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New Britain herald., 1917-09-21
CXy Mems

y Milkowitz has resumed his
 at Syracuse university.
 s. G. Ohman of Bassett street
 kering from a recent operation.
 weekly payroll of the water de-
 nt is $59O.7S. The sewer de- Int payroll is $42S.92. Id s. Vibberts. son of MT. and ana l.. Vibberts of 166 Lincoln kleaves tomorrow to enter Pratt kte. Brooklyn, N Y, to take up Ftdy of architecture. kk Stahelec of 33 Lawlor street Lined to the police elast night 5 coat, a watch and $10 in cash en stolen from his room when (lt out and left the door un-
 sne Leach and Raymond Hen
 left today by automobile for fork where they will attend the aces at Sheepshead Bay tomor-
 ard H. Bassett of Bassett will leave next Tuesday for srbor, Mich, to enter the Uni- { of Michigan to study engineer ailding permit has been granted Edio Cianca for Mrs. B. Will Ito erect a three-family frame |ng on Clark street, 30-39, to bout $7,000.
 Julius Olander of Detroit. < has returned to her home after with Mrs. August Peterson of street.
 | and Mrs. James Degnan of m street are receiving congratu- {, on the birth of a daughter at lagle's sanitarium.
 {, at summer prices at Mesh ,-advt.
 ter Kopf of Beaver street will
 Sunday to take up his studies idard Preparatory school.
 0 and $500 Trimmed Hats at Goldenblum Millinery Co.,, Y. { A. Bldg.-advt.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-21
MEN DID NOT
 R--DESERTERS
Ten Others Who Missed Train Go
 Tomorrow and Monday

The first district exemption board have on file the names of three slackers, men who were ordered to leave for Aver with yesterdays quota but who did not appear and seem to trict there Is one such slacker In addition to these men there are six men in the first district who missed their train yesterday but who will be sent to the cantonment tomorrow There are four in the first district who were absent yesterday and these men will go Monday morning. Mem. bers of both boards stated that in reference to these ten men no re- flection should be made on their courage or patriotism as in every in- stance their excuses for missing the train were good ones.
 The first district slackers are Jo- seph Jelleski of 121 Broad street, Lawrence Goulet of 70 Beaver street and Mathew Ugerchowski of 31 Hor- ace street. Neither the police nor the draft officials have been able to
 
 these men except Goulet and he is believed to be in Canada. He noti- fed the board that he was going to his home in the Dominion over Labor Day and would return. Since then nothing has been heard from him. Nick P. Tausania of 331 Park street is the stacker in the second district and 1t is evident that he has skipped town
 Members of the two exemption boards. including Judge B. F. Gaffney and Judge J. E. Cooper, yesterday presented a soldiers polished steel shaving mirror to each of the depart ing men and Mrs. J. A. Traut fur nshed a box of cigarettes for each man. Mayor Quigley and Judge Gaffney also furnished cigars.
 March in Downpour of Rain.
 Reports from the Connecticut del- egation which arrived at Aver yes- terday indicate that the men had any thing but ideal conditions to con- front them After arriving at Aver the men were compelled to march two miles in the drenching rain to Camp Devens At the quartermas- ters storehouse at the entrance to the camp they had to stand in line drenched and hungry awaiting their l registration and a nasty superficial examination The Connecticut men have been assigned to the BOA Infan- try, batteries D, E and F of the 3O2 Light Field Artillery, the 301 and 3O3 Machine Gun Battalions and tha Second and Third Battalions of the Depot Brigade It is reported here by wire that 675 men from New Britain, Pennington and Manchester have ! been assigned to the 3O1 Machine Gun Battalion
 Other reports from Aver last night indicate that scores of men from Connecticut were drunk when they arrived and it was necessary for the hospital ambulances and the pro- vost guards to do some hard work to
New Britain herald., 1917-09-21
TIMETABDE CHANGES.
Fall Schedule Goes Into Effect
 Sept. 23.

portant change of passenger train Alles on all divisions of the New
 New Haven & Hartford rail-
 Twill go into effect with the fall
 card, Sunday. September 23.
 b usual seasonal curtailment of ker train service will be effected,
 rincipal changes being as fol-
 Federal Express trains operat- k,tween Boston and Washington
 he Hell Gate Bridge route, will
 half hour later than now sched-
 in now leaving South Norwalk
 4O a. m. will start from Stam- ,n present schedule and the train hR New Haven $50 a. m. for kYork will leave stations Bridge Ito South Norwalk, inclusive. one
 te earlier and make an addl-
 stop at Darien, 8:01 a. m. y,al express leaving New Haven a. m. will make additional stop teenwich 9:25 a. m., arriving New 1O:14 a. m.
 e train from Poughkeepsie reach Waterbury at 7:52 p. m. will leave loo D. m., stopping only at Bristol, kville and New Britain, due Hart 800 D. m.
 Ae Green Mountain Express now ng Springfield 6:45 p. m. daily. cave at 6:55 p. m., due New Ha- (s:55 D. m. and leave at 9:25 p. ue New York 11:41 p. m. kter the withdrawal of the Bar
 Tor Express trains,. the regular
 {! of Maine Express will be re- Id with same schedule as last |er. The first trip from New York be on October z. and from Port October 8. .
 |metables giving detailed informa- \ regarding the new arrangement be in the hands of agents pror The date on winch these schedules fnto effect.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-21
WILL TRY WITKIN.
States Attorney Alcorn Confirms Re-
 ports Concerning Soldier.


 ports Concerning Soldier.
 States Attorney Hugh M. Alcorn last evening substantiated the report in last evenings issue of the Herald to the effect that Adolph Witkin, who left with the drafted men for Aver, Mass, yesterday, would be brought back to Connecticut to stand trial for his alleged complicity in the forgery cases against Witkin, McNamara and Gordon. The trial of the trio along with Frank Osborne is scheduled for next Tuesday in superior court.
 Judge w. F. Mangan will defend McNamara. Attorney B. M. Holden, Witkin and Attorney A. A. Green berg, Gordon. Witkin told friends on the eve of his departure for Aver, that his action in leaving for the army cantonment was taken on ad- vice of counsel.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-21
ASSASSINATION AND
 DEATH OF LINCOLN
Billy Rice Presents Copy of New
 York Herald of 1865 to ..
Museum.

Quartermaster Sergeant William J. Rice of the State armory on Arch street, has presented to the Museum of Natural History and Art of the New Britain Institute an issue of the New York Herald dated April 15, 1865, which contains a full account of the assassina ton and death of President Lincoln
 The paper is well preserved and the entire contents can be read clear ly. A wood cut of Lincoln is pro- duced on the front page. which is quite unlike the pictures of the great president as seen nowadays.
 In the same paper are numerous interesting accounts of the movements of the Union and Confederate armies.
 Curator Schurr is having the paper suitably framed and it will he placed on exhibition with other objects of an historical nature during Museum Week. october 8 to 13.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-21
MISS NORDSTROM HONORED.

Miss Myrtle Nordstrom of Maple Hill was rendered a farewell party last evening at the home of Miss Els ther Macarthur of Hart street, by as sociates in the office of the Stanley Works Miss Nordstron is soon to leave to enter Yale Academy of Mu- sic. During the evening monologues were given by Miss Ruth Ward and Miss Nordstrom favored with vocal selections. The party presented Miss Nordstrom with q leather music port folio. A dainty collation. was served.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-21
MAKING FEM AMERICANS
Boston Women Workers Find Whole Blocks Where Dwellers Understand Nothing of Our Ideals.

Boston, Sept. 21.-A campaign for the Americanization of the foreign population of this city was opened today by the Home Guard The or ganization is composed of women from the rank of the workers who canvassed Boston for food conserva- tion pledges.
 In the course of their canvassing the women found entire blocks where little English was spoken and where the alien residents showed absolute ignorance of American ideals and standards of living
New Britain herald., 1917-09-21
EVENTS TONIGHT

High class photo drama, Fox's the ater.
 Superior photo plays, Lyceum the ater.
 Vaudeville and moving pictures, Keeney's theater.
 Admiral Schley lodge, o. D. H. S., meets at 1S7 Arch street.
 New Britain Circle, c. of F., meets at 34 Church street.
 New Britain lodge, l.. O. O. M., meets in Judds hall.
 L. D. Penfield Camp. s. of ", meets in G. A. R. hall.
 Stella Rebekah lodge, I. O. O. F., meets in Jr. O. U. A. M. hall.
 Valkyria lodge, O.. of ", meets at 59 Arch street.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-21
BERLIN SHORT OF MEAT.

Copenhagen, Sept 21.-The muni- cipality of Berlin announces that the cattle merchants have almost dis continued the shipment of meat. Ber- lin gets only one-sixth of the quan- tity needed and the greater part of the population is unable to obtain any meat.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-21
CITY BUYS FARM.

The board of water commissioners yesterday closed a deal whereby the city takes possession of the Mary E. Wright farm in Burlington. The farm consists of 30 acres and is located on Milford street in the Whigville dis trict. It will form a part of the wa tershed for the new reservoir
Deming graphic., 1917-11-30
Grand Review in Honor of Gov
Moore

\ Grand review wa, held Monday
morning commencing AT Q o'clock at
the old Polo Grounds. Of the troops
from the state of Iowa aud other mil o.
llaN unit, of the 3lih division. in
which troops from that state are in
the majority. Thi- review. Brig.
Gen. II. \. Allen. commanding, wa
II honor of Lieutenant Governor
Ernest A Moore. of Iowa, who is
here on a visit to officer and men
oi hl- state, The review wa- most
successful one, the exhibition bcine
a splendid display of Iowa. patriot
ic sons. probably for the last time
before they appear somewhere N
France" Other prominent member st
the Iowa party other than 1t. Gov.
Moore, are: Harry Marshall, prop
rector and editor Of the Cedar Ran
id- Gazette; Gcurec lulll. capitals,
Harry Newell prominent u the
>Datc, and Hon. \. :. Reed, one of
The commissioners of Cedar Rapid
Deming graphic., 1917-11-30
Percentage of Sick at Army Camps
Less Than Two Per Cent

Returning from Inspection trip- To-
ten army and aviation camps. Col.
Weston i. Chamberlain. of the Surg
con Gcncral's Office. reports that the
per cent OF sick ranges from below
one per cent 10 slightly below two
per cent
Among the conditions leading to
treatment IN hospital are severe
colds. tonsiliti-, slight injuries, and
other comparatively slight ailments.
About the only serious disease found
nI any camp was pneumonia.
Each national army camp has a
thousand bed hospital. equipped IN
accordance with most approved mod
em practice. - Washington Weekly
War News Digest
Deming graphic., 1917-11-30
Pastlrage for Southwestern Cattle

For the purpose of informing eat.
tie raisers in the droulh regions of
the southwest where they can find
paslnrage or feed in the states east
OF the Mississippi river, the Bureau
oi Markets and the States Relations
Service of the Department of Agr-
culture have made IA complete list
with addresses Of county agents in
the southern states where cattle are
wanted or can be accommodated or
where feed can be- obtained. The hst
has been furnished To all local off
ccs of the Bureau of Markets, To
members of the live stock and meat
trade, TO officials and station agents
ot the railroad -cr, ine the drouth
Regions of Texas. New Mexico. and
Arizona aud to the directors of cy-
briI~inn. county agent, aud field az
rnl~ IN marketing N all states. The
h-i covers many counties each IN Al
arnma. Arkansas, Florida. Georgia.
Louisiana. aud Mississippi. This in
formation. with the emergency rate
"n lines N the southeast which has
INST been announced will greatly ia
rilllalc the accommodation oi cattle
that now must De moved from the
southwest or must be sustained by
the importation of feed.
Deming graphic., 1917-11-30
Bertha Stops Las Cruces Paper
Csballo. New Mexico.
Oct. 3, lll1.
The Rio Grande Republic


The Rio Grande Republic.
have been receiving Your paper
for several weeks. A. did not sub.
,cribe for II ! do not want yon IA
end II To me unless someone else ha.
wasted their money for il. II some
one has, send it alon. as IT will make
q GOOD fire starter. You certainly
do not represent but a small per cent
of the people up tins way. And
am m touch with good many other
Localities that. are Just like this and
considering the sighns of the day
-uch as strikes dissatisfied farmer,
and the men that are having to be-
GRATED the general unrest of the Ia
horcrs of the country point Ia the
,nrliv of In Toilette, Gronna. Gore
or Reed for our next president
Watch the farmers eat wheat and
raise what they need it takes real
man io stand by his convictions these
DAYS and not follow the crowd that
BE- allowed Ia talk hut it wont be- long
until the rest of Us can talk too.
We put - quietus on Teddy Il
when he run for president. and You
know q, well ~ | do that what real
!, elected Wilson was the kept as
out of war; How has he kept hi
pledges to the people also his proc
amauou on exemption. the last
week -aw three youne married men
leave here. two of them had familir-
md one of them had a invalid wife
and , VI old child they were nearly
destitute owing to heavy do bills do
,ou think his pay of S25 will furnish
them with house fuel clothes and
groceries ! know II cant
have heard tales of the Lu,itanl
bat not word of the (s00 eirls) LOST
mn !. last year then take in con
Iteration England owns & of the
lobe and she wants more
has population of 3l5000, 600 ,u
yrs had lost only 1000 men and
2o0. 0.000 of them were sacrificed T.,
..t the coveted darnlnell- IN the same
'cngih of time France had lost t.
$4,000 men toomebody Is ,avu.
heir troops) We have only l02. .00o,
900 and after that vast quantity OF
men of the Allies were really licked
ur are called on To weaken our Selv-.
Wilson pldged France our last man
and last dollar isn't ENGLAND keep
ing a standing army on her own soil
that will double what we have now
called and transported.
War may be democracy but | don't
think So. Bertha Kirkpatrick.
The government has set the pr,c'
ot steel hul We paid an advance "l
100 per cent ON steel repairs for u'
1a, haller. Las Cruces Republic
Deming graphic., 1917-11-30
Contractor Shaw Gets Lowell Bulldluo

Al a special meeting of the Board
ol Education, called for the purpo..
"i opening the sealed bids for the
proposed addition To the Iowe,l
school building in the town of Dem.
lng, y. NJ.
Present: j. \. MahoneN i q
Cooper, \. G Railhel and j N Bar
racks. Absent Sam Watkins.
lhe tollwolng sealed bids hayino
been illed with the clerk, we're omen.
ed and read a, follows
v H. Pelpmelr, So,349.OO complete
heynand a Brown, IS, AGA. 90. COM
plctc.
Rosch a Leopold, S7.535 90, build
m" less the plumbing.
VIM Caste. S1.5IS. 10. completo
VIM. Casio, S6,93s. 10. building les.
the plumbing.
FalralI Il Srroup. S7.712.GO. com
pletc.
Mc'urrv y Taylor, -, POS 10. com
plele.
Vim. Shaw, 1G,4ss.95, building les,
plumbing.
VIM Shaw, $3.50 for plumbing.
The bd of VIM Shaw being the
lowest, his hid was accepted, and the
clerk was authorized 10 notify him
T." enter INTO contract aud furnish tho
necessary bond for the immediat.
construction OF SAID Lowell addition.
Inr motion for above was adocted.
Upon motion dGl, carried. !. w..
rarrack- was appointed supervising
architect, and authorized 70 have
contract drawn for the srcces,f ful
iiddcr
Upon Motion meeting adjourned.
GEO ID ROBINSON
Deming graphic., 1917-11-30
N 0 T | CE

No one has an authority 10 charge
any bills to my account, and ! will
b. responsible Only for accounts
made over my own Signature.
ll-I-r IT, q. Bush.
Deming graphic., 1917-11-30
'u uiullun meeting adjuurrel.
GEO. ID. ROBINSON.

Clerk oi the Board.
The successful bidder came from
La ,ruce- at the time OF the open
lng of the camp.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-23
DRAFT BOARDS
MARKING TINE
OFFICIAL LIST OF DRAFT NUM-
BERS EXPECTED HERE FROM
WASHINGTON WEDNESDAY,.
Wheeling and Ohio County Boards Sc
Iect Their Meeting Places and
Prepare for Next Big Task.

! While Provost Marshal General +. s.
itrOwlrr and Il big staff of army on
Gals work hard at Washington III com.
plctr the TASK uf ChrCkinE ~ tn" list
of numbers in the order in when they
were drawn in the sclectivc draft on
Friday. the Ohio county and ciry IT
Wheeling draft boards simply mark
! time and wait for orders.
1t is now anticipated thai by Tues.
! day night The official lists nf draft
; numbers. carefully complied and proof
read, will be ready to mail from Wash.
ington. The lists. III that event, should
reach the chairmen Of the local draft
boards Wednesday evening.
{ When the lists OF numb, rs are re.
ceived the local draft boards will
inject. Taking the official list, and
their own official lists Of registered
men. the draft boards will prepare III"
! list Of men who are 10 br Vailed upon
report themselves for physical rXami-
nation before the local draft boards.
These lists will be included In official
j calls to be posted al the court house.
modifying the young men who are
drafted when TO report for eXamina-
!tion. Every man whose name appears
! in the list must report for eXamina-
tion, regardless Of whether or not he
/ has grounds for exemption. on the day
named in his call Notices will be
mailed to each man called. but !he
posting of the call by the draft boards
, will be deemed as sufficient Notice 10
/ the men whose numbers are included
in the call.
! The Ohio county draft board will
! hold its examinations of drafted men
in room in Linsly Institute. DR.:
John L. Dickey. DR.. John {. Hupp and
Andrew V. Fischer compu.e this
i board. DR.. Hupp himself vas called
in the draft The Ohio county board
must conduct sufficient examinations
! TO provide ISL mon for The army.
There were 362 mon called.
The city draft board. composed Of
Judge Ben S. HoneckeT. Captain
Henry Frohme and DR.. Andrew Will
son. has engaged the serves oe nr,
Harry NJ. Hall to assist Il in eXamin-
! ing the drafted MEN of Wheeling. This
board must provide 3S9 men out of CTS
men called.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-23

y. j.. states that he aided three cars
out of the mud between Wheeling and
Parkersburg. Judge WOrthington and
TWO daughters are making an eight
weeks tour through the eastern
states. stopping at Rye Beach for
about week. and returning 10 Cincin-
natl the last of September.
Z. l.. Smith and wife of Uniontown.
Pa. are making a tour 10 the lower
part Of the state. J. S. Barnum, D. {.
Barnum and wife. Of Parkersburg. are
on the way 10 the coast. stopping al
all the larger cities enroute. Mr.. and
Mrs Manicott Candy. OF PhIladelphta.
stayed over night last night. and will
leave this morning for tour TO the
central states. Mr.. and Mrs. W. H.
Melln2er and Mr. and Mrs. o. E.
Lane and passed through Wheeling
yes; erday on their way 10 Cincinnati.
having left their home at Maplewood,
y. j.. a week ago.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-23
Houth E1dS DH6fg.

MFR. and Mrs. Gustave Marx haas
changed their residence from Thirty
second street TO Benwood.
Misses Mary Ackcrman and Alice
Fucrgeuson arc visiting relatives Il
Pittsburgh. =.
Miss Lcnta Schal OF Jacob street has
as her guest Miss Alma Loeffler q
Pittsburgh. -.
The Northwood glass works will r.
sumo today after a three weeks idle
ness. r.. -
Miss Lulu Groppc Of Wetzcl street ~
v-iting with relatives Mt Bethany. -
Miss BnrnIcc Huchcl Of Jacob streat
is visiting with relatives at Steubenvill4c
s. l.. Gibbons Of Jacob street is-A
Pittsburgh visitor.
Milt Murray. prescription clerk at t6N
Menkrnmiller's drug store. IL visiting At
Indiana polls
Miss Sarah Lowell Of South EoF street.
is visiting with relatives at Fairmonts~,
Roy Jcnet OF Cleveland Is visitifH
with relatives in this section Of the city:
Clarence Howard OF South Jacob
street Is visiting in this section Of tn
city. -
Last evening Rev. J. s. Cotton OF Ne.
Mrchen had charge OF services At tia
Wesley N. F.. church. Rev P. Y D..
Tolt. the regular pastor continues 70
improve after an operation at the Ohio
Valley general hospital
Ernest Bogard has returned 70 his
home on South Chapline street altar
visiting at Darlington. =.
Miss Hilda Snyder of Wood street .S
I'm proving after an illness. -
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-23

! ing houses producing meats "r meat
meat products; i--up"raiurs uI factories
; Producing farm implements or hihchlh-
! cry: I---uprrAturS If conf mines ur All?
person dealing IN coal, excepting Il IT,
taller: G--anyunr rugnHcd III producing
storing or handling fertilizer lnSr'-
dients. No retailers ar" included III inc
licensing pr"%iSI"n. Carriers are IoI
: hidden Ia transport products "uunrFat-
| cd above for Hnyon" not having u H.
! ccnSe. when the president llnds UNJUST
charges are being made for storage or
that unfair prices ar" being Eharktu
for any commodities embraced IN lhls
section he may IiX prices himself aTDl-
I trnrily Violations nrc punishable by
a fnc not exceeding Sl".hUu or TWO
years Imprisonment or both.
Section defines boarding of neceS-
SarIcs ~ commodities n"ld. contracted
! for ar arranged for ny any manutnc-
turcr Wholesaler. retailer. or nthcr
! dealer il excess If tho reasonable re-
/ uuIremcnts" Of his business for use
md salr by him within reaSohahIc
market go rs tn unrras"nahly increase
tyr diminish tho price. Farmers. CO.
operative associations, Ear"nrrs ma llEc
! stock farms or others having lhhlNl-
/ dual farms rr gardens ar" exempt.
Authority Over Exchanges.
! Section II authorizes tho President Ia
prnmulEatr rules fur government rN-
! changes. boards Of trade and similar
institutions when II" considers II nt'"s-
tnry IN order to prevent undu" "nhalce-
mrnt. depression rr HuctE'llnn or prices,
OF speculation in nrrrssnri"9.
! IL. may also closr I'LL such tnSlitu-
, tinns when he regards their practices
M iniuriuus. Provision Is made Tor
! punishment by hnr not "N'"culhE Eiu,-
I nnh or not more than four years I'M
prisnnment or both for "ftrndrrs VINO
! vlnlatr the provision against price
manipulation or speculation. -,.,,.
to rronire board If food administration
,n determine what under any existing
r.rndiricne may w Il fair pri"" Cor wh';'t
H. hr r!iarnntrcd producers :" hs 10
insure them n reasonable profit.
4. duty nny hr rut unnu amy I'M
nortrd wheat if do"!nrd advisable. so
MS 10 protect domestic wheat. i'"ailnE
in grain or wheat futures or "NrhanE"H
Is made felony. runiShahi" ny saw"
mo mr. on" years Imprisonment VI
~ Prohibits Food in Liquor.
Section IL prohibits "a" us" nr any
food. food materials or feeds in the
production Of distilled liquors rNcent
for governmental. industrial mnnuIn oe
turing. scientific nr medicinal purposes
"a DAYS after tho approval OF tho ni,I
hv he President Owners nf disf,ll"d
eririts withdrawn h"f"r" III" nnnr"Na,'
rr the hill arc rN"rnpt from plH ',rn,
II tho added war tnx hut must pay
Section II authorizes tho Trosid"nt
~ rorlmanhcnr all distilled Splits III
hnrd for redistribution IN the niHh"la'-
tur, "f munitions
Section u provides tina: the ar' ShhiI
coasr ~ hn il fore" when IN" "NiSIinE
war between IL" United states anu ''"r-
mnny * ended.
Section 90 authnrIzcs III" FrrSid"nt
whenever h. considers j necessary "n
rmcrr"nrv. Ia nX "r"a$"nhn." prIr
Of coal and rok" whcn"r"r sold ny We
producer ~ wholesale h'Al"r h'S" -,
rct,uIr,r storage yud distribution or II
WhnnnVrr necessary.