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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-18
More Booth Workers.

Further assignments for the Red
Cross booths are announced by Miss
Elizabeth Rogers, chairman of the
booth committee, as follows:
New Britain Savings Bank-Mrs.
B. B. Bassette, chairman Monday,
Mrs. E. N. Wells; Tuesday forenoon,
Mrs. r. s. Mazeine; Tuesday after
noon, Mrs. S. w Irving; Wednesday
forenoon, Mrs. G. B. Stanley: Wednes-
day afternoon, Miss Laura Woodford;
Thursday. Mrs. F. n. Wells; Friday
afternoon, Miss Louella Harford; Fri
day afternoon, Mrs. Stanley Sheldon;
Saturday forenoon, Miss Sarah Rog-
ers; Monday, Dec. %, Misses Louise
and Margaret Peck; Tuesday, Miss
Eleanor Lewis; substitute Miss Elean-
or Perry.
Porter & Dyson Co.-Miss Ella, A.
FaIlon, chairman. Monday, "a
O'Clock, Mrs. Ralph Britton: As
o'clock, Miss Nora Walsh: TO o'clock,
Mrs. C. E, Conant; Tuesday, "a
O'Clock, Mrs. r. Catlin: 4-6 o'clock,
Miss Alice Hicks; TO o'clock, Miss
Anna Geissler; Wednesday, "a
o'clock. Mrs w. r. Sparks: 4-e
o'clock, Miss Anna Murphy: rs
o'clock. Miss Charlotte Hitchcock
THURSDAY, "a o'clock, Miss Frances
Brady; 4-e O'Clock, Miss Elsie Frye;
TO O'Clock, Miss Dorothy Trippe:
Friday, "a o'clock, Mrs. f. I, Stew
ems; As O'Clock, Miss Agnes Ander-
son; TO O'Clock, Miss Katherine Nc
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-18
WILLING TO .ARBTRATE.
Spanish Government to Submit Cata~
Ionia's Demand to Commission.

Madrid, Dec. 18,--The governm ent
has submitted to the deputies from
the Cstalonian district an offer to re-
fer Catalonia's demand for autonomy
to an extra parliamentary commits
sion whose report Will be submitted to
the Cortes for it's approval
The right Is reserved to the Cortes
to suspend the grant of autonomy if
experience proves that the conduct of
government through the regional
method docs not work satisfactorily.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-18
SIXTH WARD.
Alnena Stone.
Gerald Leghorn.
Thomas Crosby.

Today was a busy time with the
Red Cross headquarters. The far
reaching results of the canvass are
now beginning to be realized and ev-
erything Is running ahead. only a
little behind schedule time. A lot of
speeding up has got to be done to
reach the 10000 membership en-
rollment before Christmas The Fifth
ward is the banner ward. and IL the
others do as we'll as this district and
as Plainville, there would be no par
ticular call to put on more speed. It
Is hoped that the canvassers in the
other wards will put In more effort so
as to catch up with Plainville and AL
derman Paul Nurzack's ward The
alderman captain Is certainly making
a fine record for himself in his dis
trict, and is receiving words of praise
on all sides. Splendid work Is being
done by his assistants.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-18
ON STREET FLOOR.

Intyre; Saturday. "a o'clock, Mrs
Mary Lee; 4-6 o'clock, Miss Leila
Littlehales: To o'clock, Miss Bertha
Hitchcock; Monday. Dec %, "a
O'Clock: Miss Elsie Baker; As o'clock
Miss Elsie Gamerdinger: TO o'clock,
Miss Agnes Middlemass.
Besse-Leland Co.-Mrs. w w. Le-
land chairman; Mrs. F. B. Mitchell,
Mrs G. FL. Barnes, Miss Virginia Lee
land, Miss stoffeur
AT Red Cross headquarters it was
reported that 68 workers reported COL
lectdons for mem bership, averaging
s28 apiece.
Miss Rogers made her first report
from the booths, and it was highly
satisfactory. A total Of SCI mem bers
was reported, coming from the vari-
GUS booths as follows: Besse-Leland,
100; New Britain Trust Co, 81; Will
son & Co., 10; J. A. Andrews & Co.,
10; New Britain National bank, As;
Crowelrs drug store, s; Savings
Bank of New Britain, 35: Miller &
Olson's Dwight street store, 10; Nc
Millan's, 7; Boston Store, 10: Fair
Twenty Five Cent store, s; Dickinson
Drug Co., IA; Raphael's, IL; B. c.
Porter Sons, 8; Porter & Dyson Co.,
10; Lyceum, rs; McBriarty's drug
store, 16; Post Office, IS.
Announcement was made of the
hustIing fifth ward organization,
which is the banner ward in the city,
today as follows:
Managers of Fifth Ward.
Paul Nurczyk, A. S. Andrulewicz,
Joseph K1oskowski, John Pagan,
Frank Clark; canvass captains, Stan
"a ok
John Reilly; canvassers, Margaret
Naughton, Josephine Tutlis, Mary
| Egan, Gladys Fogarty, Catherine
Ralph, Margaret Ralph, Agnes Ring
rose Marie KALI, Anna Earles, Mary
| Shanahan, Catherine Gilbert, Frances
Brady. Margaret Mailman, Alice Hal
, Imam, Rosalie Hallinaa,~ Mar
| garet Heslin, Margaret Rose
| Catherine Rose, Mary Rose. Bessie
! Pratt. Mildred Farrell, Ruth Kier-
nan, Margaret Shelton, Ruth Keerner
Loretta Sullivan, Margaret Forsythe
| Gertrude Callahan, Mary Mcintyre
| Stella Zembko, Antonina Prachniasch
| Mary Ostrowska, Mary sczepanik
! Mary Kotowska, Mary Warmyak
| Mary Senk, Stella Baranowska, Mary
| Koziowska, Bronislawa Rydel, Mrs
Lena Martin, Anna Skritulsky, Mary
Sullivan, Dora Kelley. Grace Smith
| Mary McAnoy, Belle. O'Keefe, Kittie
| Mcintyre, Katherine Ward, Minnie
| McAvoy, Mary E. Kitson, Julia Grove
Alice G. Egan, Mary Meswill, Rather
inc Mangan. Edna Berg, Mrs, William
J. Farley, Lottie Makecewitz, Flor
! ence Luty, Caroline Bajek, Stella
| Kowalczyk, Stella zyjewska, SOPHIE
KuIinska, Wladislaws Baranowska
| Caroline Kloskowska, Lena Skarzyn
ska, Anna Wrobel, Anna Stedzik, Ju
liza Blogoslawska, W1adyslaws Zeszyn
SKA Josephine Fal, Bertha Perzan
Victoria szewczyk, Anna Kawalo
Mary Bukowska, Bertha Polakowska
Mary Parciak, Mary Czykier, sophi
Koaefal, Helen Trzcinski. Mary Stan
czyk, Stella Michalowslsa, Tekla Jan
ajtys Mary Godztnowska, Mary Gar
| czewska, Helen Bartlewska, Stell
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-18

or send them to her home, IA Kelsey
street.
Gloves! Gloves! all kinds of dress
gloves, more quality, less price, every
pair boxed, at BeEse-Leland's of
courSe.-adVt.
She can use a box of fine stationery.
Adkins, sc Church.-Advt.
Silk hose for men. wills 's.-advt.
Your neckwcar always at Wilson'S.
-advt.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-18
CITY ITEMS.

She will be pleased with a pair Of
silk hose. Damon's Shoe shop.-Advt.
Parker shirts at Besse- Leland's
only, every shirt boxed, prices $50
up.-advt.
Sheep lined coats, $500 and $3.50
Wilson's .-adVt.
Kennedy's dancing class Xmas night,
Fl. II. hall Beginners class, 1880;
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-18
Fine Quality Of Neckwear for Men
Just I'm

A ar o
il
t a
regular qht
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-18
ARMENIANS NEED HELP
Victims Are Utterly Destitute, Relief
Committee Reports-Of 100000
Deported, 4OO,O Have Survived.


saloniki, Dec. 1s---Charles A. Dana,
former executive secretary of the
Armenian and Syrian Relief commit
tee at Beirut and Constantinople and
william S. Nelson, former American
vice consul at Tripoli. Syria, who have
returned here from Syria, declare re-
lief is urgently needed among the
survivors of the deported Armenians
now In Asia Minor. The Armenians
are gathering at towns and railway
stations hoping to be able to return
home.
Both men agree that out of the
1000. 600 Armenians deported by the
Turks, 400, 900 survived, ond that not
more than one-fourth of the present
Armenian population can survive I'M
til the next harvest unless there is
outside help.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-18
HONOR ROLL grows
BIGGER EACH DAY
Red Cross Workers Meeting With
Generous Response
RED CROSS HONOR ROLL.
Those Securing so Or More
Members.

PLAINvILLE.
Mrs. Allen Bailey.
Mrs. William Eaton.
Mrs. c. I'll. Newton.
Mrs. j. A. Lynch.
Mrs. III. c. Baum.
Mrs. j. TEL. TrunbuII.
Miss Nettie johnson.
Mrs. S. S. Gwillim.
Mrs. Henry TrumbulI.
Mrs. Morris Corning.
FIRST WARD.
, May OIcott.
SECOND WARD.
Mrs. John lei Curtin.
Mrs. Frank Hall.
THIRD WARD.
Kenneth Hoffman.
Peter Crona.
II. TIL. Shields.
Mildred Robinson.
Esther Stanley.
Mrs. w. l.. Williams.
Mrs. w. w. Leland.
Mrs. A. TEL. Schilling.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-18

advance class, $50; dancing till IL.
Judds rchestra.-Advt.
The w. c. T. L. will hold it's
monthly meeting Friday afternoon at
o'clock at the west end Red Cross
rooms on West Main street and will
sew for the Red Cross. Mrs. n. A.
Crane, who is interested in social well
fare, requests all members who wish
to contribute jellies. fruits and other
articles, to take them to the meeting
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-18
Quota, $4,000 plus.

In the second ward, which has
been behind the others, the following
canvassers have been added, and bet
ter results are hoped for: Miss Alice
Bailey, Mrs. George F. Tyler, Mrs.
Andrew Dillon and Mrs. Wilson Bot
tomley
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-18
Today's Canvass Reports.

The results of the canvass are re
ported today as follows:
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-18
Slippers for Old and Young of Boil
Sexes


icaly verythin tina s worth
the be5tF
q his
AS for wearth H. $15
and tan
atin Boudo
and pce
ldrensS n
the the cot,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-18
Boston Store
| W0men'S Silk
|UNDERGAR MENTS
! AND HOSIERY
Women love Silk for Christmas,

Women love Silk for Christmas.
Il IN ENTERTAINMENTS
We have a. fine showing of new
N and beautiful novelties in white
and flesh colors, crepe de chine,
silk and wash satin camisoles,
envelope chemise, petticoats and
Il gowns-$1.25 to $3.50.
BOUDOIR CAPS
Made of silk crepe, net, ribbon
and lace, all new, a beautiful as
sortrnent put up in fancy boxes
coo to $1.75.
4 WOMEN'S GIFT
spSTOCKINGS IN SILK
A wonderful showing, drop stitch
and plain, come in all wanted
colors, ell sizes, put up in fancy
boxes If desired-Price range,
6Oc to $500.
SILK PETT1COATS
In fine quality taffeta also taffeta
with beatherbloom tops all
wanted colors--$3.9S to 1913.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-18
THIRD WARD.
FIFTH WARD.

Miss Catherine McIntyr,
Josephine Sikora.
Miss Belle O'Keefe.
Marian KozIoyyska.
Miss Esther Nelson.
Mrs. Fred CaIlain.
Mary link.
Sophia Kuklinski.
Helen Niedzwiec1xi.
Mrs. Blanche Rydel.
Mary Robaczynsl1a.
Mary Warmijak.
Helen Sfkora.
Stella Sedcieski.
Stella Abranowicz.
Rose NiedZweidka.
Sophie Konefnt.
May Ostrowska.
Josephine Budnick.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-05-01
STR ANDQU

Remember that the Red Cross So
Getty will meet at the school house here
lnext55 Saturday.. May 4th,,##at 2 O'Clock
p. ma good lunch will be sold.
Don't fail to be present, and also let
others know about it. ~. sze..ia
Peter Olsen Of Karlstad called on
friends here last week, to say goodbye
to them before leaving for Camp
Dodge. %l.... III =: .,.a. 81. &i..s5 l.
Nils Sundberg was a business caller
in Crookston last week IN 5s .$ s:.> :.
K. Nilsson and Mr.. and Mrs. A. O..
Thursday 4 aa.* @,%g@ %.@@Ess 4. e a.. a,s
Albert Lofstrom went to Thief River
Falls last Friday evening to see John
Stolhammer, who has been an inmate
Of the hospital there for short WHILE
! Peter Wikstrom and Clarence Nord-
lund responded to their call and left
for Camp Dodge last Thursday even
ing. i .Y.. :.,a e. +
j. LindQuist, Mr. NOrdlund ST.. Mrs.
Bengtson and Miss Johnson came down
from Bronson to bid goodbye to Mr.
Nordlund. the soldier, on Wednesday
evening. but Oh their hOmeward trip
near Karlstad they had narrow
escape from meeting with an accident,
as some low or half craZed person had
placed a line across the road, and had
they been seated in car with seats a
little higher than the one they used.
the line would have maybe strangled
some one of them or caused other
damage to the occupants 1t is hoped
that the party who did this will be
caught before another joke is tried
Two sad kilograms arrived to some
of our families in this vicinity Mon
day. Mrs. G.. X. Roland received the
message that her aunt. Miss Martha
Nilsson, at Jamestown, n. D., died the
day before and p. Isaacson and family
received word that Mrs. P. Isaacson
who went to Canada not long ago to
make a short visit with her daughters.
passed away Monday at that place
Obituary will be given later.
Rev. Ordahl will conduct English
services at P. Haugard's place OH May
10Th at 3 o'clock. The Ladies' Aid will
also meet there that afternoon. All
are welcome.
Nils Lofgren bought piece of land
in Nelson Park last week and will &C
to farming at once.
Mrs. O. Il. Timmanson arrived from
Grand Forks Monday, and they will
now make their future home here.
The County Agent was here last Sat
urday talking to the school teachers.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-05-01
most IMPORTANT
, news OF. WORLD
BIG HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK
CUT TO LAST ANALYSIS,
DOMESTIC AND F0RElGNlTE
kernels cuIled From Events Of Mo-
ment in All Parts Of the World-
Of Interest to All tho
People Everywhere.
U.S.-Tet.fO,,ic War News

Every loyal American must go the
limit to help lick the kaiser, and must
lend his dollars to Uncle Sam until it
pinches and squeezcs." was the mes
sage brought to Chicago by William
q. McAdoo, secretary Of the treasury.
=
Belgium was granted another credit
of $3,25O,000 by the United States
treasury, making her total borrowings
from the United States SLOT .S5O,OOO
and credits to all the allies $685.
$4,000. ...s
Indications that eight National
Guard army divisions will be in France
before the end of May were seen in the
announcement of the war department
that fourth officers training schools
Will be held in only "a camps.
Maj. Raoul Lufbery of Wallingford,
Conn.,. destroyed his eighteenth Ger
. man airplane in France on Tuesday.
Lieut.. Paul Frank Baer of Mobile, Ala,
brought down his fifth German ma
chine the same day, thus becoming
the latest American ace.
4
Men of action-younger men"-are
needed for America to win the war.
This was the belief expressed by Sec
rotary of War Baker to members Of
the house military committee. He
added that his experiences and OBJ
servations while abroad convinced him
that the success of the war depends
on young rather than old men. A
most promising picture Of the vast
preparations the United States is maxi
ing in France for the fighting men
sums up the secretary's talk before
the committee.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-05-01
European War" News

During March British aircraft in
France dropped 36,179 bombs, and the
German flyers dropped 2,465 bombs,
the air ministry announced at London
a Turkish official communica ton
from Constantinople says: 1--WE have
occupied the fortress of Kars and cap
tured 800 guns
Vice Admiral Schroeder, the COM
mander at Zeebrugge, according to re-
ports reaching Amsterdam, will be de-
prived of his command for being taken
by surprise by the British fleet.
: News Of the torpedoing> in Spanish
territorial waters of the French steam
or Province was contained in diplo-
matte dispatches to Washington from
France. The Spanish press, the dis
patch said, is incensed over the Incl
dent.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-05-01
ARGYLE
From the Banner

From the Banner:
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. A. n Eckblad
Sunday, April Dist, son. Mother and
child are doing well.
Mrs. Rafferty,, of Warren. was the
guest of Mrs. John Sinclair last Fri
day
Mrs. G.. G. Moline visited with
friends at Warren last Thursday.
d. Robertson was at Thief River
Falls last Thursday attending meet
ing of the Tri-County Satitorium
board.
Mrs. 0. l.. 'Melgaard retIsllpt1 home
Tuesday frow an extended visit to the
Twin Cities and La Crosse, Wis.
Miss Minnie Lofberg was over from
Grafton. n. D.. for few days last
week viSitir" with her father in this
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-05-01
city and at the home Of her brother
ErnnSf Ilio. 80 49,.

city and at the home Of her brother
Ernest in Big Woods
q farewell party was given by the
people Of the Wright-W anger Farmers
Club at Apple Hall on Tuesday even
ing ina'honOr Of gAryid Erickson who
has been called to the colors
Mrs. John. Aasand returned home
last Sunday from winters visit with
relatives at Newman Grove. Nebraska.
Mrs John Haugen, Of Big Woods,
entertained at a coffee party last
Thursday in honor of Mrs. Theo. Isac-
son, a niece from Menomonie Wis.
Those who were there are Mrs. Ed.
Haugen, Mrs. o. Ramon. Mrs. l.. Lar
son, Mrs. Anton Swanson and daughter
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-05-01
Foreign

Correspondents of Stockholm news.
papers in Finland telegraph persistent
rumors in circulation there of impor-
tant happenings in Russia. The most
definite rulnor declares that former
Grand Duke Alexis, son Of the former
emperor, has been declared emperor,
with Grand Duke Michael Alexandra
witch as regent and that the. new gov
eminent would refuse to recognize the
bolshevik peace treaty with Germany.
Holland has yielded to .Germany's
demands concerning transport, and the
supply of sand and gravel, although it
is understood that the amount of sand
and gravel will be limited instead of
unlimited, according to a dispatch
from The Hague to the London Daily
Mail. .f - -.+-''~a5~ III si,.s.5
German newspapers received at Zu-
rich say that two large powder fac
tories at Glazenbach, near Salzburg.
have been destroyed. The explosions
were caused by incendiaries and caused
many casualties. sst &#v ~ III f#I~
-. J"ltEI E#i. H-A = Vi +, ',TtFa & S&j
+ Princess Marie Antoinette,- mother
of Empress Zita, has been ordered to
leave Austria, according to a dispatch
to Paris from Geneva. Empress Zita
has been blamed for Emperor Charles
letter to@Prince Sixtus, in which lie
| made overtures for peace to France.
Ireland's voorhees, day, decided upon
by the labor bodies as a II protest
against conscription, proceeded n &C.
cortling to the leaders plans. The
stoppage Of work in Dublin was viz:
trally complete. There was no dis.
order. i5's .&## n.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-05-01

The United States government has
decided TO- take over all raw; wool now
held in warehouses at the price pre-
vailing on July 80 last. If holders do
not agree to sell it at that price the
wool will be Communicated. 49,. -:
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-05-01
Domestic.

Five persons-a farmer, his wife
and three children-were slain at It'll
aca Mich. and Herman Wittig forty
five, a German farmer, has confessed
that he killed three of them. The dead
are William Kimball, forty; Mrs. Cora
Kimball. thirty-fye; Clarence Kimball,
seven: Charles Kimball, five; Lou
lisa Kimball two.
William Edenborn, president of the
Louisiana Railway and Navigation
company and Il naturalized citizen Of
German birth. was arrested by depart
ment Of justice agents at Shrewsbury,
La, on an affidavit charging violation
of the espionage act
Nine. Marie de Victorica, suspected
by federal officials of being a German
spy, and who has been active in this
county for the last Is months, was ar
rested in a Long Island hotel by
agents of the department of justice.
Two thousand men of draft age who
were unable to produce registration
cards were arrested in Detroit, Mich.
At
Carl Dargotz, thirty-five, an enemy
alien, arrested last June by federal
authorities as draft evader, bur
later released, was instantly killed at
Seattle, WASH, when a bomb which the
police say he was manufacturing, ex-
ploded. >,,.r .....,
Members of the state constabulary
of Michigan took into custody H. wy
,nan, Wells. farmer living at Upton,
and confiscated about 1000 bushels of
wheat. which it was charged he had
been holding for higher. prices.
Twenty-eight jackies were hurt
some Of them gravely enough to be
sent to a hospital, and the lives Of
hundreds OF, others were jeopardized
by collision near Chicago. 1t was
due to fog. The Jackie Special"
with 1000 men aboard, was struck by
the Waukegan local, which was fol
lowing close behind. .ss...%l 2$I
Employees Of newspapers, no matter
I'm what capacity, are not entitled to
deferred classification in the draft
Provost Marshal General Crowder has
informed state authorities at Albany
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-05-01
Inga, Mrs. Christ Johnson and Myrtle,
Mrs. Ernest Lofberg and Adeline from
BlOomer
500 Reward. 500

Catarrh Is local disease greatly ipfiu.
enced by constitutional conditions It
therefore requires GonstitGtional treat,
Is taken internally and acts Though tho
Blood on the Mucous Surfaces Of the Sys-
tenn. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
destroys the foundation of the disease.
gives the patient strength by improving
the general health and assists nature In
doing its work. $4,000 for any case of
CataIrh that HALLS CATARRH
Druggists Use. Testimonials free
FIJI. Cheney & Co.. Toledo, Ohio.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-05-01

The American line steamship ST.
Paul. famous passenger liner, over,
turned and sank at her pier at an At
lantic porttwhile being warped into q
pier preparatory to loading fora trip
to Europe. Three men are missing.