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Milford chronicle., 1917-08-31
Samuel J. Wilson & Son,

Funeral Directors and Embalmers.
We have added to our funeral equip.
ment a new Motor Funeral Car, for
which we make no extra charge. We
have stin retained cur Black ana White
horse drawn hearse, which therefore
places us in a position to furnish either,
horse drawn or motor hearses.
We are the best equipped and carry
the largest stock Of funeral supplies
south Of Wilmington.
Can phone, office No. p, residence No.
calling after 10 D. m. cali No. Ss. An
calls promptly answered. No extra
charge for distance. use Of hearses or
Wtfe'B services.
we also carry a large and complete
assortment OF Furniture. Carriages, Run
abouts, Farm Wagons, Rack Wagons and
Farming Implements
MILTON. DELAWARE.
Milford chronicle., 1917-08-31

nave mAde me well
and healthy. Some
time ago l felt so
run down, had pains
in my back and side,
was very irregular,
tired, nervous, had
such b Ad dreams,
did not feel like eat
ing and had short
breath. ! read your
advertisement in
the newaDanaPa and
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-07-16
City Items

A daughter was born this morning
at the New Britain General Hospital
to Mr.. and Mrs. Leon r. jackson of
All Church street.
The poor weather Of early spring
has greatly effected the orchard at
the Polish farm, and according to
Rev. Lucyan Bojnowski much
tighter crop than was anticipated will
be the result.
The trustees Of the Swedish Lu-
theran church will meet this evening.
The strike situation at the Electric
Light & Water company where the
linemen of the company are out for
"open shop" and other demands re-
mains the same. The company has a
force Of men ready for any emergency
that may arise. but none Of the
strikers have returned to work
The Sewing society Of the Swedish
Lutheran church Will hold coffee
social Thursday afternoon at Rassett's
grove
Burritt Grange realized a profit Of
$5s from the play. "Heiress Hunters''
given In Turner hall on June Is. and
a check covering that amount has
been forwarded to the National Red
Cross.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-07-16
RED CROSS BENEFIT

Polish Resident Planning Entertain
ment and Parade for Local Branch
to Be Held Labor Day.
The Polish people Of this city who
have responded so handsomely in the
past for the Red Cross and other aims
for the benefit of the government in
it's fight against Germany. are making
plans for a. monster benefit to be held
at the Sacred Heart parochial school
grounds on Labor Day. The tentative
plans, indicate that the affair will be
one Of the largest of it's kind ever
undertaken here, and a neat sum will
be realized on the project. r
The committee in charge which is
working directly with Rev. Lucyan
Bojnowski, the energetic hustling
pastor of the church of the Sacred
Heart of Jesus, have tentatively ar
ranged for q street parade which will
embrace the various societies of the
church and all organizations wishing
to participate. At the grounds, there
will be entertainments of various
kinds including sporting events. An
admission sum of twenty-five cents
will be assessed for admittance and
the entire receipts will be donated to
the local branch of the Red Cross.
Invitation have been extended to Gov
ernor Marcus H. Holcomb and other
state and local men Of prominence.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-07-16
i. S. SAILORS VISIT
GRAVES OF VICTIMS
SPOT Where Lusitania Dead Are
Buried Receives Attention

Correspondence of Associated Press.)
Queenstown, July 3.-The newest
memorial to be placed on the graves
Of the Lusitania victims is an arti-
fetal bouquet of flowers enclosed In a
glass case. which also contains a
woman's photograph and small
marble cross with the inscriptions:
"In memory of my dear wife, Mar
garet Butler, drowned In the Lusi-
tania Vengeance is mine, saith the
Lord, 1 will repay" This and three
rough mounds of earth are virtually
all that mark the resting place of
more than a thousand persons. who
persisted May Z, 1915, when a German
submarine stunned the world by send
ing to the bottom of the ocean,
twenty-three miles from here, the first
transatlantic passenger steamship
to be sunk by torpedo.
An official of the steamship COM
pany owners Of the Lusitania visited
the graves recently and deprecated the
fact that they are so neglected. He
said he Is making a report to his COM
pany with the view of cooperating
with the British government for a
suitable monument but expressed
doubt if anything could be done in the
midst Of this world war
Americans Visit Spot.
Officers and men from American
craft now in British waters also have
made long overland ptlgrimages to the
graves and have given hearty support
to the movement
\ correspondent Of the Associated
Press, who a few days ago visited the
burial place in a local cemetery which
is situated IN a green wood on the
cliffs behind this picturesque town,
found grass growing a foot high over
the three mounds marking as many
huge graves. the largest containing
seventy bodies and the others fifty and
twenty-seven victims Of the German
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-07-16
SOLDIERS AND CANES

Local Boys Appear With "Swagger
Sticks" Copied From British Army.
and the Reasons Thereof Exposed.
Why is as "swagger stick?" Also,
why do the soldiers? These are the
questions that have been worrying the
civilians of this city, as well those
in Hartford, during the past several
days, since the men in khaki have
been appearing armed with these
little polished wands. AS near as can
be learned the practise of soldiers
carrying 'swagger sticks" was first in
troduced in Connecticut, in the First
Regiment at least, by the troops en-
camped at Hartford. Last week it
spread to this city and last night a
number Of the local soldiers were seen
mentioned sticks.
For those who are uninitiated,
''swagger stick" Is a first cousin to a
cane. 1t is a polished wand, about
two feet long, with a polished ferrule
on the end. It is carried in the hand
in the same jaunty manner as real
canes.
In the British army officers fire.
quently carry canes and officers and
men generally do carry "swagger
sticks" it Is said, and it is thought
that the local soldiers are copying this
style. The style Is not entirely without
merit when It's purpose Is once under
stood. Army regulations and disci-
pline rule that no officer or soldier
shall walk or stand with his hands in
his pockets and the soldier who
slouches along the street with his
hands TANNED into his blouse or
trousers pockets is liable to be-
criticised by his superlors. Then arises
the question OF what to do with his
hands. He cant put them In his
pocket, he dislikes to swing them con-
tinually SO he takes Il "swagger stiok."
The "swagger stick" therefore, solves
the problem OF what to do with the
hands. Worry sim pie. Garry a "swag-
ger stick'' and 1t will keep your hands
busy.
We thank you!
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-07-16
CHURCH
NEWS

Activities at the churches during
the summer have assumed a routine
nature, only the regular services nov
being held although the usual patri-
otto mid-week services are carried out
at the churches at which they have
been started. Red Cross sewing |,
also being done. Rev. Paul E. Nilsons
will preach at the First Congregations
al church next Sunday where the
First Baptist and First Congregations
al churches are meeting in union SER.
vice and the following Sunday at the
Trinity Methodist church where the
congregations of the Methodist and
South Congregational churches ars
having joint services Rev .Ottman NH
Ward will off1ciate. An all-day sewing
meeting for the Red Cross will take
place on Friday and the reguAr
meeting of the Girl and Boy Scouts
will be held.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-07-16

submarine. The town clerk apologized
for the uncut grass, saying it was al
lowed to grow until July 1 to enable
the poorly paid caretaker to procure
his pay therefrom
The town council has just denied a
request by THE relatives of Miss E. A.
e~ombe, Of Petersburg, N. H., to allow
her body to be disinterred for burial in
the United States on the ground that it
is opposed &c the public health. SINH
lar requests have been denied on the
same ground.
Morgue Unoccupied Since.
AS showing the sentimentality Of
these pious townsfolk it is interesting
to note that the town hall which was
turned into a temporary morgue on
the occasion of the great disaster has
never been occupied by any one since,
excepting the town clerk.
people who used the town hall as
q market place where they sold butter,
eggs and cheese have never returned"
said the clerk, James Campbell. THE
treasury is set back five pounds an
nually, derived from rental space in
the town hall
Not until about two years after the
disaster could the decorator and
painter be induced to take up the
work of house cleaning the town hall.
which is being done in the hope of
coaxing back the market people and,
incidentally, some of the revenue of
this quaint old place, which before the
war owed it's fame largely to it's being
the port Of call of American mail
steamers, and the fact that it boasts
the oldest yacht club in the world.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-07-16
Advertised Letters.

The following list Of letters remain
uncalled for at the New Britain Post
Office, July 16, 1917.
Wlyam Bredf1eld.
j. Curran, Maple street.
G. H. Champlain.
Frank S. Coan, 20 Court street.
Edward Corbley, 242 Dwight street.
Charles Grouse.
Mrs. Linda Engel. 12S Cherry street.
: Grekia Efrick.
G. S. French.
Cleophus Grandy.
Gus Geone.
Ethel Kaufman.
Mr. Lazauniski, 24S Elm.
A. w. Lamont, 39 Church street.
John Morton.
Mrs. John Scott.
Depace Salvatore, 266 Oak.
Tony Vanzer, Arch street.
Ruth Walsh, 1881 So. avenue.
Annie Wlickelitch, Seymour street
w. F. DELANEY,
Postmaster.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-07-16
COCCHI EXTRACTION.
Italian War Mission Urges Govern
ment to Return Murderer

Rome, July 16.-The Italian war
mission headed by the Prince of
Udine, which has just returned from
it's visit to the United States, yesterday
called on Premier Boselh and other
ministers. and gave a nighly satisfac-
tory report Of their trip to America
and the arrangements they made
there The Prince of Udine brought
with him a message from President
Wilson to King Emanuel in reply to
one sent by the king.
The members of the mission who
are in agreement regarding the feel
ing in the United States concerning the
case of Alfredo Cocchi murderer Of
Ruth Cruger, are urging the govern
ment to permit the extra addition OF
Cocchi.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-07-16
CANNING SCHOOL.
Chamber of Commerce to Conduct
-Four Weeks Class.

A school for the extension of can
ming and preserving among house
wives of the city, viii open at the
Prevocational Grammar school next
Monday under the direction OF the
canning committee Of the Chamber of
Commerce. ApV licattons for those
desiring to enroll in the classes should
be sent to the chamber during this
week The course Will consume four
weeks, and pupils In the art attend
Ing on Monday will have that day
each week. The same applies to the
remainder Of the week. 1t Is also
possible that q class will be held
Wedn esday evenings although this
has not been definitely announced.
Mrs c. O. Dean of Storrs Agricul-
tu1al college, who gave such a n i'm
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-07-16

the car without any idea Of the seri-
business Of the offense.
Theater Men In.
A little more credit must be hand
ed to P. S. Mcmahon for putting one
over on the theatrical profession
again. 1t is said that he and George
Levitt, Lessee of the Lyceum theater
complained to the police that children
under age and without proper escort
were being admitted to the perform
ances at Fox's theater. This morning
DeWitt's manager was in court on the
very same charge, but Mr.. Mcmahon
was not among those present Irving
T. Mcdonald, manager of Fox's thea
ter and John Glacken, manager Of the
Lyceum were both charged with vio-
lating the theater law on several
counts. Attorney George Levitt
asked that the case be continued until
Wednesday and the request was grant
ed by the court. Capiases will be is
to appear this morning.
Trolley Man Fined.
James Deehan, a conductor for the
Connecticut Company, was fined IS
and costs for assaulting Joseph Gal
vania. a passenger on a Berlin trolley
Sunday. According to the testimony
of several witnesses, Galvania gave
the conductor ten cents and instead of
receiving his change, the conductor
tried to pull him Off the car by the
necktie, while the car was in motion.
Policeman John J. King was also a
passenger on the car and made the
arrest Deehan said that the passen-
ger swore at him and struck him.
Other Cases Heard.
Sargis Jacobs and Peter Bagdasar-
ian were before the court on the
charge Of assaulting each other. Law
yer p. F. McDonough appeared for
Jacobs and asked that the case be con-
tinued until tomorrow. The state
wished to have the case put off until
Wednesday, but as Jacobs has en-
listed in the army and must report
Thursday, it was decided to try the
case tomorrow.
Charles Stankiewicz Of Oak street,
charged with breach Of the peace and
being drunk, amused the court by tes-
tifying that as soon as his wife talked
to him, she made him drunk right
away" He is alleged to have torn the
blind off his house Saturday night and
caused a considerable disturbance.
Policeman Nestor said that the man
was so drunk he had to carry him on
his back. The court found the &C
cused guilty and fined him IS and $40
and costs.
Stanley Sszyscki was alleged to have
tried to play little trick on the po-
lice, but it failed to work. He Is said
to have been drunk yesterday and tore
the door off the ice box at home. He
then called up the police, but beat 1t
before the patrol arrived. He was. cap
tured later. His wife said that he
was a good man as a rule and the
court allowed him to go.
william Egan was charged with
breach of the peace. He was given
three months suspended sentence and
informed that If he appears in court
again he will go to Jail. Giatano Arina,
charged with non-support appeared
repentant and was put on probation
for six months. The case of John
Smykla, charged with operating a mo-
tocycle without the proper markers
was nolled.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-07-16
RED CROSS UNDER MILITARY,
All Units Must Be Supervtsed-Large
Plant for Nitrous Oxide

Paris, July 16.-Offictal announce
ment is made that all private or
ganizations which desire to give
medical aid to American troops must
be under Red Cross military control
and supervision.
The Red Cross is now constructing
the largest nitrous oxide plant in the
world. The product. commonly known
as laughing gas, will he used as an
anasthetic in all american dressing
stations and hospitals
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-07-16

NAGLE SANITARlUM md PRIVATE
HOSPITAL,
so CEDAR STREET. NEW BRITAIN
Medical. Surgical and Obstetric Patients
Quiet location, excellent surroundings, ire
from institutional atmosphere. The limited
number Of eight received assures close -
dividual attention. All physicians entitled
to recognition A
Conducted solely b. tk
MARY E. NAGLE. X, N.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-07-16
St. Andrews Lithuanian.

three-nights' lawn festival unde err
the auspices Of the ladies Of the ST.
Andrews Lithuanian church will op[n
Thursday evening on the lawn in tho
rear of the church, on Dwight and
Stanley street A pleasing program
has been arranged for the entertain-
ment of those attending and refresh.
ments and other features will be held.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-07-16

pressive talk on canning and preserv-
ing last week, will again speak in
Grammar school hall at 10 o'clock to-
morrow.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-09

not for active participation in actual
warfare. My dirigible ballon must
be able to travel several days without
renewing provisions, gas or fuel"
Like "Hindenbburg of the Lakes"
the man of whom the German mill
tary authorities used to say, until he
had water on the BRAIN" Zeppelin
had to endure the official cold Shout
der and general ridicule while he
spent all his own fortune in hundreds
Of experiments that failed.
Then the government took him Sc
riously, bought his big balloon and
gave him $125,OO0 to continue expert
ments, and the Reichstag passed a
law permitting him to hold a national
lottery to increase his funds. In 1908,
after several more failures, he launch
ed the Zeppelin ~, to carry passen-
gers, with all the magnif1cene equip
ment of railroad train de luxe. 1t
was wrecked on the plans of Echter-
dingen, but Germany's heart was now
in the Zeppelin and its final triumph,
and in six weeks popular subscription
placed 81, 500, 900 into the Counts hands
to go on with his work.
The Zeppelin +dock yard" at Fried
richshafen, on Lake Constance, was
founded, and in 1909 in the Zeppelin
II. Second Of a new type) came the
absolute establishment of the Zeppe-
lin as a practical marvel of the air in
war and peace, when it made a con-
tinuous SO hour journey from Fried
richshafen to Saxony and back to
Wurttemberg-a circuit of about 1000
miles
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-09
SUIT TO DISSOLVE
"STEEL TRUST" IS
HEARD BY COURT

Washington, March 9-Hearings on
the governments suit to dissolve the
United States Steel corporation were
begun today by the United States Su-
preme court. An array of counsel, for
both sides appeared in the hearings,
which are expected to last until the
middle of next week.
Federal attorneys opened the argu-
ments, the government having appeal
ed from dismissal by the New Jersey
federal district court Of it's suit,
which was begun in 1911 in President
Taft's administration.
The principal idea of the prosecu-
ton is domination by the corporation
in the iron and steel industry. It is
said to furnish more than one half of
the national production and to control
prices. By it's formation in 1901 the
government alleges, competition was
illegally stifled.
The defense is that the organiza-
ton has actually operated beneficial
ly, has not oppressed competitors or
the public, and is not illegal merely
because of it's size and combined as
sets.
In the lower court the governments
suit was dismissed because although
the court found that the corporation
was organized with intent to restrain
trade and had actually done so, it was
without power to alone fix and
maintain prices and was not, there
fore, monopoly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-09
AMERICAN SKIPPER
REPORTS SIGHTING
COMMERCE RAIDER

New York, March 9-The presence
of vessel suspected as a German
raider in the sea lane travelled by
ships running between New York and
mediterranean ports was reported by
Capt. D. M. Nicoll of the American
steamship Suruga, which arrived here
today from Havre and the Azores.
Capt. Nicoll said that when the
Suruga was north of the Azores on
Feb. 20, in the direct track of the
New York Mediterranean trade, he
sighted a strange vessel bearing down
on him. The vessel steamed complete
ly around the Suruga, stopped, and
then bore off in a new direction. The
stranger was of the cargo type, a large
vessel, with two masts, armed with a
stern gun and other pieces, painted
gray and carried a funnel which did
not parallel the masts. She did not
signal the Suruga, Capt. Nicoll said,
and he did not learn her identity.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-09

which will bring in the greatest vol
ume of the supplies of which we are
most in need. Under normal condi-
lions the oversee food supplies of the
nation amounted to more than 49,
100000 tons a year, while overseas
supplies of raw material amounted to
about 100000 tons. To bring in
these supplies. British and foreign
vessels made upwards Of 10000 voy-
ages in the year. Notwithstanding
the disorganization due to the war
the extent Of which it is almost i'm
possible to exaggerate our supplies OF
all essentials and Of many conven-
fences and even Injuries has been
maintained The whole reduction in
our foreign trade as regards imports
may be shown by the following ton
mage figures for six months prior to
the war as compared with the six
current months: Total tonnage, six
months, 1914, 25,S0O,00O; total ton
mage, six months ending January 81,
1917, 100000"
Discussing the states efforts to ex-
ercise some control over neutral ship
ping, the report says:
1.-THE association views with grave
concern the action of the state in re-
gard to foreign shipping. Under nor
NAL conditions such shipping would
be regarded as our competitor. but
now it is essential to our existence as
a nation that we should obtain the
maximum of ocean carrying power
under both the British and foreign
flags. 1t must be recognized that
while on the one hand, the enemy by
his submarine campaign is doing his
utmost to stop foreign ships carrying
for the United Kingdom; on the other
hand. neutrals all over the world are
in most urgent need Of foreign ton
mage, as they have been deprived in
very great measure Of the carrying
power of the British ships upon which
they relied in time of peace.
''It is inevitable that foreign tom
mage will accept the most advanta-
geous employment offered; therefore
to meet the additional war risks, the
United Kingdom must be prepared to
pay for their services above, and no,
below, the rates offered by neutrals
Any attempts to keep the freights tina,
can be earned by foreign tonnage in
the United Kingdom trade below the
rates that are being offered in the in.
ternational freight market plays di.
rect1y into the enemy's hands by les.
SEEMING our essential oversee supplies
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-09

There are no deer in the United States
like the small Brazilian type. The
Brazilian marsh deer are relocated,
with black tails
The naturalist made the notable
discovery that the giant anteaters Of
Brazil climb trees. He obtained good
specimens of the jabiru, or giant
stork, and the woodhewers, a bird
somewhat resembling the American
woOdpecker. The woodheWers biuld
the most remarkable nests, he said,
which have entrance tunnels like
miniature subways. The nests aver
age two to three yards in length, di-
vided by numerous apartments, all
opening to the tunnel entrance. Nests
Of parrots, not previously described
or gathered for the the museum, were
found to be twelve feet in diameter,
where colonies of 100 or more birds
dWelled.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-09
MEN WELCOME NEW
PASTOR AT UNITED
CHURCH RECEPTION

The hand Of fellowship was ex-
tended to Rev. William Horace Day.
new pastor Of the United Congrega-
tional church, at reception and din
ner given by the Mems club in the
South church parlors last evening.
Pastors Of other churches in the city
were also present. Among the pastors
who greeted Rev. Mr.. Day were Rev.
John r. Brown, Rev.. George M.
Brown, Rev. Charles W. Simpson,
Rev. Stephen Fish Sherman, Jr., and
Rev. Dr.. Richard L. Swain, former
pastor Of South Congregational
church, now Of Boston
Rev. MI, Day who spoke last was in
troduced by Attorney Samuel Shaw
president Of the club. He made an
inspiring address and a warm well
come was extended him by all pres
emit