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New Britain herald., 1919-06-07
HEROIC NURSE IN .. "
 MAJOR OPERATION
With Razor Thread and Ether She Amputates Mans Leg in
 Emergency

Drama, Macedonia, April 10, CBy Mail. )-With razor, a spool of cot ton thread, and a small portion of ether and chloroform Miss Maria P. Kouroyen, an American Red Cross nurse performed a life or death oper- ation here as the result of which and her other errands of mercy she has come to be known as "the American angel' by the homeless and starving Greek refugees. s
 Born of Greek parents. Miss Kour- oven is graduate nurse of the Mas sachusetts General Hospital in Bos- ton. Because of her knowledge of Greek the American Red Cross sent her. to Macedonia, where typhus. smallpox and cholera tread on each othet's heels and where the refugees bury thgfF, death beneath the dirt floors of their ,shelI-shattered shacks so that the bread cards of the dead member of their family shall not be taken up. \ . Es
 A Greek soldfer one of whose legs had been crhshed was brought to thes box car on a railroad siding in whichs Miss Kouroyens was living, Something had to be done for him at once. x seS
 Miss KouTaSep yspent no. time Ia talllf1xr-~ EssoFro wing g5 razor from Lieutenant Abner J. Fobb, of Denver, Colo.,, an American~~ ~~f5Seds Cross field worker who +u-s,S shaving by candle 1iybt II, ths,ST9ox carr Miss Kouroyen '', ,1,a, est teefizeds her patient with her small supply of ether and chioroform, .anG performed an amput tation using ~rottoio thread to tie off" the arteries saRd veins.
 sS Despite the ,prophecy of a local doc sor that the aged patient would not give through the sIigfy Miss Kouroyen < som etine later received a visit from her patient. He lad an American arr 4ifcial limb made for him in thes American @Rrs xoss artificial leg fac-. +o,.,, for Gre> cr rnutiies iii Athauz
New Britain herald., 1919-06-07
LODGE RECEIVES
 PROTEST OF PLUME
Officials Go Over Head of Peace Coun- 5. cil in Cabling Demand for I'd Self Determinations

Washington, June 7.-Offcials of Plume have gone over the head of the peace conference and have appealed to the United States senate from the decision of President Wilson in refus- ing to permit the annexation of Plume to Italy. A long cablegram has been received by Senator Lodge from An drea Osseinack, Plume plenipotentiarv to the peace conference. who says he speaks for the municipal authorities and people of Plume who seek incor- poration with Italy. -4,;
 "Citizens of Fiume," the1ca de- clares appeal. to the sense H jus tlce Of the American senate, hoping 1t will not permit the name of the great people of Abraham Lincoln and George Washington so grave 'an in justice to be committed '
 Surprise is expressed that President Wilson 14 points were violated when independence of action was refused to the very city which offers the world a unique, typical instance of elf-determination." Figures and ar Suments are furnished to demonstrate why Plume should be annexed to Italy
 .Fiume will face war, or life or death, and will not tolerate that it's fate be decided without it's consent. It is prepared to defend itself to the ut most the Cablegram says
New Britain herald., 1919-06-07
WAR RISK INSURANCE WAS
 PROFITABLE IN ENGLAND.

London, June War insurance, as carried on by the British govern ment, dropped $S5,0o0.OO0 net profit into the nati6f's coffers according to a report just made public. Fhe chief item of profit was $S0,0O0.0 060 on the hulls of British steamships which sur viVed German submarine warfare. The greatest loss was $ 55, ,006,000 or British cargoes which the U-boats sunk The sum of $7,500,00 was paid as insurance on the lives of officers and men in the merchant marine, and $1,75o,ooo a year is being paid as pensions and allowances to depend entS.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-07
CHANGE NOTED IN ROYALTY.

London, June 7.-Since the return of the Prince of Wales from the army in France he has been unusual ly active in acquiring first-hand in formation on many subjects, and in royal circles he is referred to as the prince, who learns things for himself" He is' said to have brought back from France the unconvention- al manner he acquired in his asso- citation with the troops of all ranks. The prince rises at 7 o'clock each day, and when there are no public engage ments on his program he plays rac- quets, of which he is exceedingly fond.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-07
D. 5. C. IS AWARDED.
American Army Gives Decoration to
 English Woman for VaIor.

WashingtonfJune 7.-One woman was included in the list of citations made public by the war department today as the basis for awards of the D. $. C. Miss James Jeffrey, an Eng fish woman, serving as an American Red Cross nurse, was cited for extra ordinary bravery in action. While on duty in a hospital she was wounded by an exploding aerial bomb, but re- fused to leave her post though suf- ter1ng great pain; her devotion to the task of helping others was inspiring to her associates
 Other awards of the D. S. c. an- nounced today included: Captain Maunce J. MeGuire, Scranton, Pa; sergeants Bent Prager, Pittsburgh, Pa, and Wm. J. Ingold, Altoona, Pa.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-07
SALES ARE POPULAR

London, June 1.-The constantly ad- Vancing prices of dress material and other necessaries for the female ward robe, has caused the stores to be be- seiged at times when unusually at tractive Sales are on. One such sale was advertised for Monday in this week and before 10 o'clock on Sunday morning one woman was waiting outside the. establishment, Soon several otlserssscame with pro visions and camp stools They sat through the whole day and night and were joined by many hundreds the next. morning. Three policemen were reQuisitioned to restrain their rushes when the doors opened.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-07
WOUNDED MEN PAID PROMPTLY

Washin gton, D. C., June Pub of sick and wounded soldiers in Army hospitals is being expedited at the di- rection of Surgeon General Ireland. Within A hours after his arrival at a hospital, each patient is handed a questionnaire which is executed by him and collected before he has been transferred from the receiving ward This document is then placed in a service record, the soldiers name is listed on the payroll and he is paid within a week of his arrival at the Army hospital.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-07
PUBLIC NOTICE.

The Selectnen of the Town of Plainville herehy give notice in ac- cordance with Section 412 of the Gen. eral Statutes Revision 1918, that the following bylaw was passed and adopted at a}n1eeting of the Board of &ee BYLAW. fa
 1. Any person throwing or placing waste material, garbage, paper, de- cayed fruits, or refuse of any kind in any of the highways in the Town of Plainville, shall be punished by a penalty not exceeding s1O. for each violation of this bylaw.
 2. All waste material, garbage, refuse or papers shall be disposed of, by incineration or removal to some public dump. - .&
 Dated at Plainville. Conn. this 27th day of May, A. D., 1919.
 VIM. J. JOHNSON, -.s
 e. IT. CALOR.
 FRED s. SPENCER. >~ selectmen of the Town of Plainville.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-07
OPPOSITION INCREASES.
-Rhenish Republic, Fostcred by France,
 Docs Not Prove Popular.

Wiesbaden June 6 (By The Asso- ciated Press. )-Oppositio to the Rhenish republic is growing here each day. The judges of the provinces are the latest to defy the new govern ment, and, with court employees, have declined to recognize the legality of the regime headed by Dr. Dorten.
 The French are reported to have made definite promises to the republic in the shape of officially setting wine and food prices on a peace basis and also fixing the value of the mark arbi- trarily at one franc 23 centimes. A general protest strike occurred here yesterday.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-07
B CHILDREN WILL
 RECEIVE DIPLOMAS rlin Graduation Exercises Set
 for June 26 LOCAL BOY IS DECORATED
Alfred Ambrose Barrett Receives A~Croix de Guerrc at Public Exer-
  fl cises This Aforementioned Mo- ticcs-Other Brief News Items.

The Berlin school graduation will be held June 18th. Miss Scollon, principal, says that this years class Sis the largest in several years Thirty sthree of the students will receive di- plomas and many will enter the New Britain High school in the fall.
 Graduation committees have been appointed by the class officers and ar ra$ genents are being made for the final program. It is being decided by the class officers whether the grad uating exercises will be held in the school room or whether at the town hall or Grange hall. Last year the graduating exercises were held in the town hall, as the school rooms could not accomm odate as many people as wished to attend ..-
 The feature of this years gradua- ton exercises will be the military dancing, which. will be delivered by several girls of the class. The re- freshment committee is making ar engagements to serve refreshments fol- lowing the presentation of the pro- gram.
 Supt. Bs R. Showalter has chosen the design of the diplomas, MT. Show alter wiu speak to the boys.
 Given Croix de Guerre.
 Alfred Ambrose Barrett son of MT and Mrs. A. J. Barrett of Worthing ton ridge, was this afternoon decorat- ed with the croix de guerre awarde ed hip for bravery under shell fire by the French government. Naval Com rnasader Samuel A. Katz presented the cross with citation papers before a large audience. of people from this and nearby places.
 Barrett did not know anything 7 about his being awarded the medal until he was notified by Commander Katz yesterday morning and was much surprised Besides Matthew and Charles Brown. the two local col cred boys, Barrett is the only local man to receive the French war cross Commander Katz, after he had pre-
New Britain herald., 1919-06-07
JOHNSON BOOM KINDER WAY,
 - -AI-4A tSts California Republicans Will Meet
 Discuss Plans, sin7More Detail. a

San Francisco. June A A cali fsf a republican conference here on 5sst4 urday, the 14th to discuss canaSgsss plans in behalf of Senator Hirafr ss4f3 Johnson as a candidate for presidea4s on the republican,. ticket, has been sent throughout the state by com mlttee of party leaders. The call de- cries whaf it terms 4the blunders,' of ,tlaesa thea deffecfetic party and outlines ssgshRson S career as governor and Ssf1a tor.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-07
FARM LABOR SHORTAGE.

Washington, D. C., June 7.-Reports to the United States employment serv- ice shows a constantly / increasing de- mand for farm abor. States ip the Northwest, Middle West, South and Southwest and on Jthe Pacific Coast report an increasing shortage of farm labor as the season advances.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-07
BILLIONS IN BUILDING WAITING

Washington, D.. C., June 7.-Pay lic~and private projects, which will involve expenditures of nearly $2, 000,0o0200 for labor and materials, arA awaiting d favorable moment for beginning, the Department of Labor announces. More than 5000 of the 6,225 projects are to. be financed by states and municipalities. The new construction will include, roads, bridges, sewers, waterworks, Schools and public and private buildings.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-07
NEARLY FORTY BILLIONS
 OF INSURANCE WRITTEN

Washington, D. C., June 7.-Popu- larity of War Risk insurance contfn- ues, although the war dangers have passed Applications for insurance from men joining the regular army and navy are being received at the rate of several hundred a day.
 During April, the War Risk bureau received 1o,295 applications for in surance. To date, the bureau has in sured 4,522,724 men in the military service for a total of $39, ,561, ,994, 800. The average policy is $8,747.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-07
D. BERLIN REPORTS STRIKE.
24-Hos1r =E-.f .No Work" Protest in Behalf
 @'- of Executed Soyiet.z

Berlin, June 6 (Ry ssiated Press. )-The, greater Berlin X soviet which is donfinafsd by the radical proletarian clements has ordered 3 24-hour general strike in protest against the executiofI, Munich on Thursday of Levine fssen, the Ba- ~yariana communist leader
 Many of the large shops were closed this afternoon and the surfa ces and subway transportation liness it is expected, will not be in operatson al any time on Saturday. .s "
New Britain herald., 1919-06-07
CASUALTIES AMONG SURGEONS

Washingta D, C:a.>oJune 7.-wa+s Department s records show that from July ssa917, to March 12, 1919. there were % 442,. casualties among medical officers of. the American Army in France. Of these, 22 died of wounds; 12 of accident and other causes; f01 died\of diseases 46S were killed in action and were lost at sea The remainder are listed as missirg. prisoners or wounded sta
New Britain herald., 1919-06-07
MILLIONS PLACED AIT WORK

Washington, D. C., June Fig ures on the unemployed placed in jobs by the United States employme ment serv- ice during the 16 months of activi- ties show that jobs were secured for 4,557,259 men and women. The number referred to opportunities" was 5,975,S9O. The number of actual placements is determined by a card system
New Britain herald., 1919-06-07

sented the cross gave a brief talk. A number of the ex-service men attend ed the affair in uniform and congrat- ulated the recipient. Several mem- bers of St. Paul's T. A. B. drum corps attended the exercises in uniform and furnished music.
 Austin Funeral
 The funeral of Charles Austin was held from his late home this morning at 10:30 o'clock. Rev. Samuel A. Fiske, pastor of the Berlin Congrega- tional church, ~officiated and the body was taken to Colchester for burial.
 To Attend Parade. St. Pauls T. A. B. fife and drum corps will attend the drum corps pa rade which is being held this evening at New Britain. Members of the corps have been instructed to take the 7:3O trolley at Kilby square. going directly to the T. A. B. rooms on La fayette street, where the parade will be formed. The corps will go to Wa ter bury on June 14 and to New Haven on the 2Sth.
 Festival Thursday Night.
 The Arawana Camp Fire Girls of St. Ga briefs Episcopal mission will hold a strawberry festival and barn dance at the home of MT. and Mrs. W. x. Bunce of East Berlin on next Thursday evening. The receipts of the affair will be turned in towards the summer camp fund.
 Church Notices.
 Services at the Berlin Congrega> tional church will be celebrated by Rev. Samuel A. F'iske pastor at 1O:45 o'clock. The Sunday school classes will meet at 12 and the Christian En- deavor at 6:30 o'clock.
 Childrens day exercises will be held at the Methodist church at East Berlin tomorrow morning at 10:45 o'clock An illustrated lecture on Korea will be delivered at the church parlors in the evening at 7:30 o'clock.
 Mass at St. Pauls church will be at 10:0O o'clock. by Rev. J. C. Bren- nan. Sunday school classes will meet following the sermon.
 Berlin Briefs
 Wallace Dickinson. who for the past several days has been visiting with friends at Madison, returned to his home at East Berlin this morning.
 Porter Allen Dean left this morn ing for Chester where he will be the weekend guest of MT. and Mrs Charles Bickerton.
 Jeanette Honiss and Helen Nourse of Worthington Ridge are visiting With friends at Madison.
 Arthur A. Hadden of New York was in town on business this n1orn- ing. He is the nephew of the late Mrs. B. K Field
 Miss Edna Bugbee. former tea cher at the Warrington Grammar school. is visiting with Miss Annie Scollon.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-07
GOOD USE FOR EXPLOSIVE

Washington, D. C., June 1.-The De- partment of Agriculture has taken over from the War department $1O- 320,000 worth of ammonium nitrate which will be converted into dynamite to be used in clearing land for agri- cultural purposes and in road build ing.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-07
PRESENTABLE UNIFORMS

Washington, D. C., June 7.-Under a War department order only new OF reclaimed uniforms as good as new will be issued to soldiers at their dis charge from the service.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-07
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E-ESt 10 OF TE%ls l3l lSlE5S 64s1ESS5 lOf ljncte sam A1l5 nen1isted In the Marine Corps. Miller aHeady at Camp Quantico, Va, andstheS other two eX- pect to leave next Monday #
 Cards have been $ifeceived from Donald Messenger and James Davis from Newport R. aIs,s where they were accepted tqT the aaTy.
 Will Receive TSast Communion
 A large class of chfld reRs twill re- ceive their first Holy C9mmunion at the 3 o'clock mass tonloFrow morning g in the Church of Our Lady of Mercy. Mass will be celebrated by the pastor Rev. J. E. Fay, who will also preach a sermon to the young people.
 At. the same mass the members of the Holy Name society ofstne church will receive. communion in body. This is monthly custom for the so- Ciety members. > .s,
 Will Help Decorate.
 Fraternities. societies and lodges in this town are preparing for the rccep- tiCn to be given to the returned sol diers and sailors the latter part ot this month. It is expected that avery or ganization of any kind in the town will be represented in the parade which will probably be the feature of the en- tire day. Already several of the SOcle- ties have engaged decorators to trim trucks for them. The Hargreaves Decorating Co. of New Britain will do most of the decorating as far as can be learned now. ::
 Closed For Repairs.
 "Closed for repairs was the sign greeting customers of the lunch room located in the Hopkins building .as Central Square this mornng. Just what the repairs are to be is unknown as the restaurant. was but recently opened and was all fitted up for it's trade at that time.~Some how or other restaurants in that stand do qnot~se em to prosper any too well and it is gen. eral opinion that the place. will not be reopened. People watch with interest the report that=a restaurant viii be opened in the new Neri block as they wonder if the new building will add to the success of the business.
 Brief Itcms.f .-
 Examinations for clerks sin the Hartford postoffice will be held in that place next Saturday. Several To- cal boys have decided to take the exams, among them returned soldiers and sailors. x
 Ernest .Selander, with the A. E. F., has written to friends here from Axel Lebains, France He was formerly employed in the rE. T. Carter foundry
 Advertised letters are at the post office. for Charles W, Anderson, F. H. Baxter, H. J. Forein and Mrs. Benja- min s. Porter. *S
 The Ladies Aid society of the- Ad- vent church will have a picnic at Walnut Hill park, New Britain, on Tuesday: All members are urged to attend and leave here on the 10:30 trolley.
 Miss Vera Hawkins. formerly a teacher in the local schools, was a visitor in town today. ..
 The monthly meeting of Kappa Idta club will be held at the home of F.@NAlbert White Asrtu+. Whiting street gthis%evening at o'clock.
 z Harry Judd has accepted a position as chauffeur for Edwin: HiIls,
 FOR SALE-A desirable two tene- ment house in residential section; price reasonable. Inquire, of M. o.
 Ryder, 35 Maple St., Plainville. ;"
 6-4-6dx FOR SALE-Kitchen range in good
 condition. Apply .77 Whiting,
 Plainville, Conn. 67-3dx
New Britain herald., 1919-06-07
CORPORAHGUIDEN
 CITED }. DEPRESSING E:
Local Soldier ShoMd Extraordi- nary Courage Fighting Huns
SUNDAYs CHURCH SERVICES

Large Class to Receive First Com munion--Restaurant Closes Doors
 Sa~ <t- , -fHeparinG for Reception--Other Brief Items Of Interest.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-07

scented the cross gave a brief talk. A mum ber of the eX-service men attend ed the affair in uniform and congrat- ulated the recipient. Several mem- bers of St. Paul's T. A. B. drum corps attended the exercises in uniform and furnished music.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-07

Frank Radcliffe and Chester G~if- fin, both members of the S9th divi- sion have reached their homes here after being discharged from the service. They have recently returned from Germany where the division was stationed before receiving orders to return to the United States
 Arthur Stanley, Percy Miller and
New Britain herald., 1919-06-07
Austin Funeral.

The funeral of Charles Austin was held from his late home this morning at 10:30 o'clock. Rev. Samuel A. Fiske, pastor of the Berlin Congrega- a. tional church, ~ofticiated and the body was taken to Colchester for burial.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-04-12
S. S. SUPERINTENDENTS
PLAN s SPECIAL DAY
Meeting Of Sunday School Superin.
tendents Of City and County
Schools Together With County
Cha Is Held. :.

Arrangeme for the celebration of
Go-to-Sunday-S y-School-Day in Mason
county are going forward rapidly just
now and the first Sunday in May
promises to he one Of the biggest days
in the history of all of the Sunday
Schools of Mason county.
At meeting held Saturday after
noon at the Chamber of Commerce of
Sunday School Superintendents of
country and city schools called by
Mrs. ]. c. Burwell, Mason county
chairman, there was very good at
tendance and interest was very high.
At this meeting the programs for
the day as furnished by the State Sun
day School Association were distribut-
ed and all of the Sunday School heads
were enthusiastic over the prospects
Of great big attendance. Never be-
fore has there been a better organiza-
tion of Sunday School forces in Mason
county. So far everything is very en-
couraging and thase at the head of the
movement are certain that after that
Sunday every person in Kentucky will
now that Maysville and Mason county
are on the map and that the people
here are Bible students
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-04-12
CINCINNATI FIREMEN QUIT
THEIR Jobs THIS MORNING
Union Firemen In Queen City Keep
Their Word and Walk Out-HOme
Guards Take Places.

Promptly at a. m. Saturday union
firemen quit their jobs in the Cincin-
natl Fire Department. How many left
the engine houses will not be determ-
ined until officials of the new union
check uD names of 436 members whose
signatures were attached to a blanket
resignation submitted Friday. City Of
flcials were in communication with
engine houses, checking up names of
those out.
Within an hour after the firefghters
went out, two false alarms of fire were
sent to department headquarters. One
was from Sixth street and Mt Hope
road and the other from Elsinore
place and Reading road. Boys were
suspected.
While Home Guard was in front
of Fire Station No. 2, Ninth street and
Freeman avenue his rifle accidentally
was discharged.
A woman later sent in a false still
alarm Of fire from Third and Park
streets. Fire Co. IA, driven by Frank
Kroll, chief mechanic, and manned by
Home Guards, responded.
In round numbers it seemed ap-
parent 400 men, possibly more, were
out of the service.
The men are members of Cincin-
natl Local 4S, International Associa-
tion Of Firefghters
AS they left the houses Home
Guards, armed with rifles, entered tc
take their places.
The change was dramatic.
AS the hour of grew near crowds
Of curious persons gathered in from
of all engine companies. On Syca'
more street, above Seventh street, 9
crowd gathered as early as $50.
At one minute of all drivers climb
on their apparatus. Fire bells were
rung. Motors were started, and the
huge machines lurched slightly for,
ward. Ten feet they went and ther
halted. They then recoiled that dis,
tance. The motors stopped with 6
snort. Firemen descended, and, pick.
| ing I'D their personal belongings. left
the house.