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NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERA - PLAINVILE SN, KON& | STEWART TELLSY 3 ord’'s Shoppin enter i A ; e rrnooUNgg| | i was caprong Black Bread and Soup Was Me in Prison Camp AR LTSN N OMBTE BE GRIN SEES GERMAN BRUTALITY & THE WAY OF DRESSES AND WAISTS | | has" i e SIZFS AND FINE VARIETY TN Tournament Wases Lively—I,b. | Plaing INGASGOOD 35503‘13@“,\‘;!“_(:_"”}_ STYLISH DRESSES FOR HOMFE | riss COLORINGS. ““;','\I“-‘eli“""' NApl UP OF JERSEY CLOTHS. - crty Fonds Arrive—Other News | her pos :j}:"gy‘"""l,f‘_'":’f':h,,'\':T:‘ e ioN WILL GIVE YOU A BETTER N el e e S e e V;:::\m:a 3 InEA OF THE WONDEREUL VALUES OFFERED AT THESE QUOTED | cceived a tetier fom tneir son, Ran- | February @ s B f doiph, who was recentis reluased from | The wormGl A NEW ARRIVAIL IN WAISTS a German prison camp. The letter ast eve wpecial value in Satin, Crepe de Chine and Geor- was written oa Christmas day, and ‘0:;“.& to sew. § e ith choice of round. high, or V necks, also Buster describes his capture D, the Ger- v. and Mnps, 3 S el R D These Waists are all adyanced Spring Styles, mans. The letter follows ceiving congratu own collar effects o vonts, in white, peach, maize and flesh color. Received your weleome letter and! Of & son, Haflandi L L O T e () v 8 vas glad to hear from vouw 1 am Monday at the Hartfordis 1738 to 46, specially pricecd o.3 4 RIP ( \ >lon 3 ell ‘con - A few specials added 58 i WAISTS IN NOVELAY STRIPES with faney colored very well considering conditions here pecials a e nEn \" f‘,: }\\' Tu':t turned back colla Also the Buster Brown B It is about the same as last Christm ance sale All 35c percale \»‘ : s '\“\v from 36 to 46 PPrices $1.50 and $1.98 Each. that is, the counttry is no good. la ' (o 2§c per yard; best cotton cis 3 Slechi il AT OUR BOYS' BIG DEPT. general, conditions ave 100 per cent.! per yard; great reduction on all EHOSEEE Main Floor. through Book Room vou will find Good Dependable worse. The A as a t din- More hargains too numerous to men= 14 e e and e ere s LG 06 ner today, that e iris, but tion. T. J. Birnbaum.—Advt gs to you a ver ckers made 2 g 5 P 5 hat 5 Rk Meduced from §1.75 1o $1.25 pnir. From $2.00 and 5 to W Ve are so fa woods that e e : e ik . o $2.75 pair. Regular $4.25 de is it is hard to realize that peace is 31y yonr butter at Russell Bros., Our Finaj Clean-up of Women's and Misses' Winter Coats| $£1.75 pudr, m ° - . here We recvcived hocolates, tobac- i%c pound.—advt. selling for $3.50 pair. G O sl e, ol > Pl Pants o 8 year sizes, with choice of Corduroy or Blue and cigarettes from the ohal e VS (PR BROETHT mea 2 el e 51 5 Lo $1.50. rom $1.50 to $1.25. Others that today through the folks at nome. That CITY ITEMS that we have made on these Coals by sceing them. i i‘la«?v‘n :pul S reminded us that it was Christmas 3 SR LY i ) were $1 5 for $1. . s < 5 M = T t N vm Shivts and Drawers. white only, in sizes 28 fo 36. _The Shirts, iay in God's country. We have heen £ f ! > cleaning the streets and I guess the | regular ‘n‘_‘ v \I “'~. for 50¢ nr)h. . !;:nt;i:}l‘l:;fz:‘jfl:::k f::l::‘k‘;"h o people don't like us fo do it as they| Pay vour water rent this week and One lot, final clean-up PriCe .........cceeecvosocscans Blue Wool Jorseys, sizes 25 to 36, sty ure s having rty. save interest.—advt. Lisle Union Suits. white or ecru, light, medium weight, colo crey \aro 2 2.5 e for $2.19 each. are so used to haviag them dirty. | slceves in navy. gres A:;V; wroon. Regular $2.50 grade for § ‘We have had no snow yet, but H Rillings is registered af the and black. Jthers were §$2.08. for $2.50. bed ol ] ] i » L g ‘ ’hpi'...‘l;r‘\§1|.l. for Boys. (he “Kazoo Suspender style, 8§ to 16 year sizes. F:;emfi‘:{] "h: ’-IP“”xfi'nr<hmng ousin| Hotelinaly s Erondwayiand it POSITIVELY—NO APPROVALS, NO RETURNS, NO EXCHANGE! Regular Tac kind for 3%c czch. The “Samson” Waists in 6 to 14 year ot "j‘_“ raln e hear a lot| street ize, T5c giade, 65c each about leaving for the states. Just hear | Mee: me at Long's shoe sale.—Ads. sizes, T5¢c grade. 63 5 ) 20 . - . that's all. But having done our| .. : SHOP WHERE SHOPPING IS KASY. WHERFE STOCKS ARE B“’S‘“"" bit, and tr AW S we do| Esther Stanley chapter, Daughters ) 5 a PR i 3 A PRICES LOWEST. WHERE THE MOST WANTED MERCHANDISE ! he e ibelng foverkivelio (I sr @1 i ool B e Dresses would be inadequate. We ask your inspection of them hope to be h b: > s | « i odes, t orl . Al e IS ON MAIN FLOOR. hionehichiel home eyl slmaunthior i kst e note the quality, the lines, the modes. the workmanship, and yo e G e will admit that they are the daintiest that you will find in theseity, Humphrey and M F. H. Allis. No wonder that,they are selling rapidly, they are just the:styld of Dreases that one would select You can only appreciate the full meaning of the reductions] One lot, final clean-up price | | New &ireet and Afternoon Dresses. | Any description that we can give regarding these New Spring { “T will tell you what has happened in the last few months. 1 was cap- | z tured on April 20 There were ahout ! 45 tournament, ks’ Chab, Thurs- 5 80 of us in the front line trench,| 18y night—Advt. The price is only $25.00. F fighting for twe hours. Our ammu-| The stockholders of tha New Brit- They are worth more » ition gave out and the Germans came | ain Gas Light company will mest ; © UND FRWEAR B v up behind us with our hread and ment | Manday afternoon at 3:30 in the West | ARANCE SALE OF UNDEHRWEAR FOR MEN AND WOMBN as they had already cleaned up our| Main strect office. At prices that will quickly reduce stock g0 as to make room fof kitchen. We could not fight them| 7The Tady Foresters of America | the New Spring Lines. Prices are such that one cannot fail td i I = 1 with snowballs, there being no snow. | inatrel o 1A & . take advantage of them. There are weights to suit all. BER_L]N NE‘VS ‘.m the coming vear will show even | LABOR SITUATION Theh e ';Db_mm\ o) Minstrels will hold a rehearsal at § etter rmany z | results. had to exst on black Broad ot sene | OClock this evening at the home of | MEN'S UNDERWEAR at 15¢ each, were 59c and 65c. Cheoki T Divivo Case Dropped. H()‘VS IW“)RO\ EMENT ' twice a das The Lo b | Mrs. Corr, 363 Main street e | 12l The case of Louis Divivo, who had water, although we did find a piece| A5 NO arrests were made vesterday | MEN’S at 75c¢ each. were $1.00 Checked Nainsgok Unied 1 R i § liled a complaint augainst John Conlon, . of polato or carrol in it once in a | NOT this morning. there was no session Suits, ath¥etsc style—perfect- fitting fER “. i i’ [A of Hlue Hills, for the recovery of a great while. Although {hey | of the police court today. ! knew we | MEN’S at $1.00, were $1.35 and $1.50. Light, medium weight yill, came up this morning before | ©lacin shrdiu cmfwyp vbgkia xz6iflil | were starving on the rig feed, they | A son was horn Friday morning to | colton, ribbed ecru and white Union Suits, short sleeves, ankld dge George G. Griswold a e Rer- asiste t o Mrk. Richar rrig i T Judge C ge G wold at the Ber-| ¢ ernment Bmployntent Agency In- | id9isted that we work. I, T Richard Wright of 448~ Myrtle | length or athletic style in white = ‘1 [ 1 town court \fter a thorough olNEvE b was aen e oric e street. The father of the child passed | i it o e U » i hearing, Judge Griswold stated that formed Factovics in District nition dump. Basy work. carcying away during the recent epidemic. SR AN e Lislq ion %) | £ . | white or eeru t, medium weight, short sleeves the case was too much of a mixup and pick and shovel and railro Dance fonight,Grange hall. Berlin hite or eeru, light, r t hat Divivo had no base to his story. Need 117 Added Workers, Some of the hovs | MEN'S at $1.75, were § E Medium weight ecru balbriggan HAVING AN AUTOMOBILE DELIVERY FOR NEW BRITAIN YOU CAN DEPEND ON PROMPTLY i VING ALL DRY GOODS PURCHASED OF US. Nainsook Bhirts and Drawers, athletic style. 1ssell Bros.—adst . The case was thrown out of court. e ) . Work and the Huas smashed their Union Suits, short or S‘éme PO]ICE Have Nm C(lmpleledi Dr. Hodgeson Critically Tl Figures compiled by Chairmad | hands under the cars, or scalded | re 1 R « Henty S. Tallard and Superintendent | them and then put mustard plastoss| Tt was reported this morning that [ Joseph (. Reebe of the Trnited Stales | on. 1 [nvestigation, GflD[. H“y]ey Says [ the condition of Dr. T. C. Hodgeson, | employment service for the week end- | with sores on iy reasp 107 2 month | PRI TEA Y ORI TR - carried out. I finally| Soldiers PProhibited From Purchasing SK MORE SPEED IN . Charles B. Parsons hox from the Cros S William F. Brooks v P 1 T estir e e Chair: r N " hyv a g 4 f From German Dealers, o T Vv | day, remains about the same. stimate given Chairman Tallard by | I had written to them but sup- | v : e i e N0 EVIDENCE OF FOUL PLAY SRty Me¥rasontomein e el o | G e e S n R T e B g i iy i CHARTER CHANGES o mign ] : Z there will probably be an increase in | through s e All plans and preparations for the | the working forces during the coming G ey fair and social which is to be given | \waek Tt = . : eek he estimated increase T 117 [las Hopkins was alive e e s Fe e R at the Fast Rerlin Athletic hall Feb- 1 ! ! I mess oft m buy "y food | Gepator and Representatives Urge aurer uat hane boys where he was as soon as from Ciermans, except cahbage and a Peculiazi—Berlin Bank Annual— | ruary 6 and 7 under the auspices of he number employed in the 36 fac- | back u‘n‘\‘w ‘hzm\7 S o e RSt the East Berlin Village Improvement : Thieves Still Busy—lLodge to Flect| society, have been completed The feature of the first evening will be A minstrel show. The second evening a performance will be given by a number of Wesleyan students. A dance | will follow the entertainments until ath of John Stockellic, whose man- | a jate hour 5 : : quite who was removed to the Hartford |ing Saturday are highly pleasing to|a few friends 10spital to undergo freatment yester- | the officials of the service. and by the | received a e e i, Edwin W, ult " hear v headquarters. prohibiting American 1 Louise Nohle Railroad Officials Think Conditions Se R S R i Committec to Hurry—Advocate ies canvassed by the chairman in | that he disappeared. [t was aews to| any contention which may be made Permanent Revision Board. the second district was 25.166 a week [ me. [ sure have had ard time inj by the Germans as to food supplies At the charter revision committee Notice of Settlement ago Saturday, and the number em-|the war but oxpect it will end some| A few Germans continue to request | meeting last aight Senator G. W i ploved last Saturday was 34. This [ day. Ten thousand soldiers have ma food from the Americans, some of | Klett, Representatives I. IF. Hall and Dis shows an increase of 278 over the|ried French givls, but of course the| them claiming that the latter buy | Richard Coverl urged the men (o number employed one week before, | War does affect some people’s minds. [ articles in stores and from farmers at | more speed in arranging definitely the Which is considerably more than the | If they will stay over here there will| prices too high for the Germans to | charter changes which the city waats! ! estimate of 196 given out by the|be no need of building any more in-| pay to make, as these changes should he gled body was found early Sunday Thieves Still Working. hureau last week. I R L A e el e e morning near the Berlin passenger | The public in the southern part of There has heen some misunder- “One af our brave heroes stuck his| Challenge milk 16c, Russell Bros. |soon. As a matter of fact the vawi- the town are again voicing numerous | standing about the figures given out | head out out from his blankets ih ivt, | ous works will be assigned fo the TR 3 B ldgeraar of the atate police havi ";”“{”f"_"‘ ;’1"‘: ‘“d"‘ o MISSING | by fhe board. The figures are an es- | MOrNing and said. ‘Merry Christmas. = ommittees probahly next week and ORDERET ot the 13th duy y -~ | chickens, rabbits and vegetables. timate of the number to be employed | He was answered by a barrage of hob TO END WIRE CONTROL in arder that New Rritain will not be 1a A. 7, 1919, at 3 o'clock come to no definite concluslon as to V. 1. S. to Elect. and are based on the official esti- | Nailed shoes and at that we let him e i 5 Pt inlihe Soldiby it el leeisiatiine e affernoon. at ‘he Probate officé| whether or not the man w'nv xn!:r«;':- The V. T. §. lodge of Berlin will hold | mates of the factory officials. Tn the | off easy Well. T will have (o close| Ifouse Committee Sets December 31 | because of the Tact that the charter| Plainville, he and the same is assig ec Upon interviewing Medical PX-|its regular meeting Wednesday ev past the number employed has ex.| My letter. Hoping fto leave this aminer Roger M. Griswold who was| ning at the K. of P. hall. All mem- one of the first summoned to tha| bers are urged to be present as an scene, he stated he was not convinced | glection of officers for the ensuing that there was any foul play injyear will be held. The officers for the tockellic with money late Saturday| past vear should be ready to read William H. Gibney ig of the opinion| their reponts. T e 2t the circumstances are very Pe-( meeting a supper and social will fol- culiar. An effort was made to locate | jow S (e T, flye \dministration Account. ict of Plainville, ss. ProY Court, Januar 09D Estate of John A. Anderson, lat ainville, in sz district, deced The Administrator having exhibi his administrat acoount with o After a day's thorough investigatian of the circumstances surrounding the Al »n, Robert T. Hurley and Robert e ¢ estate (o this Court for allowance, 1 : changes are not vet in, the local rep- | fur a heariniz on the allowance of ceeded these estimates, which Indi- | “¥4mp verr soon, take a ehance on dapeis ol Retmberion: eentatives have presented fo thal|administration account, and this C8 e healthy condition in the labor | the Water aad land once more on the Washington, Jan. 29 Approved by | y,,9\ in blanket form the chaages | direc ministrator te cite market in this city. The estimate is|S°lid ground of the U. 8. A, [ am the honse posfoffice commit a 1esO- | which this city will probably ask for.| persons inte > ApD: nade Ffrom 36 fastonies from thel ses (it hotn e e ¢ lution providing for termination of | rpe Jast time the city had charter | a 1 hil ond Connecticut district and hence “RANDOLPH. government control of felephone and | changes to make, the changes wer s wspay some of the jobs are in other towns Local Factory Closed jiieiesians Hite neslincemb ag S WLt ot Tds o (R ETNT sTh cenl (BN | jstr \lnnhv m‘1mhrsx~ jobs will he filled, no The annual meeting of the Fim | undor i;(":‘ St BT = (e h,‘,‘;':';f tekenfup oy ithe Reenaral SRacsem Ly loubt. at the factory gates, the ) City 13 : R siinianginied e ttoda ALy AR the person or persons who saw T TR Saa bl h:,',?;“{m?r:””( and the| Citv Brass company was held recently | Moon of the committes, After hear. Stockellis with moner late Saturday Y 1d 1 7 °n PT“!\(‘ and the following officers we elected | ing Postmaster General Burleson on Iont but in this the police were un. | _ Harry Tyron of Wilcox avenue. East | 1063 not hold itself forth as being ablo | for the coming yeur. Preeiion AR e S successful. Further investigation wiit[ Berlin. was removed to the Hartford | {0 SUppIy positions for 117 men. A| H. Condell: i ’ hospital vesterday, suffering with | considerabie portion of this numbey pneumonia will he filled by the local bureau and “ause they were s late in being 1ed that time, also. the New Britain representatives had to work hard 1in order to get changes through The men last night were in favor having a committee appointed per- manently which would have as its work the investigation of charfer changes. With such a committee the | city would be progressing at all times | for it would have these men watch- | | vice president, A. ( Stowe: secretary, John B treasurer, A. H. Condell € committee late yesterday approved the be made by the local authorities as Minor; | resolution by a vote of 10 to 8, three well as the state police L b 1. The com- | jemocrats joining with seven repub- The report at the office of the Miss Ada Payne of East Berlin at- | May be had by application to Superin- | pany decided some tima ago fo close e S R ce in the capitol vesterday a tended the funeral of her brother- | tendent Beebe. T e e ans t th 3 noon showed that no evidence had|in-law. Walter Payne, in Holyoke, —_— Whiting street 1t T I Mas last Tuesday. ra < rn ot vet been found to indicale that there 2 Bentl it s £ tracks. It was practically impossibl et i At £ Prey = < . es er 39¢, Russe T possible Best butter , Russell Bros vas foul play. Captain Hurley, after roop No. 5, Kensington Boy Scouts | o W e ta get material and help and for those | advt returning from Rerlin last evening, | Vill meet the Kensington Congre- G . reasons production was impossible, | . stated that-he had not made a report| &4tional church Friday evening at = [t is intended. just as soon s FAMOUS PUBIISHER DI 14 " a 2 P oy 00 s S 311 R B n X then draft su 2dquarters, and In accordaace| 6.80 o'clock. All scouts are asked to PRICE OF BUTTER DROPS. conditions hecome normal, to resume and they wou her © . r i for — S hanges as would fit this city and ask - with his usual policy he would not| be prepared for a hike. = overations at the factory. The FI 5 B = " c Eeha LS R Rl 3 \nsider it advisable to make a state- The Berlin Bov Scouts will hold | Props from 75 Cents to 539 Cents| cify H. L. Pittock Was Owner of Portland | for a charter chang This commit- Arass company has been enga 1 15572 mpanyhab been lenge Oregonian Since 1861, tee would do away with such a com ginning of next year. near the railroad e ing other cities for hetter suggestions emti o L ublication t d| their regular weekly meetin e : ! more f inyeatigale ,,}2 ol i o S TIGAY evening, | iphe wholesale price of butter in this | 2L{ICIeS. Principally brass rivets Portland, Ove, Jon 28 —Hempy Lo =0 0f =8 0 20 0 FEe Captainl Bucieviwill bl 8 7 nors ; ok, publisher of the Portland . city dropped rec - T Gets Letter From Ambulancier, Pittock, publisher o ortland | jicouss such important questions e conclusion in a day| The weckly prayer meeting of the | ¢/%Y @ropped recently. and as a resul e I Oregonian for nearly 60 vears, died | cyaster shamgen : Ahe adontion of i last night after an illness of several | ,ggastion that,a permaaent commit pues ke ol sRiEyea ixfold tee he appointed shauld meet wit] years in the manufacture of h Berlin Congregational church will he | the retail dealers have also lowered Harry Fisher has written a letter to 1g their decision. the rail-| held this evening at 7:30. o'clock. | \Ner prices. Butter that was retailing [ his mother describing the movement ves who were sent here! Rev. Samuel A. Fiske, pastor of the | [0F 75 cents a pound 10 days ago now | Of the army toward German o s : u b o case far the New| church will e e vetails at 39 cents a pound, a local | in the ambulance se B yiing fentil T ol e RoR S e approval by ry»w- people for vh‘v: cit ted that although it| 'he Berlin Red Cross rooms will be | dealer stated today listed at the beg ng of the war| .. S |is desirous of advancing., and such a = = 2 $ - parents in 1839 and settled in Pitts- | .o ittee would work toward i k xas probable | open every Wednesday from 10 a. m The dealers also say that since the [ With the Harvard University unil. He ki . et T el ! el : — et wan) : burgh. Pa.. where he rearned printing | coen an ond k by n would be | till 5 p. m price of butler has dropped to a more | SAYS (hat the work is very tedious | 1 o S bt ated. They also ex Iix-representative G. (. Kellogg and | reasonable figure old patrons are| Since the war ended. the transpovia- | 1o e B e s e RO | opinion that the man| family of New Hartford, who have |gAin huving it instead of using as| 0N facilities being very poor. and it lleng ik ussell ; Mr. Pittock. a native of England, | > s : he obtained work on the Weekly Ore- | advr een t ks ! been guests of Dr. and Mrs. R. A. | much butlter substitute as they diq | tAKes about f days to go as far “ated o1 partially| Wooding and family of Kensington for | when the price of the frst-class| ?® 'hey should be ahle to zo in one did not say anvthine blow the past week, have returned to their | product was so high vy the local constable, [ home. coming ! 1ome paper and began issuinz it as a daily C ving to locate the| Major EFrank L. Wilcox. who has e e Card Games Continue, St S e e - W. €A Workers See Victory X i Stockellic, veports | been visiting his sister Miss B. P. Wil- w\rv h ezgs 69c, Russell Bros. The second Sitting in the firemen's | adve. Ahead in Campaign for $10.000. g dOZ - videnca in re- [ cox of New York City, hag returned - card tournament was held last nig! e - i e L i i to thi | to his home on Rerlin sireet [TH R o in the firemen's 100ms in the town | RUSSIANS ENROUTE TO the Y. W. (. A. drive committee has Banlt Renort | Johs Webber of Galpin's Hill has | SERGEANT RILEY PROMOT! T Berlin Saviv > hall e firemen won 10 games. the REVAL FROM FRANCE | but $1.330.95 to raisc. This morning's gone to Winsted, where he will spend Sergeant William Riley has be Foresters of America won o oL the week-end with relatives. promotion to first class sergeant the Independents won Berlin Savings bank W 1 ¢ o Early in 1861 he bought the news AMOUNT INCREASES. meeting of the ght, una Copenhagen, Jan. 29.—The hospital | statement, the report of yesterday's nine. The | ship_ R with fully armed and |canvass, shows a hd total of L. Tyons, who hes been ill at | sergeant with an ordnance division at! score now stands. Firemen, 292 2 equipped Russian (roops enroufe t® | $8,669.05 raised, $1,754.50 of which Reval from the French front, called |'was raised by the teams in vesterdai's e vesterda e s by Mrs eser show that the past year has her terday anvass. The team captained by Mr b e PR - some time, and reoanty received his n T Rd e j h i ST Charles B. Parsons was the highest Gl el o d:!‘,r,:,‘ h:’; Buv vour bufter at Ruseell Brow., | promolion to first ciase sergenat. Tiie I 1 | way 0 flSflfl ANDRASSY AT BERNE. vesterday with 12 subscriptio s % Aes Akl Skt aenanil 5%c pound.—advt Jlf;r‘asl m;»hm» served at the bhowder in Berna, Jan -Count Julius An-famounting to $765,000. The resuits of el e i Srs — i1 and was rejeeted from the army 1 3 drassy, former Anstro-Hungarian for terday’s drive [ $2.209.9% $15,000 was added 1o the Pure lard Russell Bros.--advt. ' at the outbreak of the World War Whfl '0[ he paSI mflmh hBS eign minister, has arrived here. Subscrip- 301 MAIN STREET surplus, increasing this to $115,000. - U | He enlisted in the regular army. and boTo e, e tion. ~ Amt o, crnnis, treasurer of the in-| Challenge milk 16c, Russell Bros. has since seryed in infantry, artillery, b'en il Is agam at ms 0mce Buy your butter at Russell Bros., | Miss Whittlesey .. stitution, sta hat indications are | —adve, ; ! cavalry and ordnance branches. ' 9c pound.—advt. Mys. Frank Traut Challenge Milk 6c. can Pure Larvd 27¢, Ib. Best Storage Fggs 57¢. doz. srnoon in the direc- his héme in Kensington for the past | C&mp Raritan, New Jersev. Riley has f the bank, the reports| fow days, is recovering. Bitnimentl 2o panniriae e