New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 29, 1914, Page 9

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, RUSSIAN TROOPS SURROUND LEMBURG AUGUST 29, 1914. RICHTER & CO. NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE Represeuted by New Britain Nat. Bank Blde. Tel. 1120 WE OFFER FOR SALE E. W. KDDY. | Is the art of knowing what is going on around you, what is taking place in any locality where you are, or might be, interested, from which know- ledge you may draw your conclusions and act according- ly. g Effici 100% Ltticiency Is the art of knowing everything, drawing the pro- per conclusions therefrom, and acting with absolutely perfect resuits to yourself and there- fore to the community in which you have your being We Can Help You Attain the Unattainable A proper source of sane information from every quart- er of the globe together with accurate accounts of happen- ings in your home city, where- in you should be the most in- terested, will increase your usefullness to yourself and others. You can never be 100 per cent. etficient But the Herald Will In- crease Your Standing You will be charged fifteen cents a week for all the infor- mation a corps of city men can gather, and furnished with Associated Press news besides Is It Worth It? e (Continued from First Page.) attempted against the German fleet oft Helgoland Bight. A strong force of destroyers, followed by light cruisers and battle cruisers and working in conjunction with submarines, inter- cepted an attack by German destroy- ers and cruisers guarding the ap- proaches to the German coast. Ac- cording to information that has reached the admiralty so far, the op- eration has been fortunate and fruit- ful, “The British destroyers have been Leavily engaged with the enemy’s de- stroyers, and all the British destroyers are reported afloat and returning in good order. Two German destroyers were sunk and many damaged. “The enemy’s cruisers engaged the British cruisers. Battle cruisers of the first light cruiser squadrons sank the Mainz, receiving only slight dam- age. The first battle squadron sank one cruiser of the Koln class and an- other disappeared in the mist on fire and in a sinking condition. “All the German cruisers which were engaged were thus disposed of. The battle cruiser squadron, al- though attacked by submarines and floating mines, successfully evaded them and Is not damaged. The light cruiser squadron suffered no casuul- ties. “The flotilla cruiser Amethyst and the destroyer Laertes are damaged, but no other vessels are seriously in- jured. The British loss of life was not heavy. “The commandins officets con- cerned in the skilfully handled oper- ation were Rear Admirals Beatty, Moore and Christian, an@ Commodore Keyes, Tyrwhitt and Geedenough.” Country Around Antwerp Unoccupied By Germans London, Aug. 29, 4:50 a. m.—The correspondent of Reuter’s Telegram company at Antwerp sends the fol- lowing official statement which has been issued there: “On Thursday the Germans, con- trary to the laws of war, bombarded Malines, an open and undefended town. “On Friday morning the town was partially occupied by German in- fantry, which withdrew toward the south in the afternoon, and the bom- bardment was renewed, four shells falling about each quarter of an hour. “The enemy also bombarded the region about Heyst-op-den-berg, a town seventeen miles southeast of Antwerp, an open locality not occu- pied by the military. “The two operations had no less an object than to terrorize the civilian populations. “The Germans have systematically bombarded the forts and gaps of Namur for forty-eight hours. The town {itself suffered little,. The enemy hag invested the northeast portion of the place and is attacking the forts and gaps in that region. The Belgian division retired to the second line of defence, which was bombarded vio- lently. In turn the Belgian ana French troops made numerous coun- ter attacks. “The Belgian division retired by way of the Sambre and the Meuse, and the movement was accomplished in good order. Our troops have re- Joined the French lines. “Reconnaissances made in the neighborhood of Antwerp gave favor- able results and showed the country unoccupied. Our security, therefore, is complete.” Only 200 Inhabitants of Malines Left ‘London, Aug. 29, 6:42 a. m.—A des- patch to the Daily News from Rotter- dam says that out of 60,000 inhabi- tants of Malines only two hundred are now left in the town. = Refugees state that many were killed by the bom- bardment and practically all of the remainder fled, The Germans are bringing up heavy siege guns of a new pattern for use against Antwerp. These guns have also been used at Malines, The Germans have ordered all able- bodied Belgians in Liege and Tongres and in thelr vicinity to proceed at once to Germany to assist in harvest- ing. The news of this order is like- ly to swell greatly the numbers of Belgian refugees in southern Holland. Allied Fleet Destroys Two Austrian Forts London, Aug. 29, 5 a. m.—A des- patch to Reuter’s Telegram company from Milan says a report has reached there from Bari, Ttaly, that British and French warships, combined with Montenegrin guns, resumed the bom- bardment of the Austrian forts at Cattaro on the night of August 27. Two forts were demolished after six hours’ cannonading. A small Austrian squadron attempt- ed a sortie from its place of retreat at the Island of Cherso, but without success, Japanese or Chinese Landing Party Routed Tsing-Tau, Kiauchau, Aug. 29, 12 Noon.—One of the forts threw a shell across the entrance of the bay yester- day afternoon at a small party of Japanese or Chinese that had landed on Cape Jaeschke The landing party departed immediately. Its mission was not known. Six Japanese warships may be seen every day from the Tsing-Tau fortifi- cations, cruising back and forth at sea /,///7:’; / Y LADIES! Take Notice You May Take Your Choice of Any SPRING OR SUMMER SUIT OR COAT, Cloth or Silk In Our Ladies’ Dept., Floor, For Only $7.45 Some Were as High at $37.50 v hatlen RD ‘m’lfl‘:flum S, 2nd on Suits for Stout Women a Specialty. The Germans are continuing with energy their preparations against an attack by land. Mines are being placed and provided with electrical connections, and guns are being brought into position. The roads within the leased terri- tory are in excellent condition, and | motor cars are proving of great value for communicating from point to point. Denies Torpedo Boat Destroyer Was Sunk Peking, Aug. 29, 12 M.—After an inquiry at Tsing-Tau the German le- gation denies that the German tor- pedo boat destroyer “S 90” has been sunk, The Japanese legation here expects that a Japanese landing outside of Kiauchau will be made in a few days. A despatch from Chefoo, China, last night, said that the British torpedo boat destroyer Welland had engaged and sunk the “S 90.” Two Trawlers Sunk While Sweeping Sea London, Aug. 29, 4:10 p. m.—The official bureau of information has an+ nounced that two trawlers have been sunk by mines, while sweeping the sea for them. Five members of the crews of the trawlers are missing and eight others sustained injuries. Germans and Austrians Cross Rhine River Rome, Aug. 29, via London, 12:28 p. m.—A despatch to the Giornale D'Italia from Basel, Switzerland, says three German army COrps, two Aus- trian army corps and a great quantity of siege artillery have crossed the Rhine, France Forms New Army to Take Offensive London, Aug. 29, 4:40 P. M.—Ac- cording to reports in London, France hag formed a new army of a quar- ter of a million men to take the of- fensive against the German right. This rumor, however, lacks confirm- ation. Kaiser’s Headquarters at Cologne and Mainz Geneva, Switzerland, Aug. 23, Via Paris, Aug. 29, 1:30 P. M. Delayed in Transmission.—Emperor Willlam and the German general staff are making both Cologne and Mainz their headquarters. The emperor is passing continuous- 1y between the two cities, personally directing the armies in the fighting in Belgium. Explanation of Silence in Northern France London, Aug. 29, 4:30 P, M.—Ex- haustion on the part of the German troops and the consequent necessity of momentarily slackening their for- ward movement is offered in some quarters today as an explanation of the absolute silence which has velled beyond the range of the German guns. ‘ all the operations in northern France LOCAL STOCKS since the desperate struggle of wm.] nesday, when a quarter of a million German soldiers tried to hack their way through the British lines held by H less than half that number. Just as many other people, however, are cons vinced that the battle which Field | Marshal Sir John French, command- er-in-chief of the British forces on the continent, said on Wednesday was impending, is now in progress and that the commanders are awaiting a decisive outcome before permitting anything to be made public. Since last Wednesday both British and French troops have had time to entrench themselves, and their artil- lery has been able to find the ranges over the zone the Germans must traverse in the next fighting. Reports that France has formed a new army of 250,000 men to take the offensive against the German right has aroused much interest; they have not, however, been confirmed. A telegram from Basel, Switzerland, declaring that five German and Aus- trian army corps are marching on Belfort, France, has not been authen- ticated, nor has any report that the Germans have been obliged to with- | draw a portion of their forces in the | west to. meet the Russian advance in the east. The source of the floating mines which have sunk so many small craft quest to shipping to keep a lookout days seems to be indicated in a re- quest to shipping to keep a lokout for “a trawler painted black, with white numbers on her funnel,” and when seen to notify the authorities immediately. Fired by the news that the Indian army is coming to participate in this war, the Basutos of South Africa have petitioned that, in the event of an at- tempted invasion of South African territory, they be allowed to “cast a few stones at the enemy.” Prince William Will Vacate Albanian Throne; London, Aug. 29, 1:41 a. m.—A de- spatch to the KExchange Telegraph Company from Rome, <ays: l “An authentic message received | here from Drvrazzo, Albania, states | that both Italy and Austria have with- | drawn their financial support from | Albania; the intention of the Al- banian ruler, Prince William of Wied, to vacate the throne in the near| future, is officially confirmed.” DEATHS AND FUNERALSWl Michael Hartigan. The funeral of Michael Hartigan, who died yesterday at the Town farm, will be held- Monday morning from St. Mary’s church. The interment will be in the new Catholic cemetery. HOLD PEACE PARADE. Thousands of Women March Down Fifth Avenue as Protest to War. New York, Aug. 29.—Thousands of sombre-clad women marched down Fifth Avenue this afternoon to the beat of muffled drums to signify their cpposition to war. They wore black dresses and black hats and at the head of the procession marched a standard bearer with a large white | flag inscribed in black with the word “Peace.”” Dark rain clouds added to the melancholy atmosphere which the women sought to create, and the leaders declared that shduld rain fail before the parade finished they would nevertheless march on. There were no racial divisions. Wo- men of Teutonic, Slav and Gallic ex- traction marched side by side as evi- dence of the solidarity of their sex | against the cruelties of war, i ABSOLVE STEAMER OFFICERS. New London, Conn., Aug. 29.— United States inspectors Withey and Stewart in a report made public to- day absolve from blame officers of stearher Hartford for running down a power boat in the Connecticut river June 1, with the result that Gilbert Miller of Harburg was drowned. The | investigation of the inspection board shows that the power boat had no lights burning and its occupants failed to keep a proper lookout. STEAMER DESTROYED. London, Aug. 29, 6:40 p. m.—A despatch to Lloyds from Nikolayev says that the small passenger steam- er Express from Odessa for Nokolayey struck a mine on August 11 and was destroyed. Fifty-four persons per- ished, but the bulk of the passengcrs | consent to the plan, | will take part in and crew were picked up by other steamers. MOOSE AFTER COLONEL T0 DENOUNCE SULZER Plan Lsncfs toAll Progressives, but Roosevelt May Oppose It Oyster Bay, N. Y., Aug 20.—It was learned here yesterday that one of the strategies of the Bull Moose war on ‘William Sulzer will be to try to get Colonel Roosevelt to write a letter to cach of the 110,000 enrolled progres- | #ives in the state, eulogizing Frederick M. Davenport and denouncing Willlam Sulzer, The campalgn committee appointed at the Utica conference nas conceived this plan as an item in the primary fight against Sulzer, but it is believed here that Colonel Roosevelt will never He may consent to write a letter supporting Davenport for governor, but it is improbable that he would actively oppose Sulzer after saying that his attitude would be a neutral one. Not Known Definitely, Whether or not Colonel Roosevelt pre-primary came raigning is not known definitely. He would not see the reporters yesterday, sending out word at Sagamore Hill that he was entertaining General Wood and begging to be excused. Word has come that most of the delegates to the Utica conference ad- | mitted that their districts were strong | for Sulzer. They said that although they voted for Davenport as the party’s candidate against Sulzer, they wouldn’t be able to deliver over their districts in that fashion. These leaders are bent on putting an end to Sulzer and they are hending all their efforts to put him out of the race for the primary nomination, Sulzer to Fight Davenport, William Sulzer hit right back at the 1rogressives yesterday for rejecting him at the Utica conference in favor of Frederick M. Davenport. “I could hardly have been more pleased if I had planned it myself,” he said. “They did the thing at Utica that the republicans and democrats at Saratoga did not dare to do. They violated the spirit of the direct pri- mary law. They are a lot of high- brows opposed to real progre: shall be "a candidate against Davenport. The progressives of the state all want me and they all tell me I can beat Davenport two to one.” Progressives Express Surprise, Progressives expressed surprise that the Sulzer matter should have at- tracted such attention, especially as they pointed out, Sulzer got only six of the 175 votes cast. “There is no better campaigner in this state than Fred Davenport,” said County Chairman Francis W. Bird yes- terday. “He knows the people and they know him, With Roosevelt stumping the state through the entire month of October, going into every county, you may be sure that there will be something doing on election day. We are going at it hard. There is only one issue in this state—the overthrow of the allied Barnes and Murphy machines.” ACCIDENTALLY SHOT. Hartford, Conn., Aug. 20.—Mrs, Lena Green of KEast Hartford was ac- cidentally shot by Prosper Benjamin, for whom she keeps house, this af- ternoon, and is at St. Francis' hospital in a serious condition. 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