New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 12, 1915, Page 1

< either side. ¥ vF—._.. IERALD BEST OF ALL OCAL NEWSPAPERS NE BR 4 PRICE THREE CENTS. NEW BRITAIN CONNECTICUT. TUESDAY, JANUARY 1 2 1915 -TWELVE PAGE S. e ermans Repulse Attacks of French Near Perthes; Allies Capture Trenches b Kaiser’s Forces Take French Vantage . Point in Areonne--German Assaults Along Vistula Beaten Back Four distinct battles which havedeveloped in France and Al- ce are being carried on vigorously, but without marked advantage for Of greatest immediate consequence is the fighting near Per- thes, which involved possession of important raiiroads and probably a con- piderable section of the fortified battle line. Rttempted further attacks, but were beaten back with heavy In this district the French losses, the Berman official statement today asserts. Near Soissons in the Aisne country, the French statement says, Ger- man attempts to capture lost positions were repulsed and more trenches ~ Were seized by the allies. In the Argonne where fighting has been more continuous:and stub- Enrn since the early e tage point. weeks of the war than almost anywhere else the rmans are on the affensive, and claim to have captured a French van- /The fourth battle, in Alsace, is less active than was the case before the reinforced Germans bffice asserts that a French checked the French advance. attack south of Sennheim was defeated and The Berlin war that the attackers suffered severe losses. Desultory fighting continues in Poland, and the German statement tells of slow pragress on the part of the army which is attempting to lBdvance on Warsaw from the west. Alexander Michaelovitch, ““haps Italy, 4#ervia’s aspirations have expanded since her victory over 4 According to a Petrograd despatch the small German cruiser Bremen’ Bas been damaged badly by striking & mine. Official denial is made in fighting in Persia. In view of the predicted entrance unusual in Petrcgrad of the report that Grand Duke brother-in-law of Emperar Nicholas, was killed into the war of Rumania and per- interest attached to despatches indicating that dis- quiet in the Balkans is spreading. Italy may be called upon soon to resort o force of arms in Albania. The insurgents are said to be bringing up tuns to direct against Durazzo, the pCTt recently occupied by Ttalian forces. the Austrian #@rmy, and according % a Rome despatch she now insists that, in the event Bgo, of victory for the allies, she must receive Bosnia, Ttaly has sent troops to the Italian Islands in the Aegean Archipel- Rumapria is to begin the matia. which she is fortifying. s Her army.late this month. 3 Herzegovina and Dal- mobilization of Although the Austro-German forces in Poland apparently have given Lp for the time a general offensive mcvement, fighting of a local character lower Nidae, in Southern Poland, was repulsed. continues. Vienna reports that an attempt of the Russians to cross the The attack apparently #Areans that the Russians have determined on another move on Cracow, the Russian positions along the Vistula were beaten back. Galaclan stronghold. Army headquarters at Petrograd states that German attacks on the A minor victory over the Turkish forces in the Caucasus also is announced. — ‘Germany Calling All - great armies battling in the eastern and ‘western arenas of the war by ar- tillery und trench attacks continue to be “alligned today much as they were on the first of January- disposition seems to be to await the coming of spring when, with armies thrown into the field, events promise to move more quickly. of men to France every week, and ac- 'scording to today’s reports from Ber- 1in, Germany, aware of this, is making | /great preparations ‘“made ‘fight against Servia and Russia, and L 'Y Reserves to Colors. London, Jan. 12, 1:056 p. m.—The exchanges, sapping operations Everywhere the : fresh | Gfeat Britain is sending thousands for a counter movement. All the reserves are be- ing called to the colors, it is declared here, and the further statement is that the German generals are gathering up the reins to assume ac- tive direction of all the campaigns— that is to say, the Austro-Hungarian the Turkish campaign against Russia and Great Britain. This, briefly, is the schedule mili- tary observers in London believe will | be followed, subject, however, to any change which the entrance into the war of Rumania or Italy might neces- sitate. Germany still claims that she is making slow progress toward Warsaw. There have been published in Lon- don, however, reports that these op- erations are merely masking move- ments to shield a German retreat to the Silesian frontier. British military observers do not credit this idea, be- lieving that General Von Hindenburg has further offemsive strength, but at the same time they draw attention to the fact that the Russians must feel confident of Warsaw's safety else they would not conttnue to hurl so many troops against Hungary through Bukowina. In the western arena the poimts of greatest interest are in the center, near Soissons, and on the French right in Alsace. Here the fighting continues while the rest of the line is very inactive. French Attacks Are Repulsed By Germans Berlin, Jan. 13, 3 p. m. by Wireless Telegraphy to London.—Severe fight- ing is in progress today for the pos- session of positlons now in the hands of the Germans on the Heights to the south of Cernay (Sennheim) in upper Alsace, accor®ng to the Ger- Jnan official communication issued tow. day at army headquarters. French at- tacks which were begun last night are reported to have been repulsed with heavy losses, but the French re- turned to the attack at dawn today. In the fighting in the eastern part of the Argonne Forest during the past five days the Germans claim to have taken prisoners seven officers and sixteen hundred men. The re- pulse of French attacks in the region of Perthes and at Ailley and the cap- ture of a French position along the ancient Roman Highway which runs activities in the western arena men- tioned in the report. In northern Poland the Germans claim that a forward movement of the Russians was checked. The text of the statement reads: “In the western theater insignifi- cant engagements are taking place south of the Canal of LeBassee, but so faf without result. “French troops last night made an attack on our positions to the south of Cernay (Seénnheim) but they were repulsed with heavy losses. Early this morning the battle was resumed in this district. “AFrench attack which started yes- terday afternoon in the regian of Perthes (between Rheims and the Argonne) withered away before our fire, the enemy suffering very heavy ( losses. “In the Argonne Forest a French vantage point was taken on the Ro- man High road. In this engagement two officers and 140 men fell into our hands. “In the battle on the eastern side of the Argonne we have taken since January 8, including those already mentioned, one major, three captains, 13 lieutenants and 1,600 men. The French total losses, including killed and injured, in this battle, are, con- sequently, estimated at 3,500 men. “An attempt of the French to make an attack at Aflly, to the south of St. Mihiel (on the River Meuse) failed. “There is nothing now to report from East Prussia. “The Russian attempts ta advance ifn northern Poland was unsuccess- ul. “Our attack in the district to the west of the Vistula River have made progress in certain places notwith- standing the bad weather. “On the eastern bank of the Pilica river (Southern Poland) the situation continues the same.” Allies Claim Progress in Trench Fighting Parie, Jan. 12, 2:40 p. m.—The fighting vesterday in the western theater of the war did not show any development of importance, accord- the French war office this afternoon. There were artillery exchanges at some roints along the line, and in- fantry attacks on trenches. In some of these encounters the French claim to have been successful. It is still snowing in the Vosges mountains. The text of the communication fol- lows: “From the sea to the Olse there was Vesterday an intermittent can- noneding, fairly violent at certain places. “On the Aisne, to the gouth of Sois- sons, determined attacks have been delivered against the trenches occu- pied by us the 8th and 10th of Jan- uary. The enemy during yesterday attacked our positions several times. We repulsed him. and -we took pos- session of more trenches. “From Soissons to Rheims were artillery exchange pleces of artillery respondead ef- ficaciously to the batteries and the mine throwers of the Germans. “In Champagne, In the region of Souain, there was yesterday very ac- there Our heavy through the Argonne are the only (Continued on Ninth Page.) ing to the officiai report given out by | ENGINE BACH-FIRES, CAUSING BAD BLAZE Auto and S((EK Burned in E E Linke's Bart—$3,000 Loss. APPARATUS DELAYCD AT CROSSiNG Clarence When Gasoline Explodes in Barn— Burr, Chauffeur, Fire a Stubborn One—To Recom- mend New Fire Company. Fire, which started in Edward E. Linke’s barn at No. 68 Bassett street, when a small Ford automobile de- livery car back-tired and ignited the gasoline and oil soaked woodwork, did damage estimated at from $3,000 to $5,000 shortly after 30 o’clock this morning. property is fairly well covered with insurance, but thinks that the loss will be between these two figures. Mr. Linke’s barn is a large, three story affair, and when Hook & Lad- der company 0. 1 was held up at the Elm street railroad crossing by locomotives, the flames were able to gain considerable headway, for the firemen could not get into the upper floors without this apparatus. To tne negligence of the railroad .employes in holding up the fire department Mr. Linke andthe firemen attribute the fact that the fire gained considerable more headway and therefore the loss greater, The flre started wash stand which barn, but the roaring flames, fed by the explosive gasoline, burst through two windows leading into the barn proper and in an instant’s time that, too, was a seething furnace of flames. The Ford automobile was entirely de- stroyed and Mr. Linke’'s big touring car, which was jacked up for the winter, was so badly burned and scorched before it could be removed that the loss will be quite heavy on that. 1In addition to a quantity of stock stored in the barn, a wagon and a sleigh were also reduced to ashes. A horse kept in the barn was daughter’s cer was in a garage, so that was also safe. Gasoline Explosion Starts l*‘l;'c. Clarence Burr, of 27 Union street, 1s‘employed By it Linke an ehautfeur on the delivery automobile and he over the engine to start the motor. Mr, Linke was waiting the car to take him to the Union Tea company’s store at 317 Main street, of which he is proprietor, when an- other employe came rushing out shouting that the barn was on fire. An instant later Burr ran out, his hangds badly blistered and his coat burned by the explosion. was sounded from Box 12, but when the” fire department arrived the flames were shooting ten feet into the air and had a good start. Mr. Burr the engine when it back-fired and the next instant a blinding sheet of flame burst forth from under the running board, enveloping him in fire for the instant. Tt seemed that the wash stand was immediately a mass of flames, Engine companies No. 1, and 3 and Hook & Ladder company No. 1 answered the alarm. Owing to the slippery condition of the hard pave- 2 ladder truck went down Commercial street and thence down EIm and Franklin square in order to get the advantage of the dirt roads as much as possible. Chief Dame and the cap- tains of the three companies at once saw that it was necessary to get onto the second and third floors of the barn with streams of water in order to fight the fire to the best advantage, but the hook and ladder did not show | up for fully three minutes after the other apparatus had arrived. Fire Department Held at Crossing. At the EIlm street crossing the gates were down when the truck ar- rived and regardless of the furious clanging of the gongs the gatetend- er refused to look at them and the conductor on the crossing refused to | hold up a couple of passing switchers | while the fire department could pass. By actual count the apparatus was held up two and one half minutes, which with the delay of again start- ing up from a standstill made at least a three minute loss at the fire. In the meantime the flames had been gaining rapidly, making the work of the firemen the more difficult. The hold up at the crossing was the more odious inasmuch as there was no regular switching going on. One locomotive with a single car crossed the crossing and then came back and then a single engine came up from the round house and back before the gates were raised. Barn Used Mr. Linke uses his large barn as a storehouse and in all three he keeps a large quantity of the stock from his store. Over $100 worth of washing powder was ruined by the fire and water and a considerable amount of other stock was destroyed. Much of | the stock, however, is salvable as it As Storehouse, (Continued on Ninth Page.) Burned | Mr. Linke states that his : made | in an automobile | is built onto the | saved without injury and Mr. Linke’s | had just poured three gallons of gas | into the tank, when he tried to turn | in front for | An alarm | states that he had just tried to crank | entire | ment on Main street the big hook and | | BERLIN REPUDIATES FRENCH STATEMEN rmany Claims That Accusations Against Kaiser’s Troops Are an Unbroken Series of Slanders. erdam, Jan. 1 Via London, oon..There has been received here from Berlin an officially inspired many made in the report of a French committee which investigated certain alleged atrocities. This report, made | public January 7 by the French cab- inet, charged the Germans with many outrages. The despatch from Berlin alleges s French statement is an roken series of slanders, with no other intention than to create hatred against the' German people.” Cantinuing. it complains that the French report is lacking in detail, and nders always have maintained dis cipline among their troops and ob- served all the rules of warfare. In conclusion this despatch promises that specific charges will be inves- ticated and the results made public. WILBUR R. CORBIN DIES 1N SAN DIEGO, CAL | Was Well Known Local Citi- zen—An Invalid for Two Years. Word has been received city of the death of Wilbur bin, long a well known resident of New Britain and a brother of G. L. | Corbin of the Miner & Corbin Box Co., which occurred in San Diego, Californis, on Sunday. Mr. Corbin was just a week less than forty years old, as his birthday would have be observed Sunday, January 17, had he lived: He had been an invalid for about. two years, living in California since he was first taken sick. The deceased is survived by a widow and four children living in New Haven, a brother, G. L., of this city, and a s ter, Mrs. James Powell of Maple Hill. | He also leaves his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Corbin, who make their home in Summit, N. J.,, a sis- | ter, Mrs. R. W. Moister, of Summit, | and another sister, Mrs. J. H, Fobes of New York. Several more distant relatives live in New Britain. Mr. Corbin was born in New Brit- aim 2and weceibed s praliminary edu- cation here, He graduated from Yale with the class of 1896. He left this section about five years ago after liv- ing on Maple street and later at Maple Hill. He was employed at | P. & F. Corbin's and the Corbin | Cabinet Lock Co. while here and later in this R. Cor- Kingston, N. Y., and New York The funeral arrangements are not known to the local relatives. Mr. Corbin’s father was well known po- litically and socially here. city. Nime Distinct Shocks Cause Buildings in Santa Barbara and Bakers- field to Shake. Santa Barbara, Calif., Jan. 12— Nine distinct earthquake shocks were felt here last night. ,(The only dam- age reported was the settling of a brick building in a nearby town. The shocks, the heaviest in several yvears, were felt for some distance along the coast. Bakersfield, Calif,, Jan. 12.—An earthquake from northeast to south- west shook Bakersfield slightly last night. The tremor was felt distinctly in office buildings and in the resi- dence districts but no harm was done. DIRECTORS ARE RE-ELECTED, Annual Meeting of National Bank Held This Morning. The annual meeting of the stock- holders of the New Britain National “bank was held this morning from 11 to 12 o'clock. It was merely a form- ( al meeting to re-elect the directors |and no changes were made. The board of directors consists of the fol- lowing: Wildam H. Hart, D. N, Camp, A. J. Bloper, E. N. Stanley, H. S. Walter, G. M. Landers, Charles Glover, J. B. Minor, E. H., Davison, F. 8. Chamberlain, George W. Traut, A. F. Corbin, E. Allen Moore, Robert N. Peck and Darius Miller. The directors will meet in a weelk or two to elect the officers. No changes are expeoted. According to the statement at the close of last vear, the bank has a capital stock of ! $310,000, a surplus of $200,000, un- divided profits of $126,427.87, out- standing national bank notes $144 - | 497.50, due to banks $57,496.81, un- pald dividends of $12,400 and deposits of $1,488,952.22, a total of liabilities of $2,289,773.90. N~ WEATHER, Hartford, tonight. Wedn colder. D e o et T B U P 12.—Rain fair anad telegram which repudiates all the ac- | cusatians against the troops of Ger- | it declares that German military com- | went into the automobile business in | FELT IN CALIFORNIA | PEACE, SOLUTION OF BASEBALL PROBLEM' Ex-Pres. Lyrch of National Leagus | Makes First Public Statemsnt. | ORGAH ZED FORCES WROAC, HE SAY: Believes There Will Be No Success Until Warring Factions Come to an Understanding and Stop Grabbing Each Other’s Playe “Baseball will never crganized bascball and league get together.” Thig statement made | Thomas J. Lynch, ex-president | National league, is the first expression of his opinion regarding the basebail war ever published. It is a nutshell view of the situation in which ex- | President Lynch has the support of | many sporting men who have thought succeed until the Federal by th today of THOMAS J. LYNCH, Tt is a intimate American due waging | each sight— that has the matter over carefully siatement based on yeairs ¢ knowledge of the great | sport and should be given sideration those are a relentless baseball war on other with only one end in the slaughter of the goose laid the golden egg. “The only thing for the eiements to do is to arrive at some sort of an urnderstanding,” ex-Presi- dent Lynch said to a Herald re- porter. “If they don’t they will lose Tricney and the players will get it all con- | who warring Federals Have Right to Exist, ““As far as I can see the American league and the National league have no right to deny existence to the | Federal leaguei' The Federals have Just as much right to start a league aeg did any of the others. It is just like men in the theater busines it | another man wants to build a theater we have no right to tell him he can't, If he thinks the field {s big enough to support another theater we can't stop him from going into the game. Whether he makes money is his look- out. “The best thing organized baseball and the Federal league can do is get together. Under any other con- ditions they can’t make money. The Federal league is backed by millions and the men behind it are not oper- ating on a shoestring. There can be no succe while rival leagues are grabbing each other's players and paying fancy salaries. There will be na money left for the magnates.” Federal League Agent Here. Ex_.President Lynch had a long talk last night with Alexander Bann- wart, who is thought to he an agent of the Federal league. The purpose of the conference is being kept a | secret, the former National league head saying today that what the talked about was of a confidential nature. “¥Fans” Have Confidence Mr. Bannwart is cannected with the firm of I. M. Taylor & campany, members of the New York, Boston and Chicago stock exchanges with ot- fices at 10 Post Office square, Bos- ton. He was seen after his confer- ence with ex-President Lynch, but de- clined to reveal the nature of the talk. He appeared to be happy over ex-President Lynch's views on the baseball war. Mr. Bannwart denied being an agent of the Federal league and said he was merely a “fan.” He stated that the “fans” of the coun- try have more confidence in ex-Presi- dent Lynch than they have in any of the big men in baseball today and | he expressed the opinion that it was !a dark day for baseball when the Na_ tional league decided ta supplant him with another. May Put Club Here. Whether Mr, Bannwart over the Connectlcut field with a view of starting a minor cog of the Federal machine in this section of the | country is not known. Some say that {8 his purpose, but he disclaims any knowledxo of what the inten- tlons of the outlaws are with | gard to the Nutmeg state, | name has frequently been with the Federal league, one of the men who causing the Eastern nates considerable possible that the in Lynch. is looking His connected and he is s sald to be association m ep. Tt is plan- loss of outlaws 5 are | his N OF 1 Indlanapolis Futy Gen Upon Hi Washington Wilson not thinking didacy for statem recently es mi his ac His utterar the audience time hir fc as a he acts The e ] presid to dis candid pet an Cxpe the « more p his head and tions =0 § about Senate Mi Washington were begun t tary affairs strenzthening by Secre 000 men vited to appe tod A number ¢ wording ciples laid do by Secretary berlain bill, tee, to incre regular army force of enlis In returnir mittee the the fact that bodies some his annual re expenditure ¢ ATy y ind se they The BT pr who have continuou co of navy physically than the au enlistmer for a pe covers reserv e for the ter one year ors, to the re only to be re into service | ma MUST P To Remove Capitol $ Hartford, filed with ( Webster, to: George C. 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Baward days ago was | Haute, and Jd chief of pold | who pleaded ception of Ha the city and ed indicted filed d May the Anders who h to thel summons of U torney Fred freedom was pleaded not g January 20 guments on t The demu Mayvor Robert was without facts are not & public offe o |ment i vag The defeni bonds of pel Frand According Terre Haute first time th oposes to create an ATMY | hay ever af of enlisted men o7 mpleted twelve months | goani o s in the army, |(riet attort corps; who are | gcnally worl not more na jury fa agr While | tpat, since a U the regular army | a member of sIx years, this 4}, election, for the elnetion of a soldier af- | 11004 against with the col- Included il when his pay sted arel ¥ when he is called amonig order judge, ice, two ird of wo jodze of the fourteen nor appol of ¢ A mbh “oecup abso- | being refused t the tion of re made on of opinion from him rm plank ¢ e B m, but Mr refused 1 t he Wilson shook |under Judge | Btates | tence to answer ques could not talk ayor arings mili- 12 the n Jan b: cominittee on biils for After Judge those the army as proposed about - d been committee Ga on by h the secretar in- | return ar before not wn, Garrison inges, principally in ot the prin- been suggested in the Cham pending in the commit- the efficiency the and providing a reserve a men g the bill cretary calls the the idea port, » #h in have an ret sase of to the attention which em 1in no com- mcasure containe with It the pay excepl when carries for srvists money or o D tion service and of ialified years nte riod e ira in of service provisions nsfer service serve sumed 'y a mobilization stops e REFER CHARGEF Snow znd Rigney From p, Attorney General. n mainder ays Jan. 12.—In an opinio ‘omptroiler Morri [ day Attorney General ys the positions and assistant state capitol coine civil several incum- United sStafi Hubert last Novemb without 1Ung the* t | The federal The attorney general | ha examin that appointees to those " from uld.be made from a list | December 24, ibmitted by the civil ser ment for the ion turned a siny the 114 pers Loc many zht With the all of oners obtainl leased withel | Tndianapolis ty-one othel here Saturda) | Roberts was | ternoon of D Herald's readers who | no two dam | time, an ot 4 f modesty, prefers that withheld, tells the story | 1o the Indian ducated cat in her pos- | ,n bonhd states that a few days out in the arn-mnun} Endion eturn untfl evening. 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