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New Britain herald., 1917-11-02
AMERICAN COLONEL
 WAS UNDER FIRE ge--- Germans Tried to Get Him and Aides, But
 Couldn't.

With the American Army in France, Nov. 2.-Some of the American sol- diers who have just been relieved, .af- ter service in the trenches had thrill ing stories to tell on returning to the billets. On clear days, especially, German snipers became active. Bull let's went singing harmlessly over- head American infantrymen were told off to attend to any sniper who became active. and more than one of them will snipe Americans no more.
 This game of sniping the sniper' was highly popular. The only com- plaint heard today was that there was not enough rifle shooting to satisfy the infantrymen. Several of the sol- diers said they went out to fight, but did not get enough. There is no scarcity of expert riflemen when a sniper starts in.
 A colonel had an exciting experi- ence when the Germans nearly got the range of an observation post in which he and his aide were. They lost no time in taking temporary cover. .
New Britain herald., 1917-11-02
CARDS ARE RECEIVED.
Food Pledges to the Number of 5O,' 900 Reach Hartford.

Hartford, Nov. 2.-Reports re- ceived at the food administration headquarters here indicate that ; Q scarcity of window membership cards had retarded the work of securing signed food card pledges many wo- men hesitating to sign the cards without receiving the window display cards. This, 1t was reported, was especially true in Stamford.
 The receipt today at headquarters of about 50,O0O of these cards brought relief to this situation. and an automobile was at once started south with the cards leaving supplies in Meriden, New Haven. Bridgeport, Norwalk and Stamford on the out ward trip returning by way of Nau- gatuck and Waterbury. At New Ha- ven sufficient cards were left for dis tributio11 in smaller surrounding towns. .l '.s-..
 About 14.o0o signed food cards were received in the mails today. be- ing four times as many as on any pre- vious day, and it is estimated that about 1000 have so far been turned in. From Bridgeport came two pack ages containing about 5000 cards.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-02
SALE CONFIRMED.
Hopkins and Allen Arms Company is
 Now Owned by Wright.

New Haven, Nov. 2.-Sale of the Hopkins and Allen Arms company of Norwich to James A. Wright of New York for $65,000 was confirmed by Judge Thomas of the U. s. court to- day l.. F. Robinson for the rece1v- CTS offered a form of deed of the transfer and as this was acceptable to counsel for the several interests this was allowed by the court. The purchaser has nominated Pierre Mali for the Belgian government, as the holder of the. title. Another docu- ment approved by the court which the receivers offered was of q pro- +ective characte to prevent any claims by contractors against the arms company or the purchasers based on breach of contract in the supplying of materials. It was also stated that MT. Mali had arranged with the Marlin Rockwell company to complete the Belgian contract for rifles
New Britain herald., 1917-11-02
AIRPLANES DOWNED

French Birdmen Succeed in Defeating
 Hostile Aircraft, According to Paris
 Statement Issued Today.
 Paris. Nov. 2.-Ten German air planes were brought down yesterday by the French or compelled to land in a damaged condition, the war of- fec announces.
 The artillery battle continues on the Aisne front. German attacks at several points were repulsed. The communication adds: "Our lombard ing sQuadrons threw down many bombs on the railway station at Null helm, the aviation grounds at Behle- stadt, munitions depots at Ruffach and the Wepereimthal and the rail- way station at Thionville.
 "In reprisal for the bombardments of Dunkirk, seventeen of our air planes dropped $500 pounds of pro- jectiles on the town of Offenburg, in the Grand Duchy of Baden.'
New Britain herald., 1917-11-02
FILL THE RANKS.

Aver. Mass, Nov 2.--Major J. M. Wainwright assistant chief of stan at Camp Devens. today called upon draft boards in New England and northern New York through the military de- partments of the several states. to send to camp at once men to fill va cancies resulting from discharges for physical disa bility and other causes. About 5000 men are needed to bring the quotas of the various states tip to the required number. The first con- tingent from Boston is expected here tomorrow.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-02

WOMEN READY TO WORK
 ON MUNICIPAL FARM

Two. prominent Red Cross workers called up the Herald this morning to inquire why Mayor Quigley had never thought of calling for! women volunteers to pick up potatoes at the municipal farm. The high cost of potatoes hits the women just as hard as 1t does the men. and women are every where doing their little bit as we'll a1 the men," argued this energetic worker.
 This fair female volunteeer stated that a gathering of a number of Red Cross workers was held at her home yester- day and after a lengthy dis cc'ssion i've other women agreed to respond to a call for volunteers If the city needs them to pick up potatoes. we want to help our city and we want, to help the U. s. A. in every way. We are doing Red Cross work and we are will ing to do farm work if neces- sary. All we would do would be to put on our boots and go right to it," enthusiastically argued the woman.
 In conclusion she said: "Just get the mayor to call for wom- en volunteers and you will be surprised to see how many re- spond."
New Britain herald., 1917-11-02
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
 FILLING WAR CHEST
Ward Committees Appointed < fur Purpose of Canvass
 ing for Money. <'

War committees were announced today by Daly Council, Knights of ColumbuA for the purpose of assist recreation camps for use by soldiers. Thago cornrnittees will comb tho city and 1t is expected they will be suc- cessful in collecting q sum deserving of New Britain. While the fund is being raised by the Knights of Colum- bus, the recreation centers will be non-sectarian and will be used by all soldiers.
 Tho committees follow: First ward-Frank L. Mcclure. 0o- seph F. Woods, Charles McKeon. Les, ter stanwtx, James Griffin, John F. Callahan, John E. Downes. R. A. Grise, Richard Barron, MT. Malone, James Woods, A. volz. Frank Basso. William Fallon, Philip Bardeck, T. ". O'Connor. A
 pr. Henry Martin, J. l.. Doyle, Thomas J. Davis, Edward Callahan. 1, Edward Pagan. J. A.. Coyle. pr. Thomas A. Feeney, John McBriarty. ] William Hinchclife, Delphis Bowdoin. 1 P. Hayes, Thomas Floor.
 Third Ward-P. F. King, John O'Brien, William Abetz. Edward A. Mccarthy. Prof. Frederick F. dar- mon. Joseph Ryan, E. l.. Hannon. W. c. Wall, William J. Sheehan, John E. Keevera, John F. Mcguire, Thomas W. Grove, l.. P. Mangan. Thomas W. l Pagan, Joseph Ward. Wilfred Dunlay, John F. Leeney. 1 Fourth ward-P. J. Riley, J. L.. l Ross, F. J. Leonard, John F. Mo- l Grail, Francis J. McConn. T. J. Quin- livan, Chas. J. Philan. Thos. F. Clerk in, James P. O'Connor, Edwin Par I ker, John F. Burns, Edward McMur- ray, F., s. McMahon, Peter Curran. lame, Naughton, R. LaBranch. Mich l ael Souney, John Connolly, James Palmieri. John Boyle and Frank E.
 Brady.
 Fifth ward-John Reilly. T. F. Mo- Grath, E. Janelle, w. J. Hayes. A. Cieszynski, James Tynan, Thomas J. Devine Geo. A. Collins, Steve Dudack. Michael Kehoe, John Meehan, George Shine, Frank Shine, Victor Domijn, Stanley Karpinski. Joseph Kloskowski.
 Paul Murcack, Prof. Andrulevicz,
 John Skritalski. Leo Bojnowski.
 Sixth ward-Frank E. Riley, A.
 Paonessa, w. J. Kerin. T. J. Smith.
 Frank l.. Conlon, J. c. Crowley,
 Frank Morehead, George Hallaby. 1 Philip J. Smith, John F. Sullivan. ! Eugene F. Cassidy. Andrew Coholan, 1 Martin H. Keeney, John Kehoe. ] Ralph Mulconray, Michael Martin,
 Albert Bonney. Henry Boullard, John P. Mcclure, Thomas J. Smith, John
 J. Highland.
 The women's committees are:
 First Night, Second ward-Mrs
 Luddy. Miss McBriarty, Mrs. O'Leary, | Mrz Patrick Curtin
 Second Night. Fourth Ward-Miss
 Margaret German, Mrs. Joseph Cof-
 fey. Mrs. Price, Mrs. Fred Beloin.
 Third Night. Third Ward-Miss Leghorn, Mrs. Jacob Baumgartner : Mrs. B. F. Gafrney. Mrs. Thomas t Grace, Mrs. William J. Noble. Fourth Night. Fifth ward-Mrs
 O'Keefe, Mrs. Sexton, Mrs. Conlon
 Mrs. Forsythe, Mrs. Charles Mccarthy
 Fifth Night First Ward--Mrs Frank Mcguire, Mrs. J. B. Downes Mrs. Walter F. Burke. Mrs. J. F Meehan. Mrs. Michael Hannon Sixth Night. Sixth Ward-Mrs. Lad , bury. Mrs. O'Keefe. Mrs. Monahan l Mrs. Roper, Mrs. Andrew Colohan.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-02
GERMAN ADMIRAL IS THROWN 0VERbOARD
Mutiny in German Navy in Sep
 tember at Kia Canal
FIGHT ON EMPHASIZES
Officers and Several Sailors Killed During the Outbreak Which Took Place on the Kronprinsz and Schles- Notwithstanding Shot.

London, Nov. 2.-Three, officers and a number of sailors of the German navy were killed in another .mutiny at Kiel early in September. according to despatch from Amsterdam to the Daily Express which claims to have authentic details. The outbreak oc- cured aboard the battleships Kron- prinsz and Schleswig- -Holstein and started when the men revolted against being drafted into the submarine service.
 The sailors on the Kronprinsz threw Admiral Schmidt overheard, then stabbed and threw Lieut.. Raul, the admirars aide, and another off Ger. A battle on the ships deck be- tween the officers and sailors followed Three officers and a number of sail- ors were killed. Similar scenes oc- cured on the Schleswig- Holstein.
 Admiral Schmidt was rescued. but 1t was necessary for him to leave Kiel. All the surviving mutineers were arrested. st rs.s
 The battleship Kronprinsz displaces 26.29S tons and was built in 1915. Her complement Is 1.150 men. The Schleswig- -Holstein was completed in 1906 and measures 13,000 tons. She carries 729 men. .
 Vice Admiral von Capelle, German minister of marine, announced in the Reichstag on. October g the dis covery of a plot in the German navy. Dispatches from Amsterdam and London reported that the crows of four battleships of the German fleet had taken part in mutinous out break at Wilhemshaven. Three of the ringleaders were shot while heavy sentences were imposed on the oth- CTS. This outbreak was said to have occurred about six weeks earlier or about the first of September. Admir- al von Capelle accused three radical socialist deputies of taking part in the plot, but the German government has not taken any action against the members of the Reichstag.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-02
DIES FROM SCALDs.
James Denny Fails to Turn On Steam
 In the Boiler.

New Milford, Nov. 2.-James Den ny, colored, 30, died today at hos pital in Danbury from scalds re- ceived Tuesday while at work in the Robertson Bleachery here. Denny attempted to remove the lid of a large bleaching boiler into which steam was being driven at high pressure, with out shutting off the steam. When he removed the clamps the 200 pound lid was blown off and large quantity of boiling hot cloth blown out of the boiler. The cloth wrapped itself about the man who was thrown to the floor, twelve feet below.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-02
THREATEN FORD BABY.
Anarchists Demand $1O,OOO From Son
 of Manufacturer.

Detroit, Nov. 2.-It became known vestigating an alleged plot to abduct or kill Henry Ford IT, infant son of Edsel Ford and grandson of the multi millionaire manufacturer. A lette: demanding $10,OO0 from Edsel Ford as the price for the baby's safety was turned over to police inspectors scv- eral days ago.
 It Is understood that one man has been detained and that several arr rests are impending.
 The letter was signed "Sicilian Anarchists association.''
New Britain herald., 1917-11-02
TO RAISE MILLION.
New England Will Also Be Asked to
 Get Extra $500, 900.

Boston, Nov. 2.-John R. Mott, of flcial representative of the Y. M. C.. A. will explain at @ meeting in Sym phony hall next Monday night what Is expected, of New England in the forthcoming campaign for the Y. M. c. A. war fund. Senator Lodge will preside. Boston and the metropoli- tan district will be asked to raise $1,800.O00 as their share toward pro- viding the necessary fund for camp work in this country and in Europe.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-02
REAL TRENCH LIFE.
Boys at Camp Devens Get Taste of
 What They Expect.

Aver, Nov. 2.-Real trench life will be experienced by men of the Ma tional Army at Camp Devens next week. Battalions, first from the in- fantry and then from the depot bri- gade. will be sent into trenches Tor 72 hourS' duty. They will be given rations for that period and will live under conditions approximating as closely as possible those at the front Trenches and tiuRouts are being con- Otructed this week.,
New Britain herald., 1917-11-02
MAN IS KILLED.
Automobile Collidcs With Iron Post
 and Occupants Are Thrown Out.

New Haven, Nov. 2.--Ceorge Rer- gamini and Irving Mansfield. both of North Haven were in a fatal accident today when their autom obile collided with an iron post on, Clinton avenue as they were driving into the city. Bergamini was taken to the New Ha- ven hospital, dying a few hours later.
 Mansfield who was taken to St. Ra- phael's hospital. is suffering from se- rious internal injuries, as well as se- were external wounds.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-02
MRS. GILLIGAN WILL
 NOT BE HANGED YET
Governor HolcOmb Grants Reprieve for Condemned
 Woman Until March.

Hartford. Nov. Ex-Governor Hol- comb today granted a reprieve to Mrs. Amy B. Archer Gilligan, under sentence of death to March 6, 1918. Mrs. Gilligan was convicted last July of poisoning Franklin R. Andrews, an inmate of the home conducted by her in Windsor, and was to hang No vember G., An appeal to the su- preme court is pending.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-02
FALL MAY BE FATAL,

Waterbury, Nov. Civilian Kelliher, on his way home from his work as a night watchman, fell from a second story rear veranda this morning sus- taining a probable fractured skull. He is unconscious and his condition is critical.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-02
WEATHER

Hartford. Nov. 2-Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Fair: continued cold tonight and Saturday.
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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-02
When lebas Dared Death.

In 1875 the granite obelisk that stood
sentinel before the palace OF Rameses
ILL.,. at Luxor. for more than thirty
centuries was taken to Paris. Its cree
ton In the Place de la Concorde was
marked by a fine example OF civic o
age. 1t had been brought from Egypt
by the engineer Lebas in a river boat
especially constructed at Toulon to
navigate the Nile and the Seine. This
boat was towed through the sea by a
warship. When the cables used In rails
ing the obelisk In its position in Paris
were strained almost 20 breaking Lee
bas placed himself at once under the
enormous stone rs 1t began to move.
If a single cable had broken all would
have been over with the engineer. Ex-
planning his hardihood, Lebas said II
was to show the crowd Of onlookers
hat he was sure Of his calculations.
A single error and he would have been
crushed, and he preferred a tragic end
to dishonor. This" said lie Cri de
Paris. was before our day OF inter
views, and Lebas occupied only a few
lines In the Constitutional, no more, no
less than the periodical adventures Of
the sea serpent
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-02
Chewing tho Crude Rubber.

About the first process rubber goes
through on the way to become a tire
or tube is mastication. After the
crude Para is washed it is broken up
into Jumps and tossed into the crack
ers. These are machines with heavy
rollers, which take the rubber I'm be-
tween them and chew it. Entering
the masticating room OF a factory. the
first impression is that there is a brush
fire burning or else there is a den Of
snakes at hand. The rubber snaps and
crackles like burning branches and
then Kisses Shudderingly. The stuff is
Kept at until it up In regular
sheets, very thin and looking like a
sort OF cake busted with crumbs. Then
after thorough drying In vacuum cham
bers IL Is ready to be put in with the
chemicals and other things that make
up the compound New York sun.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-02
The Graham Bread MYTH,

Most people suppose they are getting
more nutrition in graham or whole
wheat bread than they get In white
bread. Another mistake, says the Kan
sas City Star. This isn't "A matter Of
guess work. Cor there are elaborate ia
bles worked out after the most thor
ough experimentation in laboratories
and published, for instance, In DR.. f.
A. Locke's book on Food Values"
Roughly, food is valued in accord
ance with it's fuel contents. which Is
figured in calories. A pound OF brown
bread contains about 1850 calories, a
pound of rye bread l,lSO, a pound Of
gluten bread 1,1G0, a pound Of graham
bread 1910, a pound OF whole wheat
bread LILO and a pound OF ordinary
white bread 1918. The white bread
has more nourishment TO the pound
than n other kind. The notion that
milling deprives II Of its nutriment Is
fiction.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-02
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN That the
School I!strict Board OF Alton School Dis
trict No. l3, OF Brookings County. South
Dakota, will receive scaled bids at the office
or the Clerk, G. b. Murield, Aurora, South
Dakota. up TO two O'Clock +. NJ, Monday,
August 27th, 1917, for the purpose OF erect
ing a new frame school house with fun base
ment.
Each bid shall be made in accordance with
plans and specifications which will be on file
on or after August 6, 1917, in the office Of
the County Superintendent OF Schools.
Contractors shall furnish two bids: one
bid 10 cover ALL necessary material. labor.
and hauling: the SECOND bid TO cover l.
necessary material. labor etc, except the
hauling and delivering OF said building
materials upon said school grounds.
AS a guaranty OF good faith, a certified
check for one Hundred Dollars ts100. 00)
must m each sealed bid. Said
checks will be returned Immediately to each
unsuccessful bidder.
The District School Board OF said dis
trict reserves the right to reject any or all
bids.
Dated at Bookings. South Dakota, this
2lst day OF July, 1917.
G. b. MURFIELD. Clerk
ROY ULLMAN, Chairman.
j. +. HINKLE. Treasurer.
Comprising School District Board OF Alton
School District No. 10.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-02
Henry James Adverbs.

Stevenson spotted the unconscionable
repetition OF certain adjectives In
frederick Hudson" but probably the
most marked characteristic OF Henry
James style is his passion for adverbs
and a%dverbial clauses. He Is the most
adyerbial OF English writer's. You will
find more adverbs TO the page than
even In Meredith. And he had a quaint
habit or putting the adverb before
the verb, when most writer's would
put IL after. One OF his ladies tfor ex-
amples are taken at random) thank
fully felt another quite beautifully
and tenderly smiled" And after ALI
crops up all oyer the place. But one
would not have these things altered;
they were part Of the man. One does
object TO them, however. in his imi-
tators, who have learned the trick, but
missed the spirit behind it.-LOndon
Chronicle.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-02
IL LACQUER Ware Qoomed2

The ancient Japanese art Of lacquer.
Ing Is In danger OF extinction, for the
supply OF lacquer is threatening to
give out. Lacquer is made from the
juice Of the lacquer tree or varnish
tree. 1t forms a very hard surface
and stands heat to such an extent that
the Japanese use lacquered vessels for
hot drinks. They consume about 1000
tons Of lacquer every year for all sorts
Of articles. both for export and home
use-work boxes, tables. fire screens,
trays. bread baskets. carriages and mu-
steal instruments. Th~ree-fourths Of
the lacquer comes from China. but so
much has been used OF late years that
the demand exceeds the supply.
The lacquer tree is something like
an ash and takes a good time to grow
to maturity. The method by which
the sap is handled is wasteful, IL costs
a great deal to get the varnish to a
market and the native exporters have
the monopoly OF it. These causes to-
gether account for the shortage Of the
supply.-LOndon Standard.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-02
Dishes and Divorce,

If, as one clever writer AYERS, most
divorces start over the breakfast cups
how very important Is the selection
Of ones china. For, despite the time
honored legend that would have US be
lieve the way to a mans heart IS
through his stomach, 1t is quite certain
that beauty Of the eyes goes as far
toward promoting happiness as does
digestion. Often they are n and the
same thing. So In providing pretty
tableware one never knows what dire
calamities may be ayerted.
Living up" to a fine bit OF china, n
good picture or piece Of rare old silver
has its advantages. not the least OF
which is the lasting pleasure OF own
ing something really beautiful.-Motb-
er's Magazine.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-02
Fine Art In Candle MakinQ.

The making OF candles is not ordina-
rily considered Il fine art, but the ltal-
ians have made it such. The distinc-
lively Italian votive taper is made by
hand. The materials are pure bees
wax, which is kneaded and tempered
and mixed with IA secret ingredient to
retard combustion and which has spe-
cial Egyptian cotton for wicks. The
cotton, too, il treated with chemicals
to keep it from feeding too fast. Small
candles are nodded. Large ones are
made by rolling up sheets OF wax.
That gives the candle great strength
and enables it TO stand erect when a
nodded candle would bend under the
heat. After the candle Is fashioned it
goes to the decorators, men who are
skilled in the use OF the brush. and
when it leaves their hands 1t Is a work
of art.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-02
Gray Aairs Can't Make You Old.


People do not grow old so fast as
they used to. Time was when the IA
theirs and the mothers seldom left
home.
They would not think Of taking part
In any sort OF friv olous conversation.
Grandfather and father, too. went
around the house with a dark as the
tomb" sort Of face. and IL the young
folk got too hilarious Tut, tut" you
would hear them say.
Now granddad enjoys a good play. a
football game. and 4 baseball game
makes him as young as the next one.
Bravo! That is the right idea. Don't
give up TO the gray hairs.
Silver threads should not absorb all
the golden hues from your life.
Keep abreast OF the times. Read up
so you can converse with your chill
dren on modern topics.
Interest yourself In their work and
their play. Help them play and you
will keep your heart young.-Los An
geles Herald.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-02
The Chestnut BIiqht.

The chestnut blight has already done
damage estimated as close to $1,000
600. The disease attacks both Ameri-
can and European species, but does
little damage to those from Japan and
China. Plant breeders by crossing
japanese chestnut and native chinqua
pin have produced resistant trees.
Some Of the Chinese chestnuts are said
to grow 100 feet high In their home
foreSts.-Tree Talk.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-02
MIGHTY Arcturus.

Arcturus is one of the most brilliant
stars that we can see in the heavens.
Its diameter is 81. 0o0.GOO miles. Tie
light hat comes to us from it is over
200 years old when it enters our eyes
The sun Is distant $1,000 900 miles
Just compare the eight or nine min
utes it takes for the suns light K
reach US with 200 years.