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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-10-12
only 50 new CASES
OF PLAGUE REPORTED
Auxiliary Hospitals May Not
Be Needed-Many
Families Helped.

UP to . p. M today only 80 new
cases of Spanish Influenza had been
reported to the health departmnt,
bringing the total number of cases up
to 3,722. Various medical opinion ex-
pressed was TO the effect that the
epidemic has probably reached it's
height and will now begin a gradual
decline. AS the influenza epidemic
wanes the danger OF contracting
pnumonia increases and the health
department sends out an urgent warn
ing for all people to take every pre-
caution against contracting colds, and
for those who have been i'll to exer-
else every precaution against getting
a relapse.
Miss Sarah A. Keevers, tubercu-
Iosis relief nurse with the health de-
partment, and Mrs. James Kitson,
health department nurse who re-
Gently returned after having spent a
week at Camp Devens where she
volunteered for service, have gone to
the New Britain General hospital as
volunteer trained nurses. The ad-
dition of rs extra beds at the hospital
has enabled the authorities there to
take IN a large number of new cases
and it was said this morning that
unless the situation grows rapidly
worse ii will not be necessary to take
over the Y. M. r. A. d B. club rooms
for an emergency hospital Neither
will it be necessary to take over
Mayor Quigley's home or the house
offered by Mrs. Julia Spring. More
nurses are badly needed however,
both for hospital work and also for
service among the many stricken
families in the city.
Br. b. l.. Blackledgc, who is here as
field doctor for the health departm ent,
is kept constantly busy answering
calls and attending TO patients He
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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-10-12
FRENCH IN VOUZ ERES; FOE
RESISTS YANKS BITTERLY
BONDS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS WHO
HELP PUT OUR CITY OVER THE TOP

In order to stimulate interest in the Fourth
Liberty Loan campaign,a prominent manufacturer,
who prefers to remain in the background, has Of
fered Fifty Dollar Bon as prize to the boy girl
in any public or parochial school who secures the
largest number of subsc rbers and Fifty Dollar
Bond to the securing the largest amount in sub
scrptons. If the person who the largest
number also leads in the heaviest investment the
second bond will be given to boy girl securing the
second largest number Of subscribers This offer is
made through the Herald and has the approval of
the local Liberty Loan committee.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-10-12
364 DIE IN GALE
AFTER COLLISION
OFF SCOTCH COAST
Armed Cruiser Otranto, With
Americans Aboard, Pounded to
Pieces on Rocks Of ISlay Island
RESCUE IMPOSSIBLE
In WIND-SWEPT SEA

Troopship Kashmir Rips Big Hole in
Side of Transformed Merchant
Ship and Waves Do the Rest-SoI-
diers From Interior of United
States Feared Jumping to Destroy
er's Decks-Vesscl Breaks in Two
An Irish Port, Oct. IL. (By the
Associated Press) soldiers
mum bering 364 or 366 persisted when
the British armed mercantile cruis-
er Otranto and the transport Kashmir
collided in the North channel be-
tween Scotland and Ireland, last
Sunday.
Three hundred American soldiers
and so French sailors and 266 mem
bers of the crew of the Otranto have
been landed at a port in northern
Ireland. Sixteen other survivors
have neen picked up at Islay.
More than zoo bodies had been re-
covered tbs morning and many OF
them have been buried.
The Otranto is q total wreck on the
Island Of Islay. The kaShmir land
cd its troops at g Scottish port with
out loss of life.
COIidcd in Heavy Storm.
The troop ships colhded while
heavy storm was raging and the
Otranto, with q gaping hole in hor
side, then drifted help!cs3ly towards
the rocky coast. A number Of the
troops on board were from the intor-
ior OF the United States and were
without experience a. sea. They had
pfcSerred to remain on the bigger
ship rather than risk jumping to the
small destroyer Mounsey and they
seemed to be choered by the sight OF
land.
The hopes Of the men that they
would be able to make u safe landing,
were dispelled by the Otranto's cap
tain when he shouted from the
bridge: well boys, we will have to
swim for it."
About that time the troop ship slid
with hardly a jar onto a shelving rock
which. as a wave receded, held the
vessel in q vise-like grip.
Ship Pounded to Pieces.
The vicious sea began to rend the
shin to pieces. The steel deckhouse
was wrenched bodily from its fasten-
4res bv the enormous waves and
hurled into the breakers, sweeping
many men away with 1t.
The ship had struck about mile
from shore and on the cliffs stood
groups of Islanders eager to send aid,
but which it was impossible even to
attempt Owing to the terrific wind
there was no chance of getting line
40 the ship, which now was fast
breaking up.
Scores of men began to jump and
many Immediately were seized by the
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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-10-12
ROCKWELL SCHOOL
TEACHER is DEAL
Miss Edith Lynn Succumbs to Pneu
monia After Short Illness
Funeral Monday.

Miss Edith Lynn, only daughter d
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter e. Lynn of 81
Pleasant street, died late yesterdaI
afternoon following a short lines
with pneumonia. The funeral will bI
held from her parents home at
O'Clock Monday afternoon Rev. I'd
W. Maier will officiate and intermenI
will be in F'airview cemetery.
Miss Lynn was 25 years of age and
was q teacher at the Rockwell school
She was Il graduate of the New Bril-
tain High school several years agS
and later took 4 special businesl
course. Two years ago she decided
to take up teaching and attended tha
New EGitain State Normal school
from which she was graduated las
June. This was her first term as
teacher. Both at the High school and
at the Normal school Miss Lynn wa.
regarded as an unusually brillian1
pupil and during the present schoo
year she had become recognized as 4
capable teacher.
Her father Is employed as a notorI
man, by the Connecticut company.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-10-12
Cross Suippe for 20 Miles.

With the American Army in France,
Oct II, (Reuter's 's)-Gen. Gouraud's S
troops have crossed the Suippe river
almost everywhere along the 20 mile
front between Bertricourt and Beth
cniville The Germans still hold the
bridgehead at Boult-sur- Suippe.
The enemy is retiring to his next
zone of resistance on the Retourne.
but there are unmistakable evidences
that he preparing for a still further
retreat.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-10-12
STRIKE At COLTS
IS QUICKLY ENDED
Several Hundred Employees Agree
to Return to Work Monday
DISPUTE ON WORKING DAY
Delay in Considering Grievance Leads
Men and Women to QIit--Major
woodbury. Pcrsuadcs Them to Go
Back Next Week

Hartford, Oct. 12.--Several hundred
employees of the Colt Patent Fire
Arms Mfg. Co, are out on strike, hav-
ing left the factory at 10 o'clock this
forenoon. They demand an eight
hour day and time and half for
overtime. Men and women partici-
pating in the waIkout.
The strikers left the factory in an
orderly manner and marched UP town
to City Hall square where a meeting
of leaders was held in a nearby hall.
The leaders declined to discuss the
matter outside the hall referring all
inquiries to committee report to be
issued later. Employees of the Colt
company number about 1000, q
growth of about 5000 in three years
The factory has always run on the
long-hour day and there has been un-
rest among it's workers for some
months.
Company's Statement
The companys statement Is as fol-
lows:
Some time ago a committee of
workmen belonging to the labor
union, presented to the war board q
request to consider conditions at the
Colt plant with a view to ordering
certain changes, particularly the adop-
ton of the basic eight hour day. The
war labor board advised that hear
ing of the case by an examiner of the
board will be held in Hartford, Satur-
day, October IL, at 10 o'clock a. NJ
After this decision was announced,
the question arose in Washington as
to whether the war labor board or the
department of the secretary Of war
should have Jurisdiction in the case
Pending this decision on the part Of
the government, the hearing of the
case was postponed,
THE union being advised to this
effect, a mass meeting of the en-
ployes of Colts company was held
Friday evening, October II, there
being present between 500 and 700
workmen out of total of about $500
employees. At this meeting it was
decided that the men should walk
out at 10 o'clock Saturday morning
as a protest against the delay in con-
sidering their case by a department
of the government. AS a result of
this action about 500 employees walked
OUT
VIII Resume Work Monday.
At Red Mems hall, where the meet
ing was held and which was packed
almost to suffocation, Major Wood
bury, OF the United States army ad-
dressed the leaders in committee and
later the mass meeting, urging the
men and women to return to work.
He pointed out the patriotic side of
it and told how badly the government
was in need Of the company's pro-
duction.
The strikers agreed to return to
work Monday morning on Major
Woodbury's assurance that the hear
ing by the war labor board would be
held at the earliest possible moment.
He said he would personally wire the
war department about it this after
noon. He was cheered AZ he made
the announcerne ent.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-10-12
British Two Miles From Douai.

london, Oct. 12.-British forces
last night continued their advance
north of the Sensee river, Field Mar
shall Haig announced today. The ad-
vance is in the direction of Douai The
villages of Hamel, Brebieres. less than
three miles from Douai, and Quincy,
less than two miles from Douai, have
been captured.
FARTHER north the British have
pushed to the east of Henin-Lietard,
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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-10-12
Reports Ear Reaching Advances"

Copenhagen, Oct 12-The Norddeusche Aemene Zetuns
the German President Wilson's of inquiry
ready believes handed the Swiss
The understands that "the will make far
reaching advances that discussion
Germany and President Wilson will bring forth durable peace
for the whole world"
1t stated by the newspaper that the carefully
considered by the war cabinet consisting the chancellor
and secretaries without portfolios and that a
principle agreed after conference with
military command There could be definite formula
of the answer adds until the
presidents received which
Thursday night.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-10-12
EARTHQUAKE AND BIG
WAVE AT PORTO RICO
Widespread Damage Said to
Have Been Caused
at San Juan.

Havana, Oct. 12-Widespread dam
age has been caused by an earth
quake in Porto Rico, according to an
unconfirmed report received here
from Santiago de Cuba.
Many buildings are said to have
been destroyed. The report fixes no
definite locality and no loss of life
is mentioned Cable communication
between Cuba and Porto Rico Is bad
1y hampered.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-10-12
Warning From Washington.

Washington, Oct 12-German reports that Prince Maxi
in reply President Wilson's inquiry has been dispatched
and indicating that is n sense acceptance of the pres
dents conditions of peace led authoritative
today that the public should be believing
many the by unconditional surrender
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-10-12
Americans Reach Dun-Sur- MeuSt

Americans Reach DunSur-Meuse.
Paris Oct. 12.-The Americans
are closing in on Don-sur- Meuse. while
their left wing is within five miles Of
Buzancy, says Marcel Hutin in the
Echo de Paris. Continuing, he says
important events which will change
the entire face of things may be ex-
pected in this part of the Woevre
front.
Orders found on prisoners says NJ
Hutin, show the enemy was instructed
to resist on the Suippe river front un-
til the 18th at least. in order to save
all the material possible and to en-
able the adjacent armies to condaut an
orderly retreat. Gen. Gouraud's at
tack upset this plan. Although tho
Germans had 25 divisions in the
Champagne sector, ! 2 of which were
fresh, the fear of being rushed
caused them to decline battle. The
Crown Prince has moved his head
quarters from Mezicres in hot haste.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-10-12
WASHINGTON CAUTIONS AGAINST BITING AT BAIT
ALLIES CONTINUE TO SMASH FOE OUT OF FRANC
Semi Official Wolff News Bureau Says BerliI
has I'm Sense" Accepted Conditions fol
Peace; Reply to President Wilson Said Il
Have Been Dispatched via Swiss Embass]

Basel, 12 (Havis)-The Frankfort Gazette announces
that the German to President Wilson, which has been
completed in principle probably forwarded Friday night
The Gazette has believe the
adhesion of Germany the demands of President Wilson
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-10-12
"In a Sense" An Acceptance.

Berne 12-The Wolff Bureau the semi-ofica German
agency has circulated Frankrter Zeung dispatch from
Berlin stating that the German reply President Wilson's
last night and that is
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-10-12

New York. Oct. ia message
reading "a terrible earthquake and
tidal wave, at San Juan, Porto Rico,
at II o'clock this morning" was re-
ceived here late last night by a New
York business man from his son who
is an officer in a military camp in
Porto Rico.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-10-12
WEATHER.

Hartford, Oct. f2.--F'ore-
cast for New Britain and Vi
cinity; E'air tonight nnd
sunday.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-10-12

An extremely heavy earthquake
was registered by tho seismographs
at Georgetown university in Washing
ton. The maximum shocks occurred
at 1921 q. m. with the greatest dis
turbances east and west. 1t was esti-
mated that the quake was conferred
about 1900 miles from Washington.
Tho tremors began at 1920 O'Clock
in the morning and continued for
several hours.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-10-12

RETCHSTAG MEETS WEDNESDANA
Copenhagen, Oct. 1.-THE Gerina \
Reichstag will meet on wednesday,
October 16. according to adviees
from Berlin. 4
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-10-12

Bitter Resistance to Pershing's Men.
With the American Forces North
west of Verdun, Oct. IL, (By the AS
sociated Press.) Noon-Gen. PERISH
ing's forces continued their attacks
against the German positions on this
front today. German opposition
proved even more bitter, if possible,
than it was yesterday.
Th lighting this morning was es-
pecially violent on the center and on
the left center. ST. Juvin and Cunel,
both of which towns now are in No
Mans Land, are af1anne.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-10-12
PerShing Continues to
Strike With Vigor;
British Two Miles
from D0uai

Paris. Oct. 12.-Continued progress
was made last night by the French
troops along the entire Champagne
front. the war office announced today.
The French have penetrated the
important railway town of Vouzieres.
This morning the French were hold
ing the general line of the Retourne
and the road from Pauvres to Vouz-
ieres.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-10-12


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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-09-19
Utilizing Labor

The workers within the Western
wheat belt harvested the crop in that
section this year without calling on
outside labor. This is due to the u
nited States Employment Service, the
farm bureaus, and like agencies.
Heretofore it was regarded as no
body's business whether the farmers
got help or not If the crop spoiled
for lack of labor, we all paid high
prices, but no one did naything. It
took war to make US realize that our
labor resources are not well distributed
There commonly are enough workers
in the country, if they can be collected
and sent to the job.
After the war let US hope no en-
ployers will have to complain that they
can't fill their orders because they
can't get the help. Frequently this
complaint was made by men who never
attempted any consistent advertising
to getthe needed workers. Between
the services the newspapers can rend-
err, and those of the new government
agencies, our labor resources should
be better utilized than ever before.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-09-19
FLAG PRESENT
ALTON

Company K of this city are proud
of the receipt of fine flag which was
a gift to them from DR.. Won Rupert
Of Stevens Point, once a Major in the
German army but now whole hearted
loyal American. The presentation of
this flag was attended with consider
able ceremony which occurred on
Thursday evening September II. Co.
K was out in uniform attended by the
band and special ceremony of Guard
and retreat, parade took place on the
East Side Market Square. Several
members of Co. NJ of Stevens Point
were present and had a part in the
ceremony. Capt. Clark Orthman of
the Stevens Point Company presented
the flag to Company K of this city in
the Amusement Hall with appropriate
remarks which were very cordially
received. Following the ceremony a
free dance was given which was large
~ attended testing the capacity of
the Amusement Hail.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-09-19
REAL ESTATE
TRANSFERS

Frank Drollinger to Jake Drollinger
s1a NV 17-24-5 E.
A Kleinheinz etux to Lorens Kohl,
etux $780, ne of Sc 1882 E.
Fred Schwantes etux to Herman W.
Schade part of ne of ne 16-24-3 E.
Chas. Bathke etux to William Bath
Ike $4,000. ne 1925 E.
Eric Freeman etux to Geo. Vanden
Heuvel S1925-pt. of lots and 6 blk.
SO Woods Add.
Anton Dallendorfer etux to Geo. F.
Bliesner $3400-pt. sw NV 1928 E.
H. R. Bathrick etux to Gerhard Cries
meyer nA sw 7-24-3 E.
John Malik etux to John J. Malik Sc
Sc 26 ne ne 35-25-5 E.
Herman Koch etux to B. Epstein pit.
of blk. 46 sub Sc ne 1926
John Olson to William Kronstedt
$8000-nw fri. of NV sw NV 2-23-5 E
William Kronstedt etux to Lee An
derson etux $4,000 ne sw 1925 E.
Nina A. Heaton etal to Emory D.
Bream S2800-ne Il 8-21-2 E.
Ferdinand Kumm etal to First Nor
avian Community church lots Fl to
% blk II Veedum.
John Rolsma to Epa De Bols $4,000
sR ne 1924 E.
Morris Smith etux to J. W. Harris
l1500-ne Sc NV Sc 1925
City Holding Co. to Louisa B. Strang
$195-lot 1 blk. "B" Highland Park
Add to Marshfeld.
j. E. bennington, sheriff to Wood
Co. Realty Co. $950-wh NV 14-21-3E
Chas. H. Handschin etux to William
E. Clark s1a ne 4-23-3 E.
Anna BARNES decd. by Executor to
Richard Klimke $1550--lot IA blk %"
Marshfeld.
City of Pittsville to 3. D. Way s1a
of lot blk. Mound Cemetery.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-09-19
BADLY INJURED

Harry Burt of Spokane, Washing
ton, who was employed by large
lumber concern and travels out of
that city as salesman, met with a
serious accident July 81. From a let
ter received the past week from him,
he stated that while making one of
his trips into the mountains by au-
tomobile an accident occurred in
which the automobile turned over an
he received injuries to his back and
neck which paralized both his arms.
While he is recovering the use of his
arms very slowly he is just able to
write letter but it is not very read
able. Part of it was written and part
of it was lettered showing that he did
not have free use of the uscles of
his arm. The many old time friends
of Harry Burt will be very sorry to
hear Of this accident to him.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-09-19
The Stacker Hunt
G. W SEVERNS

Forty thousand alleged slackers are
reported rounded up in New York and
nearby cities. 1t may be said that
these men are largely towards, who
would not fight, or toughs, who would
be demoralizing element. Still they
can exercise all the toughness they
want against the Huns If they get
their mad up, they may be just rough
enough to give the Boche useful in
struction.
The larger cities contain riff raft
that should be carefully rounded up.
Many of them are degenerate enough
so that they would pass no physical
test. But there are plenty that are
'fectly able bodied. In the trenches
may be shirkers who will dodge
,la3 duty possible.
f7oPtill the experiences of army camp
will do a lot for them.
Tor the first time in their lives they
il come up against sharp discipline.
1Aey will find that the man who tries
to dodge duty has very unpopular
time of it, and they will get out better
if they take their share and come thru
decent way.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-09-19
VESPER
day nights

Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Bean are at
tending the state fair in Milwaukee
this week.
Ben Aberahams is furnishing up
large new barn on his forty acre farm
south of town.
Mrs. Owen Oliver received tele-
gram this morning, announcing the
death Of her sister, Mrs. Chas. Ed
wards, at Spooner, Wis.
A. R. Lindernals is home from the
Grand Rapids hospital but is still con-
fined to her home. He has been in
the hospital six months.
About 105 males between the ages
of Is and Fl and 81 and As years reg
istered IN the town of Hanson on Reg
istration day. In this new country
the percentage of young men is large.
because young men go out and build
up homes Of their own.
The Vesper Silo and Tank Co. have
been working all the men they could
hire the past week rushing out silo
orders. The farmers are anxious to
get their silos erected now, as the corn
harvest has begun.
1t has been announced that the first
call to colors for those who registered
II, has been set for the 1st
of October. The order of call will be
the 10 to Fl class first and then I'D.
Evidently the military authorities Wis
it on the younger blood for soldiers.