New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 27, 1914, Page 1

HERALD BEST OF ALL LOCAL NEWSPAPERS ( PRICE THREE CENTS. NEW BRITAIN HERALD NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1914—TWELVE PAGES. “Germans Continue Advance Into France; . Russians Push Forward Toward Posen Wireless Despatch From Berlin States That All the Forts i at Namur Have Fallen Before the Germans; Austrian Army Evacuates Sanjak. : Belgian Forces Stop Southward Move- ment of German Fourth Division; Final Attitude of Ita'ly Awaited. The' Germans have occupied the French cities of Lille, Valenciennes and Roubaix, according to a despatch from Ostend, Belgium, which passed through the hands of the censor at London. All three cities are situated within a -, few miles of the Belgian frontier and Lille is strongly forti- fied. Valenciennes is a military station of less importance, while Roubaix is known as a manufacturing center. Exact knowledge of the importance of this movement awaits official information. Earlier despatches from Ostend quoted a Belgian officer as authority for the statement that the allies had decided not to defend Lille and that its evac- uation by the French troops was announced by the mayor Tuesday. ! A wireless despatch received from Berlin early today brought the official announcement that all the forts at Na- mur had fallen before the Germans, who had also captured Longwy. The army of the Crown Prince, it was added, had repulsed a French attack and upper Alsace was free of the enemy except at points westward of Kolmar. The war office at Paris had been silent up to nearly noon. : .The Belgian operations were asserted to have been - completely successful in an official statement that came from. Antwerp by way of Paris a little after midnight. Four Bel- gian divisions from Namur were said to have stopped the southward movement of the German fourth division,' after which the Belgians retired on the French line. The forts at Namur were still holding out, it was declared. This claim regarding the Namur fortifications was repeated later by an English correspondent at Ostend, who quot'ed a Bel- gian officer who had arrived from Namur. He said that :ihe Germans have destroyed two forts and were still assaulting the others. / P It is officially announced at St. Petersburg tha'g the Russian advance in Prussia is proceeding with irres1§tible force. It has before been stated that the objective point of the main Russian army for the present is Posen. The Germans are represented as having retired to Os- ' terode in East Prussia. ; : A merchant arriving in London from Berlin is credited with the statement that the trains are bringing many refu- gees to the German capital from Koenigsberg, which city he claimed, civilians had been advised to leave. Diplomatic relations between Austria and Jgpan have been formally severed, apparently, a despatch direct from Tokio stating that the Austrian ambassador, Baron Muller De Szentkyorgy, had been recalled. A blockade of the " leased territory of Kiauchau, has been _declared by the Jap- anese, who warships shelle((ii a small island off the coast, is i as not defended. : - Thls{'sl}:nfa:anese minister of justice, Yukio, Ozarki, an- nounces that hostilities in:the China and Japan seas will end with the capturefof Ka.irauchau.ltwhetr;l Jap:: will become instead of a ticipant in the war. g spel?l??drd‘s‘,]sl:owever, t%at if the Germans should prove a menace to peace through their sta.nding in Fhe south seas, Japan would consult Great Britain and might co-operate in driving the enemy of the allies out of the Orient. . & Keen interest contjnues in the attitude that Italy wi ntually assume. 7 TS A deZpatch from Kraguyevatz, Servia, says .that the Austrian army has evacuated the San]ak of Novt‘pazgn The Norwegian steamer Gottfried struck a mine in the North sea and was destroyed. Eight of her crew were lost. i e - 'which have been harrying Great | Britain’s trade routes, has been sunk off the African coast by the British cruiser High Flyer. From the continent Field Marshal |sir John French, commander in ichief of the British expeditionary force, has ben able to set at rest much of the anxiety caused in Eng- land by the vagueness of French offi- cial statements regarding the move- ments of the armies in'the locality where' the British forces were known j Day’s Events Promising Augury for Future TLondon, Aug. 27, 5:10 P. M.—From both sea and land there came today official Teports of a character con- sidered in England to be a promising for future. !“’f'“h:y f;ernt:: trans-Atlantic liner Kaiser Wilheim Der Grosse, at one time one of the k popular ves- sels of the North German Lloyd line bty T eatoh: sailing from New York and ome of the His despatch takes a roseate view few German armed merchantmen | o¢’tne prospects of the battle now in f i l | Character of Country in Kiauchau, China | progress and peys a tribute to the mettle of his French ally. Much of the apprehension which has Lteen felt in London can be traced to the rigid censorship maintained by the English authorities. Two million men have been grappling in a titapic struggle for days past within a few hours journey of London, yet so com- plete is the silence of those who are aware of what is going on, that the public knows practically nothing ex- cept the bare fact that |there have teen reverses in some localities and successes in others. The purposeful vagueness of the French official announcements is further befogged by serious discrep- ancies in the various versions of the French statements. At the present time these communications furnish the bulk of the news as carried by the several news agencies, and no two versions of them agree. The reference of the latest of these communications to the fighting on the Cambrai-Le-Cateau line, which was distinctly disquieting, now seems to have been nothing more serious than a Cavalry raid and an attempt to cut British communications which was re- pulsed. Nothing further has been heard from the Alsatian frontier while the news of the Russlan advance con- tinues to come entirely from Russian sources. The Moscovites claim to be within forty miles of Lemberg, Ga- licia. Germans Occupy Three Towns in France London, Aug. 27, 3:10 a. m.—A des- patch received here from Ostend says the Germans have occupied Lille, Roubaix and Valenciennes, all In France, The towns of Roubaix, Lille and Valenciennes are all close to the Bel- gian frontier, Lille and Valenciennes being ten miles from the line and Roubaix five. Roubaix is five miles northeast of Lille, and Valenciennes is thirty miles southeast of the same city. " ‘Lille is the most important from a military point of view. It has a fortress of the first class, and the circle of its forts is thirty miles, Re- cent despatches from Paris said that Lille was held by French reservists. (Continued on Ninth Page.) HARACTER O o AT K’M Japan was reported to be gving cautiously in its attack on the Ger- man province of Kiauchau, in China. The bombardment of the principal port was delayed because of mines placed in the nearby waters. The German leasehold consists . of about 200 square miles. The country is rich in mineral deposits, and the German garrisons there have been instructed not to gurrender. NORTH GERMAN LLOYD LINER SUNK BY' BRITISH CRUISER Kaiser Wi helm Der Grosse Destroyed Off West Coast of Africa While Seeking British Merchantmen. London, Aug. 27, 4:12 P. M.—The Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse has been sunk off the west coast of Africa by the British cruiser High Flyer. ‘Winston Spencer Churchill, first lord;of the admiralty, announced the sinking of the Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse in the house of commons to- day. He said: “The admiralty has just recelved inteligence that the German armed merchant cruiser Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse of 14,000 tons and armed with ten 4-inch guns has been sunk by the H. M. S. High Flyer off the west coast of Africa, “This is the vessel which has been interfering with traffic petween this country and the cape and is one of the very few German armed auxiliary cruisers that ‘succeeded in getting to sea. The survivors were landed be-. fore the vessel sank. The High Flyer had one killed and five wounded.” The Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse was one of the palatial steamers of the North German Lloyd line. At the outbreak of the war she was con- verted into an armed cruiser and since has been reported active in searching for British merchantmen. She has a tonnage of 14,349 and was built in 1897. She was 626 feet long, with a beam of 66 feet. It was on this vessel that the late WEATHER. Hartford, Aug. 27.—Gen- erally cloudy tonight and 3 Friday. Mayor Gaynor of New York was shot as he was about to sall for Europe, Norwegian Steamer Bdown Up By Mine London, Aug. 27, 2:46 P. M.—The Norweglan steamer Gottfried has been blown up in the North sea by coming in contact wth a floating mine, Eight members of her crew lost their lives. Danish Trawler Sinks After Striking Mine London, Aug. 17, 1:05 p. m.—Thir- teen survivors of a Danish trawler which was sunk by coming. in contact with a floating mine in the North Sea have been landed at Shields. Four of the crew of the trawler lost their lives, The fisherman was on her way to Iceland, when at 10 o’clock Wednes- day night those on board felt a terrific explosion. Flames shot up around the bows of the vessel and she began to sink rapidly. A small boat was launched, but the vessel foundered be- fore four men in the forecastle could be reached. Hamburg-American Liner Clears for Cadiz, Spain New York, Aug. 27.—The Ham- burg-American. line steamer Graecia, held inactive here because of the w cleared today for Cadiz, Spain, * British warships continued to patrel the waters just outside the harbor, WOULD GIVE BATTLESHIP 10 THER NATIVE LAND Local Swedish People Plan Mass Meeting to Create Interest. With the object of creating in- terest in a movement for the raising of money in this city to be contrib- uted towards a fund being gathered for the building of a new and modern battleship for the Swedish Navy, a committee representing the various Swedish churches and societies in New Britain is arranging for a big mass meeting of Scandinavians to be held in the parlors of the Swedish Lutheran church next Tuesday eve- ning. At this time, patriotic addresses will be delivered by the pastor of the church, Rev. Dr. Sven G. Ohman, Re- presentative Peter Crona and Dr. E. T. Fromen, the last two named of which groups returned recently from tours through their native land. Since the keel of the “Sverige,” a 7,100-ton fighting craft, was laid al- most two years ago through the ef- forts of Swedish subjects, who sub- scribed voluntarily the $3,230,750 necessary for its. construction, there has been a feeling among the Swedish people in this country that they should aid their fatherland by raising enocugh money for the erec- tlon of a sister ship, the “Nye Sve- ige.” The Swedish-American papers have been agitating the matter during the past several months and quite a little money has been subscribed in America. Now that a possibility of Sweden's entering the European war has de- veloped, local Swedes believe the time for action has come. There are many good Swedish-born citizens of the United States in this city who, be- cause of their undying love for the country of their fathers, have signi- filed a willingness to do their share towards presenting a new battleship to Sweden. CROCODILES SWARM AT LAKE COMPOUNCE Lizard-like, Carnivorous. Animals De- Ten Sheep—Also Choose Officers. The Crocodile club, famous in the history of the state for its many en- Joyable times, had its thirty-eighth birthday celebration at Compounce this afternoon. The members of the club started gathering at an early hour this morning, although dinner was not served until 2 o'clock this afternoon. Several New Britain peo- ple were in attendance. The feature of the annual reunion of the club is always a sheep barbecue. Ten fat sheep were sacrificed upon the altar of hunger and the members of the club were numerous and hungry enough to dispose of these in addition to the plenteous side dishes of corn, sweet potatoes, tomatoes and ple. Secretary G. A. Beers acted as toast- master after the sheep had been con- sumed and called upon E. R. Newell, Noble E, Pierce and Frank E. Jones. At the business meeting preceding the dinner the former officers were re-elected, They are as follows: President—Samuel J. Mills Bloomfield. Vice President—G. M. Wakelee of Southington, Treasurer—Edward E. Newell Bristol. Secretary—G. A. Beers, Rowing, bowling and rehashing the present war, together with the Civil war, formed the main items of amuse- ment following the heavier business of the day. Among , the local people present were Howard Russell, Frank Traut, G. W. Traut, W. L. Damon, Harold Damon,. Dr. C. W. Vivian, E. W. Bennett, P, J. Blliott, W. J. Muller, L. M. Barnes, E. Emmo! Otis O. Butter, Andrew Bromley, Charles Bromley and Jule Pease. President Mills and Vice President Wakeley are the only surviving charter members of the organization. stroy of of AUTOIST SMASHES TREE. C. H, Burr Lost Control of Machine ‘When Tire Blew Up. Clarence H. Burr of No. 210 Chest- nut street, local manager for the Postal Telegraph Cable company, lost control of his automobile while travel- ing down Park street at 6 o’clock last evening. He says that one of his tires blew up just as he was_ going by the corner of John street, The machine ran up onto the side- walk and broke off a tree on the prop- erty of Lewis E. Dunn. In the excitement that followed Mr. Burr took the advice of another auto- ist and rmoved the markers on his machine. tention of causing trouble for the po- lice, because he reported the accl- dent himself, At the police station this afternoon it was stated that nothing could be said, officially, about the disposition of Mr. Burr's accident. WILL SHUT OFF WATER, Notices have been sent out to about thirty property owners that the eity water in their houses will be shut off next Tuesday unless water rents ‘Jare paid. He says that he had no in- | e B HERALD “ADS” ME. BETTER BUSINES ESTABLISHED 1876. DRIVER OF BREWERY TRUCK IS FINED $1 . iz o T iy s SP0-Peanl Disharged, AUTO CASES IN POLICE Hnnlord)hnfln-_u-w Through Main Street, and O Street—One Arrest a Mistake. James W. Revett, driver of an truck for the Fischer brewery of fcrd, was fined $100, and Dr, 8 Horwitz, a Main street optician, fined $20 by Judge James T, in police court this morning, both bel charged with recklessly operating tor vehicles on the streets, X was arrested yesterday afternoom the manner in which he drove truck through Main and Arch and Dr. Horwitz was notified to pear in court for driving his car at reckless speed through Chestnut st about the same time. Joseph H. Pennell of S8outh Noj opened a surprise package when proved to the satisfaction of J Meskill that he was not in New ain last Tuesday when he was alleg to have run down Superintendent | H. Crawford of the Boys’ club wi motorcycle on East Main street, nell, who has relatives in this said he had not been in New for six or seven years, and he his story in such a straightfe manner that all who hedrd him lieved his statements. He was fy not gulity. The case in which Superinte Crawford is concerned is not d: however, and Detective Sergeant " forth intends to go to the townm ¥ Fairfleld with a “John Doe" for the person who was respo for the accident. M bt day and had an accident in Fal He was forced to leave his cyele i repair shop and believes that somi one took it out for a “joy ri police will make ng th “joy rider” to court and it will ably go hard with him if he is fount FPennell said the number on the n cycle and the description of the ma chine tallied with his and he inten firm with which he “‘h for repairs, . Revett Traveling at Terrible The first case disposed of was against Revett, who pleaded guilty, Officer Patrick Quirk was opening witness against him. He sal Revett drove the aruck down street south of Church street at a ter rible rate of speed .and zg: from side to side. The street is up In front of McMillan’s stére severgl trolleyscars were dra the square. There was also able traffic on the street. Officer Theodore Johnson to seeing Revett speed by a standing trolley near the South church. ness shouted but Revett continued hie way and would not stop. Gustave Beeshardy, motorman the trolley car referred to by © Johnson, said he never saw a chine pass a car at such speed, John Barry, clerk at Me I store corroborated Officer Quirk gerding the manner in which truck passed McMillan's store, . Commissioner Anderson u Witness, Public Works Commissioner Jo A. Anderson told the court h before saw a heavy truck driven such speed through the streets, - Revert said he has been driving twelve years. The truck travel faster than twelve milles hour and he didn’t think he was more than seven or eight miles hour. On account of the size of thi truck witnesses might think he traveling faster, he said. In addit to that, the load was in the fromt ihe truck, causing the rear of truck to slew. Revett claimed not hear Officer Johnson shout or bhim hold up his hand to stop, Thomas O'Neil of ' Hartford, was with Revett, did not think i machine was going at an rate of L, Saloonkeoper for Defense. ‘harles F. Dehm, an Arch saloonkeeper, expressed the opini that there was no reckless driving, Judge Meskill imposed a fine of §1 and fixed an appeal bond at $400. The Horwitz Case. Dr. Horwitz also pleaded not guil to ‘the charge of reckless driving. Officer Theodore Johnson testified seeing Dr. Horwitz cross from street to Chestnut street on street and proceed down street at an alarming rate of The policeman said Dr. Horwitz going over thirty miles an hour ing the car barn and he expeo see the auto turn turtle. Officer Johnson sald “over thirty an hour,” Dr. Horwitz whistled t press surprise and Judge Meskill marked: “I would not do that Charles 1. Rossberg, a m said Dr, Horwitz was “travels tween fWenty-five and thirty ‘hour along Chestnut street. y-