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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-17
L'OFFENSIVA TALTANA /
AL DELTA DEL PAVE
Gil ltaliani Distruggono un
Ponte Nemico G Catturano
Prigionieri
ROMA. Il dicembre.

In comunic1to ufllc,alc, pubb!icato
/ ieri srra dal Ministero della Guerra in
Roma. hl anuunziato che le forze
italiaue operanti mel settOre presso il
delta del nume piayc hanup assunto
l'offensiva ouutro gil austriasi
lmbarcaziuni "A motdrc armate. hanno
gia' dstruttp uu pOnte che eli austraci
erauo riusciti Ecttare sal tiume ed
hanno spazzato alcunc posiZoni nemiche.
Parrcchi prigionicri souo gia caduti
nellie mani degli italiani
Ia uu communicate del Minlstero della
Guerra. di vcnerdt sera. si e appreso che
L. force italianc uell'anzidetto sottorc
avevano c.licacomcutc bombardato truppe
ncmiche le loru linee di comunicazione.
NeHa regioue dl col della Bcrretta gil
italiaui. con uu coutrattacco. respinscro
ed arrestarouo IHyHuzIta del ncmiChO.
lnturuO Monte Mcino / teutoni opo-
rarouo I'm yiolcutu attaocu contro un
posto italiauo di observations, ma fu-
rouu rcspinto con grayl perditr.
Ia attire uotizie Eiuntc dalla frOnte
di battaglia 81 rilova che gil austro-
tedeschi stamo ,ffettuaudo un Niolento
bombardamcutO non sultanto suue posi-
zioui itdliaue ma auchc sulla partc dell"
lince dele montague occupate daie
truppe fralcesci comaudanu alIoau
credono che / teutOui siano riusciti a
portHrc lr luro crosse artigl"rl' sun"
linea di battaglia per preparare un afro
desperate sforZJ. ailo scope dl Spe1Ia'"
lc lincc sulll froutc ital.aua
LA sezioup dclle liuoe occupate uai
francasi uresso Monte Tomba, ira / iiuni
Brcuta e. PiaNc. furouo bcrsagliate daI
Viulento fuurp dele artiElcrt" HuStro-
tcdeschc durautr lc guruatc I'll Nrntrdl
) tbItO.
La citta' di Crocctta Secoudu un cor
riSpoudentc I'll guerra. IN hombarhata
con 400 proiettili I'll crosse calibro IN
pruiettia ha ucciso il rolouuellu ferreol
Francois Bel commaudaute uu regGI-
mento I'll ca,riatJri fraucesi in Italia, e"
Eia' facentc parte drllO state maEgioIc
del generate Jotfro.
La salma del colonncllo Bel IN srpolta
ieri Ialtru In uu passcllu al p,edi III
Monte Tomba.
L'anzdetto corrispCndonto iii guerra
assicura che luuGu il basSO corso della
Pave suuo state urcsc severe misure
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-17
TO HEAR SHIPPERS PROTEST
Clyde Line officials and Commercial
Representatives Meet Thursday

shippers of this city will have an op-
portunity on Thursday to show whysthe
clyde steamship Company should moi,
discontinue its service between this port
and New York. when the representa-
tivcs Of allied commercial interests will
meet officials of the steamship company.
As the matter now stands the service
viii be discontinued after the first OF
the year. The clyde concern says that
it is Improbable to continue this service,
which has been necessitated for several
years because Of the run-down condition
Of the Delaware and EHritan canal
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-17
(OVGRESS
HELD UP WAR
I Asserts Lack of
! Caused Big Gun
Shortage
WAS DELAYED
opriation Asked for on
April 5 Not Given Un-
til June Is
WASHINGTON. Dec. IL.


&nkly admitting there is too much
~ In the war government, Major
~ Crozier. chief Of ordnance. today
pInced the bulk of the blame on
&ot colloquy followed In the Senate
Brobe committee. with members
Crozier to task for continually
1InE Congress for Americas unpre-
I&1ness.
}f0sier, resuming his testimony, de-
IND Congress had a War Department
4 <Iu1afe of $4,000. 100000 on April b,
dny before war was declared
5353f(ye didn't get the money until June
x ~ saiAl Crozier.
.<4<Ehis Nas Iump sum estimate Whlch
z MI asked authority to spend under di-
E1611ion Of the President. Congress de-
xndet detailed estimates. That's where
~ ffSat deal of time was lost.
81 frankly. now, General there Is 700
11oh red tape?"
"a t%Yee, there is" said Crozier.
well, how can it he eliminated
~For one thing. Congress could have
{&kep our word for this lump appro-
H@iotion and obtained detailed eNplana-
Hon ufterward." replied Crozler.
I. SENATOR'S Hitchcock and Chamberlain
oo<oed him to admit that when estimates
Xf9 made they must be approved by the
War College. then by the General stan
snn& last by the Secretary of War, be-
'fofs Congress sees them. This process,
.C{oxler Insisted. is unavoidable
~ you have no idea. evidently, how
alnkrlcate the ordering of artillery is he
NEBRASKA WANTS TO KNOW
K whats intricate about ordering
+xuns?.'' demanded Hitchcock you
h..t. ,.f
Euns Why didn't you go ahead and
order them? If a business mans place
h burned down he doesn't sit and figure
<ot to the dollar what he'll need to spend
TO replace IL he orders by telegraph
What he knows he'll need
/, Senator Chamberlain said he couldn't
.013derstand how Congress tied things up
~ delaying the appropriation until June
Il You had money appropriated in 1916
which you had not spent said Cham-
berlain. Things you could have or
dsred you didn't order you didn't even
contract for them
I'VE had to revise the program which
vas contemplated by the 1916 appropria-
ton said Crozier. Its true we had
mt ordered all the things we had the
money for"
q well. your explanation doesn't salts
~ mex said Chamberlain You mad
money for machine guns. but you haven't
Eot . machine gun; you had s5.OOO,OOO
xOr rifles. but you spent It for pistols"
~Yes, because we are shorter of pistols
than we are OF rifles" came back
Ckoxfer. IL repeat. the army won't be
delayed an instant In getting to the
4ront by lack of rifles.
Il ~ don't think the country will accept
11at explanation" said Chamberlain
I1(1Hrnlv ',The country knows YOU
NJ providing rifles for target prac-
f@Which the men might as well get
IL {his country If YOU had not de-
1&1 IT,"
E<oxier declared that lack of rifles
3 ~ not the bar to target practice.
1.-THE rifle supply is ahead of target
f&u&e provision" he stated.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-17
CUT THROAT ENDS FATALLY
Chester Man Found Dead in Street
by Police and Brother

CHEsTFR Pa. Dec. I7.-wlliam J.
31len. aged fifty years. 332 Taylor
toFface. was found dead at Eleventh
ma Barclay streets today by the ponC .
md Edward Paul, his brother-in law
HIS throat was cut.
Mullen, who had formerly been r-,-
nected with banking institution, was
jemployed as a clerk by the Story EN-
press Company. Failing health Is Of
( fered as the motive for the suicide. as
the man had been ailing for some time,
b9lng forced TO give up his work two
weeks ago.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-17

Physicians at the Roosevelt Hospita,
are mystihed at the death of William
Fisher forty-four years old, of oi1s
Ridge avenue, who was picked up uncon-
sclous at Broad and Vine streets last
n'ght and taken to the hospital, diving
soon after his arrival An autopsv will
De held to ascertain the cause Of death
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-17
Austrian. Alien Arresied

BURLINGTON. n. j.. Dec. IL
Charged with endeavoring to incite fell
low workmeu against military service
and with making other REASONABLE
declarations, =. Doeppler. said to be an
Austrian enemy hae been arrested and
Is In jail pending further action of Fed
eral authorities
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-17

precauzionali per salvare Nenezia da
probabil attacchi nemici lie llnee di
dlfesa degll itallani in questo settore sono
state rafforzate a tale punto da rendere
impossible al nemico di potter avanzare.
! monitori italiani ed inglesl coadiuv6no
validamente lie truppe di terra mel basso
cOren delln blaNr.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-17
ouits Revenue Service for Law

Frank A. Quinn, of 5O22 Race street,
SW1o for more than twenty-five years
s1ng len Identified with the Internal
e e14yenue Collectors office. resigned to-
t4&t to enter the practice of law Mr.
3Qlnn acted in legal capacity to the
oI3lcs in connection with the interpreta-
( <(k00 81 tax laws
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-17

a military aviator forced TO descend in
thinly. settled country. and similar in
structions are given to steamboat com
pnies, to be. followed when military
hyer wishes to move his craft from
one port TO another.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-17
Will Remove League Quarters

The headquarters Of the National
League for Womens Service will he
moved this week from 1913 Walnut
street to 1102 Walnut street.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-10-25
Smith Herbrandson
Nuptials at Willmar

Friends of the bride will read with
interest the Willmar Tribune,s report
of the marriage of Miss Alice u.
Smith, who has been the domestic
science teacher in the Waterfowl
schools for the past Ave years and
whose resignation was accepted With
great reluctance by the board Of edu-
cation, with Mr. Harry O. Herbrand-
son, a young mar OF high standing in
the community and who graduated
from the North Dakota Agricultural
college and is now in the government
service in Watertown. The Tribune,s
report under date Of October II is as
follows.
"A pretty wedding took place at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Z.
Smith today at noon when the daugh-
ter, Miss Alice Ursula, was given In
marriage to Mr.. Harry O. Herbrand-
son, of Caledonia. North Dakota The
ceremony was performed by Rev. w.
b. Jones of the Presbyterian church.
The LohengIin wedding march was
played by Miss Amy Hanscom, The
bride was attired in a beaver trimmed
peacack blue suit with hat to match.
She carried a bouquet of brides
roses and lilies of the valley. The
bridal pair were unattended.
There were about twenty-five
guests, three Of whom were from q
distanee--Mrs. Herbrandson OF
Caledonia. n. D., mother OF the groom
and Mrs. Leo. Appleman and son,
Junior, Of Spokane, Wash
sMr. and Mrs. II. o. H~erbrandson
will be at home after December lat
NVyatertown, where the groom
will have his headquarters as Held.
agent Of the Bureau Of Crop Estimates
of the United States Department of
Agriculture. The bride is one Of our
most accomplished young ladies' She
is a graduate of the Willmar high.
school, and qualified as teacher of
home economics, which subject she
has taught, the last five years at Wa
tertown. S. d. Many WillInai friends
wish her happy and prosperous life
with the mar of her choice
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-10-25

the attitude of an orator, and deliver
ed one of the most h~air-raising
speeches of the evening. He was also
in a n that would
make William Jennings Bryan think
would surely be elected in 1920.
1920 South Dakotans.
The band then started back down
Kemp avenue, and the men of the
regiment dropped out and returned
to their quarters just as quietly as
they had come forth. Nothing boi.
sterous had taken place during the
entire evening. Everything went of
like clockwork, winning the admira-
ton of all the officers of the regi.
ment. The officers knew their men,
but somehow just couldn't believe
that 1920 men could start out for a
celebration of this kind and and re
to quarters without some treu-
Bile. Ii they had stopped to consider
that every man in the lot claimed
South Dakota as his home, they would
not have had the slightest fear Of any
Now. / would like to inform the
people at home of the happenings
here. and the things every mothers
here does. But you sort of step
ped in and surprised me Next week
/ will be more than prepared and viii
unfold all the glad t;dings, let every
sweetheart know just where he
spends his evenings, tell every mother
when her boy goes to bed at aight.
= i - H18AEnHN
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-10-25
be a Stacker

1AN you look the world squarely in the
~ face and feel you have done u full
duty?
Are you buying every Liberty Bond
you can Afford?
Your right to Liberty and happiness
has been attacked. If your boy, whom you
have sent to the front to fight for you is
not given enough munitions and provisions
to hold back the German horde, the fate
Of Your home will be the fate Of the homes
Of Belgium.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-12
In & Le.s Time

Make your trips to town in one. third the time of horses. Save two to three hours time of two drivers every day in the year. 12O0 hours -120 days-$240 pay.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-12
!. pNEON. TO LECTURE

an Of school of Finance, Now York Dnivsrsity Wm Speak to Eaaciency eocaety On "Business and the war." KY meeting of the board of gover- E9 of the Efficiency society of New 3tain was held at the Chamber of nmlerce this week, and at that f announced that DF. Joseph
 ch Johnson. dean of the School
 ommerce. Accounts and Finance New York university. had been 1Fed to speak before the society
 Business and the, War"
 Ormerly pr. Johnson was connect with the Wharton School of Com <erce. and while there introduced for e first time the teaching Of eorpor- Ik1on finance. Later he came to New Fork university and established the Ehopi of Commerce. Accounts and 6Aalce. Under his leadership this l1Qol has grown very rapidly until
 the largest of it's kind In tho olgtry. Frequently Dr. Johnson i. 1td upon to do research work fol 4esUnited States along economic and Amcial lines. His writing on com,
 cial, financial and economical sub. LII Is widely read throughout tn, nntry.
 Dr. Johnson's lecture Is the first o series that is to be given along thi' gnes The various members of the gov nang board of the society are putting Orth every effort to. make this lectur, real New Britain event. It will b, tven in the Grammar school assem- @ ball.
 pr. Johnson's lecture will be ope, N1en and women. Admission ticket m be secured from the various mem gre of the governing board of the SO ett. at the Chamber of Commerce ndsat the Y. M. CA. office.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-12
MorORCYCLdsT INQUIRED.

His mortocycle skidding as he at- tempted to make g sharp turn at Main and Russell streets shortly before z o'clock this morning, Carl T. Ander- son. aged twenty years, son of MT. and Mrs. Carl J. Anderson of 25 Wakefield court. received decorations and abrais- ions about the face and neck. being transferred to New Britain General hospital in the police ambulance. His condition Is not cosidered to be serious and expectatioris are that he will be discharged tomorrow.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-12
MAD DOG REPORTED AT LARGE

MAD DOG REPORTED AT LARGE.
 A dos reported as sick. suspected Of being a victim of rabies and being brought to this city for treatment by veterinary surgeon. Is reported at large, general orders having been is- sued to policemen on street duty to take 1t into custody. if located. The dog, reported to be one of the rabbit hunting type, was being brought to this city on 3 trolley car by its owner when 1t escaped from custody and disappeared down Main street in tho darkness despite efforts of it's custod- ian to reclaim 1t. Dr. Burdett D. Radcliff, meat and food inspector Of the health board. to whom the dog was being brought for treatment. made the report to the police.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-12
NYGREN IN TEXAS.

Local Aviator With Third Aero
 Squadron at Fort Sam Houston.
 Richard Nygren, the local aviator. who recently was accepted for service in the United States aviation corps. is now statione6 at Fort Sam Houston. Texas. with the Third Aero Squadron.
 Nygren writes local friends that he is enjoying excellent health and en- toying his experience and is confident of his being accepted as a regular member of the flyers who will saa active service. %
New Britain herald., 1917-05-12

long New Britainttes who have ad in the mosquito fleet are k Ross and Machael Campbell, he regular meeting Of St. Mary's y Name society has been post until next week. owing to the nlto Choral union concert tomor- aight-
 next all day sewing meeting 4ho Red Cross will be held on e0 afternoon of next week at the church chapel. Tho ladies of DsTst church will act as hos- #orrin Kat of 589 Main street has to the police that his Tn was entered by a key worker" "Wednesday. a watch sand chain of n9iderable value. according to the pfainant, being taken. Detectives lnvestigating.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-12
Events Tonight

High class photo drama, Fox's theater.
 Vaudeville and moving pictures, Keeney's theater.
 Chamberlain Council, Jr. O. U. A. M., meets in Jr. O. U. A. M. hall. r
 Vega society meets in Vega hall.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-12
C4y Items

0eginning Sat. eve. high class ueru from N. Y., will entertain in Ill room at Hotel Nelson. every eve IT from 8 to 12.-advt. eY 1ossph W. Albiston, son Of James Albiston of 26 Liberty street. " Britain. a junior student of nsselaer Polytechnic f,Institute of ". N F.. has rscAive4r n appoint l1it in the Oficetsa RSapfts corps 6 will report atfthe 'MAdieon bar Hks on Lake Ontario @ne&r Water wn, N. r., Monday.
 Returns received at the town clerks E1ce show that Kenneth B. Case of m city and Miss Ruth Daniels of gest Hartford were married by Rev. N Hodgdon of tho Congregational prch of that town. April 21.
 aoodness ofy-Aanti | Deiis's, 's Bread.- M Mahs fd5 m3deiifnk the Y. M. T.
 B. Society are on exhibition at
 rooms.-Advt.
 5co President H. c. Noble of l1h e Judd's is indisposed at his Ae on Lexington street.
 ester F. Goddard of the U. s. S.. kinia will spend Sunday with his onts Mir. and Mrs. Frank A. 0ddard of West Main street.
 9fory of New Britain ''The City of y000 products" in New York Ameri- n next Sunday, May 13. Read it. nd 1t to your friends. Order from b1r dealer today.-advt Harold R. Goodalo of this city has <oen elected manager of the Syracuse niversity basketball team for 1917- ER, Elmer Goodrich and his son-in-
 w. F. soule have returned from xspAelds, w. Va, where they spent Bast two years.
 Ailip Molander. Hiding Foberg 6 August Swanson have accepted 1taons in the government factory in Wpott, R. I.
 clly Three dance tonight st. Jeans
 instead of at Berlin.-advt.
 l1n Lillian Cooney of Mo. Black pk avenue Is visiting her sister,
 n. Hunt of Wlnsted.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-12
12O IN ONE FAMILY
 BIGGEST IN THE CITY

Rev. J. E. Khngberx Has That Many
 Children Under His Care and You Y Can Help Them.
 How would you like to be parents and guardians of 12o healthy hearty youngsters? You who are parents of three or four children5-how would you like to have your cares multi piled by thirty? Ask M Klingberx of the Children's Home how it feels. For thirteen years he has looked after an ever increasing orphan family, And by the way. how much do you really know about the Chilasen,s Home in this city? Oh. yes, probably you'll say ''The Children's Home is an orphanage conducted by Rev. J. F. Klingberg, who depends entirely on the Lord for funds to conduct his noble work" So far. so good, but how much more do you know? That's about all, isn't 1t? There are names on the donation list of contributors in Oregon. South Dakota, Florida, Maine. Minnesota and California. but how much do the people right here in New Britain know about it?
 No public appeal for aid has ever yet been made in behalf of the Home and none Is made now. Surely the faith that undertook the work Is full. filled and justified in it's constantly en- larging scope. But it might not be amtss to introduce New Britain people to some of the joys and sorrows, the handicaps, the worries, and the ulti- mate satisfaction that keep MT. Klinx- berg such a happy busy, energetic man.
 One Sunday evening in May 1903. MT. Klingberg heard from a police man of three little lads In need or a. home. and in a brief time those boys l were sheltered in his own home. I Soon after. a cottage on Ozone Heights was rented and gradually fur nished and this was the nucleus of the present hourishing home. with its i've large houses scattered about town, housing the babies, the largo girls. the small girls, the big boys and the
 Nowadays everyone is clamoring for Truman interest" Can you imagine any place more "chock fulr' of human interest than a big home for children? Why. it's simply seeth- ing with stories! For instance, there is a milking squad at the Rackrfe Heights Home. They have four cows and three of the older boys have learned to milk. It seems that the cows might object to too many boys fussing around 50 the same ones stick to this task. The lads receive a small compensation for their work which serves to make them more sturdy and independent. Too many orphanageS are justly accused of turning out children that have no self reliance and backbone and no know ledge whatever of the value of money simply because they have never had a chance to handle any. The milking squad will never demonstrate such weakness as this.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-12
Save Like This

Use it for hauling milk -grair and farm products to town. H manure, hay, fertilizer, feed, ITO lumber, coal everything.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-12

Miss Barbara Blair. formerly of this city. who Is studying at the William W. Backus training school TOT nurses in Norwich, won second pTize for writing an essay on An ldeai Nurse"
New Britain herald., 1917-05-12
HEARING IS CONTINUED.

The hearing on the re-appraisal or +ha estate of the late Reuben Hadley. sought by State Tax Commissioners Corbin. has been postponed until next Friday afternoon owing to the inabil- i+v of Deputy Tax Commissioner cramer- to appear yesterday.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-12

LADIES, AID CONTRIBUTES @eo.
 Tho New Brttain Chapter American Red Cross acknowledges receipt or a contribution for $20 from the Lao1es Aid society of St. Joseph's churcn'
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-07-19

LONDON, July 1S.-The U boat situation is now so improved that the almost direful forebodings that were so general a few months ago have disappeared. The exception is now for any boat to be sunk and the arrivals and clearances of both food and supply boats in Great Britain and France has been really nearer to normal conditions than campaign began. This is the more remarkable as the German reports indicate unusual submarine activity in the waters of the war zone.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-07-19
NEBRASKA EXPECTS
 RECORD HARVEST 1917

The high prices brought by gard en produce and by such staples as beans, etc. will mean an increased acreage for these also. Included ill this list is very likely to be the po- tato.
 One of the effects of the high cost of living which will be seen in cities and towns all over the state vii! be increased gardens. In the large cities and towns every va cant lot stands a good chance of being used for a garden.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-07-19

PORTLAND, July 17.-Bccause Billy Sunday caused ar interruption in the procedure of traffic in this .yt and thereby violated city ordi nance, he was copped by police man and when he tried to explain was told to tell it to the Judge.
 The judge heard his story this morning ard no excuses would be taken and his right to violate the traffic ordinance could nos be sus-
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-07-19

Only a normal wheat crop is ex- pected. Farmers now say that the wheat it not strong and will require the most favorable conditions from now on to make even a normal crop.
 The corn acreage will be greater than last year. Where wheat has been winter killed the farmers will blow it up and plant the fields to corn.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-07-19

LINCOLN, July 12.- Nebraska s crop acreage this year will be the greatest in the states history Whether Nebraska's s 1917 crop yield will be the greatest in it's his tory will depend on weather conG; tions.
 The high cost of living, with the consequent high prices paid for farm produce, is in part responsible for the incl eased acreage.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-07-19

LONDON, July 1S.-The surprise of the day is the announced ap- pointment of Winston Churchill, son oe Lord Randolph Churchill and formerly First Lord of the Ad
 miralty when the war broke out and who was blamed for the ill fated Dardanelles fasco, to the po- sition of Minister of Munitions.