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New Britain herald., 1919-06-30
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STATE SALOONS WILL PROBABLY SHUT DOW
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New Britain Cafe Men WI Follow Action of Conn.
 
 Liquor Dealers AssO.

New Haven, June 30.-Liquor sd looms throughout the state will pro& ably close tomorrow in accord wyH recommendation of the Connected Liquor Dealers association, it va announced here today Earlier was believed that the saloons wouf open as usual. States Attorney ArnoA filling who in his private capacity K counsel with w. A. King of will mantle for the dealers went to HarI ford for conference with Unite| States Attorney Crosby. It has beel understood that a test case would n made to determine the validity of thI war prohibition law. At noon todd it was not clear just what form tion would take. There is no fedeY judge in this Jurisdiction today. JudI B. $. Thomas is sitting in BrookIyl and Judge Garvin who sat in th| federal court at Hartford last weel went home for the week and ther was nothing to call him back so soon
 George w. Lillard, investigator ii charge of agents of the departmen of justice in the Connecticut distrio today said:
 Do Not Expect Trouble.
 Unless we receive. distinctly con trary instructions from Washingtol before tomorrow morning it is ou intention to enforce wartime prohj bjtion. We do not anticipate an' great amount of trouble and have no called upon the police for assistance and probably will not do so until to morrow morning."
 MT. Lillard said that saloons will be watched and where such are opei warrants will be asked of Unite, States commissioners and servet where necessary. Such warrants wil be issued as are approved by tn United States district attorney. MI Lillard said that if sales are mad after warrants are served such sale will be used as additional evidenc against those who have these saloons Bar-keepers and other employees wh aid in sales will be charged with aid ing the violation of the law.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-30
5000 Dealers at Meeting.

New York, June 30.-Six thousand saloon-keepers, members of the Until ed Liquor Dealers asso ciation, viii meet here this afternoon to determinf their final course in meeting war-tinle prohibition. Meanwhile they plan ttc take a chance" and keep open after midnight tonight for the sale of aE kinds of drinks, including whisKeya
 Efforts will be made to induce the attorney general of New York to proceed with an injunction restrain- ing the federal government from en- forcing the laws.
 Hotels and restaurants with few exceptions are prepared for a big wet" celebration tonight but many of them will limit their sales to beer and light wines after 12 o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-30
DE VALERA IN BOSTON
Places Wreath Beneath Famous Washington Elm in Cambridge Speaks in House This Afternoon.

Boston, June 30.-Eamonn De Va- lera, the Irish leader, today placed wreath beneath the historic elm in Cambridge under whick Gen. Wash ington took command of the Amer ican revolutionary army and another on the T''Minute Man" monument on the green in Lexington. He was a guest during the forenoon of the city of Cambridge with a reception at the city hall, a luncheon at Riverbank court and an automobile tour that showed him the landmarks of Cam bridge and Boston.
 This afternoon, Prof. De Valera was accompanied by Mayor Edward Quinn and other officials of Cambridge to the state house, where he had been invited to address the house of rep resentatiyes.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-30
DIR. WILKINS CHEATS
 CHAIR AT SING SING
Commits Suicide By Hanging-Invcs- t1gation On As to Where He
 Got Rope.

Mineola, N. Y, June 30.-The man. came into possession of the rope with which he hanged himself in the bath room of the Nassau county jail here last night was the subject of an inves- tigation begun here yesterday by Dist Attorney Weeks; Walter R. Jones, act ing coroner and other county officials. pr. Wilkins, convicted last Friday as the slayer of his wife, Julia, was to have been sentenced tomorrow morn ing to death in the electric chair at Sing Sing prison.
 Every precaution had been taken to prevent pr. Wilkins from obtaining anything with which he might attempt suicide and his jailers were unable to explain how he came into possession of the rope, which was new. It was Impossible for anyone from the out side to throw the rope to the prison CT, for his cell contained no windows. The bathroom where Dr. Wilkins ended his life also was without win .dows. search of hardware stores and other places where rope is sold was to be made today in an effort to trace the purchaser.
 One of the three letters written by Dr. Wilkins just before he ended his life declared that he was innocent. Another, addressed to Sheriff Phineas Seaman, requested that $6O in his clothes be used to have His body cre- mated.
 Dist Attorney Weeks intimated to- day that persons within the jail, prob ably prisoners, furnished pr. Wilkins with the rope he used to hang him. self.
 An autopsy performed last night disclosed that death was due to a broken neck and not strangulation.
 Two state prison commissioners Henry Soloman and Leon Weinstock arrived here this afternoon to investi- gate the circumstances surrounding pr. Wilkins suicide.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-30
TANKS AND FRENCH BATTLE IN STREETS OF BREST; TWO KILLED AND MANY WOUNDED
Riot Said to Have Started When American Naval Officer, Who Had Been Drinking Heavily, Hauled Down Fri Colors and Trampled Them Under Foot - General Fight Then Ensues.


Brest, June 30.-Two French civil ians were killed and five American soldiers and sailors were injured severely and more than 100 wounded in riots here last night Two of the American soldiers and naval officers die.
 The casualties occurred as a result of the exchange of shots between American soldiers and naval officers and French sailors.
 The trouble began, according to available accounts, when an American naval officer who is said to have been drinking hevily tor down a French flag and tramped on it. A crowd of Frenchmen attacked the officer and, it is sad, kicked and beat him until he was unconscious.
 Americans who passed by and who were not aware of the cause of the
New Britain herald., 1919-06-30

fight went to the aid of the naval Of ficer. The fight then became mora general:
 A mob of French civilians and sol diers and sailors attempted to rush the hotel Moderne where American officers were quartered. They burned a sentry box and threw stones at Americans in uniform wherever they found them. The Americans it S said, retaliated.
 A company of Marines, with ike l bayonets, was hurried to the scene and the Americans soon restored order Admiral Henri Salaun, the French naval commander at Brest, ordered the marines to return to their bar racks. As the marines marched back to their quarters, it is belevevd, that were pursued by @ mob throwing stones and bricks.
 The city is quiet today.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-30
EDITORIAL WRITER
 TESTIFIES IN SUIT
Clifford \. Raymond, Author of Fam Ous Chicago Tribune Editorial
 Against Ford, On Stand.

Mount Clemens. Mich., June 30.- Clifford A. Raymond, author of the editorial which is the basis of Henry Ford's $1,O00,OOO libel suit against the Chicago Daily Tribune, took the wit ness stand today when hearing of the case was resumed after a recess since last Thursday. He stated that in writing the editorial he had no animus against MT. Ford.
 Mr. Raymond testified that he had never seen even the most remote trac ce of Star dard Oil or International liar vester influence in the Tribune office. It never had appeared at editorial conferences, he said, that the pub fishers of the Tribune desired to aid Germany. Asked who on the Tribune had decided to, adopt a policy of in tervention in Mexico, he said it was Captain Joseph Medill Patterson, one of the publishers.
 Do you know who wrote the editor ial, Real Politik for America" April 4, 1916? he was asked.
 q believe l did,
 Attorney Alfred Lucking quoted the editorial as stating that "Germany would welcome war between the Unit ed States and Mexico as it would di- vert munitions from the Allies. Ger many was thinking of German interest only. and Amerlca should consider American interests only,' the editorial said.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-30
800 Saloons fO Close

Providence, R. l., June 3O.-War and deprive 800 drug stores and 200 clubs of the right to sell liquor. Tn a last minute effort to stop the applica- tion of the prohibition order, the Re- tail Liquor Dealers association of the state announced that a motion would be made in the federal court at New Haven today for an injunction forbid ding the enforcement of the measure by the revenue collector City and federal authorities, however, went ahead on the assumption that no in junction would be granted and said they were prepared to see that all bars were closed at midnight.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-30

New Yeafs s EVG Olatl0ffS  Will Be Mild Cox Fred
 to This Evenings.

Boston, June 30.-Hoteks, restaur ants and saloon keepers made prepa rations today for the wettest night in their history, announcing New Years Eve. celebrations and special obse- quies of the passing of King Barley corn,' while liquor store clerks were kept busy filling from their already depleted stocks the last orders from the thirsty ones who were making thoughtful provision. for the morrow.
 Statisticians said that 2,2S6 brew cries, hotels, saloons, bottled goods shops and clubs in the state would be affected by the operation of the war time prohibition order, and that 55,- 825 bartenders, porters, bottlers, brewery workers and wine clerks would lose their jobs. Liquor license fees in the state amounted to more than $3,0OO,00O in 1918.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-30
U. s. CASUALTIES HEAVY
IS Americans Killed and p Others Wounded i'm Action Against Anti Ko,chak Forces Last Wednesday.

Washington, June 30.-Eighteen American soldiers were killed, one officer and seven men severely wound ed and IT slightly wounded in an engagement with anti-Kolchak forces near Romanovka on June 25. Major Gen. Graves, commanding the Amer ican expedition in Siberia, inform ed the war department today that the engagement followed an attack by the Bolshevik on railroad guards.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-30
Dr. Hermann Mueller and Dr.

pr Hermann Mueller and Dr. Bell, wKo signed the peace treaty for Ger I@anX. left Versailles Saturday night with about 50 others of the German staff of delegates and experts. Paris dispatches yesterday stated that Dr. Von Haimhausen, Herr Leinert ana Herr Bunker would remain at yer Bailles temporarily with stair ot 90 persons.
 The departure of the German party today leaves a staff of 13 Ger mans in charge of Baron von Lersner to wind up affairs in connection with the peace negotiations.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-30
TREATY IS COMPLETED,

Paris, June 30.-The Allied gov ernments are represented at the peace trian delegates at St. Germain by the end of this week the clause covering the financial and economic terms of the Austrian peace treaty. These clauses were among those omitted from the text of the treaty as ori- ginally presented to the Austrian plenipotentiaries.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-30
MTTINN IS DENIED.

New York, June 30.-Reports of a mutiny on the Archangel front last March by the 339th infantry were vehemently denied by Major Brooks Nichols of Detroit, and Captain H. G. Winslow of Madison, Wis, command ing Go. l. the unit said to have been involved Both officers returned on the transport Von, Steuben. which brought back the first complete units to return from service in the Arch angel sector.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-30
District Attorney Gives Warming.

Hartford, June 30.-The confer- ence between United States District Attorney John F. Crosby and Attor- neys filling and King, representing liquor dealers of the state, was still in progress at 2:45. The only state ment forthcoming at that hour was from the United States district at tOrney as follows:
 All liquor dealers in Connecticut who open their doors for business on July 1, 1919, or thereafter whileksSsa war prohibition act is in effect do so at their peril"
 Mr. Crosby said he had not been served with any injunction papers up to that time.
 Dealers Still Undecided.
 When asked as to their plans for Tuesday Hartford liquor dealers said that they did not know whether they would open or not. The decision of the mem bers of the local retail deal CTS association depends on tl1eF con- ference between their attorneys with United States District Attorney John F. Crosby.
 The proposed court action to be taken in this jurisdiction is because Connecticut was a state which failed 70 ratify the federal prohibitory amendment.
 Business was good in all the cafes visited, indicating that the customers feared the worst.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-30
R-34 HELD UP.

East Fortune, Scotland, June 30 (By the Associated Press)-The giant British dirigible R-34 will not be able to start on it's proposed -Anlantic fight for two days, or possibly three, unless there should be an unex- pectedly marked improvement in weather conditions
New Britain herald., 1919-06-30
TWO SMALL FIRES.
Fireworks Start Blaze on Roof of
 Franklin Street House,

The fire department was called out at 1O:55 o'clock last night for fire pn the roof of B. Marchesi's house at 8 Franklin street. A skyrocket fell on the roof and started the flames. The damage amounted to about $50.
 The department was called out from Box 231 at 11:55 o'clock this morning. An automobile owned by Herbert Goodwin of 351 Ellis street became ignited from short circuit.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-30
TO STOP FIREWORKS

Because of the numerous com plaints being received daily at police headquarters regarding the premature celebration of the Fourth of July Chief William J. Rawlings has issued orders to have every boy, 15 years old or over, arrested if caught doing this, and if the nature of the offense war rants it, the boy will be tried in cham berS
New Britain herald., 1919-06-30
BOLsHEVIKI DEFEAT FTNNs.

London, June 30-Bolshevik troops have occupied Vydlisha, on the Fin nish frontier, defeating the Films and capturing large numbers of them, ac- cording to a Russian wireless dispatch received here today. It is added that the Rolshevik advance is developing successfully.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-30
Calls Upon France to Work for
 Internal Peace GERMAN DELEGATES LEAVE
French Premier Recalls French Ma
 tionaI Assembly of 1S71-Poincare Warns That Treaty Must Be Car ricd Out-Country Needs Ships

Paris, June 3O.-In presenting the text of the peace treaty to the Cham Der of deputies today Premier Glenn enceau made a brief speech in which he recalled the French national as- se1nbly which met at Bordeaux Tn 1871 and added:
 We make peace as we made war; without weakness, Internal peace IS 8 necessity for external peace
 The center and right cheered the premier, while the extreme soclahst left remained silent.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-30
EARTHQUAKE KILLS MANY
12O Reported Lost in and Near Vic- chic, Italy, in Earth Movement Yes .tcrday-Town Is Destroyed.

Rome, June 30.-One hundred and twenty persons are estimated to have been killed in and near Vicchio, the center of the earth movement Sun
 day in the Florence district, according to the Tempo. The town of Vicchio was reduced to a, heap of ruins and a number of villages were destroyed.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-30
BOY DIES OF L0CKJAW
Bridgeport Youngstcr Cut Foot While in Bathing Two Weeks Ago-Crab'S $ Claw Causes Infection.

Bridgeport, June 30.-Bertram Quint, IA, son of MT. and Mrs. Joseph Quint, died at St. Vincents hospital early today from lock jaw
 While bathing two weeks ago the boy cut his foot. The wound was not opened at the time and later it was found that piece of crabs claw had set up an infection.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-30
Will Sell Light Wines.

Baltimore, Md, June 30.-In a statement today announcing the local government policy regarding the en- forcement of war time prohibition law, U. s. District Attorney Dennis said that light wines and beer con- taining 2 3-4 per cent. alcohol or less may be sold in Baltimore after today. The statement was made after a con- ference with the police board.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-30
KILLED BY TRAIN.

Danbury, Conn, June 30.-Thomas J. Duffy, 33, of New York city. died in the Danbury hospital today of injuries received yesterday when he was caught between the cars of 8 Ringing Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Cir
 GUS train at Botsford. He is said to have boarded the train at Stamford, although not an employe of the show.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-30
Enemy Delegates Leave.

Versailles, June 3O.-Dr. Haniel Von Iaimhausen and 28 members or the German delegation left for Ger many this morning on a special train from Noisy y-le-Sec.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-30
INNOCENT POSTAGE

Beginning tomorrow, July 1, two cent postage will again be in effect Hereafter letters can be mailed not only in the city but to any part of the country for two cents and postcards are mailaf4e with a one cent stamp.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-30
NAUGATUCK VALLEY
 STRIKE ABOUT OVER
Thousands of Men Return to Work in
 Watcrbury-WaI Out Is Ended '
In Seymour.

Waterbury, June 30-From all ap- pearances here this morning the strike of brass mill laborers is about over. Notwithstanding the action taken by the strikers at their mass meeting Saturday afternoon, when they voted not to return to work today, thousands of them returned when the factories opened their gates this morning. Early estimates were that 75 per cent. of the strikers were back on the job when operations were resumed for the week.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-30

Seymour, June 30.-When the Sey- mour Manufacturing company open cd it's plant today all it's former em- Dloyes returned. This ended a strike which was in force against the plant since the first week of the month. The offer of the miI& management is to ad- just wages to the schedules paid by other mills making similar goods in this vicinity and to give prompt at 1tention to all grievances the Workmen may have.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-23
SWISS TO ASK
3 SEA OUTLETS
President AdOr of Federal
Council, Is in Paris to
See Wilson.

PARIS, Jan. c2.--The views and de-
sires of the Swiss Federal Council.
whose President, Gustave Ador. is now
in Paris 10 present to President VIII
son, Premiers Clemenceau and Lloyd
George and other allied statesmen. in
clude particularly a request for inter
national compacts giving Switzerland
access to the sea by way OF the Rhine.
the Rhone and the 70. Switzerland
also desires 10 obtain the right of traf-
fc over important railroads to the sea
and tosthe eastern countries of Eu-
rope.
The Swiss Government, as its views
are expressed in sources close TO its
President here, not only approves the
project for a league OF nations but de-
sires and expects admission 10 the
peace negotiations as far as the DELHI
erations on this project are concerned,
as well as on other problems Of general
interest and questions in which Swift
zerland is particularly interested
The Swiss Government. IL Is declared,
believes the league should so beyond the
procedure of inquiry 10 prevent war and
that it's regulations should include the
absolute prohibition of n resort to war
; that it should provide for the conpul-
sorry reference OF disputes 10 special ar
! bitration tribunals or to a permanen,
I International court.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-23
1000 BOLSHEVIKI
ARRESTED BY POLES
Large Quantity of Arms in
WarsoW Also Seized.
By The Associated Press.

wArsAw. Jan. 81 (delayed) Several
thousand rifles many machine guns and
thousands OF hand grenades, intended
for use In an attempt TO overturn the
pusudski government. which now has
been succeeded by the Paderewski gov
ernment. were discovered in Warsaw to-
day. The Government authorities also
arrested | 900 Bolshcv!ki The arrests
were made in an effort to insure orderly
elections to tho National Assembly.
Prince Sapieha, who led the brief and
futile attempt against the Pilsudski gov
ernment a fortnight ago, Is still In
prison. He will be released when the
political situation becomes settled. How
ever. there Is no law under which he can
be prosecuted.
Doubtless Prince Sapieha will leave
prison a much admired man. since his
motives we're patriotic. and his actions
FASTENED the formation OF the Ministry
under the leadership Of Ignace Jan Pa
dcrevski the Premier and Foreign Min
istor. When he Is released he will con-
,inue his charitable work. having beer
the representative here OF the American
Red Cross.
The women Of Poland are carrying or
an energetic campaign TO get out the
votes of tho peasant women at the cleo
tion. and they are working to elect 6
Paderewskl parliament There are alsC
some women candidates. But there 1,
much difhculty in getting women in
terested In the elections, since the ma
tority OF them are convinced that thei,
nlace IL at home. while their husbands
and fathers object to their participation
N political matters on the same grounds
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-23
KRUPP PLANT NOW
WORKING FOR u. S.
Repairing ~ Big Guns Per.
shing Refused to Accept.
By tie Associated Press

CoBLESz. Jan. 22.-The Krupp plant
at Essen began working for the United
States Government yesterday by making
parts for seventy-two incomplete cannon
rejected ny the American authorities az
part of the war material offered by the
Germans under the terms OF the armis-
tice.
Tho German commission which had
been in Berlin considering tho question
OF the heavy guns turned down by the
American authorities has arrived at
Coblenz and reported that eighty cannon
had been shipped 10 American head
quarters TO replace big guns which failed
to meet requirements.
With the delivery of the parts for the
seventy-two cannon and the arrival OF
these eighty cannon the delivery OF
heavy artillery to the Americans viii
have been completed, the American allot'
ment calling for. l52 heavy guns.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-23
CHINA WILL ASK
.BARRIERRAISED
Peace Council to BE Urged to
Break Fctters Subiccting
Her to Powers.

PARIS. Jan. 22.-Discussing the posi-
tion Of China with regard to the Peace
Conference o. T. Wang, a member Of
the Chinese delegation who has been
prominent in the South China Govern
ment, said to the Associated Press cor
respondent to-day that the two por-
tions of China were thoroughly united
on the question Of foreign policy. The
delegation now in Paris. he said, rep
resents China as an allied nation. in
dependent of other nations, seeking
the full restoration OF IT'S sovereignty
and asking the conference to free IL
from treaties and agreements which
prevent its economic development.
"Chinas greatest handicap" said Mr..
Wang, "is the present system of making
loans and letting railway concessions.
Under the bane OF the influence system
forced upon China by outside Powers II
railway or other extensive developments
Existing contracts and agreements make
Il possible for the various Powers to pre-
vent China from entering tho world S
markets for the money required Con-
sequenrly the great nation Is lying dor
mant through lack OF transportation.
There are abundant opportunities for
all nations to make Investments in China
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