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New Britain herald., 1918-08-09
Brief Items,

Cornelius Prior returned home yes- terday from St Francis hospita I where he underwent an operation few weeks ago a
 pr. l.. H. Frost has received a letter from War Department telling him to be ready to be called to service on August 10.
 Brakeman Hurt.
 - While throwing a switch at Plain vile, early yesterday morning Frank Walsh of New Haven, a brakeman for the New York, New Haven & Hart ford Railroad Co.,, was hit by an en- zine and his right leg was injured. He is at the New Britain hospital
New Britain herald., 1918-08-09

BROCADED PONGEES of yard width, and looking much like silk, good color shades, very desirable for pretty dresses and waists. Were priced regular at 75c. Sale price soc yard.
 NEW GINGHAMS of very fine grade, with choice of splendid va riety of handsome plaids, stripes and plain colOrs. A very popular material this season, Priced low for quality, at 75c yard.
 DRESS LAWNS in 30 inch width, fine for inexpensive warm day Dresses and Waists. There arc figures, stripes, rings, dots, and plain colors Regular price was 25c. Our Special Sale Price while lot lasts, is 19c yard.
 COTTON FOUIARDS, in beauti- full designs, and fine merchandised finish, with selection of nice variety of colors. Real worth Is 4so. We offer it at this Special Sale at S9c yd.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-09

ElDlS CEdiIlpS every month so l was un- able to do anything.
 l had tried every doctor in w e 8 t Plains, also every remedyI could think of, without relief. One day when l was suffering greatly a friend was at my hous e an d 6 aid,
 Why don't you try Lydia k. Pinkham g Va0a&abla Com
New Britain herald., 1918-08-09
The Big Thrift SD
 Drive

Through the generosity of of the lead- ing merchants of Hartford Coupons are given en- ttlng the purchaser of Thrift and War Savings stampe a Chance to $500 and s26O Get busy and buy all you can before the 11th of September. the day of the drawing
 Please get rid of the impression that the Mer- chants getting anything out of it.
 Stamps For Sale at Our Mail Order Dept There the Coupons given out
New Britain herald., 1918-08-09
Roberts-Stone Wedding.

town by the fall there will be plenty of wood to supply everybody, RobertS-StOne Wedding.
 Miss Mary Stone, daughter of MT. land Mrs. Patrick Stone of Forestville. was married to Raymond Roberts of this place Wednesday afternoon at o clock. The wedding was performed by Rev. J. T. Macdonald, assistant pastor of the Church of Our Lady of Mercy. The brides parents stood for the couple After the wedding tour MT. and Mrs. Roberts win reside at the home of MT. Roberts parents on West Main. street.
 Empioyes Affected by Heat.
 Many of the local factory employees are being affected by the excessive heat. Yesterday many left their work
New Britain herald., 1918-08-09

to spend the afternoon at Lake Com bounce. The two factories affected mostly were the Trumbull Electric Mfg. Co.,, and the Rockwell & Drake, Corp. The factory heads estimated that over 250 men were out of work from both factories
 Farmers Report Good Crops.
 The majority of the Plainville farm CTS report that the potato crop this year will be very successful. All the farmers of the town have begun dig ging some of their potatoes and re- port that they are of a medium size.
 One of the chief complaints of the farmers is that of the condition of the cabbage crops. The farmers report that the cabbage is being ravaged by small insects and bugs.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-09
WOMAN SAVED
 MUCH SUFFERING
Bytaking Friends Adviceand Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
 etable Compound.

West Plains, Mo. .-"I was all run down in health. had indigestion and ter
New Britain herald., 1918-08-09
Extra Rig Values in Wash Stuffs The Special Bargain News Now

 SUCH CHANGES TO SAVE FABRICS AT THE SAVINGS WE
New Britain herald., 1918-08-09
That's All Kaiser Will Get Out of /. War, Lieut.. GrisWold Says
AMERICANS ARE HAPPY
Only the Regulars Kick, and That Is
 Part of Their Business-Dog Bites Jepson Boy--No More Swimming in
 Pond-Briefs.

Some extracts from a letter recent ly received from Lieut.. M H. Gris- wold, with the Second U. S. Cavalry in France, may be of interest to the readers of the Herald. He says, un- der date of June 9th, We have had no mail for over two weeks, until to- day, when got twenty-two letters at once. I have no idea why they were so long getting here, except it may be
New Britain herald., 1918-08-09
ND RECRUITS FOR
 NURSES RESERVE
PlainViIle Girls Eligible for Ser
 vice Have Failed to Respond
H. s. EDUCATION NECESSARY

AAAShdnu SOO1---Dr. Frost Receives
 Order to Prepare to Lcave-Funer-
 al of Mrs. Russell.
 The campaign for enrolling nurses for the United States Student Nurses Reserve has been going on for a week and up to the present time no young woman in town has enlisted. Plainville has gone lover the top" in all its campaigns and the committee in charge of enrolling nurses fears that the present campaign will be a failure. In all the surrounding cities ana towns many recruits have been accepted but as yet Plainville has not received one. Only two days of the campaign remain and it is hoped there may be some applications dur ing this time. Any one interested may confer with Mrs. Charles H. Curtis of Welch street or at the Red Cross rooms on West Main street. Pam- phlets may be secured by applying to Mrs. $. $. Gwillim of Hough street.
 One hindrance in the campaign is that in order to become a recruit, a girl must have at least a High school education. Several local girls have already made application to become nurses but were rejected owing to the fact that they did not have a High school education. Plainville has three Red Cross nurses who volunteered sometime ago. They are Miss Moni- ca Brock, Miss Martha Hird, and Miss Nina Stone. Miss Brock Is stationed in France at a base hospital. The other two nurses are receiving pre- liminary training at the Grace hospi- tai in New Haven.
 Funeral of Mrs. Rose Russell.
 The funeral of Mrs. Rose Russell, widow of the late Thomas Russell, who died Wednesday night at her home on East Main street will be held Saturday morning at o'clock from the Church of Our Lady of Mercy In- terment will be in St. Joseph's ceme- tery.
 Ball Game Sunday.
 The first baseball game to be played by the new AH-Plainville team will be staged next Sunday at o'clock at the ROckwell-D Drake field on WOOd ruff avenue All-PlainVille's will play the Corinthians of Hartford, a fast colored team. The Corinthians played the Annext of New Britain a short time ago and defeated them.
 When the game is played next Sun day afternoon many of the players of the old Plainville team will be in the field. Among them will be Thomas Cassidy, Leo Prior and Oakes.
 Usher Expected Home.
 The Usher family of Pennington avenue is in receipt of a letter from their son, James Usher, who is in | England in which he states that he 1 expects to come home in a, short time. | Usher has been in England several 1 He enlisted in the Naval Re | serve force about a year ago.
 Coal Supply Still Short.
 Plainville coal dealers are still short l of coal. According to the statement 1 of one of the local dealers the coal l supply will not last through the month of September. Coal is coming l very slowly and while the coal deal !! CTS are trying to supply their custom CTS they feel that many of their GUS toners will have to go without coal until the winter is here. The dealers are making preparations to have some of their men chop wood so that If enough of coal has not reached the
New Britain herald., 1918-08-09

town by the fall there will be plenty of wood to supply eVerybody.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-09
Funeral of Mrs. Rose Russell.

The funeral of Mrs. Rose Russell, widow of the late Thomas Russell, who died Wednesday night at her home on East Main street will be held Saturday morning at o'clock from the Church of Our Lady of Mercy In- terment will be in St. Joseph's ceme-
New Britain herald., 1918-08-09
OUR AUGUST SALE OF

White, grey and tan BIanketss with blue and pink bordera also pretty plaids, 11-4 sizs.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-09
Special Clearanl Merchandise I
Silks for Present or Fall
 Wear

One lot of Fancy Silks-strpes, checks and plaids, 36 inches wide, value S2.00 and s2.25. On sale Saturday S1. .65 yaT1
 Fine quality Chiffon Taffeta plain and changeable, excellent wearing, regular SITS Vafde> Plain and fancy Corduroys suitable for separate skirts and slipons regularly s125 $150s yard.s .
 Remnants of Silk and Dress Goods at greatly reduced prices to close.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-09

All white and gray Blankets with blue and pink borders, also Plaid Blankets, 10-4 and 11-4 sizes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17
DEPARTMENT CHIEFS
DISCUSS CONTRACTS
Conference Over Annulment
or Continuance Involves
$18,OOO,OO0 of City Work

Fate Ct municipal contracts totaling
$1S.oo0,oo0 will be placed in the hands
Of Mayor Smith and City Solicitor Con-
nelly, entirely independent Of Councils,
unless the contract annullment program
is changed
Department heads today conferred
relative to what contracts shall be an
nulled and which shall be deemed inn
perative and allowed to continue to early
completion. Admittedly some $1,000. 900
or work now under way will be aban-
doned. the city to settle with contractors
for materials furnished. materials or
dered but not delivered. work done and
a percentage of profits.
All of these settlements will be placed
In the hands of the Mayor and City So
licitor and the department head in which
the contract exists II the administration
plan Is approved by the Finance Com
mittee tomorrow and by Councils On
Thursday. The scope Of the bill Is more
all-inclusive than any legislation pa ssed
in recent years, and 1t will he opposed
by independent members on the floor Of
Councils.
The contracts to be annulled in the
near future include number of bridges
partly completed. sewer work extended
to points where 1t can be stopped, high
way improvements on roads other than
those needed for Government work con-
struction work on city institutions and
many small operations that contractors
are anxious to drop before suffering a
financial loss. Settlements will be made
out OF loan funds and may total 81, ,OOO,- =
600 or more.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17
HEADMASTER RAPS FRATS
Penn Charter School Executive
Calls Them Poisonous

Describing secret societies In prepara-
tory schools "hotbeds of iniquity," Fred
erick Lincoln Smith, acting headmaster
of the Penn Charter School yesterday
made public a letter he had written to
the parents of twelve of the boys now
In the school. in which he said these
students must either resign from the
societies to which they belong or be dis
missed from the school.
Penn Charter itself has no fraterni-
ties. having eliminated them four years
ago, but during the last year, when the
enrolment of pupils was 1872 more than
In former ones. the twelve boys coming
from other schools. representing six secret
school organizations, have endeavored TO
enroll other Penn Charter students In
these organizations, Strongly opposed to
such societies In the school, Mr.. Smith
pronounced them especially pernicious
and dangerous to the character of the
how and his attitude toward his school
when they maintained their clubrooms.
outside the school entirely, in different
narts OF town. In these places. Mr..
smith said, boys under twelve years Of
age who were members were able to
obtain cigarettes.
.It is in such clubrooms." he added,
"that poisonous tentacles begin to grip
the vital parts of the bty's character"
Mr.. Smith asserted that six Of the
boys had already decided to give up
their fraternity affiliations and stick BY
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17
HOLD ENEMY SUSPECT
Man Arrested at p. r. r. Bridge
Nav Be Dementcd

Suspected of intending to blow up the
bridge of the New York division of the
Pennsylvania Railroad. over the Schuyl-
kill, Robert Dean, thirty-seven years
old living in the Inasmuch Mission, to-
day was held for the Federal authori-
ties by Magistrate Coward, at the
Nineteenth and oxford streets police
station.
Dean was arrested by Special Police
man C. H. Chick, of the Philadelphia
and Reading Railway force. The pris-
oner attracted the attention. of Chick
when Dean was seen lettering near the
bridge. His appearance aroused the sus-
p.cion of Chick.
Dead said he was United States
secret service agent. Chick asked to see
his badge or some other identification
but Dean could not produce evidence
that he was a Federal agent.
Chick took the man to the Twenty
eighth and oxford streets station. Here
lieutenant Cannon searched Dean and
found battery connections and steel
wires, with six-inch steel needles"
such as are used to set off explosives,
in the prisoners clothes, Dean said
he used the wires for ankle braces.
wrapping them around his ankles when
they felt weak.
Magistrate Coward asked Dean why
he was at the bridge, and Dean said
he was taking a walk to get fresh air
Later he said he had intended going
ON 10 Fairmount Park and tack fifty
Liberty Bonds on as many signposts
in the park. The suspect was held
for examination by an alienist.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17
WALL CUT BY THIEVES
TO REACH $4,000 LOOT
Yeggmen Also Get Automobile
Accessories After Open
ing Two Safes

Safe robbers broke into two automo-
bile establishments at Broad and Vine
streets between Saturday night and early
today and escaped with $4,000 in cash
and automobile accessories valued at
several hundred dollars
In the Times Square Auto Company
southwest corner Broad and Vine streets.
the thieves chiseled their way through
a siX-inch wall into little room and
blew the safe door from its hinges. They
escaped with $4,000, according to the
manager of the place. u
They then visited the next door es-
adjustments of ]. j. Patterson, 1906
li0S-1410 Vine street and made their
way to the third floor where they jim
mied the safe door open. They got $500
in cash and several hundred dollars
worth of automobile accessories, ac-
cording to Mr.. Patterson.
Detectives have taken .he fngerprints
at both places and declare that one band
is responsible for both jobs
They say the thieves gained entrance
into the Times Square Auto Company by
jimmying the Vine street door. The
door leading to the compartment wherein
the safe is kept was strongly bolted but
they chiseled their way through the
wall.
After rifling the safe they crept
through the cavity in the wall and out
the Vine street door.
The thieves gained access to the other
safe by jimmying their way through to
the first floor of the Patterson establish
ment. The safe was kept on the third
floor, The door Of this safe was jimmied
from its hinges.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17
S5O,OOO,OOO Voted
For Wilson's Use
Continued from PAGE One

Continued from Paee One
porary accommodations for new bu-
reaus when 1t seemed inadvisable to
await approximations. the President said.
for additional facilities for the civil
service commission, for the council Of ma
tional defense and for the mediation of
labor difficulties of many sorts.
Much money would be required for the
support of boards governing the prices
to be paid by the Government and our
Allies for various commodities, said the
President Other large sums would be
needed for the maintenance of the in
strumentalities that are forming public
opinion all over the country as to the
real aims of America in the war and
the real facts regarding this country's
participation. Additional funds would
be needed for aiding various patriotic
movements that appeal to the Govern
ment for helm.
Minority leader Gillette In urging
that the House grant the Presidents
request said the President had been
careful and scrupulous' In the expendi-
ture of the funds formerly put at his
disposal The President has an unex-
pended balance of s26,79s,569.
II don't mean that expenditures have
in all cases been made wisely" Gillette
added Some of the expenditures he
has made, in my opinion. should have
been nut UP to Congress, That Is only
a matter of opinion. however In the
main the President has done well with
what we have given"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17
TODAY MARRIAGE LICENSES

Milton A. ,Klenk. 1927 y. 10th ST., and Ruth
WIni@% phrsS. and ar Matilda BROOKS zoos psrlsn % st.
Rdsssl Gins MyfG5s SGEs sfstSS!sy Germantown. and
coFPaIsl E%y Gnass. ass' p Esss Assdss ss!h rf
sisH iss stsaSssS P1tssSasfh s;S Meis s
1.Hii Lillian Gormsn. 1s4o s Mole st. ,,N
John chIistoPhh, csmdsn; n y, and Julia
ws.s sSs%sSs' sS St.
y. T., and Loretta B. Fenton' jamestown.
coleman Hi, isos u. Watts ST.. and Ora E.
julius Ms'iGn e. seSsas Sss isso GsHs sh st. and LII
Ian b, VoIz. stoo. H. 10th 81.
Edgar wstmse assrs Fort 'sS seo resn s and Sue
Ehsl Hassy ss,i istS Ms,,so g. a,th st and c,,r.
Sterling sSh'i s. 5. Dsufsnsroa. 22S 8; Broas ..,.
John =. Roy Brsnchtown. Pa. and Anna
rrss esSsl e pssnharS ssss srsafiSf ssf ase st. and
1Rs %ssa. RsnAEgs Eis
Ernest smes Bates. ss 1853 NJ 18th ST.. and Miriam
George NJ Barrow. Camp Devens. Mass
and Lucy r. Snyder. Penn Township. Pa.
william b., Andrews. Farmer. City. m. and
I.ucy NJ Brett. Forrest Hill: N, Y.
Kenneth F. Cole. Tamaqua, Pa, and Flor
sa enee NJ Porter, Gioysrvllle. N Y
Charles II. Napkins. Allephenv County. Pa.
and Marie Voikman, Hotel Hanover. Phila.
Harry Israel; 7o5 Dudley ST., and Anna DER
Henry Winfield. ,as, issi d,SSa, Lom6sra ST. and
Michael j. CUNNINGHAM Woodlynn. Pa. and
Katherine McAndrews. l465 n. wilton at,
Harry w, Bell. 1890 Tucker St. and Dora
M. M ieklsr. ,2b1l N GARRETT q,
william Truiis saS a. Fasnkfo,d MsnSlns st and
John q. Numbers; Kenson; Del. and Rose
'aiy Rlyee N. wissins. solbury. Pa.
John " Matthews. 17lb Erie ave. and Ger.
trude p. 9osslein,, sos y. ID ct.
and Elizabeth Peel! .20o s, Jrniper st.
Edward Brown; i7sa wharton. ST.. and
rhcsdors u. Giiiies. ao62 n. Frsnkiin O..
! Aad Eva =. Bennett. capAen, y, =,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17
new U. 5. GUN SMASHES TANKS
Cannon Light Enough to Be Used
in First Line

Washington. June II. - United States
ordnance factories are now producing
an improved type OF the thirty-seven-
millimeter French cannon which will
prove the undoing Of the German tank
according tn artillerists who have seen
tests of the new weapon.
The new gun will fire sixty one pound
shells or twenty-five aimed shots a
minute. A variety of shells are being
made. the most successful being an
armor-piercing shell and an explosive
she'll
Among the chief advantages of the
new gun are its mobility and the fact
that II can be used from the fire trenches
OF a frst-line system. The gun weighs
about 1z5 pounds. including the mount
Ing. 1t is. therefore. possible in an at
tack for two men to carry the cannon
and two or three men to carry the
mount. Moreover, the weapon can be
assembled SO rapidly that during a bar
rage II can be dismounted and hidden
In dugout. yet placed in action be-
tween the time the offensive barrage
lifts and the attacking forces reach the
advance posts.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17
WOMEN RUSH TO OFFER HELP
IN NEW L. S. UNIFORM PLANT
Five Recruiting Stations of Emergency Aid Find Hands Full
Result of Patriotic Response to Call for Operators

WHEN stations we're opened today
w at five places under the direction
of the Emergency Aid to recruit women
workers for the new factory at Twenty
ffth and Reed streets. where uniforms
for soldiers will be made. the big re-
sponse indicated that a sufiiciency of re-
cruits would. be enrolled even before the
factory doors open, about July !.
Hundreds offered themselves during
the day. Seven thousand will be needed
to man the new factory
At the recruiting station at 1874 South
Third street the volunteers before 3
o o'clock numbered seventy-fve. 1t is ex-
pected the applicants will also appear
in large numbers tomorrow.
Thrty-three reported at 1923 Walnut
street before II O'Clock Most of these
indicated on enrolment cards that they
were experienced operators of high
power machines. All but one said they
could sew; this woman stated she was
without experience. but would do any
thing she could.
At 1876 South Sixteenth street, where
between sixty and seventy women en-
rolled for service before noon, it was
stated that only a Few were volunteer
ing for clerical service, the understand.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17
SLACKERS WARNED
OF BRITAIN'S WRATH
Lansdowne Man, Now Ca.
madam Engineer, Speaks
at Recruiting Mission

Home from training camp on leave.
Private Frank Tapsell, of l.ansdowne.
now serving with the mounted section.
Canadian engineers, visited the British
and Canadian Recruiting Mission here
today TO warn Englshmen that Britain
will not forget "slackers" after the war.
There are many subjects of Great
Britain In Philadelphia who are shirking
their duty" said Private Tapsell. These
men will be mighty sorry that they
waited to he drafted into the American
army under the terms of the draft agree
ment just effected between the Two
Governments.
America is the most liberal Govern
ment in the world in it's attitude toward
citizens of other countries with respect
to military service. Englishmen still
among the 'slackers' here can well reel
ashamed"
Private Tapsell before his enlistment
in the Canadian army April 8, was
civil engineer in private life. lie Is
native of England, but had lived IN
this city for ten years. His vile, Mrs.
Hilda Tapsell, still makes her home in
Iansdowne.
Tapsell was sent to = cantonment at
st. Johns. Quebec. for training. Two
months of the life there have made him
more eager than ever to see action at
the front. Every man in camp, ne
said, Is impatient to go overseas. cana
da's classes and y. 5. Q"s classes have
been organized, he said, and through
these all men with ambition have an
equal opportunity to achieve commits
sion.
Colonel st. George LOTUS Steele. head
of the recruiting mission. said today:
Every man who joins the British army
now is an asset to the Allies, for in the
last four years of the war, Great Brit
ain has drained her man-power. one
man out of every seven of population
(men. women and Children) of England
and Scotland is in the army or navy.
When one of these falls, he cannot be
replaced.
IF, on the other hand, the English
men living here are drafted into The
American army, they will merely be TAX
ing the places of Americans who other
wise would be drafted, and thus the
cause of the Allies really loses some OF
its man-power rather than gains"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17
Elkton Marriage Licenses

EIkton, Md, June 17.--Twenty couples
We're granted marriage license here to-
days as follows: william Liele and Ger
trude l.. Larkins, Joseph Leone and
Geneva Devlin, Joseph Bacon and Clara
Borders. Frank Lapidus and Catherine
Cornell, John Tbersole and Anna Booth,
William d. Harris and Mary Miller,
Clarence Rigler and Jennie Kane and
Joseph b. Railey and Geneva f. Lohr,
all OF Philadelphia Milton Coulbourn
and Hilda Hall, Seaford, Del. George
Bumgardner and Ethel Sudgo: Norris
town, Pa, Harry b Jett and Jennie NJ.
Jones, Wilmington, Del Albert Pater-
son, Philadelphia. and Catherine T. Zop-
pei; Atco, n j.; Marshall Hester and
George W. Reed and Anna Hampton.
Chester; Pa; ,h,ar Walter c. Dacey and
Hathaway and Marie Wentzel, Norris
town, Pa. James A. Mansion and Eliza
beth S, Purcell. Chester. Pa: John
Persing and Minnie Williams, Shamokin,
Pa. Richard L. Rockhill and Anna x.
Holmes, Beverly. n. j.. and Frank w.
Lacy. wilmington, Del, and Eleanor
Rockford Camden y. j.