New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 24, 1914, Page 1

| HERALD BEST OF ALL “/EOCAL NEWSPAPERS NEW BRI PRICE THREE CENTS. NEW BRITAIN CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY EMBER 24, 1914——TWEL v E)mb Dropped on Warsaw By German Airship---Army Of Von Hindenburg Retreats Entire German Regiment Surrenders to Russians---Czar’s Forces Claim Victories Over Turks. Statements today by the war office at Berlin, Paris and Petrograd, the Tontinental centers of official information concerning the war, left gener- Mly in doubt the outcome of the fighting in the east, which unofficial reports pay has resulted in a Russian victory. The Russian war office makes an Indefinite statement that the Germans have retreated, and given no indi- .cation of the extent of the movement. The German version is that the fighting is still in progress and that the decision is vet to be reached. It Is ;8aid semi-officially in Berlin that no doubt is entertained there as to the eventual German victory, but that the arrival of Russian reinforce- ments has postponed it. In Berlin and France, both the French and German statements say the fighting lags. There is continued activity in the Argonne region, where according to the French war office, the allies have made progress. Bombardment of Belgian coast towns by British warships has been resumed It is said in Berlin, causing a number of casualties among the inhabi- tgnts, but inflicting only slight injury to the German troops. The Germean official press bureau in Berlin denies the British statement that a German submarine has been sunk off the coast of Scotland by British patrolling vessel. The American consulate at Warsaw has been damaged by a bomb dropped from & German airship. Ambassador Marye at Petrograd re- ported to the state department at Washington that several persons in the wireet were killed and that windows of the consulate were broken, although no one in the building was injured. Accepting the official reports of the Russians as correct, the tlde of the great battle in Poland has turned in their favor. How important the chenge iz und to what extent it will influence future operations in the struggle between Russia and Germany was not apparent today. The Russian war office, whose statements were vague and non-com- Jnittal for several days, when the tension was running highest and the ‘Germans. by all accounts, were pressing swiftly toward Warsaw, made today its first definite announcement concerning the crucial battle. It “$tated that betwoen the Vistula and Warta rivers the Germans had re- treated. Germany's latest official statement gave partial confirmation, al- though there was no hint of a retreat. It was to the effect that the arriva! of Russian reinforcements had postponed the decision. In the war with Turkey also, Russia claims the advantage. The forces which pushefl down through the Caucasus into Turkey, which Petrograd agmitted a few days ago had been compelled to retreat, are now said to have resumed the offensive and to be pushing on toward Erzerum, a Turkish city near the eastern end of the Black sea. A Turkish column wag there put to rout, the general staff of the army of the Caucasus an- nounces. It states, also, that the Turks were defeated In two engage- ments in northern Persia. w In the west the opposing armies still held to the positions which they have maintained, with few changes, for the last two months. Here and there along the 300 miles line—notably at Ypres and Soissons and in the Argonne—there was spirited fighting, but apparently with no results other than momentary advantages for one side or the other. Germany scouts the idea that she is desifrous of making peace. The semi-official Cologne Gazette characterizes reports of this nature as be- Jdonging to “The region of high political idiocy.” ing that private advices of a Rus- slan victory over the Germans in Poland, says: “According to unofficial information reaching here the Germany army of | 400,000, which made an eruption be- tween the Vistula and Warta rivers, has been broken up into several parts, one of which was compelled to divert 1!« course southward and another | northward, ‘“Apparently in each case the Rus- | sian forces succeeded in getting be- hind these disjointed corps and in- : flicted upon them great losses. ‘“The Germans are believed to have | | sufferea very heavy reverses at ! Brzeziny and Tuszyn, It is impos- ! sible as vet to give even approximate | figures.” German Airship Drops Bomb on Warsaw ‘Washington, Nov. 24,.—A bomb from a German airship fell in front of the _Americen consulate at Warsaw early today, breaking the win- dows - of the consulate but in- juring no one within, according to a telegram dated today from Ambnssn»: dor Marye, at Petrograd. Several persons in the street in front of the consulate were killed or wounded but none of them were Americans. The incident was regarded here as indicating the proximity of the Ger- man advance guard toward Warsaw. American consuls received instructions @arly in the war to leave zones of | great danger whenever invading forces | arrived in their vicinity. It is ex- pected here that if Warsaw becomes a battlegrouna of the German and Rus- | sion armies the American consul and his staff will withdraw to a place of mfety. { Gemans Holding Their Own in East Prussia Berlin, Nov. 24, By Wireless to London, 3:26 P, M.—An official com- munication given out today by ' the { German headquarters staff says: British warships again appeared off the Belgian coast yesterday and bombarded Lombaertzyde and Zee- brugge. Our troops suffered but sstaff of the Russlan army in Caucasia, | slight damage from this bombard- under date of November 22, says: | ment, but a number of Belgian vil- “In the direction of Erzerum ihe |lagers were killed or injured. Other- advance, guard of the Russian army | wise no actual changes have occurred continued to drive back the enemy, |in the west. after having thrown into disorder a “In the eastern war theater the sit- Furkish column, during which cals- | uation has not yet been decided. In sons. and an ammunition train were | East Prussia our troops are holding captured. | their own to the northeast of the “From Karakilissee, to Alashgerd Plain of the (Mazur) Lakes. valley some engagements took place “In northern Poland the flerce with results favorable to us. fighting which has been taking place “In the Persian province of Azer- | still has been without result. daijan, the Turks were defeated in “In southern Poland the battle in the region of Khanasur Pass and also | the region of Czentochowe has come in the passes leading from Dilman in | to a standstill. the direction of Kotur. In these en- “On our southern wing to gagements the Russian troops cap- | northeast of Cracow our attack gured some Turkish artillery.” progressing. “The official Russian report that P l fld Reports Gem‘an Generals Liebert and Tannewitz were Retreat in Poland | made, prisoners in East Prussia is an invention. Gen. Liebert at present is 1|n Berlin, and Gen. Tannewitz is at | the head of his troops.” Germans Being Driven Back Near Erzerum Petrograd, Nov., 24.—An official | communication issued by the general the is London, Nov. 24, 6:45 a. m.—An of- ficial communication given out at Petrograd, according to an Exchange | yTelegraph despatch announces & ‘er- man retreat in Poland. The state- ment follows: “Between the Vistula and The Warta the Germans have retreated «from the line running from Strykow to Zglerz, Szadek, Zduneka, Wola and Matin says: oni: “The Russians, after having The line from which tho Germans | Checked the German offensive on the have retreated, according to the | Flock-Leczyen front, gained on that | above despatch, runs from the north- | side a brilllant decisive victory. The east of Lodz down past that town | Remy, who had heavy losses, is fly- B oud 10 the sonthiwest: 4 | Ing with all speed toward the German frontler. An entire German regiment Germans in Poland surrendered to the victors. “The Russians are energetically Defeated By Russians London, Nov, 24, 4:40 a. m.—The pursuing the enemy. “The Russians also are vigorously Times’ Petrograd correspondent, in a despatch supplementing one "declar- Entire German Regiment Surrenders to Russians Paris, Nov. 24, 4:06 a. m.—The correspondent at Petrograd of the attacking along the Czenstochoa- Cracow line. This day seems to (Continued on Eleventh Page.) [FIFTY DOLLAR FINE {and send him to school. S IMPOSED ON GILL Seventeen-Years-Old Offender Pleads Guilty in Court This Morning. Although the crime with which he was charged is punishable by a state's prison sentence, Judge Meskill was in- clined to be lenient with seventeen- vears-old Virgil Gill this morning and imposed a substantial fine of $560 and costs instead. Gill forged a check for $6.85, signing Mrs. Stephen Robb's name, and passed it on John Larson, a South Main street butcher, He pleaded guilty to the charge of ob- taining money under false pretences. John Gill, the accused’s father, ap- peared in court with his son and made a plea in his behalf. He said that he knew what his son's offense wus | but said, “I think there is a whole | lot of good left In Virgil yet and all| I ask for is one more opportunity. I | talked to him this morning and told him all he could hope for was one more opportunity. I have done the best T could for the boy. I have| denied myself and his mother has nied herself to give him every chance His grand- mother and grandfather have also de- nied themselves for him. He is my only son and the only child in the | family and I hope you will give him | just one more chance.” In reply to Prosecutor Klett's ques- tion Mr. Gill admitted that on several other occasions his son has forged checks but they have always been on his mother and his parents havo patched the affair up. In stating the | case to the court Prosecutor Klett said that because of the youth of the accused he had charged him with ob. taining moned under false pretences rather than the permissible, but more serlous, crime of forgery. PLEAS N ABATEMENT 10 BE ARGUED ON MONDAY Immunity Claims of New Ha- ven Men to Be Disputed Dec. 4. New York, Nov. 24.—Federal Judge Sessions today set next Monday as the time for argument on the motion to dismiss the indictments’ against Wm. Rockefeller and four of the twenty men indicted with him on charges of having violated the crim- inal law in connéction with their du- ties as directors of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Ralilroad company. Mr. Rockefeller, Robert W. Taft, Charles F. Brooker, Wm. Skinner and James 8. Elton, on yesterday, the last | day for final pleading, filed pleas in | abatement under which they contend- | ed that the indictments should be dis- missed inasmuch as the deputy clerk who drafted the panel from which the grand jury that returned the in- dictments was selected, resided out- side this federal district. Claims of immunity made by John | L. Billard and Thomas DeWitt Cuyler will be argued Decembe; Judge Sessions decided. Messrs. Billard and Cuyler entered pleas in bar to the indictment, alleging that they were immune because they had aided the government by their testimony pre- viously. No date was set for hearing argu- ment on demurrers flled by remain- ing defendants. Should Mr. Rocke- feller's contention be upheld, it was pointed out, argument on demurrers would be unnecessary, as the Indict- ments against all the twenty-one men would be subject to dismissal upon their motion. WILSON MAY NOT SIT WITH SENATE | President Illustrates His State of Mind on Suggestion By Relating Golf Story. ‘Washington. Nov. 24.—Suggestions that the president sit with executive sessions of the senate and that cabi- net members sit with the house are not being actively considered, Presi- dent Wilson told callers today and added that he did not intend to raise the question in the near future. The president illustrated to callers his state of mind on the question by telling the following story: “A cer- tain man was playing golf and after a few holes he turned to his caddy, and said: *‘Caddy, have you ever seen any one play worse golf?' The caddy was silent. “‘I say, did you ever ses any one play worse golf?', repeated the man, evidently thinking the caddy had not heard. ‘1 heard you the first time,’ said the caddy. ‘I was just thinking.' " MESSAGE FROM KING GUSTAV. New York, Nov. 24.—Per Ostberg, special messenger of the king of Sweden, reached New York this after- noon on the steamship Hellig Olaf from Christiansand, bearing a mess- age from King Gustav to the Swedish embassy at Washington, which he said was too important to trust either to the mails or the cables. He left at once for Washington. ! William | Francis’ jafter Karvig and | automatic and fired two shots. { Officer O’'Mara pluckily held onto his | subsequently removed to St. i to forget the necessity | hour later Frascko OFFICER (mm : WITH OWN REVOLVER Was Arresting Scuifiing Coal Thief When Gun Accicentally Weat Off, EULLET BORES THROUGH BOTH LEGS Painfully Wounded Patrol- Although man Pluckily Holds Prisoner and | Rings Up Pauol—Taken 1o St Francls’ Hospital. | though not dangerous, Suffering from a painful, at this time a particuiuriv wound inflicted by own Colt’s automatic O'Mara, of a'bullet from his revolver, Officer | No. .0 Hartford wvenue, is undergoing ireatment at St. | hospital in Hartford Th surgeon in charge of Utlicer O'Mara’s case states that uniess unexpected complications the patient will not be long in recovering, as the bullet inflicted only a bad flesh wound. Surpriscs Coal Thieves. It was while attempting to Dominle Frascko, an alleged thief, at 2:15 o'clock this that the officer was shot. Officer Theodore Johnson, surprised Frascko and Alexander Karvig as they were in the act of stealing coal from J. P. Sullivan’s coal yard. The two culprits fled with the policemen in ! hot pursuit. Officer Johnson went Offtcar O’Mara un- dertook to run down Frascko. When at the corner of Myrtle and Grove streets his man seemed to be holding his own Officer O’'Mara drew his Calt’s They had the desired effect and the man dropped in his tracks, although he was not wounded. Shot Through Both Legs. When the policeman ran up to him he transferred his gun to his left hand and with his right hand took a firin | grasp on his prisoner, whereupon the latter put up a violent struggle. In holding Frascko with one hand and trying to shove his revolver into his ulster pocket with the other in order to use both hands in subduing the prisoner the weapan was accidentally discharged. The shot ripped through the patrolman’s heavy ulster, his inside coat and heavy sweater and then tore through the fleshy portion of his leg, two inches below the groin. So great was the force of the bullet that after ploughing through the leg it came out and entered the other leg where it was imbedded in the flesh and muscle. Officer Shows Great Pluck. Although suffering intense arise arrest coul morning, He, with pain man and telephoned in a call for the patrol. Sergeant Kelly hurried to the relief of his brother officer and Offi- cer Theodore Johnson dropped the chase of his man to assist his com- panion. After Frascko had been placed behind the bars Police Sur- geon Dr. Joseph Walsh was called to dress the wounds and the injured man was taken to his home. He was Francis’ hospital in Hartford where he is at present resting comfortably. In explaining how the accident took place Officer O’'Mara states that when he essayed to put the revolver into his pocket he thought the safety lock was on but it was not and in the scuffle his finger must have come into contact with the trigger, dis- charging the weapon. From the na- ture of his wounds it is considered very fortunate by the physicians that the shot took the course it did, other- wise the patient might have been dangerously and possibly fatally in- Jured. Other Culprit Arrested. About a half hour after the shoot- ing affray Officer Theodore Johnson | went back to the scene and found Karvig, placing him under arrest. Frascko was released under bonds of $100 but Karvig had to remain in jail all night and consequently was in the pen this morning. Not so with his companion in crime for once out of the police station Frascko seemed of returning and when his name was called he was not present. Accordingly after the customary calling of the bond by Clerk Andrew, Judge James T. Mes- kill ordered the bond, given by John Malejecko, declared forfeite A half came sneaking into the station house but it' was too late to have his friend's $100. Karvig Fined $5, Karvig denied all knowledge of the offense for which he was arrest- ed. He declares that he was taking a short cut through the coal yard when the police flashed their search- lights on him. This scared him and he took refuge in flight His story was quite improbable, however,.as he gave three different addresses to dif- ferent officials and then told the judge that he did not know what street he lived on. The way he found his way home, he explained, was by the fact that he resided across the street from Nick wver's (Continued on Eleventh Page.) Nov. 24.— tonight. Conn.,, unsettled Harford, Becoming Wednesday — probably Rising temperature. e e { morning. . Di | the sick | Seiples WOMAN FAINTb WHE csted by Lawrence . Police. (Spgetal the Herald.) Lawrence, Mass., Nov.. 24+Falling to the floor in a dead faint when called to | upon to answer to a’charges of lasci- vious cohabitation.and larcehy, Mrs. Susan De Viti, who._eloned last Thurs- day morning with her brother-m-law, Salvatore De Brazi of 304 Main stréet, wife, penni- sensation in court room this she and De Br i to the charge. ested by vesterday on who left his own less and sick, the Lawrence, Both pleaded not guilty The couple wer Lawrence police aforementioned charges and it is al- leged that they have heen living to- | gether as husband and wife sinée de- serting their tive b etet hailves in this city almost a week The larceny charge couple is preferred by Micke i ro, the boarding mistrees gt s place the couples resided. Mt Moure claims that hefore they left thiey appropriated a watch and chat belonging to her. In addition to this Salva 300 which he and his wife had saved up, leaving her yyith- out a cent in the world, | After the couple were put to plea their cases were continued until to-+ morrow mor pending an’ investi cotion by the nce and local au- thorities. The wife of Salvatore and the ht 1 of Susan will be iniLaw rence tomorrow to couple. It is also pos the rchuset finished with the e the local de- partment of justice may have tore re-arrested on a desertion charge. AGED OFFENDER DIES FOLLOWING HIS ARREST Louis Peragondi, Stricken With Apoplexy in Cell, Succumbs at Hospital. yo d ng resy M inle thet when uthorities have Death, which came suddenly for Louis Peragondi, who was arrested at the center at 3:40 o'clock yesterday afternoon by Officer Massey, put end to one of the most notorious ca- reers recorded in the annals of the local police court. For more than a score of years Peragondi was a con- stant offender, but during the past few years his advanced age pre. vented him from being the that he formerly was and since he had been arrested but four According to Medical Examiner T. G. Wright death was caused apoplexy and alcoholism. At 3:30 o'clock yesterd Peragondi collapsed in New Britain Savings bank. very drunk and was placed arrest. At 11 o'clock last night he called Officer Hellberg into the cell room and complained of feeling sick. Restoratives were administered but he failed to improve and Dr. Joseph Walsh was called. Upon his advice prisoner was taken to the New Britain General hospital. He was unconscious when received and when death came at 6:5656 o'clock this morning he had not regained his senses. Peragondl was a German, was seventy-two years old and was an inmate of the town home. Noth- ing is known of any of his relatives. Possessed of a remarkably stroag physique, Peragondi, in his younger days, was a hard man to deal with. Intoxicated, he always wanted to fight and he was more than a match for any man in the city. Whenever he was arrested it always took five or six men to handle him and even this squad had a hard tussle. The late police officers John Rowe and Adam were consldered particular enemies by Peragondl and he never missed an opportunity to attack them The dead man’s offenses were al- ways the same, drunkenness, breach of the peace and resistance and | many are the tales of the fierce b tles he put up. On one memorable occasion he was cutting hay in'a fleld with a scythe and, suddenly be- ing inflamed to anger, he rushed at his companions, making savage s«wings at them with the blade, caus- ing them all to jump and run for safety. He will be buried tomorrow morn- ing. 1910 times, Dr. by afternoon nt of the He was under INSPECTS PUBLIC BUILDINGS Rutherford Will See That Doors Lead- g to Street Swing Outward. Building Inspector A. N. Ruther- ford started out today on a tour of inspection of structures that come under the head of “public buildings to learn whether all the doors leading to the street swing outward. Tt is sald that there are a number of violation of the law in the city and it is for the purpose of ]c:u'nlnzi whether this is true and also to or- der changes made that the building inspector is on the trip. “()\I’I’I‘ AL IN)‘\/\'I"IO o Contributors of Thanksgiving gifts, consisting of fruits, fellics, etc., for the New Britain General hospital, who desire to have thelr donations collect- ed, are requested to notify Mrs. Jennie Bassett, superintendent of the hospi- the | ¢ the | terror | nm thfd Poor Wa Woman '‘Phone U Fire that originated'in a chimney flue completely destr beautifulhbme of the Higiland) try club in ,Westfield thi oreE and one-half oy stru on (he seene of so ma asjions since the birth of th¥ nothing remains but 1wking timber fire w that in s one of the bas taken place in years, Situated on the clubhouse most spec- this an “The agular vieinity eminenc charrod commanded | appear, against the | an / | Do | first, | | il)m’mhu(\ and he | said that the gr | =et out tal, at once. They should leave their names and address. iva- & BURNING C a view of the | tance around nd 1 brised | J | country for a great dis- and a column of sme flame shooting into the air the countryside that the toric structure was doomed. It was shortly before 8 o'clock that flames were discovered on the roof in the southeast corner. N Margaret L. Donahue, superintendent of the clubhouse, marshaled her employes into a fire fighting brigade and did all that was possible to extinguish the fire, Pails of water and chemicals were hurled on the fire but without avail. Fire Depa o 1p- his- nts Called. The fire departments of Meriden and Middletown were notified and while waiting for them to arrive, M.ss ahue.and her assistants continued battle with the fir it gained, until fi out in one vast sheet they realized that their efforts were futile. Everything that could done had to 4 (Photo by U8 dbsk; (soutn themselves in doors, which main building, Over a hund clubhouse disap Powerless to pi roof go down in and Dlazing em the third and se lowed and by 10 had been reac but the burnin right joists (hal torches above th | the barn and aal ing fire was pa ground was no top and th tennis rackets,) aing and bott ed each other TAKEN FROM (Phoio ny Herald Statl Artist) NORTH SIDE, when they realized beyond their attention to sa been done and that the fire was trol they gave their ing the furniture, Neighbors rushed to the scene onto the lawn and To the credit . of Miss helpers it can ter part of the fur- was saved hurried out he street. be niture on the ground floor By the time Chief Donovan of the Meriden fire department arrived witn one of the Silver Clity's motor pumps and a crew of men the flames were spurting into the air thirty or forty Chief Pitt of the Middletown artment and a of men also arrived on the scene, but all the firemen ther wer more pable aving the building than was the 1l force which originally to accomplish the tasl Water Supply Highland lake, a water at the foot of the hill, Tnadequat of small body was only available water supply. A line of hose 1,800 feet in length and ac- from the Inke to the eclubhouse the motor pump was started, On count of the great angle of ascent and the distance from the lake to the clubhouse the pressure was weak ¥nd and | | the furnishings of the building were into | the ' was run | | office sufe had been rescued the furniture in the upper sto W gone up in smoke, but the eg sion and femish furnishings of nd floor had been carried Most ‘ K News of the fire spready raplall ! ana many members of the club rushel [to the spot In automobiles, Man| | citizens of New Britain, Meriden an | Middletown were the and watch i their fuvorite clubhouse % into hi | tory, This all that re mains of the At has afford o oceasions 1§ BnOW-covere afiernoon building t plensant the o ny | black smudge in | scemery. s nise Miss Donahue, spared For time fro; the seething mass to offer tulations t Miss in no giving up the fight to save the Prof erty until she had been driven into the open by her flery opponen She was the heroine of the momen and if there was one feature of i disaster that has its bright side was her bravery “We dise roof shortly Club their members watching their congr vigll of Donahue for her bravery the 8 fire on o'clock t an vered | before (Continued on Fourth Puge.)