New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 1, 1915, Page 13

" NEW BRITAIN DA INTERESTING ACCOUNT - (F LIFE AT FRONT .. Whole Eo’nmnics Fleoded Out of Trenches Night After Night. London, Jan. 1, (Correspondence of the Associated Press).—The fol- ®fowing account of life at the front is | from a correspondent who volun- teered for service at the beginning of the war, and has since been promot- ed 'to the rank of officer: “During the latter part of Novem- ber the army in the trenches was well-nigh perishing with cold; since carly December it has been the vic- Btim of persistent rain and flood. Night after night, whole companies are ' flooded out of their trenches, while a rearrangement of the forces ! has made it impossible to give the men their former weekly three days of rest in the villages behind lines. All the advanced forces will Yemein in their trenches now for cighteen days; then they' hope Wve a brief relief, Rain Destroys Trenches, “It {8 diffioult to give an idea of | trenches. conditions permanent, what rain means in the #The lines under frosty teem such an orderly, and town-like series of ‘ithat when they all start to’melt away ‘and cave in under the influence of .thaw and rain, it is as if one were trying to travel through a pitchdark London in ruins, Officers who were iglorying in fine new dug-outs cquipped with all the trench comforts, suddenly found themselves buried in 8 mass of collapsed earth of the con- sistency and quality of thick paint. “The latest gossip here is that the Indian division and the Germans were so close to each other a day or two ago that they used the same parapet for their trenches and took turns at firing through their mutual | loop-holes. That, of course, is a lit- ,Ule exaggerated, but serves to illus- JYtrate the manner in which the two armies keep continually getting closer fana closer. Hand-grenades ana home-made bombs fashioned out of ‘biscuit tins can he used advantage- Jously at many points. © 200 Yards Apart. “Generally, however, the front Hrenches are about two hundred yards | apart in this section. That gives the sharp-shooters plenty of chance to ®get in jtheir fine worlk, and it is dan- 1 us to push one’'s head above a trench even to sight a rifle. Many ,, of the sharp-shooters are using peri- scopes much like those of the sub- marine, and with these they can sight and shoot accurately without coming anywhere near the top of the trench. The opposing sharp- shooters, of course, delight in efforts to hit_the tube of the periscope, and frequently succeed. “‘Since the ns and floods came, 7*the' eommunication trenches have largely oozed away.. Some of them are like rivers; others are knee-deep with pasty mud of exactly the same consistency ds baker’s dough. A reg- iment which passed through one such trench a day or two ago left three men behind and had to send a re- lief party back to dig them out. Labor Is Terrific. ' “Under such circumstances, the labor of bringing up ammunition and rations from the rear is terrific, and the men assigned to this labor reach their destination in a state of utter fatigue; nevertheless they have to take their turn at sentry duty later in the night. “The enemy like any is very business and misses no chance to shoot man who exposes himself. Today, for instance, an Knglish soldier was up in willow tree cutting withes. A shot passed him, and he sportive- 1y signalled 'A miss; left.” A second #'shot came, and he signalled ‘A miss; right” The enemy profited by his ad- vice, and the third shot passed straight through his head. “There are the strictest orders against men exposing themselves; but some of the careless ones are surpris- ingly disregardful of their safety. Yes- terday a private who was dragging = sack of coal walked slowly along the top of a communicating trench a considerable distance in full cf the enemy, merely because the bot- tom of the trench was muddy and . traveling down there in safety would have been so laborious than on the firm ‘soil above. A hail of missed him, but he ecven willow before he deliberately climbed back down into the trench with his load Tired of Willow Stumps. “The whole army is very tired of willow trees and popla It would velief to know that we would have to see them again. Wil- umps are particularly annoying > in the dark they look exact- crouching soldier, with per- haps a stray limb mbling a leveled gun. “I was out s ind went far intended. 1 her ahead than ! had had no rifle with me. About forty yards from the enemy’s trench 1 suddenly saw what I thought Was a German crouching down with ievelled gun. My heart stopped, and L hastily signalled for the fle of a man behind me, only to find it not loaded Then I looked again and found the German was only wil- low stump. “On my way back, crawling cau- tiously through a turnip field—one must move cautiously, for these tur- nips crackle alarmingly foot—sudden!y went one of star rockets, which make the borhood light as day for a mile around. I dropped down. To my I discovered that my face was ongside a German corpse, that pad lain there since their last un- successful Infantry attack six weeks a most up their neigh- the ! to | cubby-holes | for | view | bullets | stopped to ! light his pipe behind an eighteen inch | : 2 i outing two nights ago, under | , ago. Another and another rocket went up, and it was many minutes before 1 could get away from that grisly object. I brought back his helmet and rifle as souvenirs. “There is a great supply of news in the trenches, but much of it, I | regret to say, is unreliable. Today, | for instance, we heard of a great naval victary for the English, a great Gali- clan victory for the Russians, and for the twentieth time, that the Kkaiser is sick onto death.” BRODERICK BROTHERS SETTLE DIFFERENCES Bishop and Brother, Who Have Been Antagonistic to Each Other Drop Litigation Procecdings. ick of Farmington and his Bishop Bonaventure F. Broderick of Saugerties, N. Y., who, at one time, was connected with the Roman Cathol- ic diocese of Hartford, have settled all of the differences in which they were antagonistic to eagh other, it learned yesterday. As this necessai\- ly implies, all of the litigation in | been dropped, and thc bishop and his | brother who had been on the ‘“‘outs” for a comsiderable time, are in friend- | ly relations, it was indicated yester- day. During the summer of 1913, Judge Marcus H. Holcomb, then a su- perior court judge, and Wwho, on Wednesday of next wek, will be in- augurated as governor of Con- necticut, was engaged for Hartford, Jan. 1.—David F. Broder- | brother, was | which they were on different sides has | ke Uneeda Biscult Tempt the appetite, please the taste and nourish the body. Raronet Biscuif Round, thin, tender— with a delightful flavor —appropriate for luncheen, tea and dinner, 10 cents. several | | weeks in hearing a suit in the super- | ior court in which .Bishop Broderick and John A. Sullivan, an ex-congress- man of Massachusetts, were plaintiffs, and David F. Broderick, the brother of the Dbishop, Bishop Broderick and Mr. Sullivan | had the contract, operating as Dono- sewers and a water fuegos, Cuba. David was their man- ager for the construction. On the final settlement with the Cuban govern- ment, they alleged that David Brod- i erick did not turn over to them all of the money they were entitled to and they sued him. Judge Holcomb ren- dered a judgment against David for !a trivial sum as compared to the | amount which Bishop Broderick and { Mr. Sullivan claimed was due. They were aggrieved by that decision and | | they gave notice of an appeal to the | supreme court and David was also { aggrieved and he gave notice of an appeal. Both appeals have been with- drawn in view of the amicable rela- tions that now exist between the | brothers. i During the trial before Judge Hol= | comb each one of the brothers got ex- | cited when talking of the other. They | both have many friends hereabouts | and it will be a glad New Year’s tid- {ings to many to know that the broth- | ers have adjusted their difficulties. i | ? COLLEGE HEADS TO MEET. | Conference of Massachusetts Institu- | tions to Be Hcld January 6. Boston, Jan. 1.—A conference of | presidents of Massachusetts i sities and colleges will be held here on January 6 for the purpose | forming a co-operative organization | for public service on a broad scale. | The' invitation for the meeting was | extended by the commission on ex- | tension courses of those institutions | in Boston and vicinity which for five | yeurs have offered courses of college grade to the public. The successful working of our ex- { periment,” says the invitation, “has | suggested that co-operative organiza- | tion for public service on a broader scale on the part of all and similar institutions of Massachu- setts might make possible an advance in university extension and might also aid in bringing about other desired | ends, such as the formation of com- mon plans for thetraining of teachers and a more systematic provision for | expert technical service by academic | officers to.the state and municipali- | ties.” i univer- MEETING OF UNEMPLOYED. | } Great Numbers in Union Square, New | York, Listen to Addresses, Thousands of been distributed announced that New York, Jan. 1 placards which have throughout the city numbers’ in Union Square today to listen to addresses in various lan- guages regarding the problem of the man who is out of work this winter. Folice Commissioner Arthur said that while not expecting ‘‘any- | thing unusual” te occur, enough po- | licemen in uniform and plain clothes would be on hand to preserve order. | The placard calling the meeting to- | gether contained this text: *“Are you | gcing “to starve this winter with the { warehouses filled to overfowing? This winter will be one of the wors in the history of the city and you are | up against it. FIFTY-EIGHT VIOLENT DEATH: | | Fiftcen Persons Burncd to Death in | State During December. i New Haven, Jan. 1.—Fifteen per- sons were burned to death in Connect- icut during the month of December according to unofficial records of violent deaths in the state. The total number of violent deaths was fifty- cight as compared ith three in November. Forty four deaths were accidental as against fifty-three in November, twelve suicidal as com- | pared with sixteen in the preceding month and two homicides a. gainst four in November. - In the list of accidental burning had victims. fatalities being listed as fol- [lowsr Burning, fifteen: railroad, five falls, five; gas, five; automobi four; trolley, three; poison, two; ex- posure, two; drowning, two and eclec- trocution, one. deatins was the defendant. | van & Phillips for the construction of | system in Cien- | of | the college | the unemployed would gather in great | Woods | What is the way out?” | seventy- | the greatest number of * Prince of appetizers! Males daily trips from Ginger-Snap Land to waiting mouths every- where. Say Zu Zu to the grocer man, 5 cent: Buy biscuit baked by NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY Always look for that name NO WARRANT FOR GLOOM OR DESPAIR Secretary Redfield Tells Merchants and Marufacturers of Country. Washington, Jan. 1.—Heartened by months of close study of the busi- ness outlook of the nation, Secretary Redfield of the commerce department, wrote yesterday of the New Year’s greeting to the merchants and manu- of the country, bidding them, in characteristic language, to reach out for the prosperity which he | Sees within their grasp. ! There is no warrant, . Mr. Redfield | declared, for gloom or despair. The | i1l effects of the Kuropeam. war on American enterprise are passing and new vistas for commercial ventures are opening with each new day. His mes- sage follows: Do Your Share. want prosperity own share to bring it—ahd NOW! Get that addition on your shop going: it will cost vou less to- day than six months hence. Is trade |a bit dull in the works? improvements hegun. Prices are low and likely to rise. You've been think- ing of that contract work; better start it yourself before things get the start of you “This country slows down a bit now { and then, but it never stops growing and it always moves up and not down. We don’t know what it means in most of the United States to have real, general distress. THink of Belgium and Poland, O man with a grouch, and slink into your hole and pull it after you. There think of your sins and your blessings, and come out with your courage in working order. Good Examples of Pluck, facturers do your DO ST “If you “Therec are lots of good American examples of pluck. Do you remember San IFrancisco and Galv Chicago—Boston, Charlc more and Dayton and others like them? Remember Thomas A, Tedison and lots of others of Your fel- | low citizens who showed pluck when things were hard. Balti- absentee Cheer up, best. quit over yon- aughtered Tt's all with a grouch except an heart and missing nerve. go to work do vour level | talking misery. The war's der—not here. Men are vonder-—-they are living her clouds there—clear day here Good Place After All “Get out and sell some goo ome more acre rou planned. Talk voull find this country | pretty good place after all,” Plant and a cheerful talk of ours Ewents Tonight “Big Jim Garrity” at Russwin Ly- ceum. Vaudeville and moving pictures Keeney at at Fox's. New Britain High school basketball team goes to Winsted to play Gilbert. Meeting of New 183, Loyal Order of Moose, in block. Moving picture; Britain lodge, No. Meeting of Sons of Veterans in G. R. hall. Stella F., in Jr. lodge, A. M. Rebecca 0. U, of 0. | Meeting Keo. 11, 1. [ hall. (o} { lodge, Meeting of Admiral Schley street No. i 0. D K. at 187 Arch Get those | “Nothing’s the matter with the man | do more work than | meeting of ‘the Swe | Annual ! Bethany church. it ¥ beginning & evening crtainment yeioek. NORWEGLAN BOCKS ARRIY Department arted at New Britain ute, the ened A new departm Britain Institute w wec when the fir lection of Norwegian be placed on the shel pl works of Henrik Nerwegian dramatist and poet, complete works of Bjornstje n. the Norwegian author, ticularly famed for his novel ha just arrived and are now being i dexed. Norwegian literature has been represented in the New Britain stitute in translation but heret not one hook in the original has on the shelves. This has largely to the fact that the proportion of Norwegians in the city is small cempared to other nationalities and also to the fact that the Norwegians residing here have taken Swedish hooks from the library, the differ: in the two languages being easily tered with a little study. Ibsen and Bjornson are known of the modern writers and their works form an cellent nucleus for a select collection of volumes. Some trouble is experi- enced in getting the books from Nor- way because of the war, but other books will be added shortly. next t voiume literature The Tbsen, com- w been due n the bhest ex- REGULATIONS LANE ISSUES Under Which Settlers May Take Tracts of Alaska Coal Lands. WasMington, _Jan. l.—Secretary Lane today issued regulations under which settlers may take for two year periods ten acre tracts of Alaska coal lands for local and domestic fuel needs. He announced that on ac- count of legal complications caused by existing claims and the fact that there are no settlers in the immediate vicinity the Bering river and Mata- nuska fields would not be opened for the present, Conslderation is being given now to leasing regulations to cover the general mining of coa] in Alaska and they will be issued as soon as prac- ticable. Under today's action the opening of mines on an extensive scale or the export of coal produced is not permitted. EXERCISES ABOARD FLORIDA. Heroes of Vera Cruz Occupation to Be Presented With Medals. Washington, Jan. 1.—Plans for th exercises on board the battlesh Florida Wednesday at New York when Secretary Daniels will present | the heroes of the Vera Cruz occupi- tion with medals for meritorious conduct, were announced today By the navy department. Following the presentation of the medals the secretary, Mr. Daniels, Rear Admiral Fletcher, commander- in-chief of the Atlantic fleet and his staff; Rear Admiral Usher, com- mandant of the New York navy yar Rear Admiral Blue, chief of the bur- eau of navigation, and the officers of the fleet will attend a reception giv- | en by the Seventh Regiment, New York National Guard at its armory, Wednesda ynight. CORNERSTONES LAID. Unity Tract Society Erecting New Ad- ministration Building. Mo., Jan. 1.—Several thousand ‘‘blessings’” sent hy members of the Unity Society of Practical Christiani and the Society of Silent Unity, from all parts of the world, were contained in the huge corner- stones of the new administration building of the Unity Tract society, the society’s business department, laid here today. The building is the first of a group which the society plans to erect. The blessings in the form of notes were sealed in the stone. Kansas City Washington, Jan. 1—An ment extending the two cent j rate to mails between the United | States and the Bahamas went into eftect today, marking another step in the movement to make effective a | two cent rate throughout the west- orn hemisphere. agree- postage Dillon’s Annual A discerning shopper has but to look through the bargains offered by the Chas. Dillon & Co., Hartford, to by their vertisement in this that their January clearance a matter of great The buyer can save a deal of moneyv by the big reductio made in suits, coats, dresses, furs, ete. This sweeping sale that means much of economic values.—advt. of | see paper. sale careful moment eat is oves, sale is a one, a in the matter Judd's | ill | 11| In- | besn | orwegiun | { TWO CENT RATE TO PACKAGES. HARTEIORY SUITS FOR STOUT SPECIAL WOMEN A Corriebing by acitLose £ROS. & €O, FiNe cLOTHER H. 0. P. Suits and Overcoats at $10 Right t of suits our of were regular stock overcoais which marked $14.93, 98 You can buy any regular or §20 value in either suit or coat, and at $16.85 is our imimcnse itock of $20 and $22.50. If in need of cither suit or coat sce { these H. O. P. values. $17 Men's Dept. Main floor. City ltems A New last night Bohemian Mi Anita Cotter of Kenilworth, N. J., is vigiting her uncle, ex-Senator John M. Brady. Frank Schmidt has returned to Pittsburgh, Pa., after a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A, Schmidt, of Bassett street. Year's eve dance was held in Lithuanian hall by the Fagles. The New Britain Institute will close at noon today. Unity Rebekah lodge, 1. O. O, will install officers of Miriam lodge in | Hartford tomorrow evening, -A Christmas tree social was held vesterday by Unity Rebekah lodge, T. O. O. F., for the children. The chil- dren gave an interesting program, after which the tree was stripped of its gifts, H The new officers of Admiral Schley lodge, O. D. H. 8., will be installed to- night by Grand President Herman Jackel, of Norwich. A Christmas tree entertainment will be given this afternoon in Jr. O. U. A, M. hall for the children by Stella Re- bekah lodge, 1. O. O. F. The annual meeting of the Swedish Bethany church will be held this evening. A son has been born to Mr. and Mrs. | Edward Goeb, of Washington street Walter Hope drem, of Brooklyn, N guests of Mrs. John Grove Hill. Mrs. and two are Talcott, chil- the B. of Bruno Hentschel, of 36 West Pearl street, is at home with a broken knee pan. The German war relief fund collect- | ed by German societies and individu- alg in New Britain now totals $2,000, The annual meeting and election of officers of the German school society will be held tomorrow evening at Bardeck’s hall. The monthly report of Miss Sarah Hamrick, the visiting nurse, made last night shows that she and her as- sistants ‘have had seventy-four pa- | tients under her care, fifty-one of | which were new. | The evening post office will from 5 o'clock last mail clositig at 7:45, The office closed at 12:30 today, the usual number of deliveries being | made in the morning. [ The annual Christmas tree enter- | tainment of Corbin’s men will be held | tomorrow night. Surprise gifts for | each member will be distributed from the tree, excellent buffet lunch will be served, Judd's orchestra will | furnish the music, and a company of 3oston and Waterbury entertainers | will help make the entertainment a | success, The men on the in charge are M. H. Norton, Kron, W. S. Trask, Clarence and Jacob Zeigler. It is said that this the post be open untii 7, o'clock an committee | George | Seelye, | celluloid plant | will be erected by nders, Frary & Clark on the farm hought John- son’s station, Plainville. Much cel- luloid is used in the factory’s products and tae material is inflammable it usually thought advisable to have from the of the | factor) | At as is rest it apart the next meeting the W, C T. U. on Friday afternoon, January 15, at 3 o'clock at the Y. W. C. A., the | plans for the coming year which were dis d at the meeting yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs. A Andrus, on Parkmore street, wiil ‘,wlul upon, of be Representea by E. 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