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New Britain herald., 1918-08-07
BOMBING RAID IS
 THRILLING WORK
AViatorS Describe Attack on
 Enemy and the Defense

Behind British Lines in France, June 21, Correspondence of The As sociated Press) .--One of the most ex- citing tasks to which airmen are as signed is what is known as "desul- tory bombing'' over one spot for an hour or more. The object is to dis tract the attention of the anti-air- craft defenders of a given district and a machine carrying a dozen or more bombs is employed for the work.
 At first the airmen, a pilot and an observer approach their target eau tiously. With engines throttled down, the craft glides nearer and nearer. Below all is quiet. No German search lights are sweeping the sky. When the attackers are almost over their objective a rocket rises toward them and bursts into a cluster of red stars. The machine has been discovered. At once six or seven searchlights throw their beams aloft. The pilot looks at his watch; it is time to begin his desultory bombing.
 He flies steadily on, although a bar rage of bursting shells lies now in front of him. The observer looks through the wires of his bomb-sight to the ground DClOW. AL the proper instant he thrusts his lever forward and releases two bombs. A few sec onds later he sees the flash of their explosions, and above the cracking barrage, he can hear two dull roars. He signals to the pilot and the ma chine turns and sweeps away from the fiery ring of shells and search lights.
 A few miles away the airplane flies to and fro at top speed. The puzzled searchlights vainly feel the sky in all directions and then. one by one, are switched off.
 Then the pilot quickly moves again toward the target. Another bomb is dropped. As it explodes the search lights reappear and the barrage is renewed while through the thiclIly grouped shell bursts are threaded the chains of green flaming globes, so much used by the Germans.
 Again the machine flies away and this time to bewilder still more the soldiers below, the observer fires a white Very light which slowly drifts below and fades out. All the search lights follow it until it dies.
 Repeatedly the airmen return to the attack. Bombs are dropped at in tervals until the end of the hour when the machine departs, f1ickering fires and clouds of smoke telling of the havoc wrought by the bombs.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-07
HAVING AN % % rAdN Pusc 22 sr

have charge. The chapter. will be open Tuesdays and Thursdays.
 Mrs. Carlton Hazan entertained the Sunday school class at Elizabeth Park today. Dinner was served at the home of Mrs. Hazen.
 Mary Nelson will hold picnic at Hart's reservoir tomorrow for her Sunday school class.
 Mrs. Harold Upson will return to- morrow after enjoying a week at WOOdmOnt.
 Rev. Carlton Hazen is to spend the next three weeks at Northfield and Vermont The trip is to be made by auto. Thomas Emerson will accom- pany Rev. Hazen. Rev. Watson Wood- ruff will give the postlude at the First Congregational church during Rev. MT. Hazens absence. MT. Woodruff is the brother of Town Clerk Wood ruff of this town and is a resident of Lynn, Mass.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-07
ENGINEERS OUTING.

New Britain was well represented at the annual outing of the Connecticut society of Engineers at MOmauguin today. City Engineer w. H. Hall, Assistant City Engineer Ed ward s. McCarth and Messrs. Klett Williams, Platt and Clark represented the city engineering department Several employees of the Berlin Bridge Company also joined the outing John F. Mcguire, Max Unkeelback & Perry and Arthur N. Rutherford also attended. Hugh M. Rock well of Bristol gave an exhibition in his air plane.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-07

his vacation with his family. who are summering there
 Miss Bertha Sheldon and Miss Flor ence A. Camp are the guests of Mrs John H. Bell, formerly of this city, at her summer home at Ridgefield.
 Mrs. Adolph Wyck of 149 Mill street is spending the remainder of this week at Cosey Beach.
 Curtiss A.. Hall has leased, through the Camp Real Estate Co.,, his store in Judd's block Main street, to the Reed Jewelry Go.
 Mrs Charles F. Mitchell returned today to Sachem's Head after a brief visit to her home in this city. Mrs Mitchell is spending the summer at her shore cottage.
 The Swedish Baptist Ladies Society will meet tomorrow afternoon with Mrs. J. E. Klingberg, S1 Garden street
 Miss Margaret Sheehan, clerk in the money order departm ent at the post office is enjoying her annual vacation visiting in Albany, N. Y, and other places of interest.
 The water department will begin the relaying of the water main on Dwight street, between Fairview and East strets, tomorrow.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-07
LIMITATION OF CLAIMS.

At a Court of Probate holden at New Britain, within and for the Dis trict of Berlin in the County of Hart ford and State of Connecticut, on the 9th day of August, A. D. 1918.
 Present, Bernard F. Gafney, Esq. Judge. On motion of Stefanie Neverdowich of said New Britain, as Administratrix on the Estate of Michael Neverdowich late of New Britain, within said dis trict deceased.
 This Court doth decree that six be allowed and limited for creditors of said estate to exhibit claims against the same to the AdministratriX and directs that public notice be given of this order by advertising in a newspa- per published in said New Britain, and having a circulation in said district, and by posting a copy thereof on the public sign post in said Town of New Britain nearest the place whero the deceased last dwelt.
 Certified from Record,
 MORTIMER H. CAMP,
 Clerk.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-07
BAND CONCERT TONIGHT.

The first of the August series of band concerts and community singing concerts will be tonight at Walnut Hill Park. The American Band under Director William H. Bishop, furnish ing the music. Singing will be render ed by the assemblage after which the regular band concert will be held. The following program will be played:
 salute to the Allies; Bassoon solo,
 Loves Awakening. played by kysek' march, Daughters of America, Lampe; Community Songs, ''The Star Spangled Banner, Joan of Arc",
 Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag, "Over There" 'Keep the Home Fires Burning, "America," "Robespierro"; selection, 'Katinka", popular hits; selection, Blue Para dlse', Finale.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-07
WAR cffl
Meeting of Committed
 Commerce ToniAS

There will be a meeting &2 | &# Y committee appointed to ihvestiga# K the advisability of estabIishine a. war chest in this city, this evening in the Chamber of Commerce rooms. It has been reported that as vet the committee has come to no decision in the matter.
 1t has been learned that there is considerable opposition to the plan. as those organizations which conduct separate campaigns for war funds feel that better results are attained if allowed to collect money individually. Since the State Council of Defense has declared that the matter of es- tabllshing war chests throughout the state is national issue rather than state, it is possible the committee will oppose a war chest for New Britain at this evenings meeting. The pur- pose of a war chest is to make sys- tematic collection of funds for all war purposes, which go into one cen- tral fund.- thereby eliminating the usual series of campaigns, with the exception of the Liberty Loan.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-07
Economy in Paper.

(New York Journal of Commerce.)
 The newspapers have received sug- gestions from two sources at Wash ington having the worthy object of economy in the use of paper. Many of the suggestions were timely and use- full; some were not, but upon the whole they were beneficial because of the emphasis thus placed upon the necessity for economy. Economy in paper, however, should not be re- stricted to the newspapers. Vast quan- titles are wasted in other ways; for in- stance, in wrappings.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-07
SOCIETY WRANGLE
Member Suspended From Society For Talking Too Much on Election of a Candidate.

Troubles existing in the Societa Christofero Colombo were aired in the court of common pleas before Judge Edward L. Smith, yesterday. Luca DiMinho of this city applied to the court for an injunction against the society, which is organized as a, state corporation but has not state or national standing. The society at a meeting expelled DiMinno and he maintains the action was illegal He claims that he has had no hearing by the societys selective council. The rules of the society were submitted and Judge Smith has ordered com peteent translation after which he will make his decision.
 The society, which has it's head quarters in Hartford, has about 50 members At the meeting early in June candidate for membership was proposed and DiMinno objected to his election. A vote was taken and the candidate was declared elected DiMinno entered a vigorous protest, basing his objection to the candi- dates membership on the grounds that he was not a good man and did not meet the requirements. Di- MinnO spoke several times although the bylaws limit him to three speeches. President s. Donofro or dered him to sit down, but he re- fused to sit and then everybody talked at once. The president or dered an adjournment. A speciaIl meeting was called for June 19 and DiMinno got a notice and sent word he would be unable to be present. Then a notice came that he had been suspended, the suspension dating from June 13. DiMinno claims he did not receive notice of charges preferred against him.
 The membership of the society Is about evenly divided in the support between the president and DiMinno. There are number of members in the society whose homes are in this city.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-07
CORP. BUNCE WELL,
 HE TELLS MOTHER
Berlin Aviation Student Anxious to Cross Channel to Meet Hun
NOW TRAINING IN ENGLAND

Dumpcart Tries to Impede Progress of Trolley Car But Connecticut Go.
 Wins Another Duel-Nurse Blanks
 Not Returned.
 Mrs. Bunce of this town has re- ceived word that her son, Sergeant Howard Bunce, is still well and hap by and enjoying the life of an aviator Sergeant Bunce is now in training in England. Very soon he expects to be made top sergeant. As soon as he receives this commission he will go to France where he will put to use all his practice in destroying the deadly Hun.
 Trolley Hits Dumpcart.
 A Berlin trolley ran into a dump cart on the road a little north of the Prentice Mfg. Co., last night The trolley was headed in the direction of New Britain about o'clock when the wagon got in front of it and before the motorman could apply the brakes the cart was hit The horses escaped without injury but the cart was com pletely demolished. The fore part of the. cart is lying in the bushes on the side of the road where it had to be carried in order not to block traffic. The other part is still further up the road where it was pushed by the trolley. The motorman is exempt from all blame as it seemed to be the fault of the driver. With luck it may also be said that the driver escaped Injury.
 War Savings Stamp Campaign.
 The War Savings Stamp campaign which has been going on here for about six months is processing in fine shape. Berlin, which has gone over the top in everything which is un- dsrtaken, expects to do the same in this case.
 Blanks Should Be Returned.
 Miss Marjorie Moore and Mrs. Chas. Jarvis the two members of the United States Students Nurse Reserve would like all young women of this town who have in their possession application blanks to return these on or tsefore Saturday of this week.
 Berlin Briefs.
 All the divisions of the Grange of Berlin met at Laurel park in Hart ford today and enjoyed a get together party and a social picnic.
 Mrs Sharp, who is in charge of the Red Cross chapter in this town, is filling, wife of Se'uct" an filling, Wiii
New Britain herald., 1918-08-07
MAY CONSOLIDATE WIRE DIMES

Washington, Aug. 7.-Postmaster General Burleson announced today one of the effects of government con- tro1 of telephones and telegraphs probably would be the coordination and consolidation of competing sys- tems wherever possible.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-07
ASK HIGHER EMPRESS RATE.

Washington, Aug. 7.-Increased rates on newspapers and other publi- cations registered as second class mat ter by the postal service, were asked of the Interstate Commerce Commis- sion today by the American Railway Express Co.,, the Express combine formed under government auspices.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-07
PlainVille Soldier Was Member of
 Company E, New Britain SUCCUMBED TO WOUNDS
Bill Eaton, Feed Mill Owner, Ordered to Explain Sale of Wheat Flour State Inspector Investigates Elm pIoyment of Children.


 Earl w. Madeley, 20 years old, son of Edward R. Madeley of Washington street and grandson of William Made ley is the second PlainvilIe, boy to make the supreme sacrifice in the present world war, and it is a strange coincidence that he follows Francis Barnes, who lived in the same house with him. Both of them were bud dies,' as comrades are now called in the army. These chums enlisted at New Britain for service at the Mexi- can border and they were among the first to report when the call came for the present duty.
 Madeley was corporal and enlist ed in Company I, June 20, 1916. At the Mexican border he proved himself a good soldier. That record as a, sol dier has since been lived up to in France. He was, it is reported, twice mentioned for bravery in action.
 Last evening the following telegram was received: Deeply regret to in form you that it is officially reported that Corporal Earl W. Madeley, in fantry, died July 21 of wounds re- ceived in action. Mccain, Adjt.'
 Besides his father, Corporal Made ley leaves a step-mother and a sister, Miss Doris Madeley, of PlainV1lle
 Corporal Madeley was member of the local court of Foresters. He was also a member of the Foresters club. With the death of Corporal Madeley, the Foresters' service flag will have one gold star.
 Corporal Madeley attended the local schools and graduated in 1912. Pre- vious to his enlistment he was em- ployed by the Trum bull Electric Mfg. Go,
New Britain herald., 1918-08-07
WAGE INCREASE AWARDED.

Washington, Aug. 7.-Wage in creases ranging from 10 to 33 1-3 per cent were awarded today by the war labor board to employees of the St
 Joseph Lead O., at Herculeneum Mo. They are retroactive to April 21, last.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-07
Berlin Briefs.
BERLIN GARAGE

Auto supplies, Texas Filling Station, repairs speciality. Phone 671-23. George A. Ventres.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-07
State Inspector in Town.

Plainville was visited by a state in~ spector this morning. His object was to discover how many children were working in stores and also factories over eight hours a day. The inspector found only one merchant employing boy under 16 years of age. All the merchants of the town were given posters explaining the new age law for working boys and were warned not to diSObey them.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-07
CITY ITEMS

Manager Harold T. sloper of the New Britain Gas Light Co.,, left today on trip to Greenville Me, to spend
New Britain herald., 1918-08-07
Roberts Heard From.

Mrs Leon Roberts of East street has received a letter from her son Leon which was written on the Fourth 1 of July In the letter Roberts writes 1 that he is in the hospital suffering 1 from the effects of the gas attacks 1 which were made while in the 1 trenches He writes that he is fairly well but that he never has completely recovered. Roberts told his mother 1 to not worry and if his name should 1 appear on the casualty list as being l killed in action to remember that he made the sureme sacrifice for his country and had fought for liberty. Flour Dealer to Have Hearing. William $. Eaton of West Main street, owner of the local feed mill, received a letter from the state food director yesterday ordering him to appear in Hartford today to answer charges of selling wheat flour without substitutes
 MT Eaton claims there is a misun derstanding on his part and that he furnished the local grocers with the flour after they had given a sworn affi- davit that they had substitutes on hand to go with the wheat flour. MT. Eaton also states that he has not sold
 
 families, but to grOcers only.
 Brief Items.
 Mrs. A. w. Ryder of Maple street has returned home after an extended auto trip through Canada.
 MT and Mrs. Allen Bailey and fam ilv have returned home after spend ing a vacation at Detroit, Mich.
 Miss R. w. Ryder is spending the week at Short Beach.
 Miss Anna B. Graham of West Main street is visiting friends in Plainville, Mass.
 Mrs. Mary Wagner of West Main street is spending a 10-day vacation with friends in Shelton.
 The condition of Mrs Rose Russell of East Main street is reported to be very critical and all hope for he re- covery has been abandoned.
 Mrs John Sheath and daughter have gone to Sound View for month Board and Rooms, 53 Pierce street,
 $70O per week. 8-3-5dx
New Britain herald., 1918-08-07
OUR ANNUAL AUGUST SALE OF FURS IS CREATING MUCH ENTHUSIASM BY
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The Washington times., 1918-06-21
Do Your Part to Lessen
Accidents

You are doubtless reading in The Times every day
the story Of the automobile and motorcycle accidents of
the previous twenty-four hours.
It is detail of the cty's that every automobile
and every other person who the streets should
study.
Washington traffic has increased enormously.
The Police Department is doing amazingly good work
IN directing and handling it.
But there too many accidents
For this condition BOTH automobile drivers and pedes
TRANS are to blame.
The who drives carelessly who drives too fast or
who fails to recognize that other people have rights the
street is certain to get into trouble later
The pedestrian who uses the city ways as he would
country lane who mogs along reading newspaper or
needless Of traffic is likely to be sdeswped without
blame attaching to anyone but himself
Accidents be best avoided by the exercise of or
binary caution by EVERYBODY.
If you are walking, LOOK before you Cross a street.
If you driving LOOK ALL THE TIME.
Read The Times daily list of accidents see how they
happened and do your part to keep the number at al
minimum
The Washington times., 1918-06-21
Back tOthe DaysOfG eOrgeIII
That Monarch Believe the United States Had Mads Auy
Progress at All II he Could Come VoTELESS
Washington for . Week Two
By EARL GOODWIN.
This is to be an editorial about taxes.

This is to be an editorial about taxes
First want to call attention to the fact that during
the month Of July you should make return Of all your
personal property.
That is you should fill ont the blank which you can get
at the personal tax Office in the District Building schedu
the amount of your money hand your Stocks bonds
furniture and automobiles and other kncknacks.
If you do not do this the will send you bill
anyhow and fine you 20 per cent advance TO boot
The gentlemen the hin who make laws for rs
without consulting us thereby putting in class with
forefathers under King George BEFORE the revou
ton, have willed that pay tax intangible per-
sonal property threeenhs Of per cent cash and
stocks and bonds if have any after paying the high
living prices From this tax several million dollars viii be
raised and viii have nothing to say about using the
money
Now about the United States revenue taxes for the
In this District of Columbia turned into the Treas
ury last year the of $75 O951 This the United
States tax liquor tobacco, corporations incomes
etc. purely United States tax and therefore, easily
parable with the tax in the States Of the Union where
people VOTE.
Many of you who have followed this column know to
what use am going to put that figure going to ask
you to bear it In mind while you read this list Of States
showing how much each Of them contributed to the special
by taxation and showing how many Senators
and Congressman these States have in Congress.
The Washington times., 1918-06-21
By Beatrice F Fairfax.

But there, in the classroom, is
the enemy with the ffty-seVen
varieties of euteness and ready, In
the interests Of . killing to try
out any number Of them
''The young Amazon looks over
the lot and selects her victim.
Perhaps she does not think very
much Of him. she may rePret that
he is not taller, that his cheeks are
so pudgy, that his hands are not
clean, that he is always munching
something out Of a bag; but he is
a boy-and have you ever watched
a kittie play with a mouse?
"The campaign is opened not in
school but at the boys home, at
least that is the way it happened
with my boy" the mother con-
tinued. Diana, we'll call her that,
began calling up my son on the
telephone. At first she wanted to
know what the lessons were for
the next day-she had left her pa
per in school"
my cave-boys reception Of
these first messages was most
amusing, 'Whad's she calm me up
for. why don't she ask some Of the
girls about the home work."
Diana Displays the Wisdom Of the
Serpent
an the course of a week or two
Diana played her trump card. She
would call him up and say: That
you, Bob? Florence Smith has
made some perfectly lovely straw
berry ice cream, and she wants a
few Of US to help her eat it. At
terward she is going to turn on
the Victrola and we're to dance.
Would you mind calling by for
me?'
The Washington times., 1918-06-21
HEARD AND SEEN

NOW NOrIneFn L1beFdes wants to
take me 70 task. He says be eamS
down the steps at Seaton School to
90 to that IRE, but he never came
down the Ssaton steps to the IRE
am speaking about, and I will tell
you why. / hold a diploma signed
by MISS ANNA SARGEANT and MR..
WILSON, principal in the first grade
In the Seaton in 1875. Mr.. LOCK
was janitOr, and he runs an elevator
In the New Masonic Temple.
-The next year they put all girls
in the school and continued as such
for . good many years. The boys
hrst and second grade was in the
old frame church, on Fifth street
above NJ
Il went in 1877 to the third grade
taught BY MISS MARY MALONE, on
N street, between Sixth and Seventh.
l think she is q teacher here now.
In 1873 l went to the fourth grade,
and that Is the very earliest a fire
could have occurred, as I remember
walking down the steps and went
directly to the IRE.
We were told that the Baltimore
and Ohio brought engines over from
Baltimore in forty-hVe minutes, also
that they burstsd our water plugs,
being larger than ours
Il vent to the nth grade in 1879,
MISS EMMA BOND; sixth grade,
1880, MISS MOTT; part year, sixth
grade again, part year, 1871; seventh
grade, MSS KATE BROWN, 1889,
eighth grade (part year 1881 TO Mr..
Thomson, then / quit, started to
learn the printing trade, helped to
run on on . kick press the first
tickets and printed matter for Al
baugh's Grand Opera House, now
Polls. Also the programs for the
National and for Rice and Bar
tons dime museum-Whsre the
Postoffice now stands. They had
Wild animals downstairs and variety
shows upstairs.