New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 6, 1917, Page 7

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1917. Fridays We Close at Noon, Up to and Including September 1dth. Sept. Sale of China and Housewares is Here With Big Money Savings The Reason Why THIS BIG SALE MEANS SO MUCH TO THRIFTY HOUSEWIFES— They know that every reduction is truthful. They know our goods are the best obtainable. big downstairs department, excepting restrictions we cannot help. They know the price reductions include everything in our They know that refrigerators, cut glass, dinnerware, fancy china, table glassware, enamelware, nickleware, tinware, brushes, woodenware, trunks, lamps, and all else in our big basement is offered at special sale prices. It would take pages to tell of all the bargains, so will give a few taken at random from the thousands that are here: China Dinner Sets, imported ones of 100 pieces, full service for twelve people, with choice of four decora- Reg. $22.50 kind, $15.69 set. Haviland China Sets of 56 pieces, handsomely decorated service for six people. 2.50 sets, $16.39 cach. Light Bargains, kind, complete with globe, burner, and mantle and by-pass. $1.25 kind, for 95c each. Upright 50c ones for 39¢ cach. tions. $2 Gas OPENSTOCK of choice dinnerware, both as to vari matched in New England, outside o ican china and porcelain. from. Good time Paris Step Ladders, the genuine finest finish and safest laddel’ made —Note the savings: 6 ft. size, b ft. size, 4 ft. size, $2.10 kind, $1.75 kind, $1.49 each $1.40 kind, $1.19 each use in and full Regular inverted Regular AT ety. quantity, and { Boston. Over seventy-five open stock to start a set or buy matchings. DINNERWARE 20x26' inch, 18x24 inch, 16x22 inch, 79¢ 69¢c b9c $1.89 each Cut Glass Tumblers rose deslgn. Regular ing price is $4.00. this sale is $2.69 a dozen. Mayonaise Sets of Cut Glass, bowl, plate and ladle, regular 75c value, sale price 58¢ set. Marble Statuettes with choice of a big variety of subjects. for only 10c each. Cut Glass Vases, style, with bright regular $3.98 kind, $2.95 each. Nice Pastry Boards, finest made, priced this way: for table sell- All we ask at Werth 26c 12 in. cylinder daisy cutting, SPECIAL PRICES——Our stock prices, cannot be French, English and Amer- patterns to choose the very 65c each. 55¢c_ each. 45c . each. kind, kind, kind, HAVING AN AUTOMOBILE DELIVERY FOR NEW BRITAIN YOU CAN DEFEND ON PROMPTLY RECEIVING ALL DRY GOODS PU RCHASED OF UB. ————————————————————— e Berlin News 2466—John Budzienski, ton. 2790 Kensing- Chas. Louis Burdick, Ken- PROMINENT MEN IN SECOND DRAFT CALL Gitizens From Al Walks of Lif “«f0 Appear for Examination NOTICES RECEIVED BY 14 Joseph Smith and Edgar Pickett to Keave for Ayer, Mass., Tomorrow Morning—To Be Given Send-Off— Lewis Out For Re-election. One hundred and forty-one young men from Berlin ,East Berlin and Kensington, who registered under the selective draft law, have received notices to report for physical exam- inations at the town hall in Plain cvill& on Wednesday, September 12. The second call from this district af- fects many of thls town’s most prom- ent young men. Frank A. Brandegee of Worthing- fon Ridge one of Berlin’s most en- terprising young men is among those who have received notice. Edward U. Cowles, son of Mr. and Mrs. S M. Qowles, who is a graduate of Trin- dty college at Hartford, will Port for examination BEdward Fenn Nourse, son of Rev. and Mrs. E. E. Nourse, is to report. Nourse, who graduated from Wesleyan college, played brilliantly on the gridiron and on the basketball court while at Misdletown. He is a member of the Delta Tau Delta, the well known na- tional fraternity Edward L. Michaels, who holds a responsible position with the Berlin Construction Co., is also among those who will be examined. It is probable that Michaels will claim exemption because of dependency, as he is mar- ried_and has a family to support. Jéhn D. Ronketty, one of Kensing- on's business men, is also affected by the second call. Robert J. Vance, one of the best known basketball players in the country, must also report for examination. The complete list, as officially given | I. Miller of Avon, out by Benjamin exemption board, hairman of the lollqws 105 rlin. 1503—Pasquale Acre, Kensington. | 1097—Costas Arronidakis, Kensing- fon. 1870—Luigi Baraglia, $133—Carmin F. Basile, bon < 1.047- s 2765—Edwin Jast Berlin. 1 2741—Nuto Bighinatti, 12—Angelo George Binardo, ngford. 13249—George F. 1708—Giacomo Bogialll, 2384—Joseph Peter Bonolo, o 15 1-2. Berlin. 1615—Arthur Edson Bowers, East Berlip. 1136— Berlin. 2317—Bernard P. Brennan, Bgton. 2812—John George Brilakis, ngton. —Carl Berger Ackerman, East Kensington. Kensing- Berlin. Benson, ppe Belli, Emanuel Kensington. ‘Wal- | Blinn, Kensington. Berlin. R. F. -ank Augustus Brandegee, Ken- Ken- land St., also re- | sington. 1714—Howard Abeel Burnett, East Berlin. 1654—Charles Carlson, Berlin. 2728-—Anceltonio Carell, Hjalmer Sigfred Kensing~ ton. 12—Michele Commarata, Ken- sington. 1883—Giovanni Carboni, KXensing- ton. 2847—Tomaso Canevalli, 16 Port- Middletown. 2017—Augusto Conti, 2283—Nicholas Capsilidakis, Donnelly Ken- sington. 2715—Luigi Cammarata, Kensing- ton. 2570—Nick Cienieniriz, Berlin. 1545—Bdward Chapman Clark, Kensington. 2692—Robert Henry Corr, Kensing- ton. 599—George Joseph Corr, Ken- smgton 1929—Edward Upson Cowles, ‘Ken- sington. 1579—Staratos Kow Cowles, sington. ¥ 1480—Stephen Crusso, 1914—Lorenzo Dapanis, 1916—John Aloysius Kensington. 2200—Leon Kensington. 1104—Porter Allan Dean, Kensing- ton. Ken- Kensington. Kensington. De Lowery, Alexander DeMers, 1553—Charles DeNase, East Berin. 158"—John William Dowling, Ken- sington. 2670—Edward Cornelius Kensington. 2556—Max Edelson, Berlin. 1006—Ora Cecil Edgerly, Kensing- ton. 1659—Philip Michel Fagan, sington. ) 1102—Battista Farina, Kensington. 2816—Palamide Ferrari, East Ber- lin. 1610—Bogialli Felice, Berlin. 1159—Giovanni Ferrari, Kensing- ton. 2620—Micheal Fortuna, Berlin. 1971—Antoneo Fortini, Kensington. 1032—John Kinneth Fraser, | Ber- lin. 2197—Albert Fritzson, Kensington. 2710—Pili Giacinto, Berlin. 1206—Dell Oro Giacomo, Berlin. 2060—Louis Richardson Goodrich, Kensington. 1730—Marrian Berlin. 1246—Joseph P. Greco, Kensington. 1131—Luigi Grassi, Kensington. 2255—Albin Holmquist, Kensington, F. D. ! 1893—Willlam Hull, Kensington. | 1281—Norman Hutchinson, Xen- | sington. 2159—Robert Henry Isaacson, Ken- | sington. 2671—Peter Janick, Ken'ainzton 1242—Carl Johnson, R. F. D., No. Box 61, New Britain 2601—Charles H. Johnson, | sington. | 2436—Earl Wilson Kilby, Berlin. 2449—Edward James Lawrence,’ Kensington. 2937—Romano Lanzoni, ton. 1875—Carl Lindberg, East Berlin. 2465—Agnello Lorenzo, Berlin. 2095—Astnto Mariano, Kensington. 2666—Luigi Manatti, Kensington. 15612—Giovanni Manzone, Kensing- ton. 2804—Laughlan MacFarlane, sington. 1688—Edward mack, Kensington. 1928—Henry Arthur lin. 1656-—Edward Lawrence Michaels, Dunham, Ken- Gourreski, East R. Ken- Kensing- Ken- Sheridan McCor- McKeon, Ber- 3§89—Thomas Brint, East Berlin. Berlin. 2182—Myron Joseph, East Berlin. 2670—DMichael Masakis, Kensing- ton. 2164—Pagella Modesto, Box 7 1-2, R. F. D., Berlin. ‘'1489—Pat Murchatte, Berlin. 1886—Thos. Joseph Mallen, sington. 2972—Ornorato Musso, Kensington. 1076—Guiseppe Nadalini, Kensing- ton. 2956—Algot Theodore Nelson, Ken- sington. 2269—Andrea Nicolette, ton. 2623—William C. Norton, Kensing- ton. 1725—Wm. Stephen Narton, sington. 2946—Edward Fenn Nourse, lin. 5 1411—William . Joseph O’Connell, | Xensington. 1509—Gino Orinati, Kensington. 1222—Charles D. Orsie, 42 Vine St., Meriden. 1227—Gregory Papadakis, sington. 1907—James Paganeti, Kensingion. 2031—Norman. Van Nearing Peck, | Kensington. 2678—John K. Pereski, Quarter, Berlin. 2580—Angelo Pedemont, ton. 2066—Axel Peterson, Berlin. 2490—Henry Corpelius Peck, Ken- sington. 1436—Tony Paris, Berlin. 2603—Angelo Pilemonti, ton. 2167—Wm. Povoza, Kensington. ! 2267—Dominicb Prato, Kensington. 2884—Frank Pulite, Kensington. 2988—Phillip Pulcini, Kensington. 1030—Adolph Renn, Berlin. 2551—Earavalll Rinalde, Kensing- ton. 2830—Poolo Riboni, Kensington. 1055—Sheldon Seymour Roby, Ber- lin. 2872—Abner Hugh. Roberts, R. F. D., Berlin. 2878—Richard Butler Roche, Ken- sington. 2892—John Kensington. 1983—Evasio Ronco, Kensington. 1260—Vincenzo Sanzaro, Kensing- Ken- Kensing- Ken- Ber- Ken- Beckley Kensing- Kensing- Dominic Ronketty, ton. 2025—Charles Thomas Scheer, Kensington. g 1291—John Talcott Scovill, Berlin. 1010—Bevochetti Secondo, Kensing- ton. 1378—Govinno Simmone, Kensing« on. 2247—Nelson Joseph Soucie, Ken- sington. 1114—George John Szilagyl, sington. 2192—Vincenzo Tamello, ton. 2565—John Tarco, Berlin. 2457—TIsala Tee, 16 Portland Middletown. 1121—John Tinko, Kensington. 2344—Willlam Vincent Trevethan, East Berlin. 1276—Robert James Vance, Berlin. 1745—Carl Kensington. 2221—Louls Vercelli, Kensington. 1369—Charles N. Warner, Kensing- ton. 1167—William John Webster, lin. 1609—Malcolm Riddell Kensington. 2758—John Wilson, 1284—George Gabriel Berlin. 1614—David Ross Wilson, Kensing- ton. 1264—Marcus Berlin. 1963—Merton Ken- Kensing- St., East Frederick Verkander, Ber- Wibberly, Kensington. Winslow, Ellsworth Woods, Irving Woods, Ber- lin. l 1487—Earl Jacobs Woods, Berlin 1742—John Kensington. 2298—Stanislaw Zayone, ton. 2609—Luiy Zimont, Box 13, R. F. D., 1. Berlin. Finance Board Meets. The finance board, consisting of | Francis Deming, chairman, Ernest W. Mildrum, James J. Fitzsimons, | Lewis A. Westcott. Claude W. Stevens and Edwin C. Loisells, met last even- ing at the town hall. Business, of & routine nature, was transacted. An- other meeting of the board will be held next Monday evening at which time the budget for the ensuing year will be made. Leave Tomorrow. Tomorrow morning at 10 o’clock, Berlin’s first quota for the new Na- tional Army will entrain at the Ber- | lin depot for Camp Devyens, Ayer, Mass. The two young men who will leave are Joseph Vincent Smith, and Edgar Pickett. A rousing farewell will be ghen the men tonight at a celebration to be held in their honor at the Grange hall. A parade will be held, the Berlin Home Guards headed by the St. Paul's T. A. and B. society drum corps marching from the town hall to the Grange hall on Farmington road. At the hall a dinner will be served to the eight young men who have been called to colors and to their parents as invited guests. Following the dinner, addresses will be deliv- ered and a muslcal program will be carried out. John ’I‘hompson, one of the young men who has been accepted, will sing and Mrs. Herbert H. Damon will pre- side at the piano. Mrs. Leland W. Fwatkins will render several violin se- lections. Vocal solos will also be given by Oscar Bensen and James Thompson. It is hoped that the entire town will turn out in a body at the hall to- night and show the boys that all are with them and wish them God-speed. Bulletin Boards Arrive. Through the efforts of the local council of defense of which ex-Sen- ator Claude W. Stevens is chairman, four bulletin boards to be used for informing the public of the news about the war which may be of local interest, have been secured. The bul- letin boards will be posted in Berlin, East Berlin, Beckley and Kensington. Lewis Out for Re-election. Tax Collector Charles F. Lewis will be a candidate for re-election. It is not likely that Mr. Lewis will meet with any opposition to speak of at the caucus tomorrow. During his term of office, Mr. Lewis has con- ducted the affairs in clean, business- like manner and the taxpayers of | the town seem to be well satisfied with him. Although the democratic caucus will be held tomorrow evening, the party as yet has not been able to se- cure a candidate who is willing to run. for first selectman. Briefs, ! Miss Hazel Vile has returned home from her vacation. John Carbo of Kensington reported to the New Britain police last eve- ning that his Studebaker roadster was stolen at Charter Oak. The reg- istration number of the car, which is| light blue and has vellow wheels, is 11,557, Miss Laura Bloomquist, who has been visiting Mrs. Charles Nelson of East Berlin, has returned to her home in New York.- Rev. and Mrs. Dodge of East Ber- lin are entertaining Miss Mable Sher- dan of Malden, Mass. Manour Xepolitakis, Kensing- SWEDEN MAY SEND ORE TO U. S. German Base of Tron Supplies Threat- ened. Stockholm, Sept. 6.—Hjalmar Lun- bohm has been appointed to under- take a special mission to the United States. The appomntment is looked upon as significant of a change in | Swedens commercial relations. Before the- war Swedish iron ore was to a considerable extent exported to the United States. Lunbohm’s mission it | is understood will undertake to re- open this traffic which will cause a | decrease in the quantity of iron ore | sent to Germany. Not only the gen- eral situation as the result of the pol- | icy of the Entente allics toward Swe- den cavses her to seek relief but Ger- | many is no longer able to export suffi- | clent coal for Sweden's demands and forces Sweden to try to compensate | her iron ore against American coal. This step, it is belleved, will add to her independence of commercial re- lations with Germany. ARGENTINE STRIKE SPREADS. | Buenos Aires, Sept. 5.—Employes | of the Pacific Railroad today formu- lated demand upon the company | while workmen of the Central and | Cordoba companies are awaiting a | reply to their demands and workers of the Great Western Railway have | presented demands threatening to strike immediately. Thousands of . workmen are now out in the general railroad strike and today the strikers | at the plant of the German Electric company refused the compan and the men rcmaining at work join- ed the strikers. Naval forces are guarding the naval stockers in the power house of the German Electrlc company. WANT VITAL STATISTICS KEPT. Washington, Sept., 6.—Department of commerce officials want the gov- ernment to keep a record of all births and deaths and recommendations to congress providing for a federal rec- ord of vital statistics probably will be made in the forthcoming annual re- port of Secretary Redfield. Only 12 states keep records of births and 26 | death records. PHILIPPINE Manila, Sept., sugar interests ha insular government to make repre- sentations to Washington that the SUGAR MENACED. 6.—The Philippine e appealed to the fixing of national sugar prices will be ruinous to them unless minimum rates are established Pacific freights. for i street. | the other was disposed to argue {amination. Plainville News MARINO DECLARES WAR ON CANINES Will Gapture, Hold, or Kill Al Unmuzzled Dogs COMPELLED T0 BY LAW Tuneral of Mrs. McNally Held This Morning—State Police Round Up New Britain Offender—Business Men Mcet This Evening. War on all dogs which appear on the ‘streets of Plainville without be- ing properly muzzled has been de- clared. This morning Officer Marino stated that in accordance with the edict issued a few days ago by Com- missioner of Domestic Animals Whit- tlesey he would impound, hold or kill, according to his judgement and the law, any canine without a wire muzzle of such construction as to be absolute proof against its biting. ‘The order, which went into effect Tuesday, September 4, was, issued to prevent an epidemic of the rabies in the town. Also it is a means of pro- lecting the public from those animals which came into contact with the rabid dog discovered last week. According to the prescribed regu- lations Dog Warden Marino or any other constable of the town has the right to kill any animal which was bitten by the mad dog. As far as can be learned none was bitten although several are being watched to see if they develop symptoms of the dis- ease. Up to date the owners of nine canines have been notifled to keep their dogs’in close confinement. The above class are those who were ex- posed to the disease and every other |dily the dog warden has to make the rounds and report to Health Omcer J. N. Bull Beside providing that for a peflod of three months all dogs which ap- pear upon the public streets must wear muzzles the edict states that dogs on leashes, while in public thoroughares, must also be muzzled. It further states that hunting dogs, while actually engaged in hunting and accompanied by their owners, may be relieved of their muzzles. The dog warden is endowed with the power to éapture or take into his power any dog in the town not con- | fined or controlled according to the prescribed rules and regulations. Also the selectment or dog warden may kill or cause to be killed all dogs which shall no tbe controlled or de- stroyed in accordance with the rules, or which shall be found rabid, or Jjustly suspected of being rabid. It was stated this morning that a number of people of the tawn were ignorant that the law had gone into effect. To contradict this statement dogs without muzzles are not pureva- lent on the streets. It was also heard that a few doubted Officer Marino's authority to qeal with th-, unmuzzled canine as he choses. Al doubt will probably be dispersed when the un- muzzled canines appear. Funeral of Mrs. McNally. The funeral of Mrs. Mary (Mc- Guire) McNally was held this morning at 8:30 from the home of her sister, Mrs. Peter Brock of Washington A requiem mass was sung at the church of Our Lady of Mercy. At the offertory Miss Laura P. Farrell sang ‘“Ave Maria'” and at the conclu- sion of the mass she rendered “Beau- tiful Land on High.” Interment was in Bristol. The pallbearers were: ffhomas Prior, Augustine Groen, Thomas Cafferty and Daniel Colling, and the flower bearers George Dillo- way and John Brock. New Britain Man Arrested. Ludwig Mankner, giving his address as 545 Arch street, New Britain, was | arrested yesterday afternoon by Ser- geant Bridgeman of the state police and Officer Marino. He was taken into custody on the charge of trafficing in liquor illegally and was practically doing a "house to house canvas.” Ac- cording to statements this is not his first violatian of the law in that re- spect. Officer Marino went to New Britain today to serve papers on the man and to place him under bonds. He will have to appear In local court next Wednesday at 11 o’clock before Judge Edward P. Prior. Two Drunks Arrested. After hanging around the center the larger part of yesterday afternaon in a highly intoxicated condition and abusing pedestrians, complaint was finally filled with the police that two men, evidently strangers, should be taken into custody. Officer Marino appeared at the scene a short time later and soon put an end to the trouble. . One of the men allowed himself to be taken into custody quietly while the matter with minions of the law. Both spent the night behind the bars, how- ever, and this morning with a warn- ing to make themselves scarce they were liberated. Ordnance Dept. Needs Men. A government letter has been re- celved at the local postoffice stating the urgent needs of the ordnance de- partment of the army. In order to augment the working forces in this department the United States Civil Service Commission has announced open competitive examinations for positions in the several ordnance es- tablishments of the war department or in or under the office of the chief of the ordnance. The government needs men for this work and qualified persons are asked, as a patriotic duty, to apply for ex Until further notice ap- plications for positions will be re- ceived at any time by the United THE SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST Only the strongest and best in furniture Wm- survive through the years that it should. It may lofikfi pretty and attractive, but if it has not been con- structed by master hands then its period of usefulness and beauty will be short. We know that the furniture we are selling is} good furniture and that it will retain its strength and beauty through many years. THEFLI FLINI‘-BRIJCE \ Commission, Papers will be States Civil Service ‘Washington, D. C. rated promptly. Full infcrmation may be obtained concerning examination, applications, etc., by calling in person upon the secretary of the locdl board of civil service examiners at the postoffice. B. M. Meeting Tonight. The annual meeting of the business men will be held this evening. Rou- tine and business matters will be dis- cussed and gone over and a decision may be reached as to whether the annual guting will be held this year. If the members decide to continue the outing, which has keen an annual event for years past, a date and place will probably be set this evening. Plainville Briefs. Miss Jane Corwin has rcturned to her home on East Main street after spending some time at the shore. ANSONIA MAN DESERTER (.oua«rlpt Fails to Report for Trip to Ayer, Mass. Ansonia, Sept. 6.—Frank registered from 12 Elizabeth street, Derby, was listed as a deserter when he failed to report this morning to leave here with the six inen consti- tuting the eighth district’s second one-fifth of the five per cent. incre- ment. The local board announced it would report Fay as a deserter to Adjutant Gen. Cole. ) Fay, PUBLICITY SYSTEM REVISED, Copenhagen, Sept. 6.—The Berlin press is decidedly non-committal as to the promised blessings of the press bureaus which are to be established in connectlon with every department of the government., Only the decision of matters will beé taken from the press bureau by the foreign office, hitherto the organ of inspiration for editorial comment in regard to both home and foreign affairs. The press bureau for directing the domestic pol- icy is entrusted to the ministry of the interior. The system of Chancellor Michaels is" based upon the idea of enabling newspaper reporters to ob- tain news direct from the information bureaus of the various ministries, all of which are placed under the direc- tion of the chancellor's press chief. Baron Von Braun has been selected for that post. ARCHBISHOP TIHKON CHOSEN. Moscow, Sept. 6.—The ecumenical church congress today elected Arch- bishop Tikhon, metropolitan of Mos- cow, its president. Member of the congress are forming parties the bishops for the most part advocating a conservative policy as against the academic group, including many pro- fessors and laymen, whose policy is friendship with the new democratic regime and abolition of the present autocratic methods of the higher clergy toward the lower. A major- ity of the episcopal party demands restoration of the patriarchate, but the liberal element opposes this on the ground that the patriarchate would subject to his will other high dignataries of the church. ALLOW YANKS TO WEAR MEDALS Wshington, Sept. 6.—A Dbill by Senator Lodge to permit Americans receiving military decorations from the Allies to wear them after return: ing to the American service was fa- vorably reported yesterday by the foreign relations committee. Several Americans in the Lafayette Flying Corps and other foreign services are said to hesitate about serving under Gen. Pershing because of the present rule forbidding display of their for- cign bravery decorations. LA e BOOM IN SHIPBUILDING. New York, Sept. 6.—New shipping and shipbuilding concerns, with au- thorized capital stock amounting to $19,038,000 were formed in _the country during August, according to a compilation made public here today. Including August, the - authoritized capital of shipping and ship construc- tion companies organized in America I Maple A number of the younger set igirls at Maple Hill have formed {Red Cross club and are doing ti [hlt toward knitting for the sold | Miss Eleanor Proudman delightfu entertained them Wednesday noon at her home on Frederick st Mrs. C. R. Hare and deu {Helen, are spending a week in . i Berkshires. Mrs. L. L. Claxk is spending & fef weeks at Asbury Park, N. J. Trederick K. Hine of Harrisby Pa., visited his parents, Mr. and W. E. Hine, over Labor Day. The republican caucus will b at the Newington Town hall tevening at 8 o'clock. Mrs. S. L. Freeman and fa have returned after spending 5 summer at Money Island. Robert Hine and Charies Willian are camping with a number of scou at Lake Pokadapaug, East Hampt Dr. Forbes of New York is spend: ing his vacation with his family whq are visiting for the summer with and Mrs. Frank Corbin of Robin avenue. Miss Katherine Rowley has o turned home after a two-yoars resid ence in California. 10,001 DIE ON RAILROADS. 291 Passcngers Killed, 8,008 Duriag Year 1916. ‘Washington, Sept. 6.—Ten thou- sand and one persons wore killed in railroad accidents during 1916 . and 196,722 injured according to the In- terstate Commerce Commission's ri port today, an increase over 1915 of 1,371 killed and 34,835 injured. The greater number of killed and injured were trespassers on railroad property. Passengers killed were 291, injured 8,008. SW1SS CONFERENCE OFF. Stockholm, Sept. 6.—The plans for the socialist conterence at.Simmers " wald, Switzerland, to bo held ten days aftér the socialist conferences herc, have been abandoned because of the great difficulties the delegates met coming here in obtaining passports. Some representatives from Russia and are here and other foreigners, mostly Germans, arc expected to ar- rive in the next few days to decide since January 1, this year, is $2 193,000, definitely whether the conference | will be held without complete repre- sentation or be abandoned. v OANNOT CHEAT SOLDIERS. ‘Washington, Sept., 6.—The efficie: system is to be extended by the w department to the point where evi the personal expenditures of the m in the' army may be protected by, general order published today an offi= cer of the quartermaster department will be assigned to every division to supervise the exchanges that are con- ducted for the convenience of soldiers wishing to make small purchases. The profit of the exchanges will go to the men and it will be the duty of the supervising officers to prevent unjust charging and maladministration. COLLEGIANS ATTACK “TRENCHE Cambridge, Sept. 6.—The reserve officers in training here are having active work this week. Counter at- tacks were demonstrated at the Fresh Pond trenches yesterday with dry wells utilized as grenadiers posts. To- day the offic resumed combat practice at the Waverly MDattlefield. FRUIT RATES SUSPENDED. Washington, Sept., 6.Proposed in- creases of 10 to 5 per cent. in rates on dried, evaporated or fresh fruits and vegetables from California to New York and intermediate territory which were to become effective taday have been suspended by the I. C. C. until 4 January 4 next pending investigation.