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New Britain herald., 1919-07-15
DEATH RATE MUST
 BE KEPT DOWN LOW
Visiting Nurse Association Look ing After Children'S Health

Now is the season when the death rate of infants is always at it's height. It is the desire of the visiting nurses to keep this death rate low. Every effort is being made to keep the ba- bies well. The nurses are visiting them in their homes, and they are glad to advise the mothers about their care in hot weather. One of the hot test days a baby was brought to the station at 52 Center street in swad- ding clothes; wrapped around from his arms to his knees in many layers of broad, thick, stiff bandaging. The father, who spoke English, said, Baby does not feel we'll" But the baby has felt better since (after much persuasion) the mother substituted a light, soft belly band.
 Usually it is the feeding that needs regulating. pr. Robinson comes in Wednesday afternoon to advise in these feeding cases; noting the condi- tion of the babies from week to WRek It is a great opportunity for mothers who wish to keep their babies we'll, and We urge more to avail themselves of this opportunity.
 Comparing the death rate, month by month, since January, 1917, May was a record month, there being only a 3 per cent. death rate under one year.
 Our Wednesday, afternoon confer ence and the follow-up work of the nurse in the homes can do a great deal to prevent the babies getting sick in spite of heat, shortage of ice, etc. Every mother and baby will receive a hearty welcome from Dr. Robinson and the nurse.
 A further statement from the Visit ing Nurse association follows:
 ''W hat do you think of a little New Britain girl who can have plenty of half glass a day? When weighed July ? she weighed 53 pounds and she should have weighed 58 pounds. What would you do if you had five pounds to gain?
 Here is another girl somewhat younger than the other one, who is only one pound underweight and she drinks milk at every meal with a pint at noon. Eating regularly is going to help the children to gain. The moth CTS are very anxious to cooperate with the work.
 One mother said, T want my chill dren to be clean and have what they needt eat, but what am I going to do W hen they won't come home at meal time?" The children are now playing the game; they don't want others to gain more than themselves, so when meal time comes they are at home"
New Britain herald., 1919-07-15

store proprietor has secured tickets and the larger ones will check up the tickets and see how much real in terest the clerks take in the talk which is brought here to suggest newer business bethods.
 The New Britain merchants are particularly interested in this lecture because with the aid of the moving picture-imp as to the right way and wrong ways of handling cus- toners, the attention that should be given the complaining purchases, the suggestions that naturally increase sales,-good display of goods, etc., are matters which fundamentally build up business. New Britain is growing and her business is growing, there is reason then for added atten- ton to these important details.
 In order that a social hour as well as an instructional hour may be had, the chamber has secured Dyson's or chestra and the evening will be turn ed over for dancing after the talk.
 S. F. Fannon of the National Cash Register Go. will give the lecture and New Britain expects to show as large an attendance as any city New Eng land has. Tickets can be secured at the chamber of commerce up to z o'clock tonight
New Britain herald., 1919-07-15
CABLE CONTRACT
 WORK IS AWARDED
Fire Commissioners to Recommend Awarding of Contract to Safety
 Insulated Wire and Cable Co.

Bids for furnishing cable and the installation of the same throughout the subway district in accordance with the plans for the improvem ment of the fire alarm system were opened last evening at special meeting of the board of fire commissioners. Rep resentatives of the competing firms were present at the opening. The commissioners worked until a late hour to arrive at totals and finally adjourned until this noon, when the board again convened with the rep resentatives of the manufacturers.
 The bids for cable were as follows:
 American Steel and Wire Co.,, $3,- 841; Simplex Wire Co.,, $3,520.30; Safety Insulated Wire and Cable Co.,, $3,492.60; Standard Underground Cable Co.,, $3,45O:60.
 Bids on the installation were as follows:
 American Steel and Wire Co.,, cost plus lO per cent; Simplex Wire Co.,, sA,eS8.2O; Safety Insulated Wire and Caole Co., s1,1O6.8o; Standard Under srouho Oahle Co.,, $1,276.49. 1he ooaro voted to recommend to the common council that the con- tract be aWaro~d to the Safety In sulated Wire ans Cahle Co their combined bid beng s4,5es.4o, as against $4'727.Os bil~by the Standard Underground Cable Co
 The fire board will 4acommend to l the council that it be arthorized to ] enter into contract with tha Safetv Insulated Wire and Cable Go. There l will be incidental chargss for cah1e posts and the like whikb will brin 9 the total st GO cost of this work up to
New Britain herald., 1919-07-15
REDS DYNAMITE
 VILLAGE IN PA.
C1earfield Bank Is Blown Open and Other Private Houses
 as Well.

Clearfeld, Pa, July 15.-Red plot ting is believed to have been the cause of the dynamiting yesterday of Winbourne, this county which fol- lowed the dynamiting of a miners home at Jamesville early Sunday morning. Two other residences both in Muson, a mining village, were also dynam mited early yesterday.
 Edward Davis was seriously hurt when he was caught in the wreckage of his home, which was one of the two dynamited in Munson. Elm ployes of the bank had just started to work when they were thrown to the floor by a terrific blast in the base ment of the building. There was great excitement for a time as the employees fought to get out. The vault door was open when the ex- plosion occurred and it was torn from it's hinges
 It is believed access was gained to time bomb placed. Apparently 1t was set to explode immediately after the bank employees arrived.
 The Jamesville explosion occurred at the home of William Cobenhaven. The family was asleep when a bomb exploded on the porch, badly dam aging the front of the house. The occupants were hurled from their beds, but escaped serious injury. Cobenhaven, it is alleged, recently went to work in 8 mine where strike was on.
New Britain herald., 1919-07-15
CITY ITEMS.

The summer vacation school at the Trinity Methodist church will open tomorrow.
 Members of Valiant Hive will hold their annual outing tomorrow and will leave by auto truck from Gen. tral park at a. m. The outing will be held at Savin Rock
 St. Mary's Holy Family Circle will go to SaVin Rock tomorrow for the annual outing.
 Michael Valentine of Fremont street is filling in the vacancy at the Palace theater orchestra.
 Thomas Martin of Commercial street has accepted a position as a life at Swift's Beach, Momau- guin, and will start his duties on next Saturday.
 Unity lodge, Daughters of Rebecca, will enjoy a sail down the river on the ship "Hartford" on Thursday after noon All members of the lodge wish ing to attend the gathering are re- quested to leave the green on the Hartford trolley at 1:30 D. m.
 Leading Star lodge, Shepherds of Bethlehem, will hold it's regular meet ing this evening at 8 o'clock in Elec- tric hall. All mem bers are requested to be present. The installation of new officers for the ensuing season has been postponed until Tuesday, August 5th
New Britain herald., 1919-07-15
CHILD WELFARE IS
 TAUGHT BY NURSES
ted Cross Workers KnStructing Ru maIianS in How to Care for
 Children.

Bucharest, June 2, Correspondence
 bf The Associated Press The chill
 ffren of RUmania are the special care
 bf the American Red Cross nurses
 who are showing Rumanian mothers
 how to care properly for them. They
 Rre distributing infants clothing, con-
 1ensed milk, soap, talcum powder and
 Everything that contributes to a babys
 comfort. In this field of relief work
 he efforts of the Americans already have shown remarkable results. The condition of the children has been Wonderfully improved.
 The Red Cross workers found the 7children in all these war-affected Towns in a pitiful state of impoverish- .ment Many of them were slowly 3dying of starvation. Others had pei fagra and malignant skin diseases. fThese little ones are now being cared flor and given nourishing and fatten- ling foods, such as bacon, jam, cod 3liver oil, etc. They have shown won ederful improvement since the Amer ! 8icans came.
 All these children have been under ] the stress and strain of war for four years and have really never known ! fwhat childhood is. In common with | N4AtAI PcIi ClItS. lLCy lIctN t bOl He Illc koenest privations and sufferings |Since Rumania entered the war they have not known what it is to play or to laugh. Hunger has robbed them of that spirit. The war has blighted their lives. No smiles have come to their faces, no happiness into their
 hearts. They are like flowers which have never seen the sunshine. Their wan, pinched little cOuntenanceS tell Ia tragic story. They have had neither proper food, shelter nor cloth ing. Many of. them have lost either one or both parents.
 The Red Cross gives them Ameri- can jam and sweets, the things that youngsters the world over crave for, and their dark eyes, frank and mel ancholy, light up with a new radi- ance. They become children again. The Americans give them clothing, shoes, stockingss They bathe them The little totsg become real human beings.
New Britain herald., 1919-07-15
DRAFT RECORDS IN PERIL.
Stored in Stables and Cellars ill
 Washington.

Washington, July 15.-The war de- partm ment has taken no precautions to preserve military draft records sent to Washington from the states, Chairman Graham informed the spe- cial house Investigating committee on war time expenditures of the war department, which decided to begin inquiry Wednesday of plans for talk ing care of the records.
 MT. Graham told the committee that the records, affecting 25,o00,O00 men, were at Washington barracks here stored in cellars and stables, without any provision for their pro- lection. Some of the records are rotting in water" declared MT. Gra- ham.
New Britain herald., 1919-07-15
HEARD BY POI 1Cr

Herman Morlnan' all smploye of J. M Hallinan, complained to the no1ice yesterday that a pOcke hook contain ing $129 was stolen from his coat last Friday.
 Sam Adelman rtnorted to the police this morning that his bicvcle had been stolen frce,, in front of the Leonard candy ktchen on Main street last evening.
 Martin HOrWitz if 1oeo c+.nIev street, reported to. the no1ico +odav that a collie dog W,s stolen from his place yesterday. \
New Britain herald., 1919-07-15
STEAMERS TIED UP
U. s. Shipping Board to Take Steps to Settle, Marine Strike, Declares Managing Agent.

New York, July 15.-Drastic action will be taken by the U. s. Shipping Board within few hours either here or in Washington to settle the marine strike, Captain Frank Ferris, manag- ing agent for the board here declared today. While he did not intimate what this action would be it is known that the board is considering the pos sibility of manning ships with crews supplied by the navy department
 Captain Ferris estimated that 1S6 steamers operated by the board have been tied up by the strike. The mum Der of privately owned boats held in port by the strike is not known by union leaders claim that 400 ships and 1,50O men are involved.
New Britain herald., 1919-07-15
DEMANDS GRANTED
Three Companies Affected by Marine Workers Strike Are Reported to Have Acquiesced.

New York, July 15.-Three of the steamship companies whose service has been affected by the strike of marine workers have granted the demands of the strikers, union lead CTS declared today. According 10 union officials, these companies are the French-American Transport com pany, operating 20 ships in the trans Atlantic service; the Foreign Trans port Mercantile corporation, with 12 steamers, and the Eastern Steamship company, with passenger and freight service between New York and Boston.
New Britain herald., 1919-07-15
AN IMPORTANT MEETING.

Senator G. w. klett, Representa- tives Richard Covert and Edward F. Hall and County Commissioner Edwin w. Schultz. attended a meeting held in Warehouse Point today, to discuss the matter of erecting an addition to the county home which is at present overcrowded. The matter of replac- ing the bridge to Windsor Locks which was recently condemned as unsafe, was also discussed.
New Britain herald., 1919-07-15
IT. & c, OUTING SATJTRDAY.

The Foreman's club of the Hart & Cooley plant will hold it's annual out ing on Saturday afternoon at MOmau- guin. MT. Twitchell, who is in charge of the program states that all mem berS expressed their intention of be- ing present. Sports between the mar ried and single men have been ar ranged, which will be played follow ing shore dinner at the park. The trip will be made by autos.
New Britain herald., 1919-07-15
GIRLS PLANNING OUTING.

The young women employed in the various offices in City hall are making preparations to hold an outing at Momauguin next Tuesday. If present plans materialize, the trip will be made by auto and a shore dinner and bathing enjoyed at the shore resort.
New Britain herald., 1919-07-15
ASKS CONGRESS TO WELCOME
 pERSHING BY JOINT SESSION

Washington, July 15.-Gen. Persh- ing would be formally welcomed back home at a joint session of the house and senate under a resolution intro duced, yesterday by Representative Caldwell Dem., N. Y.) President Wilson and members of the cabinet would be invited to attend.
New Britain herald., 1919-07-15
JAPAN ACCUSED
 OF BRIBING ALLIEL
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tor. It also agrees to support the de- mands of the imperial Japanese gov- ernment for the surrender of the rights Germany possessed before the war in this Chinese province and these islands.
 Agreement Made With Russia.
 "'M. Briand demands, on the other. hand, that Japan give it's support to obtain from China the breaking of it's , diplomatic relations with Germany and that it give this act desirable significance.' . Upon receipt of this communities tion the foreign minister of Japan on behalf of Japan promised compliance with the request of the French gov ernment contained in this letter Sim liar negotiations were entered into with similar results with Italy. Sirni- lar agreement also was made with Russia and it must be remembered at that time, Russia was still in the war. Plotted China's Destruction.
 ''It is thus clearly disclosed that while these leading governments of the world were inducing China to get
 
 secure her Asiatic possessions partic- ularly that they might be able to get possession of German hips interned in Chinas harbors, they were secretly plotting among themselves as her des struction as soon as she had com- piled with their wishes and the war was over. Tn all the annals of his- tory, I do not believe there is record ed an instance of a more disgraceful and dishonorable agreement to carve up the territory not of an enemy but of an allied friend. ' Against League of Nations. And if we approve this wicked de- cree, is it any defense to say that we were the only member of the court that was not bribed? If we ratify this treaty as it stands we approve not only the judgment but the responsible method by which it was brought about. If this treaty as 1t stands be- comes operative and later the thirty millions of Chinese in Shantung should rebel against the rule of the Japanese and then if the balance of China should go to the assistance of their own brethren in attempting to overthrow the unlawful and cruel rule of a foreign government then under Section x. of the League of Ma. tions as it now stands it would be our duty to contribute American lives and American blood on the battlefield to assist Japan to retain her power.
 Demands Rejection.
 This treaty should go back, and I believe if the American people could have an opportunity to see all the vice that it contains and were able to express their patriotic sentiments, it would go back by a unanimous vote. When the honest citizens of Great Britain, of France, of Italy, realize the injustice that it contains they will unite with us in demanding that it be rejected" TIE While declaring he favored thd general idea of a league of nations, Senator Norris said he considered tna Versailles covenant contained many objectionable features and would vote for changes in it.
New Britain herald., 1919-07-15
ESCAPED LEPER CAPTURED.

Boston, July 15.-Nicholas Fonida- kis, a leper who escaped from the de- tention hospital here May 21 has been captured in Philadelphia. Health officials who received word of his ap- prehension yesterday said Fonidakis, who was a cook. had been in New York for time after leaving this city.
New Britain herald., 1919-07-15
TRANSPORT ARRIVES

New York, July 15.-The transport santa Malta, arrived here today from Bordeaux with 1,694 troops. They included attachments of the 237th military police company, headquar- ters company of the 121st engineers 459th, 460th and 690th motor trans port companies, 312th repair unit and casuals.
New Britain herald., 1919-07-15

Miss Virginia Leland has as her guests Miss Carol Mead, of Lake Waccabus, N. Y., and M iss Margaret Kirkncr, of New York City. The young women are schoolmates of Miss Leland at Wyl1ham Rye
 Mrs. w. P. Crabtree, daughter and son Priscilla and Walter, and Mrs. $. w. Irving, Miss Elizabeth and Jean Irving, are spending several weeks at Oak Bluffs.
 Mrs. B. Donahue of South Burritt street is visiting with relatives at Elmhurst, Long Island.
 Frank Brayne of Kensington ave- nue, who has been enjoying a two weeks stay at Ocean Beach, New London has returned to his home
 Warren Bancroft, accountant at the Corbin Screw corporation factory is spending a vacation at Newport.
 Martin Welch, Jr., of Sexton street travelling.
 Miss Agnes From is at the seashore for few weeks vacation.
 John Bergeron is out of the city for a few days.
 Officer William P. McCue will sta his vacation tomorrow.
 Daniel Martin is spending a two weeks vacation at Luther lake.
 George Damon IS in Boston for a few days on a business trip. Mrs. F. F. BasSett and son, Burdett E. Bassett, spent the weekend with MT. and Mrs. J. E. Hance of Grove Hill
New Britain herald., 1919-07-15
MORE MONEY.
street.

The afg9attendance at the local playgroun1S this summer indicates the populaFty of such play centers and the Fairgrounds commission will ask Tor q arger appropriation in the next fiscal Wear in order to meet the demands.
New Britain herald., 1919-07-15
POOL ROOM KEEPER ARRESTED

Peter Jacobs, proprietor of a Main street pool room, was arrested this afternoon by Detective Sergeant A. J. Richardson, on a charge of al- lowing minors to loiter about This place.
New Britain herald., 1919-07-15
REALTY TENsFERs.

The following r 4gty transfers were recoroed tooeS piolph Perlroth to Samuel Albert, pkperty on East and Kelsey streets eAyaarlotte Slater to John and NA 1Bajor, property on e1ssm eph fsts5 ngepertS Essan an to A51sz 5Ss street, /
New Britain herald., 1919-07-15
PERSONALS

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bradley and daughter Florence, of Chicago, who have been the guests of Mrs M. N. Judd, of Franklin square, will leave today for Eastern Point with Mrs. Judd.
New Britain herald., 1919-07-15
BUSINESS EXPERT
 TO TALK TONIGHD
s. F. Eannon of National Cash Regis ter Company Brought Here by
 Chamber of Commerce.

From the tickets which have been reserved at the chamber of comme cree over 300 department heads and clerks will attend the lecture given by the chamber of commerce tonight at the Elks' hall. Practically every
New Britain herald., 1919-07-15
FAIL TO RECEIVE PAY
15O Employes of Customs Office Go Without Wages As No Funds Are Available.

Bridgeport, July 15.-One hundred and fifty customs employees in Con- necticut failed to receive their bi- weekly pay today. Collector of Gus toms James l.. McGovern made the announcement today that funds for this purpose were exhausted and, due to the non-p passage of the sundry ap- populations bill by congress, no money was in sight. ......
New Britain herald., 1919-07-15

Mrs. J. P. Kendall who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Herbert l.. Mills, of Curtis street, returned to her homo in New York today.
New Britain herald., 1919-07-15

Mrs. Katherine White and Miss Marion White arc spending the summer in Dalton, Mass.
New Britain herald., 1919-07-15
PRRA4 OF BARTER E::5'' <; {; :::'; Low ;;';..':' Tss W: ablish Trade Relations SDon Willingness to
 Concessions.
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 led Press. .)-A system of Kin to that of pioneer from Aeys in America, but on a more &pendous scale presents itself as the &odus operandi of the foreign trade the United States in Europe, ac heding to foreign trade experts of United States government inves- hting the trade possibilities in W.
 &kr ability to establish permanent 8relationS with the belligerent Ian nations which have been of their resources by war de- upon our willingness to accept Aam of barter in the exchange bodities," is the opinion given Asso ociated Press correspond Nr Alfred P. Dennis, United \nercias attache, here.
 tadded. needs such of keria1s as coal, iron ore, VI foleum products to
 gt up her industrial
 kp anew her eco-
 She cannot go
 Eoney to pay for
 to have them it
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New Britain herald., 1919-07-15

Miss Helen Bailey, of New Haven has been visiting Misses Bailey, o Prospect street.
New Britain herald., 1919-07-15

Mrs. F. E. Bassett and son, Burdett E. Bassett spent the weekend with MT. and Mrs. J. E. Hance of Grove Hill
New Britain herald., 1919-07-15

George Damon IS in Boston for z few days on a business trip.
New Britain herald., 1919-07-15

Daniel Martin is spending a twt weeks vacation at Luther lake
New Britain herald., 1919-07-15
l always slept so well.

thoug ht baby properly cared for should be we as happy Tn summer in winter, I asked my docto
New Britain herald., 1919-07-15

tor. It also agrees to support the de- mands of the imperial Japanese gov- ernment for the surrender of the rights Germany possessed before the war in this Chinese province and these islands.
New Britain herald., 1919-07-15
Ny Boby;s First Summer

WHEN the days and the nights be- W gan to be hot and sultry, my baby began to droop. He lost little weight and he was fretful at night-he who had always slept so well.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-10
Simpson To Attend
Annual Meeting OF
Y. M. c. A. AT Geneva

Professor Howard f. Simpson of
the university leaves tomorrow noon
for Lake Geneva. Wis. where he will
be in attendance as one of a group Of
university and college faculty men in
charge of the discussion work Of the
annual summer conference of the Y.
NJ. C.. A. The conference will occur
etween June 10 and %.
University and college students
from institutions from the central dis
trict of the Y. M. c. A., from North
and South Dakota. Minnesota, Ohio.
wisconsin. Iowa. Missouri, Illinois,
invited to this camp.
Attendance at the conference will
probably run to several hundred, al
though / cannot estimate very &C
c%urately the number who will be there
from figures of previous years for va
rious reasons" said Professor Simp-
son.
"ln addition to the college faculty
men who are there for special work,
there will be the usual group of regu-
lar Y. NJ. G.. A. instructors and nation
al workers and speakers
Professor Simpson is chairman OF
the university Y. M. G. A. board and
has since his college days in the east
taken an active interest in the 'Y''
work. Hc served as chairman of the
"Y' board while ar instructor in Col
by college. Maine, previous to his
coming to the university.
Mrs. Simpson will her
husband. Carl Fredland, assistant at
the city ''Y" is also scheduled to make
the trip. Several u" students may
go but have made no definite decision
as yet.