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| right wing. NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 1914. TOWARD PARIS (Continued from First Page.) nouncement, ‘nor have we any - de- nial.” Seattle, Wash., Aug. 31.—The Brit- ish cruiser Newcastle arrived at the British naval station at Esquimalt ‘to- day and entered the drydock. , She was undamaged. The cruiser Rain- Bow, at sea, was reported today as un- marked. The report or a naval fight in which the German cruiser Leipzig participated is being discredited. Austro-Russian Battle Front 420 Miles Long ~Berlin, -Aug. 28, Via. Copenhagen London, Aug. 31, 12:48 p. m.— following account of Austrian ations has been secured in Berlin an official Austrian source: “In Austro-Russian theater of war de- lve battles have been in progress seversl days. Our forces, which torious near Krasnik, pur- e Russians in the direction of a The Austrians advanced also o -_ne enemy’s territotry between rivers Bug and Wieprz, and we ! have taken positions in front of B MOS0, ““Other contingents of the Austrian army hold their positions northeast and southwest of Lemberg. After crossing the Dniester they tered great forces of the enemy. “Emphasis is placed on the word decisive in this official report. “The Austro-Russian battle front stretches for a distance of 700: kilo- metres (420 miles).” A correspondent of the Berlin Tage- jatt at the Austrian headquarters, telegraphing under date of August 28 regarding the events subsequent to the defeaf of the Russians at Krasnik says the Austrian army advanced in the di- rection of Lublin with the object of making impossible the reunion of the Russian army of the Vistula with its This is the principal Russian army opposing the Austrians. Prowess of British Shown in Battle ‘Washington, Aug. 31.—Seventy thousand British troops for three days held in check two hundred thousand German trdops until relieved by French reinforcements, according to information here today through neutral diplomats. The advices did not give the place of the battle. Anglo-French Forces Win and Lose Paris, Aug. 31, 5 p. m.—An ficial statement issued this evening summarizes .the situation as follows: “On our right, after partial checks, we have taken the offensive and the enemy is retiring before us. “In the center we have had alter- nate checks and successes, but a gen- eral action is now being fought. “On our left by a series of circum- stances which turned in favor of the Germans and despite lucky counter attacks, the Anglo-French forces were . obliged to give way. As yet our armies, notwithstanding a few incon- “testible checks, remain intact.” “The morale of our troops is excel- lent in spite of considerable losses which also are being filled from regi- mental depots.” Completing Details For Defense of Paris Paris, Aug. 31, 12:08 P. M.—All night long troops from the south and west of France have been arriving at the capital and passing by rail around the city to the locations in the encircling fortifications to which they have been assigned. There is great activity on the part of the municipal m!litary administra- tion in completing the details for the plans for the defense of Parls. No official information regarding the military situation on the frontiers had been made public up to noon to- day. The unusual excitement to be noticed on Paris streets today was caused chiefly by the thousands of persons who are preparing to leave | the capital. People are departing and taking their families with them as a matter of prudence. It is felt that the fewer the number of non- combatants in the city the better., Ldnes of people stretched for blocks from the railway stations today. The lines were composed of those so anx- jous to leave the city that they thus early took their positions waiting for the ticket offices to be opened at 6 o'clock tomorrow morning. All places on trains departing today have been sold. ‘Whole families with their hand baggage camped in the lines, where they ate their meals and slept as best they could. The Quai D’Orsay at noon. The crowd of perha 1,- 000 persons then in line there were told that no more tickets would be sold today. Only a few left their places. The others resigned them- selves to a wait of eighteen hours. President Poincare, who has been seen but rarely in public since the war began, being overburdened with work, today visited the military hos- pital of St. Martin and spoke to many of the wounded. An immense crowd nutside the place respectfully saluted ation was closed encoun- | of- | ‘the chief executive as he arrived and departed. France May Move Capital to Bordeaux Washington, Aug. 31.—France is considering the advisability of moving the seat of her government from Paris to Bordeaux as a precautionary meas- ure, according to official advices re- ceived here toda: The French foreign office has dis- cussed the idea of moving the capital with foreign diplomats, so that they could make proper arrangements, It is considered most probable that Am- bassador Herrick will remain in Paris in order to better care for Americans should Paris be invested by the Ger- man army. » Order Applies Only To Detached Forts Paris, Aug. 31, 6:25 a. m.—The de- cision of the military authorities to clear the zone of forts around Paris does not affect the zone immediately surrounding the old fortifications. of the city. It applies only to detached forts such as those at Mont Valer- ién, Issy and others. Under this decision all the build- ings and small structures of no great value surrounding the forts will be pulled down. Steps have been taken to provide shelter for all homeless persons. Explains Why German Forces Burned Louvain ‘Washington, Aug. 31.—The Ger- man embassy today received the following wireless message from the Berlin foreign office, dealing with the burning of Louvain by the Ger- mans: “A Rotterdam newspaper corre- sponient was an eye-witness of 1% perfidious attack of the population of offizer of the general staff, who was found with his throat cut. In Longwy machines were found for making dum-dum cartridges.” 3 Servia Is Preparing To Invade Bosnia Rome, Aug. 30, via Paris, Aug. 31, 4:24 a. m.—A telegram from Nish re- ceived in Genoa, Italy, says that Servia is preparing to invade and con- quer Bosnia and Herzegovina, District of Ghent Free of Germans London, Aug. 31, 12:07 p. m.—A Havas Agency despatch from Ghent reports that that district is now clear of Germans and that railway and tel- egraphic communication has been re- sumed with Gramont. The military authorities have ordered °the rail- roads to limit the issue of tickets for Antwerp to the strictest mini- mum. The object is to prevent provisions being taken from Ghent to friends in the fortress and to prevent spies tak- ing advantage of a crowd to obtain information regarding the Belgian ferces at different points. German Crown Prince’s Family at The Hague Londdn, Aug. 31, 3 P. M.—A cor- respondent of the London Daily News who has been travelling through Dutch Lemberg has sent a despatch to his paper declaring the belief pre- vails in that section that the family of the German crown prince Freder- ick William has taken refuge at The Hague. This story has not been re- . ported from any other quarter. DEATHS AND FUNERALS. Michael Hartigan. The funeral of Michael was held this mormng at 9 o’clock from St. Mary’s church. Father Re- gan celebrated the mass. The inter- ment was in the new Catholic ceme- tery. Y. M. C. A, NEWS, Physical Director Andrew nounces that the Boys' classes enter upon their regular tomorrow. | Ralph V. Farrell, ment as assistant physical director | was announced in the Herald last | week, will begin his duties tomorrow. | E. W. Yergin has returned from | Auburn, N. Y. an- will schedule whose appoint- NOTED EVANGELIST DEAD. New York, Aug. 31.—Mrs. Maggie i Newton Van Cott, widely known as a Methodist evangelist, died at her home in Catskill, N. Y., yesterday. Mrs, Van Cott who was 84 years old, began her evangelical work about half a century ago. On her fiftieth birthday in 1880, it was said that she had traveled 143,417 miles and that she had held 9,933 revival meetings. During this time she preached 4,294 sermons. TOO MANY PRISONERS. New Haven, Aug. 31.—The new city lock-up just completed was found in- adequate yesterday to accommodate the number of persons arrested on Saturday night, and many were kept at a precinct station awaiting the court session today. The offences charged were of a minor character. it s i i | T00 LATE FOR crassmricaTION. WANTED—Boy over ‘16 years of age as timekeeper in local factory de- partment. Grammar school grad- uate preferred. Address Box 16 A.A., Herald. 8-331-3d Hartigan | [Plainville News| (Continued From Seventh Page.) | tional church yesterday morning ln! the pastor’s absence. | The Woman's Relief corps will hold | a regular meeting Thursday after- | noon in G. A. R. hall. | D. G, Daniels of Broad street yes- | terday entertained Mr. and Mrs. Vie- | tor McBerney of Bristol. | Severa] past grands from Plainville | attended the annual picnic of the Crescent P. N. G. association held last | week at Community bungalow in Bristol. The Misses Prior have returned Mass., where they spent a vacation. John Anderson of Purk street is making arrangements to move this week to Hartford, where he intends to start in the grocery business. His many local friends wish him success in the venture. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Chichester are home after spending several weeks in Vermont with Mr. Chichester’s father. Mr. and Mrs, Calvin Avery of Park street spent the week-end with rela- tives in Watertown, The Misses Margaret and Mary Callen and their niece, Miss Marie Callen, have returned ‘rom Harrison, Maine, where they spent the past three weeks. The police have as yet been unable to locate Charles Bates, who is want- ed for his alleged connection with the theft of potatoes in Red Stone Hiil, for which Joseph Degnan of Forest- ville was sentenced to jail on Satur- day. It is said that Bates left town when he learned that the police were investigating the theft. Miss Elizabeth Ccughlin of Bank street has returned from a two weeks’ vacation at Myrtle Eeach. Mrs. M. O, Ryder and daughter, Miss Olien, have returned to - town after spending the past few months at Morris park. S. S. Gwillim’s family is expected to return tomorrow from Sachem’s Head. Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Weeden are home after a ten-Jday trip through Rhode Island. Mrs. C. M. Woodford of Whiting street has returned fromn Ashland, N. Y., where she spent the month of August, Miss Edith A. ELis, cl.rk at tho post office, is back from her vacation, spent at Bradford, N. H. For the accommodation of people living in the rural districts, Postmas- ter Prior has arranged to permit their calling for mail at the post office in the afternoon from 2 to 2:45 and from 7 to 7:45 in the evenin The car- rier will continue to make nis rounds at the usual time, Patrors of the city delivery service may get mail ad- dressed to them at the office from 7 to 7:45 in the evening, Now Is the time to get your fur- nace cleaned and repaired for the winter. If you need a new heater, see us. You will probably need some plumbing done before winter. This is the best time to have it taken care of. We carry a complete line of hardware of every description and w1 be pleased to satisfy your wants. Plainville Hardware company, Whit- ing street.—advt. VISION OF CITY AS A MELTING POT Josephine and Helen from Enfield, week's W. B. Moore, Civic Organizer of Chamber of Commerce, Makes Ap- pecal to Enterprising Citizens. William B. Moore of Boston, the civic expert who has been engaged to organize a chamber of commerce in New Britain, is making things hum in his office at the headquarters of the New Britain Business Men's associa- tion in the Naticnal Bank building. Just at present he is making a sur- vey of the city and instituting the publicity campaign. In an interview with the Herald to- day Mr. Moore said that he was well pleased with the situation here and that the prospects were exception- ally bright for a strong clvic or- ganization Continuing, he said: a question of the people tain getting together. The New Britain Chamber of Com- merce will afford theopportunity to every citizen of giving to New Britain his moral and financial influence. “Its primary aim is to develop in New Britain community spirit, con- structive spirit, enterprising spirit, public spirit, leadership spirit, to in- still in the breast of every man! and woman a vision of greater and beter New Britain, & city for the ar- Letter New Britain, a city for thte ar- man, the manufacturer, the rich and poor alike. “The organization will be the most representative possible. Every citizen and concern of New Britain is urged to become a member and have a voice in the management and efforts of the organization. “It is not a question of any one man or set of men or of politics, religion or civic issues. “The New Britain Chamber of Com- merce will be the melting pot in which all of the differences, preju- dices, selfish opinions and interests of all of our citizens will be submerged in the principle of civic righteousness and patriotism.” “It is merely of New Mary Pickford at Keeney's. Mary Pickford, the famous motion picture actress, will appear in the “movies” at Keeney’'s this evening, playing the leading role in a new Bio- graph drama. Other numbers on the Keeneyscope program tonight will be: Edison, Willlam Wadsworth in he Buxon County Lass;” Lubin, “The Elopement of Eliz Lubin, “The Better Man"; Kalem, “The Car of Death” and the Hearst-Selig news pictorial. G i | aboard and passengers and all were PROF. CAMP HAS DOUBLE PNEUMON(A Physician Says That Aged Patient Is Critically Ill, But His Condi- tion Is Not Hopeless. Prof, David N. Camp lies critically ill with double pneumonia at his resi- dence on Camp Street. His condi- tion has been growing steadily worse since Saturday. At 3 o'clock this afternoon Dr. Kenneth E. Kellogg announced that Prof. Camp had double pneumonia, complicated by weakened heart. “While he is critically ill, his cond tion is not hopeless,” were the words used by the physician in describing the illness of the venerable patient. Prof, Camp is approaching his nine- ty-fourth birthday, which falls on October 3. He was taken ill with bronchitis while sojourning at Pine Orchard last week and was brought home in an automobile. WAS IN MEXICO CITY IN BIs BOMBARDMENT | a Visitor to New Britain Saw Madero Government Overthrown and Narrowly Escaped Death, Mrs. S. Allen Dyer, of Mexico City, is an interesting visitor to New Britain for a few days. Mrs. Dyer ieft Mexico City several months ago but | was there for three days at the bom- bardment of the city at the time the | Madero government was overthrown. Mr. and Mrs. Dyer were living in a fine apartment house and when the firing started many shots and some shells found their way through the building, giving all the occupants a narrow escape. At another time in making her way out on the train north to the United States, the train was held up, federal troops were put off “to fight the rebels,” not knowing ; for a time whether they would be at- tacked or not. Mr. Dyer is assistant manager for the General Electric company in Mexico and he, with one son, has remained in the city, but aside from the anxiety that every; American experienced for the various reembers of familiels, who, through | business duties, were separated one from the other, the Dyers did not suffer any serious losses. | Mrs. Dyer is an interesting talker | and to a Herald reporter told many thrilling and amusing anecdotes of her | life in Mexico, especially since’ the revolution started. over three years 2go. She is visiting her friends, Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Lee at 21 Walnut street, leaving tomorrow for Boston and will shortly return to her home in | Mexico City. | line of the method of procedure { any statement as the committee had RAU APPOINTED MAJOR, Vice Major E. E. Lamb Promoted to Lieut-Colonel by Gov. Baldwin. Hartford, Conn., Aug. 31.—Governor Bzldwin today appointed Captain George J. Rau, company H, this city, to be major of the first infantry, C. N. G., vice Major E. E. Lamb, pro- moted to lieutenant colonel. This action on the part of the governor | was taken only after the officers of the regiment had balloted three times without making choice. Major Rau is a native of the pro- vince of Lorraine, Germany. For three years beginning in 1900 he was a trooper in the Seventh United States cavalry and saw service in Cuba in the spring of 1902, He enlisted in Company K, First Infantry, in 1903, and was elected captain of Company H in 1911. LITTLE BUILDING IN AUGUST. Slump in Trade Shown by Report of Building Inspector Rutherford. Dropping far below previous months | August was an off period in the build- ing business, according to the report | of Building Inspector A. N. Ruther- ford. The value of all new and re- pair work during August was $5 $65. In July it was $282,000 and | in June it was $160,000. The figures follow: Four brick buildings, $6,225; fifteen frame bufld- | ings, $36,900; seventeen additions and | repairs, $13,740; total, $56,865. HELD FOR MURDER. Waterbury, Aug, 31.—In the city court this afternoon, Joseph Gedemi- nus was bound over to the next term of the superior court without bonds, on the charge of murder. He is al- leged to have murdered John Grigara- vice on North Leonard street last Friday night, the two men having an argument over Miss Mary Galatue, who is being detained by the authori- ties for the superior court as a ma- terial witness, HELD FOR FRAUD. Hartford, Aug. 31.—August Bele- zel, 30, attempted to get money on a check for $90 at a local bank to- day. . As‘there were no funds credit- | ed to the signer the bank officials be- came suspicious and telephoned the police, holding the man in conver- sation until the officers arrived. GREAT BRITAIN OBJECTS. Washington, Aug. 31.—Great Brit- ain has joined with France in object- ing to the purchase by the United States of any German liners in con- nection with the plan to build up an American merchant marine. i poppied fields of Bavaria. « against fearful . favorable | three years of army service; COMMITTEE TO PROBE WAR COST OF FOODS AldeMnan and Four Councilmen Will Try to Learn Why Prices Have Gone Up in This City. Mayor George A. Quigley today ap- pointed a committee to investigate into the increased cost of necessaries of life in this city. The commitice consists of Alderman Lawyer and Councilmen Anderson, Paonessa, Lno Johnson and McCrann. Alderman Lawyer introduced a resolution at the last meeting of the common council asking that the com- mittee be appointed. He claims that there has been an increase in foud products here that is not warranted. He says that the increase in some cases has been on articles that should | not have been affected by the war An attempt was made today to secure from Alderman Lawyer an out- of not been officially notified of the ap- pointments. Mayor Quigley today received a, copy of a similar committee which i+ vestigated the increased cost of fo0d in New York city. He will turn the letter over to the local probers. PROF. PHELPS MAY COME, Surgeon-Major Blue May Send Him to Examine Filter Beds. As a result of Mayor George ~ A. Quigley's visit to Washington it is probable that Professor Phelps, form- erly of Yale, may come to this city to examine the filter beds. Professor Phelps is an expert on sanitation and sewage disposal. Mayor Quigley was introduced to Surgeon-Major Blue of the United States army, who has charge of na- tional sanitation, by Congressman Augustine Lonergan. The mayor told Major Blue of New Britain’s sewage troubles ‘and the army officer agreed to make an effort to send Professor Phelps to this city. If Professor Phelps comes it will be with no ex- pense to this-city as the visit will be arranged through the state board of health. Mayor Quigley, City Engineer Hall and . President Humphrey of the board of public works were in Read- ing, Pa., Saturday and inspected the sewage disposal plant of that city, It is a very elaborate system and in- ctudes the pumping of the sewage three miles. The trade wastes in Reading are turned into a nearby river. The End of Kaisers. (Oswald Garrison Villard in Review of Reviews.) The masses of the kalser's empire! To them surely the sympathy of the world must go out as to the poor Bel- gians who have died about Liege without knowing why, realizing only that a hell of shot and shell had burst withour warning upon them as lightning from the sky. On the heads of the German masses lies not the blood guilt. They come from smiling homes, from the castled hills of Thuringia, the vine-clad banks of the the Rhine, the plains of Prussia, the They and their kind have been rising steadily odds, helped on by social legislation, held back by the heavy taxes imposed by the military Moloch, and by their ham- pered in the cities by grinding poverty and checked everywhere by iron castes. Their villages have only just begun to grow, to give signs of a developmant corresponding to that of the citles; to them have come at least the harbingers of social justice; something of the prosperity of the na- tion was beginning to be theirs. But now the mother of every son between nineteen and twenty-four years must know her boy upon the firing line, to destroy the sons of some other mothe« er—because the “triple” alliance de- manded it. For these solid peasants, the backbone of the country, war can bring nothing save woe and debt. Will it avail to tell them that the Slavic peril must be combated; that in this world-war Destiny speaks and | that it had to come. sooner or later? | Are they not inevitably to count the cost when the slaughter is over? Will they not more than ever turn to the “‘party of treason,” which dictates that such things shall not be? Wil they not turn to anyone who teaches that it shall be taken out of the hands of one man or a group of men to say whether a nation shall return to barbarism and slay the best that is in it? For ‘a German-American whose heart goes back to the country that gave him or his fathers birth, there should be no difficulty in deciding where his sympathies should lie, if | he be truly an American citizen, Sor- | row as he must for the masses, if he places reason above emotion and sympathy, he can but withhold his support from the kaiser who approved in principle the Aus- trian ultimgtum to Servia and made no better than a dicer's oath the sol- emn promise of the empire to re- spect the neutrality of Belgium. It he be loyal to the principles of this republic the German-American can only hope that absolutism has brought about its own downfall; that this may mark the end of kalisers, as of great armaments. If he has owed anything to the great minds of Ger- many, its men of peace, of knowledge, science and art, let him now pay the debt by being true to their ideals. He might well remember that Goethe himself faced a German army, when it had been beaten by ragged French republicans, to assure it that then and there a new epoch had begun. The immeasurable sins of the rul- ers of Europe and their militarists can only be expiated now by the begin- ning of a new epoch which shall mean that the masses shall be the kings of Europe as they are the rulers with us today; that the last vestiges of feud- alism chall be swept away to make room for government by and for the peoples. German FRATERNAL NEWS I. 0. 0. F. The 1. O. O. F. field committee will hold its final meeting tonight at 8:15 o'clock in Odd Fellows’ club room, Hungerford court, Every member is | especially requested to be present, The fleld day this year proved to be the largest and most satisfactory ever held by the Odd Fellows in this city. Wednesday evening of this week the Andree lodge will receive the general committee and entertain it with light | refreshments and cigars. During the evening the traveling cup will be pre- sented to the Andree athletic squad for having scored the most points at the recent meet. Thursday evening of this week Lex- ington lodge, No. 72, 1. O, O, F. will hold its regular meeting and first re- hearsal of the season. The entertainment entertain the members with a roast.” During the evening members of the general committee will present the Morans silver cup to the Lexington athletic squad, they having scored more points than Phe- nix, The attendance at the meet of so many persons, both from out of town and in the city who were not mem- bers of the order, was greatly appre- ciated by the general committee. It is probable that next season the pro- gramme of events will be somewhat changed, old events eliminated and new ones added, such as the javelin throw, which is so prominent in the Olympic games and a push baill con- test. committee will “corn the Phenix Elks Held Clambake. The New Britain Lodge of Elks held its annual clambake yesterday at Wiegand’s Grove and upwards of a hundred and fifty Elks were in at- tendance. The Bristol and Torrington lodges sent down representatives (o attend the “bake.” Numerous sports were held the most important of which was a ball game in which a picked team of married men headed by John E. Curtin tried conclusions with an aggregation of unmarried men led by George H. Denby. The married men won by the close score of 8§ to 7. A barbecue was served at noon. New Britain “Tabs” Honored. At a special meeting of the Y. M. T. A. and B. society yesterday ar- rangements were made to attend the diocesan field day at Springfield on Labor day. A special train has been chartered, leaving this city at 8:3 o’clock. President Willilam F. Troy has been appointed on the marshal’s staff and the soclety is to receive the place of honor in the second division of the parade. The demonstration is to be one of the largest temperance and Catholic gatherings ever held in the diocese of Springfield. Washington Morgan Lodge. Washington 1. Morgan lodge, No. 71, K. of P, will hold its regular meeting on Tuesday evening in Vega hall. A full attendance is desired as business of vital importance to every member will come up for ac- tion. The drill master will also bring up the matter of the first and third rank teams, which will be ex- pected to be on hand for the fall work which will begin the first meeting night in October. An invitation for the third rank team to put on the work in Massachusetts is expected to be read before the lodge in the near future. Rehearsals for same will be- gin this month. Pythian Bazaar Committee. There will be a meeting of the above committee on Wednesday evening, September 2, in Judd’'s hall, at 8 o'clock. A full attendance is desired, as business of an important nature will come up for definite ac- tion. Stella Rebecea Lodge. Stella Rebekah lodge, No. 11, will hold its final meeting tonight at 8:1b after which the entertainment com- mittee will meet to plan for the anni- versary entertainment September 18 and also for the minstrel entertain- ment to be held in the near future, Catholic Women’s Benevolent Legion. The Catholic Women's Benevolent Legion will meet Tuesday evening in | St. Mary's hall. A full attendance is desired. Hertha Lodge. Members of Hertha lodge, D. O, H., are requested to attend a special meet- ing on Wednesday afternoon at 2:30. 0. U. A. M. News. The regular meeting of New Briian council, No. 8, O. U. A. M, will be held on Thursday evening and plane for a busy season will be Adiscussad. National Representative Irank W, Johnson will make a report on the National council session which was | held the past week at Muncie, Ind. F. B. L. to Have Field Day. New Britain council, No. 26, F. B, L., held a largely attended meeting | Friday night. After the meeting there was a short entertainment consisting | of songs and recitations, followed by a watermelon cut. The counci]l vot- ed to hold their fleld day for members and familles at Brother Austin's, North Washington street, Plainville, Saturday, September 12. There will be games in the afternoon, whist in the evening and a basket lunch Temple of Honor. At the meeting of Phoenix Tentple | of Honor No. 19, Friday evening, Sep- tember 4, arrangements will be mad: for the big meeting to be held Sept. 18, at which time the Grand officers will be present. At this meeting the banner won by the Grand jupisdic- tion of Connecticut for making the largest gain in membership will be presented to Phoenix Temple for ! for Bristol making the largest gain in the state. Reports of the supreme council which met last week in Gloucester, Mass., will be given by the delegates. Burritt Grange Flower Contest. Members are requested to bring flowers for the floral contest to be held at the regular meeting of Bur- ritt grange, No. 39, Saturday even: ing, September 5, The grange wil furnish one number on the program grange neighbors’ night, September 4. Members will leave on City ltemns J Dr. Henry Martin has returnéd from a vacation {rip to St, Louis and St. Paul. 4 A son, Herman Goodrich, has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bellman of Farmington avenue. { the 7:20 dinky Mrs. Thomas Crean of McClintock road complained today to the police that four chickens had °n stolen during the night. ' The police received a complaint to- day from Building Inspecios A. > Rutherford that someone %ad chipped the blue stone sills of u new bullding on Beatty street, Vincenzo Rossitto and Vincenz) Truscio have sold their barber sHop at 200 Washington street to Guiseppe Di Lorenzo. t Attorney M. D. Soxe has returnea from a vacaton spent at Asbury Park, J. J. Higgins, J. J, Watson and Fred Watson are back from a business trip to Hudson, N, Y. Edward Hayes has resigned his po- sition as foreman of the repair gang for the Connecticut company. Henry Parsons in the employ of the H. R. Walker company, is sers iously ill at a Hartford hospital. There were 178 arrests made by by the police during August. This nearly approaches the record, which is 199, A number of local manufacturing plants which shipped goods abroad before the declaration of war in Europe are said to have received them back owing to the fact that they can® not be delivered. The Bodwell Land company has sold land at Belvidere Manor to Charles W. Holmes and John ¥. Ma- loney. A case of diphtherias on LaSalle street has been reported to Dr. T, E. Reeks, superintendent of health, The quarantine on a case of scarlel fever on Washington street will be removed tomorrow. During August Dr. Reeks had the interior of eight houses completely renovated to ree move any tuberculosis germs that might be lurking there. Officers Quinn and Malone will go on day duty during September and Officers McCabe and Quirk will return to the night shift. . Miss Greta E. Brown of Emmons Place, assistant librarian at the New Britain Institute, is spending her va- cation at “The Limberlost,” Little- john’s Island, Me. 8he expects to spend a few days at Marblehead, Mass.,, on her trip home. At a meeting of the substitute cally man yesterday it was voted to peti- tion for a change in the ordinances s0 that a substitute may be eligible for appointment to the regular fire department without serving two years as callman. Hedlth Commiesioner M. W. Daven- port, chairman of the examniation board, announces that examinatiorfs for journeymen plumbers’ licenses will be held next Friday irrespective of weather the candidates are notified. It has been decided to grant journeys wen plumbers’ licenses to master plumbers who have heen practicing hteir trade without requiring them to pass examinations. It is understood that Commissioner Burns 1s oyposed o this procedure, A woman named Ida Jenny of Plantsville became sick. while riding into this city on a Plainville car this morning and was removed to Dr. Wa- terman Lyon's office on West Main street. She was taken later to the hospital suffering from an attack of acute indigestion. She was reportea ' to be resting comfortably this afters noon. ' As a preliminary to the opening of a woman's exchange, a public sale of handiwork will be held sometime during the third week in September. | The place and date will be announced later. All women desiring to enter articles for asle are requested to send their names and a list of their articles for sale are requested to of the following committee: Mrs. 1. T, Russell, Mrs. R, N. Hemenway, Mrs, J. Robinson, Mre. F. J. Porter. be NOT A CANDIDATE. . | Alsop Would Not Run For Governor on G. O. P. Ticket. 5 Hartford, Aug. 31.—When asked | today if he would accept the nomina~ | tion for governor on the republican | ticket, Joseph W. Alsop of Avon, chairman of the progressive state central committee, said: *“No.” Con= tinuing he said: “If 1 was the pro- gressive nominee for governor I would accept the endorsement of the repul« licans, but I would not run on their ticket as a republican, Mr. Alsop said he had not been tendered the republican nomination even in a direct way and had not heard of such a mov. RETURNS FROM ENGLAND. Miss Florence E. James who rek sides at 63 Lincoln street returned, yesterday from a six weeks Northampton, England. sailed on the steamship Franconia of the French line which arrived at Boston yesterday noon. Miss James experienced little trouble on her voys age to this country. She reported that the officers had seen cruisers/ in the wake of the French ship but they had managed to elude them in safety. Conditions on the ship were rather poor owing to the number of the passengers.