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New Britain herald., 1917-01-05
bIEs, AUXILIARY. r. s. W. V.

the rerular meeting of the |es Auxiliary. r. s. ". V. at G. A. kall, the following officers were led: Carolina Fritz.
 lnior Vice-M~s. A~thur Barnes.
 anion Vice-Mrs Minnie Rice Mary Ca~oy. tnductor-M Miss .Tennin Fades. kst. Cpnductor-Mrs Ethel Usher.
 Ellen Hall. Francis Davis. Ieasurer-Mrs Nellie Hiltbr- nd. flor Bearers-Mrs. Adelino Davis. C. F. Morse. Mrs. Mary Spindler Mrs. Ellen Gray.
 ext Tuesday evening at G. A. R. there will be joint installation tho camp. followed by a supper.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-05
FEST MAIN ST. LAND SOLD.

Foperty at the corner of West
 street and Sherman Court was |y transferred from Fred w. Will Is of Bristol to George B. Schwartz
 Hartford. MT Schwartz in turn |sferred a third interest each to Nirenstein and David Segall new owners intend to erect two
 E apartment houses on this prop plans for which have been pre- |sly explained in these columns.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-05
TT WAS IN THE OLD DAYS

Boston, Jan. 5.-The grounds in the Roxbury district occupied for years by the Boston National league ball club were sold today to the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad for $4Oo,000. The site will be used for freight terminal purposes.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-05
MAIZE TRADE TAKEN OVE.H

London, Jan. 5, 12:55 p. m-An- nouncement was made on tho Baltic exchange today that the government had taken complete control of the maize trade, beginning today on lines similar to its control of wheat.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-05
BLIND ON INCREASE.
Gain of Sixteen in Year at stato
 Institution

Hartford, Jan. 15.-A report sub mitted to the governor by the direc- tors for the institution for the blind for the year ending September 3o l9lb, shows 93 pupils registered, which was 16 more than the year be- fore. Twenty five of these were state pupils. The total in the institution was "A. Nine were students at the Perkins Institute in Boston at state expense.
 The endowment fund amounts to $49,0O Disbursements for the year were $22,665, leaving a balance of $26,O34 on the two years appropria- tion.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-05

A special meeting of Troop will be held in the club rooms tonight for the purpose of selecting new meeting night. On account of illness the cornet band did not turn out in full last Wednesday at the feed, but the players will show what they can do later in the season. The troop has been and will continue to make plans for one good successful season.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-05
= Lieut.. Rand May Resign.

Concerning Captain Ladbury's sue iccssor there has been much specul;l- ton among Soldicry and citizens. First Lieutenant Raymond R.. Rand would be considered the logical choice but upon his return from Ncgalcs lie expressed a desire to resign from tho regirlcnt as he considered that he has done his share Of military work and cannot afford more time. Thus, ul1- less hc has changed his mind, Lieu tenant Rand would not be available. The position of second lieutenant n Conlpay I haA been vacant for some time and while ct the border. Sergeant Ashley J. Griffith was detained as soe- ond lieutenant of. this company. Since : then Lieutenant Griffith has left the army and has made his honac in New Britain. Military men state that tt1e usual procedure for choosing a cal'- tain is for the company to elect i a man who must pass certain eSoroiila- tons and then be approved by head quarters.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-05

Troop 12 of St. Marks church is planning to give a minstrel show January 30, and February 1st for the benefit of the troop treasury. A new feature of troop activity has been in- stalled in the nature of a record of honors awarded to the various scouts. Tomorrow afternoon the troop will meet at 1:30 at the church and hike to the Plainville pond
New Britain herald., 1917-01-05

Troop is planning to have an oper house on January 18th at it's clut room on Camp street to entertain prospective members.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-05
GRISW0LD AGAIN AT
 HEAD OF COMPANY.I
Former Commander Is Detailed
 by Adiutant General Cole

Captain Alfred H. Griswold. retired, General George M. Cole, at the re- quest of Richard J. Goodman, com manding the First Connecticut Infan- try, to command of Company I in this city to succeed Captain Henry F. Lad bury, who committed suicide at his desk in the state armory here last Saturday.
 Col Goodman, when asked today whether or not Captain Griswold's ap- pointment is to be permanent or only until such time as the company can elect its own commanding officer, re- piled that he could not state, but Cap tain Griswold will be in charge for the time being. The colonel said that various matters will have to be con- sidered before any definite announce ment is made. Drills at the arrlory will continue as formerly.
 Captain Griswcld a Veteran.
 Than Captain Griswold, there is no military officer in the state with better military training. He was formerly in command of Company I, having been succeeded by Captain Erastus r. Schmidt when he was retired to the reserves. Captain Schmidt, when he retired, was succeeded by the late Captain Ladbuly. Captain Griswold is 9 veteran of the Spanish-A American war, having gone out from New Brit ain as a sergeant in I Company. Dur ing the stirring times of the early summer Captain GrisWold was called from the reserves and detailed to dril recruits at Mantle. Later he was sent to Nogales with a company of ,c- cruits.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-19
WOULD CHANGE
DRAFT SCHEME
New Plan Exempts Men
Needed by United States
in Industries.

A new plan has been worked out
by Provost Marshal General Crowd
er's ONCE TO apply to all men who in
the future may be drawn for military
service by the selective draft law.
The gist of the prospective service
is to have all men who are needed
by the government on industrial
grounds exempted.
To exempt, as much as possible.
those men who have dependents is
also provided in the new plan.
If this plan, which is awaiting the
approval of President Wilson, Is put
into execution. all men who are draft
ed into the national army after this
will principally be those who have
no dependents and are not needed
by any of the country's many indus
tries necessary to prosecuting the
war.
The proposed new system was re-
Gently submitted to a conference OF
men who conducted the exemption
boards throughout the country. II
is said that the plan received the ap-
proval of most of the men, who are
now discussing the matter with the
governors of their. respective states.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-19
CAMERA CLUB HEARS
OF NEW AERO LENS

The new "eye of the army" was WV
idly described last night before an
audience consisting chiefly of army
and navy officers. at the club rooms
OF the Capital Camera Club.
q, ]. y. DAVIS, of the Wollensack Op-
tical Company, Rochester, n. Y, came
to Washington at the request of F.
l.. Pittman, president, and H. j.
Odenthal, chairman of the Education
al Committee of the club. He illus
trated the new aeroplane lens re-
Gently invented by his company.
There were many difficult problems
encountered in the experimental stage
of producing a lens of this type. One
by one these were corrected until
1t Is now entirely perfected. He ex-
hibited slides and photographs made
from an altitude of 10000 feet and
The Washington herald., 1917-10-19

quite often. Too often. Bill said. Ac-
cording to what she told Judge Pugh.
Bill was a ringtsiled bear-cat. L
such a tale Of woe she told.
"Jedge," came back Bill. dat wo-
man is always buttin' in on nah
business. She brings her sons TO nah
house to eat offen me. They's eX-
grave diggers. Nobuddy does eny-
thing for nah wife but me mahself.
All pays de rent, buys de eats. buys
nah wife's medicine and does all All
kin 'cept when nah mudder-in-law
keeps buttin' en- won't let me-
WELL" said Judge Pugh. you
look like a hard working man. But
you haven't a right to threaten TO
kill your mother-in-law. You don't
don't want 10 get hung for that wo-
man do you Bill?"
Il should say not. JedGe." answer
ed Bill. mot 70 dat woman amy
how"
I'll take your personal bonds this
The Washington herald., 1917-10-19
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

District Of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia
Rain today; tomorrow fair and colder; fresh
southwest winds. becoming west
The Lake region storm is moving slowly to-
ward Hudson Bay and the Western cool wave is
Spreading eastward in its rear. Snow has fallen
in Minnesota and North Dskots.
Rainy weather will prevail today in Atlantic
coast districts and along the Great Lakes 1t
will clear in Eastern districts today, with a con-
siderable fall in temperature, and 1t viii he
much colder In the Lake region the Lower Ohio
Valley. Tennessee. and the East Gulf States.
LOCAL TEMPERATUREs.
Midnight. IS; a. m. is; a. m. 81; a. m,
81; a. m, So; 10 a. m, S;'l2 noon. IS; D. m.
81; p. m, 50: y. m, 90; y. M, IS; 10 D. IN,
s. Highest. 81: Lowest, q.
Relative humidity-s q. m, %; p. m, 81; s
p. m. Is. Rainfall % p. N. to p. M, trace
Hours Of sunshine. o; Ier cent Of possible sun
shine o.
DepartureS-Accumulated deficiency Of tenn
perature since January l. 1911. az; deficiency
OF temperature since October l. 1917, So Accu-
uulated deficiency Of precipitation since January
I. 1917. 40; deficiency OF precipitation since
October !, 1917. -of2.
Temperature same date last year-Hishest. 81;
=
The Washington herald., 1917-10-19
AUKAM TO SUCCEED
LATIMER AS JUDGE

Judge George C. Aukam. for some
years judge of the Municipal Court.
was yesterday named by President
Wilson to succeed Judge Wilmer ].
Latimer as Judge OF the Juvenile
Court John P. Mcmahon will be
Judge Aukam's assistant.
As there had been no indiction OF
President Wilson's consideration of
any change. the appointments came
as somewhat of a surprise.
Judge Latimer has been Judge OF the
Juvenile Court since May 1872, after
hard fight.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-19
MANY REASONS GIVEN
FOR HIGH OYSTER PRICE

Oysters took a sudden jump in price
yesterday following the failure Of the
usual number OF boats to dock al the
Seventh street wharf. Whereas the
bivalves had previously been hoVerinE
about the 5i-cent mark, they mount
ed 10 s..
Heavy winds which have prevent
ed the oyster boats from coming up
the river are TO some tKent respon-
sible for the raise in price. while
the reported scarcity of oysters In
the beds is another factor. Bslu-
more dealers are also buying up much
OF the available supply.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-19

cooked in a Broadway restaurant or
Fifth Avenue hotel
Sevenhuyser is a retired Marine
Bandsman, having played with that
organization for over thirty years. He
Is a great hunter. Policeman Garfield
arrested him Thursday as he emerged
from his skifr with the ducks in his
hunting bag.
Just a year ago Congress extended
the breeding season of all insectiv-
orous birds, both land and water,
from October until November /. Civ
ing the birds an additional months
freedom from slaughter.
The fine for the first offense is 500,
but owing to the good reputation of
the ex-bandsman he was fined only
$40 after a plea for leniency by David
Wolf. his attorney.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-19
FINED $40 FOR
SHOOTING DUCKS

When Theodore A. Sevenhuyser
went duck hunting the other day in
the marshes near Benning, he didn't
know that it was against the law,
nor did he know that the three small
wild ducks he shot would cost him
as much as If he had bought them
The Washington herald., 1917-10-19
OTHER TEMPERATURES.
TIDE TABLES.

Compiled by United States Coast and Gto-
'iesic Survey)
Today-Low tide. 4s23 g. m and s:T D. m !;
high tide 956 a. m. and 1910 D. m
CONDITION OF THE WATER
Temperature and condition Of water last night: 4:
Great Falls-Temperdture, 81; condition, very
clear. Dalecsrlia acknowledgements, 50: con-
dition at north connection, very clear; condition
at south connection, very clear. Georgetown
distributing reservoir-Temperature, IS; condition
at inhuent satehcuse. very clear; condition at
ehluent Iatehouse. very clear.
Automobile lights must be lighted at SIS
p. m
The Washington herald., 1917-10-19

more. They were so sharp that the
audience could pick out the various
objects without trouble.
This invention will go a long way
in helping American officers to plant
our shells where they will blast
through the quickest road to Berlin.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-19
LOCAL MENTION.

Mammoth herring. 4 for 25c: IL
ozs. Cal. sardines, 15c; 2O-oz. cans
baking powder. 12c; l. lbs. meal.
65c; our best flour. s1275 bbl (:
whole wheat flour, SIC: our best
ted, 49c: Wonder coffee, aOc; pure
pepper. 35c; crystal salt, SC; large
prunes, 15c; cocoanut, Sc and 10c
pkg: macaroni or spaghetti, 12l5c.
AZ Fourth st. s. E. and all the J.
T. D. Pyles stores.
Sick Pens Cured. Open Nights.
Richards Fountain Ten Shop, rs Pa. ave.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-19

time" said the court but you un-
derstand. don't you. that you must
stop making threats"
Il gotcha. Jedge," said Bill.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-09
.SUFFRAGETTES To DINE
SIX FROM OCCOQUAN
Plan Big Affair In Honor of
Homecoming" Pickets.

Washington sufIragettes will give
dinner at o'clock Tuesday night.
a. Cameron House. in honor OF the
six suffrs gettes who are TO end their
terms at Occoauan prison on that day.
and whom the suffrsEettes have
dubbed the home Corners"
The six were TO have served thirty
days at OccOquan, but in reality will
have served only twenty-five This is
due to the fact that the sufIrAgettes
have had five days cut or their terms
for good behavior since they were
sentenced on August l..
The dinner viii be given at Gamer
on House. and Mrs. Lawrence Lewis,
mead Of the committee on arrange
ment, has tickets for sale for the ar
fair. The proceeds are to go TO the
support OF the local organization.
The six suffrAgetJes in whose honor
the feast - To be given were ar
-e-rs1 on a charge Of violating the
peace and order act" They are Miss
Lama sock. of Fayetteville, Pa;
Miss Lucy Ewing. Of Chicago: Miss
Nathalie Gray. Of Colorado Springs:
Miss Catherine Flanagan, OF Bridge
port. Conn: Miss Edna Dixon, OF
Washington. and Mrs. William Upton
Watson. of Chicago.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-09
MANAGERSHIPSOF
PICTURE THEATERS
CHANGE TODAY

Changes in Washington moving
picture thester circles. effective to-
day. and OF general Interest 10 the
thousands OF movie" fans Of tn"
city. They affect two OF the biggest
moving picture enterprises OF the city
Tom Moore's and Harry CrandaITs.
Arthur L. Robb. for the last FIVE
years identified with Tom Moore's
amusement enterprises, has severed
his relations with that organization.
and will be connected with the Gran
dali circuit Of theaters in this city in
an official capacity. He assumed his
new duties this morning.
Schneider Succeeds Robb.
IiObb will be succeeded by George
Schneider. who becomes manager or
Moore's Garden and Strand TheAters.
Schneider comes to Washington from
Baltimore. where he has been identi-
ned with the theatrical profession for
a number OF years. For the last three
years he has been manager OF the
Garden Theater there. Prior TO that
lie was manager OF the New Theater
for four years. Both are vaudeville
houses.
To Robb belongs the credit OF being
the pioneer publicity agent in this
territory for photoplays, he having
Instituted a regular press department
in connection with the Garden and
strand Theaters. Before coming to
Washington, Robb had been connected
with various theatrical enterprises in
the East for ten years. Prior TO that.
he was in the newspaper business.
To Manage RnIekerbOcker.
Robb will become manager Of the
newest Crsndau theater. the Knicker-
booker, at Eighteenth street and Co
lumbia road. which will be opened
the last week in September. When
CrandaITs F street Theater, the Met
ropolitan, is completed, he Will man
age it
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-09
W. c. POTEET OPENS
new BUSINESS SCHOOL

The Washington business College,
new school OF shorthand. has been
opened in Washington by W. c. Po-
teet He H. well known among the
business students Of the city. hAy-
ing been connected with Strsyer's
business College and the Washington
business and Civil Service School.
a strong faculty has been engaged
FOR the school including f. r. Whit
more. who will conduct classes in
Salesmanship. commercial law. and
business ethics, and Miss Elizabeth
A. Long. who Will teach the Gregg
method or shorthand.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-09
WFE'S EXTRAVAGANCE
RUINS RUSS OFFICER

PETROGRAD. Sept o. General
Sukhomlinoff-s domestic tragedy was
further revealed in testimony in his
trial for treason. The prosecution in
troduced a letter from Prince And
ronnikoff to the CzaTina charging
that Nine. Sukhomlinoffs eXtrava
Eance was forcing her husband 10
increase his income by accepting
brides from contractors.
Previous testimony showed the
sixty-year-old army chief overwhelm
Cd by the expensive whims OF his
twenty-year-oId butterfly wife.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-09
"HAYINe" WOMEN MAKE GOOD.

Women hay -baIers in England have
made good. Ofhcial reports just
reaching here SOW that women have
leen established. There the farm
women may procure tea and changes
OF clothing in bad weather.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-04-26
MAY BIZ DIsuHARGED
CLOSE or WAR
Captain Thompson Receiver
Orders That Men Now I'm
Z listed viii ! be Dis
charged When War #
is Over. /

Captain j. E. Thompson, cosa,
manding "B" Company .2nd Ne,
nifty, has received the following
circular and order from Brigadiez
Headquarters stating that all l5Iaen
enlisted hereafter in the National
Guard, will upon application be
discharged at the close of the
state Of war with Germany. 81
Headquarters, National Guard
Missouri. -
: Nevada, Mo. II
Circular No. S.
The following telegram has
been received from the Chief,
Militia Bureau:
Secretary of War directs that
you be informed that it is the pol
icy Of the War Department to dis
charge all men who have enlisted
since the declaration of war upon
termination Of emergency. This
to apply to Regular Army and
National Guard.
By order of Brigadier General
Clark.
A. Linxwiler,
Major: Adjutant General.
Adjutant.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-04-26
Champ Clark Declares Selective
Draft Plan Will Be
Defeated.

Washington, April 24.-The
flat declaration that congress will
not enact a selectivc conscription
bill was made today by Speaker
Champ Clark to a delegation
from the National Security league
which called at his office to urge
the military training.
What you men want is con-
scription," said Speaker Clark,
"and it is not going to pass.
Why do you want to fasten the
disgrace of a draft ON a man when
he wants to enlist voluntarily I
want to see the youth and flow
er Of the country volunteer and
not be dragged into the army.
"'The war department is jump
ing around trying to bulldoze the
people, but it won't be able to do
it. England raised 100000 vol
untcers and Canada raised 400,-
600 or 100000 and volunteers
who are doing more fighting than
all the rest of the English army
put together"
The Butler weekly times., 1917-04-26
JAPS ASK TO FIGHT FOR q. 8.
# Government Permits $4,000
VIII Enlist in Hawaii.

Cicago, April 23.-Yasuo Fuwa,
representative of the Daily Nippu
Jiji published at, Honolulu, is on
the way to Washington to get a
ruling from the War Department
ON the military status of $4,000
Japanese in the islands who desire
to enlist. The law does not permit
naturalization of Japanese citi-
zens and on that account the jap
anese citizens in the Hawaiian
Islands have been refused admis-
sion to the national guard. Yasuo
Fuwa said the Japanese are will
ing to enlist . force of almost
any sise up to Is, 600" II the Unit
ed States will accept it. Il y n
this connection that he will seek
the ruling from the War Depart
G9814t
The Butler weekly times., 1917-04-26
MISSOURI THURSDAY
NUMBER 2s

chimes. Fifteen of these were ac-
tuaIly seen to crash, while twen-
ty-five collapsed or fell in spin
ming nose-dives, completely out of
control. ..
The fights took place fifteen
thousand feet in the air, from
which distance it is barely pos
sible to see the ground, and Who'll
ly impossible to see an adversary
crash unless the pilot deliberate
ly follows down. Such a course
is not feasible where the fighting
has taken on the character Of a
general melee, as is nowadays Of
ten the case. A remarkable part
of yesterdays performance is
that only two British machines
are missing.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-04-26
GERMAN LOSSES ARE HUGE
Whole Battalions Wiped Out Un
der Hail From British
Guns.

London, April Is, 5:A a. M
The correspondents at British
headquarters emphasize the i'm
mense losses the Germans suffered
inathe last two days fighting.
One story says that a party OF
Germans, estimated at about four
thousand, attempted to advance
to- attack from the direction OF
the Bois' du SAINT, but was "ab-
solutely knocked to bits" by the
British guns. Between Gavrelle
and Rueux, two battalions Of
Rhineianders were massing for a
counter attack when caught by
the British 4rtillery. One battal-
ion, according to dispatches, is be-
lieved to have been wiped out and
the other completely shattered.
Tie numbers in which the Ger
lnat1s advanced is said to have
made thon easy targets for the
ey come on in masses from
viii and wood, a dispatch
'ay feading into seemingly
'el ken line as they cd.
vs 49ssssssz,s q ~ ~ s. ss.s-
The Butler weekly times., 1917-04-26
TIDE SWINGS TO BRITISH
Terrific Losses Inflicted on Teu-
ton Masses as Line Pushes
Ahead Slowly, but Stead
ily-Shatter Counter
Attacks.

London, April 24.-The second
phase of the great Arras battle
having attained it's maximum in
tensity, the balance of power re-
mains with the British forces,
who are driving steadily on and
pushing the Prussians back with
terrific losses.
The throwing of fourteen new
divisions, more than $4,000 fresh
troops, to the defense of their po-
sitions availed the Prussians moth
ing in staying the progress of
General Haig's thunderous drive
against the Hindenburg line,
The losses of the Prussians have
been enormous in their vain ef-
forts to prevent the British from
approaching the crucial positions
which form the key to Lille.
More than two thousand prison
ers have reached the collecting
stations from the fighting yester-
day and more are on their way.
1t is no easy walkover to vic
tory, however. The Prussian
armies are standing and giving
battle, striking back when the
British strike and yielding only
when forced to yield by desperate
conflict.
Between the Senscc River and
Monchy-le-preux, the British bat
tie line has been advanced to
within a few hundred yards Of
Cherisy and Fontaine-les-Croisel-
les, while in the ncighborhood of
Gavrellc a great attack by the
flower of the Prussian army was
shattered by the terrific British
artillery fire and the enemy driv-
en- back in disorder.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-04-26
Asks investigation of Jump in
Price Of American Flags,

Washington, April 23.-Sen-
ator Pomerene of Ohio has
introduced resolution calling
upon the federal trade commits
sion to investigate the high cost of
American flags oresulting from
flag manufacturers commercializ-
ing patriotism since war was de-
clared.
The senate promptly adopted
the resolution without objection.
Senator Pomcrene told the senate
that flag prices had been ad-
vanced from 100 to $50 per cent
since the war broke out and that
the increased cost might be ex-
pected to 60 as high as 400 per
cent.