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New Britain herald., 1917-06-16
GOVT. TO TAKE OVER
 SHIPS BEING BUILT
Tonnage of 2,0OO,O0O to Be Used
 As Soon As Completed

Washington, June 16.-The vast amount of steel merchant shipping under construction in American yards probably 2,OO0,0OO tons-will be taken over immediately by the gov- ernment under power granted in the $3,0Oo. .oo0.00 war budget bill signed by President Wilson.
 conference of the country's steel ship builders with the shipping board and its emergency fleet corporation. Shipping now in the yards will be hurried to completion by double and triple working shifts. When the ways are cleared Of present contracts, the fleet corporation will begin construc- ton of its great fleet of standardized steel vessels.
 Only by taking over contracts for itself can the government speed con- struction, since congress failed to give 1t power to rush building for private owners. Contracts calling for future construction and on which act- ual work has not been started prob- ably will be abrogated, unless the
 fleet corporation decides the ships are specially fitted for the government's needs.
 Major General Goethals, general manager of the fleet corporation. told the shipbuilders that he expected to turn out within the next eighteen months fully 5000, 900. tons of steel shipping and perhaps more. Steel companies, he said, have agreed to furnish enough steel to build 800, 900 tons month. The only question, he said, is the capacity of the yards, working at topmost speed
 About 100000 tons of the ship ping building in American yards or contracted for Is for British account. This the British government has States voluntarily. The vessels, as shipping board to private operators and perhaps in some instances to the Allied governments.
 The shipbuilders were told the gov. ernment at.this time has no intention of taking over the shipyards' if the shipbuilders speed construction.
 The bill as passed vests in the president the power of commandeer- ing. and he is. expected within the next few days to issue a proclamation designating either the shipping board or the fleet corporation as the agency to carry out provisions of the act. No statement was made concerning wooden-ship yards, but it is under stood the intention is to commander such wooden vessels building as the ! government needs. General Goethals plans to supplement the program for a great steel fleet with some wooden vessels, although he will not build as many as was originally contemplated by the shipping board before the fleet corporation was formed with l full powers to build ships.
 The price of steel for tho ships to be built has not been fixed definitely, but it Is understood General Goethals Is willing to pay $s0 ton. Some members of the shipping board who are directors of the fleet corporation
 favor. 1t is said. a price around sso. It is considered likely that a price 1 tower than $so will U asresd on. z !
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New Britain herald., 1917-06-16
ADMITS LOSS OF BREMEN. Sailed Last August and Has Not Re.
 ueted Since,


 The Hague, June 15.-Wednesday's Neueste Nachrichten of Kiel admits that the mercantile submarine Bre- men was lost with a valuable cargo. It says:
 '"The commercial submarine Bre- men sailed from Hamburg last August and unfortunately has not been heard of since. She carried large parcel Of American shares. The proprietors sof part of these shares have applied tos the railway, demanding duplicates Of the shares on the ground that the Bremen and her whole cargo were lost. The railway compiled with this request, and made out new papers against deposit of adequate guaran- toes.' '
 sAs the original shares constitute a prize with the ship, it is desirable that the whereabouts of the Bremen be made known, especially in view of the above mentioned commercial trans-
New Britain herald., 1917-06-16
SHORT CALENDAR COURT.

At yesterday afternoons short cal- endar session of city court two as- sisnments of civil cases were made. action of Mary Siering vs. John Farrell ct al., was scheduled for Tuesday afternoon at o'clock. Judge J. E. Cooper appears for the plaintiff and Attorneys Roche 6 Clever represent the defense. Action of Emily Gcslin vs. Louis Rouilard was scheduled for q hearing at ? o'clock Monday afternoon. The plain- tiff is represented by Judge J. F.. Cooper and Jhdge B. F. Gaifney reps Eeeanfs tAs 4sfsee s' < < !
New Britain herald., 1917-06-16
DUMP CART DRIVER ISss

DONAF IANI DftlV E1AtE 1NSk4 Miscalculation as to the MIL e. ditch and area available fSTs ing about is credited with hat1
 sponsible for the overturninG
 dump cart owned by Baksr
 at Kelsey and Whitman stre6e forenoon and possible serious TIT suffered by Samuel Montano 03 East street. driver i'll cilargasss tino was thrown violently
 sidewalk, transferred to AixEl the police ambulance and 3
 observations for ssintefnal
 Summoned to the scene, by 4p6 female voice with request fo&E lance and surgeon, the alubn11 charge of Chauffeur Matthti1 M and Policeman J. l.. Carlson s pr. Joseph Walsh, police sun aboard, made q hurried trip IIh examination by Dr. Walsh indll absence of serious results unleal ternal injuries develop. The vict| under observation for several da5
New Britain herald., 1917-06-16
FIREMEN ON VACATIONS.

Master Mechanic Edward Burke. Hoseman Hugh Clark and Fireman Stanley Roxanski of the ire depart ment start .heir annual ten days vacations today. For the last named 1t will be a honeymoon trip also. his marriage to Meriden girl being scheduled to take place in that city next week. Captain Michael Butler. Fireman Charles Huber and Ladder man John Finneran returned from their annual vacations and reported for duty today.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-16
GERMAN.AMERICANS
 OUR BEST ALLIES
Cologne Gazette Considers Teutons
 in J. s. Good Sounding Board

London, June 16.-In the semi- official Cologne Gazette, Juno 10. un- der the heading of American Heart Searching" there appears sensa- tional front page editorial dealing with Washington. despatch to the London Times of May 27 describing the lukewarmness prevailing in cer- tain districts of the United States toward the war The Cologne Ga zette, which calls German-Americans ''our best allies." concludes with the remarkable declaration that the Ger man Americans, although good Americans" constitute "a sounding board'' for the German cause in the United States and that their direct influence upon war affairs is an as- set for Germany such as exists in none of the other countries. with which the Kaiser Is at war.
 Tie Cologne Gazette declares it is ito combat this German influence that Lord Northcliffe has gone to America and concludes as follows:
 "It is our interest to promote as much as possible the process of re- covering their senses which. even &C., taking place among the Americans to an extent that can no longer be con cealed. If we show them we cannot be bluffed and simply shrug our shoulders over clustering reports about preparations from the United States, American respect for us will only be increased. Tn addition, to such an extent as the system of conn munications permits. there must be simultaneously a campaign of po- litical propaEanda.
 "Any American who Is convinced that Germany is conducting 2 war of defense and does not think of inter- ferinE with the independence of South America or the political in- terests of the United States in Gen. tral America is lost for the purpose of the Entente.
 ."The English correspondents at Washington admit that the greatest danger for decisive conduct of the war in America lies in the German propaganda Our best allies will con- tinue to be, as hitherto. German Americans Their services to the German cause can only be underes- timated by people grossly ignorant of American conditions-by no means seldom the case in Germany.
 "As good Americans our compatri- ots have hitherto not pursued a poll icy of political separation. They there fore do not constitute any national group of their own in the political life of the Union, which is not U constellation of nationalities. Their direct influence, on the. other hand, is all the greater, inasmuch as all classes, professions, political circles and other sections of American so- ciety are permeated to highest de- gree with German-Americans They infect into American public opinion an element of restraint and circun,- spectfon which already has often been the cause of embarrassment to Herr Wilson and his English friends. We may be certain they also at this hour are at their post" #
New Britain herald., 1917-06-16
,pRIrCn.AHD : GooDwn; s.

Announcement was made the engagement of Miss Mildrod win of this city to Richard Prtf of Troy. N. Y. Miss Goodwtn daughter of Mi. and Mrs. n. win of Forest street. Both 3 r. young people are well and 1Aypl known, Miss Goodwin being ono society leaders in her set. MT. HI ard expects to take a couree ig(a tAry tratng Ut Dartmouth ceS1
New Britain herald., 1917-06-16
PULL. AR . luV'''E|| 1 'E|'l||l !
GLEASON WILL FIGHT
 GOES TO HIGH COURT
Instrument Is Admitted in Probate Court but Appeal I. Filed 1mmedl- ately.

x J Court but Appea, Is F1led Imme,n- ateiy.
 After g trial that consumed two hours in the probate court yesterday Afternoon, the will of the late Mrs. Mary Gleason was admitted to pro- bate, and immediately following Judge 0. ". Klett, counsely for the contest Ing heirs, who opposed the admis- siou. announced that an appeal would be taken to the superior court. Kirk ham 6 Cooper represented Joseph G. Woods, the administrators. Three wit nesses for the administrator were called, Mrs. Elizabeth Dennis, Mrs. Clara Neubauer and Miss Marcella Kerrigan. nurse.. No witnesses were put on by the contesting side.
 Mrs. Dennis. in answer to questions by the counsel for the administrator, said that she was present on October 516. 1916, when the will was signed by the deceased. Mrs. Neubauer said she visited Mrs. Gleason after the was clear, but she was very excitable.
 Miss Kerrigan, the nurse who cared for the testator was present when the
 
 thescond:tion of the deceased was such that she might be influenced in mak- inrga will. The witnesses stated that on two or three occasions prior to the denaise of Mrs. Gleason. Rev. Patrick Daly and Attorney Woods went into the room where the deceased was.
 Attorney Klett. representing Sarah Garvey and Mrs. Barron, who were beneflciaries with small beQuests, filed . bond of $2.o00 for trial in the su- perior court It Is the claim of the contestants that Mrs. Gleason was in fiuenced in making the will admitted to probate Considerable of the es- tate was left for religious purposes, md a relative in Ireland. who has not been appraised of the death will. It Is believed, contest the bequest left him lzs
New Britain herald., 1917-06-16
WEDDING BELLS T6lS<I
Gol,se- vieIke and H'0ppca- lll
 ttals Tt St. Matthews Cl,iS

'
 ttals at St. Matthew's Cl,t Henry Gohse of s14 Alien M and Emma Viellke of n N9 street were married in Stx afiiIrft1 German Lutheran church IT 3 o'clock this afternoon by RSH&is Theodore Steege. The couplA M tended by Julius Wepdlan6t FIT tha Bantx. They will resi6 Rockwell avenue. S,e MI Rudolph Poppell of 57 street and Madeline MarGsreX of 326 Main street will be, TIT 730 o'clock this evening at thew's German Lutheran I0s,f Rev. Mir. steegc. They VIII tended by MT. and Mrs. Er< man. The contracting com E minors and parental consehy given for the marriage. Ss'
New Britain herald., 1917-06-16
MISS NIEIsNER \ BRIDE.

, The marriage of Robert Lee Grant of 427 Main street. Hartford, and Miss Sarah Meisner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Meisner of 67 Grove Hill, this city. was solemnized at the home of the bride at [ o'clock this, afternoon. The couple will be unat- tended. Rev. pr. George w. c. Hill, pastor of the South Congregational church ofllciated.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-16
MAYOR FAILS TO BUY BOND.
Chicago Executive Not on List of
 Loan Investors.

Chicago. June 16-When the names of the ChicaSoans who joined the Liberty Loan army by contributing what they could are recorded one name will be missing.
 It is that of William Hale Thomp- son, mayor
 As the hour for closing neared yes- terday he was asked:
 Have you bought Liberty Bond, MT. Mayor?"
 ''No." he answered.
 There are only few minutes left"
 T know that" he said. dismissins the subject.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-16
SOUTH CHURCH PICNIC OFF.

The picnic of the South Church Sunday school which was to have been held today has been postponed until next week Saturday. At tho. morning service tomorrow Rev. G. w. Ray will preach.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-16
FOR MEN

n. V. D. shirts and Drawers soc each B. V. D. Union Suits .@1.O0 each Huroslknit Union Suits ... 1.25 each Por0sknit Shirts and Drawers COG ea. BalbEiggan shirts and Drawers :. ..
 ............ .2oc and 50c pAjamas, white and colors
 4f.OO and 91.5O NeGligee Shirts ....... .SOC tO e4.OO Suk Hose, Ill shades ... .20C to 41.26 wash Ties ................. .25c Ellk Ties .2Sc to 41.OO
New Britain herald., 1917-06-16
Boston Store

A short Resume Of Hot Weather Requirements that can be found hero Il extensive variety and as moderately priced a present conditions will al- low.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-16
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 HARTFORD READY FOR THE COMING
 HOT SEASON

 the three months It's we'll to be ready. shades. . wonderful shS owar makinE Aeroux. hnd in and in or g1 windleI9
 
 with awning and prices @12SO, $500. $o5O 
  at cushions to order desired.
 sITsO NO BUNGALOW 9A 4a9Nsa to of nore of be had A  ecton One Bungalow, 1-3xS
 
 One room Bungalow. noor sxs esst eeea99 .e3oy Two room bunsalo~: floor arsa lox1 feet .s1ss4 X0x01 .4144NS 4a1oN4
  There the auto touE1gk section
New Britain herald., 1917-06-16
FOR CHILDREN

MOTOR WEAVE AUTO ROHDs. FOR THE FAMILY 3s.7s.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-09-28
GRAIN AND MILLING NOTES,

The Creston (Wash) Union Grain
Co. has increased its capital stock to
$4,000.
Work of constructing the new 15O-
barrel flour mill at Hobson, Mont, is
now under way.
The Farmers Milling Co. has been
incorporated at Shelley, Idaho, with a
capital stock of $4,000.
A plant with a capacity of $4,000
bushels Is being constructed by the
Centerville Elevator Co. at Warwick,
Wash.
The Nampa Milling & Elevator Co.
of Nampa, Idaho, has bought out the
Meridian Elevator Co. and will make
improvements
The newly organized Farmers Ele-
vator Co at Musselshell, Mont, has an
elevator of 10000 bushels in the course
of construction.
Contract has been let by the Pow
ers' Elevator Co. for the erection of
an elevator at Springdale, Mont.
Work has been started.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-09-28
INDUSTRY AND IMPROVEMENT,

Sealed proposals for the construc-
ton of bridge across the South Fork
of Clearwater river at Sites, Idaho,
will be received at the office Of J. M.
Burney Of Sites, until l o'clock D. m.
on the 29th day of September, 1917.
Vollmer, Idaho, is putting in a wa
ter system at cost of about $4,000.
20,O00-gallon tank and tower is be-
ing erected by the Security Bridge Co.
of Minneapolis and about 1900 feet of
mains is being laid. The system will
be completed in October.
The north and south highway in
Idaho will be built at less cost than
was originally estimated, for the width
of the road will be reduced. This not
only reduces the cost of construction
but will make it possible to complete
the road at an earlier date. Chairman
w. A. Brodhead and E. A. Van Sick
lin, members of the commission, re-
Gently returned from the northern part
fthe state to southern Idaho over
the north and south road. It was
their first trip and they are enthusiast
tic in their claim that the north and
south highway offers the big real road
problem of the state and must be
solved first. They declare that senti-
ment in the north is for the road and
are determined to push construction
work.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-09-28
STOCK AND CROP NOTES.

One of the largest apple deals of the
season was closed in Lewiston, Idaho,
on Monday, when the entire output of
the orchards of the Lewiston Land and
Water Co. was sold to Haley-Neeley
Co. Of Sioux City, Iowa.
Reports from those threshing the
bean crops of the Lenore and Clifford
sections of Idaho are to the effect that
yields from $50 to $50 pounds an acre
are being secured, with beans COM
handing from to 10 cents a pound.
Eight carloads of hogs passed
through Lewiston, Idaho, Tuesday from
the Camas prairie section, consigned
to Coast points, for which the purchas-
ers paid on the prairie $17.15 a hun
dredweight, which is so cents above
any price ever paid on the prairie be-
fore.
Farmers in the Colville valley have
a 20 per cent hay crop, and the prices
are $2S ton. baled and delivered at
the station, according to Hugh Wad-
dell, president of the First National
bank of Colville. The first crop of
alfalfa was good, although the hot,
dry weather cut down the second crop
considerably. High prices are tending
to make the farmers dispose of their
livestock. They are retaining their
cows and young cattle, but are letting
the steers go.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-09-28

at So65oc. Green peppers are easier
at soc per box.
Grain, Flour and Feed.
Wheat-A complete quietus has
been placed upon the wheat market,
in consequence of Discrimination to Cd.
crate until an actual determination of
the status of the Pacific Northwest in
the food control program has been de-
termined. Following the announce
ment of the $2.20 price No. l North
ern at Chicago, effort was made to
secure the naming of a North Pacific
terminal, in order that the price might
be on parity above the Chicago quo
tation less the freight charge for east
ern shipment. Dispatches indicate
that Mr. Hoover will not make such
a concession, but effort is still being
made to secure an adjustment that
will meet the ideas of growers, mill
ers and dealers in this section more
nearly. So far as can he determined
upon the existing quotation for club
in this market is approximately So.
with other varieties carrying the usual
variation. but no one cares to operate
on such superstition. Growers are
W SEIZURE TecOnSlueT-
alton of the action of the president.
and higher price for the seasons
product, while buyers want to know
where they are at before entering the
| market.
Flour-Flouring mills have general
| ly closed down, and will not start up
again until the conditions of the grain
market, and the regulations prescribed
by the food administration have been
determined upon and put into effect.
Feed-There are no changes of note
in the price of feedstuffs. 1t is be-
lieved by dealers that the government
will prescribe regulations preventing
the use of milling wheat for feed pur-
poses, thus practically eliminating
feed wheat from sales. Oats are still
ranging at top level, with barley un-
changed. Alfalfa hay is trife easier,
but timothy is again marked up.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-09-28
WHEAT GROWERS Of
NORTHWEST WIN AIM
HOOVER ESTABLISHES BASIC
WHEAT PRICE OF $2.o5 PER
BUSHEL AT COAST POINTS
USUAL PREMIUM FOR SACKS
Delegates Convince Government OF
The Injustice OF Price Fixed
Previously.-Ample Ships To
Move Crops.

Washington,-At a conference Sat
urday with the delegation from the
Pacific northwest wheat growers and
the congressional delegations from
Washington. Oregon and Idaho, Food
Administrator Hoover announced the
establishment of basic wheat price
OF $2.O5 per bushel, No. 1 northern,
or equivalent, at Seattle, Tacoma and
Portland for bulk wheat, with the
usual premium for sacked wheat.
This announcement was made by
Mr.. Hoover after he, in conference
with Julius Barnes of the wheat cor
poration and Mr.. M. H. House, wheat
representative for the northwest had
discussed for an hour the arguments
advanced by the northwestern farm
ers during their previous conference
with President Wilson. Mr.. Hoover
and his advisers came to the con-
clusion that the arguments advanced
by the wheat men were unanswer.
able; that there was available ton
mage necessary to move their ex-
port wheat, and that the northwest.
ern growers were placed at a dis
advantage under the original sched-
ule, which granted them the Chicago
price less 30 cents freight.
How Price Is Fixed.
The price fixed is Disseminated by
applying to the northwest the same
proportional differental previously
applied to Minneapolis, Duluth and
other midwest markets on the
Chicago basic price
Would Uphold the Price.
Mr. Hoover said the food admins
tration had been falsely accused of
trying to force down the price of
wheat; what they had attempted
to do was to uphold the price. The
food administration feared and still
fears. he said. competition from
wheat of Australia. Argentina and
India, much Of which can be laid
down at San Francisco for 80 cents
and 81 bushel. The growers
replied that they were willing to take
this risk, as their wheat is more
desirable, especially in England.
than the other wheat mentioned. as
instanced by the fact that England
bought it last year at $3.50 when
wheat for less than half that could
be had from Argentina and Australia.
BY January, Mr.. Hoover said,
there will be available some $4,000
900 bushels of wheat in the countries
named, but that staggering figure
did not disturb the northwestern
growers.
The farmers of Washington. Idaho
and Oregon who are here for the
wheat conference will remain over
to attend large conference of
farmers with the president to urge
notifications of the draft regulations
in such way as to exempt the great.
er portion of farm labor.
Figure Gain of $2,500,oo0.
By the establishment of a base
price of $2.O5 bushel for wheat at
northwest terminals the national
food administration had added 81
100000 to the value of the north
west wheat crop, say dealers
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-09-28
MARKET REPORT
Chicago.

Chicago.
Corn-No. yellow. $40; No. 3 vel
low, S2,09; No. yellow, $2.0s.
Oats-No. white, 6l@61s4c; stand
ard, 61k @62c.
Rye-No. ., S1.9o@1.9OR.
Barley-$i.25@1.45.
Timothy-$6@S.
Clover-$l5@21.
Hogs-Slow, sc to 1oc above yester-
days average. Bulk, $l7.7o@1s.70;
light, $l7.2o@1S65: mixed, $1,000
1850; heavy. Sl7.15@ls.so: rough,
Sl7l5@l7.35; pigs, $l3.5o@17.5o.
Cattle-Weak. Native beef cattle.
$7.50@l7.9o; western steers, $4,000
1878; stockers and feeders, $4,000
ll.l5; cows and heifers, $5.15@l2;
calves, $l2.5o@l6.
Sheep-Weak. Wethers, $9@12.6O.
Lambs, $l3@is.35.
--.. Portland.
Cattle-Steady; best beef steers, SO
@9'75; good beef steers, S7.50@S.T5:
best beef cows, $6.75@7.50; ordinary
to good cows, $4@6.75 best heifers,
$1@S; bulls, $4@6.75; calves, sra
$50: stocker and feeder steers, S4M
7.25.
Hogs-Steady; prime light, $I7.75@
is; prime heavy, $17.65@17.75; pigs
S14@l6; bulk of sales, $lT.75.
Sheep-Steady: Western lambs, STA
@l3.50: valley lambs, $l175@12.5O;
yearlings, $10@10.50; wethers, $9.75@
1880: ewes, $S@s.50.
Butter - Prints extras, 4S@49c;
cubes extras. 46hc; prime firsts
44lac: dairy, 34Rc.
Grain-Future bids: October oats
S49.50; feed barley, $51; brewing bar
ley, $52.25; bran, $2S.75; shorts, $40
New York.
Coffee-Some improvement was re
ported in spot demand, with the mar
ket rather irregular on the basis Of
S9sc to SAc for Rio rs and 97sc fol
Santos As. Few fresh offers were re
ported in the cost and freight market
but Santos As were said to be Offered
at Lice London credits.
Raw sugar-Nominal; centrifugal
6.90c; molasses, 6.O2c: refined, steady
fine granulated, S.4O@S.50c.
Cotton = Spot, steady; middling
23.35c.
San Francisco.
Butter-Prime extra, Acc.
Eggs-Fresh extras, 47Rc; fresh
firsts, 41c; fresh extra pullets, 44hc;
extra firsts pullets, 44c.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-09-28
AirpIanes Carry ~ Passe neers.

Newport News, Va.-Carrying -
passengers in Caproni triplane, Lie
tenant Emile Restani, the Italian ar
my aviator, attained an altitude of 12.-
900 feet Monday at Langley Field,
near here. This was 1000 feet higher
than the previous American record
with a single passenger. made here
by Victor Carlstrom, an American
aviator. who was killed several
months ago.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-09-28
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