davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-24

Efforts are being made by Man
aver Babe Myers TO get Johnny
Leber 10 reconsider his determina-
ton 20 quit professional ball rather
than report there. Myers is up
against il for a thirc-sacker If Leber
holds out He tried TO secure Wese
Callahan. who was with Wheeling
last year. and tried out by Indian
apoIis. but Ed Smith got him.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-24

Examination
and consultation
Tree.
Privately lo-
Gated offices
200 81 = Main
ST. upstairs. on-
= pusife post0nice
= Outh Bend.
4 Ind Hours p 20
p ! 90 a and
8 20 10 s daily
q sunday Q 10 u
Ohlcc closed
every Thursday.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-24

Two Cubans. an outfielder and an
infelder. named Hugo and Tories.
have been offered TO the Richmond
club by Joe Cantillon, manager Of
the Minneapolis team Of the Amer
lean association. Their records are
being looked up and they may be
ordered 20 report. Both players are
offered under optional agreement.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-24

Veach r. Williams and Land
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-24
: X x X X X X X X X X X x X X
BOWLING SCORES. 3
y X y y K X x x x = !; \ = y

UNITED LEAGUE.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-24

NdWIUIVUtI' DUW0UU dTIU UUs
Davis. Main and Clemens.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-18
City Items

August Bergstrom has transferred property on Harrison street to Eliza A. Dyson.
 The United Electric Light and Water company has transferred 95 pieces of property in this and other towns and cities to the Connecticut Light and Power company.
 Members of Rev. w. A. Hearty Branch, A. O. H., degree team will hold a meeting at 3:30 o'clock Sunday after noon to prepare for the trip to South ington, November Il, to confer in- itiatory degrees.
 Local officers of the Home Guard companies will attend a meeting to be held tomorrow evening in the office of Adjutant General Cole in Hartford.
 M. c. Griffin, who was yesterday notified by the personal tax collector to appear in court to answer a charge of failure to pay his tax, is exempted from payment as he is veteran of the Spanish American war and also saw service in the Philippines.
 Edward Ross, formerly of this city but who has been residing in the west has returned to this city.
 The regular meeting of Rev. w. A. ,Harty Branch A. O. H., will be held ct o'clock Sunday afternoon.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-18
MASONIC CONvOCATION.

There will be a convocation meeting of Giddings Chapter, No. 25 Roal Arch Masons. in the hall in the City build ing this evening at 7:3o. Deputy Grand High Priest w. R. Keavaney will be present on his official visitation and will make a speech. He will also make remarks upon the work of the local chapter according to how he finds conditions. There will be social and entertainment follow the business meeting. Members are asked to extend a cordial invitation to all companions to attend the convocation, Refreshments will be served
New Britain herald., 1917-10-18

Chosen to Represent State to Enforce
 Child Labor Law.

Hartford, Oct. 18.-Secretary Charles D. Hine of the State Board of Education, has been appointed by the department of labor at Washington agent for the state to enforce the federal child labor law as it relates to interstate business. He will have power to exercise the right of enter ing factories and Inspecting the books and the plant to see if the federal law is being violated.
 MT. Hine has decided to give an opinion on the question if girls under sixteen years of age can be employed as ushers in theaters. He says the state law refers only to mercantile. mchanical and manufacturing estab- lishments and that he does not think theaters come under any of these heads.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-18
MAYOR OF LILLE TO
 PAY UNJUST TAXES
Heavy Demands by Germans Are Ex- tortionate, and City Will Pay
 Only Under Duress.

Washington, Oct. 18.-The dignity and nobolity with which officials of the stricken city of Lille, France, have met the extortionate demands of their German masters, is revealed in a let tr from Charles De La Sale, mayor of that city, to the German general in chief, Won Gravenitz, copy of which has reached here. The mayor wrote:
 Your letter is at hand. It causes me very great surprise. Hardly had we repaid the balance of the imposed tax of 24,000,000 when you asked for a new payment of 33,000,0OO. During the first year of your occupancy, when Lille was still in possession of the greater part of it's resources, you claimed the sum of 2S,00O.0O0 during the second year the sum of 30.000,OO0 and during the third year when the city was in dire distress, you doubled the tribute and raised it to 60,000,- 900.
 Such heavy demands are as ex- tortionate as they are unjustiHed.> They are contrary to the spirit and letter of The Hague conventions. They are in absolute contraction with the commentary that the German general staff made in his convention, as I pointed out in my last years correspondence"
 The mayors letter then mentions the fact that fine of 100000 day and other punishment had been threatened for failure to comply with the levy and declared that if he had only himself and a few officials to consider he would refuse the demand emphatlcally, but having the fate of city to consider he would announce that the city would pay the levy but under duress.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-18
SERIOUS TENSION .C
 BETWEEN THE CREWS
Mutiny in Austrian Navy Causes Con- cern in Germany and Austria,
 and Trouble Follows.

Washington, Oct. '18.-Despatches say that there has been serious trouble in the Austrian navy, and that the tension between the Austrian and German crews became so alarming that extraordinary measures were taken to prevent recurrence of the fighting between them, which includ-, ed the decision to move the German submarine fotilla from the Austrian base at Pola to a point further south on the Adriatic. The fighting between two sets of cruisers is described as having been sanguinary
 This news of mutiny in the Aus
 trian navy, received in the capital today almost at the same time as the Amsterdam despatches reporting further mutiny in the German navy, this time among submarine crews, created profound impression among American naval officers and among other officials who have been watching the situation with expecta- tion since the first mutinies in the German fleet were reported few days ago.
 The reports of further r,utiny in the German fleet were regarded as most significant, since, unlike the army, it has suffered littl Of tho hardship of campaigning. Despatches from abroad, however. confirm the opinion of American naval officers that 1t probably was due in part at least to the drafting of seaman for submarine crews. a service which has come to hold terrors for the German seamen because of the infexible Brit ish policy of never making any an- nouncement whatever of the fate of captured or lost. crews of the German submarines. This suspense as to tho fate of comrades who go out never to be heard of again was expected to undermine the morale of the navy. Clashes between German and Austrian crews are regarded in naval circles here as adding much significance to the situation, particularly considered in the light of the extreme situation of Austria, whose fighting forces are at the point of exhaustion.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-18
HELD UNDER $1,O0O. Men Are Charged With Theft and Att tempted Bribery in Hartford.

Meriden, Oct. 1s.-John F. Towle and Ralph K. Hyde of Boston, charged with theft and attempted bribery were bound over to the su- perior court today after a city court hearing under $1,OOO bonds each. It is claimed that they represented cer- tain parties in Boston and were en- deavoring to get access to the ac- counts of Walter H. Bradley of this city in the office of a glass works here of which he was at one time president and that in connection with this at- tempt they had offered bribe to W. H. Pooley, secretary of the com pany, to permit them to get posses sion of the accounts. No testimony was offered by the defense.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-18
ALAMO ISLANDS NEXT?
They May Be Next Place in German
 Strategy to Sew Un Gulf.

Copenhagen, Oct. 1S.-Naval and military operations against the Aland Islands possibly may be the next step in German strategy Indications of such a measure are found in the strategical discussion of the Oesei Island campaign in various German newspapers, which point out the de- sirability of sewing up the gurl of Finland by acquiring the bases to the north as well as to the south of the entrance.
 The Aland Islands, of which there are eighty, are in the gulf of Bothnia, north of the entrance to the Gulf of Finland.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-18
CALEDONIANS ARE COMING.

The annual visit of the Caledonian club of New Haven to the Burns club of this city will be made on Hal lowe'en night. The big event of the evening is to be the game of carpet bowls between the two clubs. A so- cial and supper will be held following the game. The entertainment com- mittee met last night at the home of James Macarthur on Hart street and arrangements for the affair were com pleted. The event is to take place in o. U. A. M. hall on Main street
New Britain herald., 1917-10-18
MOTORS STOCK IS
 SEEN 10 WEAKEN
Only a Point and a Half, However,
 With Copper and Steel

Wall street.-Recurrent weakness among active specialties provoked fur ther irregularity at the opening of todays stock market. Utah copper registered an initial loss of 2 IA points, Mexican Petroleum fell 2, Gen. eral Motors 1 1-2 and Bethlehem Steel 1. Several important rails yielded large fractions to point. There were a few offsetting gains, notably in U. s. Steel Central Leather and the tobacco group. Primer tendencies set in before the end of the first half hour.
 Alternate rallies and declines ac- companied the dealings of the morn ing. Utah copper made up it's loss but soon reacted. Mexican Petroleum strengthened and U. S. Steel rebound ed 1-2 to 1O3 1-8. There was an un- usual inquiry for low priced rails, notably Southern Railway common and preferred, Rock Island and Mis- souri Pacific, some of those issues gaining 1 to 1 1-2 points. Shippings, oils, and equipments also scored marked gains, only to fall back with the general list at noon. Liberty bonds were inactive at 99.70 to 99.74.
 The heaviness of coppers was over come later by a gradual advance in steels, notably Bethlehem and Cruel ble, shippings and other distinctive war shares. Rails of the better class including Union Pacific and Reading, also denoted moderate absorption.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-18
MCDONALD WINS
Crack Reinsman Drives Another Win ner in Atlanta Grand Circuit, Miss Harris M. Taking Free-for-An.

Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 1s.-In two of the fastest heats of the season on 1he Grand Circuit Miss Harris M.. driven by A. McDonaid. yesterday won the free for all pace; for purse of $2,0O0, on the Lakewood track. Her time in the first heat was 200 1-2. The summaries:
 2:13 Class, Trotting, in 5, $1,OOO. Mendosa T, br m, by Tregautha
 (Curt1S) ...l Sir Tatton, b g, by Siedmere
 (StlleS) 4 Z Winnatoma, m, by Bingeneras
 (Murphy) 2 Brownie Watts, b m, by General Watts (Rodney) ......... ...3 6 Onward Allerton, g, by Aller-
 ton (Edman) ..........5 Opera Express, oh g. by Atlantic
 Express (Fleming) .........6 5 4 Time-2:1O 1-2, 2:13 IA, 2:0e 3-4. 2:O7 Pacing, 3 in 5, $1,5OO. Baxter Lou, oh g, by Kinney Lou
 Valentine) ..1~1 Peter Look, h, by Peter the
 Great (McMahon) .........4 ? Helen Chimes, b m, by the Mag
 net (Owens) ...............2 3 Directum J, blk h, by Chamber
 lain (Murphy) .............3 4 Time-2:05 IA, 2:03 1-2, 2:04 1-2. Free for All Pace, in 3, $2,OOO. Miss Harris M., m, by Peter
 the Great (McDonald) ........1 1 William, b h, by (Abe Marvin) ..2 3 Hal Boy, g. by Hal B. (Mc-
 Mahon) ..:..... .:.....S z Russell Boy, h, by Hustle
 (Geers) ............. ....4 Time-2:00 1-2. 200 3-4.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-18
DECISION IS APPROVED.
Governor Holcomb Receives Telegram
 in Jepson Draft Appeal Case.

Hartford, Oct Ex-Governor Hol- comb received today from Washing ton a telegram stating that in the case of the registrant, w. M. Jepson, who had appealed from the decision of the district board No. of Bridge port that the decision was approved by President Wilson. This was the sixth decision received from Wash ington in the 42 appeals which had been made to the president from dis trict boards. The decision of q board was reversed in only one case
New Britain herald., 1917-10-18
HARVARD BEATS B. c.
Crimson Varsity Crosses Neighbors Goal Line for a Touchdown.

Cambridge, Mass, Oct. 1S.-The Harvard varsity eleven took Boston colleges football measure yesterday afternoon in a practice scrimmage in the stadium, winning by a touchdown. The crimson scored when two rushes by; Horween brought the ball from mfdield to Boston's 25-yard line, from where Blanchard made tho touchdown on a forward pass from Grosscup.
 Charley Brickley's men also scrim- maged against the Harvard freshmen to an to 8 tie.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-18
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO WOMEN.

Living rooms in winter should never be above 70 degrees, but bedrooms can be cooler. ...-
 There is no reason why the bottom of a cooking vessel should not be as clean as the inside.
 Celery tops should be dried, put into a jar and used to flavor stews and soups in the winter.
 Now Is a good time to start bulbs for winter blooming. The paper white narcissus is easiest to grow
New Britain herald., 1917-10-18
FEW REPORT AT BROWN.
Military Drill Prevents All But Six.
 teen Players From Practicing.

Providence, Oct. 1S.-Because of a three-hour military drill yesterday afternoon only sixteen Brown men showed up at Andrews Field for foot ball practice. As result only signal work was possible. Coach Robinson and his staff feel the importance of the next three games and will make it special effort to capture the one with Boston College next Saturday.
 The weakness at Brown is in lack Of substitutes. There are only a couple of good linesmen and three backs.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-18
WILL BRING A SUB.
Captured German Boat Will Soon Be
 On View in New York

New York, Oct. 1S.-A German sub marine captured by the British will soon be on view in New York. It ar rived in three sections in the hold of an English steamship yesterday and was unloaded today to be assembled in Central Park as an exhibit to aid the Liberty Loan drive.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-18

The only gamble in a Liberty Bond subscription is the gamble on how iiDhg Germany can last now America ls9 in it: Every signature on sub scription blank is another nail in the cof1ln of Germany's hopes and ambi- lions to boss you and the rest of the world.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-18

this way. I have on winter clothes throughout. This is a cold, damp, foggy day. Many are sea sick now. We are in what they call Devils Hell Hole." It sure is rough. I have been reading nearly all day.
 BILL.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-18
BATTLESHIP SUNK
 IN GULF OF RIGA
(Continued from First Page)
otherwise there is nothing to re- port from the battlefront
German Ship Lost?

Copenhagen, Oct. 18.-Rumors of the loss of a German warship in the sound, the narrow strait between Denmark and Sweden, are being cir culated. The reports are indefinite and unconflrmed but the bodies of two German marines and a sailor has drifted ashore near Elsinore. Den- mark.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-18
COL. TILSON WENT UP.
Took a Trip From Rockville tc
 Massachusetts in a Balloon.

Rockville, Conn.,. Oct. 1S.-Con- gressman John Q. Tilson of the third Connecticut district, and Mrs. Tilson went up in a balloon today. America II. was their ship of the air and with them were Chief Arnold of the bal loon school here, and two students in aeronautics.
 After word came here that the America II. had landed in Holyoke it developed that the balloon first came down at East Long Meadow, Mass, where MT. and Mrs. Tilson alighted and Col. Hall and his daugh- ter of Wilmington, Conn.,, got in and continued the flight.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-18
THEY'VE GOT THEIR BIT.

Chicago, Oct. 18.-Members of the champion White Sox team today re- ceived checks for their share of the receipts from the Worlds Series, amounting to $91, 733 Each of the 25 players eligible to share in the money received check for $3,669.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-18
RUTGERS DEFENCE WEAK.
coach Sanford Displcased With Work of Team

New Brunswick, N. J., Oct 1S- George Foster Sanford is not satis- fled with the Rutgers line. He is making strenuous efforts to bolster up the teams defence before the game with Lafayette on Saturday. Francke, a freshman, has been put in at guard and Neuschaffer may be shifted to tackle. Feitner, regular tackle, has a had leg and was not in the scrim- mage yesterday.
 Gargan and Kelly were in uniform, hut were given only light workouts
New Britain herald., 1917-10-18
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
Daniel M. O'B1.ien.

General sorrow was expressed to- day when it became known that Dan- iel M O'Brien of Charleston, West Virginia, had died in the night at the home of his mother, Mrs. Mary J. O'Brien of 14s Black Rock avenue. MT. O'Brien had been seriously i'll for the past two weeks and reached the home of his mother few days ago. Death occurred at 1925 a. m. to- day.
 MT. O'Brien was aged 32 years, II months and ' days. He was born in this city and received his early educa- tion in the parochial and public schools. For the past ten years he had been away from the city but con- tinued to have a host of well-wishers and friends here. He was the Charleston manager for the Cincin- natl Buckeye Film Co.,, and enjoyed a wide circle of friends in the West Virginia city. He was a member of Charleston lodge of Elks.
 Besides his mother, MT. O'Brien Is survived by his wife, who was Miss Myrtle May Perry of Charleston previous to her marriage; baby daughter. Mary Bertha; four broth CTS. John F., Timothy w., exalted ruler of New Britain lodge, No. 957, B. P. O. E., Frederick K, and Frank J. O'Brien, and sister, Mrs. Will liam J. Sheehan of this city.
 The funeral will be held Saturday morning at 9:30 o'clock from St. MaryS church. Interment will be in St. Marys new cem metery.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-18
GERMAN SAILORS MUTINY.

Amsterdam, Oct. 1S.-A 1nutiny among the German sailors at the Belgian port of Ostend, who refused to go on board submarines, is re- ported by the Belgisch Dagblad. The newspaper says an officer was thrown into the sea. and that thirty mutt neers were removed in nandcuffs to Bruges.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-18
COMES TO ADVISE US.

An Atlantic Port, Oct. 1S.-Sir Bcd- ley Monahan. senior consulting sur geon of the British royal army med ical corps, arrived here today on a British steamship He comes to advise the United States army med ical corps in its war preparations.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-18
HALF OF LOAN ALREADY.

Washington, Oct. 1S.-Approximate- ly $1.500. 100000, or one-half the min- imum quota of the Liberty Loan, had been subscribed today, treasury off : cials estimated on the face of unoffi- cial reports from the twelve federal reserve banks.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-18
SETTLES WEAVERS' STRIKE

stonington, Conn, Oct. 18.-After two weeks of conference David w. Benjamin of Boston, a federal concin- ator, has brought about a settlement of the strike of weavers at the Amer tcan Velvet company's mill here. The trouble began on July 2 when 168 weavers demanded recognition of 0 shop committee. The basis of the set- tlement is not made known.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-18
Attack Broken UD.

Paris, Oct. 18.-A German attack near Besonvaux, on the Verdun front was broken up last night by the French, it Is announced officially.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-18

New York Stock Exchange quota ton furnished by Richter & Co.,, members of the New York Stock Ex- change.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-18
August Brandt.

August Brandt.
 The funeral of August Brandt took place at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Burial was in FairView cemetery.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-03-08
Teachers Meeting.

The regular monthly meeting of the Greene County Teachers Asso citation will convene ill this city on Saturday Of thisI week. Among the interesting features of the program will be a piano recital by Mrs. E. M. Lyons; discussion of painting and drawing in the lower grades by Misses Roper and Williamson: a talk on the physical education of children by Oscar Harvey, discussed by Miss Lou Cothren; the value of examinations and promotions, by Irving Burton and Miss Dott Thomp- son; piano solo by Miss Clarice Thompson; home life of pupils, by Albert Walden and Miss Bertie Williford; ethics among teachers, by ohn T. Baton and Miss Cornelia Irion. The meetings of the asso- citation are public, and all friends of the public schools are invited to attend the sessions of the organiza- tion.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-03-08
business rule that brings sue

d business rule that brings sue cess
 District Attorney Swann was in- formed that there are enough vege- tables in storage plants in New Jersey held by dealers to boost prices on the basis of an artificial famine, to bring the supply to about a normal standard ill New York
 Witnesses told MT. Markewich that one of the causes for the short age in supply is the rural credit system, under which farmers can borrow from banks all the money they need. In other days the farm CTS had to sell their stocks and turn it over quickly to live and con tinue in business. Now they do not have to get money from sales, as the banks will lepd money even on future crops. The farmers can now hold crops in storage until such time as the prices suit their views as to what they should get.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-03-08
BRITAIN TO TILL
 FARMS AT NIGHT
2,O00 American Flows Sought For Great Crop Forced by Grcman
 U.Boat Campaign.

| London. March I've want g. OOO American tractor blows for the use of civilian army of night pIouEhers we are about tO enlist throughout the British Isle" said Sir Arthur Lee, director general of food production. This new depart ment which is the outgrowth of Gormany's submarine campaign, aims at the enlistment of several hundred thousand civilians to culti- ivate every available bit of soil.
 we hope to make the tractor ploughs will the gaps caused byI the shortage in labor continued Sir Arthur. For this reason we are going to import 2.O0o, or as many as 'we can, from Amreica. We are going to equip them with head lights. for night blowing laborers| can only work eight hours But tractors can work tWenty-four hours. They will be driven by tax icab drivers and chauffeurs, who will be able to learn their mechan- ism in a few hours.
 Behind every blow will he a skilled farmer. They will be assist cd by prisoners. conscientious ob- iectors, members of the home de- fense forces and women. In this way we hope to produce enough food to make us independent of out side help as long as the war lasts
 We do not believe we shall be able to produce enough to feed the population in time of paeee. but are confident we will be able to grow enough to stave off starvation dur ling the war For this we thank lthe German submarines. They al ready have given England an agri- lcultural policy which is destined to make us to large extent self-sup- porting.
 "The submarines also have re- vived rural life. given the farmers a minimum wage. and generally made Jour national defense more effective than a thousand speeches in par lliament."
The weekly soliphone., 1917-03-08
SLAYER OF NINE
 PEOPLE IS INSANE

Lexington, Ky, March 5.-Alex- ander Messer, S1 years old, who has killed nine men during his life, was placed in an insane asylum Sat urday He is native of the Row an county mountains and when of ficers cama to get him he attempt cd to shoot them up." MesSer is the oldest, inmate of the institution. He was placed in and believed to have broodde over the men he kill ed until he went insane.