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Boston Store ROOSEVELT HEADS The Hot Weather is Likely to Create a Demand for CORSETS We are at all times prepared to supply the most opproved models from the leading man- ufaeturers in this country in- cluding: R. and G., ‘\W. B, Thom- son’s Glove Fitting, Bon-Ton, ' La-Reine, Royal Worcester, Nemo, Armorside, Ferris Waists. An especially desirable number at this season of the year is the SPORT GIRDLE From $1.00 to $1.50 If you want cool comfort this will give it. BRASSIERES T % 50cto $1.00. PULLAR & NIVEN Notice. Notice is hereby given that Walter Davidson of the City of New Britain, Conn., is indebted to the Town of Plainville in the sum of 4.11 Dollars for taxes due from list 1907 to list 1916, inclusive, levied upon the fol- lowing described property. Old Grist Mill Park Map Lot 127. Said described property, or part of same, will be sold to the.highest bid- der at the hour of 2 p. M. bn Satur- day, the sixth day of October, 1917, at the Public Sign Post of said towu. Dated at Plainville, Conn., this third day of August, 1917. W. J. HEMINGWAY, £ Tax Collector, Notice. Notice is hereby given that Harry Solomon of the City of New Britain, Conn., is indebted to the Town of Plainville, in the-sum of 8.82 Dollars for taxes due from list 1907 to list 1916, inclusive, levied upon the fol- lowing described property. Old Grist Mill Park Map Lots 97, 98, 105, 106. Said described property, or part of same, will be sold to the highest bid- der at the hour of 2 p. m. on Satur- day, the sixth day of October, 1917, at the Public Sign Post of said town. Dated at Plainville, Conn, this third day of August, 1917. W. J. HEMINGWAY, Tax Collector, Notice. tice is hereby given that Anna Bolomon of the City of New Britain, Conn., is, indebted to the Town of Plainville in the sum of 13.12 Dollars for taxes due from list 1907 to list 1916, inclusive, levied upon the fol- {owing described property. Old Grist Mill Park Map Lots 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104. Said described property, or a part of same, will be sold to the highest bidder at the hour of 2 p. m. on Sat- urday, the sixth day of October, 1917, at the Public Sign Post of said town. Dated at Plainville, Conn,, this third day of August, 1917. W. J. HEMINGWAY, Tax Collector. Notice. Notice Is hereby given that James Heath of the City of New Britain, Conn., is indebted to the Town of Plainville in the sum of 3.41 Dollars for taxes due on list 1907 to list 1916, Inclusive, levied upon the following described property. Old Grist Mill Park Map . Lot 122. Said property, or a part of same, will be sold to the highest bidder at the hour of 2 p. m. on Saturday, the sixth day of October, 1917, at the Public Sign Post of said town. Dated at Plainville, Conn. third day of s, 1917, MINGWAY, Tax Collector. It Is As Much Your Duty to this SaveYour Eyes As It Is Ours S. STANLEY HORVITZ, OPTOMETRIST OPTICIAN 837 MAIN STREET STATE FOOD BOARD /He and Two Others to Have Sweeping Authority Albany, N. Y., Aug. 3.—Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, James W. Wads- worth, Sr., and Morgan J. O’Brien are named ag state food commissioners in a bill presented and advanced to third reading to the legislature last night. Upon them are to be conferred most drastic powers. They will receive no salary. They will be empowered to organize a large force for the ade- quate regulation of the problems of the State, and a million dollars will | be provided for the work of the state commission. l Messrs. Roosevelt, Wadsworth and O'Brien have not been asked officially if they will serve. The opinion of many’ of the lawmakers 1s that they will decline to do so. Particularly is that true concerning <Colonel Roosevelt. However, the three promi- nent citizens are mentioned in the bill which has been prepared after long conferences. If they decline Governor Whitman will name others for the highly im- portant positions. All that is, of course, contingent upon the passage of the food bill. Many of the differ- ences between the Governor and the legislative leaders has been smoothed out, and it is assumed here that a bill practically identical with the one drafted by the War Committee and introduced last night by Senator Elon R. Brown, will be passed with little delay, and that the Empire state will be in a position to take intelligent and effective hold of the food situation, - driving out of business such ‘“male- factors” as have been described in the reports about produce being wantonly destroyed in order to raise prices. In the estimation of Senator Brown the bill will clothe the state commis- sion with all the power necessary to keep the price of necessaries within the limits, and wiil be able to stamp out many of the practices which are said to have enriched the speculator while - impoverishing the consumer, and giving the farmer only a meagre return for his products. The measure deals entirely with the [ necessaries of life which are describ- ed as “foods, feeds and fuel, includ- ing gasoline and kerosene.” The com- mission may make ice amenable to its regulations also. In fact, the whole measure is quite as sweeping as the federal bill, and from all that can be gathered from its present form it should wipe out many present food evils and g0' a long way toward re- ducing the high cost of living. What Senator Brown and others interested in the drafting of the bill regard as the most vital provision, reads as follows: Will Run'Out Speculators. “If the commission becomes satis- fied that there is any unfair practice of trade detrimental to the public in- terests in dealing by wholesalery or re- tailers in the necessaries of life which interfere with the distribution or the sale of such necessaries or any of them at a reasonable price, the commission may enact and publish such a rule or rules as in its judgment will correct such unfair practices. The commis- sion may in its discretion appoint an advisory committee or committees to aid it in the formuiation of such rules in which case one or more members of such committee shall be taken from the line of trade in which such unfair practice prevails. “Such rule of rules shall be pub- lished in at least two newspapers in the county in which such practice or practices prevail, and any person who thereafter vialates any such rule shall NEWK BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 191 7. THIS STORE WILL BE CLOSED FRIDAYS AT NOON, UNTIL SEPT. 14, INCLUSIVE ALLINTO LINENOW TS a straight line to a good saving for a man who follows the to HOLLANDERS' NOW line August brings many of the finer Suits into the SEMI-ANNUAL BARGAIN SELLING. $22 Suits for $17.50 $25 Suits for $19.50 $28 Suits for $21.50 These selections represent the best of this season’s output—best in style, fab- rics—value. line! Don’t Miss It. Fall into All STRAWS excepting Panamas are under the one low price ....... 95¢ HOLLANDERS’ 82-88 ASYLUM STREET, HARTFORD. THE DAYLIGHT STORE WAS UNDER CUSTER IN THE CIVIL WAR Edward Fitzpatrick Carried Bul- let in Shoulder Since 1862 Edward Fitzpatrick, an old and re- spected Irish resident, who served under Colonel Custer in‘the Civil war be deemed guilty of a violation of this act, and if such practice or practices are continued by such person, after having received notice from the com- mission to discontinue the samg, the commission may serve a notice upon such person forbidding him to con- tinue in such line of trade, and may in the name of the state bring suit through the attorney general and en- join his continuance in such trade, provided that any such person shall be permitted to sell his stock on hand at public auction to be continued until he has disposed of the whole thereof, including any contracts for the de- livery to him of merchandise in such trade.” The commission will have power to ,compel persons to take out licenses for the following: Elevators for the storage of wheat. Cold storage warehouses. Packing houses. Factories producing ments. Fertilizers. A statement issued by the war com- mittee says, in part: “In framing the bill the committee followed the terms of the federal bill now pending in congress by exempting farmers and farmers’ co-operative as- sociations from interference with their production by the commission. The committee also avoided the incorpora- tion of any provision in the bill which will tend to hinder or reduce produc- tion. “It followed the terms of the federal bill in defining the necessaries of life, so that the action of the state and federal governments may be co- ordinated. “The committee felt that in con- ferring these extraordinary powers everything should be done at every stute of the proceeding to prevent any such apprehension on the part of the legitimate trade of the state as will interfere with its most effective opera- tion. Tt accordingly suggests in the bill presented the names of three dis- tinguished citizens of the state, whose position, patriotism and capacity are well known and will give the utmost confidence to people of all classes in the effective and just administration of the law. This gives an opportunity to both houses of the legislature and the governor to pass upop the fitneas of the names suggeted.” farm imple- Buy an Indiana truck.—advt. and carried a bullet in his shoulder, received in the second battle of Bull Run, to his grave, died at his home 302 High street, at 4 o'clock this morning. He was 79 years old, born in Queens County, Ireland, but came to this country at the age of 19. He set- tled in Farmington, which was then larger than New Britain, but came here to work in Philip Corbin's first factory, the product of which w bull rings. He enlisted in Co. C. Har ris Light Cavalry, afterwards tha Second New York Cavalry, for threc vears in Hartford on Monday, August 12, 1861. After he received his dis- charge in 1862, because of his wound, he returned to New Britain and went to work at the Corbin factory again. taking up his residence on Washing- ton street. He retired 15 years ago and moved to 302 High street last year. His death came this morning after an illness of 11 weeks, due to the ailments of old age. . Mr. Fitzpatrick had an X-ray photograph taken at the Hartford hospital some years ago Which showed the bullet lodged under his collar bone, which he received in the second battle of Bull Run, Groveton, Va., on August 26, 1862. The photograph is framed at his home. He was sworn into the United States service on August 13, 1861, and went into training at Scarsdale, West- chester County, N, Y. He was later sent to Washington and Camp Sus- sex, Maryland. His command then crossed the Potomac to Arlington Heights and from there went to Fair- fax, Centerville and Bull Run. On Apdl 17, 1862, the whole army ad- vanced and met the enemy for the first time on the road between Cat- Jett’s Station and Falmouth, Va. He was in the battle of Cedar Mountain and the cavalry fight at Brandy Sta- tion, where his regiment suffered heavi He was wounded nine days later in the second battle of Bull Run. 1In the point of unusual service, he had the distinction of being the only soldier to take a prisoner in the battle at Falmouth court house. The Second New York Cavalry, in which he was enlisted was a unit of the "First Iron Rrigade.” which won ite title for the march from Catlett's Station to Falmouth on April 18, near | 1862. General George A. Custer, the famous Indian fighter, was the colonel of the “First Iron Brigade.” Mr. Fitzpatrick was married Katherine Dooley by Rev. Luke Daly in the old Catholic church on Myrtle street, September 13, 1863. His wife survives him with one daughter, Mrs. Annie Kelly of 302 High street. He also leaves five grandsons; John. James, first sergeant in Co. E, First Connecticut Infantry and who has also served in the regular army; Wil- llam, Joseph and Thomas Kelly. He also leaves three great grandsons, James, Robert and Francis Kelly. He was a member of Stanley Post, G A R. The funeral will be held Mary’s church at 9 o'clock Monday morning. Burial will be in the New Catholic cemetery. * ! ALLIES GONSOLIDATE GAINS IN FLANDERS ;Australians Play Important Role, in Offensive in Belgium at St. British Front in France and Bel- gium, Thursday, Aug. 2.—(By The As- sociated Press. delayed)—The British and French and the Germans alike along the front of the battle in Flan- ders, still held their positionsg late to- day in an iron grip of bogle produc- ed by the torrential rainstorm, which has been deluging the battle line from | Tuesday evening until today, when it showed signs of moderating. Beyond artillery operations which are continuing with great intensity, there is little activity except at ont‘I lor two points, and the French and British are resting. on consolidation ana strongly organized positions com- manding the territory which they captured in the first few hours’ on- slaught 5 St. Julien todav continued to be a storm center, the artillery of both sides pounding steadily at thelr op. penent’s positio: The British were again in possession of the 300 yard front just north of Trezenberg, which the Germans wrested from them in a counter attack late yesterday.* Reports of Tuesday's battle show that the front between Hollbeke and LaBuasseeville was the scene of some of the heaviest fighting of the day. The Australians and English charging along this line swept over large num- bers of Germans lying in shell holes, who were overlooked in the semi- darkness. Immediately after the Rritish troops had gone beyond these holes the Germans began sniping at the rear of advancinz forces. These snipers eventually were dealt with | tions, to | large number and the shell holes cleared. The Morale of the German treops in this sector ig said to have been good and they made a stiff fight for the posi- which they finally had to re- linquish. In the ruined village of Hollbeke the British were faced with of concrete dugouts which had no surfac entrances but which were approached by tunnels. The attacking troops forced .their way into these strongholds, which contained large numbers of men. One notable incident of the fighting occurred on the Warneton-Garard farm road at a windmill bn a slight elevation. This place previously had been bitterly contested because it overlooks the surrounding country, which is very flat. The Australians took the place in the early morning but the Germans regained it the same night. At midnight the Australians charged the position with boyonets and ejected the Germans after san- guinary fighting. LaBasseville also was the scene of severe fighting and here, as at Hollbeke, were found con- crete dugouts which are now filled with their dead defenders, who were bombed. AIRMEN HEROES OF BELGIAN ADVANCE Many Fly Low and Make Attacks on Germans British Headquarters in France and Belgium, Aug. 3.—The work done by the British ‘alr service in Tuesday’s offensive has not been surpassed in efficiency and spectacular features since the war began. Mare unfavor- able weather for aerial operations could hardly have been selected. At dawn, when the infantry advance began, the country was blanketed by thick, low lying clouds, and by after- noon rain had begun to fall. Despite these tremendous disadvan- tages huge squadrons of British air- planes led the advance into the enemy territory, and not only maintained constant cantact with their infantry but, flying at such a low altitude that they were often only a few feet from the ground, they carried on a destruc- tive warfare of their own with their machine guns. Muny fights occurred between the rival pilots, but the Teu- tons were completely outclassed The majority of these air battles were at a height of 200 feet or less, and in at least one instance the two opposing pilots battled within 50 feet of the ground, at which height the German side-slipped and crashed to the earth. The British airplanes were under constant and heavy fire, owing to the low altitude at which they were flying. but through all this hurricane of leaqd and steel all but three came safely Thege are reported ssing. Wonderful hercism was displayed Soge-Alken & €o. HARTFORD MID-SUMMER CLEARANCE OF FINE FURNITURE FOR THE GET IN LIN AUGUST SAL bt Iz This Great August Sale has become an annual event in the 1 of the people of Hartford and inity. in refurnishing a home or securing one or more extra pieces of chol furniture, welcomes this opportunity. Everyone who is intereste b This sale will undoubtedly prove to be the greatest of all in't variety in the values an money-saving opportunities. FRIDAY MORNING CLEARANCE O WASH GOODS USUAL PRICES 39c and 48c. FRIDAY PRICE .... ...+ .. 14 a The wash goods section offers a special clearancesssle for Frida Practical lengths of desirable summer fabrics at 14c a yard. Includ ing voiles, ginghams and tissues in desirable lengths for Skirts an waists and children’s wear. SILK SECTION OFFERS FOR FRIDA 2.00 AND $2.25 SILKS FOR $1.74 At the silk section, Friday morning shoppers will find a choig selection of fancy silks, 1 yard w Suitable for dresses, stripes, figures and checks. The usual prices are $2.00 and $2. a yard. and dark shade walists and skl price , $1. ide, in light 26, Friday morning 1- Leonard and Herrmann Co. Special Showing of SMART LINGERIE BLOUSES (Advance Fall Models) at $1.98 each A bit of news that comes in a tion outfits. good time for folks planning vag The Blouges are charming, featuring the newest collar efféctss plain tailored and smart frilled models made of fine organdic am voile effectively trimmed with dainty laces. ] See them in our show window The Women’s and Misses’ Apparel Shop, 165 Main S After everything is said about the good qualities @ “Aunt Delia’s” Bread, the real test of its good ness is its taste. Ask your grocer today | for loaf of “Aunt Delia’s” Bread. ABOUT PIES | One of America’s staples is PIE. But it must be rei pie, such as we make, with a rich, tender crus that melts in the mouth and a deliciously . juic] filling, all baked to a nicety. Don’t fail to try ong Until further notice our West Main street store wil not be open on Sundays. Hoffmann’s Bake 62 West Main St.-TWO STORES-95 Arch S by the British airmen. One typical instance will indicate the nature of the important work they carried out. A British aviator crossed the Ypres salient just as the infantry attack came at dawn. For a time he pa- trolled the roads and canals, now and then running the gauntlet of enemy fire at a height of thirty feet in order to obtain information for the guidance of the infantry in their advance. Dur- ing this patrol wark he came to German airdrome. Battle Almost on Ground. He circled low and dropped a bomb on one of the sheds. This brought Germans tumbling in a panic from the buildings. He turned his machine gun on them, and, circling about the field, bombed two other sheds with disastrous effect. The Teutons finally got a machine gun into action, but he dived and at 20 feet silenced it with his own gun. He circled the field, firing with his machine gun through the doors of buildings at the huddled enemy within. Leaving the airdrome, the British aviator attacked two German mount- ed officers and put them to flight. A little later he encountered a column of 200 troops and swept along the line with his machine gun working steadily. The entire column was dis- persed, leaving many of their com- rades lying in the road. Two battle airplanes appeared and the Briton engaged them bhoth, send- ing one to earth and putting the other to flight. His next objective was a troop train, He traveled along its entire length, pumping bullets into the-crowded car This completed the story of one a tor's fights for the day, but he later | did valuable scouting work over the enemy lines. Numerous instances are related pilots charging the anti-aircraft gun- ners and-machine gun operators at a | height of 30 or 40 feet and silencing the gune. Pistol duels between the of British aviators and the German in- fantry were not uncommon occurs rences. In one instance a young] ator, in a burst of chivalry, sto] his machine gun when 2 Germ ficer drew his pistol and begau ing at him, and engaged the ed with Lis pistol, apparently 1 that he had no right to take am fair advantage of his opponent. . aviator's pictel was sufficient, ever. Denison Garagi 430 MAIN STREET. Livery Cars for hire, day and Stwrage, Supplies and Repa "Phone JUST THINK of a brand new 6 room cottag®l all improvements, fireplace, ele] lights, and two extra lots, near & and only reasonable cash down. H. N. LOCKW0QD, Real Estate and Insurance; CITY HALL ‘ See CRONA' Before Buying Vour Life Poli Rep.—N. E, Mu OFFICE 183 TI Insury 1 of Bostor MAIN 1 GOLD CARRIAGE C GARAGE Automobile Repairing Forging Station and tributors for INDIANA TRUCKS 332 PARK STREET ‘Phone 1437-12—14385-3 Service

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