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New Britain herald., 1918-01-10
NEW Y. w. c. A. CLASSES
Educational Department to Start h.
 tcresting Work Among Members

The educational department ot the Y. w. c. A. has completed plans for opening several new classes which will fit young women to be better able to serve their country, and at the same time enjoy the added privileges of the association. The new classes embrace home economies and dreSSmaKlng first aid to the injured and home care of the sick, medical massage and knit ting, and current events.
 The first aid to the injured and home care of the sick will commence Jan IA at 7:30 o'clock. Dr. Gertrude J. Kinsella will be instructor. Dem onstrations in home nursing will be given by Miss Mary A. Macdonald, and demonstrations in invalid cookery will be in charge of Miss Lucy M. Judd. There are 16 class lessons in the course.
 The home economies and dress making class will open Friday January IS. at 7:3O o'clock, under Miss Jean nette F. Metcalf emergency house demonstration agent for Hartford county The number of class ap- pointments is } and is alternated be- tween sewing and cooking. Each member will furnish material for dressmaking.
 The class in medical massage will open Thursday January "A, at 7:so o'clock and will be directed by Miss Marjorie Breckenridge.
 The knitting and current events class will start January 16, under the instruction of Miss Ruth F. Loon1is in knitting, and Miss Greta Brown, lead CT in current events.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-10
AMERICA PREPARED,
 SAYS SECRETARY
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 profit to the contractors of 2.9S per cent.
 The death rate in our forces in the United States, from mid-Septem- Der to the end of December averaged 7-5 per thousand. Leaving out the deaths due to measles and it's ccmpli- cations, our rate among all troops in the United States, since September 1, has been about 2 per thousand
 Congressional Appropriations.
 For the fiscal year 1915 congress appropriated for the war department $158, ,000; for the fiscal year 1916, s2o3, ,0oO; for the fiscal year 1917, $403,000,0 1000; for the fiscal year 1918, $7,527, 7,33S,716. In other words, talk ing 1915 as normal year, the ap- propriations for 1918 are nearly 50 times as great
 The regular appropriations mean by congress for all governmental pur- poses for the fiscal year 1915 were $72O,eOO,000 or nearly one-tenth the 1918 appropriations for the war de- partment alone.
 "Of the total war department ap- propriations for 1918, $3,2OO,OOO 900
 
 which contracts amounting to S1,677,~ 900 already have been placed.
 "On the first day of April, 1917, the ordnance department consisted of 97 com nnfssioned officers while now it consists of S,oo4 officers, and, in addi- ton has 26,120 enlisted personnel.
 ''Tn addition to the selection and training of this new force, the making of these great contracts, and the fol- low up necessary in the manufactur- ing processes, a continuous study Of new weapons and instrumentalitics has been kept up.
 Many of the classes of ordnance material requiring to be designed, specifications drawn, and contracts let were wholly unfamiliar to our normal military practices. The trench war fare material alone involves commit ments of $282, 100000.
 '"Fvor the quartermaster generals de- partment in 1918 $3,O1S, S,000,00O was appropriated, or a sum more than four times as great as the 1917 appropria- tions for all governmental purposes.
 "On the first day of April there were 347 officers in the quartermaster corps. On the first day of January, 1918, there was total of 6, ,f31 officers.
 @On the first day of Jan. 1918, near ly two billion dollars of the appropria- ton had been obligated by contracts or disbursements
 '"The aviation section of the signal corps on the first day of April, 1917 consisted of 65 officers and 1,12O men. On the first day of Jan. 19lS, 1t con- sisted of 3,9O0 officers and S2,12o men.
 This division of the WIT depart ment was charged by congress With
New Britain herald., 1918-01-10
g. reorganization, accomplishing

reorganization, accomplishing the following:
 T. Created a war council upon which Gen. Crozier, Gen. Sharp, Gen. Weaver, Gen. Crowder and the chief ! of staff have been designated to sit with the secretary of war and the as- s1stant secretary of war, and to which the council of men of capacity either from the army or civil life, will be added from time to time. The pur- pose of the council is that it's mem bers, being free from the burden of detailed administration can take large supervisory views of questions or organization and supply and give to the government the highest values of their talent and experiences.
 2- Under Gen. Wheeler, with the advice of his military assistants and of industrial experts, the machinery or the ordnance department is being thoroughly re-organized in prepara- ton for the new phase of it's work upon which it is now entering. It's several operations will be conducted under the direction either of officers already~in the service who are now in position to give their energies to their administration or by men spe- because of their experience and capacity.
 The quartermaster generals depart ment is in process of similar re-organ- ization and sub -divisioning under General Goethals, who enjoys the unique experience of having worked out, at the Panama canal, problems of transportation and supplies of a mag nitude never until now approached in history Of also the efficiency of the departm ent is being strengthened by the calling from civil life of men of the highest ca pacity to administrate certain of it's great sub divisions.
 "A new view of the council of the national defense work and of the war industries board is now possible
 The council of national defense is on the other hand an advisory body without extensive power. The purpose of the council, however, was a recon- cHiation of conflicts and survey of the national needs and resources. This purpose it has served and is serving. The General Munitions Board and it's successor the War Industries Board, with their committees, were organized by the council for the following pur- poses:
 l. Assign priorities as among the several departments of the govern ment and the Allied governm ments in their demands on industries of the countries.
 2. Advise as to supplies of ma terials and labor.
 3. Advise on questions of price.
 4. Secure industrial and labor CO., operation.
 D. Avoid enhancement of prices, confusion of industry, exhaustion Of labor, and generally to prevent all avoidable delay which might result from the speed and magnitude of the new operations.
 ''To these objects it was admirably adapted, and it has accomplished a great work.
 We can now see the entire situa- ton. The first rush needs are sub-
New Britain herald., 1918-01-10

the expenditure of an appropriation aggregating for 1918, s744, 10000 CT five times the 1915 appropriation for the entire war department.
 'The engineer department for which in 1917 $53,000,O0 was appropriated, was charged by the 1918 appropriation with expenditure of $3,710,000,0 or about 700 per cent. increase.
 There have been organized, trained and equipped technical troops of for esters, stevedores, and railroad con- struction and operation men, aggre- gating about 120,000, many of whom have been operating in France for some months.
 "In summing up the war depart ment's work the secretary gave this IS it's accOnpIishmen
 IA large army is in the field and in training, so large that further in crements to it can be adequately equipped and trained as rapidly a4s these already in training camps can be transported.
 2-The army has been enlisted and selected without serious dislocation and the industries of the countries.
 3-The training of the army is pro- ceeding rapidly, and it's spirit is high. The subsistence of the army has been above criticism; it's initial clothing supply, temporarily inadequate, is now substantially complete, and reserves will rapidly accumulate. Arms of the most modern and effective kind, in cluding artillery, machine guns, auto matic rifles, and small arms, have been provided by manufacturers or purchased for every soldier in France, and are available for every soldier who can be gotten to France in the year 1918.
 A substantial army is already in France, where both men and officers have been additionally and specially trained and are ready for active ser- vice.
 5-Independent lines of communica- ton and supply and vast storage and other facilities are in process of con- struction in France.
 6-Great programs for the manu- fracture of additional equipment, and for the production of new instruments of war, have been formulated.
 "I make this statement" continued the secretary fully aware that there have been produced before the mem bers of this committee, some eXpres- sions of doubt, difference of opinion and disapproval.
 ''In the foregoing statement there are two exceedingly significant figures namely, that in first day of April the ordnance department consisted of 97 officers and the quartermaster gener- aFs department of 347 officers, while they now respectively comprise 3,0O4 and f21 officers There was no ready trained body of men in the country who could have been selected suddenly to assume the highly technical and specialized work of these two divisions Men of somewhat similar training had to be chosen. As the work pro- ceeded, subdivision and sub division became possible
 General Re Organization.
 on December 15, I was, therefore, in position to announce a general
New Britain herald., 1918-01-10
MURPHY- Nick EMMA NUPTIALtS.

John Fl. Murphy of 355 East Main street and Elizabeth A McKenna of 43 Seymour street were married at St. Mary's church yesterday morning at 8 o'clock. The ceremony was per- formed by Rev. John T. Winters and a nuptiad high mass was celebrated. The couple were attended by George Murphy and Anna Murphy, brother and sister. of the groom.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-10
SALARY COMMITTEE MEETS

Although the council of salary com 1nittee held a. meeting last night no action on the salary raises recom- mended for health department em- ployes was taken. The committee de- cided to wait until after the next meeting of the council when, it is expected, other salary raises will be recommended. It is proposed to act on all raises at the same time.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-10
ASK MORiE PAY

The members of the Bricklayers Union have served notice upon local contractors that they demand an in crease in wages, effective April 1. At present union men receive 65 cents per hour and the demand is for 75 cents per hour. Some of the union men claim that most of the contract ors are at present paying 70 cents per hour
New Britain herald., 1918-01-10
YOUNG BOY LIBERATED

William Templeton, IA, of Pearl Court, arrested yesterday on a charge of indecent assault upon a. 5-year-old Franklin Square girl, has been re- leased from custody. In the absence of witnesses and as a. result of an ex- animation given the alleged victim by pr. C.. M. Cooley, the authorities de- cided to drop the case.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-10
RROKAW-RIPPIE.

At a birthday party last evening MT. and Mrs. Elmer Ripple of 2I Francis street, announced the erj gagement of their daughter. Mis- Myrtle Isabella Ripple, to Charle t. Brokaw. Miss Ripple is employe. by the North & Judd Mfg Go. an
 MT. Brokaw is a clerk in WilliaI CoWliShaWs store. NI
New Britain herald., 1918-01-10

The degree team of the Ladiey Auxiliary, A. o. H., will give %Swhi] and social tomorrow evening in Fled tric hall
New Britain herald., 1918-01-10

MT. Curtis to MT. Unkelback, sta lg that the hearings should be opelyto the public
 The last letter in the series was written to ME- Curtis by MT. Unkel- back It states that '1after due con- sideration, it was decided to defer taking action on the holding of public meetings until after the committee had secured the necessary data and information so as to be fully en- frightened upon the subject" This letter was dated January 4.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-10
RED GROSS WORK
 FOR PAST MONTH
Articles Valued at $3,O15.20
 Made and Sent to Soldiers

Reports of the supplies sent out by the New Britain Chapter of the Amer ican Red Cross during the month of December follows:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-03-13
Special Meeting.

Pursuant to due resolution Of the
Board of Directors special meet
ing OF the stockholders Of WILL
LIAMS, BELMONT & COMPANY,
INC, will be held at the principal
office of the company, No. 12S South
Fairfax Street, Alexandria, Virginia,
or the 10th day of March, 1918, at
II o'clock noon of that day to consid-
CT a proposed amendment to Article
II. of the Charter of the corporation
to provide for an increase in the cap
ital stock from S4S0,O00, to $750,000.,
BY the authorization of $4,000 adj
ditional shares of Common Stock at
SIC par value each and to consider any
other business that may properly
come before said meeting.
JOSEPH H. sCHOENBERGER,
Secretary.
]. K. NJ. NORTON, Esq, Atty,
dated, New York City, Feb. 26, 1918.
50-15t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-03-13
A NERVOUS WRECK
From Three Years Suffering. Says
Cardui Made Her Well.

Texas City, Tex.-In all interesting
statement, Mrs. 6. H. Schill, Of this town,
says: "For three years suffered untold
agony with my head. / was unable to
do any of my work.
just wanted to sleep all the time, for
that'was the only ease ce:iidd ger, when
Twas asleep. became nervous wreck
Just from the awful suffering with my
head.
Twas so nervous that the least noise
would make me jump out of my bed.
had no energy, and was unable to do
anything. My son, young boy, had 10
do all my household duties.
Twas not able to do anything until
took Cardui. took three bottles in all,
and it surely cured me of those awful
headaches. That has been three years
ago, and know the cure is permanent,
for | have never had any headache since
taking Cardui. ;.
Nothing relieved me until took Cardui.
It did wonders for me.''
Try Cardui for your troubles-made
from medicinal ingredients recommended
in medical books as being of benefit in
female troubles, and 40 years OF use has
proven that the books are right Begin
taking Cardui today. Nc-IS
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-03-13
Spring
Millinery

Emphasizing that decided change
is the strongest point in Fashion,
millinery decree.
Every new style idea is most CON-
prchensively interpreted here.
Prices, S. to SIS.
Second Floor-Lansburgh & Bro.
THIS SALE OF BOYS WASH
SUITS
consists of brand-new garments
recently purchased by US at big COR
cessions in price.
The sale prices, as you'll note,
are low even for normal times. Con-
slider them with present day high
cotton prices in mind.
Buy literally.
All new styles.
All new materials.
Sizes 2 1-2 to 10 years.
One lot S1.15.
One Lot S1.65.
Firth Floor-Lansburgh & Bro.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-03-13
BACK GIVES OUT

Plenty of Alexandria Readers Have
This Experience.
You tax the kidneys and overwork
them
They can't keep up the continual!
strain.
The back may give QUIT may
ache and pain.
Urinary troubles may set n.
Don't wait longer take Doan's
Kidney Pills.
Alexandria people tell you how they
act.
L. Weisner, stationary engineer,
2O1 South Lee street, Alexandria,
says: "My back was so weak and sore
that when I bent over to pick up any
thing I could hardly straighten
again. Sharp pains often caught me
in the small Of my back and could
hardly take a full breath. My kid
ncys acted irregularly and the kid
ney secretions burned in passage
and contained sediment. got
Doan's Kidney Pills from Warfeld's
Drug Store and when l had finished
two boxes, my back and kidneys were
in good shape"
Price Coo, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
ret Doan's Kidney Pills-the same
hat Mr.. Weisner had. Foster Mil
,urn Co, Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-03-13
POLICEMAN SHOT.
Akron Citizens Incensed: Four Off
GERS Murdered in Three weeks.

Akron, Ohio, March 13.-Thousands
of irate citizens, angered at the cold
,olooded Staying of Patrolman Gothia
Richards yesterday, the fourth officer
to be shot down while on duty here
within the last three months. throng-
ed the downtown streets last night,
threatening to storm the Jail where
men charged with the crime are be-
ing held.
Every police officer has been or
dered to quarters ready to quell any
outbreak. Orders to keep pedestrians
moving have been issued by Mayor
Myers and he has forbidden street
meetings to take place.
Frank Mariana and Frank Chivoro,
Italians, with four other suspects, one
a woman, were spirited away in au-
tomobiles and under an armed guard,
when the mob threatened to move on
the jail.
Richards was shot by five hold-up
men whom he had attempted to place
under arrest after they had robbed
George Fink.
Five bullets took effect in Richards
body. He died after he had identified
Mariana and Chivoro as two Of the
gunner who were captured few
minutes after the shooting.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-03-13
Washington Southern Ry.
Schedule in effect Feb. II, 1918.

Schedule in effect Feb. II, 1918.
For Washington and points north
daily sos, 9:13, 9:28, 1913, 1888,
a. m, 1913, 1:1S, 3:1S, 9:13, 11:S3
p. m.
Week days only 6:O3 p. m. Satur-
days only 4:45 p. M, and Sundays
only 8:18 p. m.
For Fredericksburg, Richmond and
points south at 4:37. 1852 (local) and
9:47, a. m. 2:27, 2:47, SIT (local)
Git, 2:27, SIT, GIT, p. m. daily.
Accommodation for Quantico at
HOB a. N. daily and 2.3S p. m. Sat
urdays. Night train leaves 11:48 p.
m. daily for Fredericksburg and in
termediate stations:
NOTE-Times Of arrival and do,
parture and connections not Kuaran-
tee5.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-03-13
TO DRAFT FITS IN VIRGINIA.
Preliminary Instructions Sent to Lo>
cal Board in State by Acting Ad-
jutant General.

Primary instructions to local boards
OF Virginia, pending the next call for
men under the selective service regu-
lations, were issued yesterday from
the Office of the adjutant general. Def
mite action IS planned in these in
structions to alleviate the food situa-
ton caused by the labor shortage.
This action is result of the fur
loughs proposed by Congress which
will allow certain drafted men to re-
turn temporarily 70 the munition
plants, the manufacturing plants and
the farms.
Virginia's quota under the next call,
it was stated yesterday, will be 2,17S
men.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-03-13

Maryland, Delaware and
Virginia Railway Co,
Steamers Of this line leave Alex-
andria every Monday, Wednesday,
and Saturday. at 4:45 p. N.
FOR BALTIMORE AND ALL TIE
USUAL RIVER LANDINGS
Cuisine and appointments une1cek-
ed.
Freight for Baltimore, Philadel-
phia and New York solicited and
handled with care. Through rates
and bills of lading issued.
Single fare to Baltimore, 1928;
with return trip $3.50. State rooms
ono way $500 and up.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-03-13
WANTED AT ONCE.
At the highest cash prices,
10000 Bags and

10000 pounds Burlap
also al kinds of old junk, such as Old
Iron, Rags, Rubber, Rope, Bones,
Brass, Copper, Zinc, Lead and Metals
of all kinds, also old Autos and Auto
tires, etc.
We also buy all kinds of paper and
paper Stock, bags, and burlap.
Ship US your goods. We pay the
highest prices. Checks mailed same
day goods are received.
CAPITAL JUNK COMPANY
Phone 559N.
1910 King Street, Alexandria. Va.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-12
SISTERSVILLE AT
WELLSBURG TONIGHT

Tile SiStcrSvill" hirn uulnt Will como
to Wcilsburg Saturday night 10 attempt
ia COME back and wipe out the dccfat
that was handed them by I'll" local ilFc
las; Saturday night h% the close score
uf 1915. TIM: VAS IA" first game mat
;hrv had had. this season. md as Wells
burg had already played SIX games. they
were in more. or loss mid season form.
ana haI - great advantage over TIE
L., ~ from. down III" river.
I'm tins gam lhr defeated team played
wonderfully strong game on The de-
rcnSiv.> AS they held their opponents 10
lh,. lowest score that they have had for
tn, pas. three years. In bowman ana
Conway arr. two stellar guards, and 1t
WAS ,hirfly due 10 their. efforts that
tn. S,'GT" WIS 81 low.
This Will make In" fourth tim" That
;h,.s teams hav. met. and two Of the
ruIu..s havr gone to WrllSburE. the
nIhrr tn Sislrrsvillr. Wcllsburg lost Ia
Siel.rsvillr rn III" lattor'S floor last
wear hy the score Of $3.50. and defeated
chem here. later in tn" "Sa$on iH--'. ana
again this year by TN" score IF Till
and i, is safe !" bet that the opposition
will try for = comeback and max" I; an
even break with games won and LOST.
rhrS" in .harEr Of th" N"lI&hirE
tr.lm i,av. been anticipating II hard bat
tie and have hal the team going M Il
hard y,aii in III" practices This week.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-12
DANGER Of Fnu1ine-

CHICAGO Jan ll.-With the second
big snow on tho week burylng Chicago
and suh-zsro cold wave sweeping TO-
ward tho city on forty mile gale. 'hi-
cago again faced danger OF Il famine OF
fuel and food.
From New Orleans TO Lake Superior
and west TO Texas all sections OF the
southwest. west and northwest are tec!-
ing tho same storm. Al Galveston
Texas, snow Is falling and in tho Texas
panhandlc the thermometer Is below
zero.
Six inches Of snow Is reported IN
northern Texas and Olilahonaa and nine
inches in Kansas.
With practically the entire wheat and
oat belt III tho country blank"tcd nE
snow. grain experts predicted great ben
ciit Ia crops.
Railroads reported much trouhl" with
Tho drifts. passenger service from the
Yves. and north being from four to i've
hours late. The Rock Island "ilSih"und
I:n,d.n state Limited was stalled AT
Eismit. Kansas. FOR ten hours Tn" pas
s,rr,rS suffered no discomfort however
having plenty to cat -,
A. wichita Falls. Texas, three ola
ri,ld workers arc said 70 hav" become
lbs, and it is feared persisted in the
blizzard.
In chicago. thousands OF persons
welded the shovel in desperate elloFI
;, clear the streets before tn situation
h.cun,r a menace 10 public welfare.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-12
SEVERE ST ORM
PREDICTED TODAY
HEAVY WINDS AND EXTREME COLD
WEATHER IS THE
FORECAST.
Cold Wave From The west And Tor
uado From South Meeting
Here.

Evidently tn" weather man docs nor
think that II" has handed on Il sever"
enough dmsr To- tn" residents nG tins
peaceful city. for h" has = great biz
HriMrui of sur" enough barC"mrtrlc
chlnsrS thh; Il" intends I" lot loose
within tho nrXt lwrn'E-I"ur hours. Nc
r"rGiuE t. Il resident who has Kept u
close warrh al the barometer for IN"
last ten Years. III" greatest change thn'
H." has eyer noted has taken place.
The glass dropped from @N.TG t" @S.-h
III Il half hour which drn"l"S a blizzard.
~ q gal" which. If ii happened IN lit"
seas would mean shortening Of Sn'l
and IL fast run tn Ihc nearest harbhr.
Wheeling Will get some sever" wealth
rr withir the next twcnt$-f"ur hours
without L doubt, for Miss JcSsi" Fer
&vihr. local forcraStcr. also Informed
tn" lnt"ilIrcncCr ut o'clock this MORT
I'M: that III" official barometer had drop
pod 10 oS.2g and that X was her opinion
that L severe storm WAS approaching.
The report from the Emitted states
bureau this morning il that Il cold wHV"
is due today from the west. which will
meet with the tornado which has tie
vtGtatrd many towns. and ccnt"rlnE
here. will bring strong winds and "N'
ti,,me cold. together with tho possibility
81 Il heavy snowfall.