New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 11, 1915, Page 1

j e —— "/ | HERALD BEST OF ALL i7LOCAL NEWSPAPERS AV,Y, / A /\ PRICE THREE CENTS. NEW BRITAIN CONNECTICUT. MONDAY, JANUARY i1 1915 -TWELVE PAGES. +Allies Capture T. renches Northof Soissons; Germans Advance in Argonne Forest Official accounts of the fighting in the west from Berlin and Paris to- yday show that comparative calm prevails except at a few points. " lin upper Alsace and in the Argonne, where there have been violent icounters recently, activity has slackened. 'ity of Perthes, however, spirited engagements are in progress. The German war office admits th es north of Soissons, toward the western end of the battle line, but states /that further onslaughts were repulsed. two more lines of trenches, covering 500 vards of the front, have been oc- jcupied. There is a similiar disparitv of statements concerning the pros- !ress of the fighting near Perthes, which has assumed cause the prize at stake is in control of the railroads The French communication states ‘trenches were seized, while the German authorities say that alue. ‘won by their opponents were retaken. Although further progress is reing made in the advance toward War- (8aw from the west, according to the G Hs slow on account of bad weather. Ithe allies in both the east and the west awaiting the entrance of new members feutonic nations. it is said that Rumania with 600,000 soldlers, is virtually ‘ready to enter the war on the side of the allies. 1 An important advance has been made by the British army if, as is re- ported in London, it has virtual possession of Lille. “ south of the Belgian border, to the east of the battle line held for several months, and its occupation by the British would mean that a sharp bend had been made in the German front. Neither the French nor German war office statements, however, have given despatch. Renewed activity along the coast of German aircraft which bombard- ed Dunkirk has revived rumors of & Zeppelin raid Zeppelin is said to have moved toward the English coast from Dunkirk. The British press considers that Sir Edward Grey's reply to the Amer- ican note concerning British interference with American shipping has vir- The reply is regarded as satisfying to Brit- tually disposed of the issue. ish public opinion, and the British newspapers take should satisfy the American public. French Make Gains in Trench Fighting Paris, Jan. 11, 2:40 p. m.—The statement given out by the French war office this afternoon shows a con- tinuation at certain points of inter- mittent cannonading, but these ar- tillery duels do not appear yester- .day, to have brought any important results. In addition there was some seemtrench fighting, with French gains, ac- cording to the announcement. Other- wise yesterday does not appear to have been a day of particular activ- ity or .important developments. The text of tho announcement follows: “From the gea to the Lys there was yesterday an intermittent and #aot very intense cannonading. In the region of Ypres our artillery respond- ed efficaciously to the artillery of the enemy and sent well placed shots | against the German trenches. “From the Lys to the Oise, in the region of Boisselle, our troops took possession of a trench of the enemy fter a violent fight. To the north- east of Soissons on ‘Spur 132" they yesterday repulsed a German attack. “On the Aisne and in Champagne, as far as Rheims, there have been artillery exchanges. From Rheims to the Argonne our artillery bom- barded the first line trenches of the enemy and the shelters of the re- 37 serves. To the north of Perthes, af- ter having driven back the counter | attacks referred to in last night's _communication, we made progress and gained 200 yards on trenches. “To the north of Beausejour the enemy made a desperate effort to re- capture the little fort which he had previously lost. His counter attacks wwere delivered with energy. Ineach of them two battalions were en. gaged, the second advancing in close formation. BEach attack was car- ried on with determination, but each was repulsed. “In the Argonne there were some few small engagements, and our front was maintained. Between the Meuse and the Moselle the day passed calm- v?v. In the Vosges there was a heavy, fall of snaw. Some shells fell {n' Old Thann and on ‘Hill 4256." » Germans Make Further Progress in Argonne e [ 3 Berlin, Jan. 11, By Wireless Teleg- raphy to Londom, 3:16 P. M.—Re- counting the progress of the war, the daily official statement issued by the German army headquarters an- nounce today that in an engagement near Perthes, on the center of the battle line in France, the Germans have recaptured the parts of some trenches which had been stormed by "’the French, and that the Germans Conflicting Reports of Fighting Near | Perthes--German Aeroplane Brought | Dby ok s Amns fINSPECIS SECONDARY TRENCH[S! London suggests that the inactivity of Even en- Near Soissons and in the vicin- at the French have captured trench- The French announcement savs importance be- of high strategic yards of German positions that 200 erman announcement the movement are the is due to the fact that they into the combination against This city lies just official confirmation of the London over England. One that it the view gained no successes. The battles con- tinue. “In the neighborhood of Soupir (east of Vailly) no fighting has tak- en place during the last few days. “To the east of Perthes our troops have recaptured that portion of our trenches which the enemy had tak- en. In this engagement heavy losses were inflicted on the French. “In the Argonne forest our attacks have made further progress. “In Upper Alsace she situation tranquil. “In the eastern war arena: In East Prussia and in northern Poland the situation remains the same. “‘On account of unfavorable weath- er our attacks in Poland, to the west of the Vistula river are making slow progress " is French Machine Brings ! Down German Aeroplane Paris, Jan. 11, 3 P. M.—A German aeroplane flying over Wmiens has been brought to the ground by a French machine. The French airman went aloft the moment the Germen was seen ap- proaching. He opened fire on his an- tagonist, with the result that the German machine fell within the French lines. One of the German pilots was killed. KILLED BY EXPLOSION IN AMMUNITION PLANT Charles Schreiber of Bridgeport Loses Life While Loading Caps With Fulminate at Remington Works. Bridgeport, Jan. 11.—Charles Schreiber, aged 45, married, an em- ploye of the Remington Arms U. M. C. company, of this city, was instant- ly killed in an explosion in an isolated shed at the plant of the ammunition works this forenoon. Schreiber was employed in loading caps with fulminate. Owing to the peril of handling this high explosive, the loading is done in many small and segregated sheds. The cause of the explosion is unknown. The shed was demolished and the damage of the explosion was confined to the shed itself. No others were injured. Schreiber ‘went through the Francisco earthquake unscathed. leaves a widow and four children. San He i HALTS SUBWAY TRAFFIC. Wooden Oar on Lenox Avenue Line Burned to the Trucks. inflicted heavy losses on their op- ponents. Fresh German successes claimed in the Argonne region, and the statement also reports that French attacks at LaBoisselle and at a point north of Soissons were re- pulsed. @ Unfavorable weather continues to hamper the military operations in Russian Poland though the Germans claim to be making progress slowly in the direction of Warsaw. The text of the statement follows: “In the western theater, at Nieu- port and at Ypres and south thereof only artillery combats have taken place. A French attack at LaBoi- seille, to the northeast of Albert, failed completely. “North of Soissons, the French, ‘ who had established themselves in a small section of our outer trenches, attacked afresh, but so far they have are New York, Jan. 11.—The Lenox Avenue Line of the subway was out of commission for an hour and forty minutes early today because of an- other fire, due, it is believed, to de- fective insulation, the cause of the fire and panic in the tube last Wednesday, when one person met death and more than 200 were in- Jured. Today's blaze occurred at One Hun- red and SiXty-third street, where the tracks, no longer in a tube, are high above the earth. A car standing dead on the third track of the trestle was burned. It was a wooden car, similar to about five hundred others that the public service commission ordered replaced with steel cars after its investigation of last week's ac- cident. The car burned to the trucks within a few minutes. It lay between two steel cars, which were little dami- aged. {4:05 | Marye, and Secretary Raymond Baker battle line ! of the firing line. | @or’s wife enjoyed the trip across the j and were invited to enter. | one got the | country itself was in motion. AMBASSADOR'S WIFE NEAR BATTLE LINE Mis. Marje Erjoys Tnp AGIOSS[ Battlgfield in Poland. American Party Escerted by Director of Red Cross Hospital Within Three | | Miles of Firing Line—Laud Eager- | ness and Appreciation of Troops. | | temptea FEDERAL PROBE INTO | HIGH COST OF WHEAT | g i Bakers, Grain Dealers, Grocers and Commission Merchants to Be Summoned for Examination. Chicago. Jan, 11.—Federal investi- gation into the present high price of | { Wheat was to begin here today to de- termine at- had sen- whether eculation of “food cornering” has inything to do with the recent sational rise in the market. Albert L. Hopkins, assistant United States district attorney, who is In charge of the inquiry, was prepared | to summons a long list of bakers, | grain dealers, grocers and commis- | »)n merchants for examination. | The board of directors of the Na- tional ‘Retail Putchers and Grocers’ | | association was to meet today to con- | Petrograd, Via. London, Jan. 11,/ m.—During a recent visit to | by George T. Marye, the | a. a Warsaw | American ambassador to Russia, and | a. party from the embassy,® Mrs. took occasion to make a trip near the in Poland. They were scorted by a director of the Red ‘ ross hospital to within three miles | Mr. Baker, in recounting details of the experience, said: ‘“The ambassa- battlefleld tremendously and although we were almost in the center of things, with every road and field black with massing troops, and the continuous booming of big guns was aimost in our ears, Mrs. Marye showed ro apprehension, but only the keenest interest in what was going on. Visit Secondary Trenches. “At one point we were close enough to hear the intermittent spitting of the machine guns. Here we came upon the line of secondary trenches In the marvelously constructed underground rooms we saw soldiers, then off duty gathered around small fires and sing- ing. By peering through chinks be- tween sand bags lying on top of the trenches we could see the curious vista of the country between us and the fighting. “It was slightly rolling down here and there and with patches of wood- land not unlike the middle west, but so covered with moving troops that impression that the Stream of Refugees. “Our route lay through a road close to within three miles of Sochaczew. The Toads were soft and unfrozen in this region making automobile travel difficult and we had trouble threading our way through the double line of incoming and outgoing transports. The features which mest impressed Mrs. Mayre were the utfer devastation of the country everywhere scarred by battle, and the stream of homeless and hopeless refugees, scantily clad and shivering, without the slightest idea whither they were bound. “‘Our objective was the fleld hos- pitgl to which the wounded were be- ing brought in automobiles and in ‘wagons. Mrs. Marye spent some time here and visited every one of the wounded, to whom she distributed cigarettes. Soldiers’ Appreciation Touching. “The eagerness and appreciation of the soldiers were very touching. In this hospital were wounded of all de- grees, Some, only trivally hurt, stood up and bowed to the ambassad- ress; others lay between life and death. The hardiness and endur- ance of these Russian soldiers struck us as marvelous. Some had sur- vived wounds that would have killed other races. ‘While in the hospital we heard the continuaus roar of bat- tle going on not far in the distance. “Returning to Warsaw Mrs. Marye visited other hospitals, one of which contains 2,000 beds and where the pa- tients are looked after by fifty sur- geons and 400 nurses, the latter be. ing volunteers from the best families of Russia and Poland.” 340 Patients Admitted. A letter from Edward H. Egbert, chief American Red Cross surgeon in charge of the Kiev hospital, states that 340 patients have been admitted since December 5, of whom 192 have recovered and only one has died. Therd have been fifty surgical opera- tions and 2,500 redressings perfarm- ed since that time. “Brave, appreciative and always do- ing everything in their power to co- operate with us, the Russian soldiers make ideal patients,”” Dr. Egbert writes. “Todey, Russlan Christmas, all who were able to walk or well enough ta be carried gathered in a arge empty ward where they were entertained by professional English comedians out of a job. We had a Christmas tree and presents, includ- ing warm gweaters and cigarettes, were given to each patient. The American surgeons and nurses gave a watch as a present to each of sev- enty members of the sanitary squad. A regular American Christmas din- ner was served to all patients wheo were able to eat anme. “I am now attempting to arrange to have our party sent to some point where we can be of more use and see more active serwice.” SALOON NTERED. Upon opening his Church street saloon this morning Simon Luddy dis- covered that the place had been en- tered over Sunday and a quantity of pennies taken from the cash register. Whether any stock had been taken could not be ascertained. The thief gained an entrance by breaking the glass in the rear door and then reaching in and turning the key. | cisco. sider the question of the effect of the wholesale prices on the middleman. DEPORTED FROM ENGLAND ; ARRESTED IN NEW YORK “Opium Queen” Charged With Conspiracy to Smug- gle Drug'Into U. S. Jan. 11.—Mrs. Ghee, known to the police as “The | Opium Queen,” was taken from her stateroom on the steamer Philadel- | phia when the vessel docked here to- | day, and placed under arrest as the | guiding genius of a band of alleged | opiym smugglers of whom eleven | men had previously been locked up | in New York, Chicago and San Fran—: | | New Yaork, Sophia The warrant under which she was arrested charges conspiracy to | smuggle opium into the United States. ! Mrs. Ghee is of English birth and | Austrian parentage, and the wife of‘ Chow Ghee, a Chinese, living in Liver- | pool. She sailed from New York | on December 23 for Liverpool. A | day later federal authorities notified Scotland Yard, and when Mrs. Ghee reached Liverpool she was'sent back to this city on the technical grounds that she was an undesirable alien. Edwin M. Stanton, assistant United States district attorney, who arrested her, said that she was charged with being the American agent of a group of apium smugglers with its head- | quarters in Liverpool and that the government was prepared to prove | she was responsible for the distri- | bution of $25,000 worth of opium | throughaut the United States. I\Jrsv’ Ghee had no complaint to make. ! “I did not read the warrant,” she | sald. “I don’t know why I was de- ported at Liverpool or arrested here.” INCREASED FREIGHT RATES MAY VANISH Senator LaFollette Asks. Scnate to Prohibit Fastern Roads From Putting Them Into Effect. Washington, Jan. 11.—Senator La- Follette introduced a resolution to prohibit the eastern railroads from putting into effect the increased freight rates recently granted by the interstate commerce commission. In a long preamble to the resolu- tion, Senator LaFollette set forth that no showing was made, or attemptedK to be made by the carriers, to show that the old rates were unreasonable and that the commission, in granting increases, did not, in accordance with the law, consider their unreasonable- ness but granted them on the ground that the railroads needed money to meet extraordinary conditions and confusion of commerce due to the Furopean war. Senator LaFollette asked that the resolution lie on the table and await further action. STEAMER STRIKES REFF. Japanese Torpedo Boat Destroyers on ‘Way to Aid Nile. Tokio, Jan. 11, 9:50 p. m.—A wire- less report received here says that the Peninsula and Oriental Steamship company’s steamer Nile ran ashore on a reef in the inland sea at 3 o’clock this morning. Help was summoned and Japanese torpedo boat destroy- ergs are on their way to the scene of the reported accident, The Nile pHes between England and Japanese ports. ANOTHER RELIEF CARGO. American Red Oross to Ship Supplies | to Hospial Units in Austria. Washington, Jan. 11.—The Ameri- can Red Cross will send on the steamer Finland, sailing tomorréw | from New York, another large ship- | ment or relief supplies to the Ameri. can hospital units in Budapest and Vienna. The consignment will cons huge cases mainly hospital but also containing a variety ing for women and children. st of 320 of cloth- N WEATHER. Hartford, Conn., Jan. 11.— ) | Snow or rain tonight and | Tuesday. Warmer tonight. S SRRl N | manian RUMANIA WILL SOON ENTER WAR- ARENA Requisite Supplies for 600,009 Men Arrive in Country. CRISIS OF COMBAT IN SUMMER Russia Still Sending Men to Within Easy Reach of Various Points on Her Fighting Line. London, Jan, 11, 1:27 p. m There are increasing-indications of the early participation of Rumania in the war, thus bringing into play another party to the combination against the Teu- tonic powers contemplated by Great Russia. the the earlier stages of the war in fur- nishing munitions, equipment and other necessities of war beyond those required for their own immediate needs. These difficulties have been surmounted, and the obstacle which hitherto has blocked full Ru- mobilization has been re- moved with the arrival in that try of the requisite supplies equipment and provisioning Britain, France and Difficulties confronted allies in now for the of the | 600,000 men which she is abie to put into the fleld. Arrangements been completed also for the financing of these operation Planning Blow. The lack of stirring battles at the present stage attributed by British commentators the mination of the allied commanders to content themselves with holding their present positions until the projected ring of armies is considered sufficient- ly strong to strike a blow which they hope will prove decisive, The British idea that operations up to the present are only preparatory to big events fits in with a bit of gossip now heard here, It is to the effect that Lord Kitchener, when Decisive is largely to deter- | asked concerning the probable dura- | “I don’t know | tion of the war, said: when it will end, but T do know when it will begin, and that is in the month of May.” Real Orisis in Summer. The opinion is expressed in some quarters, however, that the inaugura- tion of more general movements will be on an earlier date than is generally expected although persons in close touch with the army believe that the real crisis will not be reached until summer. Russia is still sending enormous masses of men to within easy reach i of various points on her long fighting line. Just Leaving Camps. The levies of 1914, amounting 1,200,000 men are just training camps, which pied immediately by the 1915 levics now called out. Germany's newest levy, just announced, amounts to 600,000 men of the age of nineteen, and her masses of reserves already under arms enable her to rush heavy reinforcements wherever required without withdrawing troops already engaged at the.front, in either the eastern or the western fighting zones. This was shown a few days ago in Alsace, when the Germans assembled a force sufficient to recapture Burn- haupt, from which point the French were threatening Muelhausen. Perthes Center of Interest. For the moment the center of in- terest in the western field is Perthes on account of the railroads in that region, which are of equally great im- portance to both the Germans and the French. Should either side gain pos- session of the railroad now held by the other, lines of communication would be cut and it would be neces- sary to evacuate trenches for a con- siderable distance. The Germans realized that danger when the French captured Perthes, and brought up large forces in an attempt to regain the lost terrain. Pure Local Character. The fighting in Poland recently has been purely of a local character. The Germans are said to be contemplating an attack at a new point. Apparent- lv the Russians are content, for the present, to maintain their straight line north and south without attempt- ing to push westward. Further south simultaneously with the Russian pro- gress in Bukowina, an advance Cracow once more appears to be minent. Hungary Objective. Doubt is expressed in some quarters whether the Germans, who are T ported to have gone south, supposedly to assist Austria in the campaign against Servia, are actually destined for that service. It is suggested that their objective is Hungary, which is represented much upset by the Russian advance against Transylvania £nd the activities of Rumania Hope is expressed on all sides here that Sir Edward Grey’s reply to the American shipping note will prove acceptable to the United States There is some disposition to read the statistics in the reply as an indication that the British government derelict in its duty, in permitting large quantities of commodities quired by the belligerents to reach hostile nations. to leaving will be the oceu- on im- German has been re- Enormous | | | | | | | | two meals each day coun- | | nave ) | if HAS SAVED BELGIUM nal FROM STARVATION PLEDGE American Charity Has Proved God- PEOPI_[ to Unfortunates Says IN " Secretary istralion Bi (63l Stal Y OF U DISCH Honor of Und send Consul General, 11 American Belgium from Ethelbert general at leay e of New York, charity has starvation Waltts, American Bruss home today absence from his post “When the first American ship arrived,” Mr. Watts said um had less than three days supply “The distribution plies has and vli,qv:ul h posibly =ome distressed Jan saved So declared consul Is on relief “Belgi focd | of sup hand} With the outlying Belgians American with exception villages assured been success of th are now The work paits of the has been extended to all stricken country JINK STILL PURSUES CTY N GETTING TS ICE CROP war Have No Burden and We Find i Dangerous Engine Breaks Down and! ing at Shuttle | Meadow Is Stopped. ‘ Philippine Washingto! ministration of the pendl measure of | Philippine the senate { day by Secre In a long | declared the | properly te | dependence Y merely a L guards, towa exactly in lin to the Filipi United States Harve I Those of who have had an the at in charge work harvesting ice crop Shuttle Meadow lake would be pleased the jinx would make himself It ice scarce. has that with been noticed the official men have met many obstacles ever since the proposition to gather ice at the lake was introduced into the. council but the last straw was loaded the camel's back yes- | terday when the engine which oper- | ates the harvesting machinery went | the intention on strike. | ultimately gi About 400 tons of ice were shunted | dence to the into the house and those supervising | son sald wa the work were in high glee. Cake af- | pledges alre ter cake of ice formed a cold, glis- |again tening army marching from the lake “What the to the interior of the house when all | ®aid, “when of a sudden the engine gave a groan | conditions wd and expired on the gpot. All kinds of | the grant of suggestions were made to how it |and other If could be convinced to run again. 10 me are Some were for building a fire under A !lon at this | it as is done in cases of balky mules | fusing.” | Some one else suggested that it be Every Dil | offered a wisp of hay as an induce- | In view'o ment to get going. Neither threats accounts of nor kind words would start the thing, Islands” the) however, and the operations particularly called to a halt. former Presi Up to noon today the engine was Dor-general still in a dormant state; and coaxing (DAt A% & re and pleading were not sufficient to AMerican pr bring it out of its lethargy. It is Merchant in believed that the engine dam. |1P'nO - SUSEE aged by being allowed to remain out orery wee g in the weather since last summer's I'l’:f‘_‘“‘:r"'“; crop harvested. An engineer | JIFS (08 ¥ who inspected the engine last week | (o ST is sald to have expressed considerable What 8 criticism of the negligence of concerning ne in not providing a suitable Garrison 38 ige place for it while it was il NE twa The ice is about twelve inches thick One, and is considered to be of good guai- it ity. It is being harvested this year view under the direction of the water com- it missioners. on The pream! as were was was some stor- not in a can only keeping mind States to duty in surances people Must Dieg “The Unitg SUFFRAGE BATTLE IN evonsiesial HOUSE TOMORROW | |/vnies rightfully af seless wa whether we U'hilippine T acquired thel upon the cou | terial prospen | cating them, communicati and w.uimm externa ually pro those who United Statg repeated stal attitude wit people, whidh nature assury ing our int Be Taken on Resolution for Vote to Constitutional Amendment Mak- ing Suffrage Nation-Wide. 11.—Supporters opponents today from in readiness | been staged when a resolution Washington, Jan of woman suffrage and alike were arriving here throughout the country for the battle which has for the house tomorrow will be taken on the a constitutional amendment woman suffrage nation-wide Scenes rivaling those during the debate and vote the prohibition constitutional amendment recently are | {hege things expected to be witnessed during the | We have no contest over the suffrage amendment. | guty or our ¢ House leaders planning for flood of The will meet an hour earlier than usual, with the intention of voting before adjour: 1 ment. Mrs Natio and b vote for making on are a | have been o sued the cou We delib enormou self-abnegati of the | 1 LAY wom- | of Cuba members of [ and it behog today that | it is finely ca oratory house Arthur Dodge, president know al Association opp an suffrage and other the organization asserted the would defedted by | prejudice ini more than two-thirds majority. Cham- | attempts to of suffrage made no claims add to it Public ¥ “Our citiz about this not realize, | how the ho is collectively which they § | is vitally invid | sideration a ter. If they, | great effront) | them from § paltry lies an tions. That | 3 ublic mind § knowledge on ‘he terms yvou have or um had I sed to ¢ resolution he pions $126.039,000 OUTSTANDING, Washington, Jan. 11.—Emergency currency amounting to $126,039,000 was outstanding January 9 according *o an announcement today by Comp- troller of the Currency Williams Since the first of that currency was taken out shortly after the outbreak of the war $258,444,000 has been re- tired. SHIP FLOATED. Jan, 11.—The steamer Jchn Hardie, carrying Maryland's contribution for the Belgians, was floated apparently undamaged, | bill after having aground in Back | known since Her hull will | If they proceeds n-rl RELIEY Norfolk, Va toda been river Sat be examined Rotterdam. rda ¥ before (Continued