New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 5, 1915, Page 1

HERALD BEST OF ALL | LOCAL NEWSPAPERS NEW BRITAI A HERALDY . PRICE THREE CENTS. NEW BRITAIN CONNECTICUT. TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1915 _TWELVE PAGES. } . French Advance Further Into Alsace; Allies Win More Ground in Belgium by Russians---Germans Continue Advance Towards Warsaw The German defenders of Alsace are still Today’s official statements from Berlin as well as from ¥rench advance. losing ground before the Paris speak of fighting to the east of Steinbach, showing that the French have pushed beyond this recently captured village. ment gives the first intimation of another The Paris announce- French advance into “Alsace near Orberg fourteen miles west of Colmar, capital of upper Alsace. Infantry fighting has been resumed in Belgium and the French re- port states that ground was won by the allies near Nieuport, is chiefly in the way of artillery duels. military activity Elsewhere Few further particulars were received concerning the eastern cam- paign. the direction of Warsaw, is being continued, that the Germans, after capturing Russian positions at Bolimow, - compelled to abandon them. The Berlin war office states that the advance east of Bolimow, In claims were although Petrograd The war spirit in Italy has been revived by thne death on a French .. battlefield of a grandson of Garibaldi. Italy will have about 1,000,000 . 'men under arms by the end of this month, and a reserve of another mil- lion is being fdrmed. ment of volunteers. The plan for certification of American Secret committees are being formed for the enlist- cargoes before they leave '3 American ports decided upon in Washington yesterday has been com- municated to the British government, It is expected in I.ondon ‘to as- . § sist materially in solving the difficulties® created by the British interfer- ence with American shipping. Further Russian successes in operations against the described in unofficial despatches from Petrograd. advices, the Russian troops which were said several Austrians are According to these days ago to have ‘penetrated the, passes of the Carpathian mountains and begun an in- vasion of Hungary in force, have captured eight Hungarian towns and sur- . yrounded several divisions of Austrian troops in the mountains, ¥, was no official confirmation of these statements, from Vienna asserts that the Austrian forces in e announcement official . Galicia have captured strong positions and are preparing for operations. -French Less Than Thirty Miles from Rhine River London, Jan. 5, 12:30 P. M,—The right wing of the French army is to- “~“day less than thirty miles from the river Rhine, holding the Alsatian vil- lage of Steinbach and the heights to the southeast of the village after one of the most stubborn localized fights of the war. At no other point of the western front has there been any noteworthy change; the news, conse- quently dwells chiefly today on the bad weather conditions. " In Poland there has been little shift in the relative positions of the invad- ing and defending armies. The Ger- thans continue to deliver their furious ‘and intermittent: - attacks: ‘on.the Bzura-Rawka line. To the south the Russians have swept forward to Suszawa, ncar the Rumanian frontier. In the Caucasus the Turkish invaders and the Russians are apparently still fighting out their battle in the region of Sari Kamysh, both sides claiming a victory. “The French progress in upper Al- sace is probably the most significant news from the western front in sev- ™ eral wecks, and by some observers here it is taken to indicate future attempts on the part of the allies to break through in this region, main- taining meanwhile a base on Belfort. For the moment the swampy con- dition of the ground in West Flan- ders precludes a general advance movement in this l6cality. Further- “more, eGneral Joffre's feeling tactics at other points have resulted in no great gains, and it consequently would not be a surprise if the heaviest fight- Ing during the next fortnight centered on the eastern slopes of the Vosges mountains. It is down these hills that the French Alpine chasseurs, backed by the famous seventyasfive millimetre guns, swept to victory yesterday at Steinbach after some of the most san- guinary fighting of the campaign. Only a little further advance to the southeast, British commentators point put today, will give the alli POs- session of the village of Cernay. They now hold the heights to the west of this town, and its fall would throw sppen the way to Muelhausen. Whether the Turl aggeratin their success ' not, some hard fighting in the Judging from despatches London. Kven telegrams from zrad admit that {his situation coming one of first rate There is no sign as yet. howey lussia’s moving troops from western to her sonthern frontier Allies Gain Further Ground in Belgium Caucasu reaching Petro is be- importance of her 2:51 p. m.—The statement given ont Paris, Jan. 5, French official Lav { Thann to Cernay have tained at a distance one kilometer to | There however, and the latest further region of Notre Dame De Lorette, to the west of Lens we were successful, | thanks to our mortars and our hand ,?fime grenades, in completely stopping the sapping labors of the enemy. In the vicinity of the Lille highwaylthe Ger- mans blew up one of our ‘trenches, and then took possession of it, but an immediate counter attack again put us in possession of it. “From the Oise to the Vosges no infantry activity has been reported. In i the region of Craonne and in the Vi- cinity of Rheims there have been ar- tillery,engagements. Our batteries ef- fectively bombarded the positions of the enemy in the town of LaSuippe, as well as in the region of Perthes and in the vicinity of Beausejour. There was-:similar activity in the Ar- gonne and on the Heights of the | Meuse. “In Alsace, to the southeast of the Col. (Mount) du Bonhomme we have entered the hamlet of Creux D'Argent, two kilometers west of Ordey, wHere are organizing our position. The gains realized by us on the road from been main- the east of Old Thann. Furthermore, the fire of our heavy artillery at a point two kilometers east of Purn- | haupt-Te-Saut silenced the artillery ot the enemy.” Several French Attacks Repulsed By Germans Berlin, Jan. 5, By Wireless Teleg- raphy to London, 2:55 P. M.—The German official statement on the pro- gress of military operations given out this afternoon, declares that fighting iat a point two miles to the east of | Steinbach resulted in the French be- ‘ing driven back. French attacks were | they are doing | by the war office this afternoon con- veys the first intimation of another French advance into Alsace, at a point near Orberg, or Urbeis, which is some fourteen miles to the west of Colms It sets forth also that the Freuch ad- vances in the direction of Cernay (Sennheim) to the southeast of Stein- bach, have bcen maintained. Ther are six points on the where engagements have taken place, and the Belgian artillery is described | as active in Flanders. Advances near Bt. Georges also are claimed. The text of the communication follows: “In Belgium in spite of the conai- tion of the grounad and the difliculties which result, infantry made pro- X in the sand dunes in front of Nicuport, In the re Feorges our men advanced ant places, 200. 300 and 500 yards, supying and some trenches. At several points the Belgian artillery seduced to silence the artillery Fermans. From the our o house: of Ias to the Oise in the battlefront | the | i repulsed in the Argonne and near Ar- i ras. In northern Poland the situation | is said to be unchanged, while to the {east of the Bzura river the German | attacks arc progressing. The text of . the communication follows: “In the western arena of the war, iat a point north of Arras, we have i blown up a French trench 200 vards |in length; we also took some prison- le The counter attack of the enemy t this point failed. “In the Argonne we eral French advances. | “A TFrench attack between Stein- bach and Uffholz were repulsed after { 2 bayvonet encounter { (Uftholz is two miles to { of ntach and directly Sennheim. Cernay.) “In the eastern theater of the {he situation in Mast Prussia and northern Poland remains Our attacks east of the Bzura near Kosslow-RBinskupi. and south of this Jocation are progressing. We also advanced at a point northeast of Boli- repelled sev- the north cast of war 1 i 5 in { mow. i {he Rawka nor east of the Heights to the north of the Rawka. “On the right bank of the Pilica the condition of the roads and the unfav- oralle weather are interfering with our movements.” Russians Qccupy Eight ) Hungarian Toewnships Paris, Jan, §, 4:556 a. m.—A Petro- grad despatch published in L’Infor- mation reports that the Russians have occupied eight Hungarian townships and that several divisions of the Aus- trian army are surrounded in the Carpathians Germans Drop Bombs on British Ammunition Stores 5, h)t wireless to e Berlin, Jan, Lon- don, Announcement is (Continued on Eleventh Page) | Judge James T. Meskill | road. i other | little speech i by ! machine { dia Carl | furnished unchanged. | There are no changes east of | RAILROAD CROSSING NOT WELL PROTECTED Judge Meskill Discharge P. J. Gag- 0¢r and Finds Company Negugent. NO LGHTS ON NORIH GAIE After Lengthy Trial Philias Gagner Is Absolved of All' Blame for Crash- ing Through Crossing. Gates at Main Street Because, through the negligence of one of the emplayes of the New York, New Haven and Hartford rail- road company, the north gate on the Main street crossing was not equipped with a signal lantern at 11:30 o’clock on the night of December 28, Philias J. Gagner could not see the lowered gate and thinking that because no light was visible the crossing was clear, he drove his machine onto it, snapping the north gates. Once on the track, with the incoming Bristol train bearing down upon him there was nothing left for him to do but continue on his way. After a long trial in police court this ‘morning found Gag- ner not guilty of reckless driving, dis- charged him, and placed the blame for the entire trouble upon the cor- poration: Police Officers Testify. As Prosecutor Klett was disquali- fied from conducting the case it was handled in the state by his assistant, Judge George W. Andrew. Officer Axel Carlson saw Gagner and his auto at the corner of Main and East Main streets going . at the rate of about twenty miles per hour. The street was devoid of other vehicles at the Officer Thomas Dolan testi- fled to seeing Gagner drive into Church street and turn around after hearing the crash. The light and windshield of the auto were broken and Gag- ner and one of the women in the car were cut about the face and head. Officer William Hayes was ahother witness. He was with Officer Dolan and gave the same evidence, except that he saw the car going about twenty miles an hour before turning into Church street. He also said there were no cars or autos in the Attorney P. F. McDonough, counsel for Gagner, questioned the | officer’s judgment. in estimating the speed of _the miachine. Testimony | given by Gatetender H. W. Kilbourne was that the 11:30 proaching when ed through the gates. dinky was ap- Gagner's auto crash- He thought ithe car was going at fully fifty miles an hour. Little Evidence of Speeding. Lawyer McDonough said that Gag- ner has a four-cylinder Buick and he then ridiculed Kilbourne's state- ment that the auto had attained a speed of fifty miles an hour when it hit the gates. ‘“Not a bit,” Kilbourne replied when the lawyer asked him if he was willing to reduce the speed of the auto any. “Jimmie” Desmond also saw the crash and shouted a warning before Gagner’s car hit the gates. While he would not judge the speed of the car Desmond said | he has often ridden faster himself. He thought Gagner had the car under control after hitting the first gate for he steered into the frail part of the second gate. His statements all favored Gagner and he declared that there were no lights on the gates. No Lights on Gate. Councilman Thomas Coyle was with { Desmond on the night of the aceident {and he also declared that the rail- road gates were equipped with but one light, that one on the southeast gate. There were no lanterns on the gates, he testified. He sees cars going just as fast as Gagner's wag every day. He then gave a neat in favor of Mr. Gagner. Councilman Coyle said he was influ- enced to look for lights on the gates )is serving in the council and being identified with the arguments for the better protection of grade crossings. Daniel Lindberg saw the Gagner 2o through the gates. So Roberg, but neither of them any additional evidence. Gatetender Kilbourne was re- called to the stand and said that a city electric light is only a short dis- tance from the gates, located in front of the United Cigar store. ‘““Why don’t you ask him about the lights on the gates,” queried Lawyer MeDon- ough of the prosecutor. “Well, Mr., McDonough, will let me conduct my own case?" up Judge Andrew. Tender Sure of Lanters, nder then asserted that sure (later he was posi- tive) that there were lanterns on both sides of the crossing. After the accident he took off the lanterns to clear the street of the broken gates. He said that the ‘“hot dog man” saw him take off the lanterns, after the car broke through. He also denied that anyone investigated to see if the lights were there; “tney all sed the auto,” he said. Under Lawyer MeDonough’ he said the in-train over a minute late (hat said he lowered the gaies at (1:30 and kept them down for five minutes, with both lanterns on, so everybody could see them. The tender was positive that the lanterns were there, because you flared questioning 4 little night, He was (Continued on Fleventh Page.) QUIGLEY CONSIDERS HIMSELF VICTORIOUS Attained His Object of Having Tem- porary Chairman Elected—Says Healey Fooled Himself. Mayor George A. Quigley was elated today over what he considers his vic- tory at the meeting of the board of public safety last night when a tem- porary chairman was elected. “That was all I wanted,” said the mayor. ‘‘After the election of a tem- porary chairman I left the meeting as my object had been accomplished. “Mr. Healey came to the meeting with the intention of assisting Mr. Andrews but he defeated his own purpose by remaining until after a temporary chairman had been chosen, If Mr, Healey had left the meeting Lefore that we would have been un- able to conduct any business as there sicners there and, of course, there would have been no quorum. So you see Mr. Healey fooled himself.” Asked If he was considering ' re- moving Mr. Healey from the board the mayor answered in the negative. He said he attended the meeting be- cause he feared that if he was not there Clerk Cashmore would not have the backbone to call the commission te order. The mayor complimented Policeman Willlam Hart for using such good judgment when he was called in to quell the tumult. Asked when the board would meet again Mayor Quigley replied: “In a day or so and then they'll get down to business.” Mayor Quigley stated that he might announce the name of the commis- sioner to succeed Mr. Andrews today although he would not be certain on | that point. It has been learned that - Officer Hart was ordered to report at police keadquarters at 7 o’clock and when he arrived there Captaln Grace told him to report at the mayor’s office at 7:55. The policeman remained in the nieeting by Mayor Quigley. POLICEMAN AND BURGLAR | SHOTTODEATH IN CHICAGO ly Wounded in Battle With Police. Chicago, Jan. 5.—A policeman and a burglar were shot to death and an alleged highwayman wounded in two revolver battles the police fought with four robbers caught in an attempted holdup and a burglary here early today. The dead: John Sausman, policeman. George Hennessey, burglar, The wounded: “Jack” Dutton, police character. Dutton and an unidentified negro companion who escaped, shot and killed Sausman as 'he attempted to arrest them after an attempted hold- up. Dutton was shot four times by policemen, who trapped him a few blocks away from the scene of tha Killing. Hennessey was shot and killed by Detective Axel Jensen, who found him prying open a store window. was mortally REDUCTION OF COUNCIL. Most Important Item of Business for Charter Revision Committee. Reduction of the common council will be the main topic of discussion at this evening’s meeting of the com- mittee on charter revision. The com- mittee is not thought to be unanimous as to how many members should be in the council. One motion body be composed of eighteen mem- bers, an alderman and two council- men from each ward. Another mo- tion is that the council be composed of ten members, the two big parties to be represented in comparison to their voting strength. Edward H. Prior. secretary committee, has received word Arthur M. Marsh, secretary City Plan commission of tnat he will be pleased New Britain to explain the system used in the Park Citv. He suggests that any Saturday night would be con- venient for him, and he may be in- vited to come to New Britain next Saturday evening. of the from of the to come to O’BRIEN FOR POSTMASTER. Jan. officially Waterbury, 5.—~Congressman Kennedy today announced that his choice for the postmastership of Waterbury is Attorney Hdward M. O'Brien, and ‘the latter’ name will be forwarded at to congres Mr. O'Brien is a law partner of the con- gressman and is at present clerk of the city court. He is a Georgetown graduate and is 29 vears of age, be- ing the youngest man who was in the race and the youngest man who been named for the Waterbu once ever oftice \TrHER, Hartford, warmer toni warmer and settled. e e e e e Jan. 5.—F ht. Wedne=da becoming , y un- would have been only two commis- | office until he was summoned to the Alleged Highwayman Mortal- | intro- | duced some time ago was that the | Bridgeport, | ¥ | bequest of FORTUNE DIVIDED; PHILIP GORBIN 1S WORTH A MILLION His Share of Wealth of Feunder of American Hariware Corp. Is $1,057,700. TRUSTEES PLAGE TOTAL VALUE OF $2,5C6,161 ON ESTATE Charles F. Corbin Receives $566,350, Minnie Corbin Kohn Mrs, Beers $270,675, When Judge Gaffney Approves of Trustees' Man- of Distribution ner Today. at Hearing Charles F. Corbi .e Minnie Corbin Kohnm. . 528,850 675.10 32,337.55 ~William 7.55 E. Beers. . ’ Philip Corbin Corbin his in Philip takes place today as the richest young man New Britain, his inheritance from the estate of his grandfatner, Philip Cor- PHILIP CORBIN. bin, founder of the American Hard- ware corporation, amounting all told to $1,057,700.40. The authority to distribute the vast estate of the deceased steel king was given to the trustees today by Judge B. F. Gaffney in the court of probate after they had made their final ac- counting. The trustees are Sylves- ter C. Dunham of Hartford, Col Charles M. Jarvis of Berlin and the Connecticut Trust and Safe Deposit company of Hartford. Heirs Gather in Court. The principal heirs of Philip Cor- bin gathered in the court of probate this morning at 10 o’clock. By noon it was definitely known just how much each was to receive. held on a petition of the trustees for an order of distribution. The ac- counting was rendered and was in- vestigated at length by Judge Gaffney Those who were Corbin, Minnie Corbin Kohn of Hart- ford, his sister; William E. Beers; J. Lincoln Fenn of Hartford, represent- ing the trust company, and Mr. Kohn, husband of Minnie Corbin Kohn. Philip Corbin’s will states specifi- cally that the distribution of his tate must be made by the trustees | and the only question was - on the manner of the distribution. Mr. Fenn offered a typewritten statement show- ing how the fortune was to be dis tributed if satisfactory to Judge Gaff | nexy. There proved to be no objec tion. es- Dividing Up $2.000,000, The statement showed that after all legacies had been pald to Philip Cor- bin, Charles F. Corbin, Minnie Cor- bin Kohn and others there was a bal- | ance in the estate of $1,809,535.42. | According to the will this was to be :di\'idr‘d into eighty-two parts. to $882,700.40. | had already received $175,000 bequests his share of the | amounts to $1,057,700.40, | Minnie Corbin Kohn was to reccive | twenty parts, or $441,350.20, whic with a bequest of $87,500, brings he inheritance up to $528,850.20 Charles F. Corbin, father of Philip and Minnie Corbin Kohn, was to ceive in trust ten parts of $220,675.10, | which, with legacies of $125,000, makes | his share of the te Mrs. William Beers was | ceive ten which, makes her As as equivalent re- ests to re with a share parts also, $50,000, $528,850 and | * A hearing was ! present were Philip | Philip Corbin received forty of these | estate | | marshal, SCOTT AND VILLA TO CONFER AT EL PASO Will Endeavor to Reach Agreement to Stop Further Firing Into Amer- ! fcan Territory By Mexicans. | ! Washington, Jan. 5.—Administra- | tion officials today awaited with in- | terest the outcome of a conference to be held probably tomorrow on the international bridge at El Paso be- tween Brigadier General Scott, chief of staff of the United States army, and General Villa, commander in chief of the forces of the Gutierrez government in Mexico, the object be- ing to reach an agreement, if pos- sible, to prevent further firing into American territory by Mexican fac- tions fighting along the border. Both Generals Scott and Villa were on their way today to El Palso, the meeting between the two having been arranged by telegraph General Scott had been at Naco for | the past fortnight in an effort to bring about an agreement betweeh General Maytorena, commanding the Gutier- rez force attacking the Mexican town of that name, and General Hill of the ‘arranza garrison. Although Hill had agreed to withdraw to Agua Prieta, Maytorena has delayed entering into iny final agreement, awaiting, it is | stated, the arrival there of General Cabral with his force of 8,000 troops to take charge of the situation. It is understood that the tonfer- ence with Villa was sought not only on account of the delay at Naco, but in order that if an agreement were reached, it might apply to the entire border line. Commissio drews Right Mechan Executd Without Ringside Safety P, roo| M, — Before George A, | hal | 1 KAISER AND ENTOURAGE WILL EAT WAR BREAD German Emperor Telegraphs Austrian Archduke That Victory Is Certain. and belt, and | lenger fo | minutes td bout. Thd close to 20 was a tri | first gong | entire bati | respective | Andrews f] times dur; | came back] | defense | no time | of being with Mr, via the Hague and | ¢asions d London, 10:30 a. m.—Emperor Wil- | In the pe liam, replying to a congratulatory | Were fore: message from Archduke Frederick of | Were fresh ! Austria, telegraphed as follows: final bell “My best wishes to your imperial | Parently highness and your brave Austro- mayor ‘h Hungarian troops, who, in the past | Bameness 3 , have shown =an unchanging | Wise Mr, spirit of comradeshi}, toward motr“ no yellow Gevman allics. With our. comLined | down. forces we continiie the fight, and with | As to our eyes towsrd (Giod we will win; » | Doard is, i decisive succese for our just cause | tion, but will not be wanting. inclines ‘\ CWILLIAM.” the court His maj the emperor has given drews is that the jso-culled war bread | If and the members | oo h | Britain, ¥ This bread, styled also “K” bread; | ,m Y 4 . affair as consists of elgnt-five ner cent. of rye | it flour snd f'iteen per cont. | of potaro ¢ | : | scmblance flakes. 1t 15 being consumed in ac- | oo ZEEE cordance i . with » wai tme proclama- | | | tion with tie of conserving the | “',::"'I;‘jml supply of foodstuff in the empire. Up & | to the present time it has not been || T Missg bought 1eadily by the general public, | NS Jusg It is hoped, however, that the decision ——— of the emperor to eat this bread him- | | *° '™ & self will influence the people to fol- | AUty was low his example. The newspapers | “milar pg are giving ‘much attention to the '~\¢ ¢ Aud course of His Majsty in thiz connect- | “OM¢ tme pastor, tion. damned | Clerx Cu to tu present g when Cou porary «h protesting a both cssa; { he almost | but com | men, D Berlin, Jan. fdea DIRECTORS DISCUSS ¥ way Mercantile Bureau to Have Committee on Trade Conditions, The directors of reau of the Chamber of Comerce met at 10 o'clock this morning an scussed trade conditions and v and means of improving them | two hours. Twelve of the fifteen di- | rectors were present and en- -t thusiastically to work out the prob- | #0d crowd lems confronting the merchants | other big No definite action was ‘aken, al- | alleyway though it was voted that President | liable to ai W. H. Crowel] appoint a committee on | L8 laws | trade conditions to investigate, ana |!v by Buil | make a report at a future meeiing, | Who was the Mercantiie bu- for started Preliminary reports were made 1y crowd. 8 the committees on co-operative deljy. | dent of # hours and prac- | president {tices on the work done thus far ing the m The committee on charter revision | other not {and home rule legislation met last | night and discussed their problems | T- J. | ana \meri] to mal\; :.d report to the | Mayor hoard of directors Friday evening s A meeting of the committee on M(lp:;kufi charities of the Civic Bureau will be r. Heale held Thursday afternoon, Jan. 7, at | »' the 4:45 o'clock and a meeting of the ai- | Messre. A rectors of the chamber will be held | their train Friday evening at & o'clock ley with entered th evening | returnea When the | coat on “You'd Mr. Mayol A smile Mr. Andre men, the | this meetiy “Juts @& Mayor Quif rupt. “Just & give you & Mr, And {ery and on uniform men A Coyl PAST MASTER Lodge, A. F. & A. M., In- stalls Officers. Retiring Worshipful Munson installed the new officers Harmony lodge, A. F. & A, M, night. Porter A. Norton was grand After the ceremonies of the installation, Secretary Willlam H tawlings presented a past master's jewel to Mr. Munson. Light refresh- ments were served at the close of the meeting. The ETS JEWEL, Harmony Master E following officers were in- $270,675.10 " | street and Pear! William e part, ¥ 7 ) 5,000, making his sh IFrancina Bee cive one part also and as she hag : She also receives | corner of Peurt | | total Drope the court rs was (o recei Corbin (Continued on Eleventh Page.) ¢ | tary st stalled Roderick J. 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