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New Britain herald., 1917-06-18

At . Court of Probate holden New Britain. within and for the D( trict of Berlin, in the County of H4S ford and State of Connecticut on 18th day of June. A. D.. 1917.
 Present. Bernard E. Ganney, JudN Estate of John P. Connors. htN New Britain, in said district dece41
 Upon tho Petition of William O'Connor. of the town Of Simsbe1j praying that an4 instrument in write4 purporting to be the last. will and lament of said deceased may proved. approved and admitted to prz bate, as per application on Ale smql1 fully appears. 1t is ss
 ORnERED-That said appIicatf be heard and determined at tho rf13s| bate Omce, In New Britain, m si district, on the 23rd day of June, A. Q 1917. at o'clock in the forenoon, alfl that notice be given of the pendenc of said application and tho lime a1ll place of hearing thereon. by publtahs ing this order in some newspaper pulSss lfshed in said New Britain, having r in said District, and Fl posting copy thereof. on the pdb11y signpost in the Town of New BritAfM in said District, and return make,
 Certified from Record, 5
 MORTIMER H. CAMP. Clerk, a
New Britain herald., 1917-06-18
INIT PROFITS ON ARMY ENVIRONMENTS
ltractors to Be Held Close t. a Terms and No Excessive
 Charxe to Be Allowed.

Washington. June 18.-The sixteen
 reat cantonments for the new army Ill be built under special form of
 ontract by he terms of which no con- ontract by the terms of which no con Ehsrge the government the maximum brpft on any contract being fixed at .pg50, 900. The government will also have complete supervision over the work and may terminate any con tract at will.
 The terms of the contract were made public by the wer department. The primary object in the wording of Ehe agreement is to secure. speedy and avoidance of unnec- |eessary expenditures. s.-.sssv 3Ehes contractor is to be paid his exi 1enses and . percentage of th9lf total
 nount. out of which he must meet
 s overhead costs. The profits are
 come from the difference between
 D percentage and overhead ex-
 Snses. s@ .
 The urgency of rapid construction : indicated in an early paragraph II the contract, wherein, according to tie wording. the. eont.actor agrees to Idb aM things necessary for the con- < and scompletion of the xork."' It is stated no restrictions (Iill be placed upon contractors likely kN hamper the work.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-18
ROOT IN WINTER PALACE.
Commission Pays Visit to Foreign
 Home of Car.

Petrograd, June 17. via London, June 18.-The members of the Root commission attended service in the cathedral chapel of the winter palace today and Afterwards made tour of the gigantic building. much of which is now in use as military hospital. Nr. Root and his assistants, with sol- dior escorts visited the great banqueN halls and drawing rooms of tho palace They inspected the paintings and sculptures in the imperial gal- leries passing hundreds of peasants who were being shown through the palace. hitherto closed to the public,
 The extreme democracy and orderli- ness of the Russians was shown by the utter lack of precautions to guard the art treasurers of the palace.
 Rear Admiral Glennon and his aides will leave Petrograd tonight for Sebastopol. accompanied by the Rus sian officers on visit to the Black Sea fleet.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-18
DANBURY SHOPS CLOSE
Moro Than 2,O0O Workers Anectod by Decision of Mannfaoturee1 As- socdation to Close Temporaxily.

Danbury, Juno 18.-As tho result of the decision of the Hat Manufac- Jurors association on Saturday to sus- pend operations in the factories of all its Tembers until an agreement is reached in regard to the new wage schedule for tho current year, sev- eral factories that had not previously stopped work did not open this morn ing. Committees representing the employees of some of the shops have formally requested the officers of the matters union to propose a settle ment by arbitration and this course may be taken. More than 1000 operatives are affected by the shut down.
 The only one point in disputeI is as to whether wages shall be based upon the selling prices of the finished goods, or according to qualities des- ignated. The unions insist upon tho continuation of the selling price plan and tho manufacturers say that in view of! the market conditions the plan is not feasible.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-18
City Items

The executive committee of the canning and preserving committee of the Chamber of Commerce will meet at o'clock this evening in the rooms Sovereigns block.
 D. E. Hartson, wh6 graduated from Worcester Tech last Thursday. has returned to his home in this city.
 Attorney Edward M. Walsh of San E. T.. Walsh of Remington avenue.
 Mary, the ten year old daughter of MT. and Mrs. J. Cullum, celebrated her birthday yesterday by having 20 of her friends ct . party. The little folks played games and were served with dainty luncheon by their little hostess. Her friends presented her with . number. of beautiful gifts.
 Health Commissioners E. P. Burns is attending the master plumbers convention at Evansville, Ind. He will eegone thes rest of tho week.
 Building Inspector A. N. Ruther- ford today issued . permit to the New Britain Builders company to build a frame addition. 16x19 feet, to tho home of Michael Milewski at 3sS South Main street. The esti- mated cost is $1,s0o.
 Tho engagement of Miss Mary ChubaL of 38 Maple street, \ Plain- ville and Arthur F. Groth of 93 Rock. we'll avenue is announced.
 Tho regular meeting of the dress making class of the Working Girls club will be held at 7:30 o'clock to- morrow evening.
 Frederick ". Michaels and Miss Lena hitx. daughter of Frank Ritz of 47 Olive street, were granted . marriag4 license today. Mfr. Michaels is clerk It the local post office.
 The ecandia Land and Improve, ment company has sold properg on vega street to John Sundell.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-18
REGIMENT HAS NEW CAMP

%fdartford, June 18.-Adjut. Gen. Barge M Cole today received a com
 hication from Maj. Gen. Edwards sN the eastern department, as to Sether the state would like to have '1es use of a tract of land in Pequot &6nue, New London, for the End. 2anecticut infantry. to use as a mping place. This land is owned by Rfted States Senator Brandegee, who
 offered its use to the regiment If
 state did not want it the tract will available for the naval forces
 t. Gen. Cole, will reply that the
 would gladly except 1t. for the
New Britain herald., 1917-06-18
EDDY-HARr WEDDING.
Wedding Chimes to Ring for Society
 Couple Nmorrow Evening.

Wedding Chimes to Ring for Society
 Couple Tomorrow Evening. \
 Miss Alice Stanley Hart. daughter of Mr. and Mrs Howard s. Hart of 324 Hart street and Stanley R. Eddy. son of Mir. and Mrs. Elford B. Eddy of 337 West Main street. will be mar ried at the homo of tho brides par ents tomorrow evening. Rev. Dr. G. W. c. Hill. pastor of the South Congregational church, will ofdciate at the ceremony which will be held at 6:3o o'clock. Miss Elizabeth Weed of Binshampton. N. r., will be brides maid and E. Wells Eddy, a brother of the groom will be best man.
 Following the ceremony a recep- ton will be held for immediate rela- lives and friends. Following honey moon tour by auto, the couple will re- side in Huntington. Tho groom-elect is associated with his brother in the focal brokerage ofiice of Richter 6 company.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-18
MAY BE A SnACK1uR

A young man of foralsn depo visited Mayor George A. ouia1aU t1 afternoon in refersnce to tho reeo conscription registration. He stax with much mirth. that hs did IT hasve time to resister on Juno so thought he would drop around ~ sec about 1t today. The fact tAak t penalty for failiTs to reg1ster m . year in prison only added to & mirth of the supposed slAcker. E case is being investigated. ss ssa sa
New Britain herald., 1917-06-18
BELG1ANs GO CALnrNG
Mission spends Day Paying Visits of
 Courtesy

Washington, Juno 1S.-The Belgian mission, headed by Baron Moncheur, spent it's first full day in Washington in paying calls of courtesy on Presi- dent Wilson and other government officials. These formalities are per- emptory to the beginning of confer ences with American officials on war problems.
 coming hero is to express its grati- tude for the relief extended to Bel gians by the United States and to take up with officials demands to be made on Germany for her violated faith when the war began and inter- national questions since then.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-18
STEAMER AND U-BOAT SUNK.

0AGAANAGAHs AND O"0OxAI 0ONhs
 New York, June 18.-In battle between a crippled stranded British steamship and a German submarine off the Italian coast in May both the craft were destroyed according to of ficcrs of the steamer Hilonian who arrived here today.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-18
HUDSON 0. CLEMENTS DEAD.
kember of I. c. c. Expires at 60 Z After Long Service.

June 1s.-Commis-
 oners Judson c. Clements of the In-
 Srstate Commerce Commission died
 ere today. ECommissioner E Clements had served q ttiae srate making body since 1892 i'd once had been chairman. He Vas sixty years old, a native of a6r1fa and before going on the com 6Gsion had served five terms in
 Sngress.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-18
U. S.. FLYER KILLED,
 ANOTHER INJURED
Benny Woodwork of San Francisco Meets Dea&la and lincoln Chat
 kofI of New York May Die.

Meets Dea&h and lincoln Chat
 koR of New York May Die.
 Paris, June 1S.-The Paris Herald says that Benny Woodworth of San Francisco, chief of the first section of tho American ambulance field service. has been killed and Lincoln Chatkoff of New York city, pilot in the Lafay- cite esquadrille, dangerous wounded in an airplance accident. s<s
 Woodworth went to the headquAr- ters of the Lafayette esquadrill in Champagne on Friday evening, where he met his friend Chatkoff. They deA cided to fly over and visit some com rades at the camp of "the storks," Captain Guynemer's squadron, about six miles away. Chatkof rose to . height of 150 feet and began to exe- cute evolutions, beginning with spirals and then nose-diving toward the earth.
 Eye witnesses say that whom near tho ground the pilot seemed to make an effort to right tho airship prepar- atory to rising again. Chatkoff either miscalculated tho distance or some. thing went wrong with the apparatus for the machine never altered. its course but plunged headlong and buried it's nose in the earth.
 Woodworth was killed instantly, ono of his legs being severed and the other crushed. suffering in additidn other injuries. Chatkon sustained serious internal injuries: fractured his skull and suffered other injuries. He now lies in . critical condition.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-18
Emma T. Judt.

Emma Tracy Judt, aged one year, II months and nine days. daughter of MT. and Mrs. Gustav Judt of 30 Pros pcct street. died today following Q brief illness The funeral was held at o'clock this afternoon from her fome with Rev. Martin w. Gaudtan. pastor of St. Johns German Lutheran church, officiating. Burial Was in sFairview cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-18
ANTITRUST LAW TRIAL.

New York, Juno 18.-The trial of 1OS corporations and 64 individuals accused of violating the sherman antitrust law in connection with the mining and selling of semi -bituminous coal in Virginia and West Virginia was begun in tho federal court here today.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-18
REDUCING TRAIN SERVICE.

Hartford, June 1s.-On the peti- tion of the New Haven railroad com pany to take off various trains as wartime measure, the public utilities commission held . hearing today. The only protest received was ono from certain Willimantic residents who wished to have the 9:S0 a. m. train to Hartford retained.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-18
STRIKES PRo-GERNfAN PLOT.

New York. Juno 1S.-Assertion that evidence has been found in the Alas ka copper properties of tho Kennecott Copper corporation were instigated by pro-German elements supposedly as a stroke against the military resources of this country was made here today at the offices of the company. It was announced that the management in Alaska has been instructed to lay all the facts before the federal authori- ties there.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-18
Mrs. Hannah Buckley.

The funeral of Mrs. Hannah Buck ley, widow of William Buckley of 50 Austin street, was held at 3 o'clock this morning with the cele-i bration of solemn high mass of re- auiem at the church of St. John the Evangelist with Rev. J. J. Fitzgerald celebrant, Rev. J. Leo Sullivan, dea- con, and Rev. Patrick Daley. sub deacon. The bearers were Richard and Timothy Sullivan. John Mes kill, Thomas Toner, John Gray and Peter Clark, Frank Grady. Frank Gilbert and, John Frank were the flower bearers. The burial was in St. Mary's old cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-18
HEnP FOR ORPHAN.

The girls and boys of the Camp school have engaged in saving pen nies for some time for the support of . French child whose father was killed at the battle front. The chil- dren have succeeded in collecting more than $36.50 the required amount for support of the child for one year.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-18
ENGLAND FOR .REPRBALS
euAr Law Says Enemy Will Be D4maeed and steps Taken to Pre- went Further Raids.

3L,ondon. June 1S.-Replying to a
 sries of questions in the house of 5ommons this afternoon as to wheth-
 8 the British government had de- sded upon reprisals for the German
 Hid on England. Bonar Law. mem- 6kr of the British war council, said
 6e government intended to take
 Eeps not only for damaging the en- kJny but for preventing raids on Eng 2nd
New Britain herald., 1917-06-18
Carlton R. Williams.

Carlton Randolph Williams, aged 42 years, of 73 Jubilee street, a line- man employed by the United Electric Light and Water company, died at St. Francis hospital in Hartford last night following brief illness with heart trouble. He wAs born in Brook lyn, this state. and had been resi- dent of this city for the past eight years Besides his wife. he is sur vived by sister, Mrs. Charles Tre- whella of this city, and brother, Elmer Williams of Wfilimantic.
 The funeral will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow fternoon from his home on Jubilee street, with Rev. Warren F. Cook, pastor of Trinity Methodist church, officiating. Tho body will be taken to Brooklyn for burial, es1 the family plot,
New Britain herald., 1917-06-18
FAIRGROUNDS OPEN JULY 2.
Public Amusement COmmission Vote
 for July 4 Celebration.

The public amusement commission met this afternoon at 2:15 o'clock and voted to open the city playgrounds for the summer season on Monday, July 2. The grounds to be opened are tho Bartlett, East, Smith and Burritt school grounds and an effort Is being made to secure fifth playground. The list of directors for the year has not been made out.
 The commission also o' decided to have an afternoon celebration at Walnut Hill park on July 1. There will be athletic contests, folk dancing, a band concert and baseball games. At tAis time the city league will opsn for the season.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-18
FOR CONTROL OF PAPER.

Washington, June 1S.-Senator Owen today introduced a joint reso- luton calling for government con- trol of manufacture sale and distri- button of newsprint paper.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-18
RED sox WIN OPENER.
Gardner Makes Three Bagger With
 Bases Full.

Eases Full.
 Boston, June 1s.-A three-bagger by Gardner with the bases filled in the seventh inning. followed by a single by Lewis which brought Gard ner home. gave BostoY an easy vic tory over Chicago in the morning game here today. Chicago used i've pitchers. Score by innings:
 r. h. e. Chicago ....... .o3oooo1oo-4 o Boston ...... .0002O040x-6 2 Batteries: Russell. Danforth, Ci- cote, Williams Faber and schalk: Mays and ThonnaA Umpires: GCon- molly and c1dcGormack. T1me:a 2:17.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-18

REFUGEE GERMAN CAUGHT.
 Richmond, June 1S.-Arnold Henc- kel, the German who sawed out of tail at Norfolk, where he had been held as an alleged spy. has been ar- rested in Danville.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-18

CLUB FOR ENLISTED MEN
 New York, June 18.-A club for soldiers and sailors on weekend leave will be opened on Saturday by tho league of women for service.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-18
Financial
GALL MONEY HIGH;
 BROKERS CAUTIOUS
Market Moves Aimlessly As h.
 terest Changes Mount

Wall Street-Equipments and spec ialties, notably the prominent steel issues, were the irregular features of today's early trading in stocks. U. S. Steel lost . large fraction with Lacka- wanna Steel, while. Bethlehem Steel new stock and Republic Iron yielded between 1 and 2 points. Other war supply shares. such as Industrial AL cohols Texas Company, American Woolen and metals, were irregular. Marine Preferred, Air Brake, the minor motors and Savage Arms \fea- tured the stronger stocks. Norfolk and Western and Delaware and Hud- sson represented the rails at gains of l to 2 points.
 The market moved aimlessly during the morning. some apprehension being shown respecting money rates. Call loans opened at per cent, duplicating the high rate of the year. Motors and other speculative issues formed moro than proportionate share of tho trading mostly at higher levels, while standard stocks continued heavy or irregular.> Oils and sugar developed increased heAviness. Bonds were steady with sales of odd lots of the Liberty issue at fractional premiums
 Motors forfeited their gains in the dull intermediate period and abnor- mal recessions were made by the leaders. U. g. Steel recorded an ex- treme decline of points. Bethlehem Steel new stock 1 1-2 and investment rails l to ? points with to for specialties.
 Closing tof support caused prices to break more sharply in the hnal hour. The closing was heavy. Sales were estimated at 750,000 shares.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-18
ANARCHISTS CASES UP.
Il6frnan and Bcrkman Before Fed
 eral Grand Jury.

sNew York, June 1S.-The cases of ma Goldman and Alexander Berk- n, the anarchists who are alleged &haye conducted campaign against
 selective draft law will come be- e the federal grand jury today.
 he trial of Miss Eleanor Wilson fker. Charles Francis Philips and ens CatteH, the three one-time Co., lbie university students on a rge of conspiracy Is also set for to-
New Britain herald., 1917-06-18
mo LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION,

man on shipping floor: salary $12.00. Answer in own handwriting, P. o. Box 8s4.
 s-1S-3x
New Britain herald., 1917-06-18
PRESSING HARD AT WORK.

Paris, June 18.-Major General Pershing was hard at work in his of flee today. He has completed the round of social functions in connec- ton with his arrival.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-18
TRY TO BREAK JAIL
Johnson Brothers Held for Daring Jewelry Robbery, Beat Turnkey at Norwich But F'ail to Secure Free dom.

Norwich. June 1.-Two prisoners, called the Johnson brothers. confined here in the county jail for daring jewelry store robbery here recently. attempted. to break out today but as the Jail. door Is kept locked on tho outside as we'll as the inside. the at. tempt failed.
 First they attacked Turnkey F1em- ing and overrowered him. He Is not badly hurt however. Mrs. Main, wife of th., jailor, saw the sJohnson's trying keys from her kitchen window and called the local police who responded and secured the men who did not fight. Jailer Main was away at the time. The men had reached the outer door but could not find . key to unlock the bolt which Is always locked from the outside.
 The Johnsons come from Bridge port, and were arrested at Middletown after au automobi!c chase.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-18
soaGD DOCTORS NDanGc11

Because certain local doctors haS been negligent of late, superintendel of Health T. E. Rocks has had Gl caston today to call the general 1 tention of the medical fraternity
 the state law which requires that a cases of cerebro-spinal nnsningltis to the health authorities. X
New Britain herald., 1917-06-18
LOCAL STOCK MARKET

Furnished by Richter & Co.,
 The local market has been quiet to- day except for little activity in Colts Arms, which sold as high as 109 early In the morning and closed at 106 bid, 109 asked. Below are the closing quo-
New Britain herald., 1917-06-18
FORMER GUARDS TO REGIsTEI,

Hartford, June 1S.-Governor Hol- comb received . telegram from Pro- vost Marshal General Crowder today to the effect that National Guards men who were of the right age to have registered on June 5. and who have since that date been discharged from service must now register under the selective draft law.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-18

New York. Juno 1s.-Reports that the Uruguayan bark Rosqrio had been sunk by . German submarine of the French coast was confirmed today by officers of . British transat- lantic freight ship arriving here.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-18

II you are going to the country, let us 1t you out with the right clqthes. gray or brown, light weight Suit, h . neat stripe or mixture-$2O.
 A Blue Serge Suit with an extra pair of white flnannel trousers.
 A Palm Beach Or Bfohair Suit for the tla0t ones."
 Silk shirts, silk socks, and silk .neckwear.
 A Straw Hat too.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-18
TO NEGRO; STRIKE
Macaainists Numbering aoeo Quit Work
 At General E1ectrqc P1ant When -Colofed Student is Given Work.

Schenectady. N. J.. June 1s.-Two thousand machinists at the plant of the General Electric company struck today as a protest against the employ ment of negro.
 Last week Robert Dixon, . colored student at Union college. was given vacation work in the machine shop. The machinists took 1t that, tho posi- tion was an initial step towards plac- ing negro help in the shops but this was denied by company onicials.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-18
U-B0AT BELIEVED SUNK
rapaneso Ws<ship Thous1st to Have Destroyed submarino in Mediter- ranean Uruguayan Bark Sunk.

nlent today from tho admiralty says that . Teuton submarine has prob ably been sunk by Japanese warships In the Mediterranean.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-18

New York Stock Exchange quota- tons furnished bY Richter & CO. members Of the New York Stock Ex- change. Represented hy E. W. Eddy.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-18
Mrs. Eli.abcth Reniy.

Following period of illness ex- tending over nearly . year, much of this time causing confinement to her bed. Mrs. Elizabeth Reilly, wife of Patrick Reilly of 1O4 Franklin street. died early yesterday morning. For some time death had been expected and it was realized that it was but a question of time.
 She had been resident of New Britain for, many years and was we'll known among a large circle o1 friends and acquaintances. Besides her hus- band. she is survived by three daugh- ters. Mrs. Catherine I. Delaney, Mrs. Cecelia Prange and Mrs. Nellie F. Smart, as well as by three sons, Frank A. and John l.. Reilly of this city and Thomas J. Reilly of Chicago. The funeral will be held at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning from St. Mary's church with burial in St. Mary's new cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-18
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
John F. Oour,oss.

=
 Attended by men from, all walks in life, identified with the deceased for a long period of time in business ways fraternally or personally. the funeral of John F. Connors, of 123 Hartford avenue, was held from St. Mary's church this morning at 9:30 o'clock with the celebration of solemn . high mass of requiem by Rev. William "A. Downey. Rev. w. A. KrAuse was deacon, Rev. John T. Winters, sub deacon, and Rev. John E. Fay. master of ceremonies. Rev. Father Krause conducted committal service in St. Mary's new cemetery. Tho bearers were, James O'Leary and Frederick Ehrler, representing the Modern Woodmen, Lincoln A. Odenkirchen and George T. Denby. representing New Britain lodge ofN Elks, James 1Coyle and Michael Campbell. Edward Farrell and Thomas Fay were the flower bearers.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-18
Mrs. Jane Ricaaas1eon.

NIT Ss VSSII0 1H1lAE1209O11e
 Funeral services for Mrs. Jane Richardson. widow of Rev. Dr. Charles Huntington Richardson, twelfth pastor of the First Congrega- tional church, resident of this city from Jan. l. 1879 to Juno 27, 1888. were held at the Erwin Mortuary chapel at 3 o'clock this afternoon with Rev. Henry w. A6aier, pastor of the First church. oflciating.