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New Britain herald., 1918-02-23
CITY ITEMS

William Kerin of 3 Sexton street, who recently resigned his position at the office of the Stanley Works. to accept a position with the Depart ment of Interior in the Bureau of Mines, is spending a few days in this city. Kerin has received several pro motions since becoming connected with the department. having spent part of his time in Washington, Bal timore ard New York
 Mattabessett Tribe, No. fl, l. o. R. M, will hold an important meeting Monday evening. A large attendance is expected as degree work will be eXcmpli1ied.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-23
ASK COTTON RATE INCREASE.

Washington, Feb: 23.--Increascs ranging up to 50 per cent. in some cases in rates on cotton frcm South Atlantic and gulf ports to New York and Boston were asked of the Inter- state Commerce Commission today by the Mallory and Clyde line steam ship companies. Increases, if grant, ed, probably would not affect the present extensive movement of cotton by water from the south to north At lantic ports since that will be com pleted by the time the commission acts.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-23
NEW HAVEN HIGH WINS.

N lew Haven, Feb. 23.--The New Yen High school basketball team Heated the Crosby High school five
 h fast and interesting game in the Ek Square gymnasium yesterday $rnon by u score of 29 to %. The @sby team was weakened early in contest when James, one of the M stars of the team, was forced to Ire owing to a sprained ankle. Hey and Mansfield did the best |rk fer the local team. The former kounfed for five baskets.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-23
ENROLLING LABOR RESERVE

John F. Qulnn has been appointed to enroll men for the Labor Reserve in this. city. MT. Quinn will make his headquarters at the Machinist Hall on Church street, and is ready to en- roll any who may be desirous of en- tering the reserve. Several appli- cants have already been secured and it is hoped that more will volunteer within a short time The blanks for enrolment have been received in town, and it is hoped that the men Of New Britain will respond to the call for workers.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-23
TOLEDO GETS TOURNEY

Rhio City to Stage 1913 Bowling con- gress-Brown of Louisville, is Elected President.
 q Cincinnati, Ohio, Feb. 23.-Toledo Bas selected as the convention and
 pufnament city in 1919 and Robert K Brown, of Louisville and New &ork, was elected president of the Sm erican Bowling congress at its $1nual convention here yesterday. The prize list or money to be dis &Ibuted among the bowlers partici- 3ating in the annual tournament, as &1opted by the convention will total
 B0.s7O distributed as follows: 5 $1e,355 to the fve-men teams: \, 462 to the tWo-men team and g, eos to the individuals.
 The. winner of the five-men event 4ill rseeive $670, the team finishing Bird $575, while the one hundred and thirty first team, the last team finish in the money will receive S5. Tn the twe-men event $360 is set k the first prize; $325 to the second. Rhd $500 to the third, while the last two hundred and ninety ninth R'ize is set at $11.
 \ 4f the individuals the top prize is goo with $1S0 to the second and R60 to the third, while the last or R hundred and seventh will be $7. 8The only change in the standing &sterday occurred when J. Schmidt # St. Louis, by rolling 647, landed in sfond place temporarily and J. F.
 8tlzen, St. Louis, landed third with
 o int the individual events.
 In the individuals event iC. Wagner, \ wark, N. J., was first with a score # 680 and in the five men team uberth Colts of Newark, N. J.,
 k re fourth with total of 2,79O.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-23
MOORE WINS AT DEVENS.
bston Boy Captures Run With Over
 1000 Contestants.

8Ayer, Mass, Feb. 23.-John J.
 bore of Boston, g. member of the
 hchine gun company of the 301st lfantry, won a two-and- -three-uuar- E-naile cross-couatry run at Camp evens yesterday in which moro than
 A00 members of the 151st Infantry %gada were contestants His time was 1 minutes 39 seconds
 Rnislaus Cocker of New Bedford #shed second and Bernard Hough- h of Taunton third.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-23
MARKET h.
 AFTER G00I
Bright Prospect DimmeQ
 den Drop in P1

Wall street-Popplar stocks as well as speculative issues advanced l to 4 points at the opening of today's mar ct but soon yielded the greater part of their gain. The early rise was ascribed to short covering due to the passage of the railroad bill, transpor- tation shares being foremost in the movement. General Motors dropped 4 points presumably in connection with it's change of control and Su- matra Tobacco gained six points The closing was irregular. Sales approxi- mated 325, 1000 shares.
 Liberty bonds were heavy, the 1hs selling at 9796 to 9S.04, first 4s at 97.20 to 97.32 and second As at 96.7O to 97.
 New York Stock Exchange quota tlons furnished by Richter & Co.,. members of the New York Stock Ex- change.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-23
GREEN LOSES ONCE MORE.
Earthmore Has Easy Time With BartInouth Five, Winning, 43 to 16.

swarthrn Penn, Feb. 23.- garthmore outclassed Dartmouth It night on the home floor by 43 16. The Garnet quintet clearly Rplayed it's opponents in every de ktnsent of the game and from the S Tt to the end the result was never doubt. The first half ended with f score 20 to in favor of Swarth- apre and the second half saw the Rre rapidly piled up with clocklike Bularity.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-23
FALLS WHILE CUTTING TREE

John kerrigan of Mill street was removed to the New Britain General hospital last evening, after he had fallen from tree on North street
 Kerrigan had climbed the tree to cut some limbs. and slipping, fell to the ground. His injuries consisted of dis1ocation of his left wrist, and in juries to his right leg. Officer Thom- as Dolan brought the injured man to the hospital in the police ambulance.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-23
STANLEY CLUE NONIIN NATIONS
Ralph Britton and John X. Moore Candidates For Presidency March 5.

The annual meeting and election of officers of the Stanley club, composed of members of the office and factory force of the Stanley Works will be held on March g. Ralph Britton and John A. Moore are candidates for the presidency and other nominees fol. low:
 Vice presid ent: Miss Kallgren, Miss Murnane, Miss Riley.
 Secretary: Miss Beale, Miss Le> pold, Miss Stromquist.
 Assistant treasurer: Miss Cashen Miss kronholm, Miss Warner.
 Executive committees: Miss Brooks Miss Peterson, Miss Rice, Fred Ems. worth, J. c. Hunting, William Walth, CTS.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-23
TURNER SOCIETY ELECTION.

Election Of officers fo1. the Turner society was held last evening, the fol- lowing being chosen: President, George Vessels, vice president, Her man Water; second vice president, William A1brecht; collector, John Feil; trustees, William Albrecht and Charles Dehm.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-23
COLGATE QUINTET TO FORE.
les Lead at Outset. Defeating West
 Virginia Five By 4S to 36.

Hamilton, N. Y, Feb. 23.-Colgate Rlmphed over the strong West Vir- sia quintet here yesterday by q
 Ire of 43 to 36. Colgate took the
 NJ soon after the game started and
 Sd it throughout by a scant margin.
 first half ended 21 to A in Col Res favor. Rogers, of football
 Ble, was West Virginia's mainstay,
 $ ie sRed played exceptionally well &Colgate.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-23
MAD ANIMALS KILLED

Hartford, Feb. 23.-According to a report issued today for the past 14 months. there were 169 rabid dogs two rabid horses, seven rabid cats, one rabid fox and II rabid cattt killed in this state.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-23

CARL YOUNGBLAD, M. G. Graduate Medical Masseur, z4 w. Main St.. office phone 42S-13, residence phone G75-5. Violet Ray, Thermo-lite Bath. Massage Headaches, Neuritis, Insom- mia, Rheumatism, Irnpeded Circula- ton, etc. Treatments through your physician or by appointments only at your residence or office.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-23
CLEARING HOUSE REPORT.

New York, Feb. 23.-The actual condition of clearing house banks and trust companies for the week Give days) shows that they hold $57,7S6,- 0S0 reserve in excess of legal require ments. This is an increase of $2S,- 233,S80 from last week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-18
UPHOLDS niece
INJURY AWARD
Ci;y of Rock Island Contesting AC-
tion Taken Ry CompenSa-
tiOn Board.
STREET Is A STRUCTURE
Appeal 10 the Supreme Court on
suit For Injuries viii Prob
ably Re Taken.

Judge f. d. Ramsay in branch
circuit court Yesterday afternoon
upheld the contention of Attorney
James F. Murphy that a paved
stree. is a structure.
The case is the outgrowth of al
award 10 Hugh MCGEE of $3.50
each for AIS weeks. with a month
IL award. AZ the end OF that time,
NJ Si-.47 for the remainder Of his
life In addition TO these sums a
navuaut Of S357.IO and an addi-
i.oual S4> for medical fee was al
lowed Afr MCGEE under the work
mans compensation act for injur-
les sustained by him while work
ing for the city at Nineteenth
street and Second avenue. He was
rruCk nv an automobile, in July,
1915 and is still confined TO his
bed as the result of his injuries.
city May Appeal.
II IS considered probable that
the citv Of Rock Island will con-
lest in the supreme court the hold
ing of the Illinois industrial COM
mission. which has been upheld by
Judge Ramsay. J. X Scott ap-
peared for the city in branch cir
cult court and cOntended that e
paved street is not structure
within the meaning of the law gov
erning workmen's compensation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-18

at the island, and shall provide
such other duties as may be re-
quired by the club membership.
The entertainment committee
shall supervise all entertainment
provided for the club.
The production committee shall
provide ways and means to assist
the government to increase produc-
ton.
The great Rock Island arsenal
committee to enlarge the scope of
the work at the Rock Island
arsenal
The community relations commit
tee to keep club in touch with civic
organizations and interested indi-
yiduals as may wish to cooperate
with the club in the interests OF
the entire community.
The auditing committee shall
audit all books and accounts of the
club June l and Dec. l or at any
time so ordered by the executive
committee.
The special committees shall per
form such duties as may be pre-
scribed at the time OF their ap-
pointment.
The president shall be eX-officio
member of all committees
Each secretary of standing COM
mittees shall keep a record of all
his proceedings and submit a copy
OF same to the general secretary
for record.
The admission or initiation fee
shall be 81. payable in advance.
The annual dues shall be Sc per
annum payable quarterly in ad-
vance on or before the 10th days Of
July, October, June and April at
the clubhouse or to properly ac-
credited collectors in each depart
ment at the arsenal.
Admission to the clubhouse shall
be by card issued by secretary and
treasurer.
Members of the Rock Island Ar
senal Workers club OF Rock Island
will upon presentation of their
membership card and registration
on visitors register be admitted to
the club and be entitled to all priv
ileges of the clubhouse. Any SOL
der or sailor in uniform shall be
admitted TO the clubhouse and eX-
tended all courtesies.
No tips or gratuities shall be Of
feTed to or accepted by employees of
the club
No gambling Of any description
will be tolerated No peddling, ad-
vertising. soliciting, or circulation
Of subscriptions will be permitted.
A suggestion box shall be provid-
ed and maintained in the club
h. IL
posted in said suggestion box. ANY
thought that may occur to any
member in regard TO the manage
ment or improvement of the club
shall be deposited in the box No
complaints of any other nature will
be noticed.
Parliamentary proceedings shall,
except as herein provided, be con
Quoted according to Roberts Rules
Of Order, last edition, always.
The order of business at the
meeting of the club members and
the executive committee will be:
Reading, correction and approval
of unapproved minutes.
Report of officers.
Reports of committees.
BalIoting.
Miscellaneous business.
The constitution and bylaws may
be amended, used or repealed by d
twO-thirds vote of the members
present at regular meeting. pro
vided a notice in writing shall be
given containing the nature of the
amendment. the article and section
10 be acted upon.
Notice of any amendment or re-
vision of the constitution or by
laws must be posted on the club
bulletin 80 days in advance of &C
ton thereon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-18
DRIVES CYCLE ON
BATTLE LINE NOW

Private F. A Matt. former cash
Ter at the Wells Fargo company,
and now with the American expe-
dictionary forces in France, writes
10 his friend, NJ L Smith, OF this
city. telling Of army life at the
present time. He speaks in part
as follows:
We'll, Smith. I've got a fine
job now. driving a motorcycle out
fl for the major. II is a 1917 In
dian with a sidecar and fully
equipped The roads are fine, and
il is a pleasure 70 drive when the
shells are not falling too close.
The sidecar is already initiated
with a shell fragment. or grave
yard butterfly, as the soldiers
call them.
The weather is fine now. The
nights are cool, but suppose thai
is the regular climate over here.
! wish the kaiser would get tired
before next winter. as would
rather spend il in the states than
here
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-18
ELECTION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that an
election viii be held on Tuesday,
the 18th day OF June, A. D. 1918, in
the city OF Rock Island, Ill, for the
purpose Of electiug one member OF
me board Of education Of Rock Is
land school district.
For this election the city of Rock
island will be divided into three
districts as follows.
All that part Of the city Of Rock
Island lying west Of Twelfth street
VIII be district No. /. the polling
place for which viii be at Frank
I'm school. Ninth street and Thir-
teenth avenue.
All that part Of the city OF Rock
island lying between Twelfth street
ana Ihlrtieth street will be district
no. 2, the polling place for which
Will be al high school. Sixth avenue
and Twenty first street.
All that part OF the city of Rock
island lying between Thirtieth
street and Forty sixth street Getty
limits viii be District 80. 3, the
polling place for which will be
Aongfeilow school. Seventh avenue
ana Forty street.
The polls for said election will
De open from Z o'clock a. IN, TO 5
O'clock D m.
Dated al Rock Island. Ill, June
a. 1918
WILLIAM MCONOCHIE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-18
LOW FIRE LOSS
is new RECORD
Only 500 on Personal Property
and$305 on Real Estate Is
shown by Report.

Only 500 was the extent of fire
loss on personal property during
May. according to the monthly re
port OF Fire Chief George L New
berry. The total loss on real estate
reached $500. These totals establish
new record for a month fire loss
in Rock Island. The report is ap-
pended.
Number of alarms ...-. IA
Number OF gallons OF chem
lCalS ..--...--. .-.-.--.... b
Feet Of hose ............... 1850
Feet Of ladders used $500. SO
Miles travelled ....-. go
Loss of personal properties 100
Loss On buildings ..--. 800
Value OF personal property 1900
Value OF buildings .....-... $500
Insurance on personal prop
erty .--.-. Z3,Z0U
Insurance on buildings $780,. $3.50
The monthly statement of the
municipal tuberculosis sanatOrium
was submitted at yesterdays Coun-
Gil meeting by Miss Caroline Juhl,
superintendent The report fol-
lows:
Patients treated ......... -
Deaths ..-.,.-..---
Meals served 10 patients and
employees, ........... 1,211
Expenditures ..............s STAGE
Income from patients ...... 124
Physicians in atJendanCe-Jos-
eph DeSiIva, B. J Lachner. J. ".
SeiIs, c T. Foster. T. G. Paul, {.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-18
Ifly Thrlft siam ps---
ELK CARD PARTY POSTPONED.

ne card party 10 have been held
at the Elks' club rooms
evening has been postponed indet-
Altely. THE COMMITTEE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-18

Physicians in attendance-Jos-
eph DeSilva, B. J Lachner. J. ".
seids, C. T. Foster, F. G. Paul. {.
S. Davis and II. J. Freedman.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-25
Official Statements

LONDON, 2-The official statements
touow
s Oh % p th % o dd od nave & h ht m e
the River points. These being dealt
North of Peronne attacks directed with the violence
of the battlefront have withdrawn
Further north by large bodies infantry
repused with heavy loss to the this
divisions greatly distinguished themselves, beating hostile
British (day>1hee has been material the situation
battlefront during the night although further fighting
parties of the which endeavo the neghbohod
French the River
attacks on orp % this f front s M e a pfss @ on hs na
Heavy fighting is still be expected
somme and the Disc our corps are
booty English in their retirement are
We have bombarded the fortress of with guns
gigantic struggle is taking place for
battle is the Transoy Maurepas
and Ham, S" 'F''"'S
German dy>rhe battle near Monhy Cambria St. Quentin and La F
The % srs s Third @ and Fourth portions
chauny, repulsed with the heaviest
General Mnchy Height and
thereof carried forward beyond Wan
The army Of General von Dermar W.T. faow ~ WIZ - ~ ts n,
vanqushd forward Friday night as the
third enemy position in the Equancour Nuu Templeux1
Early yesterday morning they renewed their attack
defeated
junction with the left
Between Mananccu
Gotard have forced Tort
fighting
he the
early Friday
forward took by the third position broke
PEELED retire
IuYwz and Won ot;e
chedt the Somme.
fell victorious or
English reserves which thrown against them
The Generals
cral Geyl after the
French English and
westerly ~
For the achievement
New-York tribune., 1918-03-25
Explosion Wrecks
Part of Chemical
Plant in Newark

NEWARK, n. j., March 24.-An ex-
plosion, possibly cavsed by enemy
aliens, wrecked washing building"
of the Butterworth- -Judson Chemical
Company's plant at Avenue l tonight
and started fire that consumed six
buildings before it was brought under
control.
An electric wire found leading from
the ruins Of the washing building" to
"a spot out on the meadows has led the
police to believe that the disaster was
Of inccndiary origin.
Seventeen men are employed in the
building, which is used for the pur-
pose Of washing impurities from picric
acid. Two Of these, William Butter
wei, chief electrician, and Patrick
Flynn, we're slightly injured.
The fire, which started in the ruins,
jumped to neighboring frame build
ings and rapid work by the fire depart
ment alone saved the entire plant from
destruction. The structures consumed
are one-story affairs about 100 feet
long by 80 wide. The plant is COM
posed OF sixty Of these isolated units.
Damage has not been estimated.
The Butterworth Judson plant is only
few hundred yards from the Federal
Shjpyards.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-25
Two U-Boats
Are Sunk by
i. S. Vessels
Steamship Floridian Sinks
One and Destroyer
Another

AN ATLANTIC PORT, March "a
Two U-boats were sunk by American
ships in the past fortnight, nine pris-
oners from one submarine being
brought to French port. according to
passengers arriving here to-day on
French and British liners.
The German prisoners were taken by
, the crew of the steamship Floridian,
after the latter had sent the submarine
to the bottom. They are the first u
boat prisoners of the war falling into
Y American hands. The second undersea-
boat was accounted for by an American
destroyer, conveying one of the liners
reaching this port to-day.
w. S. Hembling, returning from
France as representative of the
United States Army Ordnance Depart
ment, brought the first eyewitness
story of the arrival of the captured
German sailors at the French port. His
account was vouched for in every de.
tail by two companions.
II was at the dock when the F1oridian
reached France on March 49," said
Hembling. 81 saw nine German sailors
being hustled down the gangplank, and
they did not receive any too gentle
! treatment.
II was told that two days before, on
March 10, the Floridian had been at
tackled by the U-boat. From all ac-
counts, meagre because of the censor
ship, the Floridian rendered the sub
marine helpless with few shots, then
send her to the bottom.
"The captain of the submarine, ac-
cording to the captured sailors, stuck
to his post until he saw that capture
| was inevitable. Then he ended his life
by sending bullet into his brain. All
of the crew, with the exception Of the
nine made up the gun crew of the
U-boat. and were on deck when she
went down for the last time. They
we're picked up by the Floridian's crew
while struggling in the water"
The Floridian was Of the American
Hawaiian Line, before she was trans
ferred to the transatlantic service.
The second submarine, sunk by the
American destroyer, showed its peri
scope thousand yards away from the
British liner arriving here to-day, &C
The liner, at the time Of the sinking,
had 700 wounded Canadians on board.
Early on the morning of March IA,
the day after the steamship left Brit
ish port, in convoy of American war
ships, one of the Canadian soldiers on
deck reported periscope on the star
board bow Almost simultaneously the
periscope was seen by the destroyer
nearest it.
The destroyer quit the convoy at the
alarm, and made full speed for the
spot where the submarine had been
sighted. The undersea boat had van
ished as quickly as it appeared, but
the destroyer reached the spot, and
dropped a heavy depth charge.
The liner, which was speeding on its
way, was shaken throughout its length
by the concussion of the charge. and
passengers, reused from their sleep,
came on deck in alarm. After the first
charge the destroyer was seen to circle
about the spot, then to let down sec
ond bomb. Oil quickly appeared on
the surface of the sea, and the de-
stroyer rejoined the convoy, satisfied
that a hit had been registered. and
the U-boat sent instantly to the bot
tom or her seams opened so badly she
could not rise again.