present commissioners.
 Not until late yesterday afternoon had Mayor Quigley decided what he would do in regard to the safety board matter. He was not at the meeting of the common council We'd nesday night and did not hear Chair man Healey's speech. On that ac- count he was without evidence until the Herald was published last eve-
New Britain herald., 1916-01-21
FRAUDULENT TRICKS
 WORKED IN STATE
Persons Selling Oleomargarine to
 Housckeepers From Dress Suit CaSes-Also ColoIing Stuff.

Hartford, Jan. 21.-Reports have reached Dairy and Pure Food Cons missioner F. H. Staetmueller that many people throughout the state are making a practice of selling oleomar- garine to housekeepers from dress suit cases without taking notice of the conditions which the law prescrtbes. The practice is declared quite general in Waterbury and Bridgeport and of late it has spread to Hartford. The il~ legality consists in the neglect to have the dress suit case marked in such way as to indicate it's contents.
 Another fraudulent trick which Commissioner Stadtmueller has dis covered is that of selling bottles of coloring stuff to be put in the oleomar- garine so as to give it the appearance of genuine butter. This trick is gem erally worked at boarding houses he says The federal regulations againa such coloring are stringent
 The state law requires that every thing used in the delivery of oleo- margarine CT limitations of butter of every description shall contain sign which states that it contnais the lml- tation.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-21
NORTHERN ILLINOIS
 IN GRIP OF FLOOD
Score of Cities and Villages lnun-
 dated-NO Loss Of Life

Chicago Jan. 21.-RiVers through out northern Illinois, swollen by rain which fell almost continuously through the night today, overf1oWed their banks and inundated a score of cities and villages. No loss of life was reported but the property dam age was estimated at several hundred thousand dollars.
 All through the valley of the Des Plaines, the water spread out over the surrounding country reaching it's maximum at Joliet, where a large sec-. tiOn of the city was inundated and several villages flooded with five feet of water.
 Report Much Damage.
 Aurora and Elgin, on the Fox River and intermediate towns at St. Charles, Batavia and Geneva report. ed high water and much damage.
 Southeastern Iowa and the ex- treme northern and western Missouri were in the rain belt, which came up from Texas.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-21
Christian Endeavor society

Christian Endeavor society has a membership of thirty at present. The report of Oscar A. Marsh, Sun day school superintendent showed that organization had it's most successful year since the founding. of the church. The membership has gained sixteen per cent The treasury has a balance of $36.24 and during the year the school has given $47.22 for mission ary and other benevolent purposes
 Officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows:
 Sunday school superintendent-Os- car A. Marsh.
 Primary superintendent-Mrs J. F. Rees.
 Assistant primary superintendent Mrs. Lillie Srenser.
 Clerk of the church-Arthur H. Knapp.
 Treasurer-John Dixon.
 Deaconesses-Mrs O. A. Marsh and Mrs. A. R. Knapp
 The standing committee is com prised of the pastor, the deacons and James A. Serice and Louis Caldwell.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-21
City Items

She water department pay roll for M past week was $207.33. ss25 to $50 suits or overcoats, $18.5O, 8Wilson's 's.-advt.
 @ D. Penfeld camp, Sons of Veter- M will hold an important meeting \ ght. N ny suit or overcoat at Wilson's, @ 50 and $18.50 cash.-advt. @1.OO Shirts 65c at Besse-Leland's Ndvt. Mseorge w. Betz of 1O6 Cherry street #l be given a hearing by the secre- Sy of state on January 25 for a Nlation of the automobile laws. Betz Ns driving a car while under the 4 of eighteen years. Bur Inventory Sale ends the 29th SMrs. John Hyland of Smalley Beet has recovered from an attack grip. A0ur entire stock of Mems and bmens High Shoes $1.35 up at Slsse-Lelands. Now is the time. Rhdvt. aForty candidates will be initiated the meeting of New Britain lodge, Nyal Order of Moose, tonight. H-rowds are attending our Shoe sle. New shoes added to the sale Sery day. Sale ends tomorrow night shoes. Besse-Leland Co.-advt.
 SMax Spinner of 94 Pleasant street, q 5aployed as a baker at 566 East Feet, suffered the loss of one of ss thumbs in dough mixing ma Zine yesterday afternoon. He was Snt to the local hospital for treat Ient. S Mrs. Lawrence Meehan of SPA Eashington street is able to be out ter two weeks illness. Next week last week of our Inven- try Sale. Besse-Leland Co.-advt.
 Miss Alice Fitzgerald has returned
 her work at the New Britain Ma line company after brief illness.
 The Boy Scouts of Trinity M E. lurch will hold a meeting tonight
 7:15 o'clock.
 Mrs. Emma Johnson and daughter, uth, have returned to this city after 1 absence of two years. They have ben living in North Dakota.
 The College club will meet Monday lght at the home of Miss Mary c. Unlock on Chestnut street. . The new officers of Valkyria lodge, of ", will be installed this eve- Ing by District Deputy Miss Alma ydell of Hartford. 2 Dr. c. W. Lee is ill at the home | his brother-in-law, Henry Wilcox } Bristol.
 Mr and Mrs. Johannes G. Sand Erom will celebrate their silver we'd ing anniversary at their home, 6I Harvard street, Sunday.
 The annual meeting of St. Matthews zoung Peoples society will be helt his evening at 8 o'clock. All mem
 CTS are expected to be present )ff1cers for the year will be elected
 The entertainment committee o.
 ehuda Talevi, I. O. B. B., will hold z pecial meeting at Miller's furniture tore at o'clock this evening to per- ect arrangements for the benefit tc
 e given for the Jewish war relief und
New Britain herald., 1916-01-21
CLAN DOUGLAS CONCERT.

Elaborate plans for the concert at Hanna's armory, Friday night, Janu- ary 28, are being made by Clan Doug las, o. s. c. The Kendall Concert company of Boston will furnish the program. A Highland pipe band is to be engaged and Miss Goldie of Hart ford will give exhibitions of the High land fling and the famous Scottish sword dance.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-21
JOKE PROVES FATAL.

Waterbury, Jan. 21.-"I took some of Daddy's pills, Mamma" three year old Chester Fray of Elliott avenue, told his mother at 1U o'clock this morning, thinking he had played a joke on his father. The pills con- tained 18th of a grain of poison each and tho boy died three hours
 later. He had swallowed 27 of them.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-21
Joliet Engulfed.

Joliet, Ills, Jan. 21-The worst flood since 1902 engulfed Joliet today. Water ran five feet deep in the streets. Nearly a thousand persons were driven from their homes.
 Rockdale, manufacturing town reported six feet of water on the level and business suspended
 Whole Valley Inundated.
 In the business section little damage was done aside from flooded base ments. Every available policeman and fireman was put on flood duty and scores of volunteers aided in the rescue work.
 The river rose six feet at Whining ton and much damage was done there and throughout the adjoining county.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-21
BENEFIT RECITAL TONIGHT.
Event at South Church Under Auspices of Woodruff Club

Event at South Church Under
 Auspices of Woodruff Club. A piano recital of much interest to music lovers will be given this even ing at the South Congregational church under the auspices of the Woodruff club. The pianist will be Theron Hart and Miss Lillian Eubanks of New York, a soprano soloist, will assist. The program follows: Sonata in E. minor ........... Grieg Allegro Moderate
 Andante
 Ala Mennetto Finale-Molto Allegro MT. Hart. (a.)-Prelude ............ Ronald (bD-A Spirit Flower .......... Campbell-Tipton (c.)-Lifes Morning Star ...... simpson (d.)-An Open Secret .. Woodman Miss Eubanks. (a)-Tarantella ............ Liszt (b)-Quartette from "Rigoletto'
 (Paraphrase) .. Verdi-Lszt MT. Hart Aria-Il est doux il est bon, from
 "Herod1ade" Massenet
 Miss Eubanks.
 a-)-Liebesfrend (Old Vienna
 Waltz ...... Fritz Kreisler (b)-Solitude ....... Cyril Scott (cO-Nocturne for the left hand | alone) .......... Scria bine (d)-Rigandon ............ Raft | MT. Hart. Aria-Liete Signor, from Les
 Hugenots" ..... Meyerbee1
 Miss Eubanks.
 (a.)-Etude in D fat ... Heller b.)-TriumphaI march .... Cries