New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 16, 1915, Page 4

ERLIN ey vy _mll Service. wespondence of | f#8) —The ‘'War ! me a feature of | . It is one of e war whose in- ced in the first Fh since then ion of the pub- helpful. The at nine every A most of the end the “hour" g crowd, which ribed than was euilletontsts of Suns. reets hangs a g in whose look like so surrounded | TRYS. Un- busy crowd quite so large stream of hu- ik seems inde- It is madec ollowing their who carry ngs, officers in women. pf a sudden ‘a he church bells ook from the e Above. It is warprayer. Attend. portal of the ns to enter— nd now and . But through er hundreds of lonely. i the pompous g the glisten- other stony nses. establish ywded long be- ervice to com- hose who seek nine—the war H Of a sud- vaults above pterior with a of day. And nighty flood of rising until it nd overwhelm- be Unto God ge. rch and in it ay be studied. h- easily ex- rters of those There are old | pale and sad; 1 women. And | her own sor- to the holy refuge from pnding fate in elevation and ing but wom- s of the en- ople of broth_| old walls suf-| ‘united people Another. they are all er. Here in stand one an- silent throng but in the | nisery and a pnsolatian and | prden. There mbles for her rs for the life ther, and the e future hus-! i Ibit utters kind | wken tre come Before ey all answer | [he decision to lot cast by the last tones no longer fear | reverence and or- | ' port . inch | deci, wi | deck | <f the {19 82 $Wolff, 1 1ana. { not be detcrmined. NE N ) FRANCE INEW BRITAIN BOY PASSES BAR EXAM Dzaniel E. O'Keefe Will Be Admitted to Practice of Legal Pro- fession Tuesday. Tod the list of candidates for the state bar who passed and are recom- mended by the committec which con- ducted the examinations on December 30 and 31 was made public. Among those who passed was Daniel . O'Keefe, son of Mrs. Margaret M. O’Keefe, of 115 Clark street. Mr. O'Keefe is a local boy and was graduated from the New Britain High 8chool and thence from college, where he studied law. At present he is taking a post graduate course at the Yale Law school. Others who passed the examination arc as follows: George W. R. Hughes New Haven; Claude D. Maxfield, West Haven; John J. Burke, and Levi M. I’ Hickey, East Hartford; Arthur R Bostwick, Thompsonville; Henry J. Freeman, Naugatuck, Benjamin . Gerdon, Bridgepert; Joseph A. Loc hart, Greenwich; Theodore V. Mever, Jr., Edwin J. McDonald, and Timothy S. Sullivan, Waterbury: J. Walter | Scheffer, Meriden; Charles N. Wexler, und Abraham Wofsey, Stamford. The successful candidates men- { tioned will present themselves in the superior court next Tuesday to be ad- mitted, SAYS BRYAN KNEW OF ALLEGED CONSPIRACY Boston Construction Engineer Claims He Told Secretary of State That Sullivan Figured in Exploits. New York, Jan. 18.—Testimony that Secretary of State Bryan was informed | that James M. Sullivan, American minister of the Dominican Republic, figured in an alleged conspiracy to ex- poit public contracts in that republic, was heard today at the Inquiry by Senator-elect Phelan into the minis- ter’s fitness. James M. Byrne of Boston a con- struction engineer, testified that he had told Mr. Bryan that the minister’s cousin, Timothy J. Sullivan, had told him that the minister had arranged that the Banco Nacional of San Do- mingo should get government con- tracts and that he, Timothy J., was down:in Santo Domingo to manage the construction work and see that Minister Sullivan “Got his bit.” Mr. Bryan, the witness said, asked him to write it out and then said “Per- haps you don't care to do this.” Byrne said he would be glad to 3nd the secretary replied that it ~would not be necessary. “I got the impression,” said the wit- ness, ‘‘that the secretary didn’t want the matter on the records of the state department.” Syracuse | FAMINE AND COLD " INCREASE DEATH ROLL | (Continued from First Page.) interferes seriously with the sending in of relief, and thousands of per- sons are suffering from starvation The director the obhservatory Rame declared Yyesterda that shock of Janua 15 was twice severe as the quake which destroved | Messina. On Wednesday all the ob- servatory instruments were hroken. 35,000 Persons Kitled. aris, Jan. 16, a. m.—The cor- respondent of the Excelgior in Rome reports that he has learned that 000 persons were killed 45,000 injured in the earthauake. Newspaper specials from gree that the great mortality tributed to the method of dr struction employved in the region, the stones being piled each other without mortar. only buildings which escaped destruction were the modern built of reinforced concrete. The landslide at Montecorvino- Rovella, which sent asses of earth from the moun de into the J'ucino Canal, damming that stream, threatens to add a flood to the other calamities in that region. Gangs of men are working strenuously to re- move the obstruction. at the of and me is at- con- The total houses FEDERAL PROBE OF PRICES OF WHEAT Preskident Wilson Directs Attorney General Gregory to Investigate Rise in Prices of Wheat and Flour, Jan. 16.—President Wilson today directed Attorney-Gen- eral Gregory to investigate whether there has been any violations of law in the rise of prices of wheat and flour. The department of commerce prob- ably will be asked by the president to furnish information showing what degree of increase in exports of wheat and flour followed the outbreak of the European war. Department of today were watching close- ly the latest developments in the situation arising from the recent big jump in the price of wheat and flour, with a view to possible dis- covery of evidence of illegal combina- tions behind the increases in these food products. If any evidence is fcund of such combinations, prompt prosecutions will follow, according to Attornev General Gregory. The attorney general has received up to today no information that illegal practices had been resorted to in connection with the federal inquiry being conducted into the wheat and Washington, justice officials | fiour situation in Chicago under gen- i eral instructions from the department GOOD OUTLOOK FOR THE BRICK BUSINESS That Was Sentiment at Annual Mecet- ing of Central Connecticut Brick Exchange. Brickmen present at the annual meeting of the Central Connecticut Brick Exchange held in the office at the National Bank building yesterday afternoon cxpressed themselves as very optimistic of the outlook for business. Although it is rather early } to make estimates at this time, the brick makers expect that the output this year will be greatly in excess of last year's. During the meeting Joseph Towers was re-elected president for the en- suing vear: G. H. Todd of Hartford, ice president: I. H. Holmes, secre- . Tallard, treasurer, and C. King, manager. Those elected to the executive hoard are Josepn Towers, G. I. Todd, F. H. Holmes, H. §. Tallard and R. B. Mu 3 The following directors were elect- R. B. Murray, F. H. Holmes, Joseph Towers, M. H. Donnelly, H. 5. Tallard, G. H. Todd. J. ¢, Lincoln, B, H. Hibbard and J. J. MacDorald of Middletown. GUNS ABOARD ORDANA, Cunard Liner rrying Missiles 3eltnst Shipbuilders, ew Yo 16.—The Cunard Ordan. h sailed from this day for Liverpool, had two 14- hed to her forward wire cables, while on the two zun carriag Each 2 feet long and, it ove consigned to Harlan & shipt ers, of Beifast, Ire- Tha name of the shipper could w0 Jan. auns n wer The guns are thought to be for the turret of some new dreadnought. rst Page.) summit, Honved rised and sur-| e Michael w ¢ldiers in the | i 1 igures. 03 p. given out Jig the capture bs at Soissons at from were thus i E ] bat- | m.—The | | in | 1,000 | found | buildings on South street to é ity 'Ifems Genuine discount sale. Babcock’s.— jadvt. Mr. Joseph Sullivan, of 262 Hart- ford avenue was discharged from the New Britain hospital today after a severe attack of acute indigestion. He was attended by Dr. G. M. Flan- nigan. The oniy reai sale. Babcock's.—advt. Alex J. Litke today sold land and Mario judes with the | Baretta. is the truth.” | from Paris, legorically de- res. gaged in the Genuine discount sale. Babcock’s. ) advt. It says | l 88 than three | sequently the |advt. be correct. New Tipperary Hats. Winter mil- linery below cost. M. Seibert.—advt. Genuine discount sale. Babcock's.— The only real sale. Babcock’s.—advt. il | of justice. President Wilson had before him today the suggestion of Mrs. Julian Heath, president of the National Housewives' league, that he order an embargo on wheat exports from this country should prices continue to rise. DR. SHEEHAN BURIED. Bishop Nilan and Priests Attend Fun- eral Services at New Haven. New Haven, Jan. 16.—The funeral of Dr. William J. Sheehan, a physi- cian of wide acquaintance in this city, was held from St. Mary's church today, and' Rt. Re John J. Nilan, bishop of the diocese, with many priests from parishes in the state took part in the impressive service. The church, of very ample dimen- sions, was filled with mourning friends and officers and firemen spe- cially detailed had to exert them- selves to keep the aisles clear and to prevent a crush, at the doors of the edifice. Varicus organizations sent large delegations. The floral tributes were profuse in number. The funeral procession from the church to the cemetery was made up of hundreds of persons and the com- mittal prayers were listened to by a large gathering. MEET AT HARTFORD. Doard of Managers of Conn. Society Sons of American Revolution. Hartford, Jan. 16.—The board of managers, Conn. Society Sons of the Amcrican Revolution, held a meeting and dined at the Hartford club in this afternoon. Wilson H. Lee of Haven, president of the society, sided at the business meeting at- tended b twenty-four members of the board. Twelve applications for member- ship were acted on and the following new members admitted to fhe ciety: George Lawton Barne sonia; © William Alling Barne: sonia; Joseph Davis Massoletti, Sound Besch; Franklin Farrell, Charles Welles Blakeslee, Jr.; Charles . Burton, William Edwin Prindle, New Haven; William Tabor MacFar- lane, Bridgeport; Charles T.. Ran- som, Pomfret Center, demitted from the Nebraska societv; John W. Rob- ing, Henry W. Wyman. Hartford and John P. Satterlea, Gales Ferry. s0- WAGON. Westport, Jan. 16.—To add to the misfortune incurred by the death ear- Iy this morning of his mother, leaving four sons and three daughters, the milk wagon of George senius of this place wa ruck by a trolley car bound from Westport to the Saugatuck depot and the driver thrown to the roadway- The contents of the wagon were spilled on the ground. Fresenius was taken to a nearby house and re- vived. Only the wagon was damaged, the horse having already crossed the tracks. I officially ! affected | upon | BURCLAR IDENTIFIED " BY L0SS OF FINGERS. Man Shet By Meriden Polics Thouht to Have R:bbed Loc:I Stere. Practically identified by the absence of two fingers on one of his hands, the iman giving his name as John Mucos- and who is held by the Meriden police for attempting to break into a jewelry store there is thought by the local auth ies to be mnone other | than the anger who robbed €. L. Main street store two overcoats and a suit of clothes two weeks ago tomorrow night. One man i heen 1t to jail for complicity in this crime but the other made { good his escape. Through his accom- however, a description furnished him per- Kie jice, wne obtained Iy the Meriden police fits fectly. The identification . is made more complete by the absence of two | itnzers on one of the prisoner’s hands. The imprisoned robher declared that | the other man was minus two fin zood and the one Shot by Policeman, Officer W. L. Kurcon, of the Meri- den police department, was patrolling his beat last night when, at 1:15 | a’clock he detected Mucoskie trying ty break into Langner's jewelry re dt NO. 20 West Main streef. sether with Officers Carroll and Dolan | he gave chase and seven shots were fired at the fleeing burglar. The last | shot fired took effect and the burglar dropped in a dark heap on the ground, with a gaping wound in the back of the left shoulder. st Has Chance for Recovel The the proved did the lung, but followed the the third rib coming out in a positian about diagonal ward from the point where let entered the back. Unless infection or pneumon velops the patient will recover. pulse was bad until taken to the pital where he seemed to revive. Although plied with questions at the police station he answered with some effort and the pallor of his face indicated that he had suffered loss of blood and considerable nervaus shock, Hunger Made Him a Thief. He said his name was John Muco- skie, and he lived on Second avenue, New York. His age at 21, height five feet, six inches, he is dark complex- ioned with brown eyves and black hair. He said he was a native of Russia. In answer geant Thay Meriden ¥r sisted in s hospita! not pierce course of front at and in- the bul- examination that the at bullet de- His hos- to questions from Ser. John said he came to at T p. m. He per- ying that he had never been in Meriden before. “Why did you do it?”" asked the sergeant. “Me nothing to eat,” was John's reply be- | tween groans. The police believed that John had all the earmarks of the professional. He looked much like the professional rope burglar that is being sought by the New Haven police that the photograph was taken from the Rogues gallery and the looks compared, but John did not prove to be as slick looking and bhe- sides the rope burglar was described | as a man with light hair. According to his own professian he had been in the city only a few hours. Two first fingers on John's left hand have been amputated at the fir joints. S0 Charged With Burgla While the wound the man's recove is certain. City Attorney Danaher today issued a com- plaint charging Muscoskie with bur- glary and the police will guard him | until he can be locked up. is a serious one WAS IN WINSTED, Poughkeepsic Police Have Post Card | His Mother. ROWE Prisoner Sent Winsted, Jan. 16.—Word came here from Chief McCabe of Pough- keepsie today that Harry Rowe, who s suspected of having had a part in the Kkilling of County Commissioner Case of Barkhamsted, will not be sen-< tenced unti] Tuesday upon his con- | viction of commiting two burglaries in that ci He had pleaded guilty when placed on trial Chief McCabe sa that he has a post card written by Rowe to his mother who lives in Poughkeepsie, dated at Winsted November 8, 1914. The card shows that Rowe had been in Winsted prior to the Case mur- der. When Rowe was arrested for the burglaries he had nitro glycerine in his pocket. Ie is a mulatto, twen- ty-eight yvears of age. ARREST McCUTCHEON BROS. Canadian Reality rm Members | Charged With Conspiracy. 16.—Gordon D. Mec- Cutcheon, president of McCutcheon Brothe Limited, one of Canada’'s vealty firms, was arrested last night, | charged with conspiring to defraud | the public, and the Toronto offices of | the firm were raided. The authori- ties here were notified that Joseph N., David, and Charles M. McCutch- | eon, brothers of Gordon D. McCutch- eon and Marshall Cooke had been ar- | rested at Calgary. The attorney-general's office leges a dominion-wide conspiracy defraud the public of hundreds of thousands of dollars by inducing persons to purch real estate ds- declared to be worthless. Toronto, Jan. al- 1o se SHING LAUNCHED Quincy, Mass., Jan. 16.—The tor- | pedo boat destrover Cushing, named | for Lieutenant William Cushing, -the | naval officer who sanic the Confeder- ate ram Albemarle during the Civil| war, was launched today. Miss Marfe | I.. Cushing of Fredonia, N. Y., daugh- ter of the ves namesake, chris- tened the er DESTROYER ( el's ! fireman formerly | tended | from his | Fairview ! Bridgeport | This | turn over of authority. | he presented bearing LEWIS SMITH DIES AT LOCAL HOSPITAL Former United States Sailor Succumbs to Complication of Di-cases.— Funcral Monday. with discases pneumonia on died Taken and fatally il complication of Lewis nest Smith after midnight at the New ain General hospital where he admitted for treatment Thurs- day. The funeral will be held day afternoon at 2 o'clock from the home of his parents at No. 39 Belden street Interment will be in Fair- view cemetery. The young man passed his twenty- fifth milestone on January 1, 1815, He was born at Kast Hampton, Conn., the home town of his parents, but had lived in New Britain a number of <. His father is Burdett R. Smith as a foreman at P. His mother was Mis; Fludd before her mar- a Monda is emplovea Corbi Erama Maria riage. Besides his parents the deceased leaves three brothers and two sisters. They are Fred B. Smith, the popular stationed at Engine but now located at and No. Harry J Hampton, and Newton city. The sisters are Vardsworth, of Hartford Nellie Nealon About five years ago the served in Uncle Sam’s navy, being seaman-on the U. S. 8. Kearsarge. House No. 1 Hous No. 2 Smith, of East IZ. Smith, of thi Mrs. Maude and Mrs, deceased a services, Freder Funeral Hawksley. which will by the fam only. for the late Frederick tomorrow afternoon at 3 a'clock aunt's home at No. 60 Pros- pect street. Rev. M. S. Anderson will officiate. Services, open to all friends of the deceased, will be held at 0 o’clock from the Erwin Mor. tnary chapel Interment will be in cemetery. be will at- be held ley John Latus, Ferdinand Latus, of 134 South Main street, was notifiad by the local police at 0 o’clock today, after they had received message from the Elm City author! that John Latus had died In New Haven at 2 o’clock this morning. HELD UNDER 82 Charged With use of the Mails, Jan. 16.-—William H. arrested in Bridge- charged with misuse was presented before Commissioner Wright in § 00 for a hear- ing January As he had no lrondsman Maby was taken to the county jail by Deputy Marshall Blake- nan. i Maby 00 BONDS, Man Mis- New, Haven, NMaby, “who pert last night, of the mails, Urited States tod and held was was arrested in 1902 upon a similar charge. The alleged fraud is id to be a method of advertising whereby persons are led to send let- ters in which money, or its equiva- lent, is enclosed, and to which replies are not made. OCCUPY CAPE HAITIEN. Rebels Take Possession Following Understanding With Garrison. Cape Haitien, Haitl, Jan. 16.—The Haitien revolutionists today entered and took possession of Cape Haitlen. followed an understanding be- tween the rebels and the local gar- rison. There was no disorder during the General Vil- a candidate for the command of the Guillaume, is in brun presidency, | local Torces. PENSION BILL, Hartford, Jan, 16.—The legislative committee of the Connecticut Teach- rs' association met at the capitol to- day and discussed thé bill which will upon a state pension fund for teachers. The bill is much the same as has had consid- cration at previous sessions, Tt would make those teachers eligible for pen- sions who have taught for thirty vears, of which period fifteen vears to be in the schools of the state. The would be forty per cent. of the average salary paid during the last five vea of active service, and would not be less than $200 or more than §500 a vear. STARTS CANAL Seattle, Wash., Jan ship Oregon, refitted and repaired until, her officers say, she is in even Y etter trim than when she made her cruise around the Horn to participate in the destruction of the Spanish fleet at Santiago, sailed today from the Puget Sound navy yard on the first leg of her vovage to the Panama Canal, where she will lead the inter- nctional fleet through the waterway next March in celebration of its com- pension VOYAGE. 16.—The battle- pletion. TURKEY TO GIV ATISFACTION, Jan. 16.—The Turkish gov- according to a semi-official ation published in the Gior- nale D'Ttalia, has renewed its order. sent through Rome, to the Vali of Yamen. Arabia, instructing him give complete satisfaction for all the demands presented by the Italian government in connection with the in- cident of Hodeida, where Turkish of- ficials forcibly removed the British coasul from the Itallan consulate where he had taken refuge Rome, ernment, communi 18,178 DEATHS IN 1911, 16.—Approximate tatistics given out of health in its shows that there in Connecticut more than dur- ing the preceding vear., and represents a death rate of 15.1 per thousand population and compared with 15 per thousand during 1913, Jar on vital hy the state board monthly bulletin were 18,178 deaths during 1914 0 rtford, figures H. Mon- | Hawks- | to | NO FESTIVITIES ON KAISER’S BIRTHDAY German Mmperor Requests Usual Functions Be Omitted This Year On Account of the War. | 16, via The Hague, | 30 a The Rei published a dec William, accord 3erlin, Jan. and London 11 Anzeigner has signed by Emperor ing to which his majesty, in the seriousness of the present tion, asks that festivities nusually on the occasion of his birthday omitted this year. An exception made, however, of the celebrations | held in churches and schools. The emperor asks even that the many letters and telegrams generally sent to him on his birthday by cities and private individuals, though always highly appreciated, | be dispensed with this vear. His ma- jesty vs he fears that these munications might interrupt egraphic and postal systems terfere with his work at headquarters, Em | Jan. It m 1 o | view of =it | held be ! is al- coni- the tel and ir gene birthday i here that William’'s is understood the customary court balls will e abandoned The money sually de- voted to these entertainments this vear be to charitable purposes applied ONLY 12-INCH GUNS, Sec. Garrison Explains Condition of Coast. Defenses Hou%e. Washington, In respon<e to Representative Gardner's resolu- tion of inquiry on the condition of coast defense Secretary Garrison informed the house today that there are mo guns of more than twelve inches diameter in the defenses in ! the United States proper: that those guns have a range of 13,000 yards { when mounted on disappearing car- riages, but that twenty-nine mount- ed on barbette carriages have a range of about 18,000 vards The British dreadnoughts Queen Elizabeth type, the secretary reported, car fiftcen inch 45 cali- bre guns with a range of about 21, 000 yards, which he said, was about four miles greater than the guns on the coast defenses. to Jan. 16 of the RED CROSS BENEFIT. Gompany I. and Nurses Will Demonstration and The Red benefit given by Company 1., infantry, C. N. G., of this city, take place Monday Hold Dance. Cross First will street. The sanitary troops attached to the First infantry will demonstrate the method of attending to the immedi ate needs of soldiers injured in the fleld, and Company I. will demon- strate the method of injuring the enemy at close range by an exhibi- tion of bavonet exercises The ladies of the Red Cross society will have an exhibition of the sup- plies needed for their present work of aiding the sufferers in FEurope. After the exercises dancing will be in order with Lynch's orchestra fur- nishing the music. BOYS IN WILD SCRAMBLE., William J. Farley Spills Bag of Coin on Main Strcet This Morning. While standing in front of his Main street store this morning, William J Farley spilled a large quantity of coins from one of bhank money bags he had in his hands and in a second's time there was a gang of twenty little newsboys &crambling over the side- walk to pick them up ley managed to recover money that was spilled. all of the NO STRIKE Chicago Building Trades Adopts Labor Agreement. Council Chicago, Jan. 16.—Members of the Chicaga Building Trades Council have adopted an agreement which provides that no strikes shall be called within the next three years, it was announced today. The agreement, Construction will if adopted Employvers’ caver all labor bhs associati Aisputes. DEFENDANTS FILE Chicago, Jan. 16.—Affidavits charg- ing the Federal league, or at least tnfluential members of it, with trving to come within the pale of organized | ball, which now the independents are sulng as a trust, and other aflidavits purporting to show that the Federal | league contracts contain equivalents | of the ten day and reserve clauses | criticised were filed today by the de- fendants. the | n, | —- | AFFIDAVITS, BRIDGEPORT YOUTH DROWNED, Bridgeport, Jan. 16.—In spite of heroic efforts on the part of William Connolly, a playmste, George Potter, ager 12 vears, was drowned in Berk- shire pond, North Bridgeport late to- day after breaking through thin jce, Connolly was resuscitated by the use of the pulmotor ¥ | INJUNCTION SUIT POSTPO) Cincinnati, O., Jan. 16.—A further postponement of the injunétion suit brought by the St. Louis Nationals to restrain l.ee Magee from managing any or playving with any other club, was announced in the United States district -court here today D. COTTON “TO ORDE Washington, Jan. 16 he TItalian | foreign office has assured the Ameri- can embasey at Rome that cotton may row be shipped freely “to order” with no embargo on vears old would like dish washer. Address, 214 Muin work as porter Frank or Jelineck street, care Dinsmore, [ 1y witl | evening at the state armory on Arch | Assisted by the voungsters Mr. Far- | PIONEER ACCOMPLISHES HIS WORK AT NIGHT Present Wer at Ciose Quarters Rem® ders Impassible Daylight Opsrations. 6. Cofe Pre hlights the en shell German J the hen the Karlsruhe n respondence ., of A ssociated At night, from trench and into tile day have attention, neer war, at impossible ’ " to trench of flit emy hen gunne end works whi been singled the human to work close quarters has for him to light. Not alone is evers field scrutinized with by the observation men in aeroplanes are also on the lookout for a re scar in the landecape that ploneers busy at worl trenches Cont es are the this pio he during for out mole roes T} labor part powerful ¥ buk constants es officer brow might digging 4 or show belief, trench- by the infan to popular but seldom dug trymen nowadays. The little spades they carry the sole purpose of throwing up cover when during | attack the firing line, owing | periority of fire from the position, must entrench itself fictally until reinforcements can | brought up. The trenches of the | manent positions are dug by the neers, as are also the approach trenches, bomb-proofs and tunne which make up a modern “position- fight" line Well Told in a What it means well told in a letter has just been published in the German press The writer explains that the division staff had thought it advisable to ad- vance closer to the French trenche Before this could be done trench had to be dug; otherwise the infant:y sent there would have heen mowed | down by the fire from the other sid The locality of the proposed trench lay between the French and German trenches. “So village serve for to su- enemy’s super- b per: pio- of Lett be a which to pioncer i a a half-ruined, 1itt! the «¢ and and ground pionec: we left on the reached the highway through the deep mud the holes blown in the shell continues the “About hummed bullets seemed have lost their spades beat gently the banks of anal, labored aroun.| by us which to w and the rifles Had wading crossed a Hazardous Tri through mudd pontoon bridge | upon which our steps resounded in | aull’ concussions later entered ong the sphere of the English bul ‘lfl.. and hadJd to get into the j along the road to escape them. After | that crossed more muddy fields, | crept through barbed-wire fences, and | finally reached the spot “There we deploved and to work. It had started to again and the ground we worked in became softer than it had been. We worked like maniacs to get cover against the fire of the Though it was | dark the bullets hit the wall of a | nearby house like hail “After a while the fire grew ‘Lay down!' came the command rested soft enough in the mud there wag a nasty smell about it ten minutes we waited in this tion, and then resumed Some of the ground been filled in, it seemed, fox after # while we hit a layer of brick frag- ments which seriously retarded our progress, ‘After flelds we ditch we went rain enemy worse We but For Do work. had our we were on Close to Enemy. trench we were digging was only 180 to 200 feet from the trench of the enemy, some of the bravest of whom had perched themselves in the crowns of some willow trees and were popping away 18 “But a winter thunderstorm to our aid; its downpour ardour of the men in the cool. “We kept accomplishment heavy artillery Now then would cannonade the “The at came caused tree tine 1o with work of fire fr the into a Shrieking rushed on our 0 the the incessant n- both sides, bombardment long, rolling and howling, through the and develop projectiles | air above us, to explode on cither side terrific Buried “Meanwhile s well in the rain ccased and the again to from the they could no longer molest us loud they ht tne soft about were the of the “Another with crashes in Parth, buried earth, we had the our- when iy and bullets began willow trees With loam level up our work dry taread covered with mud come spashes but parapet we had nalf hour was done. With not a on our bodies, and from head to foot returned to our quarters, accompanied by the hum- ming of the bullets which £ped about us, us, below thrown and were £tars in the clear But scene. To Now, there aky—the same rs as at home they look the right the ruins o lages in sharp God that home upon a different of us a =earchlight lit up destroyed contrasts 1 fate ha towns and vil thanke such a n spared my AGENT F'INED 850 Meriden, Jan. 16.—Thoma ing. of Waterhur: Y Household 1.« charged terest cut costs by hetwe Keat- the vho unlawful was f $5 King today that more was in ith- with collecting on ned 0w it be th business, counsgel do was complained agreed de fendant sho no 1 he of, here WEERLY New of the Fouse the BANK STATEMENT The of companies York, Jan. 16 actual condition banks and trust week shows that 971,010 statement clearing for they h 1 Th 00 over legal ase of requirements city 1-16-2dx $15,391