New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 4, 1915, Page 1

ERALD BEST OF ALL LOCAL 'NEWSPAPERS = NIOW BRITAIL /N PRICE THREE CENTS. NEW BRITAIN CONNECTICUT, MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 1915 TWELVE PAGES. Berlin Admits Capture of "~ Steinbach by the French After Fierce Bombardment . Vol Russians Claim Victory Over Germans on Bank of Bzura River---Two Turkish Companies Cut to Pieces o The capture by the French of Steinbach, a small Alsatian town near Thann, is admitted in' today’s statement from the Berlin war office. the French was preceded by a bombardment which the Ger- advance of man statement describes as ‘“‘overwhelming, to occupy trenches near Sennheim.os trenches later were recaptured, the German statement says. Except for this fighting along the ecastern end of the battle front there the German counter attacks apparently having halted is little activity, & ‘effectually the forward movement which A few unimportant -gains are chronicled month. the Meuse country failed. The German statement makes no east reported by the Russian military The ' and which enabled the French well as the town of Steinbach. These the allies attempted last to capture a village in mention of the severe fighting in the authorities. It says merely that the situation is unchanged, and that German attacks continue. An official mow, the Germans the direction of Warsa, ment marked the renewal capital, Russian statement attempted to about of the thirty shows that after push on to the northeast in miles away. This move- German offensive toward the Polish capturing Poli- after a period of comparative inactivity, but their advance in this &direction is said to have been repulsed with large losses. A remarkable night battle on the bank of the Bzura river is described ,In the Russian communication, mitted to cross the river unmolested nets, without the firing .of a shot. It which says that German forces were per- and then were attacked with bayo- is asserted that several hundred Germans were killed and the remainder surrendered. In the other are reported. In ‘the Transcaucasian campaigns on European battle fields no essential changes region the Turks and Russians are engaged in fierce struggles bHut reports from Petrograd and Constantinople - concerning the outcome are at complete variance. Wet Weather Precludes Operations in West London, Jan. 4, 12:28 p. m.—Ut- terly irreconcilable are the claims of _ the contending armies in the East. In the West the unprecedented wet weather precludes operations which - could give decided advantages to one side or the other. The activities of the Turks in the Caucasus seem to be assuming an in- creasing importance, judging from the attention the Petrograd official communications are devoting to this M cion, Although not admitting that the Turks have been victorious it is conceded that they are fighting with great valor and stubbornness in the vicinity of the' fortified town of Sarikamysh. The Turks claim to have taken this poamon. Russia, howeyer, does not mit - 'this; -and says the Turks han e suffered enor- mous losses. Comparing the Turkish and the Russian statements it would seem that the Turks. at the present time, are €r .. %ing some headway, although both series o. . losing heavily -in killed, fire of théi. ,q prisoners, as their troops, in an ger and fight through the of the Bzurs anq he bitter cold of these repulsed fw seudes. REWER rif patrie of the Rivers in Poland TeCtgdé mot yet come to an end. The Germans say they have taken Bor- jimow, northeast of Bolomow, a strong Russian position east of Lowicz and 'a step nearer Warsaw. This the TRussians contradict flatly, the German assaults there have been epulsed with heavy losses and else- where they have been held at bay. Petrograd professes to see the end of the Battle of the Polish rivers and a concentration of German forces at some other strategic point in a re- newed attempt to break through; but like the predictions of what this side or the other proposes to do in Bel- gium and France, this must be classed as a guess. If it is true that the Russians have taken another pass over the Carpa- thian Mountains, the invasion of Hun- gary in real force should, in the opin- fon of British observers, soon be a reality. Up to the present time de- tachments of Russian cavalry have crossed ‘these mountaing, but there never has been an. invasion in strength. Further developments in Albania have been hanging fire since the Ital- fan occupation of Avlona. Berlin Admifs.Eapture - Berlin, Jan. ircless ‘Qleg.l"\- phy to L.ondon, 5 p. m.—Steinbach, the Alsatian town on the Heights be- tween Thann and Sennheim, which desperate fighting has been going on for several days, was offi- cially admitted by the German headquarters statement today to have been captured by the French. The French also took possession of the Heights to the wast of Sennheim | but the Germans, in a counter attack, with the bayonet, succeeded in re- gaining the position The text of the communication fol- lows: “In the western theater of the war, except for a more or less heavy tillery combat along the front, it generally quiet. “Only near Thann (Alsace) did the enemy show great activity. After an overwhelming bombardment of thoe heights to the of Sennheirn, the enemy succeeded during the evening In capturing our demolished trenches on these heights and in connection there with the viiluge of Steinbach, which we stubbornly defended which has been frequently mentionod in our reports during the last Te days. The heights were retaken dur- Ing the night after a attack west bayonet saying that: of Steinbach By French for | army | ant | Fighting for ‘the village of Steinbach continues. the situation is unchanged. tacks in Poland to the east Rawka River continue.” Allies Claim Further Progress in Steinbach of the Paris, Jan. 4, p. m.—The official statement given out in Paris this afternoon shows that the artil- lery fighting along the front as pro- ceeding intermittently and at some points with particular violence. There seems to have been few infan- try attacks recently. The French admit failure in an effort to occupy a German position in the Meuse country. They claim however, further Progress..in.. h, -~ The. text of the communication follows: “¥rom the sea to the Olse the day passed in almost complete calm. The weather was rainy. There were ar tillery exchanges at some points the front. In front of Noulettes our heavy artillery reduced the German batteries to silénce. “On the Aisne and in Champagne the cannonading was particularly violent. Our batteries showed their superiority .and brought under their fire reserve forces of the enemy. We became possessed of several points of support held by the Germans in the Les-Hurlus. ‘““Between the Argonne and the Meuse, as well as on the Heights of the Meuse there was intermittent can- nonading. An effort made yesterday morning by our troops to occupy Boureuilles did not succeed. “Our advance continued Fcrest of LePretre, which is i northwest of Pont-A-Mousson. “In upper Alsace we occupied an important height to the west of Cer- | nay. was repulsed. “In Steinbach scssion and of the cemetery, the the in to we have taken pos of the vicinity of the church Germans Suffer Heavy Losses Along Bzura Petrograd, Jan. 3.—An official com- munication issued tonight by the gen- eral staff of the Russian army regard- ing the fighting in Poland G licia, says: “A strong artillery com- Iha(. has been fought ull along tihe front on the left bank of the Vistula. The attempt of the Germans to gain ground in certain places in the region of the Bzura river was without cess. “On the night of Jan. we discov- ered the passage of Germans across the Bzurka in the vicinity of Kozoff and Biskoupl. Having watched the { concentration of the enemy’s forces one of our glorious regiments sur- rounded the Germans. They attacked them with the bayonet, without fir- ing a shot, and in the hand to hand struggle which followed, eral hundred men. The survivors saved their lives by surrendering. “About 3 P. M., on Jan. 2, a gade ’7Ii German infantry attacked our position near Borjimow, of Bolimow, bhut the sault was repulsed with losses by the fire from several bat- teries and a counter attack made with the bayonet. “Desperate fighting occurred during the night of Jan. 2, continuing until davbreak northeast of Rawa, where suceeeded in dislodging the enemy from some of the treaches they had previously taken “South of the Pilica river fighting took place at Metairie and Gaschak, west of Inowlodz and also southeast of Malagoszez, near Volmine, where | | ( and suc- 2 German as- we “ontinued on Tenth Page.) i from | 8o and Baltimore, among them repre- | favor pending “In the eastern theater of the war | Our at- of | region of Perthes and that of Mesnil- | A counter attack by the enemy | killed sev- | northeast | enormous | which | URGE BAN ON EXPORTS OF WAR MATERIALS ‘German-American Aliance and A. 0. H. Favor Pexding Resolutions. CLAIM ALLIES ONLY BENEFICIARIES House Foreign Affairs Committee Told That the Principal Evil Growing Out of the Situation Is the Damage Being Done to Our Commerce. ‘Washington, New York, Jan. 4.—Delegations Philadelphia, Chica- sentatives of the German-American Alliance and the Ancient Order of Hibernians, appeared today before the house foreign affairs committee to congressional resolu- tions to stop exportation of war ma- | terials to the belligerents. C. J- Hex- amor of Philadelphia, president of the German-American Alliance, presented memorials adopted by that organiza- tion in many states, urging the adop- tion of one of the resolutions. “The principal evil growing out of the situation is the damage being done to our commerce,” he said- ‘“We should have an immediate inquiry by | a special commerce commission into our trade with Furopean countries. We should demand that our neutral i trade be allowed to go without inter- ference, and that England be not al- lowed to prevent us from sending ar- ticles that are of no direct use in war | to Italy, Holland, Denmark, Norway, { Sweden, Switzerland or any other country that desires to Dbuy our goods. Some way shoul(}"be found to raise sthe' émbargo on tHe re-expqrta- | tion of our goods from these cSun- tries to the civil population of Ger- many and Austria which has been op- posed by England. Allies Only Beneficiaries. “But the first thing to be done is to prohibit the exportation of arms and ammunition. Only England and her friends can benefit by our unholy commerce in war materials. Every dollar made. by a few manufacturers of war supplies is tainted with blood from the field of battle.” Horace L. Brand of Chicago. chair- man of the central legislation commit- tee of the alliance, told the committee that only by prohibiting the war ex- ports co! ld thp Jnited States live up Means to Solve Difficulties. Theodore Sutro of New York urged ! the resolutions as a means of solving present difficulties with Great Britain over American shipping. “Forbid the exportation of all arms and munitions of war that are con- traband,” he said, “and you will re- move the excuse for the British con- duct which called forth the note of protest recently sent to London.” Others in the delegation were: Henry Weisemann, Brooklyn; Al- Phonse G. Koelble, New York: Karl M. Scholtz, John Tiarka, Albert T. Fankhanel and Dr. Julius Hoffmann of Baltimore; the Rev. George Von Pcsse, John B. Mayer, Adolph Timm, Joseph McLaughlin, and Francis 8. Clark of Philadelphia; P. H. O’'Don- rell of Chicago. Letter Written by Hexamor, Resolutions presented by the German-American Alliance delegation included a letter written by Mr. Hexamor to President Wilson dated December 9, “in the interest of neu- trality,” saying that one of the na- itions engaged in the war ‘‘could get ; munitions from this country.” “Our failure in keeping strict neu- trality becomes thereby,” the Iletter continued, “an unfriendly if not in- imical act against one particular nation.” Arouses German-Americans. “You cannot imagine, Mr. Presi- dent,” he wrote, “with what chagrin and bitterness it fills the Americans of CGerman descent to see the resources of this great country, which they ha | helped to build up, placed at the di | {1csal of enemi who, with their | overwhelming forces, have proclaimed it their avowed purpose to crush our | anc stral home, | ince the attitude | ment enables Fngland cut off, against our own inter even the most necessary supplies from the civil population of certain countries, do you not think, Mr. President, that thereby tho assertions that the neu- trality of the United States is only a matter form and does not exist, as justified of our to govern- ARRESTED AT KEENEY | Frank O’Keefe Alleged to Have Tried to Sneak Into Playhouse. Special Officer Patrick O'Mara ar- rested Frank O'Keefe, aged about sev- enteen years, early this afternoon on a charge of trying to sneak in Keen- ey's theater without buying a ticket. The management at this playhouse complains that they are troubled a great deal by this sort of thing. O'Keefe was let go but ordered to be in court tomorrow morning to { to the charges against him According to the munagement the theater the plan of these heats is to have one of their bang buy ticket and go into the theater. lie then opens the fire escape and when they think no one is looking the rest of the mob sneak in. auswer of dead a MOB LYNCHES TWO NEGROES FOR MURDER Victims Taken From Wetumpka Jail, Montgomery, Ala.—Militia Ar- rives Too Late. Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 4.—Two negroes, Ed and Will Smith, were taken from the Wetumpka jail early today and lynched by a mob. They had been accused of implication in the murder of R. A. stillwell, an El- more county farmer. Soon after reports reached the gov- ernor’'s office that a mob had over- powered the jail attache at Wetump- ka and removed the negroes, Mont- gomery militia were hurried to the scene in autos. However, they were too late to prevent the lynching. Stillwell was shot several days ago while guarding his barns against thieves. Bloodhounds led directly, it was declared, to the cabin of Smith negroes, who were arrested. Searching parties later found the negroes hanging in the woods five miles from Wetumpka. Three su posed members of the mob are in jail at Wetumpka, but their names hav not been revealed. 4 Governor O'Neil has ordered a special session of the Elmore county grand jury to investigate the lynch- ings. Three Moptgomery militia compan- ies remained at Wetumpka through- out the day. SAFETY BOARD MEMBER STILL T0 BE SELECTED Mayor Said to Be Meeting With Difficulty in Se- curing One. Mayor Quigley is said to be meeting with considerable difficulty in locating a candidate for the vacancy in the safety board caused by the removal of Joseph R. Andrews and, it is said, a number of prominent citizens who have been asked to take the position have declined with thanks. The difficulty in securing a succes- sor to Mr. Andrews is due to the fact himself entangled in the courts. If Mr. Andrews brings quo warranto proceedings it will be against man who is appointed to succeed him and not against the mayor. Thus the new man may find himself on the de- fensive within a few hours after he tokes. office. . Begause of thia . it is said, men who would be candidates under ordinary circumstances are not falling over each other to land the position. Mayor Quigley was asked by re- porters this morning and afternoon to name the man he had selected. He aeclined to do so, stating that he had appointed no one. It was stated to- day that the mayor would keep the new commissioner’s name a secret until tonight when he would take him to the meeting of the board and in- troduce him as the successor of Mr. Andrews. All interest centers on tonight's meeting. It is believed that Mr. An- drews will attend and will insist that he ig still chairman of the commission. He succeeded last week in holding the fort. Mayor Quigley was out of town at that time. The mayor said today that he would be at the meeting. Mr. Andrews was asked this after- roon whether he would attend and he replied: “I have nothing to say.” if Mr. Andrews insists on presiding is problematical. HUSBAND HELD FOR MURDER OF WIFE New York Cabaret Singer Shoots Spouse When He Sees Her Sit- ting in Another Man's Lap. New York, Jan. 4.—Mrs. Frances Collins was shot and killed early to- day in a bed room of her home, ere she lived with liam, and her two husband is locked up, murder. Collins, and his evening. heard her voice in room. He went to through the keyhole sitting in a man’s lap. woman was in the room. manded admission, it is charged, fired through the panel of the door, Mrs. Collins fell to the floor, fatally wounded. The man in whose lap Mrs. Collins was sitting was said to be her brother, George. brothers. charged he cabaret early who wife is a quarreled singer, in an adjoining the door, peeped and saw Ther Another young Collins de- BECOMES MAYOR. Springfield, Mass., Jan. 4—Frank F. Stacy was inaugurated mayor this morning. He succeeds John A. Deni- scen. STACY INAUGURATED MAYOR. 4. — William as mayor J. to- Mass., Jan, inaugurated Chicopee, Dunn was day. WEATHER. 4.—General- and Tuesday, ature. |I4||ll|)lll Ja fair tomight ing tempe 1 e e e e e e e, lll the | that the new commissioner may find | the | What actlon Mayor Quigley will take | her husband, ‘ with | the | When he returned home he | was refused and, | 'HEARINGS ON INCREASE Begin in Chicage, February 15. Baroness Requested Aggregate As Much As 30 Per Cent and Are Based Upon Traffic Conditions and Movement of Individual Classes. Washington, Jan. 4.-—Public hear- | ings on freight rate increases posed by railroads west of the Missis- sippi river will begin in Chicago Feb. 15 and will be conducted by Intersiate I(‘,ommorce Commissioner Daniels, i The hearings will make the begin- ning in public of an important rate case, essentially different from the recent eastern case, in that the west- ern roads are not asking for a hori- zontal Increase in all rates, but an increase based upon traffic conditions and upon the movement of individual classes and commodities. As Much As 30 Per Cent. Some of the advances proposed ag- gregate as much as thirty per cent, while others amount to only two or three per cent. On some kinds of traffic no increases has bheen pro- posed. Tt is understood the western roads have endeavored to revise their rates so as not to bear (2o hard on the general shipper. All the tariffs submitted by the western roads have been suspended by the commission. Protests, partic- ularly from the railroad commissions of the western states, have been filed with the commission, and concerted action by the state commissions will be taken in opposition to the increase. Evidence from Respondents. It was announced today that Feb. 15, 16, 17 and 18 would be devoted *‘to the presentation of evidence from re- spondents supporting in general their claims for increased rates, but not in- cluding evidence in support of in- creases of particular rates. Begin- ning Monday, March 15, opportunity will be given for the presentation of evidence in rebuttal of such general testimony.” | Certaln specifled dates are allotted for the presentation of evidence in justification of proposed increased | rates on particular commodities. In | a statement the commission says: Additional Dates. “If the time allotted for the con- sideration of evidence affecting these particular rates does not suffice for that purpose, it may be possible to arrange additional dates, but any such additional hearings will be scheduled for dates aft-> March 18.” The assignment of the case to Commissioner Daniels was made in the regular way followed generally by the commission. Commissioner Dan- iels, in the usual drawing among the seven commissioners for cases pend- ing on the docket, drew the western rate case, as a part of his apportion- ment of the proceedings pending. GARDNER ARRAIGNS COMMITTEE MEMBERS Representative Says Combined Forco of U. S. Regulars and Militia Would Form Battle Line 65 Miles Long. Washington, Jan. 4.—Representa- tive Gardner, urging his proposal investigate the military to preparedness told the house military today that the ‘“entire militia, regulars and all, of the United States today owns “little more than half of the number of guns Russian had at the Battle of Mukden.” Mr. Gardner had a serles of lively passages with members of the com- mittee, which he arraigned for summoning Major Generals Wood and Crozier to get their views on pre- paredness. He quoted figures at | length to show that the combined of the nation, committee field army, men would form a battle line 65 miles long, two-thirds of the way around Greater New York. and that, com- pared with European nations, the equipment of field guns of the United States army was negligible Mr. Gardner said he understood a confidential report at the war partment from of the observers in Europe said some of the French field guns shot away 500 to 600 rounds in a day. Eight American field guns, | he said, could shoot away ammunition as fast as government arsenals could | make it. Secretary Garrison, he said, had directed army officers not to vol- | unteer statements, and that he doubt- | less was acting in sympathy with “The White House ideas” de- one PLEAD NOT GUILTY, Malden, Mass., Jan. Morella, Walkefield, suilty today to the charge of mur- cering Maurice A. Albertson, a elry salesman, as found in the cella Wakefield, December Luigl G | sadonio vleaded not guilty of being an aceessory before the fact Both | nien were held for a hearing January | 4.—TIgnazio of pleaded not Law- whose hody | | f & hous in | | | ~ OF FREIGHT RATES| Proposed by Western Wailroads to| COMMISSIONER DANELS IN CHARGE | pro- | not force of regulars and national guards- | SE( ONI) ‘« I(,TIM OF TRIPLE POISONING | John Rogers, Aged Two, Died at Now : York Today—Mother's Death Is Momentarily New York, Jan. 4—The slow poi- | son administered =ix days ago by Mrs. | | ida Rogers to her two babies and' herself resulted today in the death | of the older child, John, aged two Lorida, eight months old, died last | Wednesday, 1 Expected. | | | The mother's death was i expected | | Lorlys Elton Rogers, the lawyer | who was known as the woman's hus- band to the neighborhood in the | Bronx where they lived, still kept his | vigil at the sick woman's beside. iHe had no iment 1o make; nor did Annie Roguemore Rogers, who divorced Rogers in 1909, nor Mrs. Caroline Giddings Rogers, who mar- ried Rogers in 1909 and lived with him till last October on Riverside drive, Distiict Attorney Martin of the Bronx awaited today the arrival at his office of a man who promised yes- | terday by telephone to reveal much that is unknown as to the identity of the dying woman, She has stead- fastly refused to tell of her former life. Her family physician ig author- | ity for the statement that she comes of a good family in the south and has two brothers high in the govern- ment’'s employ co 'LONDON STOCK EXCHANCE | ' REOPENS FOR BUSINESS Severe Restrictions Placed | Upon Trading to Prevent | Panic Selling. London, Jan. 4, 12:06 p. m.—The London Stock Exchange reopened for business today after having been closed on account of war since July 30. Severe restrictions were placed upon trading in order to prevent any- thing approaching panic selling or the unloading of securities by hostile | | countries. l The session was opened with a round of ringing cheers and to the strains of the national anthem, heart- ily sung by a rather smaller attend- ance than usual. There were ab- sent on account of the war a num- ber of German and French members, while the excjusion of aliens who were not able to satisfy the com- mittee that they had severed all can- nection with foreign countries re- duced somewhat the foreign attend- | ance. The single fact that business has been resumed even on a limited scale and under restrictions is taken to in- dicate that the greatest crisis in the history of the exchange has been safe- 1y negotiated through the combined efforts of the treasury and the stock exchange committee. The house had been redecorated during the prolonged recess and to- day it presemted quite a cheesrful appearance. Several English mem- bers appeared in khaki. There was no shouting of bide across the house and business was on a strictly cash basis. The committes decided to allow dealings only between the hours of eleven and three, inside ar outside the Stock Exchange, and, with arbi. trage business banned there will be no street dealings in American se-| curities at the present time. The general opinion that the re- strictions to trading would curtafl business to a considerable extend was borne out during the first half hour. Not a single bargain occurred in Americans, and only a few of these | securities appeared The war ioen | | was marked at 94 5-8 and then at 94 9-16, TIndla 3 1-2 per cent were quoted at 83 1-8 and Rio Tintos nem. inally at B57. Union Pacifics were 119, and consols 68 1-2. APPOINTED, COMMISSION Hungerford and Danberg Hear | Claims Against McGuire Estate. Judge B. P probate this Judge ¥. B E. J. Dan- | to hefore of o'clock hearing in the morning 11 Hungerford and Attorney berg were appointed commissioners to hear claims against the estate of | Patrick McGuire, “the mayor of Hart- ford avenue.” These commissioners | were satisfactory to all those inter- ested Attorney H. P. Roche was to represent Judge James T. counsel for Patrick H. McGuire, ministrator of the estate. Attorney | P. F. McDonough represented the children of the late William McGuire, son of Patrick McGuire. Judge Wil- ltam TF. Mangan represented Mrs. | William Thompson, who worked in | McGuire’s store and says he prom- | y court at present Meskill, ad- ised to give her a house at his death in llem of wages Attorney B. W.| Alling represented Jacob Sperry, the New Britain Charcoal company and Andrews, Swift & Co. Judge J. H Kirham was present for Morris Schu. pack and Touls I2delson Attorney | A. W. 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