New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 2, 1918, Page 7

NEW BRI TAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2 1918. Our Jan. Cost Sale Begins 1918 With the Year’s Best Bargains IT IS THE ONCF AT COST A) COST PRICE DURING THE RU SION WATCHED 2 SUITS, DRE: Jersey Cloths, Oxford $29 The finer Sui BARGAINS IN DRE $15.00 each, worth § were $22.00 to .00 each. cach. THE the cost price. $29.50 cach. SHO! Sole Boots in § soles and leather Cuban he; low heel shoes of tan calf and Cloth top, black kid foxed button Boots, with welc soles and Cuban regular $7.00 kind, $6.00. soles, pair. heel THING EVERYTHING IN OUR STORE N OF THIS GREAT ND WAITED FOR BY WE_ WILL GIVE YOU WHY IT IS WORTH WHILE SES, COATS, made of Broadcloths, , ete. 0 ea. Others were priced to up to §49.50 valu S, Serges, Silks, Satins, $29 - 00. NEWEST COAT STYLES for Women and Misses, See what values are offered AT COST PRICE, give women choice of black 5.00 kind, with Louis heels for $4.00 pair 50, for $4.50 pair. se were $8.00, for smoked ho A VERY F Is We offer the Latest Models in 50 to $37.50, for $25.00 cach. Crepes Others at $18.50, formerly pric at $18.50, $20.00, TO CHOOSE EW MAKERS' OFFERED AT It IS AN THOUSANDS WHO A FEW QUOTA- Burellas, Velours, its for $15.00, now and others up to $ 50 all come under $25.00 and Kid Lace Welt Others with welt High cut heavy 57.00 BUY TOWELS when you have chance, like now, to get them at cost. Bleached Huck Towels 15¢ kind, 12 Towels for 33¢ each, and The 37% reduced, CRASHES in bleached and brown 123c to 11¢, from 15¢c to 1214¢, from ilass Toweling in blue and red check se. with 22 17c to 15¢, from 19¢ to 17¢, from 25¢ to 21c¢ yard. BAVING AN AUTOMOBI&E DELIVERY FOR NEW PROMPTLY RECEIVING ALL DRY GOODS Our 17c¢ grade 15¢; all higher priced omes proportionately 2 ones 21c. colored borders reduced from to 20c, from 26c to 21c yard. reduced from 15¢ to 1lc, from BRITAIN YOU CAN DEFPEND ON PU ICHASED OF Us. Beriin News NEW BRITAIN MAY NOT COLLECT BILL Bcrlin Selectmen Reported 0p- posed to Giving Up $100 D NOT REQUESTED Kensington Citizens Mcet Tonight to | " Discuss Purchase of Chemical Ap- paratus—Registrants Speed Up Re- turn of Questionnaires to Board. Berlinites have found an interest- | bill o ng topic for discussion in the #aich has been presented to the town by the New Britain fire commissioners ffor the use of the apparatus fire which occurred in Kensington last week. The New B in board has sent in a bill for $100, but the gen- 1l opinio the neighboring city: would find some difficulty in collecting it. It is lbelieved that the selectmen, because of the fact that they did not authorize at the | about the town today was ' khe calling of the department at that | particular time and what is more, Phere had been no agreement between he two communities concern -alling on the New Britain boar Ihelp, many protest the bill. ome of the nexlL meeting board of selectmen will be with much interest. Now that the que: Ipartment has arisen, “o. has come up for di persons believe that which has been dormant % good move by providing whereby water may be obtained. of the selectmer the this morning t riding fire fighting facilities should be left to a vote of the tow. War ings Mecting The meeting for the purpose ot flaunching the Thrift Stamp campaign will be held tomorrow evening at 8 o’'clock in the town hall. The speak- r of the evening will be Mr. Lowery of Hartford, who will explain the urposes and the methods of con- jducting the campaign. State Director Iowell Cheney, who was also expected ko be present, will not be here, owing to other engagements. The have been on sale for somc A large number has already posed of, but the committee to see the amount inc nge Meeting. met last evening at its regular bi-month- rehears: of the awaited ion of a fire de- Berlin Water scussion, Many the company, mear Oon voized stamps time and been dis- is ous wsed Gr The grange Grange hall fc lv meeting. of the drill t carried out the was planned with Meriden ry. sre was n and regular excha Grange the bu mbe nes rograms ing to Questionnaires Coming in Faster, Reports from the legal advisory board indicate men who are registered under iraft law are returning then bromptly than previou 0 pncouraging news mount of work Bz one of th 80 many men members of th the plet- when h are as few realize involved in ci particularly forc of birt The out- | would malke opinion the question of pro- | obliged to do this. The board has been kept busy for some time and ex- pects to have most of them filled out before long. Mass Meeting Tonight. The citizens of Kensington will hold s meeting tonight at parish hall for the purpose of discussing the pur- chase of a chemical wagon for the town. A number of estimates have been obtained on hand-drawn and motor-driven wagons and these will De presented to the townspeople. for approval. It is hoped that some def- inite action may be taken. Berlin Brie The meeting of the book club in Bast Berlin which was scheduled for vesterday was not held owing to lack of a quorum. The eeting will be held at a convenient time in the fu- ture. The meeting of the Kensington Red Cross society will be held tomorrow afternoon at the home of Mrs, Sharp. The Home Guard will meet tonight. Edward Oldershaw of Berlin street | s building a new house in Belvidere, Britain which he intends to oc- | cupy in the spring. Many water pipes in the town were frozen yesterday because of the cold weather. l HELP THE SYRLANS. Many of Them Have Died For Want of Food and Clothing. Washington, Jan. 2.—FHelp Armenian and Syrian people, of whom have died for want of food and clothing will be given in Sev- enth Day Adventist churches through- out the United States and Canada in a special offering Jan. 12. The foreign mission board of the church has sued an urgent appeal, saying a ter- rible toll of death has come to these nationalities from starvation. "W REPUBLIC Petrograd, Jan. 1.—A new republic has been s up in the Black sea ter- ritor; with Noverossysk as the capi- tal, A coalition cabinet, including constitutional democrats, ha been formed. Delegates from Ukraine to the constituent assembly will arrive at Petrograd tomorrow. No effort was made to open the assembly today. for the many is- N REQUESTS ‘Washington, Jan. 2.—Attorney Gen. Gregory today asked the supreme court to defer argument on the seven COURTS 2 | large anti-trust suits pending, includ- ing the International Harvester, United Shoe Machinery and the Steel corporation cases until the next term of court. HOW GERMANS RUINED SHIPS INTERNED IN AMERICAN PORTS This how is a graphic illustration of the crews of the interned Ger- man ships tried to render the vessels it for use by the American govern- ment. The photograph shows the in- terior of the boiler now the U. 8. 8. of the ed down the boiler by dry firing, probably using “thermit” to intensify the heat. | Pommern, Rappahannock, | showing how the German crew melt- Plainviile News BOLD, BAD THIEF RIFLES COAL PILE Whiting Street Man’s Supply of Fuel Depleted While He Sleeps POTATOES AND CABBAGES Formal Opening of Red Cross Rooms Attended By Large and Enthusiast- ic Crowd—Oflicers of Women's Re- lief Corps to Be Installed. While every one in soundly resting in the arms of pheus at about 2:30 this burglars broke into the house in which Joseph Collella lives on Whiting street and made away with a bik haul consisting of coal, po tatoes and cabbages. The people liv- ing downstairs heard a mnoise about this time and thought it was maybe Joseph himself but aftera while they got suspicious and made an investiga- tion which proved to them that it was not Joe thai had been in the cellar but instead it was someone who was evidently well acquainted with the lo- cation of the goods which were stol- en. Officer Marino has been notified and is making an effort to catch the marauders but no trace of them has been found as yet the house was Mor- morning, cellar of the W. R. C. Installation. The Women's Relief Corps will hold fUnderwsoi & Lancia, drew. Owing the Trotta Mose ai to the shortage of cxtreme €@ fuel it was" by the members of the Gradge omit the regular meeting which heduled for t night. Tre nexi meeting will be held in the hall on'# its annual meeting and installation of officers tomorrow afternoon at the rooms. The followi have been elect- ed to office: President, Mrs. Almira Worster; senior vice president, Nellie Hodge; junior vice pri Mrs. Leine Young: ' chaplain, : Adelaide Mitchell: treasurer, Mrs. Ag- nes Porter; conductor, Mrs. Nellie Ac- kerman; guard, Mrs. Allen; secretary, Mrs. Bertha Beach. Red Cross Rooms Opencd. 4 The public opening of the Red Cross rooms in Newton's block on West Main street vesterday afternoon as a successful affair. -Mrs. Henry C. Baum and her assistants were pre pared for the opening which was well attended and showed the spirit taken in regard to the welfare of the Red Cross in this town. The many Wo- men who were present werc eager begin the work of knitting immediate- ly and nearly all of them went home with the wool needed to make articles for the soldiers. The different de- partments were well representd and from the present outlook it seems that success is certain in all the branches of the socicty and particularly so in the knitting, which is one of the most important. Plainville Brief: M Russell of Washingt street is 15 for the purpose of bring- a settlement of several im- questions concerning the ing about portant Grange. Catherine McCarthy has returned to home from St. Augustine’s Normal hool on account of illness. Miss Viola Livingston gave a din- ner party last Monday night in honor of Raymond Baker who is home from Howard University, Washington, D, C for over the holida Giacoma Tria of Whiting street, ' who was formerly emploved at Trum- bull’s will leave next Saturd for where he expects to join the italian army and will be put into service on the battlefront after a short period of training Mr, and Mrs. James Webster of Broad street have gone to New Haven to attend the funeral of Charles Web- ster, Mr. Webster's brother. he annual meeting of the 1ild of the Church of Our Savior which was scheduled for tomorrow night has been postponed on account f the weather until next Thursday. st COMMANDS EASTERN visiting friends in Philadelphia over the holidays. William Cunningham, Camp Devens, t his home on who spent Maple Private is stationed New Ye: street. The local factories opened today af- a shutdown of a few days during hich time they took inventory. John Fitzgerald of West Main street s rcturned to school in Potsdam, Y., after spending the holidays at home, The Soldiers and Sailors’ welfare | committee will meet tonight at the se- lectmen’s rooms to discuss certain im- portant matters. James Cunningham is home from the Brooklyn navy yard on a few days furlough. He expects to be transferred to the Great Lakes Traini station when he returns, Cunning m has re- a trip to New York ting friends. Raymond turned from where he was v Beryl Turner of Church street has gone on a trip to New York where she will visit friends and relatives. Mrs. A. Richards of st Main street spent New Ye 's with friends ‘in New York. Mrs. Mary home after spending the holiday ner brother in Springfield. A marriage licens New Britain X week by Earl Tuttle 1 of Crown street and Mi; Florence M. Wright of 171 Glen street, New Brit- ain. Messenger has returned with was taken out in who is was, Year tationed visiting his while on a Frank at Camp folks over short furlo Radcliffe, Devens. New, gh, Vincent Glvnn leave today for Catholic University, Washington, D, C., where he will resume his studie: His early return is necessary becaus of the fact that the pupils are re- | ceiving military trainir will Private Peter Skinne to Camp Upton, L. I. a short furlough at h has returnea after spending home. Private George Graham turned to Camp Dix spending the holidays has re- . J., after at his home. | Private Ressie McLeod, who is in the Ordnance department, has re- | turned to Camp Upton, L. I, after a | visit made with his brother over the | holidays. | Flova returned hort Kalish of the U. § to his ship at his . navy has er spending a | s irloug home over the’ | holids | The club will hold a | meeting in the rooms tomorrow night for the purpose of electing officers the coming year. Reports of the | previous meetings and other business will be heard by the members Miss n Rooney of Crown street spending the holidays with rela- in New Haven Foresters' for al War Department letters are Major General Manm, Just Returned General Hogle. | Gen. | vesterday been Washington, Jz Wm. Mann from France, Major who returned where he has in command of troops, we a division of American assigned today to com- mand the eastern department at New York. He relieves Major Gen. Hoyle, retired, who has been at the head nf the department since Major Gen. Bell was assigned for other work. ! Major Gen. Wm. L. Sibert who slso returned yesterday from France where | he has been since he took over the first division of American regulars sent | § across as the advance guard of Gen. | Pershing’s army will be assigned to | § command the southeastern depart- | ment it is understood, relieving Major | Gen. Duvall, retired. Gen. Mann was unable to stand the strair paigning after his arrival and was ordered home on that ac- count. No announcement as to the reason for the recall of Gen. Sibert has been made Tt is understood ths Generals Hoyle and Duvall wiil re turn to the retired list having been | recalled from that list to active se: vice in emergenc PASSENGER SERVICE CUT Pennsylvania Railroad found physically of cam- | in France | Curtails 1ts Passenger Service in Effort to Clear Lines For Freight. Philadelphi Jan. The Penn- sylvania railroad today made a dras- tic cut in its passenger service in an effort to clear the lines for [reight traffic. The company cancelled 104 trains, including the Congressional Limited, operating on the lines east of Pittsburgh. The change will be in effect January 6. Not more than one hereafter be permit train anywhere the Pen Ivania ystem. All parlo: rs will be with- drawn on the Schuylkill division, which includes Reading, Pottsville and Wilke: The parlor car will on any day re and Ohio will not use the Pennsylvania station in New York because it would cause too much congestion, but the two companies will co-operate between New York and Washington. TO DARK (EW YORit New York, Jan, 2.—The business streets of New York city and cities and towns throughout the state will be entirely dark on ‘“Lightless Nights' save except for regular street lights under an order by the state fuel ad- ministration today, requiring that at the post office awaiting their claim- ants. Those having mail here Jan Dujios, Michael Anderson, are | | electrs advertising and display signs of all kinds be completely discon- Paola | tinued. DEPARTMENT IN N. Y. | { EMPEROR WILLIAM OF GEM United States i FRESH SHORE LARGE FRESH HERRING .. 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