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New Britain herald., 1916-01-12
SETTLEMENTS EFFECTED,
New Britain Cases Fail to Reach
 Court in Hartford.
Especial to the Herald ]

Hartford, Jan. 12.-Settlement out of court was reached in two New Britain cases slated for trial in the court of common pleas today. Tn the case of Julia B. Andrews, executrix of the estate of John Henry Andrews, against Christian Peplau, an action to recover damages for cutting trees on Pinacle Mountain in the town of Plainville, on land owned by the plaintiff, settlement was made. Damages of $1,000 were asked. Klett and Alling appeared for the plaintiff and M. H. Camp for the de- fendant.
 Settlement was also made in the case of Jacob Tereskey vs. Louis Edel- son, an alleged breach of warrantee due to non-payment of back taxes The defendant agreed to pay the amount due for taxes Klett S, filling appeared for Tereskey and Kirkham & Cooper for Edelson.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-12
SOCIETY WEDDING JANUARY 20

Cards were issued today by Mrs. Davenport Galbraith for the wedding of her niece, Miss Natalie Downing, of Erie, Penn, to Mervin $. Hart, son of President George P. Hart of the Stan ley Works, and Mrs. Hart of this city. The event will take place in Erie. where MT, Hart is connected with the General Electric company, on January 22 and it will be a quiet house we'd ding, being celebrated at g o'clock in the evening. Donald F. Hart, brother nf the groom, will be groomsman. Several from this city will attend.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-12
FRENCH ATTACK IN
 CHAMP ACNE FAILS Germans Repulse Assault Made
 Upon Their Positions NO ALLIES AT SEOUL BAHR
Capture of Montenegrin Stronghold By Austrians Serious Loss for Allies -Teutonic Imperial Guards Among Prisoners Taken in West.

Berlin, Jan. 12, via London, 3:15 D. m.-The failure of French attack on German positions north of Le Mes nil in the Champagne along a front of about 1000 yards was announced by the war office today.
 The official announcement says:
 Western theater of war: North of Le Mesnil in the Champagne, the French attacked the positions stretch ing over a width of about 1000 metres. The attack broke down.
 'The enemy attempted to return quickly into his own trenches under our very active firing. A repetition of of the attack was frustrated by our artillery
New Britain herald., 1916-01-12
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
Debating Club Meets New Haven Fri day-Benefit Baseball Dance Jan. 21

The first debate of the Wesleyan Intersch plastic league will be held in the local high school on Friday, when the school debating team will meet the New Haven High school team. The subject for argument will be Re solved; that Connecticut should adopt a constitutional amendment providing for a statewide prohibition of the manufacture and sale of alco- holic liquors During the eve ming music will be furnished by the school orchestra. .. ....-..-... ..,t ..
 Arrangements have been made by the baseball management for bene- fit dance Friday, January 21. In former years baseball has caused a deficit in the athletic treasury and the benefit is given in the hopes, the team will be x,ble to break even finan- cially. The gymnasium will be opened from 7:3O until II o'clock and the music will be furnished by Judas orchestra.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-12
EIGHT FRENCHMEN ARREST
Turaks Avcngc Arrest of Tcuton
 suIs at SaIoniki.

Athens, Jan. 12, 12 noon, via Pa Jan. 12, 1920. a. m.-The Ameri Ambassador at Constantinople, He Morgenthau, has advised the Am ican legation here of the arrest eight Frenchmen at Constantino as reprisal for the arrest by the tente allies of the consuls of the n tonic allies at Saloniki.
 The German minister at Athens informed American minister Dr pers that Germany does not agree the American consulate at Salon being charged with German intert theEe on the ground that S8loniki Greek territory and the Greeks m protect foreigners and foreign terests. John F. Kehl, Americ consul at saloniki, has been instru ed accordingly.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-12
''NEW HAVEN RETRIAL CERTAIN

Washington, Jan. 12-RetriaI Of the five former New Haven railroad directors, over whom a jury in the federal court at New York disagreed Sunday, seemed practically certain after conference today between At torney General Gregory and R. L. Batts, F. M. Swacker and c. E. Pa gan, the government lawyers who con- ducted the prosecution.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-12

crazy anyway over the freight sit uation and they don't know whether the new embargo can mabe them feel any worse, The recent storms held up shipments of coal and raw mater ial to a great extent and they have not recovered yet from that blow The New Haven road, it is understood has thousands of cars which it is slowly moving to their destinations
New Britain herald., 1916-01-12
JAN. P JEWISH RELIEF DAY.

Washington, Jan. 12-In response to the senate resolution requesting him to do so, President Wilson today issued a proclamation designating Jan. 27 as a day upon which Ameri- cans may make contributions for the relief of suffering Jews in Europe. Contributions, it is said may be ad- dressed to the American Red Cross, Washington, D. C., which will care for their proper distribution.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-12
OPERATION NECESSARY.

Mrs. Edith Wood Quigley, wife of Mayor George A. Quigley, has been taken to the Charter Oak hospital in Hartford for an operation. Mrs. Quigley has been Ill for several weeks and her physicians believe the seat of thetrouble is in her throat
New Britain herald., 1916-01-12
First Real Blast.

Kansas City, Jan. 12.-The south- west got it's first real blast of winter today. The temperature dropped from thirty-five to sixty degrees in twenty-four hours, and this morning temperatures ranging from zero down. ward prevailed throughout Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska and this section of Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas too felt the drop. Snow was falling in much of the territory. Train, trolley telegraph and telephone service is seriously hampered.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-12
MIDDLE WEST HIT
 BY SEVERE STORM Train Service Delayed-T Telephone and Telegraph Co.'S Hampered FLOOD IN WEST VIRGINIA
Eighteen Persons Dead-Snow, Rain anG Slect Conditions Aggravated by Intense Cold-Omaha Reports Eight Degrees Below Zero,

Chicago, Jan. 12.-Snow, rain and sleet over a large area of the middle west centering over southeastern Iowa, northern Missouri and Illinois, but binding in all directions, caused much delay in train service today and hampered telegraph and telephone companies.
 Further west the conditions were aggravated by intense cold Omaha re- porting eight degrees below zero. Many of the telegraph and telephone lines to the west were down. Denver was reached by a circuitous route. Trains reached Chicago from the west from an hour to two hours late. In the city snow and sleet hampered the surface and elevated lines.
 Forecast of decidedly colder weather was made by the weather bureau.
 One Man Dead.
 One man is dead and half score of minor accidents were reported as the result of the storm. August Schultz, an iceman, sustained fatal injuries when he slipped and fell while carrying a 200 pound cake of ice. Other accidents also were due chiefly to the slippery, sleet-crusted sidewalks.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-12
WILLARD VS. MORAN.

New York, Jan. 12-Jess Willard, worlds heavyweight champion and Frank Moran have been matched to meet here March 3 for a purse of $45,000.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-12
Sixteen Men Killed.

Brandon, Man., Jan. 12.-Sixteen men were killed and forty injured in 9, collision between a snow clearing train and a heavily laden stock train one mile east of Brandon today. The victims are chiefly foreigners em- ployed in the snow clearing gang
New Britain herald., 1916-01-12
Mississippi District Hit.

Washington, Jan. 12.-The most eX- tensive and severest storm of the winter is raging today west of the Mississippi river and is moving east ward
 Temperatures this morning, the weather bureau reported, ranged from 58 degrees below zero in the Canadian northwest to zero in the Texas Pan Handle and in southern Utah and northern Arizona it was from 10 to 6 degrees below
New Britain herald., 1916-01-12
Temperatures High.

Eastward of the Mississippi tenn peratures were abnormally high, rang ing from fifteen to thirty-three de- grees above the seasonal average, but these districts are expected to feel the effect of the storm later in the week.
 By Thursday night and Friday, it is proba ble the cold wave will extend to the Atlantic coast.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-12

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New Britain herald., 1916-01-12

tCont1nued On Eleventh Page.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1916-01-13
Underwear

Mems best 16b Union Suit heavy ribbed No best 81 grade suit
Boys best 75c Union Suit for---~ -~~~- ~~~-~
Ladies' good quality Union Suit feced lined worth 75c for
Misses best No. grade Union Suit, fob
heavy eeced lined shirt and drawers grade
Mems best soc grade heavy ribbed shirt and drawers special for
Ladies' good quality eecd lined shirt and drawers 39c quality for
ribbed shirt drawers best 25c value
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1916-01-13
January Sale on Staple Goods

quality January price
SEA ISLAND nch Domestic medium weight yard4c
UTILITY GINGHAMs patterns FROM JAM pceSc
IPERCALES, quality 36inch, January yard 71c
ITOIE DU sold the world 1919
|BLEACHED DOMESTIC quality January sale price
IBLEACHED DOMESTIC quality January
GENUINE FRUIT OF THE LOOM, January mm~8c
lDRESS GINGHANS, 10 quality, January
SOSETTE SWAZETTE
CURTAN GOODS both plain and figured Examines and Swses quality
January &c
lCURTAIN GOODS
MATING RUGS 9x12 figured $500 quality January sale $29
WOVEN MATING RUGS quality B
TOWELS and TABLE NENS Individual towels good weight JAN sale price 4
TOWELS l7x34 that sells for
TOWELS 10 quality, 1896
TOWELS Is quality 1938 inches borders January sale pceO
TABLE LINEN quality full width
TABLE full
SHEETS 9 full beached reinforced inch en ready for
January 29c
CASES, quality, January price
PILLOW inch hen SO
COMFORTS medium size blankets quality January
COTTON BLANKETS large 123
WOOL COTTON BLANKETS silk bound full quality January
price $169
WOOL and best quality
BLANKETS $500 January a9
WOOL BLANKETS largest 5inch block quality
price ~~~~~~ -~~~~~-~~ ~~~~ ~-~~- ~~~-~ $5.S
sale price - ~~~~ ~~ 0o 00 q~- O~. IS 10
COMFORTS full size double bed
COMFORTS covered white filled $3.50 quality
handsomest
y, January price - $3.50
all
SERGE quality all
9noual newh January saep
WOOL SERGE SO inch all usually sold for $780, January sale
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-27
IPu ublic Health Service
| Exhibit Pictures
By C. W. Warrington. Washington. D. c.

maintained public health accomplishing notable results
library first offered to the public
comparatively subjects fully covered by the slides Now
the collection of nearly three thousand views Of all of
subjects with public health many of the sets being in dup
nit supply still inadequate meet the increasing demands from
physicians social workers, Schools clubs and associations engaged
spreading knowledge Of the Of diseases methods prevention
The views taken conditions carefully chosen by
tell their story clearly forcy bring persons their first
adequate conception health problems and the important part the n
vua may play aiding in their solution Under the head of typhoid
for instance the spectators lectures where the public health
exhibited shown pictures of ncean living conditions how
milk infected and what the results of infection how water pol
lued the improper disposal sewage above all the role the arch
enemy the fly the spread the disease Following this presentation
the spectators shown the opposite side of the shedpcur of meth
prevention worked wherever tried including proper
of the milk supply the avoidance of water pollution and the prevention
of the breeding of flies.
Similar stories told by the views malaria hoowo, plague
yellow and tuberculosis In addition the slides filed under these
other specific diseases the service has other sets depicting
general miscellaneous activities its fight against disease
behalf health collection of nearly hundred Photographic
exhibit Of the the exposition
the complete health exhibits prepared Health conditions
Alaska subject which eighty devoted while Amer
Indians diseases of children each have about half hundred
slides Lprosy milk mouth hygiene parasites rural schools and tropical
the other titles that give scope
collection.
public health the slides headquarters
in Washington and filling requests from practically every part of the
country,
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-27
FACTS OF INTEREST

Canada has 1,415,0OO men liable for
military service. OF whom rs per cent
are physically fit.
An electrical process is being tried
in Russia for the manufacture Of gold
leaf, heretofore made only by hand
Russia plans the longest railroad
tunnel in the worlds miles-to save
an S15-mile detour.
Extra seats carried over the rum
ming boards Of a new automobile slide
out Of sight like drawers when not in
use.
When a man brathes he uses his
muscular strength to draw in the air,
and it is afterward forced out auto
maticaliy. With insects. as a German
investigator has just discovered, this
process is Just reversed
It is an insult in France to call any
one "a melon"
In India the lowest classes wear
as shoes a iat block with large knob
which slips between the first and sec
ond toes. They are so skilled in wear
ing these that they are able to keeI
them on and walk or run with great
speed
Colorado Indians hold the ancient
cliff dwellings in great reverence, say
ing that the little people" inhabil
them The red men predict that these
beings will destroy the government
telephone lines now being built into
Mesa Verde Park.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-27
Get the Habit Of
Drinking Hot Water
Before Breakfast
Says we can't look or feel right
with the system full
of poisons.

Millions Of folks bathe internally
now instead of loading their system
with drugs. What's an inside bath?"
you say. Well, it is guaranteed to per-
form miracles If you could believe,
these hot water enthusiasts
There are vast numbers of men and
women who, Immediately upon arising
in the morning, drink a glass Of real
hot water with a teaspoonful of lime+
stone phosphate in it. This is a veryt
excellent health measure. 1t is inj
tended to flush the stomach, liver, kidSt
neys and the thirty feet Of intestin9s.
of the previous days waste, sour bile
and indigestible material left over IN
the body which, if not eliminated eveity
day, become food for the millions 4f
bacteria which infest the bowels, tide
quick result is poisons and toxins
which are then absorbed into THE
blood causing headache, bilious ait
tacks, foul breath, bad taste, cold4s,
stomach trouble, kidney misery, sleeb.
lessness, impure blood and all sorks
of ailments.
People who feel good one day AND
badly the next, but who simply Gan
not get feeling right are urged to lob
tain quarter pound of limestone
phosphate from any druggist or store
keeper. This will cost very little but
is sufficient to make anyone real
crank on the subject of internal sani-
tation.
Just as soap and hot water act on
the skin, cleansing, sweetening and
freshening, so limestone phosphate
and hot water act on the stomach,
liver, kidneys and bowels. 1t is vast
ly more important to bathe on the in
side than on the outside, because the
skin pores do not absorb impurities in
to the blood, while the bowel pores do.
| ADV.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-27
rurka Admir- slnklna Persla.

London.-An Amsterdam dispatch
to the Exchange Telegraph Company
says:
According to a Berlin report, the
Turkish ministry of marine is about
to publish statement to the effect
that a Turkish submarine sunk the
steamer Persia
1.-THE report alleges that similar
statements are being published by
the German and Austrian admiralties,
it being hoped by such declaration
the Persia question will be settled"
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-27
Poor Cooking Leads
to Much Distress
By SAMUEL c. DIXON. MD. Commissioners Of
Health for Pennsylvania.

ery spent experimentation the accumuave knowledge has not been
extensive.
Every member of the human from early childhood the
depends principally upon cooked food to maintain life
1t not without that cookery called art There moth
ing which does build and maintain good health than the proper
preparation of food be considered the first essential 1t is
monty considered mena task yet next to motherhood the
most important.
Improperly cooked foods lead quicker distress of body and mind
than almost other factor Poverty unhappn and dissipation
in many instances be traced to poor cooking
Among the least expensive foods fnd if well prepared those
which form nourshng and tasteful diet With the necessity for
becoming pressing the population of the world increases
there no one line of effort better worthy of study and attention than the
science of economical and wholesome cookery.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-27
Best Men Of Country
Are Married
ByL P, DAVIS. Evanston. m.

The best of this country married That has been the
from George Washington down to the present time
The who talks dparagngy about his wife in her absence is
not worth the of the finger There angels this EARTH and
all have faults, but be congenia if want to.
All men should take good care of their wives and babies
likes she look up who burden
to her Children like father they honor they
ashamed.
Men should get out and earn big they possibly and
bring it home their families not spend themselves Let take
for example good noble character and old scamp who
gets through roaming.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-27
People to Wear
more White Clothes
By A. D. ANDERSON. Providence. R. l.

people white clothes The introduction of ohop shoes
helped to solve the problem of the shoe manufacturers and there Is
why people should fewer coOd clothes and
white suits The supply fast dyes almost reaching the vanishing
point because of the European and this has caused American style
makers study how to bring about change the demand of their
toners.
chemists have trying produce substitutes for the
imported dyes and while they have discovered fast coor blues and
blacks for instance they have failed produce dyes of all shades
that will hold their 1t is the cheaper grades of goods particularly
that the dyes have failed.
Some manufacturers refusing to make goods without the proper
dyes and cutting down their working hours keep their operatives
employed This condition probably will the wearing of greater
quantity Of white clothes next If the isn't by next
spring will be impossible to turn out much else than white goods and
shall have to them whether we like it not
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-27
Jan, %, 1915.

French were defeated at craonne.
Germans made gains in the Vos-
ges and upper Aisace.
Tremendous struggle for the
carpathians opened, Austro-Ger-
mans advancing on so-mile front.
Turks, REINFORCED, attacked Rus.
slams in the Caucasus.
Slavs in Austria-Hungary rioted
because of mobilization order.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-27
NINE BOMBS DROPPED ON KEN
TIsH COAST AND ONE
MAN KILLED.
MONTENEGRINS ARE GIVING UP
Heavy Fighting in Northern France
Indicates Renewal Of Offensive
Movement-Bad Weather stops
Turkish Campaign.

London.--Two German air raids on
the coast of England, the capture of
Montenegro's two principal seaports
by the Austrians and the taking by
the Germans of trenches from the
French near Arras and in Argonne
forest are told of in the latest Off
cial communications of London,
Vienna and Berlin.
First one German aeroplane, and
hours later two German aeroplanes,
flew over and dropped nine bombs on
the east coast of Kent. One man was
killed and two men, one woman and
three children were injured.
The aircraft in both instances es-
capped, although they were fired upon
by the British guns and chased by
British aviators.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-27
why SUFFER SKIN TROUBLES
When a Postcard VIII Bring Free
Samples Of cutlcuraR

Which give quick relief for all itch
ing, burning, disfiguring skin troubles.
Bathe with the Cuticura Soap and hot
water. Dry and apply Cuticurh oint-
ment to the affected part, They stop
itching instantly and point to Rpeedy
healment often when all else fails.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, DEBIT. L.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-AdvA
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-27
Support to cummIns pledoed.

Davenport. Ia--second Iowa dis
trict Republicans at an informal meet
ing here pledged the support Of the
district to Senator A. 3. Cummins OF
Iowa for the Republican presidential
nomination.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-27
CONSTANT PAIN IN BACK
FROM KIDNEY TROUBLE

/ wish to tell you of my condition of
about four years ago. l was afflicted
with kidney and bladder troubles and
had constant pain in my back all the
time for about two or three months
did not have any appetite and could not
rest at night and was hardly able I'd do
my house work. l saw DR. Kilmer's lad
vertisement and decided to give Swamp
Root a trial; after taking four bottles iof
Swamp-Root | was restored to health
and have not been afflicted since. ] wilR
cheerfully recommend DR.. Kilmer'sS,
Swamp Root to others afflicted with kid
ney and bladder troubles.
Yours truly,
SARAH PRAYER,
soS E: eth st. Cofeyville, Kan.
Montromerg Sfast ol AsnesS County IS;
BE it remembered, that on this 18th day
of April, 1915, before me, W. G. Bowman,
a Notary Public, in, and for said County
and State, came Sarah Prayer, who lis
known to me to be the same person WHO
executed the within statement, and such
person duly acknowledged the execution
of the same to be her free and voluntary
act and deed
In testimony whereof, have hereun1
| to set my hand and affixed my Notariali
Seal the day and year first above written.
w. G. BOWMAN.
Notary Public.
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| also receive a booklet Of valuable infor-
der. When writing, be sure and mention
this paper. Regular fifty-cent and one
dollar size bottles for sale at all drug
| stores.-Adv.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-27
Real D. A. 3. DIES In Illinois.

Decatur, Ill.-Mrs. Jane Mccoy,
95 years old, one of four surviv-
ing, real Daughters of the American
Revolution, is dead at her home in
Oakley township, Macon county.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-27
sa5 GOO. 70 Entertain r. R.

Havana, Cuba.-A bill introduced
in congress provides a credit of $685.
600 for the entertainment of Col.
Roosevelt during his Forthcoming visit
to Cuba.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-27
REoIPE ZOE CRAY Haze.

To half pint of water add og, Bay RumA a
small box OF Barbo Compound, and 4 o.. 3of
glycerine. Apply 70 the hair twice a we@sE
until Il becomes the desired shade. Any drulg-
gist can put this up or you can mix It iat
home At vary little cost. II viii gradual y
moves danGcuh. 1t is excellent for falling
hair and win laake harsh hair soft and glossSy,
Il will not color the scalp, is not sticky II
greasy, and does not rub off.--Adv.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-27
szo.oon m prafta Stolen.

Newton, Ia.-Bank drafts with an
estimated value Of $4,000 and small
amount Of money were in a mail pouch
stolen and rifled here after the out
bound mail left the postoffice.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-27
Injected stoek Is Doomed.

Tayloryille, nl-Twenty-four hogs
and 16 cattle infected with the foot
and mouth disease were discovered
on the farm of A. ]. Houcks, seven
miles southeast The animals were
killed.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-27
Jan. %. 1915.

Germans were checked in two at
tempts to cross the Aisne.
User flood area drained by the
Germans.
Russian wings advanced in East
Prussia, closing in on lnsterburg
and Tilsit.
Advance in carpathians made by
Russians.
Turks fortified Ezerum and ex-
PEELED civilians.
italian soldiers of First and Third
cateaorIes called to colors.
Polish legion formed at Warsaw.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-27
Mereury props to 60 below.

Seattle, Wash. - Richardson, so
miles from Fairbanks, reported 80 de
grees below zero. Other points re-
ported from to 60 degrees below.