New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 26, 1914, Page 10

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1914. fomores What Fate Awaits A;ttwerp? Her Strong | Double Line of Forts Ready for Germans Polishes LARCEST VARIETY “GILT EDGE," the only ladies’ shoe dressing that po.iflvelyw&uml oul, Blacke, Polishex and bres serves ladies’ and chiidren’s shoes, shines without rubbing, 35c. “FRENCH GLOSS,” 10c. “DANDY” combination for clclnb.n‘hnnd polishing allkindsof pussetor tan shoes, 25¢. AR 8128, JbC. ~QUICK WHITE" (in liquid form with sponge) qul lycleans and whitens dirty canvas sbocs. 10c. & 25c. BUCK, NUBUCK, In round white cakes in ginc boxes, with sponge, Joc. In haud- some, large aluminum boxes, wiih sponge, 25c. [ 1tyour dealer does not keep the kind vou want.sendna | the pricein stamps for full size package, charges . - 4. i WRITTEMORE BROS. & CO., | 20-26 Albany Stroet, Cambridne, Masa. * The Oldest and Largest Mawnfarturess »* o =n <ye AE < 177 STNTE FRENEN HOLD - sul + pack AUSTRUWEEL ST MARIF - ANNUAL CONVENTION, Mo Biilan Ricsves 236 for - Death and DisabilityClaims Greenwich, Aug. 26.—Veteran fire- .men from the cities and towns of ' ‘Conmnecticut sathered here today for the thirty- annual convention of the Conup«c.icut State Firemen's As- sociation. The business session was held in the town hall and later a | “.memorial service to those firemen .who had answered the final call was sheld in Havemeyer Auditorium. After the day’s work the delegates ' swere to have a clambake at Bruce .Park." The session will ~ extend «through tomorrow, and the wind up will. be an exhibition of fire appara- ,tus with testing experiments. - Governor in Town. The town took on a festive appear- | “ance in honor of the “Vamps,” the ac- . ’tives and the guests of the occasion. “Governor Baldwin came to town bu ‘he attended a farmers’ picnic at Rock- - wood Lake Grove and made a speech there.. . The firemen’s convention was pre- ded over by President James J. ~Toomey while welcoming addresses ‘were given by Warden W. S. Green and Selectman H. P. Crawford. In -reviewing the year’s work President Toomey said the association’s funds were in a gratifying condition, suf- ficient in amount to carry the associa- tion through until Oct. 1, 1915. 60 Sec. Watertown’s Report. 2 R. V. Magee of Watertown, the sec- iretary, gave a report /in detail show- +ing that $10,630 was paid in claims .as against $11,129 for the preceding jyear. The special fund in hand is 137,854, a gain of $456. The totaltbal- sance on hand May 1, was $3,055. During.the year thirteen companies oined and six disbanded. The pres- ept roll is 282 companies with 189 sdepartment members. From this-was ‘gollected $1,941. ¢ One Death Reported. 47.0nly one death in the service was Jyréported for the year—John Crain, of Noroton, who had been ill from in- juries received in a fire in 1909. #2'Death and -disability claims distri- view of the Antwerp water front and a map of the definite line of forts sur- rounding that city. After the Bel- This illustration shows a general) gians evacuated Brussels, leaving it for the Germans to occupy without a battle, it was believed the next. big fight would be near Antwerp. If the j buted included the following amounts: i New Haven $1,466; Bridgeport $1,- 372; Ansonia $844; Hartford $722; Waterbury $360; Norwich $360; New London $354; Derby -$274; New Brit- ain $236; Fair Haven $172; Bast Norwalk $134; Meriden $110; Nor- walk $48; Torrington $16. Orphans in ‘Waterbury received $644; New Hav- en $468; Hartford $274; Bridgeport $296; Derby and Wallingford $156. The number of orphans on the list is seventeen. Secretary Magee said that interest in the association was keenly main- tained. S. C. Snagg of Waterbury made a financial report in detail, confirm- atory of the figures given by the secretary. The convention named committees over from last year, adjourning in order to attend the memorial service. After the call of the roll of deceased members an address was made by ({Rev. Stanley S. Kilbourne of New 'York. The roll of the dead included ,sixty-one names. Lyceum Pla; The subscription list for the com- ing season will open at 10 o’clock Friday morning, August 28th, at ) Crowell's drug store.—advt. 367-369 [P Strest OHTEAN Main MARKET 367-369 Strest FISH SPEGIALS---THURSDAY AND FRIDAY Block Island Sword Fish, Ib 22¢ Genuine Blue Fish, 1b 12¢ Fresh Halibut Steak, Large Shore Haddock, Butter Fish Spanish Mackerel ....|h 18¢ Boston Blue .........]Jh T¢ Salmon Steak ceoss ]b 25(: Fresh Flounders Blue Fish Cutlets ..Ib 12'/2(: N Fresh Porgies ....... lb loc Choice Alaska Salmon, 2 cans 17¢ Large Irish Mackerel, 3 for 12¢ Burbam’s Clam Chowder, large can 19¢ Fresh Western Eggs, doz. 27¢ Sweet Juicy Oranges. doz. 15¢ Fancy Yeliow Onions, 4gts. 15¢ Legs of Young Lamb, 1b 16c Sugar Cured, Corned Beef, 1b 121-2¢ and discussed some business brought | j United States is exercising over army | er, | German government told Austria Germans undertake to capture that city they will find themselves opposed be very strong fortifications. Antwerp is the temperory capital of Belgium. GERMAN AMBASSADOR 70 PROBE CENSORSHIP Count Von Bermstorff After Action 0f U. §. Against German Wircicss. New York, Aug. 26.—Count Johann Von Bernstorff, the German | ambassador who arrived here Mon- day from Europe, said yesterday he planned to remain in New York until Thursday before proceeding to Wash- ington. = The ambassador declared he wanted to get at first hand informa- tion concerning the censorship the the station at refusal to German-owned wireless Sayville, N. Y., and 1ts | grant. the one at Tuckerton, N. J., a license. ¢ Count Von Bernstorff pointed out that with the cables to England un- censored, the representatives of Great Britain in this country were at liberty to forward to their govern- ment information ' concerning the movements of German warships or any other information that might be deemed advisable. He said he had formed no opinion yet upon the sub- ject and wanted to be fully informed before even contemplating taking up the censorship question with the state department at Washington. Silent Regarding Statement. The attention of the ambassa- dor was called to the published state- ments emanating from Belgian sources that German soldiers had been using dum dum or expanding bullets. “I refrained from discussing the so-called case of crueltles upon my arrival yesterday,” he said, “for the reason that I did not care to be an instrument in the creating of any ill- feeling. Since, however, the Belgian government has seen fit to have pub- lished additional accusations, I cannot help saying that official reports from Liege to Berlin informed us that the citizens there had fired at German troops from windows and had shot at doctors and nurses wearing Red Cross ; arm bands and under the Red Cross | flag. Furthermore the citizens muti- lated wounded German soldiers.” Count Von Bernstorff said he be- lieved there were about twelve Ger- man army corps and eight Austrian corps along the Vistula riv- Germany’s first line of defense against Russia. There are about 800,000 men in these corps. Germany Not to Blame. The ambassador said he wished to reiterate for the benefit of the people of the United States that Germany was not to blame for going to war. *“As a matter of fact,” he said, “the to 80 as easy as she could with Servia jand that in the meanwhile Germany i would try to see | toward quleting Russia. she could do ‘While these peace negotiations were in progress Russia mobilized her army. What right has Russia to stana up for Ser- via? The reason she has done so is that she seeks the destruction of Aus- tria. Every man in Germany feels the same as T do about this matter, The attitude of the socialists proves this and the truth is bound to come out in time. The reason the English what went to such lengths to cut the cables between America and Germany was that they didn’t want the truth to be known.” 4 WAR VETERANS VOTE $200 FOR RED CROSS German Societics Said to Be Prepar- ing to Appropriate $2,000 for Aid of Countrymen. Appreciating the necessity of mead- ical attention and care on the field of battle, the German Veterans' society has appropriated $200 to be presented to the Red Cross society. The mem- bers of the organization, about sev- enty-five in number, are all veterans of the German army and realize that the men who are now bearing arms against the allies in Europe require the services of nurses and physicians who are connected with the Red! Cross. It is said that a fund of $2,000 will be collected among local German so- cieties in the immediate future, the money to be forwarded to the Red Cross society. The Germans are wide awake to the needs of their country- men who are piercing their way | through the ranks of the allies ana | can be counted on to supply any nec- | essary assistance. LEAVE FOR VIENNA. Breckinridge and Staff Distributing Relief to Needy Americans. Berlin, Aug. 26, by Wireless Tele- graphy to The Associated Press by ‘Way of Nauen and Sayville, L. L.— Henry 8. Breckinridge, the American assistant secretary of war, accom- panied by a group of officers from the American cruiser Tennesee, left here today. for Vienna. Mr. Breckinridge and his staff are ! distributing to needy Americans the financial rellef sent to the continent by the American government on the Tennessee. P | AUTOMOBILE TIRES At The 0Id Prices All Makes United States Goodyear Fisk Imperial Firestone # The Alling Rubber Go,, # 240 MAIN STREET | be some 25,000 visitors. | War. NOW Our August our entire stock. ete., low at regular prices. Mark-Down Sale we are making a general discount of 15 Per Cent, IS THE TIME BUY FURNITURE AND RUGS 38 now in full swing. In many cases on single pleces, the reductions range as high as 50 Per Cent. We carry a very large stock of dependable, worthy merchandise Sale reductions from our regular low prices make During this Sale throughout practically discontinued patterns, priced values which you cannot afford to pass up, if you have any needs to fill in the line ‘of Furniture or Floor Coverings, 5 , Possibly you would like to take advantage of our Sale Reductions, but feel that your supply of ready capital is not sufficient at present, Special Deferred Payment account offer may solve your problem. Our We will allow Sale Prices on a deferred payment account on the fol- lowing basis—we will require an initial cash payment of one-third of the amount of the purchase at the time of purchase and the balance to be paid in weekly or monthly payments, so determined as to close the account in full not later than March 1, 1915, Then again you may not be quite ready for new furnishings yet, but want to take advantage of our Sale Prices, Make your selections now, pay a deposit on them and we will store them, free of charge, for a limited time. Our Sale lasts quickly, only through this month, so it's up to you to act C. C. FULLER COMPANY 40-56 Ford St. HARTFORD. Overlooking Capito! Grounds ‘Where Quality Is Higher Than Price DETROIT ARRANGING 10 ENTERTAIN G. A. R. Forty-sighth Annual Encampment to Be Held Next Month. Detroit, Mich., Aug. 26.—All ar- rangements for entertaining the Grand Army of the Republic, at the expense of the Detroit taxpayers, for the forty-eighth annual encampment of the old.soldiers here August 31 to September 5 have been completed with the prospect that the veterans will find themselves the object of unusual attentions on every hand. For several months since the city ceuncil acquiesced in a proposal by Mayor Oscar B. Marx that a special tax levy of eight cents on every thousand dollars of taxable property be made to raise funds for entertain- ing the veterans, a score of commit- tees made up of 200 leading business and professional men of the city has been at work with headquarters in the | mayor’s office working out details of | entertainment. Refuse Advertising Schemes. The souvenir programs, and badges, which alone represent an outlay of cver $12,000, will be handed over to the veterans gratis. To avoid the ap- pearance of operating on a profit- making basis the city has refused all advertising propositions; both re- quests for advertising space in the programs and all applications for per- mits to sell souvenir badges of any kind. 1t will probably be the first time in the history of the encampments that the G. A. R. men have been free from bombardment by street hawkers. The plan of street decorations in- cludes large white columns, twenty- two feet high, in the heart of the city. Large oil paintings of men of valor will be suspended between these columns, and the whole will be orna- mented with flags and electric lights. Throughout the city local commercial organizations will help to carry out an elaborate scheme of decoration and illumination. Predict Large Gathering. i Notwithstanding that the ranks of the G. A. R. are thinning rapidly each ' vear, the reception committee is pre- paring to welcome one of the largest gatherings in the history of the or- ganization. Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Michigan *will be almost fully repre- sented, each with several thousand veterans. It is estimated that in all there will In addition to the G. A. R. gathering there will be the annual encampment of the Tadies of the G .A. R., the Women's Relief Corps, the Daughters of Veter- ans, the Association of Army Nurses of the Civil War, the Sons of Veterans’ Auxiliary, the National Association of Naval Veterans, and the National As- sociation of Union ex-Prisoners of Business Meeting Monday. Monday the encampment will be fully established. The day will be largely given over to business meet- ings. All of the old soldiers and their companions will be treated to lake excursions on Tuesday afternoon. All of the available steamers have been chartered for this trip, and it is said the fleet of pleasure transports will be the largest ever gathered in the Great Lakes. Governor Ferris will soidiers at the first big meeting Tuesday night. The parade day is Wednesday, with a line of march not over one and one- welcome the on f New Britain, - - Gonn, balf miles in length over asphalt city has made provision for several hundred automobiles for the maimed and disabled veterans who are unable to march. FEvery precaution will be taken to care for the aged who over- reach their strength in trying to walk. The parade will be headed by the mounted officers, escorted by the Detroit Post, and the line will be made up of all the forty-four state departments represented in the order of the departments’ seniority, BRITISH AND GERMANS CLASH IN BELGIUM Kaiser’s Troops’ Advancs Has Becn Rapid and Steady. London, Aug. 26, 4:30 a, m.—"At last the British army is at grips with the Germans,” says the Ostend cor- respondent of the Daily Mail. “It was a great moment when | the British general staff with their The inhabitants went mad with enthusiasm. ‘The British army has come to Belgium!' ex- claimed the townspeople gleefully, and nothing was too good for them. They had no difficulty in obtaining needed provisions. The populace was eager to provide for the visitors what they requisitioned, namely, eggs, bread, butter and coffee. All requisi- tions were paid for in gold. Ordered to Retire, “The civil population was ordered to retire in the direction of France. The people regretfully shouldered men arrived, ! their bags of belongings and passed silently down the road, “The troops advanced to battle po- sitions at 3 o'clock in the morning. At 4 o'clock eight German aeroplanes ' appeared, whereupon a flock of *Brit- ish aeroplanes rose like birds to drive them away. Artillery Opens Fire. “Then the artillery began to taik and the air became thick with cannon powder. The great battle had begun. Forward went the infantry. Rifle fire and maxim fire added to the boom of the big guns. Sunrise mingled with the glow of burning forests and the flash of guns, “This was Monday, The battle con- tinued Tuesday and probably will con- tinue for several days, either alone or merging with the battles on the left and right. The great battle which is now in full swing along the whol¢ French, British '‘and Belgian line it really a series of linked battles, form. ing what may be the decisive engage- ment of western Burope. It is a su- preme effort on the part of Germany to break into France, an effort which, if stopped must mean disaster 1c three-quarters of a million German soldiers. There seem to be no sol- diers left to guard the German line of communication. All is being hazarded upon the success or the faik ure of this blow, The German ad: vance has been rapld and steady. Their columns have averaged twenty miles a day since they reached Brus. sels.” GERMAN BAPTIST CONVENTION. Churches of Adantic Coast Send Dels cgates Here Farly in September. The annual German Baptist At- lantic convention, - which includes thirty-two churches of the coast as far south as Maryland, will be held in the German Baptist church in this city from September 2z to 7. The convention meets annually at differ. ent churches which are members of it, and for this year nas been invited by the Rev. Frederick Keese to meet in New Britain. The convention will held morning, afternoon and evening sessions. The delegates will stay with members of the church and will have their meals at the Y. W. C. A. On Sunday, Sep- tember 6, the English, German and” Swedish Baptist church will unite in a morning service In the English Baptist church. Democratic Caucuses Caucuses for the Purpose of elect. ing delegates to the democratic c|tI convention will ' be held Aug. 31, 1914, at 8 o'clock P. M. at the following places: First ward, Bardeck’s hall; second ward, McGuire's block, 175 Park street; third ward, Eagles' hall, Holmes & Hoffman building; fourth ward, Store, Hanna's Armory, East Main street; fifth ward, Skrituleski’s hall: sixth ward, Solomon’s bloc) Hartford Ave. W. F. DELANEY, Chairman. JOSEPH M. HALLORAN, Secretary. - Remember whenever you are troubled with minor ailments of .tho digestive organs, that these may soon develop into more serious sickness. as your present Your future safety, comfort as well may depend on the quickness with which you seek & corrective remedy. By common consent of the legion who have tried them, Beecham’s Pills are the most reliable of all family medi- cines. This standard family remedy tones the stomach, stimulates the sluggish liver, regulates inactive bowels. 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